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CIty CouncIl MeetIng 4-9-85 Santa MonIca, CalifornIa
RESOLUTION NUMBER 6999(CCS)
(City Council SerIes)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE
GRANTING OF $2500 TO NO OIL, INC.
WHEREAS, No all, Inc , IS a non-profIt corporatIon whose
members seek to protect the enVIronment In the area of the
PaCIfic PalIsades, the CIty of Santa Monica and the Santa
MonIca Bay from the harmful consequences of 011 drllll ng and
related actIVItIes; and
WHEREAS, In January 1982, a Draft EnVIronmental Impact
Report to establIsh three 011 drIlling dIstrIcts in the
PaCIfic PalIsades was CIrculated for publIC reVIew by the CIty
of Los Angeles Planning Department; and
WHEREAS, on July 29, 1982, Occidental Petroleum
CorporatIon flIed three applIcatIons with the CIty of Los
Angeles requestIng establIshment of three 011 drIll i ng
dIstricts In the PaCIfIC PalIsades; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of creatIng 011 drillIng dIstrIcts
IS to permIt subsurface exploratIon for 011 depOSIts; and
WHEREAS, the dIscovery of substantIal subsurface 011
deposits WIll reqUIre the transportatIon of such oil through a
system such as a pIpelIne; and
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WHEREAS, the development of the 01 i drlll1ng 51 t es and
an 011 transportation system are closely related proJects; and
WHEREAS, the cumulative environmental Impacts of closel',!
related projects must be considered concurrently pursuant to
the State CEQA GUIdelines as prOVIded In 14 Ca l. Adm. Code
Sect lor l':i 130; and
IAIHEREAS, the Draft E!R Includes a very cursory analySIS
of the potent IElI envIronmental Impacts resu I t I n9 from the
development of the pIpelIne; and
IJHERE..-lS , the Draft E!R concludes that sp 1115 and 1 eElk s
from the plpel1nes are not lIkely to occur based on present
preventative technologies: and
WHEREAS, natIonWide sur"eys reflect a slgnlflCElnt
1 nc 1 derJse of foerlOUS pIPeline aCCIdents caused by both
aCCidents and deterIoration of the pipelines: and
I,IHEREAS , the fore5eeable magn I tude of a pIpelIne
aCCident could be expected to releElse ':i7,OOO ga 110n5 of gas or
o I I, and wh lcr, would spread a disperSion plume of contaminants
over a area of 43U,000 square feet; and
WHEREAS, tt-'e hazards assOCiated wIth an aCCIdental leak
or sp I II or gElS or 011 lnc lude. fire and explOSion,
contElmlnElt Ion of water we 1 1 s or re-s.ervOI....5 Ellong the pipeline
route, pollution of beaches, and potent lal for 11'''1 Jur les,
fatEllltles and '5ubstant 11,,] property damage; and
WHEREAS, the DraFt EIR notes several pOSSible pipeline
routes for transporting gas and o I I From the drdl1ng site to
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WHEREAS, the development of the 011 drllllng SlteS and
an 011 transportatlon system are closely related proJects; and
WHEREAS, the cumulatlve environmental lmpacts of closely
related proJects must be consldered concurrently pursuant to
the State CEQA GUldellnes as provlded ln 14 Cal. Adm. Code
Sectlon 15130; and
WHEREAS, the Draft EIR lncludes a very cursory analysls
of the potentlal envlronmental lmpacts resultlng from the
development of the plpellne; and
WHEREAS, the Draft EIR concludes that spllls and leaks
from the plpellnes are not llkely to occur based on present
preventatlve technologles; and
WHEREAS, natlonwlde surveys reflect a slgnlficant
lncldence of serious plpellne accldents caused by both
accldents and deterloratlon of the pipellnes; and
WHEREAS, the foreseeable magnltude of a pipeline
accident could be expected to release 57,000 gallons of gas or
all, and WhlCh would spread a dispersion plume of contamlnants
over a area of 430,000 square feet; and
WHEREAS, the hazards assoclated wlth an accidental leak
or sp 111 or gas or 011 lncludes, fire and exploslon,
contamlnatlon of water wells or reserVOlrs along the pipellne
route, pollutlon of beaches, and potentlal for lnjurles,
fatallties and substantlal property damage; and
WHEREAS, the Draft EIR notes several possible plpellne
routes for transportlng gas and all from the drill1ng slte to
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an eXIstIng branch of a major 011 and gas transportatIon
systemj and
WHEREAS, OccIdental Petroleum CorporatIon has desIgnated
a proposed route for the pIpelIne whIch would follow PacIfic
Coast HIghway for 3/4 mIles to Entrada Drive; turn east on
Entrada DrIve approxImately one mIle to Seventh Street and San
VIcente Boulevard; travel east on San Vicente Boulevard
approxImately 3 mIles to the UnIon Oil Company 10 inch oil
lIne or 6 mIles to the OccIdental Petroleum CorporatIon 6 Inch
011 line at Sawtelle Boulevardj and
WHEREAS, land uses along thIS pipeline route include
intensely utilIzed publIC beaches along PacIfIc Coast Highway,
dense urban concentratIons of commercIal and residential uses
along the remaInder of the proposed route, and the Canyon
Elementary School on Entrada DrIve; and
WHEREAS, two fresh water wells whIch provIde water to
the CIty of Santa Monica are located near the IntersectIonS of
Santa Vicente Boulevard at 19th Street and Esparta Wayj and
WHEREAS, the proposed pIpeline route would be located
WIthIn 200 feet of these two water wells and crosses a 16 Inch
water lIne that connects a 25 mIllIon gallon water reserve to
CIty of Santa MonIca resIdents; and
WHEREAS, the proxImIty of the proposed pIpelIne route to
the CIty of Santa MonIca water reserves IS closer than the
minImum dIstance suggested In the State of CalifornIa
Department of Health Services gUIdelInes; and
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WHEREAS, the proposed plpellne route crosses the
MalIbu-Santa MonIca Fault Ilne at three separate locatIons;
and
WHEREAS, the Installatlon of a pipellne over a known
earthquake fault line substantIally increases the likllhood of
serIOUS damage to persons and property In the event of a
strong selsmIC event; and
WHEREAS, the above-mentloned envlronmental concerns were
submltted to the City of Los Angeles In conJunctIon WIth the
publIC comment perlod on the Draft EIR; and
WHEREAS, members of the publIC generally and No 011,
Inc. ln particular requested that the Clty of Los Angeles
prepare a Supplemental EIR to consIder the environmental
Issues relatlng to the pIpelIne; and
WHEREAS, the CIty of Los Angeles directed the
preparatIon of a Supplemental EIR to address environmental
Issues not adequately consIdered In the Draft EIR; and
WHEREAS, the CIty of Los Angeles determIned that the
envIronmental lssues relatIng to the pIpelIne were adequately
addressed in the Draft EIR; and
WHEREAS, on January 11, 1985, the City of Los Angeles
adopted three ordInances WhICh created three 011 drIlling
dIstrIcts In the PacIfIc PalIsades; and
WHEREAS, the faIlure of the City of Los Angeles to
adequately analyze the foreseeable envIronmental effects of
the pIpelIne poses a substantIal threat of harm to the health
and safety of the citizens of City of Santa MonIca; and
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WHEREAS, the Clty of Santa Monlca has notlfled the Clty
of Los Angeles of ItS opposltion to the oil dnll i ng slte
adjacent to Santa Monica Bay; and
WHEREAS, No 011, Inc. lnitlated Iltigation against the
Clty of Los Angeles in Los Angeles Super lor Court on February
7, 1985 opposIng the establishment of an 011 drl111ng slte
adJacent to Santa Monlca Bay; and
WHEREAS, No all, Inc. has requested a grant from the
CIty of Santa Monlca to help defer its fees and costs in the
11 t igatlon; and
WHEREAS, the litigatlon alleges that a supplemental
Envlronmental Impact Report on the proposed constructlon of
the plpellne should have been prepared, as the existing
EnVIronmental Impact Report IS too general to properly
evaluate the potential adverse envlronmental effects
assoclated with the plpellne, Including potentlal pollution of
the City of Santa Monlca's water supply, and, therefore, does
not comply wlth the requlrements of the CalIfornia
Envlronmental Quallty Act; and
WHEREAS) it IS a proper publi c purpose for the Clty of
Santa Monlca to support No all, Inc. In the 1 i ti gat i on
respecting the plpellne because of the potentIal hazards to
Santa Monica cItIzens, as lndicated In an oplnion by an expert
In plpellne safety studies and plpeline InspectIon, who
concluded that the lnformatlon presented ln the present
EnVironmental Impact Report does not assess a variety of
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potential hazards which could be caused by the proposed
construction of the pIpelIne,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City CouncIl authorIzes the granting of
$2,500 to No 011, Inc. ln support of the Iltlgation opposIng
the proposed constructIon of the pIpeline and requestlng that
a supplemental EnVlronmental Impact Report be prepared WhICh
specifIcally addresses the potentIal adverse envlronmental
effects assocIated wlth the plpellne.
SECTION 2. The Clty CouncIl authorIzes the City Manager
to execute an agreement wlth No 011, Inc. provIding that the
grant of $2,500 by the CIty of Santa Monlca shall be used by
No all, Inc. solely for court costs and attorneys' fees In the
Iltlgatlon opposIng the proposed constructlon of the pIpeline
and that No 011, Inc. shall reImburse the CIty of Santa MonIca
If It subsequently recovers such court costs and attorneys'
fees.
SECTION 3 The CIty Clerk shall certIfy to the adopt1on
of thlS Resolut1on, and thencefot'th and thereafter the same
shall be 1n full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS
Clty Attorney
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Adopted and approved thIS 9th day of April. 1985.
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I . Mayor
I hereby certify that the foregoIng ResolutIon No. 6999(CCS)
was duly adopted by the CIty Council of the City of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on Apnl 9. 1985 by the followIng
Counc il vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Conn, Edwards. EpsteIn. Jennings,
Katz. Zane and Mayor Reed
Noes: Councilmembers: None
AbstaIn: Councilmembers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: None
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