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RESOLUTION NUMBER 95-1
A RESOLUTION OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF SEAL
BEACH RECOMMENDING TO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
THE ADEQUACY OF THE FINAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT RELATING
TO CULTURAL RESOURCE ISSUES (CHAPTER
4.13) FOR THE BIXBY OLD RANCH
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF
SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY FIND AND RESOLVE:
Section 1. Bixby R~ch Company has submitted a development application for
the Bixby Old Ranch Golf Course and adjoining properties with the development proposals set
forth below:
. A request to amend the General Plan and change the zoning designation to
reconfigure the existing Bixby Old Ranch Golf Course, develop 98 fairway-
oriented single family homes, 100-125 multiple-family units for low-moderate
income persons, and develop a 13.56 acre parcel at Lampson/Seal Beach
Boulevard for a maximum development of:
. 180 room Hotel
. 30,000 square feet of restaurant space
. 30,000 square feet of retail space
. 35,500 square feet of office space
Section 2. City Council Resolution 4186, adopted October 26, 1992, creates
an "Archaeological Advisory Committee" and charges that committee with the duty to "Review,
provide comments on, and propose recommended conditions of approval regarding development
applications which require a report by a city-appointed archaeologist regarding a specific
development proposals under review by the Planning Commission and City Council.
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Bixby Old Ranch Golf Course Development Plan EIR
Determination of Adequacy - Archaeologica/lssues
Archaeological Advisory Committee Resolution 95-1
April 19, 1995
Section 3. Pursuant to 14 Calif. Code of Regs. ~ 15025(a) and ~ II.C and ill
of the City's Local CEQA Guidelines, staff prepared an Initial Study and a Draft Environmental
Impact Report (DEIR) which is currently being circulated for public review and comment from
November 9, 1994 to December 27, 1994, in compliance with the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act and the City's Local CEQA Guidelines. The proposed site location
has been reviewed by the Archaeological Information Center at UCLA, and recommendations
have been made to the City's EIR consultant relating to cultural resources.
Section 4. The required DEIR was prepared by EIP Associates, and has been
submitted to the City, incorporating the recommendations of the Archaeological Information
Center at UCLA into Chapter 4.13.
Section 5. The Archaeological Advisory Committee met on December 7, 1994,
considered the staff report, the discussion set forth in Chapter 4.13 (Cultural Resources) of the
DEIR, the proposed Conditions of Approval and Proposed Mitigation Measures prepared by EIP
Associates. The Committee forwarded a "Memorandum" to the Environmental Quality Control
Board expressing concerns relative to Chapter 4.13.
Section 6. The Archaeological Advisory Committee met on April 19, 1995,
considered the staff report, the discussion set forth relative to Chapter 4.13 (Cultural Resources)
of the FEIR, the proposed Conditions of Approval and Proposed Mitigation Measures prepared
by EIP Associates.
Section 7. Based upon it's review of the above mentioned reports, the
Archaeological Advisory Committee hereby recommends that the Environmental Quality Control
Board consider Chapter 4.13 (Cultural Resources) as adequate in terms of compliance with the
CEQA and the City's Local CEQA Guidelines.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Archaeological Advisory Committee
of the City of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the 19th day of April, 1995 by the
following vote:
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Bixby Old Ranch Golf Course Development Plan EIR
Determination of Adequacy - Archaeological Issues
Archaeological Advisory Committee Resolution 95-1
April 19, 1995
AYES:
Committee Members Beniamin. Fitzpatrick. Frietze. Price. Unatin. and Chairman
Belardes
NOES:
Committee Members None
ABSENT:
Committee Members Aviani. Goldberg. and Hahn
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. Whittenberg, Secretary
Archaeological Advisory Committee
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Chairman,
Archaeological Advisory Committee
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