Long Beach, CA
File #: 10-1076    Version: 1 Name: HD -RES appeal - Gerald Desmond Birdge EIR
Type: Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 9/20/2010 In control: City Council
On agenda: 9/28/2010 Final action: 9/28/2010
Title: Recommendation to respectfully request City Council: (1) receive supporting documentation into the record and conduct a hearing on the appeal filed by the Coalition for a Safe Environment and the Long Beach Coalition for a Safe Environment of the Board of Harbor Commissioners' certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project, which appeal was filed pursuant to Long Beach Municipal Code Section 21.21.507; and (2) deny the appeal and uphold the Board of Harbor Commissioners' certification of the FEIR for the Project, and adopt resolution.
Sponsors: Harbor
Indexes: Bridges, Environment
Attachments: 1. 092810-H-1 staff report.pdf, 2. 092810-H-1 Attachment 1 RES.pdf, 3. 092810-H-1 Attachment 2.pdf, 4. 092810-H-1 Attachment 3.pdf, 5. 092810-H-1 Attachment 4.pdf, 6. 092810-H-1 Attachment 5.pdf, 7. 092810-H-1 Attachment 6.pdf, 8. 092810-H-1 Attachment 7.pdf, 9. 092810-H-1 notice of hearing.pdf, 10. GDB FEIR Table of Contents.pdf, 11. GDB FEIR Executive Summary.pdf, 12. GDB FEIR Ch 1- Proj Desc and Alterts.pdf, 13. GDB FEIR Ch 2 Sec 2.1.1 Landuse, Recreation and Coastal Zone.pdf, 14. GDB FEIR Ch 2 Sec 2.1.2 Growth Inducement.pdf, 15. GDB FEIR Ch 2 Sec 2.1.3 Community Impacts.pdf, 16. GDB FEIR Ch 2 Sec 2.1.4 Utilities and Service Systems.pdf, 17. GDB FEIR Ch 2 Sec 2.1.5 Traffic and Circulatoin.pdf, 18. GDB FEIR Ch 2 Sec 2.1.6 Maritime Navigation.pdf, 19. GDB FEIR Ch 2 Sec 2.1.7 Visual Aesthetics.pdf, 20. GDB FEIR Ch 2 Sec 2.1.8 Cultural Resources.pdf, 21. GDB FEIR Ch 2 Sec 2.2.1 Water Resources & Hydrology.pdf, 22. GDB FEIR Ch 2 Sec 2.2.2 Geologic Resources.pdf, 23. GDB FEIR Ch 2 Sec 2.2.3 Hazardous Materials & Wastes.pdf, 24. GDB FEIR Ch 2 Sec 2.2.4 Public Health and Safety.pdf, 25. GDB FEIR Ch 2 Sec 2.2.5 Air Quality.pdf, 26. GDB FEIR Ch 2 Sec 2.2.6 Noise.pdf, 27. GDB FEIR Ch 2 Sec 2.2.7 Energy.pdf, 28. GDB FEIR Ch 2 Sec 2.3 Biological Environment.pdf, 29. GDB FEIR Ch 2 Sec 2.4 Cumulative Impacts.pdf, 30. GDB FEIR Chapter 3 - CEQA Evaluation.pdf, 31. GDB FEIR Chapter 4 Section A.pdf, 32. GDB FEIR Chapter 4 Section B.pdf, 33. GDB FEIR Chapter 4 Section C.pdf, 34. GDB FEIR Chapter 4 Section D.pdf, 35. GDB FEIR Chapter 5 - Distribution List.pdf, 36. GDB FEIR Chapter 6 - Distribution List.pdf, 37. GDB FEIR Chapter 7 - References.pdf, 38. GDB FEIR Chapter 8 - Application Summary Report.pdf, 39. GDB FEIR Appendix A - Air Quality Data.pdf, 40. GDB FEIR Appendix B - Title IV Policy Statement.pdf, 41. GDB FEIR Appendix C - SHPO Concurrence Letter.pdf, 42. GDB FEIR Appendix D - AQMD& CDFG Coodination Letters.pdf, 43. GDB FEIR Appendix E - Glossary of Engineering Terms.pdf, 44. GDB FEIR Appendix F - Visual Plume Analysis.pdf, 45. GDB FEIR Appendix G - Traffic Methodology.pdf, 46. GDB FEIR Appendix H - Minimization, Mitigation, and Monitoring Plan.pdf, 47. GDB FEIR Appendix I - Draft Transmission Towers & Lines Relocation.pdf, 48. GDB FEIR Appendix J - DEIR EA Public Outreach Public Notice.pdf, 49. GDB FEIR Appendix K - FHWA Project Conformity Determination.pdf, 50. 092810-Handout-D Francois.pdf, 51. 092810-Handout-R Shannon memo.pdf, 52. 092810-Handout-J Marquez.pdf, 53. 092810-H-1 - GDB EIR responses.ppt, 54. 092810-H-1 - GDB Bike-Pedestrian.ppt, 55. RES-10-0116.pdf
Related files: 09-1141, 10-0354, 13-0518, 12-0664
TITLE
Recommendation to respectfully request City Council: (1) receive supporting documentation into the record and conduct a hearing on the appeal filed by the Coalition for a Safe Environment and the Long Beach Coalition for a Safe Environment of the Board of Harbor Commissioners' certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project, which appeal was filed pursuant to Long Beach Municipal Code Section 21.21.507; and (2) deny the appeal and uphold the Board of Harbor Commissioners' certification of the FEIR for the Project, and adopt resolution.

DISCUSSION
A. The Board of Harbor Commissioners Action Being Appealed.
On August 9, 2010, the Harbor Commission unanimously adopted Resolution No. HD-2576 (Attachment 3), wherein it certified the FEIR as fully compliant with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Attachment 2). The Commission took that action at the conclusion of a public hearing during which the Harbor Department Staff gave an extensive presentation on the Project and the FEIR (Attachment 4), and then answered a variety of questions regarding air quality, the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP), greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), traffic issues and impacts, bridge configuration, seismic issues, and the public review process. Following the Staff presentation, a total of 22 public speakers presented testimony during the public input portion of the hearing; 17 spoke in favor of the Project, four spoke in opposition to at least some aspect of the Project or asked that the matter be continued, and one did not object to the Project, but encouraged the Port to move forward expeditiously with its school, healthcare, and GHG grant programs. The Project will fund those programs in the amount of $2.4 million. During the hearing, the Commissioners asked numerous questions and discussed key issues. A copy of the full transcript of that meeting is Attachment 5 to this report. The C...

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