BOARD MINUTES BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF VENTURA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SUPERVISORS STEVE BENNETT, LINDA PARKS, KELLY LONG, ROBERT 0. HUBER AND JOHN C. ZARAGOZA

July 28, 2020 at 1 :30 a.m.

Public Hearing Regarding the California State Office of Historical Preservation's and National Aeronautics and Space Administr-ation's Nomination to List the Burro Flats Cultural District, aligned with the 2,850-Acre Santa Susanna Field Lab Property, in the National Register of Historic Places; Receipt and Consideration of a Ventura County Cultural Heritage Board Report Regarding the Nomination; Adoption of a Recommendation Regarding the Nomination; and Authorization for the County Executive Officer to Transmit the Cultural Heritage Board Report and the Board of Supervisors' Recommendation to the California State Office of Historic Preservation; Supervisorial District No. 4. (Resource Management Agency - Planning)

(X) All Board members are present.

(X) The Board holds a public hearing.

(X) The following persons are heard: Dave Ward. Jessica Cleavenger. Angela Smith, Jeni Knack, Chico Ryder. Denise Duffield , Martha Waite, Ruth Luevanos, Maria Caine, Taylor Altenben. Michael Collins. Adam Salkin, Melissa Bumstead. Daniel Hirsch. and Stan Cohen.

(X) The following documents are submitted to the Board for consideration: (X) PowerPoint Presentation: Burro Flats Cultural District Nomination (X) PowerPoint Presentation: Supervisor Parks (X) PowerPoint Presentation: Daniel Hirsch (X) 23 Comment Letters

(X) Upon motion of Supervisor Long, seconded by Supervisor Huber, to approve staff recommendations fails for a lack of a majority, with Supervisors Bennett, Parks, and Zaragoza dissenting.

(X) Upon motion of Supervisor Parks, seconded by Supervisor Zaragoza, and duly carried, the Board hereby approves staff to bring the item back at the end of the meeting with proposed motion language.

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BOARD MINUTES BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF VENTURA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SUPERVISORS STEVE BENNETT, LINDA PARKS, KELLY LONG, ROBERT 0. HUBER AND JOHN C. ZARAGOZA

July 28, 2020 at 1 :30 a.m.

Public Hearing Regarding the California State Office of Historical Preservation's and National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Nomination to List the Burro Flats Cultural District, aligned with the 2,850-Acre Santa Susanna Field Lab Property, in the National Register of Historic Places; Receipt and Consideration of a Ventura County Cultural Heritage Board Report Regarding the Nomination; Adoption of a Recommendation Regarding the Nomination; and Authorization for the County Executive Officer to Transmit the Cultural Heritage Board Report and the Board of Supervisors' Recommendation to the California State Office of Historic Preservation; Supervisorial District No. 4. (Resource Management Agency - Planning)

(X) Upon motion of Supervisor Huber, seconded by Supervisor Parks, and duly carried, the Board hereby approves staff recommendations with the following modifications to Exhibit 10 - Proposed letter to the California State Office of Historical Preservation (OHP): page 3 paragraph 2 of letter modified to read;

The Board has stated that the public's health must be the first priority in the cleanup and remediation process. The Board also remains committed to preserving Native American historical and cultural resources to the extent doing so is consistent with protecting public health. Therefore, the Board expresses strong concern that listing the District in the National Register would expand the acreage and amount of contaminated soil to which DTSC's exception authority would apply. Potential human and ecologic exposures to any remaining contaminants onsite or as a result of contaminant migration to offsite areas would threaten public health, safety, and general welfare. Accordingly, the Board opposes any Nomination that conflicts with public health, safety, and general welfare to the extent the nomination impairs or impedes the legally mandated clean-up efforts at the District. OHP should reconsider the District boundary to acknowledge the areas requiring remediation so that the Nomination portion is not at odds with this critical necessity for public health. In addition, the Board recommends that OHP reject the Nomination because it is not technically and professionally correct and sufficient, nor is it adequately documented to support the entirety of the proposed 2,850 acres to be listed. As such, the Nomination is premature, and the Board recommends that OHP reject the Nomination at this time.

By: ~'t'-.~-Lo:-~~----1-1---Deputy Clerk of the Board

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