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Mayor Greenalch assured Mrs. Rickes of tenant and owner participation in the selection of committee members and an odd - numbered membership. M /S: Murray /Stangel to establish the Mobile Home Park Mediation Committee with Vice Mayor La Berge and Councilwoman Buchan representing the Council and the City Manager's office to act as coordinator. Carried by unanimous voice vote. MINUTE ORDER N0. 90 -006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 6. Westport /EPA (902 -05) Mayor Greenalch discussed the ongoing concern about the relationship between the EPA, the EIR for the Westport development and a possible placing of the Westport site on the hazardous ranking list for Superfund priority and further discussed the letter the Council and staff were in the process of writing to the EPA when a meeting took place between City staff and representatives of the EPA. As an outcome of that meeting the EPA is to issue a report and a fact sheet about Westport. Senator Wilson's office approached Redwood City to determine if Redwood City has concerns regarding EPA actions regarding Westport. If Council does write the EPA then Senator Wilson's office will be responsive to a City request and will move the matter forward at a quicker pace than is now being pursued. City staff does have concerns about the impacts of the EPA handling of this matter and the residents of Redwood Shores living near the Westport site have a right to request the EPA to issue a ranking of the site under the present law of the land. Since the EPA has created confusion in our community it is a legitimate request to have them be forthcoming with the present data that they have which has been collected by the City and the County Environmental Health Officer and a representative of the developer. The EPA has stated the Westport site "may" rank as a hazardous site for Super Fund clean -up. It is their responsibility to resolve this confusion and clarify their position. Mayor Greenalch requested support for the proposal to send a letter to the EPA asking they rank the Westport site under the present law of the land, and to do that forthwith, and secondly to be willing to sit down with the professionals involved representing the City of Redwood City, McLaren Associates and ChemRisk, and the City /County Health Officer, and tell why using the same data they have arrived at contradictory conclusions. The proposed long delay of the EPA findings could possibly result in a serious miscarriage of justice for investors in a possible project with the City. Councilman Stangel stated he supported Mayor Greenalch's position and that it was absurd the EPA could cause problems now and in one or two years walk away from their actions causing the City and developers to lose time, money and projects beneficial to the City and its residents. Reg.Mtg.Minutes 1/22/90 MINUTE PCGK i10. 49 Page 5 Page No. 1906