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Motion is unanimously adopted by those members present.
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MINUTES
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1973
REGULAR MEETING
7:30 P. M.
The Environmental Quality Control Board of the City of Seal
Beach met in regular session in the City Council Chambers.
The Meeting was opened with Chairman Cunningham leading in
the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Absent:
Also Present:
Cunningham, Killough, Smedley, Harrington
None
Bill Little, Secretary
BOARD_-ITEMS
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Chairman Cunningham introduces the first item, consideration of
EIR Negative Declaration for undergrounding of utilities along
Pacific Coast Highway._ Discussion follows.
Motion by Harrington, seconded by Smedley, to approve the dec-
laration. Unanimously approved. MOTION CARRIES.
The chair introduces the second item, discussion of State Pre-
pared guidelines for preparation of EIR's under the CEQA of
1970. There was confusion as to how the guidelines differed
from current procedure. Bill Little offered an explanation.
Chairman Cunningham asked for a decision by the city council as
to whether the Environmental Boards have the power to determine
policies to be implemented by the city council. He suggests that
possibly the Planning Commission might handle the EnvironmentaL
Board functions.
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I~ addition, Chairman Cunningham quesfioned the purpose. of the
Enviropmenta1 Board; the guidelines are so loose that they cad
be interpreted in various ways, depending on who reads them.
Killough concluded that the Environmental Impact Board should act
to implement the State Guidelines.
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SECRETARY's REPORT
Secretary asks if there are any questions about the casing head
gas burning on the hill. Killough indicates that Los Angeles
County does not use this method.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
There were no written communications.
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ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
The board discussed the effect of recent storm on Old Town.
_ A member of the audience called the Egvironmenta1 Board's atten- _
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meeting of the Long Beach Planning Commission and found that the : _
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Chairman Cunningham mentioned the unattractive appearance of the
Oakwood sign and suggested that the City of Seal Beach ask them
to remove the sign.
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Chairman Cunningham requested that the secretary bring a listing
of the date of the expiration of the Environmental Impact Board
members' terms to the next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
THESE ARE TENTATIVE MINUTES ONLY SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY
OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL BOARD.
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