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1CITY OF SEAL BEACH
Environmental Quality Control Board
Minutes of March 1, 2006
Chairperson Voce called the Environmental Quality Control Board (EQCB) meeting to
order at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, 2006. The meeting was held in City
Council Chamber.
Roll Call
Present: Chairperson Voce, Members Barton and Vineyard
Also
Present: Department of Development Services
Lee Whittenberg, Director
Christy Teague, Senior Planner
Absent: Members Hurley and Neal
For the record, Chairperson Voce noted that Member Hurley's absence is excused, as
he had previously notified the Board that he would be out of town.
II Approval of Agenda
MOTION by Vineyard; SECOND by Barton to approve the Agenda as presented.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Voce, Barton, and Vineyard
None
Hurley and Neal
III Oral Communications
None.
1 These Minutes were transcribed from an audiotape of the meeting.
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IV Consent Calendar
1. Receive And File - City Comment Letter Re: Naval Weapons Station Sites 42,
44/45, And SWMU 57 - Draft Non-Time Critical Removal Action Work Plan,
Dated January 25, 2006.
2. Receive And File - City Council Memorandum Re: Coastal Conservancy
Approves Participation In Los Cerritos Wetlands Joint Powers Authority,
Dated February 3, 2006.
3. Receive And File - City Comment Letter To Orange County Transportation
Authority Re: Draft Program EIR - 2006 Long Range Transportation Plan,
Dated February 13, 2006.
4. Receive And File - Memorandum Re: Rossmoor Center Reconstruction
Project, Provision Of Media Materials and Anticipated City Processing of
Development Plans Letter, Dated February 13, 2006.
5. Receive And File - Staff Report Draft Fifth Annual Groundwater Monitoring
Report -IR Sites 40 And 70, Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach.
MOTION by Barton; SECOND by Vineyard to approve the Consent Calendar as
presented.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Voce, Barton, and Vineyard
None
Hurley and Neal
V Scheduled Matters
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - January 25,2006.
Recommendation: Approve Minutes subject to any corrections determined
appropriate.
Chairperson Voce recommended that since two members are not present tonight,
review of the minutes of January 25, 2006 be continued to the next scheduled EQCB
meeting.
MOTION by Vineyard; SECOND by Barton to continue Item 6 to the next scheduled
meeting of the Environmental Quality Control Board.
MOTION CARRIED: 3 - 0 - 2
AYES: Voce, Barton, and Vineyard
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NOES: None
ABSENT: Hurley and Neal
7. Approval of City Response Letter Re: Draft 2005 Second Semiannual Post-
Closure Inspection and Maintenance Report, 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, and instruct staff to
forward to the City Council for information purposes. Receive and File Staff
Report.
Mr. Whittenberg noted that the Board members were provided with excerpts from this
report. He explained that the initial report indicated that there has been much surface
erosion due to the heavy rain storms from 2005, and as part of the rehabilitation work at
Site 7, the Naval Weapons Station (NWS) will have to replace the topsoil in certain
areas and re-vegetate the site. He indicated that this report is a follow up explaining
how this work was completed and the present status of Site 7. He stated that Staff has
no major issues and the response letter basically concurs with the NWS findings as set
forth in the report.
MOTION by Vineyard; SECOND by Barton to authorize Chairman to sign the response
letter, with no additional revisions, and instruct staff to forward to the City Council for
information purposes. Receive and File Staff Report.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Voce, Barton, and Vineyard
None
Hurley and Neal
8. Approval of City Response Letter Re: Draft First Semiannual Performance
Monitoring Report, Installation Restoration Program Site 40, Naval
Weapons Station.
Recommendation: Authorize the Chairman to sign the draft response letter,
with any additional comments determined appropriate, and instruct staff to
forward to the City Council for information purposes. Receive and File Staff
Report.
Mr. Whittenberg stated that again, excerpts from the report have been provided to the
Board members, which basically describes bioremediation activities taking place at Site
40. He indicated that performance monitoring shows that generally the bioremediation
is functioning as anticipated, with some minor adjustments proposed for some areas
that have not responded as well underground as others have.
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MOTION by Barton; SECOND by Vineyard to authorize Chairman to sign the response
letter, with no additional revisions, and instruct staff to forward to the City Council for
information purposes. Receive and File Staff Report.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Voce, Barton, and Vineyard
None
Hurley and Neal
VI Staff Concerns
Mr. Whittenberg recommended that Chairperson Voce adjourn this meeting to March
15, 2006, rather than to the regular meeting of March 29th, as Staff has prepared a Draft
Mitigated Negative Declaration (DMND) for a project at 400 Marina Drive with a
comment period closing date of March 27, 2006. He stated that this would allow the
EQCB to provide their comments on the DMND at the March 15, 2006 meeting.
VII Board Concerns
Chairperson Voce encouraged the public to vote at the upcoming election.
Mr. Whittenberg reported that at the City Council meeting of Monday, February 27,
2006, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCT A) provided a presentation on
the extension of Measure M, the countywide gas tax for public road and transportation
improvements. He indicated that a copy of this presentation will be provided to the
Planning Commission at its next meeting, and Staff also provided copies for the EQCB
members. He noted that City Council did take formal action in support of the extension
of Measure M.
VIII Adjournment
Chairperson Voce adjourned the meeting at 6:43 p.m. to the adjourned meeting of
March 15, 2006.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Carmen Alvarez, Executive SecreQary
Department of Development Services
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The Board on April 26, 2006, approved the Minutes of the Environmental Quality
Control Board of Wednesday, March 1, 2006. ~.
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