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01-04-2000 - Summary of Actions - Waste Management/Environmental Quality Commission Meeting - 12/16/99- City of West Covina i Memorandum GENDA ITEM NO. SUMMARY OF: ACTIONS DATE January 4, 2000 P ECYCLED PAPER WASTE MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COlg8 MEETING ON December 16, 1999 Meeting called to order at 7:37 P.M. by Commission Chair Santell Pledge of allegiance led by Commission Vice -Chair Hedlund Invocation led by Commissioner Polich COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE: Santell, Hedlund, Chan, Mercado, Polich COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Samaniego, Paul Samaniego stated that there were technical difficulties with the WCCT presentation and there'was no sound, so Chair Santell requested that Samaniego start with the Status Report on BKK Closure Plans and she would introduce the new Commissioner when the difficulties were resolved. II. STATUS REPORT ON BKK CLOSURE PLANS AND OTHER MATTERS Steve Samaniego . provided an update on the status of the BKK closure plans and other matters related to the BKK Landfill as follows: A. Staff Report 1. Status of Plans for;BKK Landfill Closure 2. BKK Landfill November Monthly Inspections Update 3. December 6, 1999 U.S. EPA BKK Landfill RCRA §3008(h) -Administrative Order of Consent (dated March 31, 1989),Monthly Progress Report for November 1999 ' 4. California EPA Department of Toxic Substances Control BKK Landfill Public Input Sought on Draft Post -Closure Permit Fact Sheet #2, dated November 1999 _ B. Public Comment Michael Miller, resident, expressed his views regarding the.. DTSC Public Hearing, ,the lack of a holistic approach to the Landfill development, the 'Redevelopment Agency's apparent plan: to use taxpayers'. money for the development, and not taking care. of groundwater contamination. Royall Brown, resident, stated that CEQA law was violated during the Public Hearing'. and the permit and negative declaration were not prominently displayed. . C. Commission Comment Chair Santell vigorously complained about the. fact that the Public Hearing was not televised, the DTSC did"not present sufficient information, so there was no basis for comment by the .public. She also stated that the WMEQC should demand a true Public Hearing in February 2000. . Commiss&r Chan addressed the lack of discussiWy the DTSC on water and leachate. Commissioner Polich asked how- the Redevelopment Agency is spending money for the development of BKK'and if the City would be liable. . Commissioner. Mercado stated that `the DTSC presentation.was an insult to the community; there was no cable ,and the presentation was inadequate. 'The City. should demand another hearing. RECOMMENDATION: (Rescinded) Motion by Commissioner Chan, second, Vice -Chair Hedlund to notify the City Council that the Public Hearing held on December 15, 1999 was unacceptable and another Hearing be held. Commissioner. Chan also included, in the motion that the Commission should protest to the DTSC and request a legal challenge if the DTSC does not hold another hearing. The motion was approved 5 — 0. Considerable discussion ensued on the effectiveness` of the above recommendation. Chair Santell asked about the legality of the CEQA process, and Samaniego stated that CEQA has not been completed and it is too soon to go to the. Council with such a demand. Samaniego. said that a legal challenge usually happens-after'the CEQA process has been completed. Motion by Commissioner Chan, second, Vice -Chair Hedlund, to rescind the previous recommendation. Approved 5 - 0. RECOMMENDATION:.. , - Motion by Commissioner Chan, second, Vice -Chair Hedlund, to request that the City Council send a letter to the DTSC notitdng them of the City's dissatisfaction with the Public Hearing and recommending a new Public Hearing and that the notice, be extended. Approved 5 — 0. Samaniego suggested that a study session would be beneficial and he would try' to arrange one: . Chair Santell requested that BKK's failure to comply with the completion of the partial closure plan -be ' agendized for the next meeting, as well as the elections of officers. The Commission.recessed at 9:15 p.m. . The Commission reconvened at 9:30 p.m. I. INTRODUCTION OF NEW COMMISSIONER Chair Santell welcomed Leonard Mercado. III. PUBLIC INPUT ON AGENDA ITEMS Chair Santell combined this portion with Item VIII Public Communications Calvin Caldwell,. resident spoke on global warming, use of public, funds by: . developers, and the CEQA process. Giancarlo Massarotto, former Commissioner, stated that it had been ­a privilege' to work with the WMEQC for the last ten' years and that'he disagrees with the previous .. :'speaker on global warning. Brown mentioned the. Water District meetings and the Zero Tolerance Policy .for contaminated water. There was . a conference 'on December. 15, ' 1999 by the The minutes were approved as amended: V. CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS OF NOVEMBER 16 1999 AND DECEMBER 7 1999 The following reports were considered: BKK Landfill Closure Plans Status Report • Summary of .Actions of the Waste .Management and Environmental Quality Commission Meeting of November 18, 1999 • U.S. EPA's BKK Landfill Contaminated Groundwater Remediation Schedule Re -Use of Processed Concrete` and Asphalt for City Street Reconstruction Projects RECOMMENDATION: Motion by Chair Santell, second, Vice -Chair Hedlund to receive and file. Approved 5-0: VI.. INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES Samaniego gave oral reports on the following integrated waste management activities: • The Year 2000 Used Oil Recycling School Calendar . • Graffiti Abatement Program — Help Stop Graffiti • Used Oil Recycling Event — Pep Boys Automotive, ' 1540 E. Amar Road, Saturday, January 29, 2000 from 10:00 a.m.-= 2:00 p.m. RECOMMENDATION: These were informational reports only. No action was taken. VII. AIR QUALITY UPDATE Samaniego gave an oral reporton the following: • Alternative Fuel and Electric Light -Duty Vehicle Symposium, Tuesday, December 14, 1999 at the Long Beach Convention Center • Deliveryof Leased Ford Ranger EV's (2) . . . RECOMMENDATION: f These were informational reports only. No action was taken. VIII. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS (Combined with Item III) IX. OTHER MATTERS - Chair Santell stated that Commission officers need to be elected at the next meeting,. and Vice -Chair Hedlund indicated that the Brown Act presentation in the previous package was too complex. Samaniego stated that he would try to, get the City g Attorney to attend the next meetinto discuss it.