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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAAC Min 1999-12-08 . CITY OF SEAL BEACH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ADVISORY COMMITIEE MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 8, 1999 CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Willey called the meeting to order at 5:40 P.M. in the City Council Chambers ROLL CALL Present: Basch, Fitzpatrick, Vesely and Chairperson Willey Also Present: Lee Whittenberg, Director of Development Services . Absent: Eigenbrod Mr. Whittenberg indicated Member Eigenbrod had not called, and perhaps will arrive later. There being no objections, Chairperson Willey trailed this matter to the end of the agenda. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION by Vesely; SECOND by Fitzpatrick to approve the agenda as presented. MOTION CARRIED: AYES: ABSENT: 4-0-1 Basch, Fitzpatrick, Vesely and Chairperson Willey Eigenbrod INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBER and PRESENTATIONS TO FORMER MEMBERS Mr. Whittenberg indicated since Member Eigenbrod was not present; it would not be possible to introduce him. He had met Mr. Eigenbrod and he was aware of the . meeting tonight. C:\My Documents\ARCHCOMM\12-08-99 Minutes,doc\!2-21-99 Archaeological Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes December 8,1999 . Mr. Whittenberg also indicated that presentations were to be made to former members Goldberg, Johnston, and Young this evening. Member Johnston is present and Member Young is anticipated to be present. Member Goldberg has moved to New Mexico and will not be present this evening, her presentation has been mailed to her. Mr. Whittenberg asked Member Johnston to come forward and receive a plaque form the City recognizing her service on the Committee from 1995 to 1999, and personally thanked her for her service to the Committee and to the City. Mrs. Johnston stated her pleasure in serving the City and thanked the Committee for this recognition. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION by Vesely SECOND by Basch to approve the Consent Calendar as follows: 1. RECEIVE AND FILE Letter from City of Seal Beach to Department of Navy, Weapons Support Facility re: Comments re: "Revised Draft Historic Propenies Evaluation Plan for Sites 10-111502, 30-001503, and 30-001504, Naval Weapons suppon Facility, Seal Beach, California", letter dated July 7, 1999 . 2. RECEIVE AND FILE Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fourth Appellate District, "Mark Hotchkiss et al. v. City of Seal Beach et al., G023966 (Super. Ct. No. 785769), Opinion dated October 13, 1999 MOTION CARRIED: AYES: ABSENT: 4-0-1 Basch, Fitzpatrick, Vesely and Chairperson Willey Eigenbrod SCHEDULED MATTERS 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: SPECIAL MEETING OF JULY 7, 1999 Chairperson Willey asked for any corrections or amendments to the Minutes of the Special Meeting of July 7, 1999. There were no corrections requested. MOTION by Basch; SECOND by Vesely to approve the minutes of July 7, 1999 as presented. . MOTION CARRIED: A YES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: 3-0-1-1 Basch, Vesely, and Chairperson Willey None Fitzpatrick 12'()8-99 Mmutes 2 Archaeological Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes December 8. 1999 . 4. REVIEW AND APPROVAL of Comment Letter - "Building 26 and 206 Demolition Project Archaeological Clearance Request", prepared by Department of Navy, Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station, dated November 4, 1999 Recommendation: Authorize Chairperson to sign proposed comment letter with any amendments determined appropriate by the Committee. Receive and File subject report. Mr. Whittenberg introduced Lisa Bosalet, Cultural Resources Coordinator of the Naval Weapons Station, to the Committee and reviewed the request for archaeological clearance for the demolition of Buildings 26 and 206 at the Weapons Station. Member Fitzpatrick indicated he was concerned that Native American monitors would not be present during ground disturbing activities. Members Basch and Willey concurred with that concern. After discussion among the Committee and Ms. Bosalet, the Committee determined to amend the proposed comment letter to include the following paragraph as the third paragraph of the comment letter: . "However, It is the recommendation of the Committee that on-site Native American Monitors be present during all ground-disturbing demolition work, including appurtenant utility line removal ground-disturbing activities. The potential for buried deposits should not be discounted, and the presence of on-site monitors during these activities will ensure the highest level of protection of any unanticipated cultural resources that may be encountered." MOTION by Fitzpatrick SECOND by Vesely to authorize Chairperson to sign proposed comment letter with the above amendment. Receive and File subject report. MOTION CARRIED: A YES: ABSENT: 4-0-1 Basch, Fitzpatrick, Vesely and Chairperson Willey Eigenbrod 5. REVIEW AND APPROV AL of Comment Letter - "Draft Final Historic Properties Evaluation Plan for Sites 30-001502, 30-001503, and 30-001504 - Naval Weapons Support Facility, Seal Beach, California", prepared by Mooney & Associates, dated June 1, 1999 . 12'()8-99 Minutes 3 Archaeological Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes December 8, 1999 . Recommendation: Review subject report. Authorize Chairperson to sign proposed comment letter with any amendments determined appropriate by the Committee and instruct staff to forward to the City Council for information purposes. Receive and File subject report Mr. Whittenberg reviewed the subject document, the previous comment letter of the Committee, and the on-going concern regarding the lack of action relative to Site 30-001502 at the Naval Weapons Station. Mr. Whittenberg indicated it was his opinion and recommendation to the Committee to re-state this concern to the Navy strongly, given the approach of the winter storm season, and that is proposed in the draft comment letter before the Committee. Members Fitzpatrick and Willey indicated their concern regarding the lack of action on this matter and requested clarification from Lisa Bosalet, Cultural Resources Coordinator of the Naval Weapons Station. Mrs. Bosalet indicated this was an issue of concern to the Navy also. However, funding to undertake the necessary removal action is being processed in Hawaii and has not been received in the time frame hoped for by the Navy. She concurred with the recommendation of staff, indicating the letter could be even stronger in her opinion. . After discussion among the Committee, Mr. Whittenberg and Ms. Bosalet, the Committee determined to amend the proposed comment letter as follows: [J The comment letter to be addressed to Captain Bruno, Commanding Officer [J The following language be added to the comment letter as determined most appropriate by Mr. Whittenberg: "Concern Rel!ardinl! Soecial Attention at Site 30-001502: Given the sensitive nature of Site 30-001502, the Committee strongly requests that an emergency recovery and cataloging program be instituted as soon as possible to adequately protect the known human resources currently exposed at this site. This issue should be resolved as expeditiously as possible, with the remaining investigation program taking a position of less immediate concern." [J The first sentence of the fourth paragraph of the "Draft" comment letter be revised as follows: . "As stated in our comment letter on the earlier "Revised Draft" version of this document, the Committee is 12-08-99 Minutes 4 Archaeological Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes December 8, 1999 . lumieHlarly extremelv concerned that the field investigation work at Site 30-001502 . , ," o The third sentence of the fourth paragraph of the "Draft" comment letter be revised as follows: "The Committee strengl)' HFg8B url!entlv recommends the Navy to proceed with the necessary field investigation work at Site 30-001502 as soon as possible." After further discussion among the Committee, it was suggested that Mr. Whittenberg be authorized to contact Captain Bruno by telephone and further set forth the extreme concern of the Committee regarding Site 30-001502. MOTION by Vesely SECOND by Fitzpatrick to authorize Chairperson to sign proposed comment letter with the above amendments. Receive and File subject report. MOTION CARRIED: AYES: ABSENT: 4-0-1 Basch, Fitzpatrick, Vesely and Chairperson Willey Eigenbrod . MOTION by Fitzpatrick SECOND by Vesely to authorize Mr. Whittenberg to contact Captain Bruno and express the concerns of the Committee as set forth in the revised comment letter. MOTION CARRIED: AYES: ABSENT: 4-0-1 Basch, Fitzpatrick, Vesely and Chairperson Willey Eigenbrod Mrs. Bosalet thanked the Committee for their concerns relative to actions on the Naval Weapons Station and indicated that future reports regarding cultural resource issues regarding site remediation activities at the water tower and the conversion of the farm lease area pumps from diesel to natural gas will be presented to the Committee in the near future. COMMITTEE CONCERNS - None STAFF CONCERNS Mr. Whittenberg indicated since Member Eigenbrod had not been in attendance, it is to the discretion of the Committee to excuse his absence. . 12-08-99 Minutes 5 Archaeological Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes December 8, 1999 . MOTION by Fitzpatrick SECOND by Vesely to excuse Member Eigenbrod. MOTION CARRIED: A YES: ABSENT: 4-0-1 Basch, Fitzpatrick, Vesely and Chairperson Willey Eigenbrod Mr. Whittenberg reviewed the status of archaeological investigations on the Bixby Old Ranch, Hellman Ranch, and Boeing properties. He wished the Committee a happy holiday season. ADJOURNMENT There being no objections, Chairperson Johnston adjourned the meeting at 6:50 P.M. to Wednesday, February 9, 2000 at 5:30 P.M. ;;i.;".U2~ Chairperson, Archaeological Advisory Committee . Whittenberg, Secretary Archaeological Advisory Commi Note: These Minutes are tentative until approved by the Archaeological Advisory Committee. The Archaeological Advisory Committee Minutes of December 8, 1999 were approved on 4:i .J ~ (.I~ '7' ) ~ ' 2000. * * * * . 12-08-99 Mmutes 6