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1CITY OF SEAL BEACH
Environmental Quality Control Board
Minutes of June 27, 2007
Chairperson Voce called the meeting of the Environmental Quality Control Board
(EQCB) to order at 6:37 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27, 2007. The meeting was held in
City Council Chambers and began with the Salute to the Flag.
Roll Call
Present: Chairperson Voce, Members Hurley and Neal
Also
Present: Department of Development Services
Jerry Olivera, Senior Planner
Absent: Members Barton and Vineyard
Both Members Barton and Vineyard are excused from tonight's meeting due to personal
and family commitments.
II Approval of Agenda
MOTION by Hurley; SECOND by Neal to approve the Agenda as presented.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Voce, Hurley, and Neal
None
Barton and Vineyard
III Oral Communications
None.
IV Consent Calendar
1 These Minutes were transcribed from an audiotape of the meeting.
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Member Hurley requested that Item 3 be removed from the Consent Calendar for
further discussion.
1. Receive and File - "Final Groundwater Monitoring Report, Installation
Restoration Program (IRP) Site 14, Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach."
2. Receive and File - "Final Site Closeout Report, Installation Restoration Sites
42, 44/45, And SWMU 57 - Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach."
MOTION by Hurley; SECOND by Neal to approve the Consent Calendar as amended.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Voce, Hurley, and Neal
None
Barton and Vineyard
3. Receive and File - Presentation Re: "Archaeological Investigations At
Hellman Ranch/Heron Pointe, Seal Beach, California."
Member Hurley asked how many sets of remains were re-interred and how the process
might be improved in the future so that the amount of time involved in removing
artifacts, as well as the cost to do so, might be reduced.
Mr. Olivera explained that generally, once artifacts are discovered on a construction
site, things come to a grinding halt until the origin and significance of a particular artifact
or artifacts can be determined. Oftentimes, this may require bringing qualified
historians, anthropologists, or local tribal descendants on site to observe or verify the
findings. If it is determined that artifacts exist, grading becomes a more tedious
process, and sometimes may proceed only an inch at a time so as not to damage or
disturb any subsequent discovery of artifacts. Mr. Olivera stated that he would provide
answers for Member Hurley.
MOTION by Hurley; SECOND by Neal to Receive and File Presentation Re:
"Archaeological Investigations At Hellman Ranch/Heron Pointe, Seal Beach, California."
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Voce, Hurley, and Neal
None
Barton and Vineyard
V Scheduled Matters
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - May 30,2007
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Recommendation: Approve Minutes with any corrections deemed
appropriate.
Chairperson Voce recommended that this item be continued to the next scheduled
meeting to allow for comments from Members Barton and Vineyard.
MOTION by Hurley; SECOND by Neal to continue the Meeting Minutes of May 30,
2007, to the next scheduled meeting in July 2007.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Voce, Hurley, and Neal
None
Barton and Vineyard
VI Staff Concerns
None
VII Board Concerns
Member Hurley had concerns regarding the EQCB elections that the Board voted on
March 27, 2007, to take place at the May 2007 meeting, and asked why they had not
yet taken place. He requested that Staff add an item to the next meeting agenda to
discuss the election issue before the full board. Mr. Olivera explained that in April City
Council had suggested that all board and commission elections be moved back until
after the general elections in November, since the makeup of a board or commission
may change after a general election.
Member Hurley requested a status on the Seal Beach Townhomes Mitigated Negative
Declaration (MND) and asked if the Responses to Comments document had been
completed. He asked if the board would receive a copy of this document. Staff
indicated that the Board would receive a copy as soon as it is complete.
Member Hurley then asked if Staff could prepare a brief overview of projects that might
be coming before the Board in the near future.
Chairperson Voce asked if Staff had received a response from the Air Quality
Management District (AQMD) regarding the smoke from the char broiler at Hennessey's
Tavern. Staff responded that they had not had a response, but would again contact the
AQMD.
Chairperson Voce requested that a discussion item be included on the next scheduled
meeting agenda regarding ideas for environmental requirements for future
developments within the City.
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VIII Adjournment
City of Seal Beach Environmental Quality Control Board
Meeting Minutes of June 27, 2007
There being no objections, Chairperson Voce adjourned the meeting at 7:19 p.m. to the
next scheduled meeting of July 2007.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Carmen Alvarez, Executive Secretary
Department of Development Services
The Board on July 25,2007, approved the Minutes of the Environmental Quality Control
Board of Wednesday, June 27,2007. ~.
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