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APPROVED 10/13/2014 <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 8/27/2014 Page 40 of 64 <br /> <br /> <br />Larry Wright: Take that up with Mr. Rhoads after. 1 <br /> 2 <br />Matthew Rhoads: And we’re happy to discuss that with you. 3 <br /> 4 <br />Ann Oliver: Cause I’m beginning to think that my land is uninhabitable based on what I’m 5 <br /> 6 <br />Larry Wright: All right. That is way beyond our purview. Ok. 7 <br /> 8 <br />Ann Oliver: Thank you for nothing. 9 <br /> 10 <br />Larry Wright: It’s not that we don’t sympathize it’s just that is the way it is. 11 <br /> 12 <br />Ann Oliver: I’m talking to safety. I want to know who is going to respond to these. 13 <br /> 14 <br />Larry Wright: You’re going to have to talk to Mr. Rhoads, okay. 15 <br /> 16 <br />Ann Oliver: Can I not ask you if that pipeline explodes on my house, who is going to come and rescue 17 <br />us. Who is going to deal with these infernos are they trained, who are they? I’ve never received a 18 <br />notice from these people about pipeline safety. Ever. 19 <br /> 20 <br />Larry Wright: Ok, talk to Mr. Rhoads about that. 21 <br /> 22 <br />Ann Oliver: Are y’all not supposed to address safety? 23 <br /> 24 <br />Larry Wright: We address safety as it is part of our packet, we have to take testimony from an expert. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Ann Oliver: So if they say it’s safe. 27 <br /> 28 <br />David Blankfard: As part of the packet it says the EMS and fire department can handle 29 <br /> 30 <br />Ann Oliver: So they’re trained to do this to address they perfectly trained 31 <br /> 32 <br />Matthew Rhoads: There was testimony earlier that they have a liaison and work with EMS and fire and 33 <br />police. They are already trained to respond to the 10 inch line that is there. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Ann Oliver: So, if you look at the pictures from the San Bruno explosion look at the first responders and 36 <br />they are standing there like this. 37 <br /> 38 <br />Matthew Rhoads: We have nothing to do with California. 39 <br /> 40 <br />Ann Oliver: Of course not. Well I’m sorry y’all you aren’t sympathetic. 41 <br /> 42 <br />Larry Wright: That’s not…Next 43 <br /> 44 <br />Michael Harvey: Actually, let me remind the Board of a couple of things with respect to that point. The 45 <br />Orange County’s fire marshal’s office has requested a condition be imposed on the issuance of this 46 <br />permit that the applicant is required to coordinate a scheduling of a meeting to review, develop, modify 47 <br />emergency action plans in the event of a gas line leak and eruption. 48 <br /> 49 <br />Matthew Rhoads: We don’t object to that condition. 50 <br /> 51 <br />Michael Harvey: That is something that they are specifically asking for to address some of the concerns 52 <br />we’ve heard tonight. I will not respond to the question of training because I am not an expert and I can’t 53 <br />offer that but what I can tell you is this is what the emergency management department has asked for to 54 <br />try to answer Ms. Oliver’s question. 55