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The Carmel-by-the-Sea WATCHDOG!: 2012
STATE OF CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project (Application A.12-04-019, filed April 23, 2012) ABSTRACT: The STATE OF CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project (Application A.12-04-019, filed April 23, 2012) website includes Introduction and Project Purpose, Background and CEQA Environmental Review sections. Importantly, the CEQA Process Schedule:
Public and agency comment period (45 days from release of Draft
June 2013 - August
EIR Scoping Report Prepared for California Public
MPWSP Scoping Rpt Errata
APPENDIX B Notice of Preparation Postcard
APPENDIX C Newspaper Notices
APPENDIX E Scoping Meeting Attendance Sheets
APPENDIX H Scoping Period Written Comments
California American Water Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project Environmental Impact Reports,
Proceeding Number A.12-04-019 RESPONSE OF CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY TO THE PLANNING AND CONSERVATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION’S MOTION TO REQUIRE QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF COMPLIANCE AND PROGRESS REPORT ABSTRACT: Re: In the Matter of the Application of California American Water Company (U 210 W) for Approval of the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project and Authorization to Recover All Present and Future Costs in Rates, RESPONSE OF CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY TO THE PLANNING AND CONSERVATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION’S MOTION TO REQUIRE QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF COMPLIANCE AND PROGRESS REPORT document is embedded. Importantly, CONCLUSION As previously stated, California American Water conceptually supports PCLF’s proposal. However, providing ratepayers with technical and financial minutia of the MPWSP will work at cross purposes to moving the project forward to completion, particularly while the parties are providing information and updates through testimony and discovery. California American Water is willing to notify and provide ratepayers, via the Water Supply Project’s website, with quarterly progress reports that provide information that is clear, concise, and to the point. California American Water will also interlink its company website with its Water Supply Project’s website in order to provide greater transparency to ratepayers, stakeholders, and the general public.
Response of Cal-Am to the Planning and
Conservation League Foundation's Motion to Require Quarterly
CONSERVATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION’S MOTION ON DESALINATION PLANT
Proceeding Number A.12-04-019 RESPONSE OF MONTEREY PENINSULA REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY TO PLANNING AND CONSERVATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION’S MOTION TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR DECISION ON DESALINATION PLANT SIZING ABSTRACT: Re: In the Matter of the Application of California American Water Company (U 210 W) for Approval of the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project and Authorization to Recover All Present and Future Costs in Rates, RESPONSE OF MONTEREY PENINSULA REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY TO PLANNING AND CONSERVATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION’S MOTION TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR DECISION ON DESALINATION PLANT SIZING document is embedded.
RESPONSE OF MPRWA TO PLANNING AND
CONSERVATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION’S MOTION ON DESALINATION PLANT SIZING
Proceeding A.12-04-019 Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority (MPRWA),
Proceeding Number A.12-04-019 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE’S RULING FOLLOWING SECOND PREHEARING CONFERENCE ABSTRACT: Re: In the Matter of the Application of California American Water Company (U 210 W) for Approval of the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project and Authorization to Recover All Present and Future Costs in Rates, ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE’S RULING FOLLOWING SECOND PREHEARING CONFERENCE document is embedded. Importantly, IT IS RULED that:
1. Included among the subjects California-American Water Company (Cal-Am) addresses in its January 11, 2013 Supplemental Testimony shall be those listed in Attachment A appended to this Ruling. 2. Cal-Am shall grant access to all interested parties to a web site that contains all data requests and responses associated with this proceeding if so requested by them. 3. The issues of rate design and low income assistance are hereby shifted to a second phase of the proceeding and therefore need not be covered in the Supplemental Testimony or Intervenor Testimony. 4. Cal-Am shall establish and keep up to date on its web site a description of the physical features, costs, financing, time line and current status of the Project. At the outset of the Public Participation Hearings on January 9, 2013 in Monterey, Cal-Am shall provide an up-to-date description of the Project.
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE’S RULING FOLLOWING SECOND PREHEARING
CONFERENCE 12-26-12
MARINA COAST WATER DISTRICT’S MOTION FOR
LEAVE TO FILE A REPLY TO RESPONSE OF CAL-AM 12-24-12
Proceeding Number A.12-04-019 RESPONSE OF CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER TO APPLICATION OF MARINA COAST WATER DISTRICT FOR REHEARING OF DECISION 12-10-030 ABSTRACT: Re: In the Matter of the Application of California American Water Company (U 210 W) for Approval of the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project and Authorization to Recover All Present and Future Costs in Rates, RESPONSE OF CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER TO APPLICATION OF MARINA COAST WATER DISTRICT FOR REHEARING OF DECISION 12-10-030 document is embedded. Importantly, CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, the Commission should deny the Application for Rehearing, arguing that the Resolution of the Preemption Question is Ripe, The Desal Ordinance Conflicts with GO 103-A and Is Facially Invalid., The Desal Ordinance is Expressly Preempted, The Desal Ordinance is Preempted by Field Preemption, The Desal Ordinance is Preempted by Conflict Preemption, Adequate Water Supply is a Matter of Statewide Concern and Within the Jurisdiction of the Commission.
Response of Cal-Am to Application of Marina Coast Water
District for Rehearing of Decision 12-10-030 12-17-...
Proceeding Number A.12-04-019 RESPONSE OF CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY TO APPLICATION OF THE COUNTY OF MONTEREY FOR REHEARING OF DECISION 12-10-030 ABSTRACT: Re: In the Matter of the Application of California American Water Company (U 210 W) for Approval of the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project and Authorization to Recover All Present and Future Costs in Rates, RESPONSE OF CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY TO APPLICATION OF THE COUNTY OF MONTEREY FOR REHEARING OF DECISION 12-10-030 document is embedded. Importantly, CONCLUSION The Commission should reject the County’s Application for Rehearing. As previously demonstrated, the issue of preemption was ripe for consideration by the Commission in D.12-10-030. Furthermore, the County’s insistence that the Commission was prohibited from preempting all, or only those parts that are not local in nature, has no support in State law. The Commission has full constitutional and legislative authority in regulating water production, storage, treatment, transmission, distribution, or other facilities constructed or installed by a water utility subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction.
Response of Cal-Am to Application of the County of Monterey
for Rehearing of Decision 12-12-030 12-17-12
RESPONSE OF CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY TO APPLICATION OF THE COUNTY OF MONTEREY FOR REHEARING OF DECISION 12-10-030 Posted by
RELATED NEWS ARTICLE: Financing consultant sought for desal project By JIM JOHNSON Herald Staff Writer, 12/25/2012
Regional water authority officials are set to consider on Thursday hiring a capital financing consultant to offer advice on public financing proposals for California American Water's desalination plant project.The consultant would be asked to provide testimony in support of that offered by the authority and water management district by the Feb. 22 deadline for submitting formal testimony in the state Public Utilities Commission proceeding on Cal Am's water supply project application, and be available for CPUC evidentiary hearings April 2-11.
Mprwa Regular Meeting Agenda Packet
Mprwa Minutes 12-27-12 by SebViz2 DRAFT MINUTES, REGULAR MEETING
Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority (MPRWA) Agendas and Minutes,
MERRY CHRISTMAS! MERRY CHRISTMAS ! Posted by
Regional Desalinization Project at Moss Landing Commercial Park (formerly The People's Moss Landing Desal Project) Announced by Don Lew of Concord-based JDL Development LLC at Pacific Grove City Council Meeting, 19 December 2012 ABSTRACT: At the City of Pacific Grove City Council Meeting on Wednesday, 19 December 2012, Don Lew of Concord-based JDL Development LLC announced he had taken over the formerly known the People's Moss Landing Desal Project, now named the Regional Desalinization Project at Moss Landing Commercial Park. The CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Wednesday, December 19, 2012 and Water Update AGENDA REPORT documents are embedded. RELATED NEWS ARTICLES, with links, are provided.
PG City Council 12-19-12 Agenda w
CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Wednesday, December 19, 2012
At late Wednesday's Pacific Grove City Council meeting, Don
Lew of Concord-based JDL Development LLC announced he had taken over the
project — formerly known as the People's Moss Landing Desal Project, now named
the Regional Desalinization Project at Moss Landing Commercial Park — and that
Agha was no longer involved. Sources said Lew told the council he was
assembling an expert team to back the proposal, though he didn't offer many
Lew, who was accompanied by former Pacific Grove mayor and current WaterPlus
Executive Director Carmelita Garcia, made the announcement during an update on
three local desal projects: the former People's Project; a proposal from
California American Water working its way through the Public Utilities
Commission; and a proposal from DeepWater Desal.
He (Lew) stressed that the change will not affect the city
of P.G.’s
relationship with Agha’s desal proposal. In July the city signed on to a preliminary
agreement with Agha, positioning P.G. as the potential lead agency in the
But Lew told the council the project will instead by
evaluated as a part of Cal Am’s Water Supply Project environmental impact
report—prompting council members to ask whether the agreement is still valid.
Regional Desalinization Project at Moss Landing Commercial Park,
FOREST & BEACH COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM Consideration of the recirculated final environmental impact report for the sale of Flanders Mansion Project and advise the Planning Commission on its adequacy regarding historical, cultural and aesthetic resources, 10 December 2012 ABSTRACT: On Monday, 10 December 2012, the Forest and Beach Commission held a Special Meeting concerning ORDERS OF BUSINESS 1. Consideration of the recirculated final environmental impact report for the sale of Flanders Mansion Project and advise the Planning Commission on its adequacy regarding historical, cultural and aesthetic resources. The site is located at Flanders Mansion, 25800 Hatton Road.
The discussion in the EIR is comprehensive and thorough enough to disclose the project's impacts related to the Mission Trails Nature Preserve and its adjacent neighborhood. Mitigation measures are identified for each impact and the document acknowledges that loss of public parkland will remain a significant impact even with mitigations. Project alternatives are identified to further explore means to reduce potential impacts. All public comments, including the consideration of smaller parcel sizes, have received a thorough response. Taken as a whole, the EIR appears adequate to supply the Council with enough, appropriate information about impacts, mitigations and project alternatives to make informed decisions about the project.Staff recommends that the Forest, Parks and Beach Commission advise the Planning Commission that the EIR is adequate. If the Commission has other comments or recommendations to make, these will also be forwarded to the Council. The Agenda, Staff Report and supporting materials are embedded.
Forest and Beach Commission Special
Meeting Agenda Packet 12-10-12
2012 FRDEIR for the Sale of the Flanders Mansion Property,
The proposed project, or any alternative that transfers control of the Flanders Mansion to another party, could result in changes that diminish the integrity of the historical resource and limit the public's enjoyment of the building. These effects would not be consistent with the City's policies of preserving historical resources and encouraging public enjoyment of them. The EIR correctly identifies these as potentially significant impacts. The EIR also identifies mitigation measures that would reduce these potential impacts. All of this was accepted by the Court.The discussion in the EIR is comprehensive and thorough enough to disclose the project's impacts related to historical, cultural and aesthetic resources. The mitigation measures identified in the document would reduce the significance of these impacts to a less-than-significant level. Taken as a whole, the EIR appears adequate to supply the Council with enough, appropriate information about impacts, alternatives and mitigations to make informed decisions about the project. The Historic Resources Board reviewed the 2009 EIR on 20 April 2009 and forwarded a recommendation to the Planning Commission that the EIR was adequate. The 2012 EIR contains additional analysis and a more thorough response to public comments.For all of these reasons, staff recommends that the Historic Resources Board forward a recommendation to the Planning Commission that the 2012 EIR is adequate for reviewing impacts, alternatives and mitigations regarding historic preservation, cultural resources and aesthetic resources related to public enjoyment of the Flanders Mansion as a historical resource. Staff also recommends forwarding the attached advice from the Board's 2009 review of the EIR. It remains valid and would strengthen the mitigation measures. If the Board has other comments or recommendations to make, these will also be forwarded to the Planning Commission and to the City Council. The Agenda, Staff Report, Staff Report Attachment and supporting materials are embedded.
Hrb Special Meeting Agenda Packet
Proceeding Number A.12-04-019 PUBLIC TRUST ALLIANCE RESPONSE TO APPLICATIONS FOR REHEARING OF DECISION NO. 12-10-030 ABSTRACT: Re: In the Matter of the Application of California American Water Company (U 210 W) for Approval of the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project and Authorization to Recover All Present and Future Costs in Rates, PUBLIC TRUST ALLIANCE RESPONSE TO APPLICATIONS FOR REHEARING OF DECISION NO. 12-10-030 document is embedded.
Public Trust Alliance Response to Applications for
Rehearing of Decision No. 12-10-030 12-14-12
Proceeding A.12-04-019 Public Trust Alliance,
...the report found that Cal Am's project would cost about
$3,300 per acre-foot per year, while competing proposals from DeepWater Desal
and the People's Moss Landing Project would cost about $2,205 and $2,320,
By JIM JOHNSON Herald Staff Writer, 12/19/2012 EXCERPT HIGHLIGHTS
...the Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority's
consultant Separation Processes, Inc., released a final report on Tuesday on
its comparison study of three desal plant proposals from California American
Water, DeepWater Desal, and the People's Moss Landing Desal Project.
MPRWA Evaluation of Seawater Desalination
Projects Final Report December 2012
Seawater Desalination Projects Evaluation Report,
SALINAS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: CONSIDERATION of AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SALINAS AND DEEPWATER DESAL LLC RELATED NEWS ARTICLES:
The council approved the agreement by a 4-2 vote Tuesday,
with Castaneda and Councilman Tony Barrera dissenting. Councilwoman Jyl Lutes
The agreement is aimed at exploring a potential deal to
purchase desalinated water and wholesale power from a desal plant and power
generator at the Dynegy power plant in Moss Landing.
Salinas looks toward desal involvement By JIM JOHNSON Herald Staff Writer, 12/17/2012
e. Adopt a RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to sign
an agreement between the City of Salinas
and DeepWater Desal LLC (DWDS) to explore the purchase of water and wholesale power.
The AGENDA and REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL, including
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SALINAS AND DEEPWATER DESAL LLC TO EXPLORE THE
PURCHASE OF WATER AND A WHOLESALE POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT and Central Coast
Regional Water Project Fact Sheet, documents are embedded. . The PEPORT’S RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City
Council approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign the attached
Agreement between the City of Salinas
and Deep Water Desai LLC (DWDS) to explore the purchase of water and wholesale
power. And CONCLUSION: The City
Council's approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign the
attached Agreement between the City of Salinas and Deep Water Desai LLC will
enable the City to continue its discussions with DWDS to explore the potential
purchase of water and wholesale power which are needed to support and to
attract new businesses to Salinas and to Monterey County.
HIGHLIGHTS OF Central Coast Regional Water Project Fact
Sheet, DeepWater DESAL, are presented. The Salinas Channel on YouTube
Report to Salinas City Council Re Agreement Between City
and Deepwater Desal Llc 12-18-12
Coast Regional Water Project
Fact Sheet, DeepWater DESAL
Ø Co-location of Desalination Plant and Cloud Services
Center facilitates bulk power purchase
clout and new high quality water supply to attract large Cloud Services
companies to Salinas,
providing high quality jobs in both cloud service operations and manufacturing.
Ø Source water for desalination and cooling
supplied from the Monterey Submarine Canyon 1.1 miles off Moss Landing,
reducing entrainment and impingement of sea life, and providing consistent
proven cold low turbidity water. Oceanographic and water quality studies
Ø Existing Power Plant site infrastructure with
intake pipeline and wet well, energy efficient data storage cooling and
desalination, direct power supply, as well as outfall pipelines for brine
Ø Establishes Salinas
as a leading technology center for expansion from Silicon
MARINA COAST WATER DISTRICT, Respondent Appellant, V. AG LAND TRUST, Petitioner/Respondent: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, No. H038550, OPENING BRIEF OF APPELLANT MARINA COAST WATER DISTRICT ABSTRACT: IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, MARINA COAST WATER DISTRICT, Respondent Appellant, V. AG LAND TRUST, Petitioner Respondent, No. H038550, OPENING BRIEF OF APPELLANT MARINA COAST WATER DISTRICT is embedded. Importantly, CONCLUSION The superior court prejudicially erred in determining that it had jurisdiction to "review, reverse, correct, or annul" final, conclusive Commission decisions. (Pub. Util. Code §1759, subd. (a).) The trial court's clear error in determining that it had jurisdiction to decide ALT's CEQA petition resulted in an extraordinary failure of justice. Not only does the judgment below punish MCWD for following the law, but it casts a cloud of uncertainty over the ongoing effort of numerous parties presently before the Commission to secure a stable, environmentally sound water supply for the Monterey Peninsula, and it requires the unwinding of a complex good faith property transfer between the Armstrong Family and MCWD that became final more than two years ago. MCWD's section 1759 argument is dispositive of this appeal. However, if the Court were to reach MCWD's remaining jurisdictional and merits arguments, each of those arguments is similarly dispositive of this appeal in MCWD's favor.For all of the foregoing reasons, the Court should reverse the April 17, 2012 Judgment, including the award of costs to ALT, and direct the Monterey County Superior Court to dismiss or deny the CEQA petition in its entirety and enter judgment for MCWD.
Opening Brief of Appellant Mcwd
MARINA COAST WATER DISTRICT, Respondent Appellant, V. AG LAND
TRUST, Petitioner/Respondent IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
ABSTRACT: CPUC Conference - Financial Modeling and Cost-related Issues was conducted on Tuesday, December 11 and Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Briefly, Cal-Am made a presentation, followed by a discussion from interest parties with moderation. California American Water Company's Monterey
Project - CPUC Cost Workshops Project Costs, December 11 - 13, 2012, Presentation 1, Presentation 2 Part 1, Presentation 2 Part
2, Presentation 3 and Notes are embedded. ECLIP HIGHLIGHTS of Mayor Jason Burnett, on behalf of the Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority, are provided via links.
Cost Workshops on MPWSP (Dec2012) Presentation1 by SebViz2 Presentation 1
Cost Workshops on MPWSP (Dec2012) Presentation 2 Part1 by SebViz2 Presentation 2 Part 1
Cost Workshops on MPWSP (Dec2012) Presentation 2 Part2 by SebViz2 Presentation 2 Part 2
Cost Workshops on MPWSP (Dec2012) Presentation 3 by SebViz2 Presentation 3
MPWSP Cost and Financial Modeling Workshop December 2012 CAW Notes FINAL by SebViz2 Notes, California American Water Company
CPUC Conference - December 11, 2012 - Financial Modeling and
[Archive Video Part 1] Total
CPUC Conference - December 12, 2012 - Financial Modeling and
Part 2] Total Time: 01:35:25
CPUC Conference - December 13, 2012 - Financial Modeling and
ADDENDUM: CaliforniaAdmin.com Public Videos
Mprwa Tac Cancellation Notice
AGENDA REGULAR MEETING CANCELLATION NOTICE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) MONTEREY PENINSULA REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY (MPRWA)
AGENDA PACKET REGULAR MEETING MONTEREY PENINSULA REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY (MPRWA) December 13, 2012
MPRWA 12-13-12 CPUC Notes and Legal
AUTHORITY (MPRWA) December 13, 2012
Motion to Require Quarterly Publication of
Compliance and Progress Report 12-12-12
Proceeding A.12-04-019 Planning and Conservation League Foundation,
Motion to Establish Criteria for Decision
on Desalination Plant Sizing 12-12-12
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION CONFERENCES: Financial Modeling and Cost-related Issues, December 11 – 13, 2012 RELATED NEWS ARTICLES:
By JIM JOHNSON Herald Staff Writer, 12/13/2012 EXCERPT HIGHLIGHTS:
California American Water will seek a larger, and more
expensive, desalination plant at the core of its proposed Peninsula
water project, the company formally said this week.
Officials also formally said the desal plant wouldn't be
ready to deliver water until the end of 2017, at the earliest, a year after a
state deadline for cutting back on pumping from the Carmel River.
Cal Am is required to fully evaluate the impact of proposed
changes and other developments in formal testimony due Jan. 11.
Company officials reiterated their intention to draw source
water from a shallower aquifer, rather than deeper aquifers in the Salinas Valley Groundwater
Basin heavily opposed by
farmers concerned about the potential impact of seawater intrusion.
By JIM JOHNSON Herald Staff Writer, 12/10/2012 EXCERPT HIGHLIGHTS:
Cost and financing of California American Water's latest
proposed Peninsula water supply project are
set for a full vetting during a crucial state Public Utilities Commission
A three-day workshop to work out how the Monterey Peninsula
Water Supply Project will be paid for is set to begin Tuesday at PUC headquarters
and run through Thursday. The workshop will include sessions on various project
costs, including the north Marina
desalination plant, aquifer storage and recovery, groundwater replenishment,
and pre-construction expenses for land acquisition and permitting. It will also
include the costs of contingency plans in case any of a number of obstacles
delay or alter the proposal, along with a session on financial modeling.
Conference: Division
of Water and Audits Financial Modeling and Cost-related Issues
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Conference: Division of Water and Audits Financial Modeling and Cost-related Issues Tuesday, December 11, 2012 CPUC Auditorium
Public Workshop Notice – A.12-04-019 - Cost/Financial
11 am – 5 pm and December 12, 2012
Avenue, CPUC Auditorium
(Corner of Van
Ness Avenue and McAllister Street)
The purpose of this workshop is for parties to discuss (1)
project costs, (2) cost impacts of contingencies, and (3) financial modeling
associated with California American Water’s proposal for the Monterey Peninsula
Water Supply Project pursuant to ALJ Ruling of December 6, 2012 in A.12-04-019.
The Workshop will be accessible in real-time via video webcast and archived
thereafter at www.californiaadmin.com/cpuc.shtml. For more information, please
contact Ravi Kumra at ravi.kumra@cpuc.ca.gov or at (415) 703-2571.
A.12-04-019 (PHC) - Application of California-American Water
Company (U210W) for Approval of the Monterey
Project and Authorization to Recover All Present and Future Costs in Rates,
Commission Courtroom, San
A.12-04-019 (PPH) - Application of California-American Water
Chambers, 580 Pacific Street,
A.12-04-019 (EH) - Application of California-American Water
(Also April 3 – 5; April 8 – 11; April 30 – May 2; and May 7
- 9 at 9:30 a.m.)
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM IX. 1. FLANDERS MANSION Consideration of the recirculated final environmental impact report for the sale of the Flanders Mansion Project and advise the City Council on its adequacy for decision making and on consistency of project alternatives with the General Plan RELATED NEWS ARTICLES:
By Jerry Gervase / December 20,
2012 / Monterey
Bay News & Views
By Meade Fischer / December 20,
2012 / Monterey Bay
ABSTRACT: On Wednesday, 12 December 2012, at 4:00 P.M., the Planning Commission is scheduled to conduct a Public Hearing on Agenda Item IX. 1. Flanders Mansion City of Carmel 25800 Hatton Road, Consideration of the recirculated final environmental impact report for the sale of the Flanders Mansion Project and advise the City Council on its adequacy for decision making and on consistency of project alternatives with the General Plan. Importantly, Staff recommends that the Commission forward a
recommendation to the City Council that the EIR be certified as adequate and Staff recommends that the Commission forward a recommendation to the City Council that the following alternatives are consistent with the General Plan (this list is not ranked):
6.4: Lease for Single-Family Residential Use6.5: Sale with Conservation Easements and Mitigations (all 1.252 acres)6.5A: Sale of Reduced Parcel--removing the easements from Alternative 6.56.6: Sale of Reduced Parcel--building only, plus a small area of adjacent land PROJECT RECOMMENDATION from MARC WIENER, ACTING PLANNING SERVICES MANAGER AND BRIAN ROSETH, PLANNING CONSULTANT, as follows:
The Planning Commission is not obligated to recommend an alternative. If the Commission chooses to make a recommendation it could select an alternative, rank them or even select elements from more than one alternative to create a hybrid. All of this is allowed by CEQA and the Municipal Code. Staff recommends that if the Commission does make a recommendation, it not consider financial implications, as this is the responsibility of the City Council. The EIR ranks the four alternatives listed above in the following order of environmental superiority:6.4: Lease for Single-Family Residential Use
Any recommendation should consider the project
objectives, General Plan policies, environmental impacts and public benefits. Any
recommendations offered by the Historic Resources Board or the Forest
and Beach Commission should also be considered. Staff makes no recommendation.
The PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA and STAFF REPORT document is embedded; SPECIAL MEETING AGENDAS for the FOREST AND BEACH COMMISSION and the HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD are embedded. Planning Commission Agenda and Staff
Report (Flanders Mansion Rfeir) 12-12-12
Monterey Bay News and Views,