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1CITY OF SEAL BEACH
Environmental Quality Control Board
Minutes of September 27, 2006
Acting Chairperson Hurley called the Environmental Quality Control Board (EQCB)
meeting of Wednesday, September 27, 2006, to order at 6:30 p.m. The meeting was
held in City Council Chambers and began with the Salute to the Flag.
Roll Call
Present: Acting Chairperson Hurley, Members Barton, and Vineyard
Also
Present: Department of Development Services
Paul DaVeiga, Senior Planner
Absent: Chairperson Voce, Member Neal
Lee Whittenberg, Director
II Approval of Agenda
MOTION by Vineyard; SECOND by Barton to approve the Agenda as presented.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Hurley, Barton, and Vineyard
None
Voce and Neal
III Oral Communications
None.
IV Consent Calendar
1. Receive and File - Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station - Installation Restoration
Program - Status Report Re: RAB Project Update, Dated August 28, 2006.
2. Receive and File - Memorandum Re: Draft Environmental Impact Report -
Edinger Retail Plaza (Northeast Corner of Beach Boulevard and Edinger
Avenue, Huntington Beach).
1 These Minutes were transcribed from an audiotape of the meeting.
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3. Receive and File: Final Non-Time Critical Removal Action Work Plan,
Installation Restoration Sites 42, 44/45, and SWMU 57 - Naval Weapons
Station.
4. Receive and File - "Final Action Memorandum/Removal Action Work Plan -
Non-Time Critical Removal Action For Solid Waste Management Unit 57 - Paint
Locker Area.
5. Receive and File - "Final Action Memorandum/Removal Action Work Plan -
Non-Time Critical Removal Action For Installation Restoration Site 42 - Auto
Shop Sump/Waste Oil Tank.
6. Receive and File - "Final Action Memorandum/Removal Action Work Plan -
Non-Time Critical Removal Action For Installation Restoration Site 44/45 -
Former Waste Otto Fuel Drum Storage Area and Building 88 Floor Drain Outlet.
7. Receive and File - Responses To Comments Re: "Negative Declaration/lnitial
Study For Enhanced In Situ Sioremediation of Chlorinated Plume at Installation
Restoration Site 70 - Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach."
8. Receive and File - Presentation Re: Remediation System Optimizaton Plan,
Installation Restoration Program Site 40, (Concrete Pit and Gravel Area), Naval
Weapons Station.
9. Receive and File - Presentations Re: San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action
Plan.
MOTION by Barton; SECOND by Vineyard to approve the Consent Calendar as
presented.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Hurley, Barton, and Vineyard
None
Voce and Neal
V Scheduled Matters
10. Approval of Meeting Minutes of August 30, 2006.
Recommendation: Approve Minutes subject to any corrections determined
appropriate.
MOTION by Barton; SECOND by Vineyard to approve the Meeting Minutes of August
30,2006 as presented.
MOTION CARRIED: 3 - 0 - 2
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Hurley, Barton, and Vineyard
None
Voce and Neal
11. Approval of Response Letter Re: Draft Remedial Design (RD) For IR Site 70,
Enhanced In Situ Bioremediation, Naval Weapons Station.
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.
Acting Chairperson Hurley noted typographical errors on page 6, paragraph 2, line 6 to
read ". . . approximately 15 years to . . . "; and on page 7, paragraph 5, last line to read
". . . waste streams. . ."
For the record, Acting Chairperson Hurley asked for the board's approval to serve as
Acting Chairperson in Chairperson Voce's absence. Members Barton and Vineyard
approved. Acting Chairperson Hurley then asked that the signature line on the
response letter be changed to reflect this.
MOTION by Vineyard; SECOND by Barton to authorize approval of letter as amended
and to instruct the Acting Chairperson to sign the proposed response letter. Instruct
Staff to forward to the City Council for final review and approval of response letter.
Receive and File Staff Report.
MOTION CARRIED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
3-0-2
Hurley, Barton, and Vineyard
None
Voce and Neal
VI Staff Concerns
Mr. Da Veiga noted that Staff had received two more environmental documents. One is
a Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for a new 7-Eleven gas station at the
corner of Bolsa Chica and Westminster Avenue, and the board will be provided with a
Staff Report at its next meeting.
Member Neal arrived for the meeting at 6:40 p.m.
Mr. Da Veiga then noted that the second document received is also for a Mitigated
Negative Declaration (MND) for the Los Alamitos Pump Station, located at the border of
Seal Beach and Long Beach, west of the Boeing property, and north of the Hellman
Ranch property. He indicated that the lead agency is the County of Orange and that the
equipment is to be upgraded to eliminate flooding in the surrounding vicinity.
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VII Board Concerns
Member Barton asked for an update on the Seaport Marina Project. Mr. Da Veiga
stated that he had contacted the Planner for the City of Long Beach, but had not
received a response. He said that he discussed this with the Director of Development
Services who said the project might begin within the next 12-18 months, but with the
environmental process and the amount of the proposed development it could take up to
3 years before work would begin.
Member Barton then asked for the definition of "otto oil." Mr. Da Veiga stated that he
would have to check on this.
Member Neal said she is in favor of the 25-foot height limit in Seal Beach and asked if
there were any environmental issues involved in the construction of 3-story homes. Mr.
Da Veiga noted that CEQA does have categorical exemptions and as long as a
proposed 3-story structure complies with zoning standards the fact that it may be
obstructing views or blocking sun light would not necessarily categorize this as an
environmental problem. He explained that it would be different if the City had a view
protection ordinance, but very few cities have this as it is very difficult to enforce.
Member Neal noted that 3-story homes create increased noise levels from more people
and parking problems from more cars. Mr. Da Veiga reiterated that these are not
considered significant impacts as far as CEQA is concerned.
Acting Chairperson Hurley noted that at the last meeting he had requested the use of
separate page numbering for attachments to Staff Reports. Mr. Da Veiga stated that
Staff would do so in the future.
VIII Adjournment
Acting Chairperson Hurley adjourned the meeting at 6:50 p.m. to the next regularly
scheduled meeting of October 25, 2006.
Respectfully Submitted,
~"CJ~~-
Carmen Alvarez, Executive Secretary ~
Department of Development Services
The Board on October 25, 2006, approved the Mi~~ of the Environmental Quality
Control Board of Wednesday, September 27,2006. .
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