Explore
Mountain View City Council
Meeting Agendas & Matters

On motion of Supervisor Burke, seconded by Supervisor Antonovich, the Board closed the hearing and took the following actions: 1. Approved the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) prepared for the Baldwin Hills CSD; certified that it has reviewed and considered the environmental information contained in the FEIR; certified that the FEIR has been completed in compliance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) , the CEQA Guidelines, and County CEQA Guidelines and reflects the independent judgment of the Board as to the environmental consequences of the proposed CSD; determined that the mitigation measures required by the CSD are the only mitigation measures that are feasible; determined that the remaining unavoidable environmental effects of continuing operations at the oil field will be reduced to the extent possible by the CSD and are outweighed by social, economic, and environmental benefits provided by the CSD, and adopted the Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding considerations for the CSD; 2. Instructed County Counsel and the Department of Regional Planning to prepare the following changes to the ordinance establishing the Baldwin Hills Community Standards District and submit the revised ordinance to the Board of Supervisors for final consideration on October 28, 2008; - Add a provision so that the number of new wells drilled during the first year shall be limited to 24; - Add a provision, capping the total number of newly drilled wells over the next 20 years to 600 wells for an average of 30 wells per year; - Revise the provision on the maximum number of wells that may be drilled or redrilled in one year under the Director's Review procedure to 53 wells, with a maximum of 45 for drilling new wells and the remaining wells of that annual total limited to redrilling of existing wells; - Add a provision to prevent over-concentration in any one year of drilling activities in any one area, if located near developed areas; - The CSD now requires Public Works to refer to Department of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) the results of investigations by PXP which are required when complaints are made by the public or public entities about damage to their property potentially caused by subsidence and PXP concurs with that assertion. That provision should be changed to require Public Works to forward to DOGGR any concerns Public Works has about subsidence causing damage, regardless of the conclusion of the PXP report investigating subsidence damage claims. Thus, the process will be, the public submits claims of damage to PXP, which is then required to investigate those claims, prepare a report and submit that to Public Works. Public Works will analyze PXP's report. If either PXP concurs that damage was caused by Oil Field operations or if Public Works believes that damage was caused by Oil Field operations even when PXP disagrees, then Public Works will submit its concerns to DOGGR, which has jurisdiction to require PXP to take action in response to damage. Include the recommendation of the Department of Regional Planning regarding fines for violations of the CSD except leave in a provision that allows for time to cure the violation; - Include a modification procedure similar to those in other CSDs. This CSD includes a number of technical requirements, many of which are not in wide use and may be untested or which may become outdated. Thus, the CSD should include a procedure to modify provisions when necessary; - Add a provision to the CSD that requests Regional Planning to develop an Implementation Plan for the CSD that addresses the requirements that must be included in each of the plans that are prepared by the Operator and approved by the County. The Implementation Plan shall include any specific Plan items deemed necessary by the EIR to reduce environmental impacts to less than significant in those cases where impacts can be so reduced; - Require a uniform time frame for review of plans needed prior to new drilling. The time frame for the Director to review the Air Monitoring Plan should match the 45-day review period for the annual Drilling, Redrilling and Well Abandonment and Well Pad Restoration Plan; - Require shut-down of operations for exceedance of hydrogen sulfide and hydrocarbon thresholds unless shut-down would create a safety hazard; - Require the operator to conduct the initial community meeting within 180 days, instead of the current 60-day requirement. Sixty days is too soon for a report back to the community on all the important work this ordinance will require in the first year. The community deserves a full update in 180 days, when the work should be complete; - Allow the existing gas plant flare to remain on-site as back-up if the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) determines it may stay. The CSD requires a new gas flare, estimated to cost $2 million, to mitigate vibration impacts that have been so distressing for the community. It may, however, be beneficial to keep the existing flare as back-up, and AQMD's review and permitting of the new flare will determine whether the existing flare can stay; - Establish a Multiple Agency Coordination Committee (MACC) to ensure appropriate communication between the County and other agencies with regulatory oversight of the oil field. Members of the MACC will include: Regional Planning, County Fire Department, Public Works and County Department of Public Health. Also, SCAQMD, Regional Water Board, DOGGR and Culver City Fire Department will be invited to appoint a representative from their agency as a member of the MACC. The MACC process, combined with the requirement for an on-site Environmental Compliance Coordinator, will provide the strongest assurance to the County, on an ongoing basis, that the oil field complies with all local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations. This ongoing review provides the same or better oversight as the five-year third-party audit to be paid for by the Operator that was required by the Commission-recommended CSD. Thus, that audit provision should be removed from the CSD. This should not be confused with the County's periodic five-year review to assess the effectiveness of the CSD provisions. The Multiple Agency Coordination Committee shall conduct their review no sooner than three years, but no later than 5 years from the effective date of the CSD; - The CSD should allow alternatives for construction equipment engine technology that reduces the air impact emissions to less than significant. The CSD requires the installation of new technology on off-road diesel construction equipment and drill rig engines to reduce air emissions. The CSD should include a third alternative to allow for other options that would result in less than significant impacts to air quality and to allow for technological advancement; - Implement the new conceptual landscaping plan designed by the architect of the Baldwin Hills Park Master Plan to be completed in phases over a two to five year period. The proposed well-by-well landscaping plan in the CSD currently is not the ideal approach. Instead, the operator will be required to implement the oil field screening and landscaping plan designed by the architect for the Baldwin Hills Park Master Plan; - The CSD included in the Board packet inadvertently deleted a section on the Emergency Response Plan in the Development Standards. That section should be reinserted into the CSD; - Include a single uniform process for reporting complaints. One new section is created to prescribe a uniform process for reporting complaints; - DOGGR has made clear that it has the exclusive regulatory province to determine whether a well should be abandoned and also expressed concern about the provision regarding hearings on ultimate shut-down of the facility when daily production is reduced to a certain level. It is anticipated that the County will interface with DOGGR through the MACC, and will utilize authority created by the CSD to review all idle wells and report to DOGGR any wells the County believes may meet DOGGR's criteria for abandonment. The well abandonment provision of the CSD was modified at the Commission level. The provision regarding consideration of facility shutdown when production decreases to a certain level should be changed to require a hearing when output has been reduced to 630 barrels per day, rather than 2,000 barrels per day, to address DOGGR's concerns; - Add to the Review Requirements in the Periodic Review section of the CSD to include, at the option of the County, a public survey on various "quality of life" issues similar to the survey Second District is funding; - Eliminate redundant requirements for equipment storage. The oil field will be required to comply with County Code requirements for outdoor storage, which were restated in the CSD; - Require public review of Auditor-Controller reports. The CSD should include a provision that the County Auditor-Controller makes available its reports concerning the administration of draw-down accounts established to implement and enforce the ordinance; - Require a Quality of Life Assessment commence 18 months from the effective date of the CSD and the results to be reported to the Board within 60 days of the completion of the assessment and in no event later than December 1, 2010; and 3. Instructed County Counsel to prepare an agreement with PXP for Board approval prohibiting PXP from filing permit applications with the County or DOGGR for drilling or redrilling oil or gas wells in the Baldwin Hills Oil Field until after the effective date of a Baldwin Hills Community Standards District and agreeing to a waiver of any right to file a facial legal challenge to the CSD.

Updated 1.14.2022 4:11:09 PM UTC

On motion of Supervisor Burke, seconded by Supervisor Molina, the Board closed the hearing and took the following actions: 1. Made the finding that transfer of funds and the approval of a Grant Agreement, as described herein, are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the proposed activities are not defined as a project under CEQA and will not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. 2. Approved and authorized the Acting Executive Director of Community Development Commission to: - Execute a Grant Agreement with the Los Angeles Community Design Center, General Managing Partner of Casa Dominguez, L.P. (Developer), using County General Funds in a total amount of up to $832,311, comprised of $459,667 in Emergency Shelter Funds (ESF) and $372,644 in Homeless Services Center funds (HSCF) from Fiscal Year 2008-09 from the Homeless Prevention Initiative; - Execute all required documents necessary to transfer a total amount of $459,667 in ESF, and to incorporate these funds into the Commission’s approved Fiscal Year 2008-09 budget; - Execute all required documents necessary to transfer a total amount of up to $424,814 in HSCF, of which $372,644 will be granted to the Developer and $52,170 will be retained for Commission administrative costs, and to incorporate these funds into the Commission’s approved Fiscal Year 2008-09 budget; - Accept title to the Project site located at 15787 South Atlantic Avenue in unincorporated East Rancho Dominguez from the Developer; - Negotiate a Ground Lease Agreement with the Developer, and authorize the Acting Executive Director to execute the Ground Lease Agreement and all related documents following approval as to form by County Counsel; - Execute documents to subordinate the Ground Lease to permitted construction and permanent financing, to execute any necessary intergovernmental, interagency, or inter-creditor agreements, and to execute and modify all related documents as necessary for the implementation of the Project; and - Enter into and execute all documents required for the purposes described above.

Updated 1.14.2022 4:11:09 PM UTC

Gregg Rademacher, Chief Executive Officer, and Lisa Mazzocco, Chief Investment Officer, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, presented a report. By common consent, and there being no objection (Supervisor Knabe being absent), the Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association’s report was received and filed.

Updated 1.14.2022 4:11:09 PM UTC

By common consent, and there being no objection (Supervisor Knabe being absent), this item was continued one week to October 28, 2008.

Updated 1.14.2022 4:11:09 PM UTC

Updated 1.14.2022 4:11:09 PM UTC

Updated 1.14.2022 4:11:09 PM UTC

Updated 1.14.2022 4:11:09 PM UTC