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STATE OF CAL IFr•RNl.A

Ml1111!'i•s of the meeting of 1:/27/$~! cit' th.:: Stet.:: Lands Commi .... si<':m

Sacramento, California

APPEARANCES

Comm! SS i ODl'!l"S PreiH1nt.

!<Anne th C·:.1·y, State Controller, Chn i rman Dnvi d Ackerman, Commi ss:i.on-Al tern:Jte f.o;· M.; ke Curb., Lieutenant Govevnor

Susanne Morgan, Commission-Alternate for Mary Ann Grbye~, Director of rinance

.§_t~1 ff Members in At: tendance

Claire 1'. Dedrick, Exocutive Officer James f. Trout, Assistant Executive Officer R. C. Hight, Chief Counsel R. S. Golden, Chief, Division of : .• and Manage1.1ent and Conservation

D. J. Ever:itts, Cf-d.ef, Divi~ion of Enargy and Mineral Resources ~evelopm~nt

W .• M., Thompson, Chief, Division of Long Beach Operations

D. E. Sanders, Chief, Planning and Environmental Coordination

A. D. Wiliard, Supervisor Mineral Resources Engineer Leslie H. Grimes, Deputy Chief~ Division of Lahd Management and Conservation

Represencing the Office of the Attorney General

N. Gregory Taylor, As~istant Attorney General Jan S~evens, Assistant Attorney Gene~al Alan V. Hag~r, Deputy Attorney.General Dennis Eagan, Deputy Attorn1;y General

ICAl.E~J~GE -~--·1 f,_M_1N_ur_t:_P_AG_E ___ 1._1~

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OF THE STATE LANDS COMM:rss!ON MEETING OF

5/27/82

ThEi 1·egulnr meeting of the ~tate Lands Commission was called to ottder by Chni rman Kenneth Cory., State Controller, at 10:1~ a.m. In t~e State Capttol, Room 447, Sac~amento, Ca 11 f orni :1 •

Alsn present we're David Acker:man, 1~epre::;enting Mi.'.ke Curb, Li flt1tenant Governor, Commiss11.c.mer., p.n~ Susanne M:organ, representing ~ary Ann Groves, Director of Finance, Commissioner.

Tht1 minutes of the mPeting of 4127,/8!2 were approved cis prci;ented,

EX~CUTIVE nFF!CER'S REPORT:

Attached as Exhibit "A".

STAFF REPORT ON COf,ST~;L, MATTER!~·: ~~~~~.~~~-~ -------Attnched a.s Exhibit "B" ..

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EXHIBIT "A" MA~- 27 J 1982

EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S REPORT BY

CLAIRE T. DEDR1CK

LETTER Of E:ER.~ISS.ION -., PACIFlC TELF.EaONE AND TELEGRAPH {:0. PRC L~965.9

A LETTER OF PERMISSION WAS. GRANTED TO PACIFIC TELEPHONE

AND TELEGRAPH CO. IN' ADV1~NCE OF A ROUTINE PERMIT, TO ENTER UPON

SUBMERGED LAND IN WALK~R CREEK, MARIN COUNTY, TO RELOCATE A

TELEPHONE CONDUIT 80 FEET WEST OF THE PRESENT LEASE USE AREA.

THE CONDUIT MUST BE Rij~OCATED PRECfDfNG CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULED

FOR JUNE 1, 1982 BY CAL TRANS FOR A NE\f BRIDGE OVER WALKER CREEK

ON HIGHWAY 1, DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME HAS PLACED .RESTRICrIVE . TIME LIMITS -ON CALTRANS FOR STREAMBED WORK TH~REBY PRECLUDING

PACII: IC TELE?HONE AND TELEGRAPH CO. TIME TO OBTAIN·. A PERMIL

"!'HtY HAVE AGREED TO APPLY FOR A PERM1T.

STAFF ASSURES ME THAT THIS IS A CATAGORICAL EXEMP­

TION BECAUSE 'IT INVOLVES A MINOR ALTERATION IN THE ·CONDITION

OF LAND AND WATER. AUTHORITY: 14 CAC, DIV. 6, SEC. 15104 .

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ENGJ~ERlNG SP,LARIES.

STAFF MET WITH DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION

CDPA) STAFF ON MAY 24, 19821 AND PRESENTED THE ~JMMISSION'S

PROPOSAL FOR SALARY REALIGNMENT FOR THE ENGINEERING CLASSES,

THE PROPOSAL RtPRESENTS AN: AVERAGE INCREASE OF $600 TO $900

FOR OUR ENGINEERING CL~SSES1 EQUATING TO APPROXIMATELY A 2~%

RAISE FOR EACH CLASS. THI$ LEVEL IF AP'PROVED1 WOllLD l' l,'IRTUALL~Y

THE SAME AS EQUIVALENT GLASSES WIT11 THE iCITY OF LONG BEACH,

DEPARTMENT OF OIL PROP8RT!ES.

WE HAVE REQUESTED DPA STAFF TO MEET FACE~TO-FACE WIJH

QUR ENGINEERING STAFF TO ALLOW FOR STAFF COMMENTS AND QUESTlONS.1

WE ALSO AGREED TO ARRANGE FOR DPA STAFF TO MEET WI1TH ONE OR nm

PRIVA~E INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES IN THE LONG BEACH AREA TO ASSESS SALARY

-COMPARISONS.

DPA WILL RESPOND TO OUR PROPOSAL ON FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1982,.

ATTACHMENT (PROPOSED SALARY RANGES)

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DRILLING-8CTIVITIES IN SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL PRC 308; PRC 309

ITEM 56 REQUESTS AUiHORIZATION FROM TH~ CO.MMISSION. J0

SOLICIT BIDS AND TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR CONTINUING'. HELICOPTER

SERVICES FOR OBSERVING DRILLING AND PRODUCING ACTIVITIES OFFSHORE.

ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO Ii~CREASE SUBSTANTIALLY DUE ro RESUMPTION

OF DRILLING FROM MOBILE DRILLING STRUCTURES· ON STATE LANDS FOR THE

FIRST TIME SINCE THE PLATFORM 11A" BLOWOUT ON THE FEDERAL OCS.

THAT ACTIVITY ·HAS BEEN STA\i:lTED NEA!~ COAL OJL POINT

OFFSHORE ELWOOD BY· ·ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY AND IS E~PECTED

TO ACCELERATE AS (rnR VARIOUS LESS~ES FINALIZE THEIR PERMITTING

PROCESS. <THE COMMISSION AUTHORIZED ARCO TO RESUME DRILLING JN:

1975.) ARCO HAS JUST RECEIVED FINAL AUTHOFdZNrION FROM THE COASTAL

. COMMISSION) AND THE DRILLING VESSEL JAVA SfA MOVED ON LOCATION

ON MA y 9 I PROJECTED TOTAL DEPTH Is 4800 I) CURRENTL y THE WEL,L HAS

BEEN DRILLED TO A DEPTH OF 1765'1 COINCIDENTALLY) AN OIL-SPILL

DRILL HAS BEEN CALLED TODAY BY THE STATE At THE WELL .SITE. PERSONNEL

,FROM THE ~'TATE LANDS COMMISSlONJ THE COASTAL COMMISSION) DEPARTMENT

OF FISH AND GAMEJ AND THE COAST GUARD WILL BE PRESENT TO OBSERVE.

THE COMMISSION'S CONTRACT HELI~OPT~R WILL PARTICIPAfE IN THE DRILL

ANOTHER RELATED PROJECT IS CURRENTLY NEARING AN INTERESTING

STAGE. FAIRLY LARGE AMOUNTS OF POLLUTANTS ARE EMITTED TO THE

ATMOSPHERE DURING DRILLING OPERATIONS) AND ~ESSEgs ARE REQU~RED ·

TO MITIGATE THOSE EMIS 1:>IONS, VARIOUS NON-INNOVATIVE METHODS

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HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED: IN THE PAST J BUT ARCO HAS. "BIT THE BULL.ET''

AND IS CONSTRUCTING TWO LARGE STEEL ''TENTS" IN VALLEJO' TO SET

ON TllE OCEAN FLOOR iN OVER 200' OF WATER NEAR THE WELL BEING

~RILLED TO CAPTURE A LARGE NATURAL SEEP THAT IS CURRENTLY ESTIMATED

TO p,g PRODUCING OVER SIX' TONS/DAY OF REACTIVE HYDROC:~RBONS.

THE "TENTS" STAND 50 FEET HIGHJ AND WILL COVER AN AR~ 100' x 200'.

TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE STEEL IM THE STRUCTURE WILL BE 650 TON~.

IN· ADDITION THE STR~CTURE WILL BE WEIGHTED WITH 322 TONS OF

CONCRETE ~LCCKSJ. ANP 20 TONS OF SACRIFICIAL ANODES. THE TEN:iS

ARE 65% COMPLETE., A'.ND ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOADED OUT OF VALLEJO

ABOUT JULY 15, AND WlLL BE IN PLACE ON BOTTOM APPROXIMATELY ONE

WEEK LATER, THEY AR~ EXPECTED TO BE CfJERATIONAL !BY THE END OF

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ST Al~r REPORT ON COASTAL MATTERS w 503.1091 w 9601

THE STATE G;Of.\STAL COMMISSION HAS ASKED THE STATE LANDS

CoMMJSSION TO INi·E,RVENE IN A LAW SUIT IN SOUTH LAGUNA) COUNTY

OF 0HANGE> IN AN AREA KNOWN AS THE "1000 STEPS',, SINCE THIS

CASE !MAY INVdLVE'. L3SUES OP PUBLIC TRUST J PUBLIC ACCESS EAS~l­

MENTS,,, AND FEE CNNl~RSH-1 P OF THE $TATE, THIS ITEM APPEARS AS

CAI FNhAR lT!:M No. lJ8 ON TODAY'S AGENDA WITH STAFF RE~OMMEND'fl.T!ON

THAT THIS CoM~'i'&iSJCIN HAVE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND STAFF TAr<E

SUCli :STEPS AS NacgssAnY TO PROTE(ff PUBLI€ Rl1GHTS AT THIS

L\OC' AT:I ON I

ON WEDNE,SDl\Y J MAY 19, 1982' 'liHE ST1~JE COASTAL 'CQMMISSION~

'MEETING IN SANTA BARBARA HELD A ~IUBLIC HEARING ON THE STATE

LANDS: CoMMISSiION ENVIRJNMENTAL IMPACT REPORi' ON THE EFFECTS tDF

LEASING FOR O·IL EXPLQRATION AND DEVELOPMENT ON STATE TIDELAN~)S He1·wm1:N PoINT CoNc~P'TION AND PoINT ARGUELLQ· THE ,HEARING LA~ITED ONE H~)UR AND CON$'1 STED OF TEST IMCINY WHl,CH FOR THE HOST PART J ';HAD

. ALREADY BEEN P'RESENTED AT T~E PlJB:LIC +lEAR~1~IGS HELD BY TH IS

COMMISSION IN SANTA BARBARA ON AP:'RIL 30 ANlD ·Vi1AY 15) J.9~2. QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS 1t;ENERALLY REFLl;CTED THEIR LA\CK

OF FAMILIARI1Y WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS SURROUNDJNG on .. LEASIN(;

OF STATE TIDELANDS. THESE QUESTIONS WILL BE ANS\•JERED AT THE

TIME COASTAL STAFF REPORTS BACK TO THg COASTAL COMMISSION,

NON-SUBSTANT1VE REVISION 11/8/82

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RECORD OF ACTTON 'l'AKEN BY THE

STATE LANDS COMM~SSION

AT ITS MEETING OF 5/27/82

During the meeting~ the recommendations of the staff relative to Calendar [terns Cl, C2, C3, C4, CS, C6, C7, CB, C9, C10, C1l, Ct2~ Cl3, Cl4, C15, C17, Ci18, C19, C21), C21, C22, C23, 25, 2h, 27. 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 63, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 54, 56 and 57 were odoptu<l as resolutions of the Commission by. unanimo~s vote.

CommissJ-n action on Ca·lendar Items Cl6. 31, 36 and 55 aT.e set forth on pages 1224, 1289, 1322 and 1438.

Ca I andar [terns 24, 40, 52 and, S3 were withdrawn from the agend~ prior to the meeting.

Status of Major Li tiga ti on is set forth on puge 14431 •

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