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1CITY OF SEAL BEACH
Environmental Quality Control Board
Minutes of January 12, 2005
Chairperson Voce called the Environmental Quality Control Board (EQCB) meeting of
January 12, 2005 to order at 6:30 p.m. The meeting was held in the City Manager's
Conference Room.
Roll Call
Present: Chairperson Voce, Members O'Malley, and Vineyard
Absent: Members Barton and Hurley,
Also
Present: Department of Development Services
Lee Whittenberg, Director
Christy Teague, AICP, Senior Planner
Mr. Whittenberg stated that both Member Barton and Member Hurley had previously
indicated that they would not be in attendance tonight, and should be excused. So
ordered by Chairperson Voce.
II Approval of Agenda
MOTION by O'Malley; SECOND by Vineyard to approve the Agenda as presented.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Voce, O'Malley, and Vineyard
None
Barton and Hurley
III Oral Communications
None.
IV Consent Calendar
1. RECEIVE AND FILE - City Comment Letter Re: EIR 601 - Sunset Harbour
Marina Boat Launch Parking And Dry Boat Storage Expansion.
1 These Minutes were transcribed from an audiotape of the meeting.
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2. RECEIVE AND FILE - Planning Department Memorandum Re: Distribution Of
Press Release From Century National Properties Re: "Owners Of Rossmoor
Center Explore Options To Keep The Parasol."
3. RECEIVE AND FILE - Receipt Of City Response Letter Re: "Request For
Identification Of Applicable And Appropriate Requirements (ARARS):
Proposed Non-Time Critical Removal Action At Site 70, Seal Beach Naval
Weapons Station."
4. RECEIVE AND FILE - Overview Of Upcoming Projects For Review By EQCB.
5. RECEIVE AND FILE - Receipt Of Final "Pilot-Test Report For In-Situ Enhanced
Bioremediation At IR Site 40, Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Seal Beach,
California."
6. RECEIVE AND FILE - Planning Department Memorandum Re: Seal Beach
Naval Weapons Station - Installation Restoration Program - Status Report Re:
RAB Project Update, January 3, 2005.
MOTION by O'Malley; SECOND by Vineyard to approve the Consent Calendar as
presented.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Voce, O'Malley, and Vineyard
None
Barton and Hurley
V Scheduled Matters
7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - October 27, 2004
Recommendation: Approve Minutes subject to any corrections determined
appropriate.
MOTION by O'Malley; SECOND by Vineyard to approve the Meeting Minutes of
October 27,2004 as presented.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Voce, O'Malley, and Vineyard
None
Barton and Hurley
8. Approval Of Comment Letter Re: "Draft Remedial DesignlWork Plan,
Enhanced Bioremediation, Installation Restoration Site 40 (Concrete
Pit/Gravel Area), Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach.
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Recommendation: Authorize the Chairman to sign the proposed
comment letter, with any revisions determined appropriate by the Board.
Authorize staff to forward a copy of the comment letter to the City Council for
information. Receive and File Staff Report.
Member O'Malley noted that this was very interesting reading and he was glad to have
had the opportunity to visit the site. He said the mitigating process being used is quite
interesting.
MOTION by O'Malley; SECOND by Vineyard to authorize the Chairperson to sign the
proposed comment letter as presented and authorize staff to forward a copy of the
comment letter to the City Council for information. Receive and File Staff Report.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Voce, O'Malley, and Vineyard
None
Barton and Hurley
9. Approval Of City Response Letter Re: Final Post-Closeout Inspection and
Maintenance Plan, Installation Restoration Program Site 7 (Station Landfill),
Naval Weapons Station.
Recommendation: Authorize the Chairman to sign the draft response
letter, with any additional comments determined appropriate. Instruct staff to
forward the comment letter to the City Council for information. Receive and File
Staff Report
MOTION by O'Malley; SECOND by Vineyard to authorize the Chairperson to sign the
draft response letter as presented. Instruct staff to forward the comment letter to the
City Council for information. Receive and File Staff Report.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Voce, O'Malley, and Vineyard
None
Barton and Hurley
Member O'Malley commented that he found it interesting that the letter mentions the
inspection of Site 4. Mr. Whittenberg noted that because it is immediately adjacent to
Site 7, Site 4 should be taken into consideration when planning long-term inspections of
Site 7.
VI Staff Concerns
Mr. Whittenberg reported that the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the Hellman
Tank Farm Replacement has been distributed and copies have been provided for the
members of the EQCB. He stated that the Board would review this item at its
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scheduled meeting of January 26, 2005. He noted that the project itself involves a
permitted use under the Hellman Ranch Specific Plan, so no discretionary approval is
required, but appropriate environmental documents must be prepared prior to
submission to the California Coastal Commission (CCC) for approval of this project.
Mr. Whittenberg then reported that Staff had received updated information on the
longstanding contamination issue at the corner of Seal Beach Boulevard and Pacific
Coast Highway (formerly the Shore Shop). He stated that the Regional Water Quality
Control Board (RWQCB) is now prepared to declare this site sufficiently clean and will
close out this case. He indicated that once this is done, Avalon Homes could then
complete construction of the remaining home for this lot.
VII Board Concerns
Member O'Malley asked if Staff had any items scheduled for the EQCB February
meeting, as he may be out of town at the end of February. Mr. Whittenberg stated that
at this point he could not be certain whether he would have any items for the Board to
review in February.
Member O'Malley then inquired whether the City of Long Beach intends to move
forward with the Home Depot Project. Mr. Whittenberg stated that this question was
addressed in the City's comments to the Notice of Preparation for the Environmental
Impact Report (EIR).
The Director of Development Services then continued by stating that the San Gabriel
River Master Plan EIR is not yet available for review.
Member O'Malley then inquired whether Staff had received any information from the
new management of the Rossmoor Center. Mr. Whittenberg stated that Staff has met
with management and they have indicated that they plan to meet with all of the existing
tenants at the Rossmoor Center to get a better idea of all of the issues, and will then
meet again with Staff to discuss future plans for the center.
Member Voce inquired if an additional signal is to be installed at the entrance to the
Leisure World Center to accommodate entry into the new Carl's Jr. Restaurant. Mr.
Whittenberg indicated that there would be no new signal. Member Voce then
expressed his concerns about the timing of the traffic signals along Seal Beach
Boulevard (SBB).
Member Vineyard stated that the pedestrian crosswalk at SBB and Lampson Avenue
should be located at the south side of the intersection for easier access to the Ayes
Hotel and the other businesses near the hotel. He noted that there is no sidewalk on
the north side of Lampson Avenue. Mr. Whittenberg noted that the City had no right-of-
way along the golf course on the north side to add sidewalks. Member Vineyard
suggested that the City provide an additional lighted crosswalk on the south side of the
SBB and Lampson intersection so that pedestrians would not have to cross the street
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twice in order to get from the west side of SBB to the business area on the south side of
Lampson Avenue.
VIII Adjournment
Chairperson Voce adjourned the meeting at 6:50 p.m. to the next scheduled meeting of
January 26, 2005.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Carmen Alvarez, Executive Secretary
Department of Development Services
The Board on January 26, 2005, approved the Minutes of the Environmental Quality
Control Board of Wednesday, January 12, 2005. ~.
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