HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 037-88 RESOLUTION NO. 37-88
A RESOLUTION OF THE ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL
OPPOSING THE PROPOSED COAL-FIRED
CO-GENERATION POWER PLANT NEAR LOCKWOOD
IN MONTEREY COUNTY
WHEREAS, a proposal has been submitted to amend Monterey
County' s South County General Plate ( 1987 ) to enable establish-
ment of a cogeneration power plant to provide steam for the
removal of oil and for the generation of electricity near
Lockwood in southern Monterey County; and
WHEREAS, an environmental impact report has been prepared
for said facility which has just recently come to the attention
of the community of Atascadero in northern San Luis Obispo
County; and
WHEREAS, the characteristics of this proposed facility have
major regional impacts clearly not addressed in said E . I .R. ; and
WHEREAS, said impacts include drafting 1, 063 acre foot of
water per year; construction near known and suspected active
earthquake faults; removal of land from agricultural use;
threatened ground water contamination from hazardous material
spills, groundshaking, or through errant steam injection
processes; aesthetic impacts of a major industrial area in an
otherwise pastoral setting; impacts on wildlife including threats
to eagles from high tension lines; solid waste disposal impacts
from the bottom waste and fly ash generated from the combustion
of 625 tons of fuel per day; and
WHEREAS, the City of Atascadero is 45 miles south of said
site which is projected to contribute 957 tons of "criteria"
pollutants -into --the atmosphere -per--year; and
WHEREAS, the E . I .R. is silent on the impacts of said
facility on Atascadero and North San Luis Obispo County other
than recognizing that the prevailing winds are from the northwest
three seasons of the year; and
WHEREAS, the E . I .R. was predicated on the construction of
one 49 . 9 megawatt cogeneration plant; and
WHEREAS, the applicants have, in fact, two purchase
agreements at 49 . 9 MW each with Pacific Gas and Electric Company;
and
WHEREAS, the E .I .R. does not address the complete impacts of
implementation of said purchase power agreements and is thereby
fatally flawed; and
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WHEREAS, the E. I .R. does not identify where the coal from
Utah will be off-loaded and, therefore, cannot address the off-
site impacts of 34 to 275 vehicle trips per day accessing the
Lockwood site; and
WHEREAS, the E . I .R. does not identify the location of
interconnect lines to P .G. & E . thereby falling short of a
reasonable evaluation of said impacts; and
WHEREAS, 510 acres of the 1 , 121 acres controlled by the
applicant are under Williamson Act contracts for agricultural
preservation; and
WHEREAS, the proposed facility' s primary function would be
the generation of electricity for sale which function violates
the purposes of the State' s Williamson Act program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City
of Atascadero does hereby oppose the proposed projects as unsound
in concept and contradictory to the well-being of Northern San
Luis Obispo and Southern Monterey Counties and urges that the
Board of Supervisors of Monterey find the E . I .R. inadequate and
deny the General Plan application.
On motion by COUNCILWOMAN BORGESON and seconded
by COUNCILMAN HANDSITY the motion was approved by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS BORGESON, BOURBEAU, HANDSITY, MACKEY AND MAYOR NORRIS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DATE ADOPTED: 6/3/88
BARBARA NO RIS, Mayor
City of Atascadero, California
ATTEST:
BOYD C. S ITZ, City Clerk
By: Cindy Wilk s, Deputy City Clerk
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D APS/10 FORM:
J GENSEN, City Attorney
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AP V AS TO ON NT:
WILLIAM HANL Y, erim City Manager
PREPARED BY:
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HENRY EN EN,
Communit Develop(Ant Director
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CERTIFICATIOrJ
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I, CINDY WILKINS, Deputy City Clerk of the City of
Atascadero, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of Resolution No. 37-88 adopted by the
Atascadero City Council at a regular meeting thereof held
on June 3, 1988
DATED: 6/6/88
CINDY WILKINS,
Deputy City 'Clerk
City of Atascadero, California
cc: Monterey County Board of Supervisors
San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors
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