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• ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT REPORT Assessor Parcel Number 137-31-10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16,and 17 NW Corner Center Street and Sonora Street August 8,2000 1.0 INTRODUCTION First Commercial Real Estate retained Condor to conduct an American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) of the site (Site) located 315 South Center Street and 37 West Sonora Street, Assessor's Parcel Number(APN) 137-31-10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, and 17 (Figures I and 2, Appendix A). The Site is currently vacant. Included is a discussion of the purpose and scope of work of the assessment; a description of the Site and adjacent properties. a discussion of the information gathered from records, interviews, and site visits; and Condor's findings and conclusions. All figures referenced in the report are included in Appendix A. The results of research into ASTM-recommended government databases (Environmental Radius Map Report) are contained in Appendix B. Site photographs are contained in Appendix C. A glossary of terms associated with an ASTM Phase I Environmental Site Assessment(ESA) is contained in Appendix F. . 1.1 PURPOSE The purpose of the ASTM Phase I ESA is to investigate the potential for recognized environmental conditions with respect to the range of contaminants within the scope of the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and to petroleum products. The term recognized environmental condition means the presence, or likely presence, of hazardous substances or petroleum products at the Site under conditions that indicate an existing release, a past release, or a material threat of a release of hazardous substances or petroleum products into structures on the property or into the ground, Groundwater or surface water of the property. The goal of this assessment isnot to demonstrate that no hazardous materials are present at the Site. The assessment is necessary, however, to complete "...all appropriate inquiry into the previous ownership and uses of the property consistent with good commercial or customary practice" [42 USC Sec. 9601 (35) (B)J. The use.of an environmental professional in the performance of this assessment will minimize and manage risk of environmental difficulty, but cannot completely eliminate the risk. 1.2 SCOPE OF WORK The typical scope of work for an ASTM E 1527-97 Phase I ESA is described below in Section 1.2.3. An ASTM Phase 11 ESA was not included in this scope of work. The results of the Phase I ESA are used to determine the need for, and scope of, a Phase I1 ESA. 1.2.1 ASBESTOS An Asbestos Containing Building Materials (ACBM) survey was conducted on the Site on July 25, 2000. A total of 57 asbestos bulk samples were collected from the interior and exterior of the building. The report is summarized in section 4.6 and Table 2. The Asbestos survey is included in appendix D. • �.� CONDOR