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1CITY OF SEAL BEACH
Environmental Quality Control Board
Minutes of Adjourned Meeting of Apri/13, 2005
Chairperson Voce called the Environmental Quality Control Board (EQCB) meeting of
April 13, 2005 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
Absent: None
Also
Present: Department of Development Services
Lee Whittenberg, Director
Christy Teague, Senior Planner
II Approval of Agenda
MOTION by O'Malley; SECOND by Hurley 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 "Status Report Re: Pacific Coast Highway & Seal Beach
Boulevard Contamination," Dated February 7,2005.
1 These Minutes were transcribed from an audiotape of the meeting.
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2. Receive and File "Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station - Installation
Restoration Program - Status Report Re: RAB Project Update," Dated
February 23, 2005.
3. Receive and File "Leisure World Window Replacement Program RFP -
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Specific Plan - EIR Mitigation Measure
Implementation," Dated March 16, 2005.
4. Receive and File "City Of Seal Beach Comments On Mitigation Measure
Compliance Re: Final Environmental Impact Report For The Bellflower Oil
Drill Site" (SCH. 200110132," Dated March 16,2005.
MOTION by O'Malley; SECOND by Barton 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
5. Approval of Comment Letter Re: "San Gabriel River Corridor Master Plan
Draft Program EIR."
Recommendation: Authorize Chairman to sign proposed Comment Letter, and
instruct staff to forward to the City Council for review and approval. Receive and
File Staff Report.
Mr. Whittenberg reported that the Planning Commission reviewed this document at its
meeting of April 6, 2005, and did not formally request any amendments to the letter, but
did request that emphasis be placed on the issue of Best Management Practice being
utilized for trash issues along the river. He indicated that Staff would include an
additional paragraph to reinforce this request. He noted that the City has received two
grants from the San Gabriel River and Mountains Conservancy for completion of
projects along the river. He stated that when plans for these projects are finalized the
EQCB would review any related environmental documents. He reported that one of the
projects is a physical improvement plan to the San Gabriel River Bike Trail from Pacific
Coast Highway (PCH) down to the beach. He stated that there would also be a general
planning project to complete an evaluation of the open space areas in town and attempt
to incorporate these projects with some of the work to be done along the river. The
Director of Development Services then stated that the comment letter basically focuses
on some minor revisions to the Mitigation Measure language related to water quality
requirements.
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Board Comments
Member Barton asked why the concrete along the riverbed had been removed. Mr.
Whittenberg stated that there has never been concrete on the riverbed and it has been
left as a natural river bottom. Member Barton then asked who bears the cost of this
project? Mr. Whittenberg indicated that the County of Los Angeles Department of
Public Works prepared the Master Plan and the Environmental Impact Report (EIR). He
noted that the cost for any proposed improvement projects along the river would be
borne by the agency proposing the project.
Member Hurley asked if approval of the Master Plan is to occur in conjunction with
approval of the EIR. Mr. Whittenberg confirmed that this was correct. Member Hurley
then asked which agency would be giving final approval on this plan. Mr. Whittenberg
stated that the document has no binding authority, but is simply a plan document setting
standards in an effort to coordinate any open space projects proposed along the river
corridor by any of the cities through which the river runs.
Member O'Malley commented that he wonders whether this Master Plan is a beginning
to creating another Coastal Commission. Mr. Whittenberg stated that the organization
adopting the plan does not have any permit review authority over local jurisdictions. He
noted that any projects within the Coastal Zone would still require Coastal Commission
approval.
Member Hurley complimented Staff on the work done on the comment letter and
provided some minor corrections, which were noted by the Director of Development
Services.
Chairperson Voce commented that it is important to mention the Regional Water Quality
Control Boards (RWQCB) for Los Angeles and Orange Counties since Seal Beach is on
the receiving end of the water quality of the San Gabriel River. He noted that the City
does what it can, but it can't do everything.
MOTION by O'Malley; SECOND by Hurley to authorize Chairperson to sign the
Comment Letter as revised, and instruct staff to forward to the City Council for review and
approval. Receive and File Staff Report.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
5-0
Voce, Barton, Hurley, O'Malley, and Vineyard
None
None
VI Staff Concerns
Mr. Whittenberg related that the City Manager had indicated at the last City Council
meeting that in the months of January-February-March 2005 the City had removed from
the beach 548 tons of debris that had come down the San Gabriel River.
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The Director of Development Services then reported that the model homes at Heron
Pointe are now open. He noted that the first phase of 14 homes sold out in 15 minutes
at a price between $1.3 and $1.5 million. He indicated that the archaeology fieldwork at
this site should be completed by the end of April.
Member Hurley inquired about the Hellman Ranch Tank Replacement Project. Mr.
Whittenberg reported that City Council had approved the Negative Declaration (ND) on
April 11 , 2005, and the document will now go before the California Coastal Commission.
VII Board Concerns
Member Barton asked why Heron Pointe is to be a gated community. Mr. Whittenberg
stated that it is closed to vehicles, but pedestrians and bicyclists can go through on the
pedestrian path.
Member Hurley inquired about the Boeing Project. Mr. Whittenberg reported that these
plans are still under review so the actual work will not begin until June or July.
VIII Adjournment
Chairperson Voce adjourned the meeting at 6:53 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Carmen Alvarez, Executive Secretary
Department of Development Services
The Board on June 29, 2005, approved the Minutes of the Environmental Quality
Control Board of Wednesday, April 13, 2005. ~.
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