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C1lY OF
CHULA VISTA
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Cheryl Cox, Mayor
Rudy Ramirez, Coutlcilmember David R. Garcia, City Manager
John McCann, Councilmember Ann Moore, City Attorney
Jerry R. Rindone, Councilmember Donna Norris, Interim City Clerk
Steve Castaneda, Councilmember
May 27, 2008
6:00 P.M.
Council Chambers
City Hall
276 Fourth Avenue
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers Castaneda, McCann, Ramirez, Rindone, and Mayor Cox
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND MOMENT OF SILENCE
CONSENT CALENDAR
(Items ! through 4)
The Council will enact the Consent Calendar staff recommendations by one motion,
without discussion, unless a Councilmember, a member of the public, or staff requests
that an item be removedfor discussion. lfyou wish to speak on one of these items, please
fill out a "Request to Speak " form (available in the lobby) and submit it to the City CI&k
prior to the meeting Items pulled from the Consent Calendar will be discussed
immediately following the Consent Calendar.
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of April!5, 2008.
Staff recommendation: Council approve the minutes.
2. ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA DESIGNATING VERY HIGH FIRE
HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION AS
DESIGNATED ON MAPS MAINTAINED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
(SECOND READING AND ADOPTION)
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Pursuant to Government Code Section 51179, the City must designate by ordinance, very
high fire hazard severity zones in its jurisdiction within 120 days of receiving
recommendations from the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection. The City received
the Director's recommendations and a map identifYing very high fire hazard severity
zones within Chula Vista. Adoption of the ordinance designates these zones as required
by State law. This ordinance was introduced on May 20, 2008. (Plarming and Building
DirectorlInterim Fire Chief)
Staff recommendation: Council adopt the ordinance.
3. ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING TITLE 9 OF THE
CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER 9.23, SECTIONS
9.23.010 THROUGH 9.23.060 TO PROHIDIT THE SALE AND/OR DISTRIBUTION
OF NOVELTY LIGHTERS (SECOND READING AND ADOPTION)
The City must continue to address our nation's fire problem. A ban on the sale of novelty
lighters will produce an immediate measurable effect in the reduction of property loss
caused by fires, deaths, and injuries - especially to children. A "Nationwide Call to
Action" began years ago and must carry on today. In 2006, the National Fire Protection
Association published that 1,642,500 fires were reported in the United States, up 3%
from 2005; that equated to 3,245 civilian fire deaths, 16,400 civilian fire injuries, $11.3
billion in property damage, and 89 firefighter deaths. Adoption of the ordinance will
assist in the reduction of fire incidents within our City. This ordinance was introduced on
May 20, 2008. (Interim Fire Chief).
Staffrecommendation: Council adopt the ordinance.
4. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION OF AN ADDITIONAL $195,000 FROM THE
AVAILABLE BALANCE IN THE CITY'S HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM (HOME) FUNDS, APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
LANDINGS LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND
CIC LANDINGS, L.P. INCREASING THE LOAN AMOUNT BY $180,000, AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT
TO THE LANDINGS LOAN AGREEMENT AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY LOAN
DOCUMENTS TO PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE LANDINGS APARTMENTS
(4/5THS VOTE REQUIRED)
On August 7, 2007, the City of Chula Vista and CIC Landings, L.P. (CIC) entered into a
Loan Agreement to provide $920,000 from the City's Investment Partnership Program
(HOME) to assist in the construction of a 92-unit low-income apartment development,
known as the Landings within the Winding Walk master plarmed community. To achieve
compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, CIC is requesting an
additional $180,000. Staff is also requesting an additional $15,000 to fund City costs
related to Joan underwriting, legal services, and environmental review. The total
proposed City contribution to the Landings project is $1,155,000, which includes a
$I,JOO,OOO Joan to CIC and $55,000 for City costs. (Assistant Director of
Redevelopment and Housing)
Staff recommendation: Council adopt the resolution.
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ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Persons speaking during Public Comments may address the Council on any subject
matter within the Council's jurisdiction that is not listed as an item on the agenda. State
law generally prohibits the Council from discussing or taking action on any issue not
included on the agenda, but, if appropriate, the Council may schedule the topic for future
discussion or refer the matter to staff. Comments are limited to three minutes.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
The following item(s) have been advertised as public hearing(s) as required by law. If
you wish to speak on any item, please Jill out a "Request to Speak" form (available in the
lobby) and submit it to the City Clerk prior to the meeting.
5. CONSIDERATION OF WAIVING IRREGULARITIES FOR BID RECEIVED FOR
THE EASTLAKE PARKWAY SEWER CONNECTION PROJECT (KY-709) PER
CITY CHARTER SECTION 1009
This project involves the installation of approximately 350 lineal feet of 12-inch sewer
pipe by means of tunneling under several large diameter water aqueducts and other
utilities. This project will connect a gravity sewer that serves a substantial portion of the
Eastlake Greens development to the Poggi Canyon Trunk Sewer, which, in turn, will
allow the temporary Eastlake Parkway Sewage Lift Station to be decommissioned and
removed upon completion of the gravity connection. (Engineering and General Services
Director)
Staff recommendation: Council conduct the public hearing and adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
WAIVING IRREGULARITIES, ACCEPTING BIDS, AND A WARDING THE
CONTRACT FOR THE EASTLAKE PARKWAY SEWER CONNECTION
PROJECT (KY-709) TO TC CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT
OF $569,977 AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF ALL A V AILABLE
FUNDS IN THE PROJECT (4/5THS VOTE REQUIRED)
ACTION ITEMS
The Item(s) listed in this section of the agenda will be considered individually by the
Council, and are expected to elicit discussion and deliberation. If you wish to speak on
any item, please Jill out a "Request to Speak" form (available in the lobby) and submit it
to the City Clerk prior to the meeting.
6. CONSIDERATION FOR THE ADOPTION OF A COUNCIL POLICY
ESTABLISHING A SELF-IMPOSED RESTRAINT BY THE MAYOR AND
COUNCILMEMBERS ON COMMUNICATIONS WITH PRINCIPALS OR AGENTS
OF SIGNIFICANT AND COMPLEX PROJECTS
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On occasion, the City is involved in sensitive discussions and negotiations on important
projects. The unauthorized release of sensitive, partial or incorrect information may
jeopardize the outcome of those talks and negotiations. Adoption of the proposed policy
will provide the City Council with a protocol for self-imposed restraint regarding
sensitive discussions and negotiations with principals on significant and complex
projects. (City Manager)
Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
ADOPTING A COUNCIL POLICY OF SELF-IMPOSED RESTRAINT BY
THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS ON COMMUNICATIONS WITH
PRINCIPALS OR AGENTS OF SIGNIFICANT AND COMPLEX PROJECTS
OTHER BUSINESS
7. CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS
8. MA YOR'S REPORTS
9. COUNCIL COMMENTS
CLOSED SESSION
Announcements of actions taken in Closed Session shall be made available by noon on
Wednesday following the Council Meeting at the City Attorney's office in accordance
with the Ralph M Brown Act (Government Code 54957. 7).
10. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE
TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(b)
Three (3) cases
11. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 54957
City Attorney
12. CONFERENCE WITH NEGOTIATOR PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 54957.6
City Negotiators: City Council and City Attorney
13. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957
14. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957
Title: City Manager
ADJOURNMENT to the Regular Meeting of June 3, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers.
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
April 15;2008
6:00 P.M.
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Chula Vista was called to order at 6: 17 p.m.
in the Council Chambers, located in City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, California.
ROLL CALL:
PRESENT: Councilmembers: McCann, Ramirez, Rindone, and Mayor Cox
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Castaneda (excused)
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Garcia, City Attorney Moore, Interim City Clerk Norris,
and Deputy City Clerk Bennett
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND MOMENT OF SILENCE
CONSENT CALENDAR
(Items I through 5)
Deputy Mayor Rindone stated he would be abstaining from voting on Item I, since he was
absent from the meeting of March II, 2008. Councilmember McCann stated he would be
abstaining from Item 2, due to the proximity of his property to the proposed project. Mayor Cox
announced that these items would be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered
separately. Item 4 was removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion by Councilmember
Ramirez.
I. This item was removed from the Consent Calendar.
2. This item was removed from the Consent Calendar.
3. RESOLUTION NO. 2008-096, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING BIDS AND AWARDING A CONTRA.CT
FOR THE "SEWER REH.A.BILITATION PROGRAM-PHASE I, FISCAL YE~R
2005/2006 AND FISCAL YEAR 2006/2007 AND FISCAL YEAR 2007/2008
VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFOR.NIA (SW-
240A)" PROJECT, AUTHORIZING THE TR.A.NSFER OF AVAILABLE SEWER
FACILITY REPLACEMENT FUNDS INTO THE PROJECT FROM THE EXISTING
2006/2007 AG,'I) 2007/2008 SEWER REHABILITATION PROGRAM, AND
AUTHORIZING STAFF TO INCREASE QUANTITIES TO EXPEND ALL
A V AILABLE FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT (4/5THS VOTE REQUIRED)
On March 5, 2008, the Engineering and General Services Director received seven sealed
bids for the project. The project will replace existing broken sewer mains and laterals,
repair cracked sewer lines, and replace asphalt concrete pavement in various locations
throughout the City. (Engineering and General Services Director)
Council adopt the resolution.
4. This item was removed from the Consent Calendar.
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CONSENT CALENl)AR (Continued)
5. RESOLUTION NO. 2008-098, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COuNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROPRIATING $45,000 FROM THE AVAILABLE
BALA1'JCE OF THE TRANSIT FUND FOR UPGRADING THE SECURITY
CAJ.\lIER...A. SYSTEM AT THE JOHN LIPPITT PUBLIC WORKS CENTER AND
ANlENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2007/2008 TRANSIT CAPITAL BUDGET (4/5THS
VOTE REQUIRED)
The current security camera system, which dates to 2002, at the Public Works Center
needs to be enhanced and upgraded to increase security. The existing system does not
use low light level cameras and fails to focus on critical areas of the Public Works
Center, such as the Natural Gas Fueling Station, Hydrogen Electrolizer, and Fuel
Dispensers. (Public Works Director)
Staff recommendation: Council adopt the resolution.
ACTION:
Mayor Cox moved to approve staffs recommendations and offered the balance of
the Consent Calendar (Items 3 and 5), headings read, text waived.
Councilmember Ramirez seconded the motion and it carried 4-0.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
1. APPROV AL OF MINUTES of the Regular Meeting of March 11,2008 and the Special
Meeting of March 11,2008.
Staff recommendation: Council approve the minutes.
ACTION:
Mayor Cox moved to approve staff's recommendation and offered Item 1,
heading read, text waived. Councilmember Ramirez seconded the motion and it
carried 3-0-1, with Deputy Mayor Rindone abstaining.
2 ORDINANCE NO. 3112, ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE EASTLAKE III PLANNED COMMUNITY
DISTRICT REGULATIONS AND LAND USE DISTRICTS MAP FOR 18.4 ACRES
AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF OLYMPIC P ARKW A Y AND WUESTE ROAD
(SECOND READING AND ADOPTION)
PRII Windstar Pointe Resort Master, LLC (ApplicantlDeveloper) is proposing to develop
an apartment project, consisting of 494 units, on an 18.4-acre buildable portion of a 30.5-
acre site (Windstar Pointe Resort Project). The remaining 12.1 acres are dedicated open
space. The project consists of amending Eastlake III Sectional Planning Area Plan to
remove the existing "Active Seniors" designation for 18.4 acres and replacing it with a
new designation that allows for the development of a market-rate multi-family residential
project. This ordinance was introduced on April 8, 2008. (Planning and Building
Director)
Staff recommendation: Council adopt the ordinance.
ACTION:
Mayor Cox moved to approve staffs recommendation and offered Ordinance No.
3112, heading read, text waived. Deputy Mayor Rindone seconded the motion
and it carried 3-0-1, with Councilmember McCann abstaining.
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ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR (Continued)
4. RESOLUTION NO. 2008-097, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CHULA VISTA hvlPLEi'vlENTING THE SMEL Y SlJRRENTIERED BABY
PROGRAM A-NTI DESIGNATING CHULA VISTA FIRE STATIONS AS SAFE
SORRE1,mER SITES
In 2001, SBl386 became law and established the Safely Surrender Baby program. The
purpose of the law is to encourage parents to bring unwanted infants, up to 72 hours old,
to reception centers such as hospitals or fire stations, rather than abandon them in
dumpsters or bushes. No names are required and the parent(s) will not be subject to
prosecution for child abandonment. The Fire Department is requesting that Council
adopt the resolution that designates the City's nine fire stations as safe baby havens.
(Interim Fire Chief)
Staff recommendation: Council adopt the resolution.
Interim Fire Chief Geering provided information on the Safely Surrender Baby program. Deputy
Mayor Rindone noted that the Safely Surrender Baby program sign would be displayed at the
entrance of the fire stations. Councilmember Ramirez stated that the public should be notified
about the program.
Mayor Cox added that any woman who had delivered a baby and needed help, could call 211, a
help line service.
ACTION:
Mayor Cox moved to approve staffs recommendation and offered Resolution No.
2008-097, heading read, text waived. Deputy Mayor Rindone seconded the
motion and it carried 4-0.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Willard Howard, Chula Vista resident, spoke about the need for street improvements within the
Castle Park neighborhood. He stated that the Council should not be enforcing any rules and
regulations in the area until the streets and sidewalks were repaired in the area. Mayor Cox
referred the matter to staff.
William Hall, Chula Vista resident, representing a broad coalition of business organizations, San
Diego Port Tenants Association, and the Working Waterfront Group, spoke in opposition to an
initiative being circulated for the November ballot that proposed the redevelopment of the Tenth
Avenue Marine Terminal, conceptually double-decking the tem1inal, and claiming to support
maritime cargo operations. He stated that the proposal to build visitor-serving facilities such as
restaurants and hotels 200 feet above maritime cargo operations, such as fuel tanles, sand and
aggregate storage, container cranes, and strategic military cargo facilities made no financial
sense. He recommended that the Council adopt a resolution to support the Port District Policy
established in 2004, dedicating the Tenth A venue Marine Terminal exclusively to maritime
cargo operations. Mayor Cox announced that Council could only refer the matter to staff.
Deputy Mayor Rindone referred the matter to staff for review and recommendation, and
Councilmember McCann supported the referral.
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PUBLIC COI'vlMENTS (Continued)
Aya Tharra, Chairperson for the International Friendship Commission, introduced members of
the comniission present at the meeting. Ms. Tharra requested Council reconsideration of action
taken at the meeting of April I, 2008, which directed statT to make direct contact with the City of
Tijuana for formation of a sister city. Mayor Cox responded that if any of the Councilmembers
who had voted to direct the City Manager to proceed with establishing a sister city with Tijuana,
Mexico wished to reconsider the matter, they could request that it be placed on the next Council
agenda.
ACTION ITEMS
6. CONSIDERA.TION OF REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHOLA. VISTA RECOMMENDING CHARGING FULL COST RECOVERY FEES
FOR Al'lY NON-CITY-SPONSORED EVENTS REQUIRING POLICE SERVICES OR
OTHER CITY STAFF AS PART OF THE SPECLA..L EVENT PERMIT
A request was made to replace the City's policy of charging fuU cost recovery for police
services with a reduced rate for those services at ruiO upcoming non-city-sponsored
events. FuU cost recovery includes all expenses associated with hiring officers for an
event (hourly rate, gas, uniform, vehicle and other city overhead). Due to severe budget
constraints, staff does not recommend approving a reduced rate for either event.
(CommLmications Director/Police Chief)
Police Chief Emerson spoke about the request by Third A venue Village Association (T A V A) for
consideration by the City to reduce fees for police services for the upcoming Cinco de Mayo and
Lemon Festival events. He stated that if the City waived these fees, the fiscal impact would be
$12,954 for both events.
Jack Blakely, representing T A V A, clarified that they had not requested a waiver of the full cost
of police services, but a reduction in cost to equal the officers' overtime plus 20 percent. He
added that T A V A could not afford the full cost of police services for the events.
Willard Howard, Chula Vista resident, stated that the citizens were entitled to 24-hour police
service. He stated that fuU cost recovery should not be charged for community events that
encouraged community spirit.
Chief Emerson clarified that additional police officers were needed for special events, and those
officers needed to be brought in on an overtime basis since there weren't sufficient resources in
the patrol division to respond to calls for service otherwise. He stated that as a result of the
City's budget reductions, the department was working with event promoters to have them pay for
the overtime policing costs. Mayor Cox asked whether there was an opportunity to work with
promoters on cooperative ventures with private security firms and police officers, to bear
associated costs, but still ensure public safety. Chief Emerson responded that staff was working
with TAVA to look at using civilian personnel and private security for non-sworn duties,
reducing the costs so they could be funded by T A V A.
ACTION:
Deputy Mayor Rindone moved to charge Third Avenue Village Association a fee
of actual cost plus 20 percent for the Cinco de Mayo and Lemon Festival events.
Councilmember McCann seconded the motion and it carried 4-0.
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ACTION ITEMS (Continued)
7. CONSIDERATION OF AFPROV AL OF A LAND OFFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY Al"\lD OTA Y LAl"\lD CONIP Al"\lY FOR CONVEY Al"\lCE OF 210 ACRES TO
THE CITY FOR UNIVERSITY/REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY PARK DEVELOPMENT
AND MITIGATION PURPOSES
One of the key goals of the Chula Vista General Plan is the development of a
university/regional teclmology park. Successful implementation of the land offer
agreement would further this goal through the receipt by the City of 210 acres of
developable/mitigation land as well as two million dollars for university
recruitment/planning. (Planning and Building Director)
Planning and Building Director Sandoval presented the proposed land offer agreement.
Curt Noland, representing Otay Land Company, spoke in support of the proposed agreement.
Ken Baumgartner, representing McMillin Companies, requested that planning of the Eastern
Urban Center continue between the City and McMillin Companies, and not be placed on the
back burner as a consequence of the university planning effort. He added that the proposed
Eastern Urban Center development would complement and add to the success of the university,
and generate revenue for the City.
Councilmember McCann stated that he looked forward to working with Otay Land and Otay
Ranch for consideration of endowments for local scholarships in the future.
ACTION:
Councilmember Ramirez moved to adopt Resolution No. 2008-099, heading read,
text waived.
RESOLUTION NO. 2008-099, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER
INTO A LAND OFFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA AND OT A Y LAND COMPANY FOR CONVEYANCE OF 210 ACRES
TO THE CITY FOR UNIVERSITY/REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY PARK
DEVELOPMENT AND MITIGATION PURPOSES, ACKNOWLEDGING THE
OFFERS OF DEDICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF ONE MILLION
DOLLARS FOR UNIVERSITY RECRUITMENT AND PLANNING
PURPOSES
Deputy Mayor Rindone seconded the motion and it carried 4-0.
At 7:46 p.m., Mayor Cox recessed the meeting. The Council reconvened at 8:02 p.m., with all
members present, except Councilmember Castaneda.
BUDGET WORKSHOP
8. Report on the City Manager's Proposed Budget Reductions. (City Manager)
City Manager Garcia summarized what had occurred with the City's budget over the past 18
months. He then presented a summary of new proposed budget reductions in order to reach a
balanced general fund budget for fiscal year 2008/2009 that included implementation of a
retirement incentive program, continued hiring freeze, and eliminating scheduled pay increases
for management and hourly employees.
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BUDGET WORKSHOP (Continued)
Richard Preuss, representing SEIU 221 and ChuIa Vista Employees Association spoke in support
of the proposed budget reductions with the exception of proposed elimination of a Micro
Computer Specialist (Budget Reduction Proposal 13), a Storekeeper/Custodian (Budget
Reduction Proposal 48), and a Senior Office Specialist (Budget Reduction Proposal 115). He
stated that these were valuable services provided by valuable employees, and asked for Council
consideration to keep the three positions in the budget.
Gary Bosinger, Chula Vista resident, spoke with respect to the proposed elimination of his
position of Micro Computer Specialist (Budget Reduction Proposal 13). He stated that his
position was crucial to City services, primarily the Library, but also the Police and Fire
Depamnents. He asked that Council not approve elimination of his position, as well as other
positions, from the budget.
Rob Greenway, representing the City's Custodial Division, provided a scope of the work
provided by the General Services Custodial Division, stating that staffing in the division was
currently half of the original staff. He stated that any further reductions in staffing could
potentially create health and safety issues in the City. He asked that Council not approve the
proposed elimination of the custodial position (Budget Reduction Proposal 48).
Esther Herrera, Senior Office Specialist (Budget Reduction Proposal 115) in the Planning and
Building Department described her daily responsibilities and duties that included serving as a
key player in customer service, stating that her job was critical to the City.
Charles Schrader, Chula Vista resident, representing Chula Vista Employee Association and
SEIU, stated that the proposed budget reduction for Custodian (Budget Reduction Proposal 48),
would reduce the custodial staff to half. He spoke about the impacts of additional work on
existing custodial staff, and stated that it was vital to maintain adequate staffmg to provide
necessary services for the City.
Jack Blakely, representing the Third Avenue Village Association Board of Directors, spoke
regarding the elimination of the property based improvement district assessment, stating that this
was a proposition 218 issue, and that the Board was continuing to meet with City staff to ensure
a win-win situation.
Theresa Acerro stated that there needed to be a balance between jobs and housing in the City, as
a result of a deficit in residential housing, and the need for structural changes in the way the
budget was prepared.
Councilmember Ramirez encouraged staff to move forward to recover outstanding debts owed to
the City by Scripps Hospital. With respect to City-owned properties, he stated that it was
necessary to live within our means and right sizing, and that the City should not be looking for
short-term savings or revenue sources. Regarding the use of City vehicle allowances,
Councilmember Ramirez stated that he would be proposing the elimination of all car allowances,
and placing the resulting 5260,000 savings in the general fund. With respect to the Police
Department holding facility cost comparison, he stated that, as a result of a report from the Police
Chief, there was no need to investigate the maller funber.
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BUDGET WORKSHOP (Continued)
City Manger Garcia spoke with respect to the comment by Councilmember Ramirez regarding
elimination of car allowances, and clarified that that would not result in savings of $260,000,
since a significant amount of the total would have to be allocated to mileage.
ACTION:
Mayor Cox moved to adopt the resolution under Item 9. Deputy Mayor Rindone
seconded the morion.
ACTION:
Councilmember Ramirez moved to offer a friendly amendment that prior to final
adoption of the budget, staff provide a report to the Council with an analysis of
costs for elimination of car allowances, and provide an opportunity for the
Council to make a decision. The motion failed for lack of a second.
Mayor Cox withdrew her motion since Item 9 was not under consideration at this time, and
clarified that Item 8 required only acceptance of the report.
It was the consensus of the Council to accept the report.
City Manager Garcia provided an overview of the three proposed recommendations, which
included a hiring freeze, an early retirement incentive, and elimination of salary increases for
management and hourly, staff. He clarified that the hiring freeze would be performed
administratively, the early retirement incentive was previously approved by the Council and was
scheduled to be placed on the April 22, 2008 agenda for adoption, and the recommended
elimination of scheduled COLA salary increases for management and hourly employees, was
indicated under Item 9 of the current agenda, and would require action by the Council.
Deputy Mayor Rindone spoke about City-owned properties, suggesting that the City Manager
designate a task force to look at properties that may not be of benefit to the City, and provide a
report back to Council in 60-90 days.
Councilmember McCann also addressed the listing of City-owned property, and suggested that
staff look at properties, such as vacant lots in residential areas, that would present a liability to
City, and bear maintenance costs by the City. Additionally, since the properties would not be on
the tax roles, there would be no revenue generated for the properties. He suggested that the City
Manager return to Council with a report in 60-90 days.
9. Consideration of Elimination of Scheduled COLA Salary Increases for Management and
Hourly Employees.
Executive, Senior, and Middle managers are scheduled to receive a four percent
salary increase in January 2009. Unclassified hourly employees are scheduled to
receive a four percent salary increase in July 2008, which was delayed from
January 2008, and a four percent salary increase in January 2009. Due to the
financial constraints the City is experiencing, it is recommended that these
scheduled salary adj ustments for all management and unclassified hourly
employees be eliminated. (City Manager)
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BlJDGET WORKSHOP (Continued)
City Manager Garcia gave an explanation of the proposed elimination of salary increases for
Management and Hourly employees.
ACTION:
Mayor Cox moved to adopt Resolution No. 2008-100, heading read, text waived.
RESOLUTION NO. 2008-100, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AUTHORIZING THE
ELIMINATION OF THE SCHEDULED FISCAL YEAR 2008/2009
COST OF LIVING SALARY INCREASES FOR MA..l'\JAGEMENT AND
UNCLASSIFIED HOURLY EMPLOYEES. AND AUTHORIZING THE
CITY IvlANAGER TO REINSTATE ALL OR PART OF THE PAY
RAJSES DEPENDENT UPON THE A V AILABILITY OF FUNDING
Councilmember McCann seconded the motion and it carried 4-0.
10. Continuation of Fiscal Year 2008/2009 Mayor and Council Budget from the March 6,
2008 workshop and the April 3, 2008 special meeting. (Continued from April 3,2008)
Prior to addressing the Budget Subcommittee recommendations for the fiscal year 2008/2009
Mayor and Council budget, Mayor Cox commented on what had occurred during past Council
budget workshops regarding budget reduction issues in the Mayor and Council budgets, and
subsequent actions taken by the CounciL Mayor Cox described the Charter-mandated
responsibilities of the Mayor and the duties of staff in the Mayor and Council office along with
the associated budget issues involved. She stated that since her election in November 2006, the
Mayor's budget was reduced by almost 50 percent, with a staff of two, and that her proposal for
fiscal year 2008/2009 would include freezing the Coastal Advisor position. She then referenced
a memorandum on the dais from the Budget Subcommittee to the Council, dated April!5, 2008,
with proposed budget reductions in the department of Mayor and Council for fiscal year
2008/2009.
Theresa Acerro, Chula Vista resident, stated that she was pleased with the progress on the
proposed budget cuts.
ACTION:
ACTION:
Mayor Cox moved to accept the budget. reductions as proposed by the Budget
Subcommittee, to be effective July 1, 2008, with each Councilmember providing
to the City Manager a memo by June 20, 2008 identifying the line items from
which $!4,672 will be taken, additionally $2,310 will be taken from car
allowance, for a total reduction of $16,982 for each Council seat's blocked
budget. In the event this memo is not submitted, direction was given to the City
Manager to make the necessary adjustments within each Councilmember's
blocked budget to reach this amount. The car allowance would be restored if
management's four percent raise is restored. COlmcilmember McCann seconded
the motion.
Councilmember Ramirez moved to amend the motion to accept the Budget
Subcommittee recommendation, with an addition to adjust all funds being used in
Mayor and Council budgets by another 10 percent, to be brought from Mayor's
portion of the budget, bringing the total savings closer to $300,000, all of which
would be used for maintenance work in city streets. The amended motion was not
accepted.
The motion carried 3-1, with Councilmember Ramirez voting no.
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ACTION:
Councilmember Ramirez moved to reduce the Mavor's office budget by an
additional 10 percent, and use the combined to'tal savings toward street
maintenance and repair. The motion died for lack of a second.
OTHER BUSINESS
11. CITY MA.!"\[AGER'S REPORTS
There were none.
12. MAYOR'S REPORTS
Mayor Cox recognized Dr. Emerald Randolph, and announced that the Chula Vista Citizens
Advisory Support team (CAST) graduation ceremony was held last Saturday, with an additional
six new volunteer members.
Mayor Cox announced recognition of the City for an opportunity to implement energy efficiency
in the City's six municipal facilities.
Mayor Cox spoke about Proposition E, and informed the public of several documents that were
available for public viewing, namely the City Attorney's impartial analysis, the argument against
Proposition E, and the rebuttal to the argument in Favor of Proposition E, noting the court's
decision to deny the writ of mandate filed against the City regarding two sentences within the
argument.
13. COUNCIL COMMENTS
Councilmember Castaneda
CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION TO ADJUST THE FISCAL YEAR
2008/2009 MAYOR'S BUDGET (Continued from April 3, 2008)
This proposal would adjust the Mayor's budget to two times that of one Council Office
budget. This item was continued from the special meeting of April 3, 2008 and from the
regular meeting of April 8, 2008.
Councilmember recommendation: Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
TO ADJUST THE FISCAL YEAR 2008/2009 !vIA YOR'S BUDGET
This item was not discussed and no action was taken.
Council member McCann referred to an article written by Councilmembers Castaneda and
Ramirez, and thanked Natalie Flores and Lily Cesena for their apolitical service. He also
congratulated the CAS T graduates and wished all a good evening.
Deputy Mayor Rindone congratulated Dr. Emerald Randolph and the CAST members.
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COlINCILNJ:EMBER CONuvJ:ENTS (Continued)
Deputy Mayor Rindone noted the $212,000 budget savings from the Mayor and Council budget,
and aavised the City Manager to consider the savings for further issues that may arise. He then
congratulated Mayor Cox on her leadership by taking a hard look at the budget. He stated that
the City was making progress to reduce the strain on the community, an example being the
progressive steps taken towards getting a major university in the City.
Mayor Cox recessed the meeting to Closed Session at 10: 1 0 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
14. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING SIGNIFlCA..!'\JT EXPOSURE
TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(b)
Two cases
This item was not discussed.
15. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING EXISTING LITIGATION
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(a)
Doss. Angela v. Citv of Chula Vista, San Diego Superior Court, Case No. GIS28616
This item was not discussed.
Deanna Morv. et aI. v. City ofChula Vista. et aI., United States District Court, Case No.
06 CV 1460 JAH(BLM)
No reportable action was taken on this item.
Deanna Mory. et aI. Y. Citv ofChula Vista. et aI., United States District Court, Case No.
07-CV-0462 JLS (ELM)
No reportable action was taken on this item.
ADJOURNMENT
At 10:28 p.m., Mayor Cox adjourned the meeting to the Regular Meeting of April 22, 2008 at
6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
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Donna Norris, CMC-;Interim City Clerk
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ORDINA..NCE NO. ~~G. ~U
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ORDINA.-NCE OF THF}s~~U OF CHULA VISTA
DESIGNATlNG VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD
SEVE~TY ZONES AS RECOWL~ffiNDED BY THE
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFOR.1'JIA DEPARTMENT OF
FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION AS
DESIGNATED ON IvlAPS MAINTAINeD IN THE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
WHEREAS, the California State Legislature has declared that the prevention of
fires is a matter of statewide concern; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature has directed the Director of the California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL fIRE) to identify areas as very high
fire hazard severity zones in all counties based on consistent statewide criteria and based
on the severity of fire hazard that is expected .to prevail in those areas; and
WHEREAS, the determination of an area as a very high fire hazard severity zone
is based on fuel loading, slope, fire weather, and other relevant factors; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the designation of areas as very high fire hazard
severity zones is so that public officials are able to identify measures that will retard the
rate of spread, and reduce the potential intensity, of uncontrolled fires that threaten to
destroy resources, life, or property; and
WHEREAS, the director of CAL FIRE has transmitted to the City those areas
designated as very high fire hazard severity zones; and
WHEREAS, the City Council must designate, by ordinance, very high fire hazard
severity zones as recommended by the director of CAL FIRE, pursuant to Government
Code section 51179.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as
follows:
SECTION I: It designates Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones as recommended by
the Director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and as
designated on a map titled Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones [VHFHSZ] - Local
Responsibility Areas [LRA], dated April 3, 2008, and filed with the Office of the City
Clerk.
SECTION II: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force on the thirtieth day
from and after its adoption.
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Ai'.J ORDINANCE OF THE CITY ~TLA VISTA
AMENDING TITLE 9 OF ~~"'cHuiA VISTA
MUNICIPAL CODE ~'{.~ING CHAPTER 9.23,
SECTIONS 9.23.010 THROUGH 9.23.060 TO
PROHIBIT THE SALE Al^,TI/OR DISTRIBUTION OF
NOVELTY LIGHTERS
WHEREAS, novelty lighters have features which are attractive to children, including visual
effects, flashing lights, musical sounds, or toy like designs; and
WHEREAS, these toy like designs may not be immediately recognized by children as
dangerous cigarette lighters; and
WHEREAS, such novelty lighters resembling harmless toys are highly attractive to children
and pose an unreasonable risk of injury or death in the possession of inquisitive children; al1d
WHEREAS, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled thousands of novelty
lighters since 1996 due to their danger to public safety; and
WHEREAS, juvenile fire setting has been identified as the fastest growing fire threat in the
United States; and
WHEREAS, in 2002 the National Fire Protection Association reported that children playing
with fire started an estimated 13,900 structure fires that were reported to U.S. fire departments,
causing an estimated 210 civilian deaths, 1,250 civilian injuries and $339 million in direct property
damage; and
WHEREAS, the Chula Vista Fire Department responded to a multi-family structure fire on
October 03, 2007, which started as a result of children playing with a lighter causing $40,000 in
property damage; and
WHEREAS, more than half of the people killed by fires started by children playing were
under five years of age; and
WHEREAS, many public and private agencies support the prohibition of the sale and
distribution of novelty lighters, including the Bum Institute and several County Fire Chiefs'
Associations, Cities, and the Greater San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, the function of a novelty lighter can be achieved without posing a danger of
public health and safety; and
WHEREAS, the United States Fire Administration has added a new code to the National Fire
Incident Reporting System, effective January 1,2008, to address issues of concern to the fire service:
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novelty lighters will now be captured in the Fire Module under a new code for Equipment Involved
in Ignition, code 877.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby ordain as
follows:
SECTION I: That the Chula Vista Municipal Code be amended to add Chapter 9.23,
Sections 9.23.010 through 9.23.060 to read as follows:
Chapter 9.23
RETA1L SALE .c\J.'\fD DISTRIBUTION OF NOVELTY LIGHTERS
Sections:
9.23.010
9.23.020
9.23.030
9.23.040
9.23.050
9.23.060
Purpose and intent.
Definition.
Prohibition.
Exceptions.
Enforcement.
Violations and penalties.
9.23.010
Purpose and intent.
The City Council finds and declares that:
A. Novelty lighters have features, which are attractive to children, including visual effects,
flashing lights, musical sounds, or toy-like designs.
B. As a result of this attraction of novelty lighters to children, children have used novelty
lighters to start fires, causing injury, death, and destruction of property.
C. Despite the Consumer Product Safety Commission's recall of thousands of novelty
lighters since 1996 due to their danger to public safety, fires caused by children playing
with novelty lighters continue to occur at an increasing rate.
D. Juvenile fire setting has been identified as the fastest growing fire threat in the United
States.
E. The continued sale, offer for sale, gift, distribution, or display of novelty lighters
represents a serious threat to public safety within the city of Chula Vista.
F. The functions of novelty lighters can be achieved through the sale, gift, distribution, or
display of other products that do not pose the danger to public health and safety that
novelty lighters present.
9.23.020 Definition. For purposes of this Chapter, "novelty lighter" means a lighter that has
audio or visual effects, or that depicts or resembles in physical form or function, through the use of
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logos, decals, art work, or other features, articles commonly recognized as appealing to or intended
for use by children under eighteen years of age. This includes, but is not limited to, lighters that
depict. or resemble cartoon characters, toys, guns, watches, musical instruments, vehicles, toy
animals, food or beverages; that play musical notes; that have flashing lights; that offer other
entertaining features; or that have the physical appearance of other specific objects in form or
function. A novelty lighter may operate on any fuel, including butane or liquid fuel. The term
"novelty lighter" excludes: (1) any lighter manufactured prior to 1980; and (2) any lighter which
lacks fuel or a device necessary to produce combustion or a flame.
9.23.030 Prohibition. It is unlawful for any person, business, corporation, or organization to
sell, otTer for sale, give, distribute, or display with intent to sell, give, or distribute any novelty lighter
in the city of Chula Vista.
9.23.040 Exceptions. The prohibition of this Chapter is inapplicable to: (1) novelty
lighters that are solely being actively transported through the city for sale, gift, or distribution
outside of the city, with written documentation of such transportation; or (2) novelty lighters
located in a distribution center closed to the public for purposes of retail sales or distribution
outside the city ofChula Vista. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply where prohibited
or preempted by state or federal law.
9.23.050 Enforcement. The provisions of this Chapter shall be enforced by the fire marshal
and his or her designees, any police officer, any code enforcement officer, and any other city official
authorized to enforce any provision of this Code.
9.23.060 Violation and penalties. Violations of this Chapter may be prosecuted as
misdemeanors as provided by this Code. The City may also seek any administrative remedy and/or
injunctive relief and civil penalties in the Superior Court as provided by this Code and California
state law.
SECTION II: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty days
after its final passage.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
James S. Geering
Interim Fire Chief
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CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA STATEMENT
:Sw~ Cln' OF
~CHULA VISTA
MA Y 27, 2008, Item~
ITEM TITLE:
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE APPROPRlA TION OF AN
ADDITIONAL $195,000 FROM THE A V AILABLE BALANCE
IN THE CITY'S HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM (HOME) FUNDS, APPROVING THE FIRST
AMENDMENT TO THE LANDINGS LOAN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CfTY OF CHULA VISTA AND CIC
LANDINGS, L.P. INCREASING THE LOAN AMOUNT BY
$180,000, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE LANDINGS
LOAN AGREEMENT AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY LOAN
DOCUMENTS TO PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION
OF THE LANDINGS APARTMENTS
SUBMITTED BY:
ASSISTANT mRE<;:TgRL.<!OF
HOUSING // ~
CITY MANAGE~. c:: /~
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REDEVELOPMENT &
REVIEWED BY:
SUMMARY
On August 7, 2007, the City of Chula Vista and CIC Landings, L.P. (CIC) entered into a
Loan Agreement to provide $920,000 from the City's HOME Investment Partnership
Program (HOME) to assist in funding the construction of a 92-unit low-income apartment
development, known as the Landings within the Winding Walk master planned
community. To achieve compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(Section 504), CIC is requesting an additional $180,000. Staff is also requesting an
additional $15,000 to fund City costs related to loan underwriting, legal services, and
environmental review. The total proposed City contribution to the Landings project is
$1,155,000, which includes a $1,100,000 loan to CIC and $55,000 for City costs.
4/5THS VOTE: YES 0 NO D
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed project for
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined
that the proposed project was adequately covered in a previously adopted Final Second
Tier Environmental Impact Report, EIR 01-02. Thus, no further CEQA review is
necessary.
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Based upon the proposed financing through HOME, the Environmental Review
Coordinator has also reviewed the proposed project for compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Based upon the results of the environmental
assessment, the Environmental Review Coordinator has determined that there is no
substantial evidence, in light of the whole record before the City of Chula Vista, that the
project may have a significant impact on the environment; therefore, the Environmental
Review Coordinator has prepared and published a Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI). An amendment detailing the increase in fmancing was prepared and published
on April 25, 2008.
RECOMMENDA nON
The City Council adopt the Resolution.
BOARDS/COiVIMISSION RECOMMENDA nON
On April 2, 2008, the Housing Advisory Commission voted to recommend additional
financial assistance (a maximum of $250,000) from the City's available HOME funds for
the development of the Landings affordable rental community.
DISCUSSION
Background
The Landings, a 92-unit affordable rental development, will be built within the Winding
Walk subdivision of eastern Chula Vista in satisfaction of the requirements of the City's
Balanced Communities - Affordable Housing Policy of the Housing Element (Policy
5.1.1). To assist in the financing for the construction of the Landings, the City Council,
through Resolution No. 2007-442, provided a loan for $920,000 from the City's available
HOME funds. Of the 92-units, II units will be HOME-assisted and affordable to
extremely low income households.
Section 504 - HOME Requirement
The Landings was originally contemplated as an affordable for-sale 92-unit condominium
development. The project was, therefore, designed and approved, as townhome style
units with garages on the first floor level and all living areas provided on the second
floor.
During the close of escrow for the Landings, ere and its funding representatives
determined that as a result of the City's loan from its HOME funds, Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 would be applicable to the project.
As stated in Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations 8.22, new multifamily housing
projects funded through federal programs, such as HOME, "shall be designed and
constructed to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with handicaps". A
minimum of five percent of the total dwelling units shall be made accessible for persons
with mobility impairments and two percent of the units shall be accessible for persons
with hearing or vision impairments.
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The Landings will be required to provide a total of five units for persons with mobility
impairments and persons with hearing or vision impairments. In analyzing various
options to accommodate this requirement, CIC determined the most cost effective
approach was to redesign and modify four residential buildings to provide elevators to
allow access to the living areas for five individual units.
Proposed Increase in HOil;JE Financial Assistance
CIC is requesting additional financial assistance as a direct result of the accessibility
requirements for the HOME funds. Total costs associated with redesign of the Landings
and the addition of the five elevators is approximately $381,919. To fund the additional
costs, several sources are being proposed. As a result of the increased costs, the project is
eligible to receive an increase in Low Income Housing Ta'( Credits ($153,000). Both
CIC and Shea Homes (the master developer) are contributing a total of $35,961, towards
these costs. CIC is requesting that the City provide an additional $180,000 to close the
remaining financing gap.
Staff is also requesting an appropnatlOn of $15,000 for project management costs
incurred by the City, which include staff time and overhead costs related to loan
underwriting, legal services, and environmental review.
Staff Analysis
Staff has reviewed the additional costs and the available sources and has determined that
the costs are reasonable and funding of the additional financing gap is necessary to make
the Project feasible. The City's financial participation in the development of the
Landings is a sound investment based upon Developer's ability to effectively serve the
City's housing needs and priorities as expressed in the Housing Element, the
Consolidated Plan and the cost effectiveness of the City's financial assistance based upon
the leveraging of such resources.
By providing the assistance, households comprised of individuals with physical
limitations will have a home that is accessible. Additionally, funding of this project
offers Chula Vista opportunities to meet the needs of its low income andlor disabled
households and the City's obligations for the expenditure of HOME funds. The Landings
will provide a balance of housing opportunities within the master planned communities
located east of 1-805 with the development of affordable rental housing. Designed with
all three-bedroom units, the Landings will offer affordable housing for large-sized very
low and low income families. With five units accessible by elevator, persons with
mobility impairments, including seniors, will have an appropriate and accessible living
environment.
Lastly, the requested $195,000 in financial assistance will come from the City's HOME
funds. HOME funds must be committed to eligible projects within two years and
expended within five years. There is approximately $465,000 in HOME funds that must
be committed by June 30, 2008. The allocation and expenditure of the $195,000 in
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additional fmancim! for the Landings and related City staff costs will assist the City in
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complying with the HOME regulations.
Terms of City Loan
CIC entered into a Loan Agreement with the City on August 7, 2007 for $920,000 from
the City's HOME funds and subsequently entered into the associated loan documents (i.e.
Deed of Trust and Promissory Note) in December 2007. .A.n amendment to the Loan
Agreement and each of the associated loan documents will be executed based upon
Council's action, to reflect the proposed additional mcrease in City assistance. The
original terms of the City's loan will continue.
DECISION lYU.KER CONFLICT
Staff has reviewed the property holdings of the City Council and has found no property
holdiIlgs within 500 feet of the boundaries of the property which is the subject of this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
The requested $195,000 will be set aside from the available balance in the HOME
Investment Partnership Program and appropriated in the City's HOME Investment
Partnership Program Budget for the Landings. It includes additional financing in the
amount of $] 80,000 to CIC for costs related to the development of the Landings, and
$15,000 for project management costs; which will offset staff time and overhead costs
related to loan underwriting, legal services, environmental review, and other related
internal project staff costs. The total financial assistance toward this project is
$],155,000, which includes the loan of $1,100,000 to CIC Landings, L.P. (CIC) and
$55,000 for City processing costs.
Any repayment of the loan will be deposited into the HOME funds as program income
for further use in providing affordable housing programs.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Location Map
2. Summary of Financial Analysis
3. A First Amendment to the Landings Loan Agreement By and Between The City
ofChula Vista and CIC Landings, L.P.
Prepared by: Leilani Hines, Principal Projecl Coordinalor, Redevelopmenl & Housing
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ATTACHMENT 1
The Landings at Winding Walk
92-unit affordable renral housing community
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Attachment 2
PROFORlWA SUBSIDY ANALYSIS
Cost
Funds
Financing
Gap
Proiect Cost:
Land, Construction, Fees (oso/12/04/07) $
Elevators (Redesign & other costs) $
Subtotal $
Sources of Funds:
State MHP
Tax Credits (as 0/12/04/07)
Tax Credits (as a/05/27/08)
Permanent Loan
Subtotal
Subsidies:
Master Developer Contribution (as of 12/04/07)
Developer Deferred Fee
Developers Equity Contribution (as 0/05/27/08)
City Loan (HOME)
Subtotal
TOTAL
Cost per Unit (92 Unils)
City Subsidy per HOME Assisted Unit
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27,772,087
381,919
28,154,006
$ 28,154,006
$ 6,931,052
$ 11,820,000
$ 153,000
$ 5,950,000
$ 24,854,052 $ 3,299,954
$ 1,300,000
$ 863,993
$ 35,961
$ I, I 00,000
$ 3,299,954
$ 28,154,006 $
$ 306,022
$ 100,000
THE ATTACHED AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REVIEWED
AND APPROVED AS TO FORM BY THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND WILL BE
FORMALLY SIGNED UPON APPROVAL BY
THE CITY COUNCIL
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Ann Moore
City Attorney
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First Amendment to the Landings Loan Agreement
By and between the City ofChula Vista and CIC landings, L.P.
Attachment 3
FIRST A..I\1ENDMENT TO THE LANDINGS LOA..N AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA A1"1D CIC LA.NDINGS, L.P.
This First Amendment to the Landings Loan Agteemelll ("First .A.mendment") is entered
into on the 27th day of May, 2008, by and between the CITY OF CHULA VISTA, a public
body, corporate and politic, of the State of California ("City") and eIC Landings, L.P. a
California limited partnership ("Borrower"). The City and the Borrower may be referred to
herein individually as "Party" and collectively as "Parties".
RECIT ALS
A. The Borrower intends to construct a 92-unit affordable apartment community
located at on the corner of Discovery Falls Road and Crossroads Street in Otay Ranch Village II
in the City ofChula Vista to be known as "The Landings Apartments" (the "Project").
B. On August 7, 2007, pursuant to Resolution No. 2007-209, the City Council
approved the Landings Loan Agteement (the "Loan Agteement") between the City and Borrower
in which the City agteed to loan to the Borrower $920,000 (the "City Loan") to assist in the
construction and operation of the Project.
C. The City has agteed to loan Borrower an additional One Hundred Eighty
Thousand Dollars ($180,000) to finance additional costs related to development of the Project
bringing the loan total to One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100,000).
D. On December 4, 2007, pursuant to Housing Authority Resolution No.2007-036, the
Housing Authority of the City of Chula Vista authorized the issuance of Multifamily Housing
Revenue Bonds in an aggregate principal amount of $16,670,000 (the "Bonds") instead of the
aggregate principal amount as $6,004,000 cited in the Loan Agreement.
E. As a prerequisite to the disbursement of the City Loan funds, the Borrower is
required by the City to have a firm commitment for an equity contribution from the Borrower's
Limited Partner of not less than $11,792,000 (the "Equity Contribution") instead of the
$11,863,000 cited in the Loan Agteement.
F. The Parties desire to execute this First Amendment to the Loan Agreement to
reflect the additional funds being provided by the City, to correct estimates of the dollar amounts
of the Bonds, and correct the eq uity contribution required by the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree to amend the Loan Agreement as follows:
1. ARTICLE 2 - Definitions
In Section 2.4, "Certificate of Completion", delete "9.8" and replace with "9. T.
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2. ARTICLE 2 - Definitions
. In Section 2.6, "City Loan", delete "Nine Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars
($920,000)" and replace with "One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100,000)".
3. ARTICLE 2 - Definitions
In Section 2.12, "Bonds", delete "$6,004,000" and replace with "Sixteen Million Six
Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($16,670,000)".
4. ARTICLE 3 - Financing of the Project
In Section 3.1, SummarY of Financim!. third sentence, delete "$6,004,000" in both places
in that semence and replace with "$16,670,000" in both places in that semence.
5. ARTICLE 3 - Financing of the Project
In Section 3.1, Summarv of Financing. fourth sentence, delete "920,000" and replace
with "$1,100,000".
6. ARTICLE 3 - Financing the Project
In Section 3.1, Summary of Financing, fifth sentence, delete "$11,863,000" in both
places in that sentence and replace with $11,768,000" in both places in that sentence.
7. ARTICLE 4 - City Loan
In Section 4.1, Amount of Disbursement. delete "$920,000" and replace with
"$1, I 00,000".
8. ARTICLE 4 - City Loan
In Section 4.3, Borrower's Obligations, subsection (c), delete "$11,863,000" and replace
with "$11,768,000".
9. ARTICLE 4 - City Loan
In Section4.5, Repavment, subsection a, in the first sentence after "in an amount equal
to", delete "fifty percent (50%) of the "Residual Receipts" (defined below) derived from the
Property and/or the operation of the Project" and insert "the City's proportionate share of the
Residual Receipts (defmed below) for the previous calendar year based upon a pro rata share of
fifty percent (50%) of Residual Receipts with the California State Department of Housing and
Community Development and its Multifamily Housing Program loan ("MHP Loan") to the
Project in the amount of $6,931 ,052"
In Section 4.5, Repavment, subsection b. "Residual Receipts", subsection (ii)
"Reasonable Operating Expenses", delete "any fees payable to Borrower's Limited Partner
pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, including but not limited to the Asset Management Fee,
as such terms are defined in the Partnership Agreement, debt service on any loan made to the
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Borrower by any partner of Borrower to cover operating expenses;" and replace with "any fees
and distribution payable to Borrower's Investor Limited Partner pursuant to the Parrnership
Agreement, including but not limited to the Cumulative Priority Distribution, as such terms are
defined in the Partnership Agreement, debt service on any loan made to the Borrower by any
partner of Borrower to cover operating expenses;".
10. ARTICLE 9 - Development of the Project
In Section 9.1, Work to be Performed, delete "Exhibit _" and replace with "Exhibit E".
11. Borrower and City agree that for all purposes Residual Receipts shall be calculated
and paid by Borrower to the City as set forth in the City Note. If any provisions of the City Note
and Loan Agreement conflict or differ from one another regarding the calculation of Residual
Receipts, the provisions of the City Note shall apply.
12. Miscellaneous.
a. Any references to the Loan Agreement in any of the Loan Documents shall be
deemed a reference to the Loan Agreement as amended by this First Amendment.
b. Except as amended by this First Amendment, the Loan Agreement shall continue
unmodified and in full force and effect.
c. Each of the Parties represents and warrants that it has the full power and authority
to enter into this First Amendment and perform its respective obligations
hereunder.
d. This First Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constirute one
document.
[SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]
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IN WITN'ESS WlIEREOF, the Parties have executed this First Amendment as of the
day and year fIrst written above.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
By:
David Garcia, City Manager
ATTEST:
Donna Norris, Interim City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FOR..M:
Ann Moore, City Attorney
[SIGNATURES CONTINUED ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]
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CIC LA...NDINGS, L.P.,
a California limited partnership
By: Ajax-Landings, LLC,
a California limited liability company,
its Administrative General Partner
By: Chelsea Investment Corporation,
a California corporation,
its Manager v.
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By:"~. ~
JtJes J. SCLf' Pres~ent
By: Pacific Southwest Community Development
Corporation,
a California nonprofit public benefit corporation,
its Managing General Partner
By: ~/{~~, .~
Jack K. Jaynes,
Executive Director/President
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RESOLUTION NO. 2008-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION OF AN
ADDITIONAL $195,000 FROM THE AVAILABLE BALAt'\ICE
IN THE CITY'S HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
PROGR.A.M (HONlE) FlJNDS, APPROVING THE FIRST
AMENDMENT TO THE LANDINGS LOAN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND CIC
LANDINGS, L.P. INCREASING THE LOAN A.l\10UNT BY
$180,000, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE THE FIRST AI'vlENTII'vlENT TO THE LANDINGS
LOAN AGREEMENT AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY LOAN
DOCU1vlENTS TO PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION
OF THE LANDINGS APARTMENTS
WHEREAS, CIC Landings, L.P. (the "Developer") has proposed to construct a 92-unit
apartment community, known as the Landings, in Neighborhood R-19 of Otay Ranch Village
Eleven (the "Project") in satisfaction of Housing Element Policy 5.1 - Balanced Communities
Affordable Housing of the City's General Plan; and
WHEREAS, Housing Element Policy 7.4.5 sets forth the objective of providing financial
assistance to new residential developments affordable to very low and low-income households,
particularly those developments addressing the City's underserved housing needs of very low
income households and rental housing for large families; and
WHEREAS, the City receives Home lnvestment Partnership Program ("HOME") funds
from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") exclusively for
the creation of affordable housing opportunities for very low and low-income households; and
WHEREAS, the Project furthers the goals set forth in City's 2005-2010 Housing Element
of the General Plan and 2005-20 10 Consolidated Plan for the HOME Program; and
WHEREAS, on August 7, 2008, pursuant to Resolution 2007-209, the City Council
approved the Landings Loan Agreement between the City and the Developer (the "Loan
Agreement") in which the City agreed to loan Developer $920,000 in HOME funds; and
WHEREAS, the Developer has requested an additional loan of HOME funds not to
exceed $180,000 for additional costs related to compliance with the accessibility requirements of
the HOME funds; and
WHEREAS, the additional funds will bring the total amount of City HOME assistance to
$1, I 00,000 for the construction ofthe Project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to fund additional $15,000 in project management costs
related to the Project, which will offset staff time and overhead costs related to loan
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underwriting, legal services, environmental review, and other related internal project staff costs;
and
WHEREAS, the total amount of City assistance through the HOME Program is
consistent with the maximllm per-lll1it HOME subsidy and such subsidy has been evaluated for
reasonableness; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all terms and conditions of the proposed
First Amendment to the Landings Loan Agreement and believes that the First Amendment is in
the best interest of the City and the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the City, and in
accord with the public purposes and provisions of applicable Federal, State and local law
requirements.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista as
follows:
I. That it approves an amendment of the Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Home Program
Budget to appropriate an additional $195,000 from the available balance in the City' Home
Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds to the non-CIF project, "Landings Project".
2. That it approves the First Amendment to the Landings Loan Agreement
increasing the loan amount by $180,000 for a total loan amount of $1,100,000.
J. That it authorizes the City Manager or his designee to execute the First
Amendment to the Landings Loan Agreement and all related loan documents, to make all
approvals and take all actions necessary or appropriate to carry out and implement the Landings
Loan Agreement, as amended, and to administer the obligations, responsibilities and duties ofthe
City to be perforn1ed under the Landings Loan Agreement, as amended, and related documents.
4. That it authorizes the City Manager to make revisions to the Landings Loan
Agreement, as amended, and all other related loan documents, which do not materially or
substantially increase the obligations of the City under those agreements or matet-ially or
substantially change any aspect of the Project.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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Eric Crockett
Assistant Director Redevelopment & Housing
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Ann Moore
City Attomey
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CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA STATEMENT
~(If:.. CITY OF
~CHUlA VISTA
5/27/08, Item2
ITEM TITLE:
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER WAIVING IRREGULARITIES
IN THE BID RECEIVED FOR THE EASTLAKE PARKWAY
SEWER CONNECTION PROJECT (KY -709) PER CITY CHARTER
SECTION 1009
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA WAIVING IRREGULARlTIES, ACCEPTING BIDS, A.t'ID
AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE EASTLAKE P ARKW A Y
SEWER CONNECTION PROJECT (KY-709) TO TC
CONSTRUCTION COMPA.l'N IN THE A1VIOlJNT OF $569,977
AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF ALL AVAILABLE
FUNDS IN THE PROJECT
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND GENERAL SERVICES~..w
CITY MANAGER
ASSIST ANT CITY MANAGER ';> r
4/5THS VOTE: YES [g] NO D
SUBMITTED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
SUMMARY
This project involves the installation of approximately 350 lineal feet of 12-inch sewer pipe by
means of tunneling lmder several large diameter water aqueducts and other utilities. This project
will connect a gravity sewer that serves a substantial portion of the Eastlake Greens development to
the Poggi Canyon Trunk Sewer, which, in turn, will allow the temporary Eastlake Parkway Sewage
Lift Station to be decommissioned and removed upon completion of the gravity connection.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed project for compliance with
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the project qualifies
for a Class 1 (c) (Existing Facilities) categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15301 of the
State CEQA Guidelines. Thus, no further environmental review is necessary.
RECOMMENDATION
Council conduct the public hearing and adopt the resolution.
BOARDS/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable.
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DISCUSSION
In order to remove the temporary Eastlake Parkway Sewage Lift Station, which is located within
an easement granted to the City south of Eastlake High School along EastLake Parkway,
approximately 350 lineal feet of 12-inch sewer pipe needs to be installed by means of hmneling
under several large diameter San Diego County Water Authority (SDCW A) aqueducts and other
utilities. This project will complete a gravity connection between a sewer that serves a
substantial portion of the EastLake Greens development and the Poggi Canyon Trunk Sewer.
At the request of the City, the EastIake Company analyzed several alternatives to determine the
best method for providing a gravity sewer line for the southerly portion of the Eastlake Greens
project, which is currently served by a temporary sewage lift station (Eastlake Parkway Sewage
Lift Station). Based on limitations imposed by existing improvements and topography, the best
alternative required construction of the Poggi Canyon Trunk Sewer Extension, a deep gravity
sewer line ranging in depth from 20 to 60 feet. The alignment of this new sewer line follows
Eastlake Parkway southward, past the existing SDCWA aqueduct (Reach I), and then crosses the
Commercial Land Swap parcels (Reach 2), where it connects to the Poggi Canyon Trunk Sewer
at Olympic Parkway (see Attachment I). The City had originally entered into reimbursement!
financing agreements with Eastlake Development in 2004 to facilitate the construction of the
Poggi Canyon Trunk Sewer Extension since Eastlake was in the process of developing the Land
Swap parcels (current location of Home Depot, Wal-Mart, etc.), where this pipeline was being
constmcted. Since then, Eastlake completed the construction of all the other segments of the
pipeline with the exception of the 350 ft. section that crosses the SDCW A right-of-way. This
segment presented unique challenges in obtaining SDCW A's permission to construct the sewer
and in assuring the SDCW A that a qualified contractor would perform the sensitive tunneling
work under the aqueducts, which supply water to the whole of the City's Eastern Territory.
Eastlake reached a recent understanding with the City to facilitate the construction of this
remaining section. This trunk line needs to be constmcted because it is a required regional
facility and its construction will allow the temporary Eastlake Parkway Sewage Lift Station to be
decommissioned and removed. The decommissioning is necessary for the following reasons:
I. Lack of safetv features. The Eastlake Parkway Sewage Lift Station was constructed as a
temporary pump station in conjunction with the Eastlake Greens development without
provisions for various safety feahlres, such as redundancy and overflow storage that are
now typically incorporated into permanent pump stations. The station would have
needed a prohibitively expensive retrofitting to convert it to a permanent pump station.
2. Siting criteria. The Eastlake Parkway Sewage Lift Station is unsuitably located adjacent
to a high school and other residential facilities.
3. Long-term cost of maintenance. The City has been obligated to maintain the sewage lift
station at a cost to the Sewer Service Revenue Fund of approximately $25,000/year.
With completion of this project, wastewater will be conveyed by means of gravity to the
Poggi Canyon Trunk Sewer and there will be no further need to pump wastewater to the
Telegraph Canyon Trunk Sewer.
With completion of this project (Poggi Canyon Trunk Sewer Extension, Reach I), the obsolete
Eastlake Parkway Sewage Lift Station will be decommissioned and removed under separate
contract.
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Page 3 of 5
Because City staff did not have the necessary tunneling experience to prepare the design plans
and sp'ecifications and to perform tunneling inspection services, on September 11, 2007, City
Council approved Resolution No. 2007-230 awarding a contract to REF Consulting to provide
these specialized services.
Bid Acceptance
On April 29, 2008, Engineering and General Services' staff received and opened bids from four
(4) contractors as follows:
CONTRACTOR BID AMOUNT
L TC Construction Company - Santee, CA $569,977.00
2. CASS Construction, Inc.- El Cajon, CA $630,275.00
3. Garcia Juarez Construction, Inc. -:Brea, CA $870,350.00
4. Zondiros Corporation - San Marcos, CA $909,775.00
After reviewing the bid documents, staff discovered a discrepancy with TC Construction's grand
total bid amount. The amount submitted was $570,777.00. When staff reviewed all bid items,
the corrected grand total was $569,977 a reduction of $800.00. This base bid is $60,298 less
than the second lowest bidder. In consultation with the City Attorney's office, staff determined
that the irregularity was minor and that the City could proceed with the award process to TC
Construction based on the City Charter Section 1009 that states, "The City Council may waive
any defects in any bid to the extent it finds at a public hearing held for that purpose that it is
necessary to do so for the benefit of the public." The public hearing for these items was held this
evening and staff believes that this action would benefit the City in the form of saving the City
over $60,000.
The irregularity was not an error in the Contractor's calculation, rather an irregularity by the
person transcribing the total to the bid schedule. The low bid from TC Constmction is below the
Engineer's estimate of $900,000 by $330,023 or approximately 36%. While it is unusual that a
bid comes in 36% lower than the Engineer's estimate, the construction environment has been
unpredictable for the past six months. Staff believes that the low price is consistent with the
slowdown in new development. A larger number of contractors are now bidding on a smaller
number of projects. The Engineer's estimate was prepared by REF Consulting and was based on
average unit prices for similar types of work completed recently.
Engineering and General Services' staff checked the references that the Contractor submitted.
This Contractor has previously done work for the City, including tunneling work, and all work
was found to be satisfactory. All references checked were verified and those references
confirmed that the Contractor's work has been satisfactory.
Approval of tonight's resolution will authorize City staff to expend all available funds and
increase the value of the contract as necessary due to unforeseen circumstances that could arise
during tunneling operations. Unforeseen circumstances (i.e., differing soil conditions, unknown
utilities, etc.) could potentially result in an increase in quantities beyond what was anticipated
during the preparation of the project specifications. Therefore, because of this potential for
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Page 4 of 5
unknowns, a contingency amount has been set aside for emergency use during the construction
of this project. According to City Council Policy No. 574-01, if a change order exceeds the
Director of Public Works' cumulative contract change order authority, then City Council
approval is required. However, approval of tonight's resolution will increase the Director of
Public Works' authority to approve change orders as necessary up to the total of the base
construction bid plus construction contingencies.
Under Policy 574-01, the Director of Public Works would be authorized to expend $42,898.39
for change orders regarding this project. At this time, staff is recommending that the Director of
Public Works approvallirnit be increased to the full extend of the contingency amount $114,000,
or approximately 20% of the base construction bid.
Contract Amount Revision
The contract documents allow the City to decrease or increase the unit quantity for the
rehabilitation of additional pipes without a change in the contract unit price bid by the
Contractor.
Disclosure Statement
Attached is a copy of the Contractor's Disclosure Statement (Attachment 2).
Staff Costs
In addition to Consultant construction activities, $80,000 is estimated for City staff to provide the
necessary oversight and technical support and to manage the contract with the Consultant.
Proiect Construction & Financin?
In April 2004, Council approved agreements with Eastlake Development for the construction of
this facility (Resolution 2004-129). As previously mentioned, this project was split into two
construction reaches - 1 & 2. Reach I was to be funded as part of Community Facilities District
(CFD)-06I, since the facility was included in the list of project improvements. Reach 2 was
funded and constructed with Trunk Sewer Capital Reserve Funds.
DECISION MAKER CONFLICT
Staff has reviewed the property holdings of the City Council and has found no property holdings
within 500 feet of the property, which are the subject action.
FISCAL IMPACT
The funding source for this project will be provided for by the Community Facilities District 06-1
(Series B Bond Proceeds), therefore there is no impact to the General Fund. Upon completion of
the project, the improvements will require only routine City sewer maintenance, which is funded
by the Sewer Service Fee.
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FUNDS REQuiRED FOR CONSTRUCTION
A. Contract Amount $569,977
B. Contingencies (20% of contract) $114,000
C. StatI Time Cost
Design/Project Management $30,000
Construction Inspection $50,000
TOTAL $763,977
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FUNDS A V AILABLE FOR PROJECT
Community Facilities District 06-1
TOTAL
$763,977
$763,977
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Area Plat
Attachment 2 - Contractor Disclosure Statement
Prepared by: Luis A. Labrada, Associate Civil Engineer, Engineering and General Services
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CITY OF CBULA VISTA DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Pursuant to Council Policy 101-01, prior to any action. upon matters that will require discretionary action
by the Council, Planning Commission and all other official bodies of the City, a statement of disclosure of
certain ovmership or fIDa!J.c1al imerests, payments, or campaign contributions for a City of Chula Vista
election must be fLled. The following information must.be disclosed:
1. List the names of aU persons having a &ancial interest in the property that is the subject of the
application or the contract, e.g., owner, applicant, contractor, subcontractor, material supplier.
S~Q. CovPr, .f1-00lrJQnj-
2. If any person:;< identified pursuant to (1) above is a corporation or partnership, list the names of all
individuals with a S2000 investment in the business (corporation/partnership) entity.
~ CoKer) R-Q0\ dert Ul\eK f1-a~, \} Ii of ReJ ~ Cp3_
Aus\lnCam~ ,4 S4L'f!ipY\}
T~J ChmQ.KDr\ , CEb
3. If any person'" identified pursua..,llt to (1) above is a non-profit orga.'l...ization or trust, list the names
of any person serving as director of the non-profit organization or as trustee or beneficiarj or
trustor of the trust.
N/ll.
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4. Please identify every person, including any agents, employees, consultants, or independent
contractors you have assigned to represent you before the City in this matter.
N/A-
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5.
Has any person~ assoc~ated with thi~ contract b.a~ a~y fInancial dealings with an official*'io of;ae
City afChula VIsta as It relates to this contract wlthm the past 12 months? Yes_ No~
If Yes, briefly describe the nature of the fmancial interest the official"'''' may have in this contract.
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6.
Have you made a contribution of more than $2.}Q within tbe past twelve (12) months to a current
member of the Chula Vista City Council? No ~ Yes _ If yes, which Council member?
7.
Have you provi.ded more than $340 (or an item of equivalent value) to an official:\<* of the City
orChula Visla in the past twelve (12) mOlllhs? (Tills includes being a source or income, money to
retire a legal debt, gift, loan, etc.) Yes _ No "../
If Yes, \vmcb. omcial** and what was the n3lUre or ttem provided?
Date ..q\L~\ d-COi3
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p, nt or type naiue of Contractor Applicant
* Person is defrned as; any individual, fIrm, co-partnership, joint venture, association, social club,
fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, any other county, city,
municipality, district, or other political subdivision, -or any other group or combination acting as
a unit.
~* Official includes, but is not iimited to: 1vlayor, Council member, PlanuLl1g Commissioner,
1tlernber of a board, commissioll1 or committee of the City, employee, or staff members.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2008-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA WAIVING IRREGULARlTIES, ACCEPTING
BIDS, AND A WARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE
EASTLAKE PARKWAY SEWER CONNECTION PROJECT
(KY-709) TO TC CONSTRUCTION CONlPAt"lY IN THE
AMOUNT OF $569,977 AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE
OF ALL A V AILABLE FUNDS IN THE PROJECT
WHEREAS, approximately 350 lineal feet of 12-inch sewer pipe needs to be installed by
means of tunneling under several large diameter water aqueducts and other utilities. The section
of pipe will connect the existing sewer pipelines within Eastlake Parkway, under the San Diego
County Water Authority's (SDCW A) aqueducts.
WHEREAS, on April 29, 2008, Engineering and General Services staff received and
opened bids from four contractors as follows:
CONTRACTOR BID AMOUNT
l. TC Construction Company - Santee, CA $569,977.00
2. CASS Construction, Inc.- El Cajon, CA $630,275.00
, Garcia Juarez Construction, Inc. - Brea, CA $870,350.00
).
4. Zondiros Corporation - San Marcos, CA $909,775.00
; and
WHEREAS, the low bid by TC Construction Company of $569,977 is $330,023 (36%)
below the Engineer's estimate of $ 900,000; and
WHEREAS, staff discovered a discrepancy with TC Construction's grand total bid
amount. The corrected grand total was $569,977, a reduction of $800 from the amount
submitted in the bid package; and
WHEREAS, staff determined that the irregularity was minor and that the City Council
could waive said bid irregularity and proceed with the award process to TC Construction based
on the City Charter Section 1009; and
WHEREAS, based on average prices for similar types of work completed during the last
three years, and upon review, staff recommends awarding the contract in the amount of $569,977
to TC Construction Company; and
WHEREAS, references provided by the contractor have been reviewed and their work
record found to be satisfactory and the Contractor's license is current; and .
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WHEREAS, the Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed project
for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that
the project qualifies for a Class I (c) (Existing Facilities) categorical exemption pursuant to
Section 15301 of the State CEQA Guidelines. Thus, no further environmental review is
necessary, and
WHEREAS, there are sufficient funds to fully offset all costs associated with the
construction of this project, with no impact to the General Fund, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby waive irregularities, accept bids, and award the contract for the "Eastlake
Parkway Sewer Connection Project" to TC Construction Company in the amount of $569,977
and authorize expenditure of all available funds in the project.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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. Ann Moore
City Attorney
Jack Griffin
Director of Engineering and General Services
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CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA STATEMENT
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~ (HULA VISTA
ITEM TITLE:
MAY 27, 2008, Item~
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ADOPTING A COUNCIL POLICY OF
SELF-IMPOSED RESTRAINT BY THE IYIA YOR AND
COUNCILMEMBERS ON COMMUNICATIONS WITH
PRINCIPALS OR AGENTS OF SIGNIFICANT ~.
COMPLEX PROJECTS J!:7 f;r; L,
DAVID R. GARCIA, CITY MA1"lAGER . ~lJ'd-
4/STHS VOTE' YES [J NO 0
SUBMITTED BY:
SU~lVIARY
On occasion, the City is involved in sensitive discussions and negotiations on important
projects. The unauthorized release of sensitive, partial or incorrect infonnation may
jeopardize the outcome of those talks and negotiations. Adoption of the proposed policy
will provide the City Council with a protocol for self-imposed restraint regarding sensitive
discussions and negotiations with principals on significant and complex projects.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed project for
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has detennined
that the activity is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA
Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c) (3) of the State Guidelines the activity
is not subject to CEQA Thus, no environmental review is necessary.
RECOMMENDATION
Council adopt the resolution.
BOARDS/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Not Applicable.
DISCUSSION
The policy will provide the City Council with the option of imposing a restriction on
direct and indirect communications with the principals involved in a project under
negotiation with staff that will eventually be presented to the City Council for formal
adoption or approvaL In addition, Council may impose a method by which to handle
violations of this policy by Councilmembers. Once the City Council has voted to impose
the communications restriction and consequences of its violation, if a Councilmember
violates this restriction and communicates directly or indirectly with the principals or
agents of the project under negotiation, the Councilmember will be deemed to have
violated this policy and will be subject to the consequences of such violation by being
prevented from participating in any formal Council discussion or debate on the project,
and prevented from voting on any issues related to the project.
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DECISION MAKER CONFLICT
Staff has reviewed the decision contemplated by this action and has determined that it is
not site specific and consequently the 500 foot rule found in California Code of
Regulations section 18704.2(a)(I) is not applicable to this decision.
FISCAL IMPACT
There will be no impact to the City's General Fund as a result of this action.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I - Council Policy
Prepared by: Lori Anne Peoples, Senior Deputy City Clerk, City Manager's Office
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COUNCIL POLICY
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
SUBJECT: SELF-INlPOSEb RESTRAINT BY THE POLICY EFFECTIVE
MAYOR At'ID COUNCILMEJ\1BERS ON NUMBER DATE PAGE
COMMUNlCA nONS WITH PRINCIPALS
OR AGENTS OF SIGNlFICAt'fT Al'ID OS/27/2008 I of I
CO!vlPLEX PROJECTS
ADOPTED BY: Resolution No. 2008- I DATED: OS/27/2008
AMENDED BY: Resolution No. (date of resolution)
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RArK(;ROTfNn.
On occasion, the City is involved in sensitive discussions and negotiations on important projects. The
unauthorized release of sensitive, partial or incorrect information may jeopardize the outcome of those
talks and negotiations.
PTfRPOSF:
The purpose of this policy is to establish a protocol for self-imposed restraint among the Mayor and
Councilmembers regarding sensitive discussions and negotiations with principals on significant and
complex proj ects.
POI.Trv:
The policy will provide the City Council with the option of imposing a restriction on direct and
indirect communications with the principals involved in a project under negotiation with staff that will
eventually be presented to the City Council for formal adoption or approval. Once the City Council
has voted to impose the communications restriction, if a Councilmember violates this restriction and
communicates directly or indirectly with the principals or agents of the project under negotiation, the
Councilmember will be prevented from participating in any formal Council discussion or debate on
the project, and prevented from voting on any issues related to the project. .
IMPI FMFNTTN(; PROrFnITRF:
The City Manager will request the Mayor and City Council consider a self-imposed restraint on
communications for projects deemed appropriate per this policy via placement on a Council Agenda
for discussion and appropriate action.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2008-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CHULA VISTA ADOPTING A COUNCIL POLICY
OF SELF-IMPOSED RESTRAINT BY THE MAYOR
AND COUNCILMEMBERS ON COMMUNICATIONS
WITH PRINCIPALS OR AGENTS OF SIGNIFICANT
AND COMPLEX PROJECTS
WHEREAS, on occasion, the City IS involved III sensitive discussions and
negotiations on important projects; and
WHEREAS, the unauthorized release of sensitive, partial or incorrect information
may jeopardize the outcome of those talks and negotiations; and
WHEREAS, one area of concern during these times is the need for consistent,
non-ambiguous communication between the project principals; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to institute a policy to establish a protocol
for self-imposed restraint on communications with principals of significant and complex
projects to assist in ensuring successful negotiations and project implementation; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of this policy provides the Council with the option
of imposing a restriction on direct or indirect communications with the principals
involved in a project under negotiation with staff that will eventually be presented to
them for formal adoption or action; and.
WHEREAS, once the Council has voted to impose the communications
restriction, if a Councilmember violates this restriction and communicates directly or
indirectly with the principals or agents of the project under negotiations, the
Councilmember will be prevented from participating in any formal Council discussion or
debate on the project, and prevented from voting on any issues related to the project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Chula Vista does hereby adopt the proposed Council policy, as set forth in Exhibit 1
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Submitted by
Approved as to form by
a~
David R. Garcia
City Manager
Ann Moore
City Attorney
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COUNCIL POLICY
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
SUBJECT: SELF-lNfPOSED RESTRl\INT BY THE POLICY EFFECTIVE
MAYOR l\ND COUNCILMENIBERS ON NUMBER DATE PAGE
CONlNfUNICATIONS WITH PRINCIPALS
OR AGENTS OF SIGNIFICANT At"ID OS/27/2008 I of I
CONIPLEX PROJECTS
ADOPTED BY: Resolution No. 2008- I DATED: OS/27/2008
AMENDED BY: Resolution No. (date of resolution)
RArKr.ROTfND:
On occasion, the City is involved in sensitive discussions and negotiations on important projects. The
unauthorized release of sensitive, partial or incorrect information may jeopardize the outcome of those
talks and negotiations.
PORPOSF:
The purpose of this policy is to establish a protocol for self-imposed restraint among the Mayor and
Councilmembers regarding sensitive discussions and negotiations with principals on significant and
complex projects. I
por.rrv:
The policy will provide the City Council with the option of imposing a restriction on direct and
indirect communications with the principals involved in a project under negotiation with staffthat will
eventually be presented to the City Council for formal adoption or approval. Once the City Council
has voted to impose the communications restriction, if a Councilmember violates this restriction and
communicates directly or indirectly with the principals or agents of the project under negotiation, the
Councilmember will be prevented from participating in .any formal Council discussion or debate on
the project, and prevented from voting on any issues related to the project.
rMPT FMFNTTNr. PRorFDTTRF:
The City Manager will request the Mayor and City Council consider a self-imposed restraint on
communications for projects deemed appropriate per this policy via placement on a Council Agenda
for discussion and appropriate action.
Exhibit 1
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
April 15;2008
6:00 P.M.
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Chula Vista was called to order at 6: 17 p.m.
in the Council Chambers, located in City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, California.
ROLL CALL:
PRESENT: Councilmembers: McCann, Ramirez, Rindone, and Mayor Cox
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Castaneda (excused)
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Garcia, City Attorney Moore, Interim City Clerk Norris,
and Deputy City Clerk Bennett
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND MOMENT OF SILENCE
CONSENT CALENDAR
(Items I through 5)
Deputy Mayor Rindone stated he would be abstaining from voting on Item I, since he was
absent from the meeting of March II, 2008. Councilmember McCann stated he would be
abstaining from Item 2, due to the proximity of his property to the proposed project. Mayor Cox
announced that these items would be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered
separately. Item 4 was removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion by Councilmember
Ramirez.
I. This item was removed from the Consent Calendar.
2. This item was removed from the Consent Calendar.
3. RESOLUTION NO. 2008-096, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING BIDS AND AWARDING A CONTRA.CT
FOR THE "SEWER REH.A.BILITATION PROGRAM-PHASE I, FISCAL YE~R
2005/2006 AND FISCAL YEAR 2006/2007 AND FISCAL YEAR 2007/2008
VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFOR.NIA (SW-
240A)" PROJECT, AUTHORIZING THE TR.A.NSFER OF AVAILABLE SEWER
FACILITY REPLACEMENT FUNDS INTO THE PROJECT FROM THE EXISTING
2006/2007 AG,'I) 2007/2008 SEWER REHABILITATION PROGRAM, AND
AUTHORIZING STAFF TO INCREASE QUANTITIES TO EXPEND ALL
A V AILABLE FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT (4/5THS VOTE REQUIRED)
On March 5, 2008, the Engineering and General Services Director received seven sealed
bids for the project. The project will replace existing broken sewer mains and laterals,
repair cracked sewer lines, and replace asphalt concrete pavement in various locations
throughout the City. (Engineering and General Services Director)
Council adopt the resolution.
4. This item was removed from the Consent Calendar.
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CONSENT CALENl)AR (Continued)
5. RESOLUTION NO. 2008-098, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COuNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROPRIATING $45,000 FROM THE AVAILABLE
BALA1'JCE OF THE TRANSIT FUND FOR UPGRADING THE SECURITY
CAJ.\lIER...A. SYSTEM AT THE JOHN LIPPITT PUBLIC WORKS CENTER AND
ANlENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2007/2008 TRANSIT CAPITAL BUDGET (4/5THS
VOTE REQUIRED)
The current security camera system, which dates to 2002, at the Public Works Center
needs to be enhanced and upgraded to increase security. The existing system does not
use low light level cameras and fails to focus on critical areas of the Public Works
Center, such as the Natural Gas Fueling Station, Hydrogen Electrolizer, and Fuel
Dispensers. (Public Works Director)
Staff recommendation: Council adopt the resolution.
ACTION:
Mayor Cox moved to approve staffs recommendations and offered the balance of
the Consent Calendar (Items 3 and 5), headings read, text waived.
Councilmember Ramirez seconded the motion and it carried 4-0.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
1. APPROV AL OF MINUTES of the Regular Meeting of March 11,2008 and the Special
Meeting of March 11,2008.
Staff recommendation: Council approve the minutes.
ACTION:
Mayor Cox moved to approve staff's recommendation and offered Item 1,
heading read, text waived. Councilmember Ramirez seconded the motion and it
carried 3-0-1, with Deputy Mayor Rindone abstaining.
2 ORDINANCE NO. 3112, ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE EASTLAKE III PLANNED COMMUNITY
DISTRICT REGULATIONS AND LAND USE DISTRICTS MAP FOR 18.4 ACRES
AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF OLYMPIC P ARKW A Y AND WUESTE ROAD
(SECOND READING AND ADOPTION)
PRII Windstar Pointe Resort Master, LLC (ApplicantlDeveloper) is proposing to develop
an apartment project, consisting of 494 units, on an 18.4-acre buildable portion of a 30.5-
acre site (Windstar Pointe Resort Project). The remaining 12.1 acres are dedicated open
space. The project consists of amending Eastlake III Sectional Planning Area Plan to
remove the existing "Active Seniors" designation for 18.4 acres and replacing it with a
new designation that allows for the development of a market-rate multi-family residential
project. This ordinance was introduced on April 8, 2008. (Planning and Building
Director)
Staff recommendation: Council adopt the ordinance.
ACTION:
Mayor Cox moved to approve staffs recommendation and offered Ordinance No.
3112, heading read, text waived. Deputy Mayor Rindone seconded the motion
and it carried 3-0-1, with Councilmember McCann abstaining.
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ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR (Continued)
4. RESOLUTION NO. 2008-097, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CHULA VISTA hvlPLEi'vlENTING THE SMEL Y SlJRRENTIERED BABY
PROGRAM A-NTI DESIGNATING CHULA VISTA FIRE STATIONS AS SAFE
SORRE1,mER SITES
In 2001, SBl386 became law and established the Safely Surrender Baby program. The
purpose of the law is to encourage parents to bring unwanted infants, up to 72 hours old,
to reception centers such as hospitals or fire stations, rather than abandon them in
dumpsters or bushes. No names are required and the parent(s) will not be subject to
prosecution for child abandonment. The Fire Department is requesting that Council
adopt the resolution that designates the City's nine fire stations as safe baby havens.
(Interim Fire Chief)
Staff recommendation: Council adopt the resolution.
Interim Fire Chief Geering provided information on the Safely Surrender Baby program. Deputy
Mayor Rindone noted that the Safely Surrender Baby program sign would be displayed at the
entrance of the fire stations. Councilmember Ramirez stated that the public should be notified
about the program.
Mayor Cox added that any woman who had delivered a baby and needed help, could call 211, a
help line service.
ACTION:
Mayor Cox moved to approve staffs recommendation and offered Resolution No.
2008-097, heading read, text waived. Deputy Mayor Rindone seconded the
motion and it carried 4-0.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Willard Howard, Chula Vista resident, spoke about the need for street improvements within the
Castle Park neighborhood. He stated that the Council should not be enforcing any rules and
regulations in the area until the streets and sidewalks were repaired in the area. Mayor Cox
referred the matter to staff.
William Hall, Chula Vista resident, representing a broad coalition of business organizations, San
Diego Port Tenants Association, and the Working Waterfront Group, spoke in opposition to an
initiative being circulated for the November ballot that proposed the redevelopment of the Tenth
Avenue Marine Terminal, conceptually double-decking the tem1inal, and claiming to support
maritime cargo operations. He stated that the proposal to build visitor-serving facilities such as
restaurants and hotels 200 feet above maritime cargo operations, such as fuel tanles, sand and
aggregate storage, container cranes, and strategic military cargo facilities made no financial
sense. He recommended that the Council adopt a resolution to support the Port District Policy
established in 2004, dedicating the Tenth A venue Marine Terminal exclusively to maritime
cargo operations. Mayor Cox announced that Council could only refer the matter to staff.
Deputy Mayor Rindone referred the matter to staff for review and recommendation, and
Councilmember McCann supported the referral.
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PUBLIC COI'vlMENTS (Continued)
Aya Tharra, Chairperson for the International Friendship Commission, introduced members of
the comniission present at the meeting. Ms. Tharra requested Council reconsideration of action
taken at the meeting of April I, 2008, which directed statT to make direct contact with the City of
Tijuana for formation of a sister city. Mayor Cox responded that if any of the Councilmembers
who had voted to direct the City Manager to proceed with establishing a sister city with Tijuana,
Mexico wished to reconsider the matter, they could request that it be placed on the next Council
agenda.
ACTION ITEMS
6. CONSIDERA.TION OF REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHOLA. VISTA RECOMMENDING CHARGING FULL COST RECOVERY FEES
FOR Al'lY NON-CITY-SPONSORED EVENTS REQUIRING POLICE SERVICES OR
OTHER CITY STAFF AS PART OF THE SPECLA..L EVENT PERMIT
A request was made to replace the City's policy of charging fuU cost recovery for police
services with a reduced rate for those services at ruiO upcoming non-city-sponsored
events. FuU cost recovery includes all expenses associated with hiring officers for an
event (hourly rate, gas, uniform, vehicle and other city overhead). Due to severe budget
constraints, staff does not recommend approving a reduced rate for either event.
(CommLmications Director/Police Chief)
Police Chief Emerson spoke about the request by Third A venue Village Association (T A V A) for
consideration by the City to reduce fees for police services for the upcoming Cinco de Mayo and
Lemon Festival events. He stated that if the City waived these fees, the fiscal impact would be
$12,954 for both events.
Jack Blakely, representing T A V A, clarified that they had not requested a waiver of the full cost
of police services, but a reduction in cost to equal the officers' overtime plus 20 percent. He
added that T A V A could not afford the full cost of police services for the events.
Willard Howard, Chula Vista resident, stated that the citizens were entitled to 24-hour police
service. He stated that fuU cost recovery should not be charged for community events that
encouraged community spirit.
Chief Emerson clarified that additional police officers were needed for special events, and those
officers needed to be brought in on an overtime basis since there weren't sufficient resources in
the patrol division to respond to calls for service otherwise. He stated that as a result of the
City's budget reductions, the department was working with event promoters to have them pay for
the overtime policing costs. Mayor Cox asked whether there was an opportunity to work with
promoters on cooperative ventures with private security firms and police officers, to bear
associated costs, but still ensure public safety. Chief Emerson responded that staff was working
with TAVA to look at using civilian personnel and private security for non-sworn duties,
reducing the costs so they could be funded by T A V A.
ACTION:
Deputy Mayor Rindone moved to charge Third Avenue Village Association a fee
of actual cost plus 20 percent for the Cinco de Mayo and Lemon Festival events.
Councilmember McCann seconded the motion and it carried 4-0.
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ACTION ITEMS (Continued)
7. CONSIDERATION OF AFPROV AL OF A LAND OFFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY Al"\lD OTA Y LAl"\lD CONIP Al"\lY FOR CONVEY Al"\lCE OF 210 ACRES TO
THE CITY FOR UNIVERSITY/REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY PARK DEVELOPMENT
AND MITIGATION PURPOSES
One of the key goals of the Chula Vista General Plan is the development of a
university/regional teclmology park. Successful implementation of the land offer
agreement would further this goal through the receipt by the City of 210 acres of
developable/mitigation land as well as two million dollars for university
recruitment/planning. (Planning and Building Director)
Planning and Building Director Sandoval presented the proposed land offer agreement.
Curt Noland, representing Otay Land Company, spoke in support of the proposed agreement.
Ken Baumgartner, representing McMillin Companies, requested that planning of the Eastern
Urban Center continue between the City and McMillin Companies, and not be placed on the
back burner as a consequence of the university planning effort. He added that the proposed
Eastern Urban Center development would complement and add to the success of the university,
and generate revenue for the City.
Councilmember McCann stated that he looked forward to working with Otay Land and Otay
Ranch for consideration of endowments for local scholarships in the future.
ACTION:
Councilmember Ramirez moved to adopt Resolution No. 2008-099, heading read,
text waived.
RESOLUTION NO. 2008-099, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER
INTO A LAND OFFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA AND OT A Y LAND COMPANY FOR CONVEYANCE OF 210 ACRES
TO THE CITY FOR UNIVERSITY/REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY PARK
DEVELOPMENT AND MITIGATION PURPOSES, ACKNOWLEDGING THE
OFFERS OF DEDICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF ONE MILLION
DOLLARS FOR UNIVERSITY RECRUITMENT AND PLANNING
PURPOSES
Deputy Mayor Rindone seconded the motion and it carried 4-0.
At 7:46 p.m., Mayor Cox recessed the meeting. The Council reconvened at 8:02 p.m., with all
members present, except Councilmember Castaneda.
BUDGET WORKSHOP
8. Report on the City Manager's Proposed Budget Reductions. (City Manager)
City Manager Garcia summarized what had occurred with the City's budget over the past 18
months. He then presented a summary of new proposed budget reductions in order to reach a
balanced general fund budget for fiscal year 2008/2009 that included implementation of a
retirement incentive program, continued hiring freeze, and eliminating scheduled pay increases
for management and hourly employees.
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BUDGET WORKSHOP (Continued)
Richard Preuss, representing SEIU 221 and ChuIa Vista Employees Association spoke in support
of the proposed budget reductions with the exception of proposed elimination of a Micro
Computer Specialist (Budget Reduction Proposal 13), a Storekeeper/Custodian (Budget
Reduction Proposal 48), and a Senior Office Specialist (Budget Reduction Proposal 115). He
stated that these were valuable services provided by valuable employees, and asked for Council
consideration to keep the three positions in the budget.
Gary Bosinger, Chula Vista resident, spoke with respect to the proposed elimination of his
position of Micro Computer Specialist (Budget Reduction Proposal 13). He stated that his
position was crucial to City services, primarily the Library, but also the Police and Fire
Depamnents. He asked that Council not approve elimination of his position, as well as other
positions, from the budget.
Rob Greenway, representing the City's Custodial Division, provided a scope of the work
provided by the General Services Custodial Division, stating that staffing in the division was
currently half of the original staff. He stated that any further reductions in staffing could
potentially create health and safety issues in the City. He asked that Council not approve the
proposed elimination of the custodial position (Budget Reduction Proposal 48).
Esther Herrera, Senior Office Specialist (Budget Reduction Proposal 115) in the Planning and
Building Department described her daily responsibilities and duties that included serving as a
key player in customer service, stating that her job was critical to the City.
Charles Schrader, Chula Vista resident, representing Chula Vista Employee Association and
SEIU, stated that the proposed budget reduction for Custodian (Budget Reduction Proposal 48),
would reduce the custodial staff to half. He spoke about the impacts of additional work on
existing custodial staff, and stated that it was vital to maintain adequate staffmg to provide
necessary services for the City.
Jack Blakely, representing the Third Avenue Village Association Board of Directors, spoke
regarding the elimination of the property based improvement district assessment, stating that this
was a proposition 218 issue, and that the Board was continuing to meet with City staff to ensure
a win-win situation.
Theresa Acerro stated that there needed to be a balance between jobs and housing in the City, as
a result of a deficit in residential housing, and the need for structural changes in the way the
budget was prepared.
Councilmember Ramirez encouraged staff to move forward to recover outstanding debts owed to
the City by Scripps Hospital. With respect to City-owned properties, he stated that it was
necessary to live within our means and right sizing, and that the City should not be looking for
short-term savings or revenue sources. Regarding the use of City vehicle allowances,
Councilmember Ramirez stated that he would be proposing the elimination of all car allowances,
and placing the resulting 5260,000 savings in the general fund. With respect to the Police
Department holding facility cost comparison, he stated that, as a result of a report from the Police
Chief, there was no need to investigate the maller funber.
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BUDGET WORKSHOP (Continued)
City Manger Garcia spoke with respect to the comment by Councilmember Ramirez regarding
elimination of car allowances, and clarified that that would not result in savings of $260,000,
since a significant amount of the total would have to be allocated to mileage.
ACTION:
Mayor Cox moved to adopt the resolution under Item 9. Deputy Mayor Rindone
seconded the morion.
ACTION:
Councilmember Ramirez moved to offer a friendly amendment that prior to final
adoption of the budget, staff provide a report to the Council with an analysis of
costs for elimination of car allowances, and provide an opportunity for the
Council to make a decision. The motion failed for lack of a second.
Mayor Cox withdrew her motion since Item 9 was not under consideration at this time, and
clarified that Item 8 required only acceptance of the report.
It was the consensus of the Council to accept the report.
City Manager Garcia provided an overview of the three proposed recommendations, which
included a hiring freeze, an early retirement incentive, and elimination of salary increases for
management and hourly, staff. He clarified that the hiring freeze would be performed
administratively, the early retirement incentive was previously approved by the Council and was
scheduled to be placed on the April 22, 2008 agenda for adoption, and the recommended
elimination of scheduled COLA salary increases for management and hourly employees, was
indicated under Item 9 of the current agenda, and would require action by the Council.
Deputy Mayor Rindone spoke about City-owned properties, suggesting that the City Manager
designate a task force to look at properties that may not be of benefit to the City, and provide a
report back to Council in 60-90 days.
Councilmember McCann also addressed the listing of City-owned property, and suggested that
staff look at properties, such as vacant lots in residential areas, that would present a liability to
City, and bear maintenance costs by the City. Additionally, since the properties would not be on
the tax roles, there would be no revenue generated for the properties. He suggested that the City
Manager return to Council with a report in 60-90 days.
9. Consideration of Elimination of Scheduled COLA Salary Increases for Management and
Hourly Employees.
Executive, Senior, and Middle managers are scheduled to receive a four percent
salary increase in January 2009. Unclassified hourly employees are scheduled to
receive a four percent salary increase in July 2008, which was delayed from
January 2008, and a four percent salary increase in January 2009. Due to the
financial constraints the City is experiencing, it is recommended that these
scheduled salary adj ustments for all management and unclassified hourly
employees be eliminated. (City Manager)
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BlJDGET WORKSHOP (Continued)
City Manager Garcia gave an explanation of the proposed elimination of salary increases for
Management and Hourly employees.
ACTION:
Mayor Cox moved to adopt Resolution No. 2008-100, heading read, text waived.
RESOLUTION NO. 2008-100, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AUTHORIZING THE
ELIMINATION OF THE SCHEDULED FISCAL YEAR 2008/2009
COST OF LIVING SALARY INCREASES FOR MA..l'\JAGEMENT AND
UNCLASSIFIED HOURLY EMPLOYEES. AND AUTHORIZING THE
CITY IvlANAGER TO REINSTATE ALL OR PART OF THE PAY
RAJSES DEPENDENT UPON THE A V AILABILITY OF FUNDING
Councilmember McCann seconded the motion and it carried 4-0.
10. Continuation of Fiscal Year 2008/2009 Mayor and Council Budget from the March 6,
2008 workshop and the April 3, 2008 special meeting. (Continued from April 3,2008)
Prior to addressing the Budget Subcommittee recommendations for the fiscal year 2008/2009
Mayor and Council budget, Mayor Cox commented on what had occurred during past Council
budget workshops regarding budget reduction issues in the Mayor and Council budgets, and
subsequent actions taken by the CounciL Mayor Cox described the Charter-mandated
responsibilities of the Mayor and the duties of staff in the Mayor and Council office along with
the associated budget issues involved. She stated that since her election in November 2006, the
Mayor's budget was reduced by almost 50 percent, with a staff of two, and that her proposal for
fiscal year 2008/2009 would include freezing the Coastal Advisor position. She then referenced
a memorandum on the dais from the Budget Subcommittee to the Council, dated April!5, 2008,
with proposed budget reductions in the department of Mayor and Council for fiscal year
2008/2009.
Theresa Acerro, Chula Vista resident, stated that she was pleased with the progress on the
proposed budget cuts.
ACTION:
ACTION:
Mayor Cox moved to accept the budget. reductions as proposed by the Budget
Subcommittee, to be effective July 1, 2008, with each Councilmember providing
to the City Manager a memo by June 20, 2008 identifying the line items from
which $!4,672 will be taken, additionally $2,310 will be taken from car
allowance, for a total reduction of $16,982 for each Council seat's blocked
budget. In the event this memo is not submitted, direction was given to the City
Manager to make the necessary adjustments within each Councilmember's
blocked budget to reach this amount. The car allowance would be restored if
management's four percent raise is restored. COlmcilmember McCann seconded
the motion.
Councilmember Ramirez moved to amend the motion to accept the Budget
Subcommittee recommendation, with an addition to adjust all funds being used in
Mayor and Council budgets by another 10 percent, to be brought from Mayor's
portion of the budget, bringing the total savings closer to $300,000, all of which
would be used for maintenance work in city streets. The amended motion was not
accepted.
The motion carried 3-1, with Councilmember Ramirez voting no.
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BUDGET WORKSHOP (Continued)
ACTION:
Councilmember Ramirez moved to reduce the Mavor's office budget by an
additional 10 percent, and use the combined to'tal savings toward street
maintenance and repair. The motion died for lack of a second.
OTHER BUSINESS
11. CITY MA.!"\[AGER'S REPORTS
There were none.
12. MAYOR'S REPORTS
Mayor Cox recognized Dr. Emerald Randolph, and announced that the Chula Vista Citizens
Advisory Support team (CAST) graduation ceremony was held last Saturday, with an additional
six new volunteer members.
Mayor Cox announced recognition of the City for an opportunity to implement energy efficiency
in the City's six municipal facilities.
Mayor Cox spoke about Proposition E, and informed the public of several documents that were
available for public viewing, namely the City Attorney's impartial analysis, the argument against
Proposition E, and the rebuttal to the argument in Favor of Proposition E, noting the court's
decision to deny the writ of mandate filed against the City regarding two sentences within the
argument.
13. COUNCIL COMMENTS
Councilmember Castaneda
CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION TO ADJUST THE FISCAL YEAR
2008/2009 MAYOR'S BUDGET (Continued from April 3, 2008)
This proposal would adjust the Mayor's budget to two times that of one Council Office
budget. This item was continued from the special meeting of April 3, 2008 and from the
regular meeting of April 8, 2008.
Councilmember recommendation: Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
TO ADJUST THE FISCAL YEAR 2008/2009 !vIA YOR'S BUDGET
This item was not discussed and no action was taken.
Council member McCann referred to an article written by Councilmembers Castaneda and
Ramirez, and thanked Natalie Flores and Lily Cesena for their apolitical service. He also
congratulated the CAS T graduates and wished all a good evening.
Deputy Mayor Rindone congratulated Dr. Emerald Randolph and the CAST members.
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COlINCILNJ:EMBER CONuvJ:ENTS (Continued)
Deputy Mayor Rindone noted the $212,000 budget savings from the Mayor and Council budget,
and aavised the City Manager to consider the savings for further issues that may arise. He then
congratulated Mayor Cox on her leadership by taking a hard look at the budget. He stated that
the City was making progress to reduce the strain on the community, an example being the
progressive steps taken towards getting a major university in the City.
Mayor Cox recessed the meeting to Closed Session at 10: 1 0 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
14. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING SIGNIFlCA..!'\JT EXPOSURE
TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(b)
Two cases
This item was not discussed.
15. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING EXISTING LITIGATION
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(a)
Doss. Angela v. Citv of Chula Vista, San Diego Superior Court, Case No. GIS28616
This item was not discussed.
Deanna Morv. et aI. v. City ofChula Vista. et aI., United States District Court, Case No.
06 CV 1460 JAH(BLM)
No reportable action was taken on this item.
Deanna Mory. et aI. Y. Citv ofChula Vista. et aI., United States District Court, Case No.
07-CV-0462 JLS (ELM)
No reportable action was taken on this item.
ADJOURNMENT
At 10:28 p.m., Mayor Cox adjourned the meeting to the Regular Meeting of April 22, 2008 at
6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
;{tU4~ . I/~~
Donna Norris, CMC-;Interim City Clerk
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ORDINA..NCE NO. ~~G. ~U
\,-'i:.l"v'
ORDINA.-NCE OF THF}s~~U OF CHULA VISTA
DESIGNATlNG VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD
SEVE~TY ZONES AS RECOWL~ffiNDED BY THE
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFOR.1'JIA DEPARTMENT OF
FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION AS
DESIGNATED ON IvlAPS MAINTAINeD IN THE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
WHEREAS, the California State Legislature has declared that the prevention of
fires is a matter of statewide concern; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature has directed the Director of the California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL fIRE) to identify areas as very high
fire hazard severity zones in all counties based on consistent statewide criteria and based
on the severity of fire hazard that is expected .to prevail in those areas; and
WHEREAS, the determination of an area as a very high fire hazard severity zone
is based on fuel loading, slope, fire weather, and other relevant factors; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the designation of areas as very high fire hazard
severity zones is so that public officials are able to identify measures that will retard the
rate of spread, and reduce the potential intensity, of uncontrolled fires that threaten to
destroy resources, life, or property; and
WHEREAS, the director of CAL FIRE has transmitted to the City those areas
designated as very high fire hazard severity zones; and
WHEREAS, the City Council must designate, by ordinance, very high fire hazard
severity zones as recommended by the director of CAL FIRE, pursuant to Government
Code section 51179.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as
follows:
SECTION I: It designates Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones as recommended by
the Director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and as
designated on a map titled Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones [VHFHSZ] - Local
Responsibility Areas [LRA], dated April 3, 2008, and filed with the Office of the City
Clerk.
SECTION II: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force on the thirtieth day
from and after its adoption.
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Ai'.J ORDINANCE OF THE CITY ~TLA VISTA
AMENDING TITLE 9 OF ~~"'cHuiA VISTA
MUNICIPAL CODE ~'{.~ING CHAPTER 9.23,
SECTIONS 9.23.010 THROUGH 9.23.060 TO
PROHIBIT THE SALE Al^,TI/OR DISTRIBUTION OF
NOVELTY LIGHTERS
WHEREAS, novelty lighters have features which are attractive to children, including visual
effects, flashing lights, musical sounds, or toy like designs; and
WHEREAS, these toy like designs may not be immediately recognized by children as
dangerous cigarette lighters; and
WHEREAS, such novelty lighters resembling harmless toys are highly attractive to children
and pose an unreasonable risk of injury or death in the possession of inquisitive children; al1d
WHEREAS, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled thousands of novelty
lighters since 1996 due to their danger to public safety; and
WHEREAS, juvenile fire setting has been identified as the fastest growing fire threat in the
United States; and
WHEREAS, in 2002 the National Fire Protection Association reported that children playing
with fire started an estimated 13,900 structure fires that were reported to U.S. fire departments,
causing an estimated 210 civilian deaths, 1,250 civilian injuries and $339 million in direct property
damage; and
WHEREAS, the Chula Vista Fire Department responded to a multi-family structure fire on
October 03, 2007, which started as a result of children playing with a lighter causing $40,000 in
property damage; and
WHEREAS, more than half of the people killed by fires started by children playing were
under five years of age; and
WHEREAS, many public and private agencies support the prohibition of the sale and
distribution of novelty lighters, including the Bum Institute and several County Fire Chiefs'
Associations, Cities, and the Greater San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, the function of a novelty lighter can be achieved without posing a danger of
public health and safety; and
WHEREAS, the United States Fire Administration has added a new code to the National Fire
Incident Reporting System, effective January 1,2008, to address issues of concern to the fire service:
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novelty lighters will now be captured in the Fire Module under a new code for Equipment Involved
in Ignition, code 877.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby ordain as
follows:
SECTION I: That the Chula Vista Municipal Code be amended to add Chapter 9.23,
Sections 9.23.010 through 9.23.060 to read as follows:
Chapter 9.23
RETA1L SALE .c\J.'\fD DISTRIBUTION OF NOVELTY LIGHTERS
Sections:
9.23.010
9.23.020
9.23.030
9.23.040
9.23.050
9.23.060
Purpose and intent.
Definition.
Prohibition.
Exceptions.
Enforcement.
Violations and penalties.
9.23.010
Purpose and intent.
The City Council finds and declares that:
A. Novelty lighters have features, which are attractive to children, including visual effects,
flashing lights, musical sounds, or toy-like designs.
B. As a result of this attraction of novelty lighters to children, children have used novelty
lighters to start fires, causing injury, death, and destruction of property.
C. Despite the Consumer Product Safety Commission's recall of thousands of novelty
lighters since 1996 due to their danger to public safety, fires caused by children playing
with novelty lighters continue to occur at an increasing rate.
D. Juvenile fire setting has been identified as the fastest growing fire threat in the United
States.
E. The continued sale, offer for sale, gift, distribution, or display of novelty lighters
represents a serious threat to public safety within the city of Chula Vista.
F. The functions of novelty lighters can be achieved through the sale, gift, distribution, or
display of other products that do not pose the danger to public health and safety that
novelty lighters present.
9.23.020 Definition. For purposes of this Chapter, "novelty lighter" means a lighter that has
audio or visual effects, or that depicts or resembles in physical form or function, through the use of
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logos, decals, art work, or other features, articles commonly recognized as appealing to or intended
for use by children under eighteen years of age. This includes, but is not limited to, lighters that
depict. or resemble cartoon characters, toys, guns, watches, musical instruments, vehicles, toy
animals, food or beverages; that play musical notes; that have flashing lights; that offer other
entertaining features; or that have the physical appearance of other specific objects in form or
function. A novelty lighter may operate on any fuel, including butane or liquid fuel. The term
"novelty lighter" excludes: (1) any lighter manufactured prior to 1980; and (2) any lighter which
lacks fuel or a device necessary to produce combustion or a flame.
9.23.030 Prohibition. It is unlawful for any person, business, corporation, or organization to
sell, otTer for sale, give, distribute, or display with intent to sell, give, or distribute any novelty lighter
in the city of Chula Vista.
9.23.040 Exceptions. The prohibition of this Chapter is inapplicable to: (1) novelty
lighters that are solely being actively transported through the city for sale, gift, or distribution
outside of the city, with written documentation of such transportation; or (2) novelty lighters
located in a distribution center closed to the public for purposes of retail sales or distribution
outside the city ofChula Vista. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply where prohibited
or preempted by state or federal law.
9.23.050 Enforcement. The provisions of this Chapter shall be enforced by the fire marshal
and his or her designees, any police officer, any code enforcement officer, and any other city official
authorized to enforce any provision of this Code.
9.23.060 Violation and penalties. Violations of this Chapter may be prosecuted as
misdemeanors as provided by this Code. The City may also seek any administrative remedy and/or
injunctive relief and civil penalties in the Superior Court as provided by this Code and California
state law.
SECTION II: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty days
after its final passage.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
James S. Geering
Interim Fire Chief
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AGENDA STATEMENT
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ITEM TITLE:
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE APPROPRlA TION OF AN
ADDITIONAL $195,000 FROM THE A V AILABLE BALANCE
IN THE CITY'S HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM (HOME) FUNDS, APPROVING THE FIRST
AMENDMENT TO THE LANDINGS LOAN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CfTY OF CHULA VISTA AND CIC
LANDINGS, L.P. INCREASING THE LOAN AMOUNT BY
$180,000, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE LANDINGS
LOAN AGREEMENT AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY LOAN
DOCUMENTS TO PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION
OF THE LANDINGS APARTMENTS
SUBMITTED BY:
ASSISTANT mRE<;:TgRL.<!OF
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REDEVELOPMENT &
REVIEWED BY:
SUMMARY
On August 7, 2007, the City of Chula Vista and CIC Landings, L.P. (CIC) entered into a
Loan Agreement to provide $920,000 from the City's HOME Investment Partnership
Program (HOME) to assist in funding the construction of a 92-unit low-income apartment
development, known as the Landings within the Winding Walk master planned
community. To achieve compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(Section 504), CIC is requesting an additional $180,000. Staff is also requesting an
additional $15,000 to fund City costs related to loan underwriting, legal services, and
environmental review. The total proposed City contribution to the Landings project is
$1,155,000, which includes a $1,100,000 loan to CIC and $55,000 for City costs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed project for
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined
that the proposed project was adequately covered in a previously adopted Final Second
Tier Environmental Impact Report, EIR 01-02. Thus, no further CEQA review is
necessary.
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Based upon the proposed financing through HOME, the Environmental Review
Coordinator has also reviewed the proposed project for compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Based upon the results of the environmental
assessment, the Environmental Review Coordinator has determined that there is no
substantial evidence, in light of the whole record before the City of Chula Vista, that the
project may have a significant impact on the environment; therefore, the Environmental
Review Coordinator has prepared and published a Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI). An amendment detailing the increase in fmancing was prepared and published
on April 25, 2008.
RECOMMENDA nON
The City Council adopt the Resolution.
BOARDS/COiVIMISSION RECOMMENDA nON
On April 2, 2008, the Housing Advisory Commission voted to recommend additional
financial assistance (a maximum of $250,000) from the City's available HOME funds for
the development of the Landings affordable rental community.
DISCUSSION
Background
The Landings, a 92-unit affordable rental development, will be built within the Winding
Walk subdivision of eastern Chula Vista in satisfaction of the requirements of the City's
Balanced Communities - Affordable Housing Policy of the Housing Element (Policy
5.1.1). To assist in the financing for the construction of the Landings, the City Council,
through Resolution No. 2007-442, provided a loan for $920,000 from the City's available
HOME funds. Of the 92-units, II units will be HOME-assisted and affordable to
extremely low income households.
Section 504 - HOME Requirement
The Landings was originally contemplated as an affordable for-sale 92-unit condominium
development. The project was, therefore, designed and approved, as townhome style
units with garages on the first floor level and all living areas provided on the second
floor.
During the close of escrow for the Landings, ere and its funding representatives
determined that as a result of the City's loan from its HOME funds, Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 would be applicable to the project.
As stated in Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations 8.22, new multifamily housing
projects funded through federal programs, such as HOME, "shall be designed and
constructed to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with handicaps". A
minimum of five percent of the total dwelling units shall be made accessible for persons
with mobility impairments and two percent of the units shall be accessible for persons
with hearing or vision impairments.
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The Landings will be required to provide a total of five units for persons with mobility
impairments and persons with hearing or vision impairments. In analyzing various
options to accommodate this requirement, CIC determined the most cost effective
approach was to redesign and modify four residential buildings to provide elevators to
allow access to the living areas for five individual units.
Proposed Increase in HOil;JE Financial Assistance
CIC is requesting additional financial assistance as a direct result of the accessibility
requirements for the HOME funds. Total costs associated with redesign of the Landings
and the addition of the five elevators is approximately $381,919. To fund the additional
costs, several sources are being proposed. As a result of the increased costs, the project is
eligible to receive an increase in Low Income Housing Ta'( Credits ($153,000). Both
CIC and Shea Homes (the master developer) are contributing a total of $35,961, towards
these costs. CIC is requesting that the City provide an additional $180,000 to close the
remaining financing gap.
Staff is also requesting an appropnatlOn of $15,000 for project management costs
incurred by the City, which include staff time and overhead costs related to loan
underwriting, legal services, and environmental review.
Staff Analysis
Staff has reviewed the additional costs and the available sources and has determined that
the costs are reasonable and funding of the additional financing gap is necessary to make
the Project feasible. The City's financial participation in the development of the
Landings is a sound investment based upon Developer's ability to effectively serve the
City's housing needs and priorities as expressed in the Housing Element, the
Consolidated Plan and the cost effectiveness of the City's financial assistance based upon
the leveraging of such resources.
By providing the assistance, households comprised of individuals with physical
limitations will have a home that is accessible. Additionally, funding of this project
offers Chula Vista opportunities to meet the needs of its low income andlor disabled
households and the City's obligations for the expenditure of HOME funds. The Landings
will provide a balance of housing opportunities within the master planned communities
located east of 1-805 with the development of affordable rental housing. Designed with
all three-bedroom units, the Landings will offer affordable housing for large-sized very
low and low income families. With five units accessible by elevator, persons with
mobility impairments, including seniors, will have an appropriate and accessible living
environment.
Lastly, the requested $195,000 in financial assistance will come from the City's HOME
funds. HOME funds must be committed to eligible projects within two years and
expended within five years. There is approximately $465,000 in HOME funds that must
be committed by June 30, 2008. The allocation and expenditure of the $195,000 in
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additional fmancim! for the Landings and related City staff costs will assist the City in
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complying with the HOME regulations.
Terms of City Loan
CIC entered into a Loan Agreement with the City on August 7, 2007 for $920,000 from
the City's HOME funds and subsequently entered into the associated loan documents (i.e.
Deed of Trust and Promissory Note) in December 2007. .A.n amendment to the Loan
Agreement and each of the associated loan documents will be executed based upon
Council's action, to reflect the proposed additional mcrease in City assistance. The
original terms of the City's loan will continue.
DECISION lYU.KER CONFLICT
Staff has reviewed the property holdings of the City Council and has found no property
holdiIlgs within 500 feet of the boundaries of the property which is the subject of this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
The requested $195,000 will be set aside from the available balance in the HOME
Investment Partnership Program and appropriated in the City's HOME Investment
Partnership Program Budget for the Landings. It includes additional financing in the
amount of $] 80,000 to CIC for costs related to the development of the Landings, and
$15,000 for project management costs; which will offset staff time and overhead costs
related to loan underwriting, legal services, environmental review, and other related
internal project staff costs. The total financial assistance toward this project is
$],155,000, which includes the loan of $1,100,000 to CIC Landings, L.P. (CIC) and
$55,000 for City processing costs.
Any repayment of the loan will be deposited into the HOME funds as program income
for further use in providing affordable housing programs.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Location Map
2. Summary of Financial Analysis
3. A First Amendment to the Landings Loan Agreement By and Between The City
ofChula Vista and CIC Landings, L.P.
Prepared by: Leilani Hines, Principal Projecl Coordinalor, Redevelopmenl & Housing
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ATTACHMENT 1
The Landings at Winding Walk
92-unit affordable renral housing community
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Attachment 2
PROFORlWA SUBSIDY ANALYSIS
Cost
Funds
Financing
Gap
Proiect Cost:
Land, Construction, Fees (oso/12/04/07) $
Elevators (Redesign & other costs) $
Subtotal $
Sources of Funds:
State MHP
Tax Credits (as 0/12/04/07)
Tax Credits (as a/05/27/08)
Permanent Loan
Subtotal
Subsidies:
Master Developer Contribution (as of 12/04/07)
Developer Deferred Fee
Developers Equity Contribution (as 0/05/27/08)
City Loan (HOME)
Subtotal
TOTAL
Cost per Unit (92 Unils)
City Subsidy per HOME Assisted Unit
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27,772,087
381,919
28,154,006
$ 28,154,006
$ 6,931,052
$ 11,820,000
$ 153,000
$ 5,950,000
$ 24,854,052 $ 3,299,954
$ 1,300,000
$ 863,993
$ 35,961
$ I, I 00,000
$ 3,299,954
$ 28,154,006 $
$ 306,022
$ 100,000
Attachment 3
FIRST A..I\1ENDMENT TO THE LANDINGS LOA..N AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA A1"1D CIC LA.NDINGS, L.P.
This First Amendment to the Landings Loan Agteemelll ("First .A.mendment") is entered
into on the 27th day of May, 2008, by and between the CITY OF CHULA VISTA, a public
body, corporate and politic, of the State of California ("City") and eIC Landings, L.P. a
California limited partnership ("Borrower"). The City and the Borrower may be referred to
herein individually as "Party" and collectively as "Parties".
RECIT ALS
A. The Borrower intends to construct a 92-unit affordable apartment community
located at on the corner of Discovery Falls Road and Crossroads Street in Otay Ranch Village II
in the City ofChula Vista to be known as "The Landings Apartments" (the "Project").
B. On August 7, 2007, pursuant to Resolution No. 2007-209, the City Council
approved the Landings Loan Agteement (the "Loan Agteement") between the City and Borrower
in which the City agteed to loan to the Borrower $920,000 (the "City Loan") to assist in the
construction and operation of the Project.
C. The City has agteed to loan Borrower an additional One Hundred Eighty
Thousand Dollars ($180,000) to finance additional costs related to development of the Project
bringing the loan total to One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100,000).
D. On December 4, 2007, pursuant to Housing Authority Resolution No.2007-036, the
Housing Authority of the City of Chula Vista authorized the issuance of Multifamily Housing
Revenue Bonds in an aggregate principal amount of $16,670,000 (the "Bonds") instead of the
aggregate principal amount as $6,004,000 cited in the Loan Agreement.
E. As a prerequisite to the disbursement of the City Loan funds, the Borrower is
required by the City to have a firm commitment for an equity contribution from the Borrower's
Limited Partner of not less than $11,792,000 (the "Equity Contribution") instead of the
$11,863,000 cited in the Loan Agteement.
F. The Parties desire to execute this First Amendment to the Loan Agreement to
reflect the additional funds being provided by the City, to correct estimates of the dollar amounts
of the Bonds, and correct the eq uity contribution required by the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree to amend the Loan Agreement as follows:
1. ARTICLE 2 - Definitions
In Section 2.4, "Certificate of Completion", delete "9.8" and replace with "9. T.
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2. ARTICLE 2 - Definitions
. In Section 2.6, "City Loan", delete "Nine Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars
($920,000)" and replace with "One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100,000)".
3. ARTICLE 2 - Definitions
In Section 2.12, "Bonds", delete "$6,004,000" and replace with "Sixteen Million Six
Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($16,670,000)".
4. ARTICLE 3 - Financing of the Project
In Section 3.1, SummarY of Financim!. third sentence, delete "$6,004,000" in both places
in that semence and replace with "$16,670,000" in both places in that semence.
5. ARTICLE 3 - Financing of the Project
In Section 3.1, Summarv of Financing. fourth sentence, delete "920,000" and replace
with "$1,100,000".
6. ARTICLE 3 - Financing the Project
In Section 3.1, Summary of Financing, fifth sentence, delete "$11,863,000" in both
places in that sentence and replace with $11,768,000" in both places in that sentence.
7. ARTICLE 4 - City Loan
In Section 4.1, Amount of Disbursement. delete "$920,000" and replace with
"$1, I 00,000".
8. ARTICLE 4 - City Loan
In Section 4.3, Borrower's Obligations, subsection (c), delete "$11,863,000" and replace
with "$11,768,000".
9. ARTICLE 4 - City Loan
In Section4.5, Repavment, subsection a, in the first sentence after "in an amount equal
to", delete "fifty percent (50%) of the "Residual Receipts" (defined below) derived from the
Property and/or the operation of the Project" and insert "the City's proportionate share of the
Residual Receipts (defmed below) for the previous calendar year based upon a pro rata share of
fifty percent (50%) of Residual Receipts with the California State Department of Housing and
Community Development and its Multifamily Housing Program loan ("MHP Loan") to the
Project in the amount of $6,931 ,052"
In Section 4.5, Repavment, subsection b. "Residual Receipts", subsection (ii)
"Reasonable Operating Expenses", delete "any fees payable to Borrower's Limited Partner
pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, including but not limited to the Asset Management Fee,
as such terms are defined in the Partnership Agreement, debt service on any loan made to the
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Borrower by any partner of Borrower to cover operating expenses;" and replace with "any fees
and distribution payable to Borrower's Investor Limited Partner pursuant to the Parrnership
Agreement, including but not limited to the Cumulative Priority Distribution, as such terms are
defined in the Partnership Agreement, debt service on any loan made to the Borrower by any
partner of Borrower to cover operating expenses;".
10. ARTICLE 9 - Development of the Project
In Section 9.1, Work to be Performed, delete "Exhibit _" and replace with "Exhibit E".
11. Borrower and City agree that for all purposes Residual Receipts shall be calculated
and paid by Borrower to the City as set forth in the City Note. If any provisions of the City Note
and Loan Agreement conflict or differ from one another regarding the calculation of Residual
Receipts, the provisions of the City Note shall apply.
12. Miscellaneous.
a. Any references to the Loan Agreement in any of the Loan Documents shall be
deemed a reference to the Loan Agreement as amended by this First Amendment.
b. Except as amended by this First Amendment, the Loan Agreement shall continue
unmodified and in full force and effect.
c. Each of the Parties represents and warrants that it has the full power and authority
to enter into this First Amendment and perform its respective obligations
hereunder.
d. This First Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constirute one
document.
[SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]
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IN WITN'ESS WlIEREOF, the Parties have executed this First Amendment as of the
day and year fIrst written above.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
By:
David Garcia, City Manager
ATTEST:
Donna Norris, Interim City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FOR..M:
Ann Moore, City Attorney
[SIGNATURES CONTINUED ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]
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CIC LA...NDINGS, L.P.,
a California limited partnership
By: Ajax-Landings, LLC,
a California limited liability company,
its Administrative General Partner
By: Chelsea Investment Corporation,
a California corporation,
its Manager v.
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By: Pacific Southwest Community Development
Corporation,
a California nonprofit public benefit corporation,
its Managing General Partner
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Jack K. Jaynes,
Executive Director/President
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RESOLUTION NO. 2008-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION OF AN
ADDITIONAL $195,000 FROM THE AVAILABLE BALAt'\ICE
IN THE CITY'S HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
PROGR.A.M (HONlE) FlJNDS, APPROVING THE FIRST
AMENDMENT TO THE LANDINGS LOAN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND CIC
LANDINGS, L.P. INCREASING THE LOAN A.l\10UNT BY
$180,000, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE THE FIRST AI'vlENTII'vlENT TO THE LANDINGS
LOAN AGREEMENT AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY LOAN
DOCU1vlENTS TO PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION
OF THE LANDINGS APARTMENTS
WHEREAS, CIC Landings, L.P. (the "Developer") has proposed to construct a 92-unit
apartment community, known as the Landings, in Neighborhood R-19 of Otay Ranch Village
Eleven (the "Project") in satisfaction of Housing Element Policy 5.1 - Balanced Communities
Affordable Housing of the City's General Plan; and
WHEREAS, Housing Element Policy 7.4.5 sets forth the objective of providing financial
assistance to new residential developments affordable to very low and low-income households,
particularly those developments addressing the City's underserved housing needs of very low
income households and rental housing for large families; and
WHEREAS, the City receives Home lnvestment Partnership Program ("HOME") funds
from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") exclusively for
the creation of affordable housing opportunities for very low and low-income households; and
WHEREAS, the Project furthers the goals set forth in City's 2005-2010 Housing Element
of the General Plan and 2005-20 10 Consolidated Plan for the HOME Program; and
WHEREAS, on August 7, 2008, pursuant to Resolution 2007-209, the City Council
approved the Landings Loan Agreement between the City and the Developer (the "Loan
Agreement") in which the City agreed to loan Developer $920,000 in HOME funds; and
WHEREAS, the Developer has requested an additional loan of HOME funds not to
exceed $180,000 for additional costs related to compliance with the accessibility requirements of
the HOME funds; and
WHEREAS, the additional funds will bring the total amount of City HOME assistance to
$1, I 00,000 for the construction ofthe Project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to fund additional $15,000 in project management costs
related to the Project, which will offset staff time and overhead costs related to loan
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underwriting, legal services, environmental review, and other related internal project staff costs;
and
WHEREAS, the total amount of City assistance through the HOME Program is
consistent with the maximllm per-lll1it HOME subsidy and such subsidy has been evaluated for
reasonableness; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all terms and conditions of the proposed
First Amendment to the Landings Loan Agreement and believes that the First Amendment is in
the best interest of the City and the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the City, and in
accord with the public purposes and provisions of applicable Federal, State and local law
requirements.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista as
follows:
I. That it approves an amendment of the Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Home Program
Budget to appropriate an additional $195,000 from the available balance in the City' Home
Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds to the non-CIF project, "Landings Project".
2. That it approves the First Amendment to the Landings Loan Agreement
increasing the loan amount by $180,000 for a total loan amount of $1,100,000.
J. That it authorizes the City Manager or his designee to execute the First
Amendment to the Landings Loan Agreement and all related loan documents, to make all
approvals and take all actions necessary or appropriate to carry out and implement the Landings
Loan Agreement, as amended, and to administer the obligations, responsibilities and duties ofthe
City to be perforn1ed under the Landings Loan Agreement, as amended, and related documents.
4. That it authorizes the City Manager to make revisions to the Landings Loan
Agreement, as amended, and all other related loan documents, which do not materially or
substantially increase the obligations of the City under those agreements or matet-ially or
substantially change any aspect of the Project.
Presented by
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Assistant Director Redevelopment & Housing
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City Attomey
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CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA STATEMENT
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5/27/08, Item2
ITEM TITLE:
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER WAIVING IRREGULARITIES
IN THE BID RECEIVED FOR THE EASTLAKE PARKWAY
SEWER CONNECTION PROJECT (KY -709) PER CITY CHARTER
SECTION 1009
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA WAIVING IRREGULARlTIES, ACCEPTING BIDS, A.t'ID
AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE EASTLAKE P ARKW A Y
SEWER CONNECTION PROJECT (KY-709) TO TC
CONSTRUCTION COMPA.l'N IN THE A1VIOlJNT OF $569,977
AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF ALL AVAILABLE
FUNDS IN THE PROJECT
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND GENERAL SERVICES~..w
CITY MANAGER
ASSIST ANT CITY MANAGER ';> r
4/5THS VOTE: YES [g] NO D
SUBMITTED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
SUMMARY
This project involves the installation of approximately 350 lineal feet of 12-inch sewer pipe by
means of tunneling lmder several large diameter water aqueducts and other utilities. This project
will connect a gravity sewer that serves a substantial portion of the Eastlake Greens development to
the Poggi Canyon Trunk Sewer, which, in turn, will allow the temporary Eastlake Parkway Sewage
Lift Station to be decommissioned and removed upon completion of the gravity connection.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed project for compliance with
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the project qualifies
for a Class 1 (c) (Existing Facilities) categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15301 of the
State CEQA Guidelines. Thus, no further environmental review is necessary.
RECOMMENDATION
Council conduct the public hearing and adopt the resolution.
BOARDS/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable.
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DISCUSSION
In order to remove the temporary Eastlake Parkway Sewage Lift Station, which is located within
an easement granted to the City south of Eastlake High School along EastLake Parkway,
approximately 350 lineal feet of 12-inch sewer pipe needs to be installed by means of hmneling
under several large diameter San Diego County Water Authority (SDCW A) aqueducts and other
utilities. This project will complete a gravity connection between a sewer that serves a
substantial portion of the EastLake Greens development and the Poggi Canyon Trunk Sewer.
At the request of the City, the EastIake Company analyzed several alternatives to determine the
best method for providing a gravity sewer line for the southerly portion of the Eastlake Greens
project, which is currently served by a temporary sewage lift station (Eastlake Parkway Sewage
Lift Station). Based on limitations imposed by existing improvements and topography, the best
alternative required construction of the Poggi Canyon Trunk Sewer Extension, a deep gravity
sewer line ranging in depth from 20 to 60 feet. The alignment of this new sewer line follows
Eastlake Parkway southward, past the existing SDCWA aqueduct (Reach I), and then crosses the
Commercial Land Swap parcels (Reach 2), where it connects to the Poggi Canyon Trunk Sewer
at Olympic Parkway (see Attachment I). The City had originally entered into reimbursement!
financing agreements with Eastlake Development in 2004 to facilitate the construction of the
Poggi Canyon Trunk Sewer Extension since Eastlake was in the process of developing the Land
Swap parcels (current location of Home Depot, Wal-Mart, etc.), where this pipeline was being
constmcted. Since then, Eastlake completed the construction of all the other segments of the
pipeline with the exception of the 350 ft. section that crosses the SDCW A right-of-way. This
segment presented unique challenges in obtaining SDCW A's permission to construct the sewer
and in assuring the SDCW A that a qualified contractor would perform the sensitive tunneling
work under the aqueducts, which supply water to the whole of the City's Eastern Territory.
Eastlake reached a recent understanding with the City to facilitate the construction of this
remaining section. This trunk line needs to be constmcted because it is a required regional
facility and its construction will allow the temporary Eastlake Parkway Sewage Lift Station to be
decommissioned and removed. The decommissioning is necessary for the following reasons:
I. Lack of safetv features. The Eastlake Parkway Sewage Lift Station was constructed as a
temporary pump station in conjunction with the Eastlake Greens development without
provisions for various safety feahlres, such as redundancy and overflow storage that are
now typically incorporated into permanent pump stations. The station would have
needed a prohibitively expensive retrofitting to convert it to a permanent pump station.
2. Siting criteria. The Eastlake Parkway Sewage Lift Station is unsuitably located adjacent
to a high school and other residential facilities.
3. Long-term cost of maintenance. The City has been obligated to maintain the sewage lift
station at a cost to the Sewer Service Revenue Fund of approximately $25,000/year.
With completion of this project, wastewater will be conveyed by means of gravity to the
Poggi Canyon Trunk Sewer and there will be no further need to pump wastewater to the
Telegraph Canyon Trunk Sewer.
With completion of this project (Poggi Canyon Trunk Sewer Extension, Reach I), the obsolete
Eastlake Parkway Sewage Lift Station will be decommissioned and removed under separate
contract.
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Because City staff did not have the necessary tunneling experience to prepare the design plans
and sp'ecifications and to perform tunneling inspection services, on September 11, 2007, City
Council approved Resolution No. 2007-230 awarding a contract to REF Consulting to provide
these specialized services.
Bid Acceptance
On April 29, 2008, Engineering and General Services' staff received and opened bids from four
(4) contractors as follows:
CONTRACTOR BID AMOUNT
L TC Construction Company - Santee, CA $569,977.00
2. CASS Construction, Inc.- El Cajon, CA $630,275.00
3. Garcia Juarez Construction, Inc. -:Brea, CA $870,350.00
4. Zondiros Corporation - San Marcos, CA $909,775.00
After reviewing the bid documents, staff discovered a discrepancy with TC Construction's grand
total bid amount. The amount submitted was $570,777.00. When staff reviewed all bid items,
the corrected grand total was $569,977 a reduction of $800.00. This base bid is $60,298 less
than the second lowest bidder. In consultation with the City Attorney's office, staff determined
that the irregularity was minor and that the City could proceed with the award process to TC
Construction based on the City Charter Section 1009 that states, "The City Council may waive
any defects in any bid to the extent it finds at a public hearing held for that purpose that it is
necessary to do so for the benefit of the public." The public hearing for these items was held this
evening and staff believes that this action would benefit the City in the form of saving the City
over $60,000.
The irregularity was not an error in the Contractor's calculation, rather an irregularity by the
person transcribing the total to the bid schedule. The low bid from TC Constmction is below the
Engineer's estimate of $900,000 by $330,023 or approximately 36%. While it is unusual that a
bid comes in 36% lower than the Engineer's estimate, the construction environment has been
unpredictable for the past six months. Staff believes that the low price is consistent with the
slowdown in new development. A larger number of contractors are now bidding on a smaller
number of projects. The Engineer's estimate was prepared by REF Consulting and was based on
average unit prices for similar types of work completed recently.
Engineering and General Services' staff checked the references that the Contractor submitted.
This Contractor has previously done work for the City, including tunneling work, and all work
was found to be satisfactory. All references checked were verified and those references
confirmed that the Contractor's work has been satisfactory.
Approval of tonight's resolution will authorize City staff to expend all available funds and
increase the value of the contract as necessary due to unforeseen circumstances that could arise
during tunneling operations. Unforeseen circumstances (i.e., differing soil conditions, unknown
utilities, etc.) could potentially result in an increase in quantities beyond what was anticipated
during the preparation of the project specifications. Therefore, because of this potential for
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unknowns, a contingency amount has been set aside for emergency use during the construction
of this project. According to City Council Policy No. 574-01, if a change order exceeds the
Director of Public Works' cumulative contract change order authority, then City Council
approval is required. However, approval of tonight's resolution will increase the Director of
Public Works' authority to approve change orders as necessary up to the total of the base
construction bid plus construction contingencies.
Under Policy 574-01, the Director of Public Works would be authorized to expend $42,898.39
for change orders regarding this project. At this time, staff is recommending that the Director of
Public Works approvallirnit be increased to the full extend of the contingency amount $114,000,
or approximately 20% of the base construction bid.
Contract Amount Revision
The contract documents allow the City to decrease or increase the unit quantity for the
rehabilitation of additional pipes without a change in the contract unit price bid by the
Contractor.
Disclosure Statement
Attached is a copy of the Contractor's Disclosure Statement (Attachment 2).
Staff Costs
In addition to Consultant construction activities, $80,000 is estimated for City staff to provide the
necessary oversight and technical support and to manage the contract with the Consultant.
Proiect Construction & Financin?
In April 2004, Council approved agreements with Eastlake Development for the construction of
this facility (Resolution 2004-129). As previously mentioned, this project was split into two
construction reaches - 1 & 2. Reach I was to be funded as part of Community Facilities District
(CFD)-06I, since the facility was included in the list of project improvements. Reach 2 was
funded and constructed with Trunk Sewer Capital Reserve Funds.
DECISION MAKER CONFLICT
Staff has reviewed the property holdings of the City Council and has found no property holdings
within 500 feet of the property, which are the subject action.
FISCAL IMPACT
The funding source for this project will be provided for by the Community Facilities District 06-1
(Series B Bond Proceeds), therefore there is no impact to the General Fund. Upon completion of
the project, the improvements will require only routine City sewer maintenance, which is funded
by the Sewer Service Fee.
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FUNDS REQuiRED FOR CONSTRUCTION
A. Contract Amount $569,977
B. Contingencies (20% of contract) $114,000
C. StatI Time Cost
Design/Project Management $30,000
Construction Inspection $50,000
TOTAL $763,977
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FUNDS A V AILABLE FOR PROJECT
Community Facilities District 06-1
TOTAL
$763,977
$763,977
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Area Plat
Attachment 2 - Contractor Disclosure Statement
Prepared by: Luis A. Labrada, Associate Civil Engineer, Engineering and General Services
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CITY OF CBULA VISTA DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Pursuant to Council Policy 101-01, prior to any action. upon matters that will require discretionary action
by the Council, Planning Commission and all other official bodies of the City, a statement of disclosure of
certain ovmership or fIDa!J.c1al imerests, payments, or campaign contributions for a City of Chula Vista
election must be fLled. The following information must.be disclosed:
1. List the names of aU persons having a &ancial interest in the property that is the subject of the
application or the contract, e.g., owner, applicant, contractor, subcontractor, material supplier.
S~Q. CovPr, .f1-00lrJQnj-
2. If any person:;< identified pursuant to (1) above is a corporation or partnership, list the names of all
individuals with a S2000 investment in the business (corporation/partnership) entity.
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3. If any person'" identified pursua..,llt to (1) above is a non-profit orga.'l...ization or trust, list the names
of any person serving as director of the non-profit organization or as trustee or beneficiarj or
trustor of the trust.
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4. Please identify every person, including any agents, employees, consultants, or independent
contractors you have assigned to represent you before the City in this matter.
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5.
Has any person~ assoc~ated with thi~ contract b.a~ a~y fInancial dealings with an official*'io of;ae
City afChula VIsta as It relates to this contract wlthm the past 12 months? Yes_ No~
If Yes, briefly describe the nature of the fmancial interest the official"'''' may have in this contract.
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6.
Have you made a contribution of more than $2.}Q within tbe past twelve (12) months to a current
member of the Chula Vista City Council? No ~ Yes _ If yes, which Council member?
7.
Have you provi.ded more than $340 (or an item of equivalent value) to an official:\<* of the City
orChula Visla in the past twelve (12) mOlllhs? (Tills includes being a source or income, money to
retire a legal debt, gift, loan, etc.) Yes _ No "../
If Yes, \vmcb. omcial** and what was the n3lUre or ttem provided?
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* Person is defrned as; any individual, fIrm, co-partnership, joint venture, association, social club,
fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, any other county, city,
municipality, district, or other political subdivision, -or any other group or combination acting as
a unit.
~* Official includes, but is not iimited to: 1vlayor, Council member, PlanuLl1g Commissioner,
1tlernber of a board, commissioll1 or committee of the City, employee, or staff members.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2008-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA WAIVING IRREGULARlTIES, ACCEPTING
BIDS, AND A WARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE
EASTLAKE PARKWAY SEWER CONNECTION PROJECT
(KY-709) TO TC CONSTRUCTION CONlPAt"lY IN THE
AMOUNT OF $569,977 AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE
OF ALL A V AILABLE FUNDS IN THE PROJECT
WHEREAS, approximately 350 lineal feet of 12-inch sewer pipe needs to be installed by
means of tunneling under several large diameter water aqueducts and other utilities. The section
of pipe will connect the existing sewer pipelines within Eastlake Parkway, under the San Diego
County Water Authority's (SDCW A) aqueducts.
WHEREAS, on April 29, 2008, Engineering and General Services staff received and
opened bids from four contractors as follows:
CONTRACTOR BID AMOUNT
l. TC Construction Company - Santee, CA $569,977.00
2. CASS Construction, Inc.- El Cajon, CA $630,275.00
, Garcia Juarez Construction, Inc. - Brea, CA $870,350.00
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4. Zondiros Corporation - San Marcos, CA $909,775.00
; and
WHEREAS, the low bid by TC Construction Company of $569,977 is $330,023 (36%)
below the Engineer's estimate of $ 900,000; and
WHEREAS, staff discovered a discrepancy with TC Construction's grand total bid
amount. The corrected grand total was $569,977, a reduction of $800 from the amount
submitted in the bid package; and
WHEREAS, staff determined that the irregularity was minor and that the City Council
could waive said bid irregularity and proceed with the award process to TC Construction based
on the City Charter Section 1009; and
WHEREAS, based on average prices for similar types of work completed during the last
three years, and upon review, staff recommends awarding the contract in the amount of $569,977
to TC Construction Company; and
WHEREAS, references provided by the contractor have been reviewed and their work
record found to be satisfactory and the Contractor's license is current; and .
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WHEREAS, the Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed project
for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that
the project qualifies for a Class I (c) (Existing Facilities) categorical exemption pursuant to
Section 15301 of the State CEQA Guidelines. Thus, no further environmental review is
necessary, and
WHEREAS, there are sufficient funds to fully offset all costs associated with the
construction of this project, with no impact to the General Fund, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby waive irregularities, accept bids, and award the contract for the "Eastlake
Parkway Sewer Connection Project" to TC Construction Company in the amount of $569,977
and authorize expenditure of all available funds in the project.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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City Attorney
Jack Griffin
Director of Engineering and General Services
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AGENDA STATEMENT
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ITEM TITLE:
MAY 27, 2008, Item~
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ADOPTING A COUNCIL POLICY OF
SELF-IMPOSED RESTRAINT BY THE IYIA YOR AND
COUNCILMEMBERS ON COMMUNICATIONS WITH
PRINCIPALS OR AGENTS OF SIGNIFICANT ~.
COMPLEX PROJECTS J!:7 f;r; L,
DAVID R. GARCIA, CITY MA1"lAGER . ~lJ'd-
4/STHS VOTE' YES [J NO 0
SUBMITTED BY:
SU~lVIARY
On occasion, the City is involved in sensitive discussions and negotiations on important
projects. The unauthorized release of sensitive, partial or incorrect infonnation may
jeopardize the outcome of those talks and negotiations. Adoption of the proposed policy
will provide the City Council with a protocol for self-imposed restraint regarding sensitive
discussions and negotiations with principals on significant and complex projects.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed project for
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has detennined
that the activity is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA
Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c) (3) of the State Guidelines the activity
is not subject to CEQA Thus, no environmental review is necessary.
RECOMMENDATION
Council adopt the resolution.
BOARDS/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Not Applicable.
DISCUSSION
The policy will provide the City Council with the option of imposing a restriction on
direct and indirect communications with the principals involved in a project under
negotiation with staff that will eventually be presented to the City Council for formal
adoption or approvaL In addition, Council may impose a method by which to handle
violations of this policy by Councilmembers. Once the City Council has voted to impose
the communications restriction and consequences of its violation, if a Councilmember
violates this restriction and communicates directly or indirectly with the principals or
agents of the project under negotiation, the Councilmember will be deemed to have
violated this policy and will be subject to the consequences of such violation by being
prevented from participating in any formal Council discussion or debate on the project,
and prevented from voting on any issues related to the project.
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DECISION MAKER CONFLICT
Staff has reviewed the decision contemplated by this action and has determined that it is
not site specific and consequently the 500 foot rule found in California Code of
Regulations section 18704.2(a)(I) is not applicable to this decision.
FISCAL IMPACT
There will be no impact to the City's General Fund as a result of this action.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I - Council Policy
Prepared by: Lori Anne Peoples, Senior Deputy City Clerk, City Manager's Office
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COUNCIL POLICY
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
SUBJECT: SELF-INlPOSEb RESTRAINT BY THE POLICY EFFECTIVE
MAYOR At'ID COUNCILMEJ\1BERS ON NUMBER DATE PAGE
COMMUNlCA nONS WITH PRINCIPALS
OR AGENTS OF SIGNlFICAt'fT Al'ID OS/27/2008 I of I
CO!vlPLEX PROJECTS
ADOPTED BY: Resolution No. 2008- I DATED: OS/27/2008
AMENDED BY: Resolution No. (date of resolution)
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RArK(;ROTfNn.
On occasion, the City is involved in sensitive discussions and negotiations on important projects. The
unauthorized release of sensitive, partial or incorrect information may jeopardize the outcome of those
talks and negotiations.
PTfRPOSF:
The purpose of this policy is to establish a protocol for self-imposed restraint among the Mayor and
Councilmembers regarding sensitive discussions and negotiations with principals on significant and
complex proj ects.
POI.Trv:
The policy will provide the City Council with the option of imposing a restriction on direct and
indirect communications with the principals involved in a project under negotiation with staff that will
eventually be presented to the City Council for formal adoption or approval. Once the City Council
has voted to impose the communications restriction, if a Councilmember violates this restriction and
communicates directly or indirectly with the principals or agents of the project under negotiation, the
Councilmember will be prevented from participating in any formal Council discussion or debate on
the project, and prevented from voting on any issues related to the project. .
IMPI FMFNTTN(; PROrFnITRF:
The City Manager will request the Mayor and City Council consider a self-imposed restraint on
communications for projects deemed appropriate per this policy via placement on a Council Agenda
for discussion and appropriate action.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2008-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CHULA VISTA ADOPTING A COUNCIL POLICY
OF SELF-IMPOSED RESTRAINT BY THE MAYOR
AND COUNCILMEMBERS ON COMMUNICATIONS
WITH PRINCIPALS OR AGENTS OF SIGNIFICANT
AND COMPLEX PROJECTS
WHEREAS, on occasion, the City IS involved III sensitive discussions and
negotiations on important projects; and
WHEREAS, the unauthorized release of sensitive, partial or incorrect information
may jeopardize the outcome of those talks and negotiations; and
WHEREAS, one area of concern during these times is the need for consistent,
non-ambiguous communication between the project principals; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to institute a policy to establish a protocol
for self-imposed restraint on communications with principals of significant and complex
projects to assist in ensuring successful negotiations and project implementation; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of this policy provides the Council with the option
of imposing a restriction on direct or indirect communications with the principals
involved in a project under negotiation with staff that will eventually be presented to
them for formal adoption or action; and.
WHEREAS, once the Council has voted to impose the communications
restriction, if a Councilmember violates this restriction and communicates directly or
indirectly with the principals or agents of the project under negotiations, the
Councilmember will be prevented from participating in any formal Council discussion or
debate on the project, and prevented from voting on any issues related to the project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Chula Vista does hereby adopt the proposed Council policy, as set forth in Exhibit 1
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Submitted by
Approved as to form by
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David R. Garcia
City Manager
Ann Moore
City Attorney
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COUNCIL POLICY
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
SUBJECT: SELF-lNfPOSED RESTRl\INT BY THE POLICY EFFECTIVE
MAYOR l\ND COUNCILMENIBERS ON NUMBER DATE PAGE
CONlNfUNICATIONS WITH PRINCIPALS
OR AGENTS OF SIGNIFICANT At"ID OS/27/2008 I of I
CONIPLEX PROJECTS
ADOPTED BY: Resolution No. 2008- I DATED: OS/27/2008
AMENDED BY: Resolution No. (date of resolution)
RArKr.ROTfND:
On occasion, the City is involved in sensitive discussions and negotiations on important projects. The
unauthorized release of sensitive, partial or incorrect information may jeopardize the outcome of those
talks and negotiations.
PORPOSF:
The purpose of this policy is to establish a protocol for self-imposed restraint among the Mayor and
Councilmembers regarding sensitive discussions and negotiations with principals on significant and
complex projects. I
por.rrv:
The policy will provide the City Council with the option of imposing a restriction on direct and
indirect communications with the principals involved in a project under negotiation with staffthat will
eventually be presented to the City Council for formal adoption or approval. Once the City Council
has voted to impose the communications restriction, if a Councilmember violates this restriction and
communicates directly or indirectly with the principals or agents of the project under negotiation, the
Councilmember will be prevented from participating in .any formal Council discussion or debate on
the project, and prevented from voting on any issues related to the project.
rMPT FMFNTTNr. PRorFDTTRF:
The City Manager will request the Mayor and City Council consider a self-imposed restraint on
communications for projects deemed appropriate per this policy via placement on a Council Agenda
for discussion and appropriate action.
Exhibit 1
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The project:
i. Too close to people, homes, and schools.
2. Makes bad air quality evell worse.
3. Violates the Chula Vista General Plan.
4. Continues the environmental injustice of
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Mr. David R. Garcia
City Manager
City ofChula Vista
276 Fourth Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: Gateway Project - Setting the Record Straight on City/Agency Assistance and
Project Performance
Dear Mr. Garcia:
I was recently infonned that negative statements are being made by City officials, in
public, regarding the City's financial assistance for the Gateway project. Gateway
bashing, it appears, has also become popular among proponents of Proposition E. The
statements that I have heard-and now read-are grossly inaccurate, and show a lack of
understanding of how redevelopment is supposed to work.
With this letter I would like to set the record straight on Gateway. I would also like to
urge the City not to surrender to narrow minded challcnges to its redevelopment pro!,'fam.
The City's west side redevelopment efforts have now bogged down under the combined
weight and distractions of political gamesmanship, harassing litigation and budget cuts.
The City needs to overcome this negativity and press forward with the land use policies
and financial tools necessary to bring its General Plan Update and Urban Core Specific
Plans to life. By doing so, when the economy turns, thc City will be poised to attract and
implcment quality development. Make no mistake: public/private partnerships that
produce new, high quality projects of all types and sizes are necessary for the long term
vitality of the City's downtown.
The Gateway Project
I first conceived of the Gateway Project in the mid 1990's while the City's east side
began to boom. The project I envisioned would help initiate the renaissance orthe City's
west side. Thc project would replacc a hodgepodge of parcels and uses at a prominent
but underutilized site in the City's core; it would enhance the linkage of Third A venue
and thc H Street Corridor with an iconic, pedestrian friendly design. Most importantly,
as the City's first true "Class A" ottlce space, the project would attract new types of
tcnants, consumers and development to an underserved and underappreciated area of the
City.
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Despite its obvious bencfits, the challenge at the time was that the project was not
financially feasible. Property values and rents in the area simply didn't support the
desired level of projcct development quality. The Gatcway project was ahcad of its time.
But the project was highly desirable and the City committed to work with us on what
would turn out to be a model public/private partncrship. Over a period of 14 months, the
City's Redevelopment Agency staff and the Gateway development team hammered out
the details ofthe project's design and the types and amounts of assistance needed to make
this pioneering project work. As a key part of this process, the development proposal
was subjected to intense scrutiny by the City's financial consultant, Keyser Marsten and
Associates (KMA). KMA looked at the estimated project development costs and the
estimated ultimate value of the project; it allowed the developer an 11 % return on its
investment. All things considered, KMA concluded that approximately $7.36 million of
assistance was necessary to make all phases of the project fcasib]e. KMA also concluded
that the project would generatc a net present value of approximately $7.2 million in tax
increment revenues for the City's Redevelopment Agency. Significant annual sales tax
revcnues for City were also identified.
In thc end a dcal was struck that worked for all sidcs. First and foremost the Agency
required that the project be top quality, using an iconic design and high end building
materials (this was easy to agree to because that's what we intended all along). Next, a
maximum Icve] of Agency assistance was established bascd upon the KMA analysis of
the project's "feasibility gap". To assure that the Agency investment was secure, project
assistance was to be paid out in increments onlv when significant development
milestones were achievcd and onlv when, as a result, there was sufficient property tax
increment projected to pay back the Agency. The final subsidy payment was scheduled
to occur 2 years after the completion of Phase III and only to the extent that the project
excceded the projected tax increment taxes to be paid to the Agency. ]f for any rcason
the cost of the project was significantly less than the projected cost used to detennine the
maximum subsidy, thc amount of thc subsidy would be reduced accordingly. All told,
Agency assistance was limited to only what the project needed to be feasible, and to only
what the project would generatc in tax incremcnt revenues paid to the Agcncy. In other
words, the project paid for itself.
The project was also subjccted to intense public scrutiny and input. The project and thc
proposed Agency assistance were presented and considcred on multiple occasions at
public hearings before the Economic Deve]opment Committee and the Town Centre
Projcct Area Committee. Final project appro va] occurred at a noticed public hearing
before the City Council and Redevelopment Agency. The City's extensive analysis of
project costs and benefits, along with KMA's full report wcre discussed and made part of
the public record at this hearing. Special findings of public benefit and elimination of
blight werc made. Thereafter, the project's Specific Plan when through another round of
processing and scrutiny under the City's land use policies and CEQA.
Since its approval in June of 2000, the Gateway project has met or exceeded
expectations. Two phases of the project havc been constructed and the Project
performance and economics have bcen excellent. Although thc downturn in the cconomy
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has presented challenges, and has delayed the construction of Phase III, the project has
still delivered and will continue to deliver on many levels. Currently, the project supports
550 quality jobs with a projected 1300 jobs at total build out. Thc tenant mix in Phases I
and II is excellent with a diverse array of local and national office and retail businesses.
Gateway's tenants provide services and products across many market sectors including
banking, securities, law, accounting, rcal estate, international trade, mcdical, home design
and restaurants. The project has also provided much needed space for the District
Attorney's office which outgrew its meagcr space allocation at the overwhelmcd South
Bay Regional Center. As a good neighbor, the project even provides weekend parking to
St. Rose of Lima Church. Project architecture and public art are standout features and
greatly enhance the urban landscape. The project received national attention in 2003
whcn it was awarded the Gold Nugget Award of Merit for its overall quality in building
design and redevelopment. To win this prestigious award Gateway was selected by a
panel of regional design professionals fi'om among 690 applicants.
Perhaps most notably, the project is now expected to exceed the original projections for
property tax revenues to the Agency. Using conservative value estimates, the fully
developed Gatcway project is now projected to generate a $2.5 million protit for the
Redevelopmcnt Agency through tax year 2020. Additional Agency profits will be
realized beyond this date as the Agcncy will continue to collect tax incrcment for
approximately70 % of the project through 2024 and for the remaining 30 % of the project
through 2034. Additional tax revenues tor the City have and will continue to accrue in
the fonn of sales taxes and business license fees, and other spin off benefits of taxes
generated at surrounding businesses. In other words, while the project was originally
expected and required to "pay tor itself' the project is now expected to pay for itself and
generate additional revenues to the City and the Agency. These project "profits" for the
City and Agency will bc available to fund both City general services and other west side
redevelopmcnt projects.
The Redevelopment Process and the Future of Redevelopment in Chula Vista
If an important project comes along that can't bc built by the private market alone,
Redevelopment Agencies are in the business of closing the feasibility gap with financial
assistance, expedited processing, and creativc forms of public private partnerships.
Redevelopment Agencies are creatcd tor this very purpose and provide assistance only
after extensive analysis of project costs and benefits to the community. The approval
process is completely public, with multi pic opportunities for community input. The
Gateway projcct went through this rigorous process and passed with flying colors. The
project itself has been a success story tor the City and the community on many levels.
The City needs to be careful not to turn its back on its investments and to see projects
through regardless of changes in the makeup of the Councilor the political climate. In
thc past, when Gateway ran into an issue with its primary lender in achieving leasing
thrcsholds, the City worked with the devclopcr to restructure the Agency contribution
into a lease tor financing purposes. The lease did not increase the amount of the
Agency's investment in the project becausc the Agency's lease payments were otfset
against the Agency's existing financial commitment. (In fact, thc lease a1Tangement
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actually postponcs payments from the Agency to the developer compared to the original
agreement by spreading them out over the tenn of the lease.) For pioneering projects like
Gateway, there are sure to be twists and turns in the development process. In this case,
the City's willingness to be supportive and creative throughout the development process
was crucial in helping Gateway to overcome its obstacles.
Because a project gets a subsidy does not mean that the City is corrupt or that the
developer yields undue influence. City officials know better, and negative, inaccurate
statements by public officials and others who should also know better are very
disappointing. Such statements are also very likely to discourage future redevelopment
efforts. Developers don't want to invest in an environment that is not supportive and
presumes wrongdoing at every turn. Discouraging new development is what some
people in the community want, but certainly not the majority. The City and the west side
community needs support for redevelopment and an appreciation and understanding of
the process and its benefits. We cannot afford to miss the next development cycle (as
many think we did with delays to the GPU and the UCSP). Rigorous, honest and
continuous interaction with the community on redevelopment should continue and the
City Council and City staff needs to march forward.
Thank you in advance for your consideration of the points in this letter and for your
continued support of the Gateway project. I remain hopeful that the City can tind the
foresight and courage to continue with its program for west side renaissance, to support
good projects like Gateway, and to send the right message to the development community
that the City is willing to be a good partner in support of quality redevelopment.
I f you have any further questions about the Gateway project, past or future, or would like
to see more detailed information regarding project financial perfonnance or tenant mix,
please do not hesitate to call me.
incerely, ,"
Gateway Ch (,Ia Vista'
Jim Pieri
Managing Member
ce. Mayor Cheryl Cox
City Council Members
Jerry Rindone
Steve Castaneda
John McCann
Rudy Ramirez
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Joseph J. Ellis
Sergeant Major, United States Marine Corps
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense
No. 157-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 9, 2007
Media Contact: (703) 697-5131/697-5132
PubliclIndustry(703) 428-0711
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Major Joseph J. Ellis, 40, of
Ashland, Ohio, died February 7,2007, while conducting combat operations in AI
Anbar province, Iraq. Ellis was assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion,
4th Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations
Capable), I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
For further information in regard to this release the media can contact the Camp
.Pendleton public affairs office at (760) 725-5044.
February 13. 2007
Marine volunteered for 3 tours in Iraq until he was killed
A Marine killed hy a suicide bomber last week had planned to retire in North
Carolina this summer after volunteering for three tours in Iraq, his daughter said.
Sergeant Major Joseph J. Ellis, 40, of Ashland, Ohio, died February 7, 2007, in Iraq's
Anbar province west of Baghdad. He was assigned to the Battalion Landing Team
2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special
Operations Capable), I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, California.
"I always thought he wouldn't be one of those people who wouldn't come home," said
Rachael Ellis, 20, on Monday. "In my eyes, he was Superman."
Joseph Ellis enlisted in the Marines at age 17 after graduating from Ashland High
School, devoting himself to advancement in the military.
He was set to return to the United States this month and planned to retire in May and
move to North Carolina, said his daughter, a nursing student who lives in Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina.
He also is survived by his wife, Deborah, and her three children, of Camp Pendleton;
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his former wife of 17 years, Traci, of Perrysvillej his parents and five siblings. Ellis
will be buried February 21, 2007, at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. No
services in Ohio are planned.
Ellis served with the Marines in Ohio, Hawaii, California and North Carolina. He
was deployed to Saudia Arabia in 1990 in the first Gulf War.
The military told Traci and Rachael Ellis that he was doing a routine checkpoint
search when he approached a suspicious man who detonated a suicide bomb, killing
him and injuring another Marine. A message seeking comment was sent to Camp
Pendleton.
"He just wanted to make a difference," Rachael Ellis said. "Anytime he was asked to
go somewhere, even times when he didn't have to, he would. He wanted to be there
for his troops."
A 23-year Marine veteran who had achieved the highest enlisted rank in the Corps
died Wednesday in Iraq, according to the Pentagon.
Sergeant Major Joseph J. Ellis, 40, of Ashland, Ohio, was the sergeant major of
Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 15 Marine
Expeditionary Unit, which is a special operations team. The expeditionary unit is
part of Camp Pendleton's I Marine Expeditionary Force.
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and moved up the enlisted ranks, mostly in reconnaissance units. He served in Saudi
Arabia during Operation Desert Storm, and later served in Hawaii, North Carolina
and on Camp Pendleton.
Little information about Ellis' death was available Friday evening. He dicd the same
day and in the same region as the downing of a helicopter carrying seven U.S. troops,
including two Marine pilots. It was not immediately clear whether Ellis died in the
helicopter incident or elsewhere in the Anbar province.
His death brings the number of Camp Pendleton- and Miramar-based Marines to die
in the war to at least 324.
Family members of Ellis could not be reached for comment. Ellis' military biography
sketches out a career in communications and reconnaissance. He servcd as a radio
operator aud supervisor in Japan, and a communications instructor for an infantry
school on Camp Pendleton.
After spending more than a year in the Middle East during the first Gulf War, he
returned to Camp Pendleton as a company communications chief. He served a
recruiting duty stint in Cleveland, just north of his hometown of Ashland, for three
years, and then served a tour in Hawaii as a radio chief and a battalion
communications chief.
As he continued to move through the ranks, he served as an infantry school
instructor until the start ofthe Iraq war in 2003, when he returned to Iraq with the
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines. He was named the battalion's sergeant major in
December of 2004.
Ellis' awards, according to his military biography, include the Meritorious Service
Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with combat distinction
and one gold star, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with one gold star
and the Combat Action Ribbon with one gold star.
A U.S. Marine from Ashland was killed Wednesday in Iraq in a helicopter crash,
according to a story on ArmyTimes.com.
Sergeant Major Joseph J. Ellis was the top enlisted man with a Camp Pendleton,
California-based infantry battalion.
Ellis, 40, was the sergeant major for Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th
Marine Regiment, which is operating in Iraq as the ground combat force for the 15th
Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable).
Ellis joined 2/4 in late 2003 and deployed to Iraq as the Headquarters and Service
Company first sergeant. He became the battalion sergeant major on Dec. 17,2004.
Among his personal awards and decoratious are the Navy-Marine Corps
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Commendation Medal with combat "V" and two gold stars and two awards of the
Combat Action Ribbon.
The 22-year Marine veteran also served in the Persian Gulf during operations Desert
. Shield and Desert Storm, according to a U.S. Marine Corps Web sitc.
As a sergeant major, Ellis had reached the highest enlisted rank in the Marine Corps.
According to a U.S. Marine Corps Web site, Ellis attcnded Recruit Training at
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.c., where he graduated meritoriously
as private first class.
After graduation from MCRD in October 1984, he attended thc Ficld Radio
Operators Course at Field Skills Training School, Camp Pendleton, Calif., where he
was promoted to lance corporal upon graduation. After basic skills training, he
received orders to remain on staff at the training school as an instructor.
While teaching, Ellis attended several schools and training programs, including the
Wire Communications Course, Morse Code Operators Course, NCO Academy,
Instructor Orientation Course and Curriculum Developers Course. During his
assignment he was meritoriously promoted to the rank of corporal Dec. 2, 1985. He
served as an instructor until June 1987.
In June 1987, Ellis reported for duty with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, Okinawa,
Japan. While there, he served as a team communicator, company communications
NCO and radio supervisor in the battalion communications platoon.
In June of 1988, Ellis received orders back to Camp Pendleton for duty with the
School ofInfantry, where he served as radio supervisor in the communications
platoon.
While there, he also served as communications instructor for the Infantry Training
Battalion and the recently developed Marine Combat Training Battalion. It was here
that he was promoted to sergeant in October 1988.
In January 1990, Ellis transferred to 1st Force Reconnaissance Company at Camp
Pendleton. His first assignment was as platoon communications and special
equipment NCO for thc 6th platoon.
Fast Facts
. Particles that are less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter are
known as "fine" particles; those larger than 2.5 micrometers,
but less than 10 micrometers, are known as "coarse" particles.
. Fine particles are easily inhaled deep into the lungs where they
may accumulate, react, be cleared or absorbed.
. Scientific studies have linked particle pollution, especially fine
particles, with a series of significant health problems, including:
o increased respiratory symptoms, such as irritation of
the airways, coughing, or difficulty breathing, for
example;
o decreased lung function;
o aggravated asthma;
o development of chronic bronchitis;
o irregular heartbeat;
o nonfatal heart attacks; and
o premature death in people with heart or lung disease.
. Particle pollution can cause coughing, wheezing, and
decreased lung function even in otherwise healthy children
and adults.
. Studies estimate that thousands of elderly people die
prematurely each year from exposure to fine particles.
. The average adult breathes 3,000 gallons of air per day.
. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, children and
infants are among the most susceptibie to many air pollutants.
Children have increased exposure compared with adults
because of higher minute ventilation and higher levels of
physical activity.
. Fine particles can remain suspended in the air and travel long
distances. For example, a puff of exhaust from a diesel truck
in Los Angeles can end up over the Grand Canyon.
. Some of the pollutants which form haze have also been linked
to serious health problems and environmental damage.
. Particle pollution settles on soil and water and harms the
environment by changing the nutrient and chemical balance.
. Particle pollution, unlike ozone, can OCcur year-round.
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2 Dosimetry establishes the relationship between PM exposure and the dose of inhaled PM
delivered to and retained at the target site. Deposition, clearance, translocation, and retention
comprise the essential clements of dosimetry.
3 Dosimetric information is critical to extrapolating effects found in controlled exposure
studies of laboratory animals to those observed in human exposure studies and for relating
effects in normal healthy persons to those in potentially susceptible persons,
4 Dosin;1etry_separates the respiratory tract into three regions, extrathoraeie (ET),
tracheobronchial (TB), and alveolar (A), based on anatomical features and particle deposition
and clearance phenomena that occur within each region,
5 . Particles in the accumulation mode size range (0, I to 1,0 ,tm Dp) have the lowest deposition
fraction in all three regions,
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6 Coarse and ultratlne particles have higher fractional depositio~: For coarse particles,
fractional deposition peaks between 5 and 10 flm Dp for the TB region and 2.5 and 5 flm Dp
for the A region,
7 For ultra fine particles, fractional deposition peaks between 0,0025 and 0,005 'flm Dr for the
TB region and between 0.0 I and 0,05 for the A region,
8 A significant fraction of ultrafine and coarse particles, but not particles in the aeeumulation-
mode size range, arc deposited in the ET region,
9 Such transport could provide a mechanism whereby particles could affect cardiovascular
function as reported in the epidemiologic studies
10 . Fractional deposition, as a function of particle size, depends on lung size, tidal volume, and
breathing rate. Exercising subjects receive higher doses of particles per em' oflung surface
than subjects at rest
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. Airway structure and physiological functiun vary with age. Such variations may alter the
deposition patterns for inhaled particles. Airflow distribution is very uneven in diseascd
lungs, and dcposition can bc cnhanced locally in arcas of active ventilation. Total lung
deposition is generally increased by obstmcted airways so that particle deposition can be
enhanced in people with chronic lung discase. Unfortunately, deposition studics in another
susceptible population, thc clderly, arc still lacking.
2 Particles depositing on airway surfaces may be completely cleared from the rcspiratory tract
or translocated to other sites within this system by regionally specific clearance mechanisms.
Clcarance is either absorptive (dissolution) or nonabsorptive (transport of intact particles).
Deposited particles may bc dissolved in body fluids, takcn up by phagocytic cells, or
transported by the mucociliary system. Retaincd particles tend to be small (< 2.5 flm) and
poorly soluble (e.g., silica, metals). Ultrafine particles can be rapidly cleared from the lungs
into the systcmic circulation where they can be transported to extra pulmonary regions.
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Tracheobronchial clearance has both a fast and a slow component. In the fast phase particles
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dcposited in the TB region clear out rapidly during the first several hours and continue to
clear out for 24 hours. A small remaining portion may clear out over several days (slow
phasc). Translocation of poorly soluble PM to the lymph nodes takes a few days and is more
rapid for smaller (< 2 flm) particles; elimination rates of these retained particles arc on the
order of years. Pcople with COPD have inereascd particle retention partly bccause of
incrcascd initial deposition and impaired mucociliary clearance and use cough to augment
mucociliary clearance.
4 Alvcolar clcarance takes months to years. Particlcs may be taken up by alveolar
macrophages within 24 hours, but somc phagocytosed macrophages translocate into the
interstitium or lymphatics whereas some remain on the alveolar surface. Penctration of
un ingested particles into the interstitium increases with increasing particle load and results in
increased translocation to lymph nodes.
5 Acutc effccts of PM arc probably best relatcd to deposited dose; whercas chronic effects may
be related to cumulative or retained dosc. Retcntion of particles is a hmction of deposition
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site, clearance of particles by macrophages or the mucociliary systcm, and particle
characteristics, especially solubility. Chronic effects may also arise from recurring cycles of
pulmonary injury and repair.
6 Computational modcls allow calculation of fractional deposition and dosc per cm' of lung
surface as a function of particle size and respiratory parameters for humans and some animals
(including the laboratory rat). Such calculations can be uscd to predict the exposures needed
to produce comparable doses for animal to human extrapolation. Computational models have
been improved in recent years but experimental validation of model predictions is still
required.
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10 EA.! Health Effects of Specific PM Componen,ts
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of the 1996 PM AQCD, i.e., Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter (U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1996a), are unchanged. It was previously concluded that acid aerosols
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cause little or no change in pulmonary function in healthy subjects, but asthmatics may
develop small changes in pulmonary function. Although pulmonary effects of acid aerosols
have been the subject of extensive research in past decades, the cardiovascular effects of acid
aerosols have received little attention and should not be mled out as possible mediators of
PM health effects.
12 Health effects of particle-associated soluble metals have been demonstrated by in vivo and
in vitro studies using residual oil fly ash (ROF A) or soluble transition metals. Although
there arc some uncertainties about differential effects of one transition metal versus another,
water soluble metals leached from ROF A or ambient filter extracts have been shown
consistently (albeit at high concentrations) to cause cell injury and inflammatory changes
in vitro and in vivo.
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Even though it is clear that combustion particles that have a high content of soluble metals
can cause lung injury and even death in compromised animals and correlate well with
epidemiologic findings in some cases (e.g., Utah Valley Studies), it has not been fully
established that the small quantities of metals associated with ambient PM are suftlcient to
cause health effects. Moreover, it cannot be assumed that metals are the only or the primary
toxic component of ambient PM, rather than there possibly being many different toxic agents
contributing to ambient PM health effects.
2 . There is growing toxicological evidence that diesel exhaust particles exacerbate the allergic
response to inhaled antigens. The organic fraction of diesel exhaust has been linked to
eosinophil degranulation and induction of eytokine production, suggesting that thc organic
constituents of diesel PM are the responsible part for the immune effects. It is not known
whether the adjuvant-like activity of diesel PM is unique or whcther other combustion
particlcs have similar effects. It is important to comparc the immune effccts of other
source-specific emissions, as well as concentrated ambient PM, to diesel PM to determine'" ,
the extent to which exposure to diesel exhaust may contribute to the incidence and seve~ity .
of allergic rhinitis and asthma.
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Published research on the acute effects of particle-associated organic carbon constituents is
conspicuous by its relative absence, exccpt for diesel exhaust particlcs.
Studies with ultrafinc particles have demonstrated a significantly greatcr inflammatory
response than that sccn with finc particles of the same chcmical composition at similar mass
doses. In other more limited studies, ultrafines also havc generated greater oxidative stress
in experimental animals. However, when the particle surface area is used as a dose metric,
the inflammatory response to both fine and ultraflne particles may be basically the same.
Thus, it may be thc higher surface area of ultrafine particles is the important factors
contributing to health cffects.
Concentrated ambient particle (CAPS) studies should be among the most relevant in helping
to understand the characteristics of PM producing toxicity, susceptibility of individuals to
PM, and the underlying mechanisms. Stlldies have used collected urban PM for intratracheal
administration to healthy and compromised animals. Despite the difficulties in extrapolating
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from the bolus dclivcry used in such s(udics, they have provided strong evidence that the
chemical composition of ambient particles can have a major influence on toxicity.
6 . Ambient particle concentrators, that concentrate particles in situ, provide particles for
inhalation studies. The conccntration of particles without collection avoids the changes in
size and composition that occur during collection during collection and resuspcnsion.
Studies with inhaled CAPs have obscrved cardiopulmonary changcs in rodcnts and dogs at
high concentrations of PM between 0.15 and 2.5 ~m diameter. A new generation of ambient
particle concentrators that allow separation and concentration of coarse-mode, accumulation-
mode, and ultrafine particle separately will permit the direct toxicological comparison of
these various ambient particlc sizes.
7 Recent studies support the conclusion of the 1996 PM AQCD, which stated that bioaerosols,
at concentrations present in the ambient environment, cannot account for the reported health
cffects of ambient PM. Howevcr, it is possible that bioaerosols could contribute to the health
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10 E.4.2.1 Cardiovascular Effects
11 . Changes in heart rate, heart rate variability, and conductance associated with ambient PM
exposure have been rep0l1ed in animal studies, in several human panel studies, and in a
reanalysis of data from the MONICA study. Some of these studies included cndpoints
rclated to respiratory effects but few significant adverse respiratory changes were detected.
This raises the possibility that ambient PM may have effects on the heart that are
independent of adverse changes in the lung.
12 . Inhaled particulate matter affects the heart by uptake of particles into the circulation
or release of a soluble substances into the circulation.
13 Inhaled particulate matter affects autonomic control of the heart and cardiovascular system.
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EA.2.2 Respiratory Effects
2 . Particularly compelling evidence pointing towards ambicnt PM causing lung injury and
inflammation dcrives Irom the study of ambient PM materials on filter cxtracts collected
from community air monitors before, during the temporary closing of a steel mill in Utah
Valley, and aftcr its reopcning. Intratraehcal instillation of filter cxtract matcrials in human
volunteers provoked greater lung inflammatory responscs for materials obtained beforc and
after the temporary closing versus that collectcd during the plant closing. Further, the
instillation in rats of extract materials from bcfore and after the plant closing rcsultcd in a
50% increase in air way hyperresponsiveness to acetylcholine compared to 17 or 25%
increases with saline or extract materials for the period when the plant was closed,
respectively. Analysis of the extract materials revealed notably greater quantities of metals
for when thc plant was opened suggesting that such metals (e.g., Cu, Zn, Fe, Pb, As, Mn, Nil
may be important contributors to the pulmonary toxicity observed in the controlled exposure
studies, as well as to health effects shown epidemiologically to vary with PM exposures of
Utah Valley residents bcfore, during, and after the steel mill closing.
3 . Still other toxicological studies point towards lung injury and inflammation being associated
with exposure of lung tissue to complcx combustion-rclated PM materials,. with mctals again
being likely contributors. Rats with SO,-induccd bronchitis and monocrotaline-treated rats
have been rcported to have a grcater inflammatory response to concentrated ambient PM
than normal rats. These studies suggest that exacerbation ofrespiratory disease by ambient
PM may be causcd in part by lung injury and inflammation.
4 . Particulate air pollution causes increased susceptibility to respiratory infcctions. Exposure
of rats to ROFA and L. I/lonocylogenes, a bacterial pathogen, led rats treated with saline or
L. I/lonocylogenes in the absence ofROFA. Preexposure of rats to ROFA significantly
enhanced injury and delayed the pulmonary clearance of a subsequent challenge of L.
I/lonocylogenes, when compared to saline-treatcd control rats. Acute exposure to ROF A
appeared to slow pulmonary clearance of L. I/lonocylogenes and to alter AM function. Such
changes could lead to incrcased susceptibility to lung infection in exposed populations.
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. Particulate air pollution increases airway reactivity and exacerbates asthma. Diesel
pal1iculate matter (DPM) has becn shown to increase production of antigen-specific IgE in
mice and humans. In vitro studies have suggested that thc organic fraction of DPM is
involved in thc increased IgE production. ROF A leachate also has beeu shown to enhance
antigen-specific airway reactivity in mice, indicating that soluble metals can also enhance an
allergic responsc.
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4 . Lung injury from inhaled PM causes impairment of oxygenation and increased work of
breathing that adversely affects the heart.
5 . Lung inflammation and cytokine production cause adverse systemic hemodynamic effects.
6 . Lung inflammation from inhaled PM causes increased blood coagulability that increases the
risk of heart attacks and strokes.
7 . Interaction of PM with the lung affects hematopoiesis.
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10 Older animals or animals with ecrtain types of compromised health, either genetic or
induced, arc more susceptible to instilled or inhaled particles, although the increascd animal-
to-animal variability in these models has created greater uncertainty for the interpretation of
the findings. Moreover, because PM scems to affect broad categories of disease states,
ranging from cardiac arrhythmias to pulmonary infection, it can be difficult to know what
disease models to use in evaluating the biological plausibility of adverse health effects of
PM. Nevertheless, particularly interesting new findings point toward ambient PM
exacerbation of allergic airway hyperresponsiveness and/or antigen-induced immune
responses. Both metals and diesel particles have been implicated, with an expanding array of
new studies showing DPM in particular as being effective in exacerbating allergic asthma
responses.
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I E.5 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS ASSOCIATED
2 WITH AMBIENT PARTICULATE MATTER
3 Chapter 8 of this document assesses the extensive PM epidemiologic data base that has
4 become newly available since the 1996 PM AQCD. The most important types of additions to
5 the epidemiologic database beyond that assessed in the 1996 PM AQCD include the following:
6 . New multi-city studies on a variety of endpoints which provide more precise estimates of the
average PM effect sizes than most smaller-scale individual city studies;
7 . More studies of various health endpoints using ambient PMIO and/or closely related mass
concentration indices (e.g., PMIJ and PM,), which substantially lessen the need to rely on
non-gravimetric indices (e.g., BS or CoH);
8 . New studies evaluating rclationships of a variety of health endpoints to the ambient PM
coarse fraction (PMlO_2,), the ambient fine-particle fraction (PM,.5)' and even ambient
ultrafine particles measures (PMo.l and smaller), using direct mass measurements and/or.
estimated from site~speeifie calibrations;
9 A few new studies in which the relationship of some health endpoints to ambient particle
number concentrations were evaluated;
10 . Many new studies which evaluated the sensitivity of estimated PM effects to the inclusion of
gaseous co-pollutants in the model;
II . Preliminary attempts to evaluate the effects combinations or mixtures of air pollutants
including PM components, based on factor analysis or source profiles;
12 . Numerous new studies of cardiovascular endpoints, with particular emphasis on assessment
of cardiovascular risk factors as well as symptoms;
13 . Additional new studies on asthma and other respiratory conditions potentially exacerbated
by PM exposure;
14 . New analyses of lung cancer associations with long-term exposures to ambient PM;
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Ncw studies of infants and children as a potentially susceptible population.
2' Tn addition, Chapter 8 discusses statistical issues posed by USe of General Additive Mode
3 (GAM) analyses involving default convergence criteria in widely used commcrcially-available
4 software employed in time-series analyses of ambient PM-health effects relationship reported in
5 a few published studies assessed in the 1996 PM AQCD and in numerous more recent studies
6 assessed in the present PM AQCD. This includes discussion of the following key points:
7 . Use of GAM analyses with default convcrgence criteria (GAM default) has variable impacts
on PM effect size estirhates from study to study, depending on many factors (numbers of
observations, numbers of potential effect modifiers or potential confounders included,
specific "smoothing" approaches used to control for their effects, numbcrs of degrees of
freedom used, etc.). The effect ofGAM (default) use tends most often to be some
(unusually only slight) overestimation of the PM effect size compared to results obtained
with use of GAM with stringent convergence criteria or other appropriate modeling
approaches, e.g., g'encrallinear models (GLM).
8 . The results of EPA-encouraged reanalyses of a number of (> 35) of important PM time-
series analyses comparing PM effect sizes and standard error (confidence interval) estimates
trom GAM (default) analyses versus GAM (stringent) or other appropriate statistical
approaches (GLM). These reanalyses appear in a Health Effects Tnstitute Special Report
(HET, 2003) that includes not only short communications on the GAM reanalyses by the
original investigators, but also commentaries on the reanalyses and their implications for
interpreting the PM timc-series analyses results by a spccial peer-review panel convcned by
HET at EPA's request.
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10 E.5.2 Key Epidemiologic Findings
11 The epidemiologic studies discussed in Chapter 8 demonstrate biologically-plausible
12 responses in humans expos cd at ambient concentrations. These observational stndy findings arc
13 further enhanced by supportive findings of causal studies from other scientific disciplines
14 (dosimetry, toxicology, etc.), in which other factors could be cxperimentally controlled, as
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discussed in Chapters 6 and 7. The most salient findings derivcd from the PM epidemiologic
2 studies include the following:
3 . A large and reasonably convincing body of epidemiology evidence confinns earlier
associations bctween short- and long-tenn ambient PMIO exposures (inferred from stationary
community air monitor measures) and mortality/morbidity effects and suggest that PM,o
(or onc or more PM,o components) is a probable contributing cause of adverse human health
effects.
4 . There appears to be some spatial heterogeneity in city-specific excess risk estimates for the
relationships between short-tenn ambient PMIO concentrations and acute health effects. The
reasons for such variation in effects estimates arc not well understood at this time but do not
negate ambient PM's likely causative contribution to observed PM-mortality and/or
morbidity associations in many locations. Possible factors contributing to the apparent
heterogeneity include geographic differences in air pollution mixtures, composition of PM
components, and personal and soeiodelnographie factors affecting PM exposure (such as use
of air conditioners, education, and so on).
5 . A growing body of epidemiologic studies confirm associations between short- and long-term
ambient PM,s exposures (inferred from stationary air monitor measures) and adverse health
effects and suggest that PM2.5 (or one or more PM,s components) is a probable contributing
cause of observed PM-associated health effects. Some new epidemiologic findings also
suggest that health effects arc associated with mass or number concentrations of ultrafine
(nuclei-mode) particles, but not necessarily more so than for other ambient fine PM
components.
6 . A smaller body of evidence appears to support an association between short-term ambient
thoracic coarse fraction (PMIO_25) exposures (inferred from stationary air monitor measures)
and short-term health effects in epidemiologic studies. This suggests that PM 10-25' or some
constituent component(s) of PM,o_2." may be a contributory cause of adverse health effects
in some locations. Reasons for differences among findings on coarse-particle health effects
reportcd for different cities are still poorly understood, but several of the locations where
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significant PM]o.,., cffects have been observed (e.g., Phoenix, Mexico City, Santiago) tend to
be in drier climates and may have contributions to ohserved effects due to higher levels of
organic particles from biogenic processes (endotoxins, molds, etc.) during warm months.
Other studies suggest that particles of crustal origin are generally unlikely to exert notable
health effects under most ambient exposure conditions. Also, in some western U.S. cities
where PM]o.,., is a large part ofPM]o, the relationship between hospital admissions and PM]O
may be an indicator of response to coarse thoracic particles from wood burning.
7 . Long-term PM exposure durations, on thc order of months to years, as wcll as on thc order
of a few days, arc statistically associated with serious human health effects (indexed by
mortality, hospital admissions/medical visits, etc.). More chronic PM exposures, on thc
order of years or decades, appear to be associated with life shortcning well beyond that
accounted for by thc simple accumulation of the more acutc effects of short-term PM
exposures (on the order ofa few days). Substantial uncertainties remain regarding the
magnitude of and mechanisms underlying chronic health effects of long-term PM exposures,
. and the relationship between chronic exposure and acute responses to short-term exposure. .
8 . Recent investigations of the public health implications of such chronic PM exposure- R
mortality effect estimates were also reviewed. Life table calculations by Brunekrcef (1997)
found that relatively small differences in long-term exposure to airborne PM of ambient
origin can have substantial cffects on life expectancy. For cxample,a calculation for the
1969-71 life table for U.S. white males indicated that a chronic exposure increase of
10 flg/mJ'PM was associated with a reduction of 1.3 years for the entire population's life
expectancy at age 25. Also, new evidence of associations of PM exposure with infant
mortality and/or intrauterine growth retardation and consequent increase risk for many
serious health conditions associated with low birth weight, if further substantiated, would
imply that life shortening in the entire population from long-term PM exposure could well
be significantly larger than that estimated by Brunckreef (1997).
9 . Considerable coherence exists among effcct size estimatcs for ambient PM health effects.
For example, results derived from several multi-city studies, based on pooled analyses of
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data combined across multiple cities (thought to yield thc most precise estimates of mcan
effect size), show the perccnt excess total (non-accidental) deaths estimated per 50 jlg/m3
increase in 24-h PMIO to be -1.4% in the 90 largest U.S. cities with the estimate for the
Northeast being the largest (approximately twice the nationwide estimate); -3.4% in
10 large U.S. citics; -3.6% in the 8 largest Canadian cities; and -3.0% in western European
cities. These combined estimates are consistent with the range of PM]O estimates previously
reportcd in the 1996 PM AQCD. These and exccss risk estimates from many other
individual-city studies, generally falling in thc range of ca. 1.5 to 8.0% per 50 jlg/m3 24-h
PMIO incrcmcnt, also comport wcll with numerous ncw studies confinning increased causc-
specific cardiovascular- aud respiratory-related mortality. They are also coherent with larger
efFcct sizes rcported for cardiovascular and respiratory hospital admissions and visits, as
would be expected for these morbidity endpoints versus those for PMIO-related mortality.
10 . Several independent panel studies (but not all) that evaluated temporal associations betwcen
PM exposures and measures of heart beat rhythm in elderly subjects provide generally. ".',
consistent indications of decreased heart rate variability (HRV) being associated with
ambient PM exposure (decreased HRV being an indicator ofincrcased risk for serious
cardiovascular outcomcs, e.g., heart attacks). Other studies point toward changes in blood
characteristics (e.g., C-reactive protein levels) related to increased risk of ischemic heart
disease also being associated with ambient PM exposures. However, these heart rhythm and
blood characteristics findings should currently be viewcd as providing only limited or
preliminary support for PM-related cardiovascular effects.
II . Notable new cvidence now exists which substantiates positive associations between ambient
PM concentrations and increased respiratory-related hospital admissions, emergency
department, and othcr medical visits, particularly in relation to PM]" levels. OFmuch
interest arc ncw findings tcnding to implicate not only fine particlc components but also
coarse thoracic (c.g., PM,,).25) partieles as likely contributing to exacerbation of asthma
conditions. Also of much interest arc emcrging new findings indicative of likely increascd
occurrcnce of chronic bronchitis in association with (especially chronic) PM cxposure. Also
of particular interest arc reanalyses or extcnsions of earlier prospective cohort studies of
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long-term ambient PM exposure effects which demonstrate substantial evidence for
association of increased lung cancer risk with such PM exposures, especially exposure to
fine PM or its subcomponents.
12 . One major methodological issue affecting epidemiologic studies of both short-term and
long-term PM exposure effects is that ambient PM of varying size ranges is typically found
in association with other air pollutants, including gaseous criteria pollutants (e.g, 03, NO"
SO" CO), air taxies, and/or bioaerosols. Available statistical methods for assessing
potential confounding arising from these associations may not yet be fully adequate. The
inclusion of multiple pollutants often produces statistically unstable estimates. Omission of
other pollutants may incorrectly attribute their independent effects to PM. Second-stage
regression methods may have certain pitfalls that have not yet been fully evaluated. Much
progress in sorting out rclative contributions of ambient PM components versus other
co-pollutants is nevertheless being made and, overall, tends to substantiate that observed PM
effects are at least partly due to, ambient PM acting alone or in the presence of other
eovarying gaseous pollutants. However, the statistical association of health effects with PM
acting alone or with other pollutants should not be taken as an indicator of a lack of etfect of
the other pollutants. . .
13 . It is possible that differences in observed health effects will be found to depend on site-
specific differcnees in chemical and physical composition characteristics of ambient
particles and on factors affecting exposure (such as air conditioning) as well as on
differences in PM mass concentration. For example, epidemiologic Utah Valley studies
showed that PM]O particles, known to be richer in metals during exposure periods while the
steel mill was operating, were more highly associated with adverse health effects than was
PM III during the PM exposure reduction whilc the steel mill was closed. In contrast, PM]D or
PM,.5 was relativcly higher in crustal particles during windblown dust episodes in Spokane
and in three central Utah sites than at other times, but was not associated with higher total
mortality. These differences require more research that may become more feasible as the
PM,.5 sampling network produces air quality data related to speeiated samples.
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. The above reasons snggest it is inadvisable to pool PM epidemiologic studies for different
locations or time periods, with different population sub-groups, or different health endpoints
(as is often donc in "mcta-analyscs"), without careful assessment of potential causes and
consequences of these differences and appropriate caveating of results. Published multi-city
analyses using common data bascs, measurement methods, analytical strategies, and
extcnsive independent external review (as carried out in the APHEA and NMMAPS studies)
are useful. Poolcd analyses of more diverse collections of independent studies of different
citics, using varying methodology and/or data quality or representativeness, are likely less
credible and should not, in general, be used without careful assessment of their underlying
scientific comparability.
2 . It may bc possible that different PM size components or particles with different composition
or sources produce cffects by diffcrcnt mechanisms manifested at different lags or that
different preexisting conditions may lead to different delays between exposure and effect.
. '. '.' (rhus, although maximum effect sizes for PM effects have often been reported.for 0'1 day'
lags, evidencc is also beginning to suggest that more consideration should be given to lags of
sevcral days. Also, if it is considered that all health effects occurring at different-lag days
f' are all real effects, so that the risks for each lag day should be additive, then ovcrall risks
may exist that are highcr than implied by maximum estimates for any particular single or
two-day lags. In that case, multi-day averages or distributed lag models may provide more
accurate estimate of the total impact of PM on the population.
3 . Certain classes of ambient particles may be distinctly less toxic than others and may not
exert human health effects at typical ambient exposure concentrations or only under spccial
circumstances. Coarse thoracic particlcs of crustal origin, for cxample, may be rclatively
non-toxic under most circumstances compared to those of combustion origin such as wood
burning. However, crustal particles may be sufficiently toxic to causc human health effects
under some conditions; resuspended crustal particles, for example, 111ay carry toxic trace
elcments and other components from previously deposited fine PM, e.g., metals from
smelters (Phoenix) or steel mills (Steuben vi lie, Utah Valley), PAH's from automobile
exhaust, or pesticides from administration to agricultural lands. Likewise, tine particles
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from different sources have different effect sizes. More research is needed to identi fy
conditions under which one or another class of particles may cause little or no adverse health
effects, as well as conditions under which different classes of particles may cause relatively
more notable effects.
4 . Certain epidemiologic evidence from "intervention studies" suggests that reducing ambient
PMJO concentrations may reduce a variety of health effects on a time scale from a few days
to a few months, as found in epidemiologic studies of "natural experiments" such as in the
Utah Valley, and supported by toxicology studies using particles extracts from ambient
community sampling filters from the Utah Valley. Recent studies in Germany and in the
Czech Republic also tend to support a hypothesis that reductions in particle-rclated air
pollution are associated with reductions in the incidence of adverse health effects.
5 . Studies that combine the features of cross-sectional and cohort studies provide the best
evidence for chronic effects of PM exposure. Gaudennan et a!. (2000; 2002) have found,
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significant decreases in lung function growth related to PM,o levels, us,ing these techniques.
6 . Adverse health effects in children reported in a limited number of more recent studies are
emerging as an important area of more eoneem than was the cas/'in the 1996 PM AQCD.
Unfortunately, relatively little is known about the relationship of PM to the most serious
health endpoints, neonatal and infant mortality, emergency hospital admissions and
mortality in older children, as well as low birth weight and preterm birth.
7 . Little is yet known about involvement of PM exposure in the progression from less serious
childhood conditions, such as asthma and respiratory symptoms, to mOre serious disease
endpoints later in life. This is an important health issue because childhood illness or death
may cost a very large number of productive life-years.
8 . Lastly, new epidemiologic studies of ambient PM associations with increased non-hospital
medical visits (physician visits) and asthma effects suggest likely much larger health effects
and costs to society due to ambient PM than just those indexed by mortality and/or hospital
admissions/visits.
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E.6 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF PM
2 E.6.1 Vegetation and Ecosystem Effects
3 Deposition of particulate matter from the atmosphere has the potential to alter ecosystem
structure and function. Human existence on this planet depends on the essential life-support
services that ecosystem structure and functions provide. Conccm has risen in recent years
regarding the consequences of changing the biological diversity of ecosystems because
human activities arc creating disturbances that arc altering the structure (complexity and
stability) and functioning (producing changes in the processes of energy and water flow and
nutrient cycling) of ecosystems.
4 Human-induced changes in biotic diversity and alterations in the stmcture and ecosystems
processes are the two most dramatic ecological trends in the past century. Biodiversity
encompasses all1cvels of biological organization, including individuals, populations, species,
and ecosystems. For this reason, there is a need to understand the effects of PM deposition
on vegetatio.n and eeo'systems and biodiversity.
5 Ecosystem functions maintain clean water, pure air, biodiversity, and impart the following
benefits: fixation of solar energy, absorption and breakdown of pollutants, cycling of
nutrients, binding of soil, degradation of organic wastes, maintenance of a balance of
atmospheric gases, regulation of radiation balance, and climate.
6 The deposition of PM onto vegetation and soil, depending on its chemical composition
(acid/base, trace metal, or nutrients, e.g., nitrates or sulfates), can produce direct or indirect
responses within an ecosystem.
7 Ecosystem response to pollutant deposition is a direct function of the level of sensitivity of
the ecosystem and its ability to ameliorate resulting changes. Changes in ecosystem
stmetural pattems and the functioning of ecological processes must be scaled in both time
and space and propagated to the more complex levels of community interaction to produce
observable ecosystem changes.
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The major effect of atmospheric PM on ccosystems is indirect and occurs through the
deposition of nitrates and sulfates and the acidifying effects of the associatedl-I' ion in wet
and dry deposition in the soil environment. In the soil, they have the potential to inhibit
nutrient uptake, alter the ecological processes of energy flow and nutrient cycling, change
ecosystem structure, and affect ecosystem biodiversity. Most nitrate is not deposited or
measured as PM but is a combination of wet and dry deposition.
2 The soil environment, one of the most dynamic sites of biological interaction, is inhabited by
communities ofbactcria, fungi, and aetinomycetes. Bacteria, as essential components of the
nitrogen and sulfur cycles, and tungi in the uptake of mineral nutrients play an important role
in plant nutrition. Their actions make these elements available for plant uptake. Fungi form
mycorrhizae, a mutualistie symbiotic relationship with plant roots that is integral to the
uptake of mineral nutrients. Changes in the soil environment resulting from deposition of
nitrates and sulfates that alter the role of the bacteria in the nutrient cycles and mycorrhizal
fungi in making minerals available for plant utilization, determine plant and, ultimately;
ecosystem response.
3 Although nitrogen as mol~cular nitrogcn (N,) is the most abundant element in the
atmosphere, it only becomes available to support plant growth after its conversion into
reactive forms. In naturc, nitrogen may be divided into two groups: reactive (Nr) and
nonreactive (N,). Reactive nitrogen or Nr includes the inorganic reduced fonns of nitrogen
(e.g., ammonia [NH3] and ammonium [NH:]), inorganic oxidized fonns (e.g., nitrogen
oxides [NO,], nitric acid [HNO,], nitrous oxide [N,O], and nitrate [NO,-]), and organic
compounds (e.g., urea, amine, proteins, and nucleic acids).
4 Reactive nitrogen can be widely dispersed and accumulate in the environment when the rates
of its formation exceed the rates ofremoval via denitrification. As a result of human food
production, it is now accumulating in the enviromTIcnt on all spatial scales -local, regional
and global; and its creation and accumulation is projected to increase as per capita use of
resources by human populations increases.
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The major changcs in the nitrogen cycle can be both beneficial and detrimental to the hcalth
and welfare of humans and ecosystems. Thc cascadc of environmental cffects rcsulting from
reactive nitrogen accumulation include the following: (I) production of tropospheric ozone
and aerosols that induce human health and ecosystem problems; (2) increases in the
productivity in forests and grasslands followed by decreases wherever Nr deposition
. increases significantly and exceeds critical thresholds; (3) rcactive nitrogen additions
probably decrcase biodiversity in many natural habitats; (4) in association with sulfur is
rcsponsible for acidification and loss of biodiversity in lakes and streams in many regions of
the world; (5) eutrophication, hypoxia, loss of biodivcrsity, and habitat degradation in coastal
ecosystems. [Eutrophication is now considered the biggest pollution problem in coastal
waters.], and (6) contributes to global climate change and stratosphcric ozone depletion,
which can in turn affect ecosystems and human health.
2 "Nitrogcn saturation" results when reactivc nitrogen conccntrations exceed thc capacity of a
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system to utilize it. Saturation impliedhat some resource other than nitrogen is limiting
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biotic fimction. Water and phosphorus for plants and carbon for microorganisms are most
likcly to be the sccondary limiting factors. The appearance of nitrogen in soil solution is an
early symptom of exccss nitrogen-' In the final stagc, disruption of ecosystem stmcturc
becomes visible.
3 . Possible ecosystem responses to nitrogen saturation include (1) a pem1anent increase in foliar
nitrogen and reduced foliar phosphoms and lignin caused by the lower availability of carbon,
phosphoms, and water; (2) rcduccd productivity in conifer stands because of dismptions of
physiological function; (3) dcereased root biomass and increased nitrification and nitrate
leaching; (4) reduced soil fertility, resulting from increased cation lcaching and increascd
nitrate and aluminum concentrations in streams, (5) decreased water quality, and (6) changes
in soil microbial communities from prcdominantly fungal (mycorrhizal) communities to
those dominatcd by bacteria during saturation.
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Intensive research over nearly a decade indicates that, although thc soils of most
North American forests arc nitrogen limited, severe symptoms of nitrogen saturation have
been observed in the high-elevation, non-aggrading spruce-fir ecosystems in the Appalachian
Mountains; the eastern hardwood watersheds at the Fernow Experimental Forest near
Parsons, WV; forests in southern California; the southwestern Sierra Nevada in Central
California; and the Front Range in northern Colorado. The mixed conifer forest and
chaparral watershed with high smog exposure in the Los Angeles Air Basin exhibit the
highest stream water NO,. concentrations in wilderness areas of North America.
2 Increases in soil nitrogen playa selective role in ecosystems. Plant succession patterns and
biodivcrsity arc affected significantly by chronic nitrogen additions in some North American
ecosystems. Long-term nitrogen fertilization studies in both New England and Europe
suggest that some forests receiving chronic inputs of nitrogen may decline in productivity
and experience greater mortality. Declining coniferous forest stands with slow nitrogen
cycling n;aybe replaced by deciduous fast"growing forests that rapidly cycle nitrogeil.
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3 In experimental studies nitrogen deposition over a l2-year period Minnesota grasslands
dOlilinated by native warnl-season grasses shifted to low-diversity mixtures dominated byi
cool-season grasses.
4 Excess nitrogen inputs to unmanaged heath lands in the Netherlands has resulted in
nitrophilous grass species replacing slower growing heath species. Over the past several
decades the composition of plants in the forest herb layers has been shifting toward species
commonly found in nitrogen-rich areas. It also was observed that the fruiting bodies of
mycorrhizal ti.mgi had decreased in number, indicating that fonnation of mycorrhizae were
affected.
5 Soil nitrogen enrichment of the soil significantly alters the composition and richness of the
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community and markcdly dccreases overall diversity of the
mycorrhizal community. Decline in the coastal sage scrub in southern California was
directly linked to the decline of arbuseular mycorrhizal fungal community.
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The effects of excessive deposition of nitrogen, particularly NH3 and NI-l/, have led to
changes in Dutch heathlands via: (1) acidification of the soil and the loss of cations of K+,
Ca 2+ and Mg 2+; and (2) nitrogen enrichment, which results in increased plant growth rates
and altered competitive relationships. Alteration of any of a number of parameters
(e.g., increased nitrogen) can alter ecosystem structure and function.
2 Notable effects of excess nitrogen deposition havc been observed with regard to aquatic
systcms. Atmospheric nitrogen deposition onto soils in watershed areas feeding into
estuarine sound complexes (e.g., the Pamlico Sound of North Carolina) appear to contribute
to excess nitrogen flows in mnon (especially during and after heavy rainfall events such as
hurricanes) from agricultural practices or other uses (e.g., fertilization oflawns or gardens).
Massive influxes of such nitrogen into watersheds and sounds can lead to algae blooms,
which, upon degradation, deplete oxygen and cause extensive fish kills and damage to
commercial fish and sea food harvesting.
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3 Acidic precipitation, a critical environmental stress that affects forest land~capes and aquatic
ccosystems in North America, Europe, and Asia, is linkcd to thc effects associatcd with the
deposition ofNr and sulfates and the associated hydrogen ion. The resulting soil acidity can
lead to nutrient deficiencies and to high aluminum-to-nutrient ratios that limit uptake of
calcium and magnesium and creatc a nutrient deficiency adversely affect tree growth.
Calcium is cssential in the formation of wood and the maintcnance of the primary plant
tissues necessary for tree growth.
4 The critical loads concept is useful for estimating the amounts of pollutants (c.g., reactivc
nitrogen and acidic precipitation) that sensitive ecosystems can absorb on a sustained basis
without experiencing mcasurable degradation. The estimation of ceo system critical loads
requires an understanding of how an ecosystem will rcspond to different loading rates in thc
long term and can be of special value for ecosystems receiving chronic deposition of Nr and
sulfur independently and as acidic deposition when in combination.
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The biological effect of PM is determined by the amount deposited during the wet and dry
dcposition onto the plant surfaces or soil in the vicinity of the roots. The thrce major routes
involved are (I) precipitation scavenging in which particles are deposited in rain and snow;
(2) occult (fog, cloud water, and mist interception); and (3) dlY deposition, a much slower,
yct more continuous removal to placc surfaccs.
2 Fcw hcavy metals (c.g., coppcr, nickcl, zinc) have bccn documentcd to havc dircct
phytoxicity under field conditions. Ecosystems inm1ediately downwind of major emissions
sources such as powcr generating, industrial, or urban complexes can reccive locally heavy
inputs. Heavy metal accumulation in the richly organic forcst floor whcrc biological activity
is grcatest by affecting litter decomposition present the greatest potential for influencing
nutrient cycling. The presence of cadmium, copper and nickel have been observed to affect
the symbiotic activity of fungi, bacteria, and actinomycetes.
3 Phytochelatins produced by plants as a response to sublethal conceutrations of heavy metals,
arc indicators of mctal strcss and .can be uscd to indicate that hcavy metals arc involvcd in
forest deeliuc. Increasing concentrations of phytochelatins with increasing altitude, and their
increases across regions that show increased levels of forest injury, have implicatcd them in
forest declinc. "
4 Sccondary organics formcd in the atmosphere have been variously subsumed under the
following terms: toxic substances, pesticides, hazardous air pollutants (I'IAPS), air toxies,
semivolatile organic compounds (SOCs), and persistent organic pollutants (POPS). Such
substances are controlled under CAA Scct.112, Hazardous Air Pollutants (not as critcria
pollutants controllcd by NAAQS undcr CAA Scctions 108 and 109). Their possible effects
on humans and ecosystems are discussed in many other govemment documents and
publications. They arc noted in this document because, in the atmosphere, many of the
chemical compounds are partitioned between gas and particle phases and are deposited as
particulatc matter. As particles, they bccomc airborne and can bc distributcd over a wide
area and affcct remole ecosystems. Some arc also of concern to humans because thcy may
reach toxic levels in food chains of both animals and humans; whereas others may tcnd to
maintain or decrease somc toxicity as thcy movc through the food chain.
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Increases in Particulate Matter Trigger
Heart Attacks
Douglas W. Dockery, Sc.D.
Harvard School of Public Health
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Background: NTH-IS has supported much of the research on the health effects of
particulate matter air pollution. This research has linked exposure to particulate matter
with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. Fine particles are produced by combustion
processes in car engines, power plants, refineries, smelters, and other industries. Small
particles can penetrate deeply into the air exchange regions of the lung bypassing the
normal defense mechanisms of the lung. The current study is the first to link short-tenn
transient effects of particulate matter less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) in size to the risk of
heart attack.
Advance: Regional air pollution measurements taken at the time study participants in the
Boston area said their heart attack symptoms began were compared to measurements
taken during control periods. The risk of heart attack was about 1.5 times higher among
those exposed to elevated PM2.5 in the two hours prior to the development of symptoms.
The risk was even greater (about 1.7 times higher) when PM2.5 levels were increased for
24 hours prior to symptoms. The PM2.5 levels were high, but at levels that occur
frequently in many parts of the United States. Other recent data suggest that exposure to
high PM2.5 levels may cause increased systemic inflammation, increased blood thickness,
and an increase in C-reactive protein which causes the formation of blood clots.
Implication: This study provides strong evidence that short-term exposure to PM2.5
causes increased risk of heart attack. Knowing the time between exposure and heart
attack is crucial to determining the biological mechanisms responsible for the
associations. This study is also very important in establishing proper standards for PM2.5
to reduce the risk for the population especially susceptible sub-populations.
Publiclltion: Peters A, Dockery DW, Muller JE, Mittleman MA. Increased particulate air
pollution and the triggering of myocardial infarction. Circulation. 200 I Jun
12; 103(23):2810-5.
Particle pollution (also called particulate matter or PM) is the term for a mixture of solid
particles and liquid droplets found in the air. Some particles, such as dust, dirt, soot, or smoke,
are large or dark enough to be seen with the naked eye. Others are so small, they can only be
detected using an electron microscope.
Particle pollution includes "inhalable coarse
particles," with diameters larger than 2.5
micrometers and smaller than 10 micrometers and
"fine particles," with diameters that are 2.5
micrometers and smaller. How small is 2.5
micrometers? Think about a single hair from your
head. The average human hair is about 70
micrometers in diameter - making it 30 times
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These particles come in many sizes and shapes and can be made up of hundreds of different
chemicals. Some particles, known as primary particles are emitted directly from a source, such
as construction sites, unpaved roads, fields, smokestacks or fires. Others form in complicated
reactions in the atmosphere of chemicals such as sulfur dioxides and nitrogen oxides that are
emitted from power plants, industries and automobiles. These particles, known as secondary
particles, make up most of the fine particle pollution in the country.
EPA regulates inhalable particles (fine and coarse). Particles larger than 10 micrometers (sand
and large dust) are not regulated by EPA. More about EPA PM Standards and Reoulatorv
Actions.
. Health: Particle pollution contains microscopic solids or liquid droplets that are so
small that they can get deep into the lungs and cause serious health problems. The
size of particles is directly linked to their potential for causing health problems. Small
particles less than 10 micrometers in diameter pose the greatest problems, because
they can get deep into your lungs, and some may even get into your bloodstream.
More information about health.
. Visibility: Fine particles (PM,.s) are the major cause of reduced visibility (haze) in
parts of the United States, including many of our treasured national parks and
wilderness areas. More information about visibilitv.
. Reducing particle pollution: EPA's national and regional rules to reduce emissions
of pollutants that form particle pollution will help state and local governments meet
the Agency's national air quality standards. More information about reducino oarticle
oollution.
. People can reduce their exposure to air pollution by checking
their daily air quality forecast and adjusting strenuous outdoor
activities when an unhealthy AQI is forecast.
Particle Pollution (PMIO) and (PM2.5)
Particle pollution (a]so known as "particulate matter") in the air includes a mixture of
solids and liquid droplets. Some particles are emitted directly; others are formed in the
atmosphere when other pollutants react. Particles come in a wide range of sizes. Those
less than 10 micrometers in diameter (PM 1 0) are so small that they can get into the lungs,
potentially causing serious health problems. Ten micrometers is smaller than the width of
a single human hair.
. Fine particles (PM2.5). Particles less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter are called "fine"
particles. These particles are so small they can be detected only with an electron
microscope. Sources of fine particles include all types of combustion, including motor
vehicles, power plants, residential wood burning, forest fires, agrtcultural burning, and
some industrtal processes.
. Coarse dust particles. Particles between 2.5 and 10 micrometers in diameter are
referred to as "coarse." Sources of coarse particles include crushing or grtnding
operations, and dust stirred up by vehicles traveling on roads.
Health and Environment
The size of particles is directly linked to their potential for causing health problems. Small
particles less than10 micrometers in diameter pose the greatest problems, because they can
get deep into your lungs, and some may even get into your bloodstream.
Exposure to such particles can affect both your lungs and your heart. Small particles of
concern include "inhalable coarse particles" (such as those found near roadways and dusty
industries), which are larger than 2.5 micrometers and smaller than 10 micrometers in
diameter; and "fine particles" (such as those found in smoke and haze), which are 2.5
micrometers in diameter and smaller.
The Clean Air Act requires EPA to set air quality standards to protect both public health and
the public welfare (e.g. crops and vegetation). Particle pollution affects both.
Health Effects
Particle pollution - especially fine particles - contains microscopic solids or liquid droplets that
are so small that they can get deep into the lungs and cause serious health problems.
Numerous scientific studies have linked particle pollution exposure to a variety of problems,
including:
. increased respiratory symptoms, such as irritation of the airways, coughing, or
difficulty breathing, for example;
. decreased lung function;
. aggravated asthma;
. development of chronic bronchitis;
. irregular heartbeat;
. nonfatal heart attacks; and
. premature death in people with heart or lung disease.
People with heart or lung diseases, children and older adults are the most likely to be affected
by particle pollution exposure. However, even if you are healthy, you may experience
temporary symptoms from exposure to elevated levels of particle pollution. For more
information about asthma, visit www.eoa.aov/asthma.
Environmental Effects
Visibility reduction
Fine particles (PM,.s) are the major cause of reduced visibilitv (haze) in parts of the United
States, including many of our treasured national parks and wilderness areas. For more
information about visibility, visit www.eoa.aovlvisibilitv.
Environmental damage
Particles can be carried over long distances by wind and then settle on ground or water. The
effects of this settling include: making lakes and streams acidic; changing the nutrient balance
in coastal waters and large river basins; depleting the nutrients in soil; damaging sensitive
forests and farm crops; and affecting the diversity of ecosystems. More information about the
effects of oarticle oollution and acid rain.
Aesthetic damage
Particle pollution can stain and damage stone and other materials, including culturally
important objects such as statues and monuments. More information about the effects of
oarticle oollution and acid rain.
Diabetics Have Higher Risk of Adverse
Cardiovascular Effects from Particulate
Air Pollution
Marie S. O'Neill, Ph.D., Diane E. Gold, MD, Antonella Zanobetti, Ph.D., and Joel
Schwartz, Ph.D.
Harvard School of Public Health
T32ES07069, POIES09825, and P30ES000002
Background: Evidence has been mounting over the past decade that particulate air
pollution exposure is an important health risk for those with cardiovascular disease and
other chronic conditions, including diabetes. The endothelium, the smooth layer of cells
that line blood vessels and the heart, may be one target of particulate matter. The smallest
particles have been shown to move from the lungs into the circulation where they may
have their effects. These effects include the generation of reactive oxygen species, such
as free radicals and peroxides, and the resulting oxidative damage to tissues.
Advance: ]n a study funded in part by NlEHS, investigators at the Harvard School of
Public Health determined that diabetics had impaired blood vessel reactivity on days
when sulfate and black carbon particles were highest. In general sulfate particles are
generated by coal burning power plants; black carbon is the result of automobile traffic.
To test vascular reactivity, the researchers employed a standard technique called brachial
artery ultrasound in which blood flow to the arm was blocked with a blood pressure cuff.
When the cuff was removed and blood flow restored, the ultrasound technique
determined the diameter of the blood vessel. On days with the highest sulfate particle
pollution, the diabetic subjects showed an 11% decrease in vascular reactivity and a 13%
decrease on days with high black carbon pollution.
Implication.~: These findings indicate that diabetics may be at higher risk for adverse
cardiovascular events during periods of high particulate matter air pollution. In an
accompanying editorial, Rajagopalan and colleagues suggest that particulates may have
adverse effects by causing abnormalities in the generation of nitric oxide, a gas which
relaxes smooth muscle cells found in the heart and arteries, enabling easier blood flow.
Further research is necessary to confirm these results and to determine why diabetics are
particularly sensitive. In addition to following their health care provider's
recommendations on diet, exercise, and medications, diabetics should minimize outdoor
physical activity on days with high particulate matter pollution.
Citation: O'Neill MS, Veves A, Zanobetti A, Sarnat JA, Gold DR, Economides PA,
Horton ES, Schwartz J. Diabetes enhances vulnerability to particulate air pollution-
associated impairment in vascular reactivity and endothelial function. Circulation. 2005
Jun 7; 111 (22):2913-20.
Rajagopalan S, Sun Q, Chen LC. Particulate pollution and endothelial function: deja vu
all over again in the air. Circulation. 2005 Jun 7;] I 1(22):2869-71.
Fine Particulate Matter Associated with
Increase in Hospital Admissions for
Cardiovascular Diseases
Francesca Dominici, PhD.; Scott L. Zeger, Ph.D.; and Jonathan M. Samet, MD
Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
R01ESI2054 and P30ES03819
Background: Research supported by NIEHS over the previous fifteen years has
demonstrated links between cardiovascular disease and particulate matter air pollution.
People with pre-existing conditions such as high blood pressure, previous heart disease,
diabetes, respiratory disease, and high cholesterol have been shown to be especially
vulnerable. This research has led to more stringent standards for particulate matter
pollution in the U.S. and other countries. The revision of the National Ambient Air
Quality Standard in 1997, created a new category of particulate matter less than 2.5
micrometers (PM2.5) in diameter. Sources ofPM2.5 include motor vehicle emissions,
coal-burning power plants, etc. Particles in this size range are much more likely than
larger particles to lodge in the small airways and alveoli of the lungs. Subsequently, a
nationwide monitoring system was established to measure this pollutant. Data on PM2.5,
beginning in 1999, are now available for many parts of the US.
At/wince: N1EHS grantees at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have
determined that short-term exposure to PM2.5 significantly increases the risk for
cardiovascular and respiratory disease among people over 65 years of age. The
investigators linked PM2.5 data to hospital admissions for heart and vascular diseases,
heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and respiratory infections in an
epidemiologic study of over 11.5 million Medicare participants. The study results predict
that for each 100 hospital admissions for heart failure, one extra admission will occur for
each ]0 micrometers per cubic meter increase in PM2.5. For example, during the study
period 1999-2002, Cook County, Illinois had an average PM2.5 level of 16 micrometers
per cubic meter of air and a high of 56. Therefore on days with the highest particulate
matter pollution, the study predicts five additional hospitalizations per 100.
Implications: This study shows that exposure to PM2.5 at levels within the current
standard is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in elderly persons. Additional efforts
need to be targeted towards identifying the sources of these particles and designing new
strategies to prevent their release. Additional biomedical strategies include identifying the
characteristics offine particles responsible for these adverse effects so that new strategies
can be developed to prevent or treat them.
Citation: Dominici F, Peng R.D, Bell ML, Pham L, McDermott A, Zeger SL, Samet JM.
Fine particulate air pollution and hospital admission for cardiovascular and respiratory
diseases. lAMA. 2006 Mar 8;295(10):] 127-34.
Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollu.tion and
Mortality in U.S. Cities
Jonathan Samet
Johns Hopkins--School of Hygiene and Public Health
Backgroand: NfEHS supported research has been critical in establishing air quality
standards aimed at protecting public health. This research and the regulations
promulgated by the EP A in response, have led to great improvements in air quality. In
1987, the EP A added particulate matter less than or equal to 10 urn (pM I 0) in diameter to
the list of regulated pollutants. Despite improvements in air quality, epidemiologic
studies have shown associations between PMIO concentrations well below the standard
and number of deaths per day in several U.S. cities. In response to these findings, in 1987,
the EPA promulgated new standards for particulate matter less than or equal to 2.5 urn
(PM2.5). Both the studies and the new standard have been criticized. A major issue is the
cost ofcompliance with the standards for industry. Estimates to bring power plants,
diesel trucks, and other sources into compliance range between $10 billion and $60
billion annually. However, the resulting health benefits are valued at $20-$100 billion per
year.
Advance: These researchers assessed the effects of PM 10, ozone, carbon monoxide,
sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide on daily mortality rates in 20 of the largest cities in
the U.S. The studies found consistent evidence that the level ofPM10 is associated with
increased rates of death from all causes and from cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses.
The estimated increase in risk was 0.51% for each 10 ug/cubic meter increase in the
PM 1 0 level. This estimate is consistent with studies done by other researchers for other
cities in the U. S. and other countries. There was weaker evidence that increases in ozone
levels increased the risk of death in summer months. None of the other pollutants were
significantly related to mortality rate.
Implication: This study adds to the body of data showing a correlation between increases
in particulate matter and risk of death from all causes including cardiovascular and
respiratory illnesses. These analyses provide evidence that particulate matter pollution
continues to cause adverse health outcomes and strengthens the argument for maintaining
air quality standards for this pollutant.
Citation: Samet JM, Dominici F, Curriero FC, Coursac I, and Zeger SL (2000). Fine
Particulate Air Pollution and Mortality in 20 U.S. Cities. New England Journal of
Medicine. 343 (24): 1742-1749
Exposure to Particulate Matter & Other
Air Pollutants Decrease Cardiac
Autonomic Control
Duanping Liao, MD, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
ROlESI0189
Background: Particulate air pollution has been linked to cardiovascular mortality in a
number of studies, but the mechanisms for this effect are not well understood. Recent
research has focused on the effect of pollution on heart rate and heart rate variability.
Low heart rate variability is a marker of attacks and sudden cardiac death.
One hypothesis is that inhalation of particulate air pollution may trigger an inflammatory
response in the lung, followed by the release of chemical mediators that affect autonomic
nervous system control of the heart beat. Previous research has found little evidence of
pollution effects on the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood, but observed that a small
elevation in pulse rate was associated with a rise in PMIO levels. The medical and
biological relevance of this effect is unclear.
AtlWlnce: Dr. Liao and his colleagues examined associations between particulate matter,
ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide and cardiac autonomic
control. They calculated particulate matter and gaseous pollutants as 24-hour averages
and ozone exposure as an 8-hour average. Their findings suggest that higher ambient air
pollutant concentrations are associated with decreased autonomic cardiac control
especially among subjects with existing cardiovascular disease.
Implication: The strongest association was found with particulate matter which is a
"complex mixture of suspended particles that vary in size and composition." The levels of
exposure documented in this study were far below current EP A standards, yet still
produced adverse effects on cardiac autonomic control. This study adds to the body of
evidence suggesting a link between particulate matter exposure and adverse cardiac
outcomes. The decrease in heart rate variability associated with the exposures in this
study suggests that such exposures may increase the risk of acute cardiovascular disease
events.
Citation: Liao D, Duan Y, Whitsel EA, Zheng ZJ, Heiss G, Chinchilli YM, Lin HM.
Association of higher levels of ambient criteria pollutants with impaired cardiac
autonomic control: a population-based study. Am J Epidemiol. 2004 Apr 15; 159(8):768-
77.
Long-term Exposure to Particulate
Matter and Risk of Death from Heart
Disease
George D. Thurston, Sc.D., Ph.D.; NYU School of Medicine
John J. Godleski, MD; Harvard Medical School
ROIES09560, P30ES00260, and P01ES08129
Background: Previous epidemiologic studies by these and other researchers have linked
long-term exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution to broad cause-of-death
mortality; however, links to specific cardiopulmonary diseases and dysfunctions have not
been established. These NIEHS-supported researchers and a colleague at Brigham Young
University linked cause-of-death data collected by the American Cancer Society with air
pollution data from U.S. metropolitan areas.
Advance: Long-term particulate matter exposures were most strongly associated with
death due to ischemic heart disease, dysrhythmias, heart failure, and cardiac arrest. For
these causes of death, a 10 microgram/cubic meter elevation in particulate matter was
associated with 8% to 18% increases in mortality risk. Risks for smokers were
comparable or larger than for non-smokers. Death attributable to respiratory diseases had
relatively weak associations.
Implication: The researchers conclude that particulate matter exposure is a risk factor for
specific cardiovascular disease mortality through mechanisms that likely include
pulmonary and systemic inflammation, accelerated athersosclerosis, and changes in
cardiac rhythms. The study also indicates that although smoking is a much larger risk
factor for cardiovascular disease, exposure to fine particulate combined with smoking
imposes additional effects.
Citation: Pope CA 3rd, Burnett RT, Thurston GD, Thun MJ, Calle EE, Krewski D,
Godleski J1. Cardiovascular mortality and long-term exposure to particulate air pollution:
epidemiological evidence of general pathophysiological pathways of disease. Circulation.
2004 Jan 6;109(1):71-7. Epub 2003 Dec 15.
Lung Cancer and Cardiopulmonary
Mortality in Response to Long-Term
Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter
George D. Thurston, SeD.
NYU School of Medicine
RO I ES09560 and P30ES00260
Background: Over the past 30 years, many research studies have shown links between
cardiopulmonary mortality and periods of high particulate matter and sulfur oxide
pollution. Later epidemiologic studies reported health effects at lower particulate matter
concentrations. While not without controversy, new air pollution standards were set in
1997 for particulate matter measuring less than 2.5 11M in diameter. Though challenged
by industry groups, these standards were later upheld by the Supreme Court.
Most of these studies focused on short-term health effects; however, long-term exposures
may be more important in terms of overall public health. Previous long-term studies have
been less conclusive. The current study was designed to assess the relationship between
long-term exposure to fine particulate matter and all-cause, lung cancer, and
cardiopulmonary mortality.
At/wince: This study linked risk factor data for approximately 500,000 persons with air
pollution data for U.S. metropolitan areas. These data were combined with cause of death
data. Fine particulate matter and sulfur dioxide pollution were associated with 4%, 6%,
and 8% increases respectively in all-cause, cardiopulmonary, and lung cancer mortality.
Imp/ication: This report shows that long-term exposure to combustion-related air
pollution is an important environmental risk factor for cardiopulmonary and lung cancer
mortality. This exposure is common in many metropolitan areas in the U.S. This study
provides the strongest evidence yet for these effects which are observed after controlling
for cigarette smoking, diet, occupational exposures, and other risk factors.
Citation: Pope CA 3rd, Burnett RT, Thun Ml, Calle EE, Krewski 0, Ito K, Thurston GO.
Lung cancer, cardiopulmonary mortality, and long-term exposure to fine particulate air
pollution. lAMA. 2002 Mar 6;287(9):] 132-41.
250 OELL . SAMET. DOMINICI
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required by the CAA to establish Na-
tional Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for criteria pollutants, such as PM,
that endanger public health and/or welfare. The primary or health-based standards
arc to be set at a level sufficient to protect human health with an "adequate margin
of safety" for sensitive subpopulatiolls, slIch as the elderly. Because the criteria pol-
lutants arc regulated individually, epidemiological studies arc generally dcsib'11ed
to estimate the health effects from exposure to each pollutant separately, often by
controlling for the potential confounding effects of other pollutants through study
design or data analysis.
The Clean Air Aet requires the EPA to review each NAAQS at least every five
years and to recommend revisions if necessary, based on the most recent health
research. The design of the periodic review process is intended to keep regulatory
standards consistent with new scientific evidence (55). During this review process,
the EPA is advised by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), a
Congressionally mandated panel of scientific experts. The EPA prepares a criteria
document that compiles and assesses research rclated to the health and welfare
impacts of the pollutant. The EPA evaluates the policy implications of the cri-
tcria document and makes recommendations in a staff paper, which describes
evidence-based policy options. Both of these documents arc subject to external re-
view and comment from the public, industry, and other interested parties. CASAC
makes final recommendations; EPA then proposes changes to regulatory stan-
dards, ifneedcd. \Vhcrcas the EPA administrator has final authority to promulgate
a NAAQS, the Executive Branch also performs a review.
Epidemiological evidence on the health impacts of particulate air pollution
plays a pivotal role in the setting of regulatory standards. Findings from com-
plementary disciplines, such as animal toxicology and clinical human exposure
studies, have also contributed to the body ofknow1edge of how air pollution affects
health, especially in chamcterizing the biological mechanisms underlying adverse
health effects. Such evidence on mechanisms reduces uncertainty, particularly in
extrapolating risks to exposures at lowcr pollution levels for which epidemiologi-
cal data are Jacking. For PM and several of the other criteria pollutants, it is largely
the direct evidence of epidemiologic research that drives the setting of standards.
Epidemiological evidence has prominence in the regulatory process because it
directly addresses human health at exposures experienced by the population.
PARTICULATE MATTER
The health effects of airborne particles have been vigorously investigated for five
decades (45, 122). PM has been linked to numerous adverse health effects including
increased hospital admissions and emergency room visits, respiratory symptoms,
exacerbation of chronic respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, decreased lung
function, and pn.:maturc mortality (45). The broad mnge of epidemiological studies
of the health effects of PM has beeu reviewed elsewhere (25, 45, 60, 122, 123,
175, 180); this review focuses on time-series approaches because of the recent
TIME-SERIES STUDIES OF PARTICULATE MATTER 251
emergence of this method and the ccntr,il role of time-series findings in setting
health-based regulatory standards.
TIle term particulate matter refers to solid or liquid particles in the air. PM has
many sources and can be either primary or secondary in origin. Primary PM is
emitted directly and can be either coarse or fine, whereas secondary PM: which
tends to be finer in size, is formed in the atmosphere through physical and chemical
conversion of gaseous precursors slIch as nitrogen oxides (NO.>;), sulfur oxides
(SOx), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Whereas most air pollutants afC
defined with respect to a particular chemical composition, PM is a gcncrictenn that
includes a broad range of physical characteristics and chemical species. It is the
only major pollutant regulated under Section 109 of the CAA to be defined without
regard to chemical form (20). The pollutants rCj,.'lIIated under this section, often
refelTed to as criteria pollutants because of the process lIsed to develop standards,
include five others: lead, carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO,), nitrogen
dioxide (NO,), and ozone.
for regulatory and scientific purposes, PM is measured according to the
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.. OIllGINAL CONTRIBUTION
Fine Particulate Air Pollution and
Hospital Admission for Cardiovascular
and Respiratory Diseases
FrUni:f:St:l.l D()minid~ l)hD
no~er D. Pungo Ph n
Mid..:,!.: L. 11<:11. I'hD
LUll Phnrn. MS
Ai.lnll ~'lt:l)erlllott, Ph D
SI:Otl L. Zeger. PIID
Junatllllll l\t Sunwt., MD
NUMEROUS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL
studies have shown associa-
tions of acute and chronic cx~
posurcs to airborne pnflidl.'S
wilh risk fur adverse efrcels on morbid-
ity illH..Imortalil)'. u. The recent evi-
dence on adverse effects of parliculatcair
pollution on public health has led 1O
ll1<.m',slrlngclll standards lor It'.vds of par-
ticulate malleI' in outdoor air in the
United States and in other counlrit.'S. 1n
1997. the US National Ambient AirQual~
it)' Standard for airlx)me particulate mat.
leI' was revised, maintaining the previ-
ous indicator of particulate matlerofless
than or equnlto 10 pm in aerodynamic
diameter (PMIO) and creating a new in-
dkutor for fine p<1rticulatc mattcrofless
than or equallo 2.5 pm in aerodynamic
diameter (PM!,~):l Following the imple-
mentation of the PM!.~ National Ambi-
ent Air Quality Standard. a nalionwide
monitoring system of this pollutant was
implcmenrcd. Data on PM<L~ arc now
available fur man)' pariS of the United
Stutes starting from 1999 through the
prcscn t.
Ahhough lhe US Environmental Pro~
tection Agent.)' (EPA) added a PM2.'\stan~
dard in 1997 based on available evi-
dl~ncc that these small particles were
particularly damaging, fewepidernio-
Context Evidence on the health risks associated with short.term exposure to fine
particles (particulate matter :;2.5 IJm in aerodynamic diameter [PM2.~]) is limited. Re-
sults from the new national monitoring network for PM2.!l. make possible systematic
research on health risks at national and regional scales.
Objectives To estimate risks of cardiovascular and respiratory hospital admissions
assodated with short.term exposure to PM.L'l for Medicare enrollees and to explore
heterogeneity of the variation of risks across regions.
Design, Setting, and Participants A national database comprising daily time-
series data daily for 1999 through 2002 on hospital admission rates (constructed from
the Medicare National Claims History Files) for cardiovascular and respiratory out-
comes and injuries, ambient PM2"~ levels. and temperature and dew-point tempera-
ture for 204 US urban counties (population >200 000) with 11.5 million Medicare en-
rollees (aged >65 years) living an average of 5.9 miles from a PMa,!> monitor.
Main Outcome Measures Daily counts of county.wide hospital admissions for pri-
mary diagnosis of cerebrovascular, peripheral, and ischemic heart diseases, heart rhythm,
heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and respiratory infection, and in-
juries as a control outcome.
Results There was a short~term increase in hospital admission rates associated with
PM.Il.~ for all of the health outcomes except injuries. The largest assodation was for
heart faUure, which had a 1.28% (95% confidence interval. 0.78%-1.78%) increase
in risk per 10-fJg/mJ increase in same.day PM2.!l. Cardiovascular risks tended to be
higher in counties located in the Eastern region of the United States, which included
the Northeast, the Southeast, the Midwest, and the South.
Conclusion Short-term exposure to PM..,!! increases the risk for hospital admission
for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
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logical sludies on this size mngc of par-
liculule mUller had been reported at that
time. The EPA heavily weighted the few
studies with available PM.!., dala when
it considered the Il~\'c..~llhat sl1Oul<l be Sl~t
for the standard.~ The EPA also consid-
ered the dosimctl)' or parlicles in the
lung. Particles in the size range of PM:.!..,
haven much gn~nlerprtlbabilit)' of reach-
ing the small uif\VU.)'s and tht'. alveoli of
the lung than do lurger purtides. Tht:
availabilit)' of the new monitoring net-
work for PM:!..'\ allows epidemiological
annlyses at the national level on the
health effects urrine p~1fliclcs.
<<)2.006 American Medl("D.1 ASSndllllllR. All righls rt$Crved.
The national data on PM2,~ concen-
trntions were USt~d to assess associa-
tions of short-term exposure to PM..!.i
with risk lor hospitalization regionall)'
tllld b)' cit)' umong Medicare partici-
pnnts. We followed the model of the Nn-
tionnl Morbidit)', Monalit}' and Air Pol-
Author Afflllf:tlons: DepflrtlTlflnlS of Blostclllsti~ (Ors
Dominici, Pcn~. McDermotl. and Zcgt:r ,1M Mr PhIlm)
lmd Epidemiology (Dr Samet). Bloomberg School of
Public H{~,I!lh.JohnsHopklns Univer>lIY, &llltTlt1re, Md:
flnd School 01 Forestry And Envimnmental Studies, Y.11n
UnlversilY. Ntlw Haven, Conn (Or Bell).
Correspondlns Author. Franceseil Dominici, PhD,
Bloombcr~ School of Public tfflallh, Johns Hopkins
Unive~lty, 615 N Wane St, Billlimorc, MD 21205
(fdomlnicOih~ph.cdu).
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HOSPITAL ADMISSION RATES AND EXPOSURE TO FINE PARTICULATE POLLUTION
Table', Percentage Change in Hospitalization RaLe per 10.vg/mllncrease in PMB on Average Across 204 Counties
Notional Average Relative Rate, PE (95% Pl}t
Daily Hospitalization
Rates for 1999-2002, All Medicare
Reason for Lag Day Median (lOR) per Enrollees All Counties.
Hospital Admission No,. 100000 Individuals (Aged >65 'I) Aged 65-74 Y Aged iil:75 Y PE (95% PI):t
Injury 0 4.1 (3.7 to 4.5) -0.41 (-1.00100.18) 0.22 (-1.01 to 1.45) -0.46 (-1.16100.24) 1.47 (0.33 to 2.48)
Cerabrova.'>Gulardisease 0 5.4 (4,8 to 6,0) 0-81 (0,30 to 1,32) D.9l (0,01 to 1,82) a.ao (0.21 to 1.38) 1.24 (O.~l5to 2.(5)
Pe<lpherol vascular disease 0 1.7 (1.5 101.9) 0.86 (-0.06 to 1.79) 1.21 (-0.26102.67) 0.86 (-0.39 10 2.11) 2.11 (0.79 to 3.40)
!schenic heartdOeose 2 8.1 (7.1 to 9.4) 0.44 (0.02 to 0.86) 0.37 (-0.22 10 0.96) 0.52 (-0.01101.04) 1.15 (0.40 to 1.77)
Heart rhythm 0 3.8 (3,3 to 4,2) 0.57 (-0,01 to 1,15) 0.46 (-0.63 to 1.54) 0,72 (0.02 to 1.42) 1,05 (0.26 to 1.91)
Heart failure 0 5.5 (4.7 to 6.6) 1,28 (0,78 to 1.78) 1.21 (0.35 to 2,07) 1.36 (0.78 to 1.94) 1,09 (0.42 to 1.78)
COPO 0 2.6 (2.1 to 3.2) 0.91 (0.18 to 1.64) 0.42 (-0.64 10 1.48) 1.47 (0.54 to 2.40) 1.61 (0.56102.66)
Respiratory tract inmctkln 2 5.4 (4.7 to 6.2) 0.92 (0.41 to 1.43) 0.93 (O.04 10 1.82) 0.92 (0.32 to 1,53) 1.39 (0.60 to 2.09)
Abbrovil1lklllS: coro, chronic otlr.tnlclivo pumonnry tl'mllmll; lOR, 11lr.l'qunrtllo rllngl1; PF., point nslimulll: PI. 1}o""ilo!'1f\1' inlnrvlll; I"Mu. pl1rticulnlo I111111ul' 01 kms limn Of oqllultn
P..SlJIn ~ll\O!'Q(jynlllnlc dinmotcr.
9no.'lults are roportod fOf lho lag al wtlch tho grootosl elloct of PM!.. was ostirnlllod.
lPat:cnlaQO ChMgO n hospital admission mles per 1000gIm' ~1Cmnso ~l PMu COIlOOltmtiofl.
:f;TI10 SO of the truo mlaliva mtns among counli09 (hatorogonoily).
Imion Stud)', which used PMh) data for
timc.serics unalyscs."-l\ The Medicare co-
hort covcrs nearl)' all members of an e1-
derl)' populalion considered to be vul-
ncrable to air pollution; the size of this
pupulation allows for assessmenlsof spe-
cillc cardiac and respiratory diagnoslic
categorit.'S that have been associated with
particulate air pollution.
METHODS
This analysis is based on daily counts
of hospital admissions 1'01'1999-2002
obtained from billing claims of Medi-
cure enrollees. Because the Medicare
dalaunalyzcd forthis slUdy did not in-
volve individual identifiers. consent was
not specifically obtained. This study was
reviewed and cxempted by the institu-
tional review board at Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Each billing claim contains the date of
service, trt.~.llment, disease (Interna-
tional Classification (?{ Disrases, Ninth
Rt'vision9 [lCD-9/ codes), age, sex, sclf-
reported race, and place of residence
(ZIP code and counl)'). The dail)' counlS
ofench health event within each county
were obtained by summing the num-
ber (.If hospital admis,sions for each of
the diseases considered a primary di-
agnosis. To calculate hospitalization
ratt.~S, we constructed a time series of
the numbers of individuals at risk in
each county for each day (defined as the
number of individuals enrolled in Medi-
care un a given day).
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Eighl outcomes were considered
based on tht.~ ICD-9 codt.~ for 5 Glrdio-
vascularolltcomcs (Iwart faUlII'e [428],
heart rh)'thm disturbances 1426-427l.
cerebrovascular t.~vents [430-438], is-
chemic hcart discHse [410-4i4, 429], pe-
ripheral vascular diseHsc [440-448]),2
respiralol)' outcomes (chronic obstruc~
live pulmonHr)' diseHse [CaPO; 490-
492], respil1ltol)' tract infections [464-
466, 480-487]), and hllSpilali!Htions
caused by injuries und other external
CtIUSes (8()(l-849). The COllnl}'-wide dllil)'
hospilnlizulilm rates for each outcome
for 1999-2002 appear in TABLE 1.
The stud)' populution includcsU.5
million Medicare enrollees rt~sidingan
average of5.9 miles from a PM~.,\ moni-
lOr. The nnnlysis was n~striclcd to the
204 US coulltieswilh populations larger
Ihan 200 000. Of these 204 counlies, 90
hHd dail)' PM" dalH across I he stud)' pe-
riod and the remaining c.:ol1nli(~s hud
PM:!,'\ data collected once every 3 days
forat least 1 fuIl}'car. The loctUionsor
the 204 counties nppenr in FIGURE I.
The counties were clustered into 7 geo~
gruphic r'-gions by appl)'ing Ihe K-
lnl~an~ clustering algorithm to longi-
tude IInd latitude for the counties. 1ll.11
The PM!.,\ and ozone data were ob-
tained from the EPA's Acromell'ic In-
formation Rt.~tric"al St.~rvict~ (now re-
ferred to as tht Air Quality System
database). Tcmpcrotul't~ and dew-point
tcmpt.'l11lurc dala were gathl~red from tht.~
NUlional Climatic Data Center on the
Earth-Info CD dntnbase.l~ To protect
against consequences of outliers, we
llsed a 10% trimmed mean to average
across monitors after correcting for
yearly averages for each monitor.
COUllt)' names !lnd locution, air pul-
lution dutD, weather data, COUIlI)'-
specific estimatt~s of health risk, and
softwnrc c.kvelopcd to construct count)'-
specific time-series data arc nvailuble
online (hllpJ/www.biostal.jhsph.edu
IIvlCAP5). Billing claims or Medicare
enrollees are nOI publicly available.
Calcuhttions were implemented using
R statistical surtwarc version 2.2.0.11
We npplicd Bll}'csian 2-stage hierar-
chical modelsl~'lll 10 estimate county-
specific, region-specific, and national
avcrugc nssocilHions bClwt.~t.~n day-to-
day varilltion of PM~.,\ (at lags 0, l, and
2 da)'s) and dH)'-IO-dHl' variHtion in Ihe
county-It~vcl hospital admission rates,
nccounting for wcmhcr, seasonality. and
long-term lrends, A lag of 0 days cor-
responds to the association between
PM:!.~ concentration on a given da)' and
the risk of hospitalization on the same
dHl'. We also llPplicd distributed lag
modcls17..ltl tQ the 90 counties with dail)'
PMl.~ data availnble to estimate the rela-
tive rate (RR) of hospitalization asso-
ciated wilh cumulative exposure QVer
the current day uno thl~ 2 previous da}'s.
Significance is nssesscd by the posle-
riorpwbabilil)' thallhc RR is larger than
ZCft.). Values grcnlcr lhan .95 arc con-
sidered significnlll.
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In the first slage, single lag and dis-
tributed lag ovcrdispcrscd Poisson re-
gression moddsll.:!;! were used for esti-
mating county-specific RRs of hospital
admissions a.,,~ciatcd with ambiclllle\'-
cis orPM2.'t. These county-specific: mod-
els include as explanatory variables: (I)
the l<.lbJt1rithm of the daily number of in-
dividualsat risk; (2) indicator variables
for the day of the week 10 allow for dif-
ferent baseline hospital admission rules
foreach da}~ (3) smooth funclions of C'dl-
cndar tinH.: (natural cubic splines) with
8 degrees of freedom per year to adjust
for seasonality and for other lime-
varying innuences on admis...ions ecg, in-
fiuenza epidemics and longcr-tcnn trends
due to changes in medical practice pal-
lems); and (4) smooth functions oftcm-
perature (6 degrees of fn.'edom) and dew-
point tempemture (3 dcgrees offrecdllm)
on the samc day and of the 3 previous
du}'s' temperature and dew-point tem-
peratun.~ to control for the potential con-
founding eITect of weather.
For the smooth functions of calendar
time, we chose B degrees orrrecdom per
year so thallillle infon11ation at the time
scales of longer than 2 months would be
retained in estimating the risks. ror tem-
pemturc, we chose 6 degrees of frec-
domso Ihatlhemodcl has sufficient flex-
ibilit)' 10 take account of potential
nonlinearity in the relationship of tem-
pernture with hospitalizntion.2'
This modeling approach was devrl-
oped for the National Morbidit}', Mor-
tuHt)' and Air Pollution SlUdy unaly-
~.u.J.4 and applied to national datab..'1scs
for estimating short-tenn elTects ofPM\o
and ozone on mortnlity:u~ Statistical
properties of this modeling approach
and alternative modeling specifica-
tions for confounding adjustment are
reported clscwherc.1.2~
1n the st.~cond stage, to produce ana.
lional average estimate of the shon.
tenn association between PM1.~ and hos.
pital admissions, we used Bayesian
hierarchical modelsH'Il\.lll to combine
RRs across counties accounting for
within-count)' statistical error and for
bctwccn-t'Ounlyvariability oflhe "lroc"
RRs (also called helerogeneity). To pro-
duce regional estimates, Wt~ used the
Figure 1. US Counties With Populations LarRerThan 200000 Included in Analysis
Northwest
Midwest
=]
WOS1
Control
Northeast
s/"'
o
Papulation. In Millions
i=1=~I-I-I,
0.20 0.25 0.30 0.40 O,SO 0.66 0.84
I .
1,30 9.50
same 2-stagc hierarchical model de-
scribed above butsepuratel}' within fnch
of the 7 regions.
To explore effect modification of air
pollution risks by location-specific dlur-
l.1cteristics, we fitted n weighted !incur
regression model with the dept.~ndent
variable as the locatiL1n.spcdnc RR cs-
timatt.', and the independent variable as
the location-spn:ifk charactclistic, The
observ'.uions wt.~re weighted invt.~l'scly
to the stntislirnl variant'C of the locnlion-
sped fie t~stimnte.
The count)' and rcgitlnnl averages of
, PMu cuncentmtion, ozone conccntrn.
tion, und tcmpernture Illr2000 lhrough
2002 were cnlculatt.'d as potentiul mudi.
fiers. A regional average was cnlculated
by using all of tht~ county~spt.~cific con.
centrations within the region,
rinally, theannunl reduction in hos-
pital admissiuns (II) al\ributable 10 a
1O-(Jg!m1 reduction in the daily PM2.,
level for Ihe 204 countics by cnusc-
specific admissions were calculated.
H is defined as
II=(e,p([:lllx)-1) X N
where 13 is the nalionul RR estimate
fora I-p.glml incrt~l.\sC in PM2.'1,.6.x is
01006 Amtrican Mtdical Associadon. All righls ~rnd.
IO-J.lglm\ anti N is the number of hos-
pital ndmissions across the 204 coun-
lies for 2002,
Thesensitivit)' of key findinbTS was ex-
amined with respect to the lag uf expo-
sure: dcgn.."Cs of freedom in the smooth
functions of time; llnd degrees of free-
dom in the smooth functions of tem-
pernturc and dcw.point tcmpc:rnture.
RESULTS
MQrc lhnn 2 }'cnrs of PM.l,,\ data were
available for mosl of the 204 cuuntie~.
'The average Qf the count}' mean nn-
mUll valucs for 1999-2002 was 13.4
pg/m' (intcrquartile range [IQR1. 11.3-
15.2 pg/m'), There was substantial ho-
mogeneity (lfnne poniculate matter con-
ccntrutions across geographic areas. The
median of pnilwisc correlations among
PM.l..~ monitlH'S within the same count)'
fur 2000 was 0.91 (lQR,0,81-0.95).
The point estimates and 95% poste-
rior intervals (Pis) for the percentage
increase in daily admission rntes per
10-~lglml increase in PM2:~ concentra-
tion (national aveml:,'C RRs) lor single lags
of 0,1 , and 2 days and the distributed
lug models for IngsO through 2 for all dis-
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cnSCQulcomt's (total) appcarin FIGlIRr:2.
The single lag model estimates the effect
of exposure on I day onl)', lagged by 0,
J, or 2 days, while the total estimate
from the distributed lag model sum-
marizes the effect of 3 days of expo-
sure (Jag 0, I, and 2 days), We fOllnd
evidence of positive associations
between day-lo-day variation in PM,!_,
concentration and hospital admis-
sions for all outcomes, except injuries.
for at Icast 1 exposure lag. The largest
clTcel was found at lag 0 for all of the
cardiovascular outcomes except ische-
mic heart disease, for which the larg-
C$l dfect was at lag 2. For rcspiratof}'
outcomes, the largest effects occurred
at lags 0 and I for COPD and allag 2
for respinnor)' Imet infections. Distrib~
uled lug estimates were statistically sig-
nifimm for ht~art failure. Compared with
the singll~ lag estimates, the wider 95%
PIs for the distributed lag estimates
renect the restriction of the. anulysis to
90 oflhe 204 counties with daily dala,
The results for the single lug modc.ls
were also stratified by age group at the
lag wilh the greatest eflcel (Table I),
The national avenlge RR estimntcswcre
larger for the oldest group for some out.
comes including ischemic hl~art dis-
caSl\ heart rhythm disturbances, heart
fail lire, and COPD.
Severnl anl1lyscs were conducted as
internal checks. Analyses for lag -1
were run to predict toda)"s outcome by
using the next day's pollution and for
hospitalizalions caused by injurit.-s and
olht~r external causes. Positive associa-
tions were not found fur injuries or for
other external causes, which was ex-
pected, When lug -1 PM~.,\ was used as
Figure 2. Percentage Change in Hospitalization Rate by Cause per 10-lJg/m,llncrease in
PM~,~ on Average Across 204 US Counties
I~ry
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Point c~limtltes and 95% posterior intcrval~ of the perttntdge change in ddmk<>ion mtes!)(lr 10 1J8/m~ (na-
lional average relative rat()s) for single lag (0,1, and 2 day<>) and distributed lag models lor 0 to 2 days (total)
for .)l! oulcomes. PMu Indlc,ll(l'i particulate mattr.r of less than or equlll Lo 2.5 IJm in .1erodYnlimlc dlarT'H:lter.
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101006 Amukan McdlC1l1 AssocIallnn. All righls N:SCn'cd.
the exposure indicator, positive asso-
ciations also were not found. The main
rt$ults were robust to the number of de-
grees orrrecdom used to adjust for tem-
poral confounding, to the udjustment
for weather, and to adjust for the priur
distributions used for the analysis.
The puint t'stimates und 95% Plsufthe
hett.~rogencit)' purametcr, defined as the
bctwcen-countySDofthc "true" county-
specific mtcs in relation tt,) their mean,
appear in Table I. For example, the es-
timate orthe heterogcneit)' pammetcr for
COPD is 1.61. This vnllle indicaleSlhal
with u natiunalavtrage RR 01'0.91% per
I O-pglm1 intrt.~ase in PM!,." 95% ur the
"tme" county-specific RRs are within the
i1l1ervalllf (l,91 to 1.96 X 1.61 =-2,24%
and 0,91 + 1.96 X 1.61 =4.()6%, To de-
termine the strength of evidence sup-
porting the null hypothesis of no het-
erogeneity, we calculated the posterior
probabilit)' lhat the hl'.tcrogencit}' pa-
rumctl~r is smllllcr 1111.111 .05 (the Bayesian
analogue of a P value) and this V.l1S found
to be close to 0 for all outt'Omes.
To determine whether tl1l'l'c was sig~
nificant variation of risks across the
7 geographic regions, the RR 1'01' each
outcllmt.~ was estimated SCptHutcly
within the regions, which excluded no.
nululu, Huwuii, and Anchorage, Alaska.
The point l'stimatcs and 95% Pis of tllt.~
regional RRs for each uutcome al the
lag with the gn~atcsl estimated RR
appear in FIGURE. 3und Table l. For the
2 groups of outcomes (cardiovascull.1r
and rcspilutol)'), thl~cstimatcd RRs hHVC
distinct regional patterns. For cardio-
vascular diseases, all estimates in the
Midwt.$tcrn, Northt.~astern,and South-
ern regions were positive, while esti-
mates in the other regions were close
toO. Compared with cardiovusculardis-
CUSl~S. there was greater consistenc)'
between the regions for rcspinllor)'
diseases. However, there were larger
effects in the Central. Southeastern,
SOllthern,nnci Western regions than in
the other regions.
Regional difrcrcnct.~s werc investi-
gated by dividing thc United States into
an Eastern region (Northeast. South-
t.~nst, Midwest, Ilnd South) und a
WcsH~rn region (West, Ccntn\l, l.mdl
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us East Rogion
Northeast (60 Counties)
Figure 3. Percentage Change in Hospitalizalion Rale by Region and Cause per , O-I.lg/m I Increase in PMl.'~1 Within Each Region
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Southcast (35 Counties)
Midwest (48 Counties)
South (25 Counties)
us west RllQioIl
W::st (16 CounticsJ
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Northw=l (9 Cwnties)
All Regions (202 Counties)"
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th.ln or equal to 2.51Jm in aerodynamic: diameter; COPO, chronicotxlructlv() pulmonary dis()llse. .Honolulu, Hawaii, and Anchorage, Alaska, were excluded.
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Northwest). The average dfcet esti-
mates and 95% Pis of the RRs for each
outt'ornc and for the lagswilh thcgrcnt-
est estimated national avcrnge effects
appear in FIGURE 4. There were .168
counties included in the Eastern fC.
gion l.1l\d 34 counties included in the
Western region. Using analysis ofvari-
UIlCl\ the differences in risk of hospi-
talization between the 2 regions were
statistically significant for outcomes ex-
cel'l for hearl failure and COPD. All RR
estimates for cardiovascular outcomes
were positive in the US Eastern region
but nul in the US Western region. The
RR estimates for respiratory lract in-
fections were larger in the Western re-
gion than in the Eastern r{~gion.
EITcet modification afshort-Ierm ef-
feels of PM1,,\ on hospital admission
rates was investigated by using btllh
count)' and regional averages of PMl"
concentrations. temperature, and
ozone. Both county and regional aver-
age tcmpcrnturc pLlSith'c1y modified the
association between PM2., and hospi-
tal admission rates for the 2 respira-
tory outcomes. For example. compar-
ing 2 regions that differ by IOC, there
would be an estimated 18 additional
hospital admissions per 10 000 indi-
viduals for COPD and 9 ndditional hos-
pital admissions per 10000 individu-
als for respiratory tntet infections per
I.0-pg/nr1 increase in PMl", in the
warmer region. We did not nnd evi-
dence ufthc elTecl modilkution by av-
erage concentrations of either PMl.~ or
ozone.
The yearl}' hospiu.\1 udmissionsattrlb-
utabletoa 10-pg/mln-ductionin thcclaily
PML, also were C"Jkulal"d (TABI.r:2). For
l~xamplc, ul O-pglm\ reduction in PMJ..,
would reducl~ the number of hospilal-
Figure 4. Percentage Change in Hospitalization Rate by CCluse per 10-11g/m"'lncrease in
PMB ror the us Eastern and Western Regions for all Outcomes
.'
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IscherricHoo1 [AsalSQ
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% Change n Hospital Adrnissials per lO-!.Iglm3 Increase in P~.5
Painl estimalc~ Ilnd 95% posterior inlcN.1ls of the percenrngcchllnge in admi~silln rales per 10 IJg/m1. PM.l,~
indicates particulate matter or Ic~ than or equal to 2.5 IJm in aerodynamic di<'.lmeter: COPO. chronic obslfuc-
tive pulmonary disease.
Table 2. Annual Reduction in Admissions Attributable to a 1(}.l-lg/ml Reduction in the Daily
PM1~ Level for the 204 Counties in 2002
Cause-Specific Annual No. 01 Annuel Reduction In
Hospital Admissions Admissions Admissions (95% PI)"
CerabroVd,.<;clliar dis8J'l.'>6 226641 1836 (680 to 2992)
Per1pherol vascular disease 70061 602 (-42 to 1254)
Ischemic hemt dif>6&"9 34G082 1523 (69 to 2U7U)
Heart rhythm 169627 967 (-17 to 1951)
Heart failure 246598 3156{1923to4..189)
COPO 108812 990(196tn 178S)
Respiratol)' tract infet:tk>n 22t3620 2085 (92~~ to :i241)
Ahbmvlllllons: (X)PQ. throne obstrucHl/o pUhlOl'lilry tlisonso: Pl, postort)!' IltCM\~ PMu. pnrticultllo mntlnr of lnss
lhlUl orotlunl to 2,5fnl i\ naodynlifnlc OOT10tor.
-Ptr 10ilgllT1~ roduclioo n PMM.
, 132 lAMA. M:lr.::h B. 2006-V,,] 2~:;. Nl>, 10 (Reprinted)
02006 Amuicnn Medical Association. All rlghls rno;enrcd.
izutions for heart failure by 3156 for the
204 urban counties in 2002.
COMMENT
The Ml~dicare National Claims History
riles were used in Ihis study to esti-
mate the shorHcnn effects of PM.z.'\ on
cause-specific hospitalization rates. Data
obtained from nutional databases on
health were combined with data on air
pollution and we<Hhl~r.'\.17 This is <1 rep-
Iicablcapproach Ihal cun be applied pe-
riodically for air pollutants or other en-
vironmental faelOrs as a component of
u national health survcillances}'stem to
lrack adverse Ill~alth effects. This ap-
proach also has the strength of analyz-
ing th(~ ntltional dah1 uniformly, avoid-
ing the potential for publication bins that
occurs when duta from only 1 or sev-
eral countil's are analyzed and positive
findings are selectively rcported.l7
In interpreting the findings. consid-
(~ration needs to be given to the inher-
ent limitalimls uf the data analyzed and
to thc possibility that evcn the complc."(
statisticalmodds lIsl':tl arc not adequate
to eliminule all bias. Ml'dkarc dntn arc
collected foradministfalive purposesund
diagnoses an~ known to be subject to
some degree of misclassifirntion:l'k1i.) und
to VUf}' gcogruphicall)':ll.l~ The result-
ing misdu..."Silkntion and gcogrophic vari-
nbility would introduce u bias in daily
time-series anal)'scs only if pattems of di-
ugnosis and coding were aSSOcitHed with
IcvclllfPM~.'\. \'lve used onlyprim:u)'di-
ngnosiS1 an approach that should re-
duce misclassification of oulcomes. To
invt~stigate whl,ther geographic differ-
ences in diagno...;is ratl~ could modify the
risks, n second-stage anal)'Sis was per-
fOl11wd using cOllnl)'-specific hospital ad-
mission rotes (number of admissions per
100 000 individuals) as un independent
varinble and cOllnty-spcdlk RR l'sti-
mates us a dependent variable. This
unnl)'sis did not find such evidence llf
dTcet l1lodificntion by underlying diag-
nosis nUl'S. While we relied on moni-
tors cited forregulu(01)' purposrs, the av-
erage disumcc from the centroid of a ZIP
code to the monitor was only 5.9 miles
and PMl.,\ le.vcts tend to be unifonn acru.'>S
such distances.
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The modeling approach used in this
stud)' enabled extensive explomtion of
theSt~nsilivi()'ofthc findings. At the first
slageofthe hierarchical model, wespcci~
ficd the same number of dcgrcesurfrc(~~
dam in the smooth functions of lime and
temperature used to control for con-
founding for all the locations. This ap-
proach docs not nccess.uil)' lead 10 U
similar degree of control for confound-
ingacruss counties, but it docs give simi-
lar llcxibilil}' to the smooth functions.
allowing thcirshape to val)' across coun-
ties. An alternative is to allow a dirrer-
ent number of degrees offrcedum across
counties, an app11.J.llch used in multisite
lime-series studies in Europe.-ll-lti Re-
cently we have comp..~rcd these 2 mod-
eling strategies and found that national
cstimates ofPMl\l risks were robust to the
choice of method, III We alsLl have ex-
plored the sensitivity of the c.....timated RRs
to different degrees of adjustment for
wl~ather and seasonality and found the
results to be robus!. Statistical chal-
lenges inherent to the adjustment for
It'mporal confounding have been ex-
plored elsewhere. 19.1~,11
Overall, we found evidence of an as-
sociation bctwccn recently measured
PM~., concentrations and daily hospi-
talizations on a national scale. Our find-
ings complement substantial evidence
on particulate matter and hospitaliza-
tion for respiratol)' or cardiovascular
causes using exposure measures other
than PMl,,\ and the more limited evi-
dence using PMD specifically. While
mechanisms underlying the adverse cr-
fects of pl.lfliculate maller on tht' respi-
ratory and cardiac systems remain a ft1-
eus of research, the leading hypotheses
emphasize innammator)' responscs in
the lung and release of cytokines with
local and systemic consequences.l.lI\."llln
the lung, particulate maller may pro-
mOlC innammation and thercby exac-
erbate underlying lung disease and re-
duce the cfricac)' of lung-defensc
mechanisms. Cardiovasculareffects may
rcnecl neurogenic and innummutory
proct~sscs,i(1 E.xperimental studies of ath~
erosclerosis using genetically suscep-
tible mice also suggest Ihat paniculate
matter may accelerate the develop-
ment of atherosclerosis".; parallel hu-
man findings also were fotlnd.il
Although many time-series studies
have used PMIIl as an exposure indica-
tor, only a few studies have specifically
assessed associations of PM~" with hos-
pitalization or other morbidity mell-
surcsY Lippmann ct "I.... and 110 ct al'"
uSl~d Medicare admis.sion duu, for De-
Iroit, Mich, ror 1992-1994, along wilh
size-fracti()natl~d particle concentra-
tion. dutu from u nearby moniloringsta-
tion in Windsor, Ontario. As reported
by !to ct al,'" updated analyses of these
dura showed positive ussocintions llf
PM~.,\ for hospitalization for pneumo-
nia, COPD, ischemic heart disease, and
heurt failure, In comparison with the
present stud)', the rtpol'tcd risk esti-
mates were scveral-fold highl~r. Mool-
gavkar..",."1 used data for LLlS Angeles
Counl)', Calirornia, ror 1987-1995 and
found thar PMl,'\ was significallll)' tL.....\O-
daled with risk for hospital admissillll
for cardiovascular disease in pt'rsons
aged 65 years or older. Sheppard et al"""
reported a positive association or PMJ.~
with risk for hospital admission for
asthma in Seattle, \Vash, for 1987-
2004, but elderly pasons were ,,,-
eluded. rinally, Burnett et al'\) assessed
risk for hospitalization for curdiores-
pirntory diseuses in relution to pnrlicu-
late air pollution over 3 summers in
Toronto, Ontario. Positive ns.<.;ociations
were. found in univariate modds that
were attenmHed with considel1tlion of
gaseous pollutants in bivariate models,
Then~ is much more literature on PMIO
and risk for hospitaliztllion, which gen-
cmlly shows positive asslldations.~,'\lln
most urban locations across the United
States, PMJ... accounts for ut lenst half of
the PMlIl mass, and a scaling factor of
0.55 has been used loconvcrt PMIO con-
centrations to PMl.... With this assump-
tion, our quantitativc findings for PMl_,
are quite similar to those for both PMw
and for PM.!,', as recent I)' summarized by
the EPA...1 Thecomparnbilit)' of the PM\l1
and PM::..... eSlimalcs suggests that the
dfect or PM III on hospital ttdmissions
largely renects its PMl... component.
The sources of particles contributing
to the obsclved risks need to be idcnH-
Cl2006 Amukan Medln.1 Associalioa, All rights r~uved.
lied so that control stmtegit's can be tar-
geted efficientl)'. BccauSt~ the source mix
for PM~.,\ varies across locutions, we ex-
plored spatial variation of the effect of
PM2,,~ on risk for hospitalizution. Strong
evidence for spatial heterogeneity in tlll~
eO'cct of PMu on risk for hospitaliza-
tion was found, The pattern and degree
oflll~terogeneit)' tended to vary byout-
come measure, Because the magnitude
of the dfects contrasled greatly in the
cumpurisons between th(~ 7 regions,
counties were grouped into an Eastern
region and a Western region. There arc
known dirrert'nces in thc t'omposition of
particles at this gcogmphic scale, includ-
ing a greater sulfate component in the
East and a greatcr nill1.tte component
in tht, West.~ There are also well-
characterized differt~nccs in the mix of
sources acf't).SS these broad areas that may
be rdcvnnl, including power genef'c3.-
tion and the smokestack industry in the
Enst und a larger contribution from tmns-
portation sources in pariS of the Wt.st.
With clear and continuing indica-
tion that inhaled panicles arrect pub-
lic heulth advcrscl)', the cmphasisofre-
search should shifl toward the difficult
issue of identifying those characteris-
tics of partidt.s that determine their tox-
icity.' The EPA'sSpcciation Trends Net-
work, which is now providing ('xtensive
data on characteristics or PM',l.~ at se-
lected sites, orlers a needed resource for
this reseal'Ch. ~l
Under the Clean Air Act,'11 the EPA
is requin~d to set a particulate matter Na-
tionul Ambient Air Quality Standanl that
protects public health with an "ad-
equate margin of s.1fety." Our findings
indicate an ongoing Ihreatto the health
L)f I he elderly pllpulation from air-
borne particles and provide a mtionale
for sctting a PM~., National Ambient Air
Qualit)' Standurd th~\l is as protective of
their health as possible. Our national ap-
proach offers a method for continuing
to search for tlu~ chamcteristics of par-
ticles that determine their toxicity,'ll
Author Conlrlbutlons; Ors Dominici, P~nR, And
McDcrmott ilnd Mr Ph.lm had rull aCtt~ to nil of the
dllta in lhc ~ludy dnd lI\kc respon~1ily for lhe Integ-
rity of Um data and th~ 4ttufacy ollhc data analysi~
SbtdyrollCCpt .mddc<;;f.:rl: Oominid, PerJR, Zi'.ger.Samcl
Acquj~llion of data: Dominici, McDermotL
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ArlalY5r~ and in!crpre!d6on o( dd/a: Dominici, Peng,
Bell, Pham, McDermott, Zege:f.
Drafling of the mil1lu~cript: Dominici, Peng, Pham,
SaITl(lt,
Cn'tirill 'f!vi.~ion of the m;mu.~rrjpl for import/tnl i,,-
tellectuill COlI!cnL' Dominici, Peng, Bell, McDermott.
Zeger. Silmet.
Sli'l/i~tical analysis: Dominici, Peng, Bell, Pham,
McDermott, Zoger,
Obldincd IWldirlg: Dominici, Bell, Samet
Admjru'draUV1l. tcdwicnJ. ex mil/Mal support Dominici.
Studywpcrvi.~on: Dominici.
Flnanclal DIsclosures: None reported,
Funding/Support: Funding IOf Drs Dominici,
McDc:nnolt, Zeger. and Samel was provided by ~ US
Environmental Protection Agency (RD-83241701).
Fundina InrDr;.Domlni<:i, Peng, Ilnd Zl',gcrllnd MrPhtlrn
W/lS dlso provided by the NalioMllnstilulc for Envi-
ronmcnllll Health Sciences (E5012054.oJ) and by the
Nalion.ll Institute of Environmental Heallh Scienens'
Center In Urban Envlronmllnli'll Health (P30ES03819).
Funding for Dr BcD was provided by It.c Health Effccls
Institute, an organizilUon joinUy funded by the Envi-
ronmnnl.ll Pmtnclion Agency and automotive m<1l'lu-
lacturers through the W"Uer A. Ros<mblilh New Invcs.
tigator AWdrd (4720-RFA04-2/04-16).
Role at the Sponsor. The funding agencies/sponsors
Iklcd .1Dove hIld no involvcnwnl in the design and con-
ductal the study; in the collection, managemcnl..analy.
sk. or interpmtation 01 the data: or in the pmpara-
lion, review, or approval of the manuscript
Dlsdalmllr: The msearch dnscribNl in lhis article was
lunded wholly or in part by the US Environmental Pro-
tnction Agency through a grant to Johns Hopkins Uni-
vCl"'ilty but It has not been subjected to the Environ-
menl.i'll Prot(\ctlon Agency's required peer and policy
review dnd therefore docs not neen'>$arily reflect fur.
vir.ws of thr. EnvIronmental Protection Agency and no
offici.1! endorsement should be inferred. The con-
tents 01 this article do not nCC'Css.ltily rellect the views
and policies of the Health Ellects Institute.
Acknowledgment We thank Charlour. <*-rczak, MLA.
lor hr.rr.dilarial input and Keil.l Ebisu, MS, for his.lid
in collecting the parliculate matter dat.l. Neither Ms
GC<<'Zdk nor Mr Ebisu received any financial campen-
S,ltion for their work.
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IVlore deaths in state are linked to air pollution
By JANET WILSON
Times Staff Writer
As many as 24,000 deaths
annually in California are
linked to chronic exposure to
fine particulate pollution" tri-
ple the previous oMcial esti-
mate of 8,200, according to
state researchers.
The revised figUres are
based on a review of new re-
search across the nation about
the hazards posed by micro-
scopic particles, which sink
. !leep into the lungs.
"Our report concludes these
particles are 70% more danger-
ous than previously thought,
based on several major studies
that have occurred in the last
five years," said Bart Croes,.
chief researcher for the Califor-
nia Air Resources Board. eroes
will present his fmdings at a
board meeting in' Fresno this
morning.
The studies, inclu"ding one
by USC tracking 23,000 people
in greater Los Angeles, and an-
other by the American Cancer
Society monitoring 300,000
people across the United
States, have found rates of
heart attacks, strokes and
other serious disease increase
exponentially after exposure to
even slightly higher amounts of
metal, dust or other fragments
from tailpipes and smoke-
stacks.
It is difficult to attribute in-
dividual deaths to particulate
pollution, Croes conceded. but
he' said long.term studies that
account for smoking, obesity
and other risks have increas-
ingly zero...."'Clln on fine particu-
----
(()
. late pollution as a killer.
"There's no. death certifi-
cate . that says specifiCally
someone died of air pollution,
but cities with higher rates of
air pollution have much greater
rates of death from cardiovas~
cular diseases," he said. -
U Californians exposed t~
high levels of fine particulates
had their lives cut short on av-
erage by ~O years, the board
staff found.
. Researchers also found that
when particulates are cut" even
temporarily, death rates fall.'
"When Dublin imposed a
coal ban, when Hong Kong im.
posed reductions in sulfur di.
oxide, when there was a steel
mill strike in Utah . . . they saw
immediate reductions in
deaths," Crees said.
More measures will be
needed, air board officials said,
including eventually lowering
the maximum permissible
levels of soot statewide. Califor-
nia already has the lowest
thresholds in the world, at 12
micrognims per cubic meter,"
but researchers say no safe lev.
el of exposure has been found.
More regulations are being
. drafted. including one requir-
ing cleaner heavy-duty trucks.
"We must work even harder
to cut short these life-shorten-
ing emissions," Air Resources
Board Chairwoman Mary
Nichols said in a statement.
Clean air advocates said
they would be watching closely."
"These numbers are shock-
Ing; they're incredible," said
Tim Cannichael, senior policy
director for the Coalition for
Clean Air, a statewide group.
He and others said the board
must strengthen a soot clean~
up plan submitted to them by .
the San Joaquin Valley Air Pol-
lution Control District. A hear-
ing and vote on the plan is
scheduled for today.
Numerous Central Valley
public health groups wrote
Nichols this week, urging bans
o~ the use of industrial equip~
ment on bad air days, tOugher
controls on boilers and crop
drying equipment, and other
action. The eco~omic <;ost at-
tributed to premature deaths
and illnesses linked to particu~
late exposure in the Central
Valley has been estimated at
" $3 billion a year, and $70 billion
statewide, according to sepa~
rate studies. Those figure are
expected to be revised upward
based on the new report.
"We must clean up the air.
We cannot aiford further de-'
lay," the group wrote.
Agricultural and construc~
tion industry groups have
fought such provisions, ;5aying
that they could cripple the re-
gion's economy, but have not
publicly complained about the "
plan as proposed. Board"
spokesman Leo Kay said- that
giVen the new mortallty find-
ings, "I certainly don't expect a
rubber~stamp approv~.""
janet.wilson@latimes.com
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:Most Precious 'Brood Church
MISSIONARY OBLATES OF MARY IMMACULATE
1245 Fourth Ayenue' Chula Vista, CA 91911.3012.(619) 422.2100. Fax (619) 422.1375
Social Justice Committee
Honorable Mayor and City Council members
276 4th Ave
Chula Vista, CA 91910
(619) 691-5044
May 27, 2008
RE: Opposition to the new MMC Peaker Plant
Dear Honorable Mayor and City Council members,
As the associate priest at Precious Blood Church in Chula Vista, I am writing to express our
deep concern and strong opposition to the expansion of the MMC "peaker" plant that is being
proposed on Main St. in Southwest Chula Vista. Our Church is a large congregation located
approximately two miles from the proposed power plant expansion location. Our parish is made up of
families that live, work, or attend school near the MMC plant. For our families, the power plant is an
unwelcome polluter, adding additional toxic pollution to a community that already has a
disproportionate share of pollution coming from the giant power plant on the bay. These families
should not be forced to live next to a plant that will be larger and have the potential to pollute more
than the current peaker plant - a plant that should never have been placed within our community in
the first place.
This is a community with many children and elderly residents struggling with asthma and other
respiratory illnesses. Every Sunday I see these families struggle with health problems, yet still
faithfully attend services. According to recent studies, Chula Vista already has higher rates of asthma
than the county average and Southwest Chula Vista in particular has amongst the highest rates in the
city. This is a community whose air quality already violates health standards.
Residences are only a few hundred feet away and there is an elementary school less than 1500 feet
away from the plant. A 2001 statewide study by Latino Issues Forum cited the existing peaker as an
example that power plants are disproportionately located in communities oflower income families,
such as southwest Chula Vista.
This trend of allowing larger and larger power plants to poison our communities must end. We
deserve to live, play, and work in a pollution free environment. It is a sad fact that even when our City
Council passes policies in an updated General Plan aimed at protecting residences and schools from
power plants, these policies appear not to extend into our community. . A vote against the MMC plant
by upholding the general plan would be an important step in fighting this enduring environmental
injust~ice. .~~ ~"~'.' ' .
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According to 19.64.070 Cessation of use defined - Time limits.
A use shall be deemed 10 have ceiL,ed ...hen illl/ls been di,conlinued eilher lemrJOrurilv or /Jermanefll/l'. ...herher ...ilh
rhi! intenllo "hafldon said use or flor.
A. se-ol8uit?Jin Desi ned for Nonconformin Use. A buildin or structure which was
on inal/ desi ned for a nonconformin use shal/not be ut to a nonconformin use a ain when such use has
ceased 12 months or more. The existing peaker did not operate for nearly two years. This
should have voided its SUP and prevented it from restarting. Code Enforcement
instead of taking action on this code violation referred it to the City Attorney to give
MMC due process. When I, pointed out how clearly this highlighted the biased nature of
code enforcement, they referred ONE of the current code enforcement cases to the
city attorney, but not the others. Only rich out of state corporations merit due process
apparently. This twisted policy illustrates why people need to vote YES on prop E and
make it clear to the council that we are not happy with the favoritism being shown by
the city and we, the people, want a bigger say in the decisions that are made. Prop E is
extremely limited, but it sends the message that the people want to have a say on what
' happens in this city. That's why I voted YES and I urge everyone who is unhappy
about what has been going on in this city to join me in voting YES.
The city has started Southwest United in Action. Well we need to be united in
action against 70 foot tall smoke stacks in our neighborhood and the placement of
polluting heavy industrial uses within 20 feet of businesses, 350 feet of people's homes
and less than a half mile from 6 schools. This violates our zoning ordinances, our
General Plan, the current five-year redevelopment plan, common sense, and common
decency. The question is whose side is the council on? We know councilmen Ramirez
and Castaneda are on our side, but what about the rest of the council? Councilman
Rindone wrote an excellent editorial in 2001 against RAMCOII, which was smaller than
this "large generating facility". He stated in his editorial that, "Most agree that peaker
plants adversely affect the air quality in the location where they are built." The
correctness of this statement has not changed. In 2001 the council all opposed a
67mw plant. What is the council's position now for a facility called by MMC's lawyer "a
large generating plant?" Do you support the large New York corporation MMC that
would gladly promise campaign contributions or the businesses and residents who will
be adversely affected by MMC's proposed inappropriate and illegal use?
I have copies of a petition circulated last Oct &Nov with 300 signatures and 69
letters that make it clear we expect the council to support US and not some out of town
corporation.
On 5/12 the law 'er for MMC made it clear this was a "Iar!!e _eneratin
uPl!rade to the suhstation. This makes this essentiallv a totallv NE\V use.
hit :/Iwww.\.outube.com/\.n.AS\.uuB W3M The existin leaker is a small lant and did not re uire an
u rade. This a ain affirms that this is total a NEW use and the fact that the old lant received a SUP
is irrelevant!
As stated hy Michael Meecham on 5/12108 the carhon emissions from Ihis plant would be between
7-and 25% of all the carhon emissions for the city. Since the cit), has signed the Kyoto Treat). and
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currently has an increase of .'5% carbon emissions, this facility would have an extremely negative effect
upon the total environment ofChula Vista and cause severe hardships for the citizens who will have to
some how eut back 42-55% in order to have a chanee of meeting our goal to lowering emissions to 1990
lenls. http://www.voutube.eom/v/tlu2-GIQNIU There will be a new regulatory doeument once adopted
formal!)' by the council in a few months:
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19.64.070 Cessation of use defined - Time limits.
A IIse shall he deemed to have ceased ",hen it has been discontinued either temDorarilv or Dermanentlv. ",hether ",ith
the intent to "handon said use or not.
A. Cessatioll of Use of Buildinll Desillned for Nonconforminll UW!. A buildinll or structure ",hich was oriT!inallv
desiened for a nonconformine use shall not be DIll to a noncon/ormine use aeain ",hen such use has ceased 11 months
or more.
This peaker did not operate for two years. It was illegally restarted several times by MMC Energy. For any
other business in the I-L zone this would be considered illegal. For this business it should also be considered
illegal. By ceasing operations for more than a year they voided their SUP and have been operating without a
permit. They are a non-conforming use with no SUP. This is in violation of zoning codes and city code
enforcement policy.
General Plan:
There is also the matter of the General Plan approved in December of2005. I served on the Environmental and
Open Space committee for several years. We specifically were referring to this particular peaker plant (and the
Southbay Power Plant or any other plant) when we insisted this be part of the General Plan. Also this proposed
plant is a large generating facility and as such is fundamentally a different use than the existing peaker plant.
This is not just an upgrade of an existing use, but a different use. This is verified by the need for an upgrade of
the substation: E 6.4 Avoid sitina new or re-powered enerQV aeneration facilities and other
maior toxic air emitters within 1.000 feet of a sensitive receiver. or the IJlacement of a sensitive
receiver within 1.000 feet of a maior toxic emitter.
E 23.3 Avoid sitina industrial facilities and uses that pose a sianificant hazard to
human health and safety in proximity to schools or residential dweflinas. The fact that the state of
California requires the posting of a warning sign on this facility, a hazardous materials management plan and a
business plan indicate that it poses a significant hazard to human health and safety.
Obiective - E 20 Ensure that facilities usina. storina. and handlina hazardous materials and
waste do not result in sicmificant adverse effects to existina and planned surroundina land
uses. The situation around this plant now is totally different than in 2001 when it was surrounded by
junkyards and other storage facilities with a variety of hazardous materials. Now to the west and soon to the east
are large meat processing plants. (Will consumers think that the particulate matter might contaminate the meat?)
Across a 20 foot driveway to the east is an upscale design studio and a print shop. These businesses depend
upon client visits. A facility such as a large generating facility with a cheap chain link fence with slats and two
70 foot tall smoke stacks will likely have a significant adverse effect upon these businesses just due to visual
blight and public perception. Will international business people wish to attend workshops at a studio adjacent to
something like this or come to drop off work or view show room samples? Madella Studios bought this condo.
They were told by the developer that the plant was not functioning and would be torn down within 10 years and
the area redeveloped with another use. When they were in National City they hosted several international
conferences of design professionals who wanted to learn their techniques of stenciling. They were hoping to do
the same here, but are not sure people will come. Sir Speedy Printing gets phone and online orders, but also
expects people to drop by with work. Will people be willing to come passed this plant in operation?
19.66.140 Air contaminants.
A person shall not discharge .from any source whatsoever such quantities of air contaminants, includingjlyash. dust,
fumes, vapors, gases, and other forms of air pollution, as per Section 24243 of the State Health and Safety Code, or olher
material, which will cause injury, detriment, nui.vance, or annoyance to any considerable number of persons or to the
public or which endanger the comfort. repose, health or safety of any such persons or the public or which cause or have a
natural tendency to cause injury or damage to animals. vegetation. business or property. In no event shall any emission,
from any chimney or other source, or any solid or liquid particles in concentrations exceed 0.4 grains per cubic foot of
the conveying gas at any point. (Ord 1212 ~ I, 1969; prior code ~ 33. 703 (H)). 19.66.15019-186
It clearly causes Air Pollution so it violates this perfonnance standard. The peaker clearly
produces. uses and stores daneerous and obiectionable elements-oil. ammonia. etc. The sien required to
be displayed and the permits net.'ded from APCD and the County Environmental Hazardous Materials
department verify this.
19.66.020 Creation of dangerous or objedionable elements prohibited.
No land or building in any district shall be used or occupied in any manner so as to create any dangerous. injurious.
noxious or otherwise objectionable fire, explosion or other hazard; noise or vibration; smoke. dust. odor or other form of
air poilu/ion; heat. cold. dampness, electrical or other disturbances; glare; liquid or solid refUse or wastes; or other
substance, condition or element in such a manner or in such an amount as to affect adversely the surrounding area or
adjoining premises; the foregoing are hereinafter referred to as "dangerous or objectionable elements. " No use shall be
undertaken or maintained unless it conforms to the regulations of this chapter in addition to the regulations set forth for
the district in which such use is situated (Ord. 1212 ~ I, 1969; prior code ~ 33. 702).
The peaker is contrary to these six eoals of the current Five Year Redevelopment Plan:
Eliminate Blight: Eliminate and prevent the spread of blight and deterioration and to conserve,
rehabilitate, and redevelop the Project Areas in accordance with the Redevelopment Plans.
Stimulate Economic Growth: Attract, expand, and retain desirable business and industry which
effectively increases employment opportunities for community residents and enhance the tax
base of local govemments.
Jobs for the Neighborhood: Promote local employment opportunities.
Protect Local Businesses: Encourage the cooperation and participation of residents, businesses, businesspersons,
public agencies, and community organizations in the
redevelopment/revitalization of the Project Areas.
Promote Compatible Development: To encourage the development of residential. commercial,
and industrial environments which positively relate to adjacent land uses, upgrade and stabilize
existing uses, and preserve artistically, architecturally, and historically worthwhile structures and
sites. To provide for the development of distinct commercial districts, to attain consistent image
and character, and to enhance their economic viability.
Provide Quality Design: To remove impediments to land assembly and development through
Acquisition and reparcelization of land into reasonably sized and shaped parcels. To expand the
resource of developable land by making underutilized public and privately owned property
"available for redevelopment. To achieve an environment reflecting a high level of concem for
architectural. landscape, and urban design principals appropriate to the objectives of the
Redevelopment Plans. Create physical buffers, which ameliorate the adverse effects of changing
land uses along interfaces and discourage "spot zoning" and piecemeal planning practices.
The two 70 foot towers will create visual bli!!ht for businesses. homes and users of the OVRP. The
buildine itself will be a sienificant blieht for the commercial tvpe buildines on the east and west.
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A buildine such as this operatine 20 feet awav will not attract businesses to the industrial buildine to the
east. The people who boueht here thoueht it was eoine away. This does not help their business potential
at all. hUp://www.voutube.com/watch?v=vFbu8tcCaWA
One part lime employee does not promote employment opportunities or security.
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A peaker plant does not protect local businesses.
This is not compatible development. It does not positivelv relate to adjacent landuses. particularly on the
east and south.
This is NOT a Quality dcsi!!n for thc area. There is no buffer with the businesses to the east. This is "spot
zonin!!'" and piecemeal plannin!!. This heavy industrial use belones elsewhere. Placine it here totallv
contradicts all the plans for this area.
The Redevelopment Plan further states about the Montgomery area: It is also characterized, however, by numerous
light-industrial uses and large-sized parcels, particularly along Main Street. that will provide important redevelopment and
economic development opportunities to the City, including the creation of new commercial and light-industrial uses. and
the environmental cleanup of contaminated properties.
The peaker does none of this. just adds visual blil~ht that will discoural!e the sale of the rest of the condos
adjacent to it.
LUT 5.6 talks of revitalization. An intensification of the peaker and addition of two 70 foot towers will lower
the property values and development potential in the area. since surrounding uses have radically changed since
2000.
LUT 6.8 There is no guarantee that people will not be negatively impacted by the transport of ammonia. The
County gave 80% credit for conlainment of ammonia due to polyballs, which are an unproven controversial
technology. Essentially the protection is doubtful in the event of an accident or spill.
LUT 7.3 The minmal requirement of 1,000 feet from schools is new. The older rCQuirement was a half
mile. which was minimal.This is not being met for 6 schools: Montgomery Headslart, Montgomery Adult,
Montgomery High, Olay Elementary, Albany Headslart, and CVESD Pre-K which are all less than a half mile
from the peaker. If the CEC were to get a copy of the spreadsheet maintained by Dale Parent for the CVESD
staff would see that there are more cases of asthma and other respiratory problems at Otay Elementary and
Montgomery Elementary than at other school sites. This is due to the contamination in the air around this
neighborhood. This plant running up to 800 hours per year will make this situation worse.
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.u.uThen there is the fact that SDG&E has slated it does not need peaker power in this area and has
refused a contract with MMC. MMC has a contract with the ISO and will be firing up in response to slate-wide
needs not local ones. In fact they must install a protection system essentially two cut-offbreakers to make sure
. that they will not overload the existing transmission lines once Olay Mesa comes on line.
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The electricity generated by this facility goes into the grid and goes where ever there is a need.
It is not used locally. My solar collectors provide for my needs and then some. CVEUP is NOT
needed locally. As staff says this area is "built out" and the use of electricity is what it is. It is not going
to grow tremendously. The growth will be in the east. We don't put a high demand on the grid. The
existing peaker was not used at all for the last two years and all together was not used enough to refill
. the ammonia tank even one time. The only result of putting CVEUP here would be an increase in
profit for MMC. Some day I do believe grids will be obsolete and energy will be generated by fuel cells
and other sustainable uses for small areas. This is not the case now. The project engineer admitted
at the first public hearing that this peaker could be put anywhere in the greater San Diego area and
still fill the exact same need. (http://www.voutube.com/watch?v=2 aarWUROiU) Assistant City
Manager Scott Tulloch and the Environmental Health Coalition confirmed with SDGE that MMC has
no contract with them. Their only contract(?) is with the ISO which will fire up the plant in response to
state-wide, NOT LOCAL, needs. The lawyer for MMC also confirmed this in her discussion on
contracts or the lack of same: http://www.voutube.com/v/TAS\.uuBQW3M.
This is an e-mail from Laura Hunter:
Attached is a copy of the letter from ISO to The Mayor. You will note some important things.
1. ISO clearly states that 2 of the following 3 power sources, if they go on line, will allow RMR
from SBPP to be removed. They are: 1. Otay Mesa Generating Station, 2. Sunrise Powerlink,
or 3. new Peaker plants currently under contract.
2. The peaker plants that are referred to in the letter at the one in Pala and Orange County. I
verified this with SDGE-there is no current contract with MMC and they don't even need
peaking in the South Bay area to remove RMR!
3. EHC needs to point out that the two north county peakers also have siting issues and need to
be located further from people.
But, it is clear that Otay Mesa and peaking capacity in the north county somewhere allows the RMR
to be removed.
This peaker plant is not needed in this location to ensure energy reliability for
Chula Vista nor to get the "must run" taken off the southbay plant. In the letter
recently sent to the mayor the ISO clearly states that 2 of the following 3
power sources, if they go on line, will allow RMR from South Bay Power
Plant to be removed. Theyare: 1. Otay Mesa Generating Station, which
is under construction 2. Sunrise Powerlink, or 3. new Peaker plants
currently under contract. These are the Pala peaker and the Orange County
peaker. SDGE has verified that they have no contract with MMC Energy and do
not need additional peaker power in the southbay. At the meeting on May 12
MMC's lawyer also indicated that they had no contract with SDGE. By law
SDGE is required to allow anyone who asks to hook up to their substation. MMC
is being required to install two cut-off breakers to shut down their "large
generating facility" immediately if there is a possibility of overloading the
transmission lines. Apparently once Otay Mesa goes on line the use of the MMC
peaker would require an upgrade of the transmission lines unless these cut-ojfs
are installed to protect them from over load. This is clear proof there is no local
needfor this plant. MMC has a contract with the ISO to help with problems
elsewhere in the state. They could do this in some other location. The only
reason they want to do it here is to make more money for themselves. The council
needs to put the health, prosperity and peace of mind of the residents of Chula
Vista above the profit of a New York Company.
Another important reason to reject this large generatingfacility is that At the
May 12 meeting Michael Meechum indicated that this plant, if allowed, would
produce 7-25% of all the Carbon monoxide in the city ofChula Vista making it
extremely difficult if not impossible for us to meet our carbon reduction goals.
Please consider these points andjoin us infighting the proposed MMC peaker
plant.
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Date:
Mayor Ch~ryl Cox
Councilmemb~rs: Steve Castan~da, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A 100-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Council members: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from SOx, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Council Members: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear Mayor and Council,
I am a teacher at Montgomery High School, which is very close to the proposed
Chula Vista Peaker Plan Upgrade. I am adding my voice to that of many residents that
oppose the enlargement of this plant. The air quality in this area is already compromised
by a cement plant and other urban pollution. The school has students doing exercise
outside in physical education classes and sports throughout the day. Additional air
pollutants are harmful to the health of the students. lbe incidence of asthma is much
higher in the south bay area than other areas of the county and we have many students
with asthma attending the school. They would be negative affected by this power plant as
well.
This power plant does not meet the buffer of 1000 feet from businesses, houses,
and schools, which the Chula Vista General Plan requires for power plants, and should
not be built.
Sincerely,
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Dear Si~s and Madam:
Isn't the pu.:-pose of Otay Valley Regional Park (OVR?) to "provide
residents and visitors recrea~ional oppor~unities ranging from playing
fields and picnic areas to =-liking, biking, and horse trails. At the same
time, the park '\vill protect open space, '.>li1d1ife, historic, agricultural,
and archaeological resources."?
By allowing the expansion of MMC isn't that objective being put in
jeopardy? How safe is a person supposed to feel taking a hike with his/her
family to see nature knowing there is a plant emitting toxins just
100' EO off feet a'.vay? ~'lhat happens if there's an ammonia leak at the plant
while people aie hiking in the area? How tragic would this be? At this
point, the money spent to enjoy this wonderful natural gift would be in
vain.
r understand that our city/county is growning and but we must provide
viable safe solutions to these needs. Please consider using your
positions to delay/stop the e:{pansion of this project until all environmental
impact studies are done and there is no danger to the enviro~ment and
our children. .r am also urging you to attend a meeting at Otay
Elementary, 1651 Albany Ave., Ch~la Vista on Thursday January, 17th from
5pm-6pm.
Thank you for your time and your consideration.
Mark A Yepis
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindonc, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A 100-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Estimado Alcalde y el Concilio:
Pedimos que el concilio sostenga a los miembros de la comunidad del sudoeste que seran
impresionados por el desperfecto visual aumentado, por el riesgo aumentado, y por la
contaminacion aereo aumentada (de sax, VOC, y las emisiones de particula) de una central
electrica de peaker ampljada. Esto no es una ubicacion apropiada- 350 pies de hogares y menos
de 1500 pies de un Centro de recreo y tres escuelas (Albany Headstart, una pre-K, y Otay
Elemental). Esta comunidad ya es impactada mucho por la contaminacion de camiones e
industria, y un poco mas es inaceptable.
Lamentamos que nosotros no hablamos en contra cuando la planta original fue construida
aqui. Nosotros desgraciadamente no entendimos el impacto hasta que fue construida. EI
concilio concord6 con nosotros cuando RAMCO II fue propuesto, y esperamos que el concilio
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 FOUlth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Estimado Alcalde y el Concilio:
Pedimos que eI concilio sostenga a los miembros de la comunidad del sudoeste que senin
impresionados por el desperfecto visual aumentado, por el riesgo aumentado, y por la
contaminacion aereo aumentada (de SOx, VOC, y las emisiones de particula) de una central
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de 1500 pies de un Centro de recreo y tres escuelas (Albany Headstart, una pre-K, y Otay
Elemental). Esta comunidad ya es impactada mucho por la contaminacion de camiones e
industria, y un poco mas es inaceptable.
Lamentamos que nosotros no hablamos en contra cuando la planta original fue construida
aqui. Nosotros desgraciadamente no entendimos el impacto hasta que fue construida. EI
concilio concordo con nosotros cuando RAMCO II fue propuesto, y esperamos que el concilio
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Mayor Ch~ryl Cox
Couneill11~l11bers: St~\'e Castaneda. John McCann, krry Rindlln~. and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. [t is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Chcryl Cox
Councilmcmbcrs: Stcvc Castancda. John McCann. Jcrry Rindonc, and Rudy Ramircz
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista. CA 919 I 0
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from SOx, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park. .
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 I. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 9 I 91 0
RE: CVEUP
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Pedimos que eI concilio sostenga a los miembros de la comunidad del sudoeste que seran
impresionados por el desperfecto visual aumentado, por el riesgo aumentado, y por la
contaminacion aereo aumentada (de sax, VOC, y las emisiones de particula) de una central
eIectrica de peaker ampliada. Esto no es una ubicacion apropiada- 350 pies de hogares y menos
de 1500 pies de un Centro de recreo y tres escuelas (Albany Headstart, una pre-K, y Otay
Elemental). Esta comunidad ya es impactada mucho por la contaminacion de camiones e
industria, y un poco mas es inaceptable.
Lamentamos que nosotros no hablamos en contra cuando la planta original fue construida
aqui. Nosotros desgraciadamente no entendimos el impacto hasta que fue construida. El
concilio concordo con nosotros cuando RAMCO II fue propuesto, y esperamos que el concilio
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Date:
Mayor Cheryl Cox
Couneilmembers: Steve Castaneda. John McCann. Jerry Rindone. and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista. CA 91910
RE: CYEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from SOx, YOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Estimado Alcalde y el Concilio:
Pedimos que el concilio sostenga a los miembros de la comunidad del sudoeste que seran
impresionados por el des perfecto visual aumentado, por el riesgo aumentado, y por la
contaminacion aereo aumentada (de sax, VOC, y las emisiones de particula) de una central
electrica de peaker ampliada. Esto no es una ubicacion apropiada- 350 pies de hogares y menos
de 1500 pies de un Centro de recreo y tres escuelas (Albany Headstart, una pre-K, y Otay
Elemental). Esta comunidad ya es impactada mucho por la contaminacion de camiones e
industria, y un poco mas es inaceptable.
Lamentamos que nosotros no hablamos en contra cuando la planta original fue construida
aqui. Nosotros desgraciadamente no entendimos el impacto hasta que fue construida. EI
concilio concordo con nosotros cuando RAMCO II fue propuesto, y esperamos que el concilio
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Mayor Chayl Cox
Couneilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth ^ ve.
Chula Vista, CA <)1<)10
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker pmver plant A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community, Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase, This is a totally inappropriate location, ft is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and acommunity park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park,
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters, Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable,
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed, The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 L We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Couneilrnernbers: Steve Castaneda. John i\kCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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!\Iayor C11\:ryl Cox
Couneilmcmbcrs: Stcve Castaneda. John McCann. Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramircz
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 9\910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 I. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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rvlayor Cheryl Cox
Coum:ilmembers: Steve Castaneda. Jllhn MeCann. Jerry Rindone. and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista. CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 I. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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1\layor Ch<:ryl Cox
COlln<:ilm<:lllh<:rs: Skv<: Castan<:da. John M<:Cann, krry Rindon<:. and Rudy Ralllir<:z
276 Fourth Ave,
Chula Vista, C1\ 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from SOx, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Ch~ryl C"X
C()lIn~illl1~lI1b~rs: St~v~ Caslan~Ja. John M~Cal1n, Jerry RinJonc, anJ RuJy Ramircz
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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'Mayor Ch~ryl Cox
k:ouncill11~l11b~rs: St~v~ Castan~da. John il-kCann. krrv Rindon~. and Rudy Rall1ir~z
276 Fourth Ave.
:Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
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increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
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increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from SOx, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
'Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
,well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
,traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
. We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
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expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Ch~ryl Cox
Councilmcmbcrs: Stcve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindonc, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A 100-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Ch~ryl Cl1X
Cl1uneilm~lIlbers: Steve Castaneda. Jl1hn McCann, J~rry Rindl1ne, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park,
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable,
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed, The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Couneilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Ch~ryl Cox
Councilmcmbers: Steve Castan~Ja, John McCann, Jerry Rindonc. and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 919]0
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A 100-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Ch~ryl Cox
Coun~illll~lI1b~rs: St~v~ Castan~da. John M~Cal1l1, J~rry Ril1dol1~. and Rudy Rall1ir~z
276 Fourth ^ ve.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 I. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Date:
Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A 100-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park. '
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A 100-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park. \
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Yista, CA 91910
RE: CYEDP
Estimado Alcalde y el Concilio:
Pedimos que el concilio sostenga a los miembros de la comunidad del sudoeste que senln
impresionados por el desperfecto visual aumentado, por el riesgo aumentado, y por la
contaminacion aereo aumentada (de sax, YOC, y las emisiones de particuJa) de una central
e\ectrica de peaker ampliada. Esto no es una ubicacion apropiada- 350 pies de hogares y menos
de 1500 pies de un Centro de recreo y tres escuelas (Albany Headstart, una pre-I(, y Otay
Elemental). Esta comunidad ya es impactada mucho por la contaminacion'ge camiones e
industria, y un poco mas es inaceptable.
Lamentamos que nosotros no hablamos en contra cuando la planta briginaI fue construida
aqui. Nosotros desgraciadamente no entendimos el impacto hasta que fue COnstruida. EI
concilio concordo con nosotros cuando RAMCO II fue propuesto, y espenynos que el concilio
nos apoye ahora.
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Fecha:
Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Estimado Alcalde y el Concilio:
Pedimos que el concilio sostenga a los miembros de la comunidad del sudoeste que senin
impresionados por el desperfecto visual aumentado, por el riesgo aumentado, y por la
contaminacion aereo aumentada (de sax, VOC, y las emisiones de particula) de una central
electrica de peaker ampliada. Esto no es una ubicacion apropiada- 350 pies de hogares y menos
de 1500 pies de un Centro de recreo y tres escuelas (Albany Headstart, una pre-K, y Otay
Elemental). Esta comunidad ya es impactada mucho por la contaminacionsie camiones e
industria, y un poco mas es inaceptable. ,
Lamentamos que nosotros no hablamos en contra cuando la planta original fue construida
aqui. Nosotros desgraciadamente no entendimos el impacto hasta que fu~ tonstroida. EI
concilio concord6 con nosotros cuando RAMCO II fue propuesto, y espera,mos que el cancilio
nos apoye ahara.
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F echa:
Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Estimado Alcalde y el Concilio:
Pedimos que el concilio sostenga a los miembros de la comunidad del sudoeste que senin
impresionados por el desperfecto visual aumentado, por el riesgo aumentado, y por la
contaminacion aereo aumentada (de sax, VOC, y las emisiones de particula) de una central
electrica de peaker ampliada. Esto no es una ubicacion apropiada- 350 pies de hogares y menos
de 1500 pies de un Centro de recreo y tres escuelas (Albany Headstart, una pre-K, y Otay
Elemental). Esta comunidad ya es impactada mucho por la contaminacioll'ge camiones e
industria, y un poco mas es inaceptable.
Lamentamos que nosotros no hablamos en contra cuando la planta original fue construida
aqui. Nosotros desgraciadamente no entendimos el impacto hasta que fuJ eonstrUida. EI
concilio concordo con nosotros cuando RAMCO II fue propuesto, y espenynos que el concilio
nos apoye ahora.
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Fecha:
Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Estimado Alcalde y el Concilio:
Pedimos que el concilio sostenga a los miembros de la comunidad del sudoeste que senin
impresionados por el desperfecto visual aumentado, por el riesgo aumentado, y por la
contaminacion aereo aumentada (de sax, VOC, y las emisiones de particula) de una central
electrica de peaker ampliada. Esto no es una ubicacion apropiada- 350 pies de hogares y menos
de 1500 pies de un Centro de recreo y tres escuelas (Albany Headstart, una pre-K, y Otay
Elemental). Esta comunidad ya es impactada mucho por la contaminacion9.-e camiones e
industria, y un poco mas es inaceptable.
Lamentamos que nosotros no hablamos en contra cuando la planta original fue construida
aqui. Nosotros desgraciadamente no entendimos el impacto hasta que fu~ eonstrUida. EI
concilio concordo con nosotros cuando RAMCO II fue propuesto, y esper1!lllos que el concilio
nos apoye ahora.
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Date:
Mayor Cheryl Cox
Coulleilmembers: Steve Castaneda. John MeCallll. Jerry Rinuolle. and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth A "e.
Chula Vista. CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mavor and Council:
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We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 I. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Date:
Mayor Cheryl Cox
Couneilmemoers; Steve Cao;taneua, John McCann. krry Rinuone. anu Ruuy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave,
Chula Vista. CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant wi" operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 I. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Date:
Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmcrnbers: Stcvc Castancda. John McCann. Jcrry Rindonc, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth ^ vc.
Chula Vista. C1\ 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant wi II operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 I. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Date:
rvlayor Ch~ryl Cox
Coun~ilm~mh~rs: St~v~ Castan~da. John ~kCann. J~rry Rindon~, and Rudy Ramir~z
276 Fourth 1\ ve.
Chula Vista, C1\ 9[910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Ch~ryl Cox
Coun~ilmcl11lJ~rs: Steve Castan~Ja, John ivh:Cann. J~rry RinJon~, anJ RuJy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A 100-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traftic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Chell'l Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Estimado Alcalde y el Concilio:
Pedimos que eI concilio sostenga a los miembros de la comunidad del sudoeste que seran
impresionados por el des perfecto visual aumentado, por el riesgo aumentado, y por la
contaminacion aereo aumentada (de SOx, VOC, y las emisiones de particula) de una central
electrica de peaker ampliada. Esto no es una ubicacion apropiada- 350 pies de hogares y menos
de 1500 pies de un Centro de recreo y tres escuelas (Albany Headstart, una pre-K, y Otay
Elemental). Esta comunidad ya es impactada mucho por la contaminacion de camiones e
industria, y un poco mas es inaceptable.
Lamentamos que nosotros no hablamos en contra cuando la planta original fue construida
aqui. Nosotros desgraciadamente no entendimos el impacto hasta que fue construida. EI
concilio concordo con nosotros cuando RAMCO II fue propuesto, y esperamos que el concilio
nos apoye ahora.
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Mayor Ch~ryk~x
Councilm~mb~rs: Stev~ Caslan~da, John M~Cann, Jerry Rindon~, and Rudy Ramir~z
276 Fourth A vc.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant wi II operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community, Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase, This is a totally inappropriate location, It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park,
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters, Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable,
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 I. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Ch<:ryl Cox
Councihn<:rnh<:rs: St<:\'<: Castan<:da. John M<:Cann. J<:rry Rindon<:. and Rudy Ramir<:z
276 Fourth Ave,
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Date:
Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmcmbers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CYEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, YOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as. adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Estimado Alcalde y el Concilio:
Pedimos que el concilio sostenga a los miembros de la comunidad del sudoeste que senin
impresionados por el desperfecto visual aumentado, por el riesgo aumentado, y por la
contaminacion aereo aumentada (de sax, VOC, y las emisiones de particula) de una central
electrica de peaker ampliada. Esto no es una ubicacion apropiada- 350 pies de hogares y menos
de 1500 pies de un Centro de recreo y tres escuelas (Albany Headstart, una pre-K, y Otay
Elemental). Esta comunidad ya es impactada mucho por la contaminaci6n ge camiones e
industria, y un poco mas es inaceptable.
Lamentamos que nosotros no hablamos en contra cuando la planta original fue construida
aqui. Nosotros desgraciadamente no entendimos el impacto hasta que fue construida. El
concilio concord6 con nosotros cuando RAMCO II fue propuesto, y espera,mos que el concilio
nos apoye ahora.
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Mayor Ch.:ryl Cox
Coun.:ilm.:mb.:rs: St.:ve Castan.:da. John M.:Cann. krry Rindon.:. and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A 100-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park. .
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 I. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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tvlayor Cheryl Cox
Couneilmembers: Steve Castaneda. John McCann, Jerry Rindone. and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Olula Vista.. CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peakeI' power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park. '.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 I. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Date:
i\layor Cheryl Cox
Cotlneilmembers: Steve Castaneda. John McCann. Jerry Rindonc. and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave,
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.'
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters, Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Council members: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Estimado Alcalde y el Concilio:
Pedimos que el concilio sostenga a los miembros de la comunidad del sudoeste que senin
impresionados por el desperfecto visual aumentado, por el riesgo aumentado, y por la
contaminacion aereo aumentada (de sax, VOC, y las emisiones de particula) de una central
electrica de peaker ampliada. Esto no es una ubicacion apropiada- 350 pies de hogares y menos
de 1500 pies de un Centro de recreo y tres escuelas (Albany Headstart, una pre-K, y Otay
Elemental). Esta comunidad ya es impactada mucho por la contaminacion ge camiones e
industria, y un poco mas es inaceptable.
Lamentamos que nosotros no hablamos en contra cuando la planta original fue construida
aqui. Nosotros desgraciadamente no entendimos el impacto hasta que fue constrtJida. EI
concilio concordo con nosotros cuando RAMCO II fue propuesto, y esper~os que el concilio
nos apoye ahora.
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f\'layor Ch~ryl Cox
Councihnembers: Steve Castaneda. John McCann, Jerry Rindone. and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 1))1)10
RE: CYEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, YOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park. '
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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COllncillll~lllb~rs: St~ve Castaneda, John McCann, krry Rindone, and Rudy Ramir~z
276 Fourth 1\ vc.
Chula Vista, C1\ 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community, Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park. .
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
trartic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed; The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 I. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Couneilmemners: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
('hula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from SOx, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location, It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park. . ,
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Estimado Alcalde y el Concilio:
Pedimos que el concilio sostenga a los miembros de la comunidad del sudoeste que seran
impresionados por el desperfecto visual aumentado, por eI riesgo aumentado, y por la
eontaminacion aereo aumentada (de sax, VOC, y las emisiones de particula) de una central
electrica de peaker ampliada. Esto no es una ubicacion apropiada- 350 pies de hogares y menos
de 1500 pies de un Centro de recreo y tres escuelas (Albany Headstart, una pre-K, y Otay
Elemental). Esta comunidad ya es impactada mucho por la contaminaci6n'4e camiones e
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Lamentamos que nosotros no hablamos en contra cuando la planta original fue construida
aqui. Nosotros desgraciadamente no entendimos el impacto hasta que rue constrtJida. EI
concilio concord6 con nosotros cuando RAMCO II fue propuesto, y espera,mOS que el concilio
nos apoye ahora.
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Date:
Mayor Cheryl Cox
Couneilmemhers: Steve CastaneJa, John McCann. Jerry RinJone, anJ RuJy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park. .
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Couneilmembers: Steve Castaneda. John McCann. Jerry Rindone. and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth ^ Ye.
Chula Vista, C^ 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant wi II operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park. "
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plaht until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 I. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Couneilmembcrs: Stevc Castaneda. John MeCann. krry Rindonc, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth A vc.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plailt until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 I. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Estimado Alcalde y el Concilio:
Pedimos que el concilio sostenga a los miembros de la comunidad del sudoeste que seran
impresionados por eI des perfecto visual aumentado, por el riesgo aumentado, y por la
contaminacion aereo aumentada (de sax, VOC, y las emisiones de particula) de una central
e1ectrica de peaker ampliada. Esto no es una ubicacion apropiada- 350 pies de hogares y menos
de 1500 pies de un Centro de recreo y tres escuelas (Albany Headstart, una pre-K, y Otay
Elemental). Esta comunidad ya es impactada mucho par la contaminacion de camiones e
industria, y un poco mas es inaceptable.
Lamentamos que nosotros no hablamos en contra cuando la planta original fue construida
aqui. Nosotros desgraciadamente no entendimos el impacto hasta que fue construida. El
concilio concordo con nosotros cuando RAMCO II fue propuesto, y espera,mos que el concilio
nos apoye ahora. .' ~.
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Estimado Alcalde y el Concilio:
Pedimos que eI concilio sostenga a los miembros de la comunidad del sudoeste que senin
impresionados por el desperfecto visual aumentado, por el riesgo aumentado, y por la
contaminacion aereo aumentada (de sax, VOC, y las emisiones de particula) de una central
e1ectrica de peaker ampliada. Esto no es una ubicacion apropiada- 350 pies de hogares y menos
de 1500 pies de un Centro de recreo y tres escuelas (Albany Headstart, una pre-K, y Otay
Elemental). Esta comunidad ya es impactada mucho por la contaminaci6n ge camiones e
industria, y un poco mas es inaceptable.
Lamentamos que nosotros no hablamos en contra cuando la planta original fue construida
aqui. Nosotros desgraciadamente no entendimos el impacto hasta que fue constrtJida. EI
concilio concord6 con nosotros cuando RAMCO II fue propuesto, y espera,mos que el concilio
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Estimado Alcalde y el Concilio:
Pedimos que el concilio sostenga a los miembros de la comunidad del sudoeste que seran
impresionados por el desperfecto visual aumentado, por el riesgo aumentado, y por la
contaminaci6n aereo aumentada (de sax, VOC, y las emisiones de particula) de una central
electrica de peaker ampliada. Esto no es una ubicaci6n apropiada- 350 pies de hogares y menos
de 1500 pies de un Centro de recreo y tres escuelas (Albany Headstart, una pre-K, y Otay
Elemental). Esta comunidad ya es impactada mucho por la contaminacionge camiones e
industria, y un poco mas es inaceptable.
Lamentamos que nosotros no hablamos en contra cuando la planta original fue construida
aqui. Nosotros desgraciadamente no entendimos el impacto hasta que fue constroida. EI
concilio concord6 con nosotros cuando RAMCO II fue propuesto, y espenynos que el concilio
nos apoye ahora.
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Mayor Chcryl Cox
Councilmcmbcrs: Stcvc Castancua, John McCann, krry Rinuonc, anu Ruuy Ramircz
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista. CA 91910
RE: CYEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A 100-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, YOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Date:
Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A 100-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plailt until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 I. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Date:
~layor Cheryl Cox
Councilmcmbers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from SOx, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negati ve impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200\. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Date:
Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindonc, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable. .
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 I. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
Sincerely,
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Date:
:\Iayor Cheryl Cox
Couneilmcmbers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindonc, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 I. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Date:
Mayor Cheryl Cox
Council members: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, C1\ 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from SOx, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 I. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
Sincerely,
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Date:
Mayor Cheryl Cox
Couneilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCanll, Jerry Rindonc, and Rudy Ramircz
276 Fourth ^ ve.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from SOx, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 I. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Date:
t\'layor Ch~ryl Cox
Coun~ilm~mbers: Steve Castaneda. John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista. CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park. .
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plaht until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Date:
Mayor Cheryl Cox
Couneilmemhers: Steve Castaneda. John McCann. Jerry Rindone. and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CYEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, YOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Estimado Alcalde y el Concilio:
Pedimos que el concilio sostenga a los miembros de la comunidad del sudoeste que senin
impresionados por el desperfecto visual aumentado, por el riesgo aumentado, y por la
contaminacion aereo aumentada (de sax, VOC, y las emisiones de particula) de una central
electrica de peaker ampliada. Esto no es una ubicacion apropiada- 350 pies de hogares y menos
de 1500 pies de un Centro de recreo y tres escuelas (Albany Headstart, una pre-K, y Otay
Elemental). Esta comunidad ya es impactada mucho por la contaminacion de camiones e
industria, y un poco mas es inaceptable.
Lamentamos que nosotros no hablamos en contra cuando la planta original fue construida
aqui. Nosotras desgraciadamente no entendimos el impacto hasta que fue construida. EI
concilio concord6 con nosotros cuando RAMCO II fue propuesto, y esperamos que el concilio
nos apoye ahora.
Sincer::UTIente,
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Date:
Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A 100-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, it pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park. '.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plailt until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Fecha:
Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Estimado Alcalde y el Concilio:
Pedimos que el concilio sostenga a los miembros de la comunidad del sudoeste que seran
impresionados por e1 desperfecto visual aumentado, por el riesgo aumentado, y por la
contaminacion aereo aumentada (de sax, VOC, y las emisiones de particula) de una central
e1ectrica de peaker ampliada. Esto no es una ubicacion apropiada- 350 pies de hogares y menos
de 1500 pies de un Centro de recreo y tres escuelas (Albany Headstart, una pre-K, y Otay
Elemental). Esta comunidad ya es impactada mucho por la contaminacion,9.e camiones e
industria, y un poco mas es inaceptable. '
Lamentamos que nosotros no hablamos en contra cuando la planta 6riginal fue construida
aqui. Nosotros desgraciadamente no entendimos el impacto hasta que fueeonstnJida. EI
concilio concordo con nosotros cuando RAMCO II fue propuesto, y esper<ynos que el concilio
nos apoye ahora.
Sinceramente,
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Fecha:
Mayor Cheryl Cox
Councilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Estimado Alcalde y el Concilio:
Pedimos que el concilio sostenga a los miembros de la comunidad del sudoeste que seran
impresionados por el desperfecto visual aumentado, por el riesgo aumentado, y por la
contaminacion aereo aumentada (de sax, VOC, y las emisiones de particula) de una central
electrica de peaker ampliada. Esto no es una ubicacion apropiada- 350 pies de hogares y menos
de 1500 pies de un Centro de recreo y tres escuelas (Albany Headstart, una pre-I(, y Otay
Elemental). Esta comunidad ya es impactada mucho por la contaminacion'ge camiones e
industria, y un poco mas es inaceptable. '
Lamentamos que nosotros no hablamos en contra cuando la plantaoriginal tbe construida
aqui. Nosotros desgraciadamente no entendimos el impacto hasta que fuJ tonstrUida. EI
concilio concordo con nosotros cuando RAMCO II fue propuesto, y espenynos que el concilio
nos apoye ahora.
Sinceramente,
EI nombre: G\jc,d L," ~ u ~
La direccion: ("'c, ~..
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Date:
Mayor Cheryl Cox
Couneilmembers: Steve Castaneda, John McCann, Jerry Rindone, and Rudy Ramirez
276 F ollrth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A I OO-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from sax, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negati ve impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 2001. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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Date:
Mayor Cheryl C,)X
Councilmcmbers: Steve Castaneua, John McCann, Jerry Rinuonc, and Ruuy Ramircz
276 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, C1\ 91910
RE: CVEUP
Dear mayor and Council:
We ask that the council support our community in objecting to the inappropriate
enlargement of the current peaker power plant. A 100-mw plant will operate longer hours and
increase the risk and negative impacts to the community. Two 70 foot smoke stacks will
increase the visual blight. The hourly contamination from SOx, VOC and particulate matter will
increase. This is a totally inappropriate location. It is less than 1500 feet from three schools-
Albany Headstart, a pre-K, and Otay Elementary, a Recreation Center and a community park, as
well as adjacent to a Regional Park.
The closest residents live within a mere 350 feet and there are dozens more within 500
feet. Our community is already enduring the negative impacts of a cement plant, excessive truck
traffic, a substation, two sets of electrical towers, and other criterion and toxic emitters. Even a
tiny bit more pollution is totally unacceptable.
We are sorry we did not understand the implications of the existing plant until it was
constructed. The council stood with us in opposing the addition of another peaker in 200 I. We
expect that this council will also support the community and oppose the current project.
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PO Box 6064, Chula Vista, CA 91909, (619) 422-6000 (619) 425-5771 hIlP:llw\\w.swc"ca.oru
The proposed ne,; pe~ker power plant must be located further away from Buin~sses, residents and schools.
La nueva central electnca propuesta de peaker debe ser localizada mas lejos de negocios. residentes y escul'las.
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region ofChula Vista, to participate in the preservation, planning, development and protection of the unique character of the area through community education and group action.
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The proposed new peaker power plant must be located further away from Buinesses, residents and schools.
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The proposed new peaker power plant must be located further away from Buinesses, residents and schools.
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