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1CITY OF SEAL BEACH
Environmental Quality Control Board
Minutes of August 25, 2004
Chairperson Voce called the Environmental Quality Control Board (EQCB) meeting of
August 25, 2004 to order at 6:30 p.m. The meeting was held in City Council Chambers
and began with the Salute to the Flag.
Roll Call
Present:
Chairperson Voce, Members Barton, Hurley, O'Malley, and
Vineyard
None
Absent:
Also
Present:
Department of Development Services
Lee Whittenberg, Director
II Approval of Agenda
MOTION by Hurley; SECOND by O'Malley to approve the Agenda as presented.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
5-0
Voce, Barton, Hurley, O'Malley, and Vineyard
None
None
III Oral Communications
None.
IV Consent Calendar
1. RECEIVE AND FILE - Comment Letter dated August 4, 2004 from City of
Seal Beach re: Additional City of Seal Beach Comment Re: "Notice of
Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report - Haynes Generating
Station Units 5 & 6 Repowering Project, Long Beach"
2. RECEIVE AND FILE - Comment Letter dated August 9, 2004 from City of
Seal Beach re: City of Seal Beach Comments Re: "Draft Project Closeout
1 These Minutes were transcribed from an audiotape of the meeting.
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Report, Non-Time Critical Removal Action, Installation Restoration Program
Site 7 (Station Landfill) and Site 4 (Perimeter Road AOPCs 1 A And 2A),
Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach"
3. RECEIVE AND FILE - Comment Letter dated August 9, 2004 from City of
Seal Beach re: Application No. 5-03-355, Boeing Integrated Defense
Systems Specific Plan
4. RECEIVE AND FILE - Comment Letter dated August 11, 2004 from City of
Seal Beach re: Application No. 5-03-355, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
Specific Plan
5. RECEIVE AND FILE -Memorandum dated August 19, 2004 re: Provision of
City of Seal Beach Comments re: Notice of Preparation of Draft EIR - "Marina
Shores East Commercial Center" and NOP
MOTION by Hurley; SECOND by O'Malley to approve the Consent Calendar as
presented.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
5-0
Voce, Barton, Hurley, O'Malley, and Vineyard
None
None
V Scheduled Matters
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - July 28, 2004
Recommendation: Approve Minutes subject to any corrections as needed.
Member Hurley referred to Page 7, Line 45, which should read 3 - 1 - 0 - 1 to correctly
reflect the vote
MOTION by O'Malley; SECOND by Barton to approve the Meeting Minutes of July 28,
2004 as amended.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
5-0
Voce, Barton, Hurley, O'Malley, and Vineyard
None
None
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VI Staff Concerns
Mr. Whittenberg noted two items provided to the Board tonight, which do not appear on
the agenda:
1. Copy for review: "The Final Project Closeout Report, Non-Time Critical Removal
Action for IR Site 7 and Site 4, Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach.
2. Copy for review of the Initial Study Notice of Preparation (NOP) for a Draft
Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on the Rossmoor Village Center.
Member Hurley requested an update on the Rossmoor Village project. Mr. Whittenberg
explained that the Board had previously reviewed a Draft Mitigated Negative
Declaration (MND) for the Rossmoor Project and at that point the City's perspective was
that all potential impacts of the project could be mitigated. He stated that when the
issue of the potential historic nature of The Parasol Restaurant arose, Staff determined
that a DEIR was necessary to evaluate the potential significance of The Parasol
Restaurant as a historic structure. He indicated that this NOP indicates that the City will
be completing this process. He noted that there is a 30-day comment period and the
EQCB will conduct a meeting on September 15, 2004 to review the document, provide
comments to Staff, and to receive comments from the public. He stated that once the
comment period is over, the City will prepare a DEIR for circulation and public review
and comment, and during this time the Board would actually review the environmental
analysis. Member O'Malley interjected that when the Board had conducted the public
review of the MND it had recommended to City Council that The Parasol Restaurant be
preserved and that it serve as a centerpiece to the development. Mr. Whittenberg
reported that the MND has never gone before City Council because the determination
was based upon the large volume of comments received regarding the potential
historical significance of The Parasol Restaurant. He said that an evaluation of the
structure must be completed to see if it is a potentially significant structure and this must
be evaluated under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) standards. Member
Barton asked if the owners of The Parasol Restaurant were willing to reinforce the
structure, would the project still have to go through all of these levels of government.
Mr. Whittenberg stated that the owner of the Rossmoor Center property has indicated
that he does not want to keep the building there. He said the Rossmoor Village Center
project would probably not proceed if The Parasol structure remains, as it would be
difficult to design the project to work around The Parasol, and the effect on traffic and
circulation must be considered. The owner would also have to determine whether
reinforcing the structure would be practical not knowing the current structural condition
of the building. Mr. Whittenberg noted that a status update would be provided at the
September 15, 2004 meeting. Member Hurley asked if that all of the issues addressed
when reviewing the MND would be evaluated again in the DEIR. Mr. Whittenberg
confirmed that this was correct.
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VII Board Concerns
Member Barton referred to the Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (BIDS) Specific
Plan and noted that she was not aware that Boeing had homeland security services.
She asked if this were the only facility that provides this to the City. Mr. Whittenberg
stated that Boeing's homeland security is staffed for the national government. Member
Barton asked if there were any other services available to Seal Beach. Mr. Whittenberg
stated that he is not aware of the Naval Weapons Station (NWS) having a homeland
security division. Member Hurley noted that every police department has something to
do with homeland security. Mr. Whittenberg countered that the police department is not
separate from any agency that the City is aware of. He then noted that due to the
classified nature of these offices, even the City Building Inspectors may be limited to the
specific structures they can access for inspection at Boeing. Member Barton expressed
her concern that beyond the Seal Beach Police Department (SBPD) the City itself has
no specific homeland security agency. Mr. Whittenberg stated that because of the NWS
in the City there are a number of agencies that are continually overseeing the area.
Member Hurley referred to the Minutes of July 28, 2004 and asked if when an item is
removed from the Consent Calendar for further discussion, it should be placed under
"Scheduled Matters"? Mr. Whittenberg confirmed that it should. Member Hurley then
asked if any other documents other than those for the Rossmoor Village EIR would be
forthcoming. Mr. Whittenberg stated that Staff had received an application for
development on the DWP property, which was deemed incomplete and the City is in the
process of acquiring a cost proposal from the consultant that prepared the EIR. He said
that it would probably be 4-5 months before this comes before the EQCB. He also
noted that the Home Deport and Marina Shores projects in Long Beach would
eventually return to EQCB for review. Member Hurley inquired about the Sunset Marina
Harbor project. Mr. Whittenberg stated that comments were submitted and the City is
awaiting recirculation of the DEIR or presentation of the Final EIR.
Member Vineyard asked if a timeline for the major projects could be prepared. Mr.
Whittenberg stated that this would be difficult to do, as the City does not have any
control over the Long Beach and Sunset Marina projects, but he stated that Staff could
provide this.
Member Hurley asked if Staff sees any potential for other environmental problems
within Seal Beach. He noted that it appears that the area has been pretty well covered.
Mr. Whittenberg stated that within the next 20-25 years the 100-acre deed-restricted
area on the Hellman property for wetlands would be coming up for review, and also the
oil separation facilities on First Street and owned by ChevronlTexaco. He noted that
ChevronlTexaco had started the process to change the General Plan (GP) zoning to
Residential Medium Density (RMD), but had stopped the process approximately 3 years
ago. Member Hurley asked if the property currently poses any environmental hazards.
Mr. Whittenberg confirmed that ChevronlTexaco has cleaned up the area and it poses
no hazard. He indicated that future items for review would primarily be the continued
restoration projects on the Naval Weapons Station (NWS). He noted that most of the
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sites have been cleaned up at this point with Site 70 being the one major site left to
restore.
Member O'Malley inquired about the Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (BIDS) public
hearing before the California Coastal Commission (CCC). Mr. Whittenberg stated that
the CCC approved this project on August 12, 2004. Member O'Malley then asked if the
San Gabriel River Master Plan EIR is not available. Mr. Whittenberg stated that their
website indicates that the EIR will be available in October 2004.
VIII Adjournment
Member Voce adjourned the meeting at 6:50 p.m. to the next scheduled meeting of
September 15, 2004.
Respectfully Submitted,
Carmen Alvarez, Executive Secret
Department of Development Services
The Board on September 15, 2004, approved tho~~utes of the Environmental Quality
Control Board of Wednesday, August 25, 2004. .
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