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CITY OF SANTA MONICA JUL 8 1980
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DATE: July 1, 1980
TO: Ann Shore, City Clerk
FROM: Ruth Yannatta Goldway, Mayor Pro Tempore
SUBJECT:
I request that a discussion of off-shore oil drilling
affecting the Santa Monica Bay be placed on the Council
agenda for the first meeting in July.
Please attach the attached memo and document for this item.
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Stephen K. Blumberg,Ph.D., MAVOR
RUSS8II P. LeSSe r, MAYOR PRO TEM
COUNCILMEMBERS:
'Charles Robert Holmes -
Michael W. Sweeney
William H. Switzer
John Allan Lacey
CITY CLERK
Duncan Kelly
CITY TREASURER
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June 11, 1980
Mr. F9i lliam Grant, Manager
United States Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Sdanagement '
Pacific OCS Office
1340 West Sixth St., Room 200
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Re: Department of the Interior News ReleaseaDated May 30, 1980
Dear Mr. Grant:
The purpose of this letter is torequestclarification of two apparently
conflicting sections in the above noted news release.
The Secretary of the Interior in paragraph two of the said news .release
is quoted as follows: "I am excluding from further consideration in OCS
sale.NO. 68, 40 tracts in and near Santa Monica Bay which wereexcluded
from OCS sales #35 in 1975 and #48 in 1979..." On a map attached to the
news release approximately 10 tracts in the Santa Monica Bay area (cir-
cled in red on the attached copy of the map) appear not to have been
excluded from those selected for inclusion in.the environmental state-
ment.
It is our understanding that these tracts were excluded from OCS sales
#35 in 1975 and #48 in 1979. and should therefore be inoluded with those
deleted from further consideration in Lease Sale #68.
Our concerns then are as follows:
(1) Is the map which was attached to the news release of May 30,
1980, correct and accurate in its depiction ofthe tracts circled
in red to be included in the Environmental Study.
(2) Assuming that the map is correct and accurate, could ypu please
explain the apparent contradiction between what the•Secretary is
quoted as saying when he deleted from further consideration tracts
in and near Santa Monica Bay and the inclusion of the tracts cir-
cled in red in the upcoming Environmental Study?
City Hall 1400 Highland Avenue. Manhattan Beach. California 90266 - (213) 545-5621
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Mr. William Grant
June 11, 1980
Page Two
It is the opinion o£ the City of Manhattan Beach that the tracts circled
in, red on the attached map are "in and near" the Santa P-Sonica Bay.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Yours truly,
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STEPHEN K. ~E
Mayor
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news r~le~se
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
For Release May 30, 1980
Fergus (213) 688-6740
Shone (213) 688-7109
Robinson (202) 343-5717
N ACRES FOR
CALIFORNIA
Secretary of the Interior Cecil D. Andrus announced May 29th in Los Angeles
the selection of 221 tracts comprising approximately 1,130,415 million acres
(457,479 hectares) offshore Southern California for intensive environmental study
for a'pzoposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS} oil and gas lease sale (OCS4168)
tentatively scheduled for June„ 1982.
"I am excluding from further consideration in OCS Sale 4168, 40 tracts in and
near Santa Monica Bay which were excluded from OCS Sales 4135 in 1975 and 414$ in 1979
and. the Federal Ecological Preserve in the Santa Barbara Channel which includes
parts of 10 tracts," Secretary Andrus said. "However, the buffer zone in the Channel,
which is generally seaward of the Preserve, will be studied in the environmental
statement.°
"The Carter Administration recognizes and respects the views of local citizens
and State and local units of government. These are the people most concerned with
the decisions that must be made. I took their view into consideration, weighed them
against-the potential for oi? and gas in these offshore areas, and decided accordingly,"
Andrus said.
A *_otal of 72 tree*_s were-also deleted from sale consideration following consultation.
with the Department of Defense to reduce conflicts with the Pacific Missile Range.
The excluded tracts fatal approximately half-a-million acres.
The announcement follows the evaluation of the results from the Bureau of Land.
Manageaent's {BL'i} 'Call for Nominations and Comments' issued last February,. and a
series of open preliminary tract selectioL meetings.
The 'Call' resulted in 609 tracts being nominated far leasing consideration by
10 companies and one individual as well a: 44 comments from Federal, State, local
governments, the general public, and eaviro~ental organizations expressing concern
about off share leasing or recommending specific areas for exclusion..
Open preliminary tract selection meetings were held in Los Angeles, California,
and Washington, D.C „ and included participation by the California Governor's Office
of Planning and Research, California State Lands Commission, California Coastal
Commission, County of Santa Barbara, City of Los Angeles, Federal agencies and. the
media.
Tracts selected for environmental analysis range from Pt. Conception to south
of San Clemente Island and 13e i3 waters from about 150 to 3000 feet (50 to 1000
meters) deep. Tracts sele=ted are no closer than three geographic miles from share
and range seaward Lo 88 miles..
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Although tracts have been identified for EIS study, this selection is just one
of many steps in the continuing public participation and information. gathering process
in Federal OCS decision making. This step does not constitute a decision to hold a
lease sale because no decision will be made until all requirements at the National
Eaviromeatal Policy Act {NEPA) of 2969 are met.
Development of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) will take
approximately one year fallowed by public hearings, publication of a Final EZS,
30 day review by the Environmental Protectioa Agencq (SPA), with a tentative lease
sale decision slated for January, 1982. If the Secretary of the Interior decides to
hold a lease sale (listed on the 5-year planning schedule for June, 1982), he will
first aotify the Governor of Califaraia of his tentative decision and allow 60 days
for the Goveraor's comments before making his final decision.
A copq of the tract selection list is available from BLdi's Washiagton Oft""ice of
Public Affairs (202) 343-5717, or the Los Aageles Pacific OCS Offices (2i3) 688-b756.
A map showing the tract selection area is attached.
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