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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAAC Min 2000-04-05 . . . l" .. CITY OF SEAL BEACH Archaeological Advisory Committee Minutes April 5, 2000 The meeting of the Archaeological Advisory Committee (AAC) was called to order at 5:30 p.m on Wednesday, April 5, 2000. The meeting was held in the City Council Chambers.l L C,all to Order II. Roll Call Present: Chairperson Willey Members Basch, Fitzpatrick and Vesely Members Eigenbrod Absent: Also Present: Department of Development Services Lee Whittenberg, Director Mr. Whittenberg stated that had not heard from Jake Eigenbrod indicating that he would not be in attendance at tonight's meeting. He stated that he had not checked his messages since approximately 3:00 p.m. today and that there might be a message from Member Eigenbrod. ID. Approval of Agenda MOTION by Fitzpatrick; SECOND by Vesely to approve the Agenda as presented. MOTION CARRIED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: 4-0-1 Basch, Fitzpatrick, Vesely, and Willey None Eigenbrod IV. Oral Communications None. 1 These Minutes were transcribed from audiotape of the meeting. Q:\A......haeo Advisory\04-OS-00 AAe Minutes.doc 1 . . . " t" City of Seal Beach Archaeological AdvIsory Committee Meetmg Mmutes of Aprzl 5, 2000 V. Consent Calendar 1. RECEIVE AND FILE Letter from Archaeological Advisory Committee, City of Seal Beach to Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach re: "Draft Work Plan for Long-Term Groundwater Monitoring at Installation Restoration Sites 40 and 70, Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach. JJ letter dated February 14,2000. 2. RECEIVE AND FILE Memorandum re: Archaeological Resources on the Internet, dated February 1, 2000. 3. RECEIVE AND FILE Memorandum re: Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station - Installation Restoration Program - Status Report re: RAB Project Update, dated February 22, 2000. MOTION by Basch; SECOND by Fitzpatrick to approve the Consent Calendar as presented. MOTION CARRIED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: 4-0-1 Basch, Fitzpatrick, Vesely, and Willey None Eigenbrod VI. Scheduled Matters 4. Approval of Minutes of January 19, 2000. Recommendation: Approve Minutes with any corrections determined appropriate MOTION by Vesely; SECOND by Fitzpatrick to approve the Minutes of January 19, 2000 as presented. MOTION CARRIED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: 4-0-1 Basch, Fitzpatrick, Vesely, and Willey None Eigenbrod 5. CONSIDERATION OF DRAFT REPORT RE: "Archaeological Survey 0/ Western Portions of the Boeing Facility, Seal Beach, Orange County, California," prepared for the City of Seal Beach by KEA Environmental, Inc., dated February 2000. Recommendation: Review draft report and provide any comments or corrections to KEA Environmental, Inc., determined to be appropriate by the Committee. Receive and File subject draft report. Q:\Archaeo Advisory\04-OS..oo Me Minutes.doc 2 " . . . ~. CIty of Seal Beach ArchaeologIcal AdVIsory Committee Meeting Mmutes of Aprzl 5, 2000 Mr. Whittenberg stated that Staff had prepared the Staff Report and provided a complete copy for the AAC members. He said that since the report includes site maps the members of AAC should keep this information confidential. He noted that a copy of the comment memorandum from Mr. George E. Peterson of Project Dimensions, Inc. was also included. He stated that Mr. Peterson has been retained by the Boeing Company to secure all the land use entitlements for the subdivision of the property. Mr. Whittenberg reported that Mr. Jamie Cleland of KEA Environmental, Inc. would make a brief presentation on the general findings on the report: "Archaeological Survey of Western Portions of the Boeing Facility, Seal Beach, Orange County, California," which was prepared by KEA Environmental. Dr. James Cleland of KEA Environmental, Inc. introduced himself and stated that it was good to be back in Seal Beach He provided some background on KEA Environmental and said that Mr. Whittenberg had first discussed this survey of the Boeing property in late fall of 1999 or early January 2000. He stated that at that time he took a quick survey of the property and noted that there was a fair amount of shell along the surface. He said that he spoke to Jackson Underwood and Andrew York regarding the survey, and discussed if it would be faster to identify the sites with the same methods used on the Hellman Property. He introduced Dr. Jackson Underwood who provided a brief review of the findings and stated that six archaeological sites were identified consisting primarily of shell deposits He said that this was typical of lowland sites within this area, and he described the fieldwork completed on these sites. He stated that the sites were characterized by artifacts and shell density on the ground surface Dr. Underwood noted that site maps were included with the report and he also presented photographs of the sites. He described the aforementioned sites and the procedures to be used for excavation for possible artifacts. Mr. Whittenberg noted that a copy of the survey completed by KEA Environmental was attached to the Staff Report. He also referred the Committee members to Page 3 of the Staff Report, which begins the section where questions and answers related to concerns expressed by Project Dimensions are presented. He described Boeing's proposed plans for subdivision of the property and he also discussed the requirements for completion of the subdivision process. He stated that once the environmental document for this project was complete, a copy would be provided for each of the Committee members. Mr. Peterson of Project Dimensions stated that one of their objectives was to be sensitive to the City's interests and to understanding the archaeological site. He stated that integrity of the site was always of primary concern in completing archaeological/geological surveys. He provided a brief background of procedures used in previous surveys completed and described proposed methods for ensuring that sites are not inadvertently contaminated Mr. Whittenberg discussed the issue of site B-4/H, which is not located on the Boeing property, but where a deeply buried deposit is located along a drainage control channel. He reviewed the options for including evaluation of this site within the archaeological survey report. Mr. Whittenberg noted that a memorandum to KEA Environmental containing any comments or recommendations would be drafted and distributed to the members of the Committee. Q:\Arcbaeo Advisory\04..oS-00 Me Minutes.doc 3 , . CIty of Seal Beach ArchaeologIcal AdvISOry Committee Meetmg Mmutes of Aprtl 5. 2000 . The representatives from KEA Environmental and Project Dimensions then responded to questions from the Committee regarding details of the archaeological sites under evaluation. Mr. Peterson commented that the proposed subdivision as yet had no specific plans for development, and as such, it is difficult to determine whether the same types of issue might arise as did during the evaluation for development of the Hellman property. MOTION by Vesely; SECOND by Fitzpatrick to Receive and File subject draft report MOTION CARRIED: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: 4-0-1 Basch, Fitzpatrick, Vesely, and Willey None Eigenbrod VB. Committee Concerns None. VID. Staff Concerns . Mr. Whittenberg noted that the next scheduled meeting date was June 7, 2000. He stated that the Committee might be meeting before that date as KEA Environmental was completing the final report on the Bixby project and Staff would want to bring that before the AAC as soon as possible. IX. Adjournment There being no objections, Chairperson Willey adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m. to a meeting date to be specified later. ~.&J~ Chairperson, Archaeological Advisory Committee Respectfully Submitted, ~^"...~ Carmen Alvarez, Executive Secretary . Planning Department Q:\Archaeo Advisory\04-05-OO AAe Minutes.doc 4 . . . . ~ APPROVAL The Archaeological Adv~~~mittee on the AprilS, 2000 meetinr" Q:\Archaeo Advisory\OW5-00 AAC Minutes.doc 5 CIty of Seal Beach Archaeological AdvIsory Committee Meetmg Mmutes of Apnl 5, 2000 m/ft' J 7 ,2000 approved the Minutes of