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CITY OF SEAL BEACH
Environmental Quality Control Board
Minutes
October 25,2000
The Environmental Quality Control Board (EQCB) meeting of October 25, 2000 was
called to order by Chairperson Porter at 6:30 p.m. The meeting was held in City Council
Chambers.
Pledge of Allegiance
II Roll Call
Present:
Absent:
Also
Present:
Chairperson Porter, Members Hurley, and Jones
Members Voce and McGuire
Department of Development Services
Mac Cummins, Assistant Planner
Mr. Cummins inquired if anyone had heard from Member Voce. The Board members
indicated that they had not heard from him.
III Approval of Agenda
MOTION by Hurley; SECOND by Jones to approve the Agenda as presented.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Hurley, Jones, and Porter
None
Voce and McGuire
IV Oral Communications
None.
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City of Seal Beach Environmental Quality Control Board
Meeting Minutes of October 25, 2000
V Consent Calendar
1. RECEIVE AND FILE - Memorandum Re: Seal Beach Weapons Support
Facility - Installation Restoration Program - Status Report Re: RAB Project
Update. Memorandum dated September 22, 2000
2. RECEIVE AND FILE - Staff Report to EQCB Re: "Notice of Preparation of a
draft Program Environmental Impact Report - 2001 Regional Transportation
Plan Update EIR."
3. RECEIVE AND FILE - Staff Report to EQCB Re: "Receipt of Draft EIR -
20-00 (SCH 2000061108) The park at Harbor View."
MOTION by Hurley; SECOND by Jones to approve the Consent Calendar as presented.
MOTION CARRIED:
A YES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Hurley, Jones, and Porter
None
Voce and McGuire
VI Public Hearings
None.
VII Scheduled Matters
4. Minutes: EQCB Meeting September 27, 2000
Recommendation: Approve minutes with any changes the board determines
necessary .
Vice-Chairperson Hurley noted a correction to Page 1, Line 10 of the Minutes and Mr.
Cummins recorded the requested revisions.
MOTION by Porter; SECOND by Hurley to approve the Minutes of September 27,2000
as amended.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Hurley, Jones, and Porter
None
Voce and McGuire
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5. Minutes: EQCB Meeting July 26, 2000
Recommendation: Approve minutes with any changes the board determines
necessary .
Member Jones stated he would abstain from voting on this item as he was not present
at the EQCB meeting of July 26, 2000.
Vice-Chairperson Hurley referred to the text on Page 4, Line 28 and asked that the word
"attempted" be changed to "presented." On Page 4, Line 40 he requested that the
words "in Long Beach" be added in parenthesis after the words "EI Dorodo Park," as not
everyone would know where EI Dorado Park is located.
Vice-Chairperson Hurley referred to Page 5, Line 34, and questioned why Member
Voce would want the information on the red gum eucalyptus trees forwarded to the
Archaeological Advisory Committee (AAC). Mr. Cummins responded that he believed it
was to ensure that any new data that might also have a bearing on the wetlands
restoration for the Hellman Property be provided to the AAC. Chairperson Porter stated
that because Member Voce was not present to verify his comments of that meeting, it
would be inappropriate to presume to make changes without Member Voce's input.
MOTION by Hurley; SECOND by Porter to approve the Minutes of July 26, 2000 as
amended.
MOTION CARRIED:
AVES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
3-0-2
Hurley and Porter
None
Voce and McGuire
Jones
VIII Staff Concerns
6. Memo to EQCB Re: Board Member dismissal procedures
Mr. Cummins referred to the discussion of the previous meeting regarding releasing
Member MCGuire and stated that after researching the City Code, it states that only the
City Council shall have the authority by a majority vote to release a committee or board
member.
Vice-Chairperson Hurley read from Section 7b(6) of the City Code, which states:
"The office of any member of the Environmental Quality Control Board
shall be vacated if such member absents himself from three regular
meetings of the Board, unless by permission of the Board, or if he is
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convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude or ceases to be an elector of
the City."
Vice-Chairperson Hurley stated that his understanding of the verb "vacate" used in the
transitive form means to "cease to occupy or hold, " or to give up. He said that he he
had gone back and recorded the meetings at which Member McGuire had an
unexcused absence and he noted that they began in December 1999. He stated that
her inaction and the failure of the Board to excuse that inaction would indicate that the
position was vacated as of March 20, 2000, without any further action required. Mr.
Cummins clarified that the term "office" would be interpreted to refer to a specific office
on the board, such as chairperson, and does not refer to membership on the Board.
Mr. Cummins noted that for future reference, when any discussion of a Consent
Calendar item is desired, the item must first be removed from the Consent Calendar
during the approval of the Agenda, and that item may then be discussed later as a
scheduled matter.
IX Board Concerns
Vice-Chairperson Hurley inquired as to how City Council received the recommendations
of EQCB for the City response letter regarding the EIR/EIS for the Bolsa Chica
Lowlands Restoration Project. Mr. Cummins reported that City Council did not include
any recommendations in support of a specific sub-alternative.
Chairperson Porter recommended that the release of Member McGuire be taken under
advisement for discussion and resolution at a future meeting.
MOTION by Hurley; SECOND by Jones that the release of Member McGuire be taken
under advisement for discussion at a future meeting.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Hurley, Jones, and Porter
None
Voce and McGuire
X Adjournment
MOTION by Jones; SECOND by Porter to adjourn to the scheduled November 2000
meeting date.
MOTION CARRIED:
A YES:
NOES:
3-0-2
Hurley, Jones, and Porter
None
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Meeting Minutes of October 25, 2000
Voce and McGuire
Chairperson Porter adjourned the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Carmen Alvarez, Executive Secretary
Department of Development Services
The Board on ~ 0 u. ~~ , 2000 approved the Minutes of the Environmental
Quality Control Board of Wednesday, October 25,2000. ~ .
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