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HomeMy WebLinkAbout22 - Appointment of Debbie Stevens to EQACCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT Agenda Item No. 22 November 24, 2009 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: City Manager's Office Sharon Wood, Assistant City Manager 949 - 644 -3222, swood @city.newport - beach.ca.us SUBJECT: Appointment of Debbie Stevens to Environmental Quality Affairs Committee (EQAC) RECOMMENDATION: Approve EQAC's recommendation to appoint Debbie Stevens to an environmental expertise position on the Committee. DISCUSSION: The Resolution establishing EQAC provides that the Committee membership will include three members who have knowledge of CEQA administration or environmental issues of concern to Newport Beach. The environmental expertise members are to be appointed by the City Council from recommendations made by the Committee. There is currently one vacancy in the environmental expertise membership category, resulting from the expiration of Ray Halowski's term this month. Debbie Stevens, whose application is attached, has 27 years of experience as an environmental professional. She is currently Senior Vice President of Environmental Audit, Inc., where her responsibilities include supervision and preparation of environmental impact reports /statements, health risk assessments and environmental audits. EQAC reviewed Ms. Stevens' application at their meeting of November 16, 2009, and recommended that City Council appoint her to the Committee. Submitted by: A'All/ti.0v , 340WL, Sharon Wood Assistant City Manager Attachment: Debbie Stevens application APPLICATION F6$BFndl,{ff'QVE POS�ITI�ON M MAY 26 AM $qq OFF CE OF IHL CITY Cm ON Or N ;,RYT BEO CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH 3300 Newport Boulevard Newport Beach, CA 92663 City Clerk (949) 644 -3005 Fax(949)644 -3039 DIRECTIONS: One application can be used for all the appointive positions you are applying for. Applications should be filled out completely so that the City Council may fully evaluate your qualifications. It is the responsibility of the applicant to familiarize themselves with the duties and responsibilities of the position(s) applied for. Detailed information outlining the responsibilities of the positions can be obtained from the City Clerk's office or on the City's webslte: www.city.newport- beach.ca.us (General Info /Citizen Participation). Applications will be kept on file for two years for the position(s) applied (or. if you are not selected for appointment during that period of time, it will be necessary for you to re- submit an application if you are still interested In being considered. NOTICE: Section 702 of the City Charter requires that members of Boards or Commissions appointed by the City Council shall be from the qualified electors of the City. This document is a public record and Mily be posted on the internet. NAME OF BOARD, COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE: lEnvironmenlal Quality Affairs Citizens Advisory Committee Name: tevens I Debbie Bright (Last) (First) Residence Address (required): 1120 Sea lane, Corona Del Mar I ZJp Code 2625 How long have you lived in Newport Beach? 77 years Home Phone: Business Addres Business Phone: Email Address: Have you ever been convicted of any crime or violation of any law or statute other than minor traffic violations? pX NO ❑ YES (If yes, attach separate sheet with explanation) (Middle) CONTINUE TO PAGE TWO to present Make a Wish Foundation ivolunteer 11993 -2003 1 Occupational History. Begin with your present or most recent position. List all positions separately held for the last five years. References. Include names of at least two residents of Newport Beach who are not officlallyconnected with the City. 1. Name KarenTringali Address 2. Name Debbie Allen Addres Phone No. Summarize why you wish to serve the City of Newport Beach on a board, commission or committee. Include any special qualifications you have which are particularly appropriare to the position for which you are applying. I have been Interested in environmental issues since I was young and spent summers counting worms and organisms that Inhabit the Newport Back Bay. I have been In the environmental field for my entire career, about 27 years. My education and work experfence have provided me with a broad experience In the environmental field specifically preparing documents In compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, compliance with air quality rules and regulations, preparing health risk assessments, and evaluating hazardous wastelmaterials rules and regulations. I believe that this backgrwnd and experience would be helpful on EQAC In reviewing pro)ects and various environmental Issues that [Dodd Impact the City of Newport Beach. I have attached a copy of my resume to provide a IMIe more insight Into rry experience. 1 would be honored to serve on EQAC and work towards balancing development with environmental protection. I certify that all statements made on this application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, I have read and understand the dales and responsibilities of the particular postWh(s) that 1 am applying for and authortze the release of this information on the intemet. jX MUST BE CHECKED IF SUBMIT nNG ELECTRONICALLY] Signature Date y 20, 2009 RESUME DEBRA BRIGHT STEVENS Senior Vice President EDUCATION I of 7 M.P.H., Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1982 B.S., Biological Science, University of Southern California, 1979 Hazardous Materials Management Certificate Program, University California, Davis and Irvine REGISTRATION Registered Environmental Assessor, California, No. 729 CERTIFICATION Certified Permitting Professional, South Coast Air Quality Management District No. B43 IS AREAS OF EXPERTISE Health Risk Assessments Environmental Impact Reports /Statements Air Quality Environmental Auditing Regulatory Compliance EXPERIENCE 1986 to present: Senior Vice President, Environmental Audit, Inc. (EAI). Responsibilities include supervision and preparation of environmental impact reports /statements, health risk assessments, feasibility studies, environmental audits and regulatory activities. Major management activities include supervision of project development, basic planning and design, compliance with local, state, regional, federal and international rules and regulations, and development of approach and materials for public presentations. Responsible for the design of air quality monitoring studies to detemtine indoor /outdoor impacts of various industrial activities; solid waste disposal facilities; hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities; and wastewater treatment facilities. 1987 to 1997: Guest Lecturer, University California, Irvine; Hazardous Materials Management Certificate Program for Social Ecology X498, Principles of Hazardous Materials ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT, INC. ®. RESUME DEBRA BRIGHT STEVENS Senior Vice President 2of7 Management and Engineering X468.2, Technologies for Management of Hazardous Waste. Responsible for presentation of class materials on toxicology and risk assessment issues associated with the management of hazardous materials and wastes. Also responsible for presentation of class materials on the use of incineration as an alternative for hazardous waste management. 1982 to 1986: Public Health Specialist, Bright & Associates. Responsibilities included preparation of health risk assessments; evaluation of the potential impacts associated with processing various hazardous materials such as landfill disposal, transportation, spills, incineration, waste minimization and recycling; research for environmental impact reports /statements; interfacing with regulatory agencies; and preparation of environmental compliance manuals for various industries. 1981 to 1982: Research Assistant, Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles. Responsible for a portion of an EPA contract to study the health effects associated with the consumption of reused water in the Los Angeles area. Research involved statistical analyses of the cancer rates in various portions of Los Angeles County. 1979 to 1980: Research Assistant, Department of Microbiology, University of California, Los Angeles. Responsible for various laboratory analyses conducted for research on the Murine Leukemia Virus. Research Assistant, Alpha Therapeutics. Completed studies and laboratory analyses and techniques for the purification of blood clotting Factor IX. 1977 to 1979: Environmental Technician, Department of Harbors Project, University of Southern California. Conducted research, field studies and laboratory analyses for a variety of studies on water quality, oil spills, cannery effluent, etc., in the Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Marina Del Rey, REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS The following is illustrative of representative projects managed by Ms. Stevens based on designated areas of expertise. Additional project references are available upon request. ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT, INC. e. RESUME DEBRA BRIGHT STEVENS Senior Vice President CEQA Documents Industrial Projects 3 of Prepared the Draft EIR for the Chevron El Segundo Refinery PRO Project. The proposed project included refinery modifications to optimize operations, comply with regulations, and improve operating efficiency. Major issues included air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards, hydrology /water quality, noise, solid/hazardous waste, and transportation/traffic. Also completed an HRA under the SCAQMD Rule 1401 requirements for the modifications to stationary sources at the Chevron Refinery. Prepared the EIR for the BP Safety, Compliance and Optimization Project at the BP Carson Refinery. The proposed project included modifications to a number of refinery units, including calculation of emissions from mobile sources. Included an inventory of both the criteria and TAC emission changes associated with the proposed project. EAI also completed an HRA under the SCAQMD Rule 1401 requirements for the modifications to stationary sources at the BP Refinery. Major issues included air quality, hazards, noise, and traffic. Prepared the EIR for the Ultmmar Inc., Valero Wilmington Refinery Alkylation Improvement Project. The proposed project included modifications to terminate the storage, use, and transport of concentrated hydrofluoric acid at the Refinery. Major issues included air quality, hazards, hydrology /water quality, noise, and transportation/traffic. Also completed an HRA under the SCAQMD Rule 1401 requirements for the modifications to stationary sources at the Ultramar Refinery. Prepared the EIR for the issuance of a RCRA Part B Hazardous Waste Facility Operating Permit for the Industrial Services Oil Company facility, Los Angeles, California. Industrial Services is a hazardous waste transfer facility and a used oil recycler. The lead agency for this project was the DTSC. Major issues included air quality, earth resources, water quality, risk of upset, land use, traffic/circulation, and human health. Also prepared a health risk assessment to address the health impacts of toxic air contaminants. Prepared an EIR for the ConocoPhillips PM10 and NOx Reduction Project. The proposed project included modifications to comply with SCAQMD Rule 1105.1 - PM10 and Ammonia Emissions from Fluid Catalytic Cracking, SCAQMD Regulation XX — RECLAIM, and further reduce emissions of ammonia and sulfur oxides at the ConocoPhillips Los Angeles Refinery. Prepared a Negative Declaration, addendum, and Subsequent Negative Declaration, for the ConocoPhillips Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Project at its ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT, INC. RESUME DEBRA BRIGHT STEVENS Senior Vice President 4 of Wilmington Plant, in Los Angeles, California. The proposed project included modifications to several refinery units. An HRA under the SCAQMD Rule 1401 requirements for the modifications to stationary sources at the ConocoPhillips Refinery. Prepared an EIR for the Paramount Clean Fuels Project which included refinery modifications to produce cleaner - burning gasoline and ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuels. The proposed project included modifications to a number of refinery units. An HRA was also prepared for the proposed project. Prepared the EIR and Subsequent EIR for the Ultramar Reformulated Fuels Program at the Wilmington Refinery. This project included new units and refinery modifications to produce fuels in compliance with state and federal Clean Air Act requirements. The lead agency for this project was the SCAQMD. Major issues included earth resources, air quality, water, noise, traffic /circulation, risk of upset, aesthetics, and human health. Also prepared a health risk assessment to address the health impacts of toxic air contaminants. Prepared an addendum to the Negative Declaration for the Air Liquide Hydrogen Plant at the Chevron Refinery. EAI prepared a health risk assessment in compliance with SCAQMD Rule 1401 analysis for a new flare related to the Hydrogen Plant. The project was completed by the agreed upon deadlines. Prepared the Negative Declaration for the Polychemie Facility in Los Angeles, California. The proposed project included modifications to add new storage tanks and vessels at the facility. An HRA under the SCAQMD Rule 1401 requirements for the modifications to stationary sources at the Polychemie facility. Prepared the EIR for the issuance of a RCRA Part B Hazardous Waste Facility Operation Permit for the Exide Technologies facility, Vernon, California. Exide is a secondary lead smelter where used batteries and other lead products are recycled into lead ingots. The lead agency for this project was the DTSC. Major issues included air quality, earth resources, water quality, risk of upset, noise, traffic /circulation, and human health. Also prepared a health risk assessment to address the health impacts of toxic air contaminants. Air Agencies /Control Districts Prepared the EIR for the 2003 and 2007 Air Quality Management Plans (AQMPs). The AQMPs provide control measures and strategies to reduce air emissions and allow the South Coast Air Basin to comply with state and federal ambient air quality standards. The lead agency for these projects was the ENWRONMENTAL AUDIT. INC. ®. RESUME DEBRA BRIGHT STEVENS Senior Vice President 5of7 SCAQMD. Major issues included air quality, energy, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, and solid and hazardous wastes. Prepared various CEQA documents for 2005 Ozone Strategy and various rules and regulations. The 2005 Ozone Strategy identified control measures needed to reduce emissions and comply with ozone ambient air quality standards. Major issues included air quality, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, and utilities. EAT has also prepared various CEQA documents for proposed new and modified BAAQMD rules and regulations. Prepared the EIR for the BAAQMD's Proposed Regulation 12, Rule 12 - Flares at Petroleum Refineries and Regulation 8 - Organic Compounds, Rule 2 - Miscellaneous Operations. The proposed project evaluated the impacts associated with implementing measures to control emissions from flaring events. EAT prepared the environmental setting, impacts and mitigation measures for potentially significant air quality and hazard impacts identified for the proposed rule. Prepared the EIR for the proposed changes to the BAAQMD's Air Toxics New Source Review Program. The proposed changes in the program resulted in the adoption of a new District Regulation 2, Rule 5 - New Source Review of Toxic Air Contaminants, and amendments to several existing District rules and the Manual of Procedures (MOP). EAT prepared the environmental, setting, impacts and mitigation measures for the emission control measures that could be imposed as part of the new rules and procedures. The EIR was completed within agreed upon deadlines. Prepared a Negative Declaration for the BAAQMD's proposed amendments to Regulation 8, Rule 44 - Marine Vessel Loading Terminals, and Rule 46 - Marine Tank Vessel to Marine Tank Vessel Loading. The proposed project evaluated the impacts associated with implementing measures to control VOC emissions associated with the transfer of organic materials. The Negative Declaration was completed within agreed upon deadlines. Prepared the EIR for the 8 -Hour Ozone Rate of Progress Plan for the Sacramento Federal Nonattainment Area. EAT used the appropriate motor vehicle emission factors and vehicle planning assumptions in the SACMET model, as developed by Sacramento Area Council of Governments for the purpose of developing travel demand forecasts for the Sacramento region. The data were used to determine the potential for significant impacts associated with implementation of the 8 -Hour Ozone Rate of Progress Plan and alternatives. EAT prepared the environmental setting, impacts and mitigation measures for potentially significant air quality and transportation and traffic impacts. ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT, INC & RESUME DEBRA BRIGHT STEVENS Senior Vice President Page 6 of 7 School Districts Prepared Negative Declarations for a number of schools in the Menifee Union School District and the Huntington Beach Unified High School District. The Negative Declarations evaluated the impacts of placing a school site and related health impacts, traffic impacts, land use impacts on adjacent residents, biological impacts, cultural impacts, among other environmental impacts. Health Risk Assessments Prepared the HRA for a film reproduction company with laboratories in various locations to determine if emissions of toxic air contaminants would require Proposition 65 notification. Conducted source testing for an automobile manufacturer to determine if paint products would require Proposition 65 notification. Prepared the AB2588 HRAs for a number of refineries in the SCAQMD. These HRAs followed the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association ( CAPCOA) guidelines. The HRAs included calculation of carcinogenic risk and evaluation of non - carcinogenic impacts via multipathways. The HRAs were performed using CAPCOA guidelines to determine compliance with SCAQMD Hiles, determine the level of impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and were approved by the SCAQMD. Prepared the HRA to determine appropriate soil clean up levels for residual lead concentrations at a former paint manufacturing plant located in Los Angeles, California. The risk assessment estimated exposure via multipathways to lead and determined the blood lead concentration following site clean up. The HRA was approved by the lead agency and used as the basis for establishing clean up levels for lead. Prepared the AB2588 HRA for the Petro- Diamond Marine Terminal located in the Port of Long Beach, California. This HRA included emissions associated with the storage of petroleum products and combustion emissions from heaters. The HRA included calculation of carcinogenic risk and evaluation of non - carcinogenic impacts via multipathways. ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT INC. ® r° RESUME DEBRA BRIGHT STEVENS Senior Vice President Air Quality 7 of Work completed includes the preparation of air quality analyses, air quality permit applications for facilities that include petroleum refineries, paint and coating manufacturers, hazardous waste treatment facilities, defense contractors, cement terminals, marine terminals, and vehicle manufacturing and import facilities. Environmental Auditing Work completed has included environmental due diligence audits, regulatory compliance audits, and Phase I property transfer audits. Regulatory Compliance Work completed has included the preparation and submittal of conditional use and zone change permit applications, air quality permit to construct applications, sanitation district permit applications, and working with local agencies to modify existing operations. GRANTS AND TRAINEESHIPS Public Health Service Grant, 1981 -1982, UCLA Public Health Service Traineesbip, 1980 -1982, UCLA PUBLICATIONS Cancer Incidence in Recycled Water Areas of Los Angeles County, 1972 -78. Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles, California, (1982). Acid Rain. Journal, People to People Environmental Control Delegation to People's Republic of China, 100 pp. (with Donald B. Bright), (1985). ADVISORY POSITIONS Member, Advisory Council, California State University, Fullerton, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. AUDIT, INC.