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MINUTES OF A SCHEDULED REGULAR MEETING
Resource Conservation Commission
Chula Vista, California
Conference Room #1
6:30 p.m. Public Services Building
Monday, July 13, 1998 276 Fourth Avenue
CALL MEETING TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 6:32 p.m. by Chair Yamada.
Present: Commissioners Yamada, Thomas, Marquez, Burrascano. Absent: Fisher - no vote taken to
excuse until next meeting. A motiòn was made (MarquezlThomas) to excuse Commissioner Bull due
to a work conflict; vote 4-0, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF rvrn-.TlJTES: The minutes of the meetings of May 18 and June 15, 1998 were not
approved due to lack of a quorum from those meetings.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Election of Officers: A motion was made (Thomas/Marquez) to nominate Robert Yamada to
serve as Chairman of the Resource Conservation Commission; nomination accepted by
Yamada - vote 4-0, motion carried.
A motion was made (Yamada/Thomas) to nominate Cindy Burrascano as Vice Chair of the
Resource Conservation Commission; nomination accepted by Burrascano - vote 4-0, motion
carried.
2. Summary of Activities - It was MSUC (Marquez/Thomas) to add to the list of projects under
Highlights of Activities Dust Control after Valley Fever; vote 4-0, motion carried. RCC
comments and recommendations to Council include the following:
a. Add a 201h point to the CO2 Reduction Plan and add education in the schools and
community to implement the controi of leaf blowers and how boating fumes contribute
to carbon dioxide into the environment.
b. Requests progress on the MSCP to include the Subarea Plan.
c. Recommend RCC review all environmental issues including amendments.
d. That Council consider quality oflife benefits as well as financial benefits to the City when
making its decisions.
3. IS-98-30 - Ridgeback Professional Center - It was MSUC (Burrascano/Thomas) to approve
the mitigated negative declaration as presented. A motion was made by Marquez to
encourage the use of sprinklers in this specific project and in other general projects and to
enforce the use of sprinklers in all buildings; no second was heard, motion failed.
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STAFF COMMENTS: Doug Reid handed out to each Commissioner a notebook of the Draft EIR
on the next phase of Otay Ranch. Presentation of the project will be held at the August 3 meeting
with discussion to be held on August 17, 1998. The hearing on this item is scheduled to come before
the Planning Commission on August 26, 1998. Each Commissioner will be given a section of the
draft to study as follows:
Yamada - traffic, drainage
Thomas - air quality, drainage, cultural resources, Notice of Preparation
Bull - cultural resources
Burrascano - traffic, drainage, biological resources
Marquez - biological resources, noise, Notice of Preparation
Fisher - biological resources
COMMJSSIONER COMMENTS:
Commissioner Burrascano stated she would like to see a compatible use list on the Otay Ranch
project's next phase. She also stated she would like to have an update on the MSCP when time
avails. Commissioner Burrascano thanked Staff for putting the historical signs on the residences.
She also asked whether bus lines were available to the amphitheater. Doug Reid suggested she call
Joe Monaco for further information.
Commissioner Thomas wishes to remind Joe Monaco about the trash limitation and recycling plan
for the amphitheater and water park. She also noted the danger and contribution of truck traffic on
H Street, Telegraph Canyon Road and Otay Lakes Road. She stated that on East H St. and 1-5 at
those same cross streets there is a great amount ofloss of debris from trucks onto the roadways. She
will call Joe Monaco about the monitoring and enforcement of dust control measures.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned by Chair Yamada at 7:26 p.m. to the regular meeting
of August 3, 1998.
Respectfully submitted,
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Barbara Taylor
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