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CITY OF SEAL BEACH
Environmental Quality Control Board
Minutes
July 28, 1999
The Environmental Quality Control Board (EQCB) meeting of July 28, 1999 was called
to order at 6:30 p.m. The meeting was held in City Council Chambers.
Pledge of Allegiance
II Roll Call
Present:
Absent:
Members Hurley, Jones, Porter, and Voce
Chairperson McGuire
Also
Present:
Department of Development Services
Mac Cummins, Assistant Planner
MOTION by Hurley; SECOND by Voce to excuse Chairperson McGuire.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
4-0
Hurley, Jones, Porter, and Voce
None
McGuire
III Approval of Agenda
MOTION by Voce; SECOND by Jones to approve Agenda as presented.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
4-0
Hurley, Jones, Porter, and Voce
None
McGuire
IV Oral Communications
None.
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V Consent Calendar
1. RECEIVE AND FILE - EQCB Staff report: Re: "Final Project Work Plan -
Removal Action Installation Restoration Site 1 - Wastewater Settling Pond,
Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach."
2. RECEIVE AND FILE - Staff Report to City Council, re: "Notice of intent to adopt
a MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARARTION - Sunset Harbour Marina
Improvement Plan, II County of Orange (Negative Declaration IP 99-053). Staff
Report dated June 28, 1999.
3. RECEIVE AND FILE - Memorandum to the Environmental Quality Control
Board - re: Gum Grove Park Concerns. Memorandum dated July 28, 1999.
MOTION by Porter; SECOND by Voce to approve Consent Calendar as presented.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
4-0
Hurley, Jones, Porter, and Voce
None
McGuire
VI Scheduled Matters
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - May 26,1999
Recommendation: Approve Minutes subject to any corrections determined
appropriate.
MOTION by Voce; SECOND by Porter to approve Minutes as amended.
Mr. Jones stated that because he was absent at the meeting of May 26, 1999, his vote
should reflect abstaining to vote on Item No. 4 to approve the Minutes for that meeting.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
3-0
Hurley, Porter, and Voce
None
Jones
McGuire
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - June 30, 1999
Recommendation: Approve Minutes subject to any corrections determined
appropriate.
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Vice Chairperson Hurley referred to Page 4, Line 36, and stated that the board never
gives the Vice Chairperson freedom to make text changes after the Board has
determined the wording of any document that the Chairperson signs. He requested that
the words "with any additional comments or changes determined appropriate" be
deleted from the text of the minutes. Member Voce inquired whether any changes had
been made to the minutes. Vice Chairperson Hurley stated that there should have been
minor typographical and grammatical errors changed.
MOTION by Voce; SECOND by Jones to approve Minutes as amended.
Mr. Porter stated that because he was absent at the meeting of June 30, 1999, his vote
should reflect abstaining to vote on Item No. 5 to approve the Minutes for that meeting.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
3-0
Hurley, Jones, and Voce
None
Porter
McGuire
6. BOARD REVIEW - EQCB STAFF REPORT re: "Draft Program Environmental
Impact Report for the Orange County Sanitation District Strategic plan." Report
dated June 1999.
Recommendation: Authorize the Chairperson to sign the draft response letter,
with any additional comments determined appropriate. Instruct Staff to forward to
the City Council and Planning Commission for information purposes. Receive and
File Staff Report.
The Board asked Mr. Cummins whether he felt familiar enough with this Staff Report to
answer some of the Board's questions. Mr. Cummins responded that although he did
not draft the report, he would attempt to answer any questions the board members
might have.
Vice Chairperson Hurley referred to Page 2, last sentence of the 2nd paragraph and
noted that as the text in the letter reads, the Regional Groundwater Replenishment
System provides for accommodating the population, but does not provide for improving
the quality of ocean water. He stated that perhaps Lee Whittenberg, who drafted the
letter, may have left out the word "and." Mr. Voce requested that the words "and
provide the best possible coastal ocean water quality utilizing any technologY- be used
to end of the sentence.
Vice Chairperson Hurley then referred to the last two lines of the 3rd paragraph and
requested that the word "comments to the several issues" be changed to "comments on
several issues: He then referred to the 2nd bullet item, 3rd line down, and requested
that "additional language be added" be changed to "language be added." On Page 2,
Line 6 of the 3rd bulleted item; change to "the City requests a full-time archaeological
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and Native American monitor(s)." On Page 2, Paragraph 3, Line 6, the text should read
"Draft Program EIRII not "the NOP:
MOTION by Voce; SECOND by Jones to Authorize the Vice-Chairperson to sign the
draft response letter with changes determined appropriate. Instruct Staff to forward to
the City Council and Planning Commission for information purposes. Receive and File
Staff Report.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
4-0
Hurley, Jones, Porter, and Voce
None
McGuire
7. BOARD REVIEW - EQCB STAFF REPORT re: Bolsa Chica Domestic Water
Transmission Line and Wastewater Service Project, Southern California Water
Company." Report dated July 8, 1999.
Recommendation: Authorize the Chairperson to sign the draft response letter,
with additional comments determined appropriate. Instruct Staff to forward to the
City Council and Planning Commission for information purposes. Receive and File
Staff Report.
Member Voce commented that this whole thing would be unnecessary if the water
transmission line were not to be built. Vice Chairperson Hurley noted that on Page 1,
Line 4 a correction to the possessive form of the word "community" was needed to
reflect one community and not several. On Page 2, Item V.b, Line 5, to change the
word "titles" to "titled." Vice Chairperson Hurley noted that copies of the items
mentioned in the letter should be included with the letter for reference purposes. Mr.
Cummins explained that the documents referred to in the letter were available at City
Hall for viewing by interested parties, and indicated that it was not always feasible to
mail lengthy documents as attachments to letters sent to agencies. Vice Chairperson
Hurley then referred to Item V.b, 2nd to the last line of the first paragraph after the word
"minimumll to show in parenthesis, "See attached."
Vice Chairperson Hurley then read from Page 3, Item VIII.e, 2nd line, and stated that the
word "The response" should be changed to "The determination." On Line 6 of this same
section the reference to "property, and structures" should be changed to reflect "people,
property, and structures," as stated earlier in this paragraph. Also on Line 9 to change
the words "which adioin the Bolsa Chica Channel" to "near the Bolsa Chica ChanneL."
Vice Chairperson Hurley then referred to Page 3 of the Staff Report and requested that
the telephone number be confirmed as correct.
MOTION by Voce; SECOND by Jones to Authorize the Vice-Chairperson to sign the
draft response letter with changes determined appropriate. Instruct Staff to forward to
the City Council and Planning Commission for information purposes. Receive and File
Staff Report.
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MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
4-0
Hurley, Jones, Porter, and Voce
None
McGuire
8. Election of officers for 1999-2000 Term - Elect Chairperson and Vice Chair.
Member Voce suggested that election of officers be continued to the next meeting in
August. Mr. Cummins stated that Chairperson McGuire had indicated that the Board
could proceed with elections in her absence. Boardmember Jones stated that he
believed that an important issue like election of officers should be done with all
members present. The Board elected to continue this item to the next meeting.
MOTION by Voce; SECOND by Jones to continue Election of officers for 1999-2000
Term to the regularly scheduled August 1999 meeting.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
4-0
Hurley, Jones, Porter, and Voce
None
McGuire
VII Staff Concerns
None.
VIII Board Concerns
Boardmember Voce stated that he is concerned that Seal Beach Police are regularly
patrolling Gum Grove Park, in particular after school hours, once school begins. He
said that it is important to enforce the "No Dogs Allowed" policy and to maintain patrols
to prevent further damage to the park. Member Voce also said that he had been
informed that the red gum trees at the park have been infested by psyllids. He stated
that apparently this is a countywide infestation that causes the leaves on the trees to
drop off prematurely leaving a thin cover of foliage. He said that currently there are no
viable solutions available to help eliminate this condition in Gum Grove Park.
Boardmember Jones made further inquiry as to the future of infested eucalyptus trees,
noting that the trees in College Park West were looking a little unhealthy. Member Voce
explained that treatment involved injecting a systemic pesticide into the root systems to
prevent further infestation, but that this was not possible for Gum Grove as there is
water nearby and there is danger of contamination from the pesticide. He stated that
other predatory insects or bacteria might be used to consume the psyllids.
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Vice Chairperson Hurley inquired as to the status of approval of the proposed golf
course to be constructed on the Hellman property. Mr. Cummins responded that the
Coastal Commission had approved the golf course but the court overturned this
approval. He stated that Hellman had not formally made a decision to continue with the
development.
Vice Chairperson Hurley then inquired whether there were plans to develop the land
owned by the Department of Water and Power. Mr. Cummins responded that currently
there were no plans to develop this property.
IX Adjournment
MOTION by Voce; SECOND by Jones to adjourn this meeting (7:37 p.m.) to the
regularly scheduled meeting of August 1999.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
4-0
Hurley, Jones, Porter, and Voce
None
McGuire
Respectfully Submitted,
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Carmen Alvarez, Executive Secretary
Department of Development Services
X APPROVAL
The Board on August 25, 1999 approved the Minutes of the Environmental Quality
Control Board of Wednesday, July 28, 1999. C'jJ- .
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