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CITY OF SEAL BEACH
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Environmental Quality Control Board
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Minutes of September 24, 2008
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7 Chairperson Voce called the meeting of the Environmental Quality Control Board
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9 held in City Council Chambers and began with the Salute to the Flag.
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I Roll Call
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13 Present: Chairperson Voce, Members Hurley and Navarro
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17 Lee Whittenberg, Director of Development Services
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19 Absent: Member Barton and Neal
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21 Mr. Whittenberg noted that Member Barton had communicated that she was ill and
22 would not be present at tonight’s meeting. Chairperson Voce so ordered to excuse her
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II Approval of Agenda
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27 Member Navarro requested that Item VI-3 be removed from the Consent Calendar for
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30 Mr. Whittenberg noted for the record that Member Neal arrived for the meeting at 6:33
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33 MOTION by Navarro; SECOND by Hurley to approve the Agenda as amended.
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MOTION CARRIED: 4 – 0 – 1
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AYES: Voce, Hurley, Navarro, and Neal
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NOES: None
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ABSENT: Barton
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III Oral Communications
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These Minutes were transcribed from an audiotape of the meeting.
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IV Consent Calendar
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3 1. Receive and File – Memorandum Re: “West Orange County Connectors Project
4 – OCTA,” Dated July 25, 2008.
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6 2. Receive and File – Staff Report Re: South Coast Air Quality Management
7 District Documents Re: “SoCal Climate Solutions Exchange,” Dated August 27,
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10 4. Receive and File – Staff Report Re: Various Documents Re: Climate Change,
11 Dated September 17, 2008.
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13 5. Receive and File – Staff Report Re: Los Angeles Times Article Dated July 25,
14 2008 Re: “Pollution Rules for Ships OK’d,” Dated September 24, 2008.
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16 6. Receive and File – Staff Report Re: Various Presentations, Dated September
17 24, 2008.
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19 MOTION by Navarro; SECOND by Neal to approve the Consent Calendar as amended.
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MOTION CARRIED: 4 – 0 – 1
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AYES: Voce, Hurley, Navarro, and Neal
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NOES: None
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ABSENT: Barton
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26 3. Receive and File – Memorandum Re: Update Re: Enhanced Use Leasing Program –
27 Department of Defense, Dated September 10, 2008.
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29 Member Navarro requested that the Board be kept very current of the progression of
30 this issue so that the public can be well informed of what the Los Alamitos Joint Forces
31 Training Base (JFTB) may propose. She stated that this represents a potential major
32 shift for College Park East (CPE) and the community at large. Mr. Whittenberg stated
33 that Staff intends to keep the Environmental Quality Control Board (EQCB) and the
34 Planning Commission (PC) apprised as Staff becomes aware of what is to be proposed
35 and what the process is to be. He indicated that he had recently attended the
36 “Association of Defense Communities” seminar, which provided discussion on how
37 communities with military bases nearby or within their city limits can better understand
38 the Enhanced Use Leasing (EUL) Program. He explained that many bases are
39 primarily looking at energy uses and others are hoping to create revenue streams to
40 provide the means for maintenance or renewal of existing facilities, rather than
41 proceeding with new development. He noted that the JFTB has plans to propose using
42 77 acres on the base area off of Lampson Avenue for some non-military use. He noted
43 that this proposal would have to be approved by the California Army National Guard,
44 California National Guard, U.S. Army, and the Department of Defense (DoD). He stated
45 that the DoD has indicated to Staff that prior to public distribution of any proposal to
46 developers, the DoD will conduct meetings with all surrounding communities to receive
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1 feedback on community perspective. Member Navarro then requested that this
2 information be provided to the Los Alamitos Unified School District.
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4 MOTION by Navarro; SECOND by Hurley to Receive and File – Memorandum Re:
5 Update Re: Enhanced Use Leasing Program – Department of Defense, Dated September
6 10, 2008.
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MOTION CARRIED: 4 – 0 – 1
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AYES: Voce, Hurley, Navarro, and Neal
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NOES: None
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ABSENT: Barton
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V Scheduled Matters
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15 7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – June 25, 2008.
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17 Recommendation: Approve Minutes subject to any corrections determined
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20 Chairperson Voce noted that Members Navarro and Neal were absent from the meeting
21 of June 25, 2008, and should abstain from voting on this item.
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23 MOTION by Hurley; SECOND by Voce to approve the Meeting Minutes of June 25,
24 2008 as presented.
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MOTION CARRIED: 2 – 0 – 1 – 2
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AYES: Voce and Hurley
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NOES: None
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ABSENT: Barton
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ABSTAIN: Navarro and Neal
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32 8. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – July 16, 2008.
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34 Recommendation: Approve Minutes subject to any corrections determined
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37 Chairperson Voce noted that Members Navarro and Neal were absent from the meeting
38 of July 16, 2008, and should abstain from voting on this item.
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40 Member Hurley noted a correction to Page 3, Line 16, which should read “Construction-
41 Related Noise Impacts. . .”
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43 MOTION by Hurley; SECOND by Voce to approve the Meeting Minutes of July 16, 2008
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MOTION CARRIED: 2 – 0 – 1 – 2
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AYES: Voce and Hurley
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NOES: None
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ABSENT: Barton
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ABSTAIN: Navarro and Neal
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6 9. Approval of Comment Letter – Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge
7 Comprehensive Conservation Plan.
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9 Recommendation: Instruct Chairman to sign proposed Comment Letter, and
10 instruct staff to forward to the City Council and Planning Commission for
11 information purposes. Receive and File Staff Report.
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13 Member Hurley noted a correction to the 2 paragraph, Line 2, on Page 1 of the
14 Comment Letter to read “. . . determined to express full support . . .”
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16 Mr. Hurley then referred to Page 10 of Attachment 5 of the Staff Report and asked what
17 the last bullet item indicated, noting that this was not covered in this report. Mr.
18 Whittenberg stated that generally when the federal government refers to “cultural
19 resource strategies” it refers to archaeology or to the case where a number of buildings
20 on the base itself have been identified as potentially eligible for listing on the National
21 Registry of Historic Places. He explained that depending upon where some of these
22 cultural resource activities might occur, if this impacts one of the buildings, a more
23 detailed historic property survey of the building would have to be completed.
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25 MOTION by Hurley; SECOND by Navarro to instruct Chairperson to sign proposed
26 Comment Letter as revised, and instruct staff to forward to the City Council and
27 Planning Commission for information purposes. Receive and File Staff Report.
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MOTION CARRIED: 4 – 0 – 1
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AYES: Voce, Navarro, Neal, and Hurley
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NOES: None
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ABSENT: Barton
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34 10. Approval of Comment Letter – Draft Munitions Response Program Preliminary
35 Site Inspection – Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach.
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37 Recommendation: Instruct Chairman to sign proposed Comment Letter, and
38 instruct staff to forward to the City Council and Planning Commission for
39 information purposes. Receive and File Staff Report.
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41 Member Hurley noted a correction to the last line of the last paragraph on Page 6 of the
42 Staff Report to read “. . . answer any questions . . .”
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44 MOTION by Hurley; SECOND by Neal to instruct Chairperson to sign proposed
45 Comment Letter as revised, and instruct staff to forward to the City Council and
46 Planning Commission for information purposes. Receive and File Staff Report.
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VI Staff Concerns
Mr. Whittenberg stated that the Board would be meeting on Wednesday, October 29,
2008, to provide comments on the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND)
08-3 for the demolition and replacement project for Fire Station 48 located near Leisure
World (LW). He noted that next week the MND is to be distributed to the Board
members for their review.
VII Board Concerns
Member Hurley referred to the previously discussed Munitions Response Program and
asked who is monitoring what is being done' today on the 'Naval Weapons Station (NWS)?
Mr. Whittenberg stated that the NWS has an agreement with the California Department of
Toxic Substances Control to comply with state:regulations for dealing with toxic materials. '
VIII Adjournment
Chairperson Voce adjourned the meeting at 7:05 p.m. to Wednesday, October 29,
2008.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Carmen Alvarez, Executive Secretary
Department of Development Services
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Quality Control Board of Wednesday, September 24, 2008.
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