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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEQCB Min 1995-05-16 . . . .'" -!- '..... Environmental Quality Control Board ',- Minutes MAY 16,1995 Call to Order at 6:30 p.m. mlX1L{1[}1l I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE II. ROLL CALL Present: Absent: Also Present: Voce, Logan, Hood, Hurley Nakagawa (excused) Barry Curtis, Administrative Assistant (planning) III. ApPROVAL OF AGENDA Mr. Hurley asked that items 1 & 6 be removed from the Consent Calendar. MOTION BY HOOD; SECOND BY HURLEY: TO APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH ITEMS 1 AND 6 REMOVED FOR SEPARATE ACTION. MOTION CARRIED: AYES: NOES: 4-0 VOCE,LOGAN,HOOD,HURLEY NONE IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - none. v. lIDf2m~1f (REMOVED FOR DISCUSSION) Minutes of April 18, 1995 CONSENT CALENDAR 1. 2. (Continued from 4/18/95 meeting) Receive and File - City Council Staff Report re: Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station - Installation Restoration Program- Draft Final Remedial Investigation Report: Sites 1, 7, 19, and 22 1= \ 1,I;;QC1N11N9... BCC be. ... -!'>~. Environmental Quality Control Board Minutes of May 16, 1995 . 3. 4. (Continued from 4/18/95 meeting) Receive and File - City Council Staff Report re: Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station - Draft National Wildlife Refuge Study Report fjJfEJ /jI (;J Receive and File - City of Seal Beach COm~~ing "Draft Bolsa Chica Development Agreement" and Status Report 5. Receive and File - Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station - Installation Restoration Program - Draft Technical Memorandum - Stationwide Background Study 6. (REMOVED FOR DISCUSSION) Receive and File - Letter to Restoration Advisory Board regarding Comments re: "Draft Technical Memorandum - Stationwide Background Study", dated April 24, 1995 MOTION BY HOOD; SECOND BY LOGAN: TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH ITEMS 1 AND 6 REMOVED FOR DISCUSSION. . MOTION CARRIED: AYES: NOES: 4-0 VOCE, LOGAN, HOOD, HURLEY NONE VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS - none. VII. SCHEDULED MATTERS 1. Minutes of April 18, 1995 [f) Ill/ill? Mr. Hurley indicated that on page 4 of the April 18th ~JJ:two motions under item 16 should be switched with Mr. Hurley's motion first and Mr. Hood's motion second. Also Mr. Hurley added on Page 6, Item 18 Mr. Nakagawa's vote should be a "yes". MOTION BY HOOD; SECOND BY LOGAN: TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF APRIL 18 SUBJECT TO THE AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED BY MR. HURLEY. MOTION CARRIED: AYES: NOES: 4-0 VOCE, LOGAN, HOOD, HURLEY NONE . Page 2 1=\ I,I;;QCIN1INo... BCCbe. . . . ~.... Environmental Quality Control Board Minutes of May 16, 1995 6. Receive and File - Letter to Restoration Advisory Board regarding Comments re: "Draft Technical Memorandum - Stationwide Background Study", dated April 24, 1995 Mr. Hurley indicated he wanted this item out of the Consent Calendar because it is an action item. On page 7 Mr. Hurley asked if the letter was a revision, if1i1' . not could revised be removed. Mr. Curtis indicated he would check and correct this if necess J~ MUffllEggested on Page 8, line 3 to change "in relation to" to "in comparison to". Al , ~ti~ cond paragraph, the 4th line doesn't make any sense. Mr. Curtis indicated "have" should be inclu ed before "importance". Mr. Hurley also suggested that "and" be underlined on the second paragraph, 4th line from the bottom. Chairman Voce suggested using some sites off base for background samples. Chairman Voce suggested the City could make this a suggestion from the City as it would allow for a more round sampling for background data. Also, Mr. Hurley indicated on Attachment A, Page 10, #7 on that page, the second to last line "... doesn't make sense to me ..." should be changed to "... is I. " PUZZ 109... . MOTION BY HOOD; SECOND BY LOGAN: TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSE LETTER AS AMENDED BY MR. HURLEY AND CHAIRMAN VOCE AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN IT. MOTION CARRIED: AYES: NOES: 4-0 VOCE, LOGAN, HOOD, HURLEY NONE VIII. STAFF CONCERNS Mr. Curtis reminded the Board that tonight's meeting will continued to May 23rd. Mr. Curtis indicated at the previous meeting two members of the public had complained about lack of noticing for the Board's NovemberlDecember hearings on the Bixby EIR. In response the City has taken out half page ads in both local newspapers as well as the required legal notices, has put a notice on channel 3 and has set out press releases to the Times, the Register, the Press Telegram and both local newspapers. Finally, Mr. Curtis advised the Board there are full page versions of the comment letters available at City Hall if mone is having difficulty reading the reduced copies. IX. BOARD CONCERNS 0 W!iJffll Chairman Voce suggested the City write a letter to the Senate asking for a strengthened, rather than weakened, Clean Water Act. Specifically, Chairman Voce was particularly concerned with statements made by Congressman Rohrabacher regarding doomsday forecasting by environmentalists. He felt Congressman Rohrabacher should be more sensitive to environmental concerns given the coastal climate of his district. Mr. Hood asked when the City of Seal Beach will go on-line on the Internet. Page 3 1=\ 1,I;;QCB\M1N9... BCCbe. _ f~~ Environmental Quality Control Board Minutes of May 16, 1995 . Mr. Hood indicated he felt it was the job of the Board to vote on the Bixby EIR at the next meeting because the Board has put this off as long as possible in response to public requests. By these delays the Board has put itself in the position of not being able to reasonably delay this any further. Mr. Curtis added all of the City's consultants will be available at the May 23rd meeting. Their proposals will be minimal focusing mainly on items which have changed in the FEIR. The consultants will expound on any matters the Board desires. X. ADJOURNMENT @fJd[}J[fll MOTION BY HOOD; SECOND BY HURLEY: TO CONTINUE THE MEETING TO WEDNESDAY, MAY 23,1995 AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. MOTION CARRIED: AYES: NOES: 4-0 VOCE, LOGAN, HOOD, HURLEY NONE The meeting was adjourned at 7:14 P.M. . Respectfully Submitted, Barry Curtis, Secretary Environmental Quality Control Board m[FJ[}J[f'[J . Page 4 1= \ 1,I;;QC1N11N9... BCC be.