CC RESOLUTION 4014RESOLUTION NO. 4014
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DENYING AN APPEAL AND
UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION
APPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NO. EA -4049
CERTIFYING A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, AND ADOPTING A MITIGATION
MONITORING PROGRAM TO ALLOW A GROUNDWATER
HANDLING PROJECT IN THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL (M -2)
ZONE AT 720 WEST EL SEGUNDO BOULEVARD. PETITIONED
BY: CHEVRON PRODUCTS COMPANY.
WHEREAS; an application was received from the Chevron Products Company requesting
approval of an Environmental Assessment to allow a Groundwater Handling Project, which is the
expansion of the existing Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) in the Heavy Industrial (M -2) Zone, to
accommodate the incremental groundwater that requires biological treatment to meet Chevron's National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ( NPDES) Permit; and
WHEREAS, an Environmental Assessment (No. EA -404), including an Initial Study and
Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Impacts for the proposed project, was prepared and
circulated to all interested parties, Staff, and affected public agencies for review and comment in the time
and manner prescribed by law; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed the application and supporting evidence with the
authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act, State CEQA Guidelines, and
the City of El Segundo Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act
(Resolution 3805); and
WHEREAS, at a duly scheduled and public noticed meeting of the Planning Commission of the
City of El Segundo on April 24, 1997, a duly advertised public hearing was held on this matter in the
Council Chamber of the City Hall, 350 Main Street; and
WHEREAS, at said hearing, opportunity was given to all persons present to present testimony
or documentary evidence for or against the findings of Environmental Assessment EA -404; and
WHEREAS, on April 24, 1997, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 2392
approving Environmental Assessment EA -404; and,
WHEREAS, On May 5, 1997, within the ten (10) day appeal period after the April 24, 1997
Planning Commission decision an appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of Environmental
Assessment EA -404, was filed ')y Ms. H. Margarete O'Brien, a resident of Manhattan Beach; and
WHEREAS, on May :A, 1997, the City Council did hold, pursuant to law, a duly advertised
public hearing on the appeal, and notice of hearing was given in time, form and manner prescribed by
law; and
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WHEREAS, opportunity was given to all persons present to speak for or against the findings of
Environmental Assessment No. EA -404; and
WHEREAS, at said hearing the following facts were established:
1. The proposed Groundwater Handling Project is the expansion of the existing Effluent Treatment
Plant (ETP) to accommodate the 540 gallons per minutes (gpm) incremental groundwater that
requires biological treatment to meet Chevron's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
( NPDES) Permit.
2. Extracted groundwater is currently treated and discharged through the existing refinery waste
water treatment system.
3. In order for the applicant to comply with the State Regional Quality Control Board Clean-up and
Abatement Order No. 8855, the proposed treatment system, for full treatment of the additional
extracted groundwater, should be completed by April 1, 1998.
4. The proposed project w! 11 include: a) installation of 10,000 linear feet of above -grade piping for
collecting and transporting the groundwater from new well sites to an existing oil- storage tank (T-
172) located near the ETP; b) installation of 1,000 linear feet of primarily above -grade piping
(with 25 feet below grade) to transport the groundwater into an existing Equalization Basin (T-
500). The groundwater stored in the T -500 Basin will be biologically treated and discharged via
an existing outfall line and diffuser into Santa Monica Bay; c) conversion of the existing T -500
. Basin to an Aeration Basin, which will be accomplished by increasing the air - distribution piping
located at the bottom of the Basin; and d) installation of a new air blower to provide the
incremental air supply to the converted basin. The new air blower (K -500 C) will be identical
in size (8,200 scfm with a 450 HP motor) to the larger of three (3) existing air blowers.
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5. The proposed project would be located on the Chevron Refinery, which is in the Heavy Industrial
(M -2) Zone. The proposed project is an expansion of an existing permitted use.
6. The properties to the north across El Segundo Boulevard are manufacturing and commercial
businesses and multi - family residential uses. Located to the east, across Sepulveda Boulevard are
the City Golf Course, commercial and industrial uses, and to the west across Vista Del Mar are
public beaches. To the south of the Refinery are the City of Manhattan Beach residential
properties. The project site will be located 500 feet from Vista del Mar to the west, 650 feet
from Grand Avenue to the north, 4,500 feet from Rosecrans Avenue to the south, and 8,100 feet
from Sepulveda Boulevard to the east.
7. Construction of the pipeline will take approximately seven (7) months, and is scheduled to begin
in June 1997 and be completed by December 1997.
8. Three other possible alternatives to the proposed project were considered with respect to treatment
effectiveness, reliability, proven technology, impact on existing operation, pilot testing
requirements, construcUbility and finally capital and operating costs. The alternatives were not
suitable for adequate biological treatment of the additional 540 gpm of groundwater, and still
satisfy the NPDES discliarge permit requirements.
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• 12. The proposed project is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). In
accordance with State guidelines and local requirements, an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative
Declaration was prepared and circulated for interdepartmental and affected agency review, and
was available for public review and comment. No significant adverse impacts were identified
which could not be mitigated to an insignificant level, including impacts to
transportation /circulation.
13. The appellant did not appear at the City Council Public Hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that after considering the above facts and study of proposed
Environmental Assessment No. EA -404, the City Council makes the following findings:
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
The Initial Study was made available to all local and affected agencies and for public review and
comment in the time and manner prescribed by law. The Initial Study concluded that the
proposed project will not have a significant, adverse effect on the environment, and a Mitigated
Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact has been prepared pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and,
2. That when considering the whole record, there is no evidence that the project will have the
potential for an adverse effect on wildlife resources or the habitat on which the wildlife depends,
because the project is in a built -out urban environment; and,
• 3. That the City Council hereby authorizes the Director of Planning and Building Safety to file with
the appropriate agencies a Certificate of Fee Exemption and de minimis finding pursuant to
California Assembly Bil (AB) No. 3158 and the California Code of Regulations. Within ten
(10) days of this approval, the applicant shall submit to the City of El Segundo a fee of $25.00
required by the County of Los Angeles for the filing of this certificate along with the required
Notice of Determination. As approved for in AB No. 3158, the statutory requirements of CEQA
will not be met and no vesting shall occur until this condition is met and the required notices and
fees are filed with the County.
ZONING CODE AND GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY
1. The project site is zoned M -2 (Heavy Industrial). The proposed project is consistent with the
zoning in the area, since it is an expansion of an existing permitted use.
2. The General Plan Land Use Designation for the project site is Heavy Industrial (M -2). The
proposed project is consistent with the General Plan Land Use Designation of Heavy Industrial,
and goals, policies, and objectives of the Conservation, Public Safety, and Land Use Elements
of the General Plan (Goal CN3, Policy CN3 -1, Policy CN3 -2, Policy CN3 -3, Policy CN3 -4,
Objective PS4 -1, Policy PS4 -1.1, and Policy LU5 -2.3).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby denies the appeal, upholds the
Planning Commission decision; and approves Environmental 'Assessment No. EA -404 subject to the
following conditions and mitigation measure:
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1. Prior to issuance of permits, the applicant shall submit to the Director of Planning and Building
Safety a complete construction plan for review and approval. The plan shall include, but not be
limited to construction hours, construction trailer location, construction and staging areas,
construction crew parking, and construction methods.
2. Construction equipment and supplies may arrive and exit only during off -peak hours (9:00 am to
4:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 7:00 am).
3. During construction, dust control measures shall be required in accordance with the City's Dust
Control Ordinance. Grading will be discontinued during first -stage smog alerts and suspended
during periods of high wind (i.e. over 15 miles per hour). If during excavation or construction,
it is determined that it is not feasible to use the excavated soil on -site, then it would be hauled off
to an appropriate off -site location. Any hauling trucks shall have loads covered or wetted and
loaded below the sidebcards to minimize dust.
SECTION 1. The City Clerk stall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution; shall cause the
same to be entered in the book o ? original resolutions of said City; and shall make a minute of the passage
and adoption thereof in the reco-ds if the proceedings of the City Council of said City, in the minutes of
meeting which the same is pass,;d and adopted.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of June 1997.
ATTESTED:
Cir dy Mortesen
City Clerk (SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mark D. ensley
City Attorney
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Sandra Jacobs, a yor
Of the City of el Segundo,
California
EA404cc.RES
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ]
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ] 'SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO'' ]
I, Lora Freeman, Deputy City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the, whole number of members of the City Council of the said
City is five; that the foregoing resolution, being RESOLUTION NO. 4014 was duly passed
and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor or said City,
and attested by the City 'Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of the said Council
held on the 3rd day of JUNE, 1997, and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote: a
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTION:
Mayor Jacobs, Mayor ProTem Wernick, Councilwoman
Friedkin, Councilman Weston, and Councilman Gordon
NOT PARTICIPATING: done
WITNESS MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY this 5th day of June,1997.
ra Freeman, Deputy City
of the City of El Segundo,
California
(SEAL)