Long Beach, CA
File #: 22-0026    Version: 1 Name: Harbor - World Oil Appeal
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 12/27/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/4/2022 Final action: 1/18/2022
Title: Recommendation to request that the City Council: (1) receive supporting documentation into the record and conduct a public hearing on two appeals of the Board of Harbor Commissioners' adoption of the Final Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND) for the World Oil Tank Installation Project (Project) filed pursuant to Long Beach Municipal Code Section 21.21.507 by Safe Fuel and Energy Resources California (SAFER CA) and Long Beach residents Nicholas Garcia, Sopha Sum, and Sophall Sum, and Earthjustice, Coalition for Clean Air, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, Communities for a Better Environment, Center for Biological Diversity, and Sierra Club - Angeles Chapter (collectively, "The Coalition"); and (2) adopt resolution denying the appeals and upholding the Board of Harbor Commissioners' adoption of the Final IS/ND for the Project.
Sponsors: Harbor
Attachments: 1. 010422-H-26sr&att.pdf, 2. 010422-H-26 - Final IS-ND and RTCs Sept 2021.pdf, 3. 010422-H-26 - SAFER CA Appeal Letter w. Exhibits.pdf, 4. 010422-H-26 - The Coalition Appeal Letter w. Appx Vol. 1-3.pdf, 5. 010422-H-26 Earthjustice Supplemental Documents.pdf, 6. 010422-H-26 SCAQMD Letter.pdf, 7. 010422-H-26 PowerPoint-Harbor.pdf, 8. 010422-H-26 PowerPoint-World Oil.pdf, 9. 010422-H-26 PowerPoint-Earthjustice.pdf, 10. 010422-H-26 Correspondence.pdf, 11. 011822-CH-20sr&att.REVISED.pdf, 12. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Quigley, 13. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Raj, 14. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Rizvi, 15. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Rogers, 16. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Rosales, 17. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Sanchez, 18. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Smith, 19. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Wilfong, 20. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Wiltfong, 21. 011822-H-20 Correspondence, 22. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Acosta, 23. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Amaya, 24. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Bernabe, 25. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Cabrera, 26. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Cantrell, 27. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Castillo, 28. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Chae, 29. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Dougherty, 30. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Gardner, 31. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Ong, 32. 011822-H-20 Corresp. Pember
TITLE
Recommendation to request that the City Council: (1) receive supporting documentation into the record and conduct a public hearing on two appeals of the Board of Harbor Commissioners' adoption of the Final Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND) for the World Oil Tank Installation Project (Project) filed pursuant to Long Beach Municipal Code Section 21.21.507 by Safe Fuel and Energy Resources California (SAFER CA) and Long Beach residents Nicholas Garcia, Sopha Sum, and Sophall Sum, and Earthjustice, Coalition for Clean Air, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, Communities for a Better Environment, Center for Biological Diversity, and Sierra Club - Angeles Chapter (collectively, "The Coalition"); and (2) adopt resolution denying the appeals and upholding the Board of Harbor Commissioners' adoption of the Final IS/ND for the Project.

DISCUSSION
Pursuant to Long Beach Municipal Code Section 21.21.507, the scope of the appeal hearing before the City Council is limited to whether the environmental determination for the World Oil Tank Installation Project (Project) was made in full compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). As set forth below and in the attached documents, the Harbor Department believes that the Board of Harbor Commissioners (Commissioners) fully complied with CEQA when it adopted the Final Initial Study (IS)/Negative Declaration (NO) for the Project. However, it will be up to the City Council to consider the appeals and determine whether the adoption of the Final IS/NO was proper and in accordance with CEQA.

If the City Council determines that the Harbor Commission's adoption of the Final IS/NO complies with CEQA, it must reject the appeals and affirm the Board of Harbor Commissioners' adoption of the Final IS/NO for the Project (see Attachment 1 for proposed resolution). Alternatively, if the City Council finds that the Harbor Commission's adoption of the Final IS/NO did not comply with CEQA, then it mu...

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