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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Comm min 1992/06/29 MINUTES OF A CONTINUED BUSINESS MEETING OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA 5:00 p.m. Council Chambers Monday, June 29, 1992 Public Services Building ROLL CALL COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Fuller, Commissioners Carson, Casillas, Decker, Martin, Tuchscher, and Tugenberg COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Planning Director Leiter, Principal Planner Howard, Associate Planner Batchelder, Environmental Review Coordinator Reid, Environmental Consultant Miller, City Attorney Boogaard, Contract Attorney Appelbaum pi.EDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - SILENT PRAYER The pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by Chair Fuller and was followed by a moment of silent prayer. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Chair Fuller reviewed the composition of the Planning Commission, its responsibilities and the format of the meeting. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None Chair Fuller noted this was a continuation from the June 24, 1992, meeting for the following item: ITEM1: PUBLIC HEARING: GPA-92-02: CONSIDERATION OF CITY INITIATED AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC FACILITIES ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE APPROVED COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Associate Planner Batchelder noted that documents had been distributed to the Commission including a letter dated June 25, 1992, to Mr. Tom Vernon, Assistant General Counsel of Greenfield Environmental, which was a response from our City Attorney's office to Greenfield PC Minutes -2- June 29, 1992 Environmental relating to the letter which had been submitted by them as to the adequacy of noticing for the June 24 meeting. Mr. Batchelder asked that the letter become an official part of the record. The second document was a letter dated June 26, and stamped received June 29, also from Greenfield Environmental, outlining further positions on their part with regard to noticing adequacy for not only the June 24 hearing, but the Commission hearing on June 29, and the City Council. The third document was a draft form of resolution for action by the Commission hearing for June 30. Mr. Batchelder gave a brief summary of the resolution. City Attorney Boogaard asked that it be recognized that this was a continued hearing from the June 24, 1992 meeting instead of a special meeting, and requested that the June 26, 1992, letter from Greenfield Environmental be recognized as part of the record, as well as the City's June 25 response to a prior letter. MSUC (Casillas/Tuchscher) 7-0 to include as part of the record the letter dated June 25, 1992, to Greenfield Enviromnental, and the Greenfield Enviromnental letter dated June 26, 1992. City Attorney Boogaard requested that if anyone from Greenfield Environmental was in the audience, to come forward and present any objections to the Element amendment, if they wished to do so. No one from Greenfield Environmental came forward. Commissioner Decker asked if the memorandum to file from Mr. Appelbaum was part of an appendix to the letter of June 25, 1992, from Tom Vernon. City Attorney Boogaard responded negatively, and asked Attorney Appelbaum to enter into the record additional evidence of specific contact he had had with Mr. Vernon. Attorney Appelbaum, Legal Consultant with the City of Chula Vista, stated that on June 25, 1992, at approximately 9:15 a.m., he called the office of Tom Vernon, who is the Assistant General Counsel at Greenfield Environmental. Mr. Vernon was unavailable at the time; Mr. Appelbaum left a message on his voice mail informing him that a public heating regarding these proposed amendments to the Public Facilities Element of the General Plan would be continued to June 29, 1992, at 5:00 p.m. In addition, on the same date, at 10:38 a.m., Mr. Appelbaum sent a fax copy of a letter advising him of this continued hearing, as well as the transaction report confirming it was faxed. These materials were also sent by ordinary mail to Mr. Vernon to advise him of this continued hearing. Mr. Boogaard requested that the memo of that conversation, along with the exhibits, be made a part of the record. MSUC (Decker/Casillas) 7-0 to make the referenced memo and exhibits a part of the record. PC Minutes -3- June 29, 1992 Commissioner Tugenberg asked what interest Greenfield Environmental had in this. City Attorney Boogaard answered that they are the operators of the APTEC facility, and are a licensed hazardous waste facility operator. No one else wishing to speak, the public heating on GPA-92-02 was closed. MS (Casillas/Decker) to recommend that the City Council consider EIR-92-03 Addendum to the County Hazardous Waste Management Plan EIR prior to taking action on the project. City Attorney Boogaard recommended that the draft resolution be adopted as the Planning Commission resolution to be forwarded to the City Council. RESTATED MOTION: MSUC (CASILLAS/DECKER) 7-0 to adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. GPA-92-02 recommending adoption of the amendments of the Public Facilities Element of the General Plan to incorporate provisions related to management of the hazardous waste, and the siting and permitting of hazardous waste facilities within the City DIRECTOR'S REPORT - None COMMISSION COMMENTS - None ADJOURNMENT at 5:20 p.m. to the Special Business Meeting of July 1, 1992, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Nancy Ripl/ey, Secretary Planning Commission (pc6-29.min)