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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPowerPoint - Villa BalboaVilla Balboa - Hoag Liaison Committee Friends of Sung Hoag Development Agreement and Cogeneration Plant Erik W Thurnher, MD Co- Chairman Villa Balboa -Hoag Liaison Committee and Friends of Sunset View Park Villa Balboa - Hoag Liaison Committee Friends of Sunset View Park Development Agreement Gives wide latitude to Hoag to develop upper and lower campus • Imposes "Numerous measures to minimize and eliminate significant adverse effects.." • Requires supplemental EIR for new impacts Clarifies City's "right and obligation" to mitigate new impacts Villa Balboa - Hoag Liaison Committee Friends of Sunset '� icw raa History of Compliance • Violations — Some resolved, some yet to be addressed • Need for better "institutional awareness" • Hoag often very responsive on an individual level • Annual Reviews likely to help Hoag and neighbors Villa Balboa - Hoag Liaison Committee Friends of Smiset View Ilai The Cogeneration Plant • An open wound for Hoag, residents, and the City • Degrades the quality of life in West Newport Beach • Creates a small, but real, health risk • Can and must be mitigated to restore harmony to the community Villa Balboa - Hoag Liaison Committee Friends of Sunsct i ion ,'a, Sunset Ridge Park and PCH ti 7 Villa Balboa - Hoag Liaison Committee Friends of Sun, The Superior Scenic Corridor Superior Scenic Corridor — 4/11/08 - AM Superior Scenic Corridor — 4/15/08 - PM Villa Balboa - Hoag Liaison Committee Engine Exhaust Plumes r +yi TAB Villa Balboa - Hoag Liaison Committee Plant Mitigation Friends of Sunset View Park in California • Plants located in sensitive areas mitigated in 1 of 3 ways 1.) CE OA • Plumes evaluated under Visual Resources • Mitigation is "feasible" if efficacious and cost effective 2.) Law's, ordinances, reiulations, and Standards (LORS) 3.) Sensitivity to the community Villa Balboa - Hoag Liaison Committee Friends of Sunset View Park Mitigating Engine Exhaust Plumes • Exhaust plumes will increase when additional generators added • Flour study demonstrates that mitigation is feasible • Mitigation likely required under CEQA • Abatement is critical to making the plant "Park Friendly" Villa Balboa - Hoag Liaison Committee Friends of Sunset View Park Mitigating Cooling Tower Plumes • Option 4 — Operational Sequencing - 30`%► plume abatement - Inadequate given size, frequency, and density of plumes — Leaves substantial ongoing visible plume problem • Option 3A — Pre -tower cooling system - 50% to 55% plume abatement — Requires construction of new enclosure near PCH, increases noise — Significantly better abatement, although not definitive Villa Balboa - Hoag Liaison Committee Friends of Sung Mitigating Cooling Tower Plumes • Option 3 — Tower Replacement - "75%► or greater" abatement — Best available technology, as called for by the community — The abatement method required under CEQA — Proven technology — Phased installation over time allows plant to continue operating — Definitively resolves issue for Hoag, residents, and the City Villa Balboa - Hoag Liaison Committee Friends of Sunset View Ila, Why Full Mitigation? • Plant located in a highly sensitive location • Full mitigation would have been required under CEQA • Represents the will of the community ' WNBA, SPON, Newport Crest, Versailles, Villa Balboa, Newport Heights, FSVP, and others • Full mitigation serves the best interests of all, including Hoag Villa Balboa - Hoag Liaison Committee j L Friends of Sunset `o Please help restore our park.... Thank you! IOM,00,p-- I 5 s "� Villa Balboa - Hoag Liaison Committee Friends of Sun,, s. I... Resurfacing — Saturday 10/20/07 at 6:13 am Villa Balboa - Hoag Liaison Committee Friends of Sunset View Park Lower Campus Lighting Villa Balboa - Hoag Liaison Committee Noise Friends of Sunset � jcr} Vii • High noise levels impact park and nearby residences — Noise measures in 2007 approached 70 dBA in some areas • Addition of 4'" cooling tower requires additional testing • Mitigation would have been required under CEQA • Partial sound enclosure will make park more useable