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Home My WebLink AboutEQCB Min 1995-11-21 I. ,. f. Envi~onmentaI Quality Control Board Minutes November 21, 1995 Call to Order at 6:30 p.m. I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE II. ROLL CALL Present: Absent: Also Present: Voce, Hurley, Hood Rosenman, Kilkeary Barry Curtis, Administrative Assistant (planning) III. ApPROVAL OF AGENDA Mr. Voce asked that Item 4 be removed for a brief discussion. Mr. Hurley asked that Item 1 be removed for a brief discussion. MOTION BY HOOD; SECOND BY HURLEY: TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED, SUBJECT TO THE REMOVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS 1 AND 4 FOR DISCUSSION. MOTION CARRIED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 3-0 VOCE, HOOD,HURLEY NONE KILKEARY, ROSENMAN Tun Caviola indicated he is a resident and is concerned with the constant removal of public street trees from within the City. He's been to the City Council and Planning Commission and they referred him here. He indicated City staff remove trees for nice people. He won't settle for any more removal of trees. He'll buy the trees to replace the removed ones. Mr. Caviola brought with him a licensed landscape architect, Bob McMann who will volunteer his time to help with City street trees. Bob McMann, 116~ 6th Street spoke regarding the issue of street trees from a landscaping perspective. He felt its important for the City to adopt a plan for street trees. The City should hire an arborist or plant pathologist to determine whether trees should be removed. The City will need to do something about the ficus trees on Main Street in the near future. There are new technologies which will prevent or discourage root intrusion. P.'I._.'EQCB'MINUTES OF NOV. 21. 1995 BCC:acc .. .. (. Environmental Quality Control Board Minutes of November 21,1995 Chairman Voce indicated he would like to address this matter but thought he should wait for Board Concerns. Mr. Curtis indicated Mr. Voce discuss this matter now or the Board could move Board Concerns up on the agenda and cover them now. MOTION BY HOOD; SECOND BY HURLEY: TO REORDER ITEM 9, BOARD CONCERNS, AND CONSIDER IT NEXT. MOTION CARRIED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: 3-0 VOCE, HOOD, HURLEY NONE ~KEARY,ROSE~N V. BOARD CONCERNS Chairman Voce indicated the EQCB has been very concerned with the issue of street trees. The Board has developed a street tree policy which will be going to the City Council soon. Mr. Curtis indicated this policy should go before the City Council sometime shortly after the first of the year. Mr. Curtis indicated both the street tree policy and the Main Street Specific Plan call for the hiring of an arborist to determine appropriate street trees. Because of the age and size of the ficus trees on Main Street root barriers are not considered a viable option. VI. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Minutes of October 24, 1995 2. Receive and File - Bolsa Chica EIR - Provision of Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Motion for Peremptory Writ of Mandate 3. Receive and File - Letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein dated October 30, 1995 re: Communications Act of 1995 - HR 1555 and S 652 4. Receive and File - Memo from Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach Draft Water Discharge Permit 5. Receive and File - Two City Council Staff Reports and City Response Letter re: "Final Operable Unit-4 Site Inspection Report", Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station MOTION BY HOOD; SECOND BY HURLEY: TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED. MOTION CARRIED: AYES: 3-0 VOCE, HOOD, HURLEY Page 2 F:'...'EQCB'MINUTESOFNOV.21,1995 BCC:acc " :. . .'. Environmental Quality Control Board Minutes of November 21, 1995 NOES: ABSENT: NONE KlLKEARY, ROSENMAN VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS - none. VIII. SCHEDULED MA TIERS Items Removed from Consent Calendar 1. Minutes of September 26, 2995 Mr. Hurley indicated that on page 4, near the top, the end of the first paragraph the word "should" is missing. On page 5, middle of the page, status report on leaf blowers, the first line refers to the Board as a commission. Chairman Voce indicated that on page 4, John O'Neil's Dame should be spelled O-'-N-e-i-I. On page 3, number 4 at the top it should read "... risk to vegetation and animal life from both physical, the effects of covering, and chemical effects." MOTION BY HOOD; SECOND BY HURLEY: TO APPROVE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 26, 1995 AS AMENDED BY HURLEY AND VOCE. MOTION CARRIED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: 3-0 VOCE, HOOD, HURLEY NONE KlLKEARY, ROSENMAN 4. Receive and File - Memo from Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach Draft Water Discharge Permit Chairman Voce indicated his map doesn't clearly show where discharges will occur, it just says it will occur on the base. Chairman Voce asked if the navy can provide the City with locations for the discharge.[l] Mr. Curtis indicated the report says most of the discharges will occur near the waste accumulation area, though they will be permitted anywhere on the base. MOTION BY HOOD; SECOND BY HURLEY: TO RECEIVE AND FILE. MOTION CARRIED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: 3-0 VOCE, HOOD, HURLEY NONE KlLKEARY,ROSENMAN Page 3 F:'\...\EQCS\MINUTESOFNOV.21.I99S BCC:acc . '. (. Environmental Quality Control Board Minutes of November 21,1995 6. Discussion of Water Issues Provide Staff Guidance in Scheduling of Expert Speakers Mr. Curtis indicated staffis looking for Board direction regarding what it wants to cover at the hearing on water issues. Based on the interests of the Board, staffwill attempt to schedule the proper City or County representative to attend the Board's next meeting. Mr. Hurley indicated he would like to see an explanation of what happened in Leisure World during the flood and what is being done to prevent this from reoccurring. The Board asked that the City Engineer be present at its next meeting. Mr. Hurley discusses the scheduling of the next meeting as Mr. Hood will be absent from the regular December meeting. Mr. Curtis indicated the Board could schedule a special meeting prior to Mr. Hood's leaving. Mr. Hurley asked that staff make the information the Board was looking for available to the City Engineer. Chairman Voce indicated an issue for future consideration could be water quality in the river and ocean as well as the sewer system [2]. 7. Discussion of Citywide Leaf Blower Policy Mr. Curtis presented the Board a copy of the City's leaf blower policy handout. He indicated these are now being provided to all new landscaping businesses and the City will research its records and forward this to currently licensed landscaping businesses. IX. STAFF CONCERNS - NONE. x. ADJOURNMENT MOTION BY HURLEY; SECOND BY HOOD: TO ADJOURN TO SPECIAL MEETING ON DECEMBER 5, 1995 AT 6:00 P.M. MOTION CARRIED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: 3-0 VOCE, HOOD, HURLEY NONE KILKEARY, ROSENMAN The meeting was adjourned at 7:38 P.M. / B urtis, Secretary Environmental Quality Control Board .Page 4 F:\_.\EQCB\MINL1TESOF NOV. 21, 1995 BCC:ac:c . . I. ;. [1] [2] l=\ \bQCIN11N9s.0 BCCbe. Where will discharge occur at NWS [Voce] Consideration of water quality in the river and ocean, as well as the sewer system [Voce] (For Spring 1996) Page 5