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1CITY OF SEAL BEACH
Environmental Quality Control Board
Minutes of September 13, 2006
Chairperson Voce called the Environmental Quality Control Board (EQCB) meeting to
order at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 13, 2006. The meeting was held in City
Council Chambers and began with the Salute to the Flag.
Roll Call
Present: Chairperson Voce, Members Barton, Hurley, and Vineyard
Also
Present: Department of Development Services
Lee Whittenberg, Director
Paul DaVeiga, Senior Planner
Absent: Member Neal
Chairperson Voce noted for the record that Member Neal was not present. Mr.
Whittenberg stated that he has not heard from Member Neal, and suggested that if she
does not arrive by the end of the meeting, the Board can elect to vote to excuse her
absence.
II Approval of Agenda
MOTION by Hurley; SECOND by Barton to approve the Agenda as presented.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
4-0-1
Voce, Barton, Hurley, and Vineyard
None
Neal
III Oral Communications
None.
IV Consent Calendar
No Items.
1 These Minutes were transcribed from an audiotape of the meeting.
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V Scheduled Matters
1. Approval of Response Letter Re: Draft EIR - Seaport Marina Project - City of
Long Beach.
Recommendation: Authorize approval of letter with any modifications
determined appropriate, instruct Chairman to sign proposed Response Letter.
Instruct Staff to forward to the City Council for final review and approval of
response letter. Receive and File Staff Report.
Vice-Chairperson Hurley recommended in order to save time that Staff foregoes the oral
presentation of the Staff Report.
Mr. Whittenberg stated that Staff had no objection, but in reading the draft response to
comments letter, he noted a correction to the first line of the 2nd paragraph on Page 11
to read, 'The position of Seal Beach on supporting a "Project Alternative" may change
upon.. ."
Vice-Chairperson Hurley noted the following corrections/recommendations for change
to the response letter text:
Pg. 6, Para. 2,
Last Sentence
Delete text after ". . . to the adverse environmental impacts. . ."
Pg. 6, Para. 3,
Line 2
Change the word "solutions" to "alternatives."
Pg. 7, Para. 3,
Line 6
Change to read: ". . . on this "challenge" nor how it will be considered. . ."
Pg. 8, Last
Sub-Heading
Change to read: ".. . Analysis, and Comparison of Each Alternative with
the Proposed Project"
Pg. 9, Para. 2,
Line 3
Delete text "... eastbound and. . ."
Pg. 9, Para. 3,
Last Line
Change text to read: "... already identified in the requested Recirculated
DEIR.. ."
Pg. 9, Para. 5,
Line 3
Change text to read: " . . intersection identified in the requested
'Recirculated DEIR' . . ."
Pg. 11, Para. 2,
Last Line
Delete text after: "... in the "Recirculated DEIR" document."
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2 Line 6
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5 Line 7
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8 Line 1
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12 Line 2
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22 Line 4
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29 Line 11
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City of Seal Beach Environmental Quality Control Board
Meeting Minutes of September 13, 2006
Move the word level outside the quotes and type in regular type.
Change text to read: "... incomplete information presented both in the
DEIR proper and in Appendix D."
Change text to read: "... Alternative 3, if approved, would result in
eliminatinQ the need. . ."
Change text to read: "... emissions and could potentially reduce the
identified. . ."
Titles for both tables should begin with: "Alternative 3"
Add quotes before "Environmentally . . . II Change text to read: ". . . total
daily operational emissions. . ." and ". . . in excess of 44 tons, per year."
Change text to read: "... that 11 is inconceivable to the City of Seal Beach
that this basic. . . II
Delete the word lias" after "Study Intersection"
Change text to read: "... which clearly indicate the requested. . . II
Change text to read: "... additional intersections of Pacific Coast
Highway/First Street and Marina Drive/First Street. II
Change text to read: ". . . Seal Beach Boulevard and Golden Rain Drive
to determine if. . . II
Change text to read: ".. . demolition, and it is assumed during. . . II
Change text to read: "... intersections identified on paQes 3L-30 . . . II
Change text to read: ".. . adequate open space is . . . II
Change text: remove one of the words lito II
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MOTION by Hurley; SECOND by Barton to approve response letter as amended and
instruct Staff to forward to City Council for final review and approval of response letter.
Receive and File Staff Report.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
4-0-1
Voce, Barton, Hurley, and Vineyard
None
Neal
VI Staff Concerns
Mr. Whittenberg advised that Staff will have several items for the next regularly
scheduled meeting of Wednesday, September 27,2006.
VII Board Concerns
Vice-Chairperson Hurley inquired about a previous request for 4 copies of documents
from other agencies to be provided for the EQCB library. He asked if this request was
refused or ignored. Mr. Whittenberg stated that it was probably just ignored.
VIII Adjournment
Chairperson Voce adjourned at 6:30 p.m. to the next regularly scheduled meeting of
September 27,2006.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Carmen Alvarez, Executive Secretary
Department of Development Services
The Board on October 25, 2006, approved the MilAltes of the Environmental Quality
Control Board of Wednesday, September 13, 2006. ~.
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