MOLD ISSUE SPURS TALK OF LAWSUIT CITY ATTORNEY TO ASK COUNCIL TO PROVIDE LITIGATION FUNDS.Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer BURBANK - The city could sue the company that built the Burbank Police and Fire Headquarters because of water leakage LEAKAGE. The waste which has taken place in liquids, by their escaping out of the casks or vessels in which they were kept. By the act of March 2, 1799, s. 59, 1 Story's L. U. S, 625, it is provided that there be an allowance of two per cent for leakage, on the quantity which shall appear that cost at least $60,000 to fix, with more work needing to be done, officials said Monday. The 120,000-square-foot facility was built by Kajima Corp. and opened in 1998. City Attorney Dennis Barlow bar·low n. An inexpensive, one- or two-bladed pocketknife. [After Barlow, the family name of its makers, two brothers in Sheffield, England.] today will ask the Burbank City Council for $40,000 to pay for litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. costs should the city sue Kajima over leakage in the shower facilities at the building. ``It's not overly serious; it's just enough (that) we want to get it resolved,'' said Barlow, who added that the dispute could be settled out of court before the city files suit. A representative from Kajima could not be reached for comment. The Japanese company runs its Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. area operations In maritime usage, operations conducted in a geographical area and not related to the protection of a specific force. out of its Monterey Park Monterey Park, city (1990 pop. 60,738), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1916. It is a wholesale, retail, and financial services center. office. The city spent between $60,000 and $70,000 last year to deal with mold resulting from leakage in the showers, said Bob Van Hazelen, assistant public works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. director, fleet and building. ``There was no seal between the soap dispenser and the tile, so spraying water from the shower was constantly finding its way into the wall cavity,'' Van Hazelen said. The city had to remove drywall from the hallway on the other side of the showers to get at the mold, and it also removed the soap dispensers and covered them with tape. The showers are still being used, but the drywall that was removed has not been replaced. ``And it's ugly: If you walk down the hall it's just open stud wall, so it's very ugly from the drywall side,'' Van Hazelen said. Repairing the wall and the dozen showers would cost an estimated $40,000 to $60,000, he said. The $40,000 the city attorney is asking for would cover expenses such as filing fees and taking depositions from expert witnesses. ``Our hope is we won't use hardly any of that,'' Barlow said, adding that his office is talking with Kajima in the hope of reaching a resolution. Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com |
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