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Ms. Barbara L. Evoy,Fund Oef November 7,2002 Page 2 of 6 Service Gas. In 1972 it was operated as Jim's Mobile Service. From 1973 to 1975 it was owned or operated by A.J. Worthington, however we do not know under what name it was operated. In 1976 it was operated as Mike's Mobile Service. In 1977 it was operated as John's Mobile Service and from 1978 to 1990 it was operated as Johnny's Service Center or J.H. Griffin/Mobile Service. From 1991-1993 Paul Perazzo, who is believed to have been the owner of the property (or at least a majority of the property) since at least 1956, hada Commercial Rental Business License, however, it is believed that the lot was vacant during that time. In 1994 Theresa Marler became the owner of the property. Ms. Marler had a Retail Flower Business License. In 1995 she transferred the property to Marler Industries, Inc. Our office did an extensive search of records to determine who owned the property, who operated the tanks and contact information for each of them. Attached as Exhibit"D" is a chart indicating the gas station operators and their contact information. Over the course of nearly 40 years this property was operated as a gasoline station. Federal, state and local taxes were paid, now we are asking that the Fund created for the purpose of funding cleaning up of contaminated properties and using tax dollars paid be used to assist in cleaning up this parcel contaminated by gasoline. It is very important to note that the Trust neither caused the contamination nor contributed to the contamination and most importantly, did not benefit economically from its use as a gasoline station for the nearly 40 years. In 1994, the Guido Segarini Trust loaned Theresa Marler Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00) in order to fund the removal of Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) on the Property. At the time of the loan, it was not know that there was contamination from the USTs. The loan was secured by a deed of trust on the Property. Upon removing the USTs it was determined that there was contamination on the Property allegedly caused by the USTs. Theresa Marler immediately abandoned the Property and defaulted on the loan. Stockton Mortgage, as trustee of the Deed of Trust, began foreclosure proceedings on the Property. During this time, Mr. Segarini was dying of cancer. He was heavily medicated, on his "death bed" and not being advised by counsel. Had Mr. Segarini been advised by counsel, he most likely would not have foreclosed on the Property. A few days before foreclosure was finalized, Mr. Segarini died. Foreclosure was completed and the Guido Segarini Trust became the owner of the Property. This Property is the only asset in the Trust. The Trust has no interest in owning the Property. The City of Stockton, in an effort to clean up the City, has suggested that the Trust gift the Property to a nearby church for parking. The Trust is willing to do so, however it cannot until it is cleaned up. As you know, Mr. Segarini's Trust is now being required to clean up the contaminated property. The County made a weak attempt to notify Ms. Marler, the person that pulled the tanks, that she was responsible for clean up of this property. They had almost four years to require that she clean up the Property, however, made little or no attempt. In fact, they mailed a letter a couple of times, then gave up and named the Trust as the responsible party. Due to the County's weak attempts, this office did a diligent and comprehensive search for Theresa Marler and failed to locate Ms. Marler. In fact, this office did a diligent and comprehensive search for all past owners and operators, all to no \\nt_oas\prolaw\documents\1818-001 USS\26055.doe