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Item to be presented
NEW BUSINESS
DATE: April 11, 1995
SUBJECT: BUDGET TRANSFER FOR ELSMERE CONSULTANTS
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
During the 1994-95 budget process, $336,000 was budgeted to fight the proposed landfill in
Elsmere Canyon. In addition, $500,000 was placed in the Elsmere Contingency Fund to
support future costs associated with probable litigation.
On January 10, 1995 City Council appropriated $288,000 from the Contingency fund to the
Elsmere Canyon project account. These additional funds were necessary to hire ten technical
consultants to review the Elsmere Draft Environmental Impact Report/Study (DEIR/EIS). The
funds were also used to increase public awareness of the project through the public affairs
consultant. Aportion of the appropriated funds were used to reconcile FY 93-94 invoices
which were received from the public affairs consultant (Bill Hussey and Associates) during the
current fiscal year,
The DEIR/EIS was released on January 15, 1995, The City was influential in convincing the
Forest Service to extend the DEIR/EIS comment period until August of 1995. However, the
Forest Service recently informed the City that they will be holding Open Houses during the
end of April and the beginning of May. These meetings will be held in Glendora, Valencia,
and West Los Angeles. Additionally, in May the County Regional Planning Commission will
hold Public Hearings in downtown Los Angeles and Valencia., Attachment A includes the
schedule of these meetings.
Since the release of the DEIR/EIS, City staff and all of the Elsmere consultants have been
aggressively reviewing and preparing comments in response to the document. As a result, the
funds which were appropriated to the Elsmere project in January 1995 have already been
expended. Staff anticipates that an additional $104,000 will be needed to complete strategic
tasks during the months of April, May and June 1995,
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Previous discussions with officials from the Forest Service led City staff to believe that the
Forest Service and the County Regional Planning meetings would be held jointly. Therefore,
in the January adjusted budget, staff accounted for only one meeting per technical consultant.
Additional monies are necessary to allow each technical consultant to attend an Open House
and a Public Hearing meeting. The additional funds will also be used to conduct supplemental
studies to support the City's comments relative to the geology and seismicity sections of the
environmental document. Furthermore, the public affairs consultant will be examining the
Forest Service land transfer process in more depth. The City will also direct a lobbying effort
at the federal level. In the upcoming months staff also anticipates an increase in attorney costs
for this project. Additional attorney fees were not included in the funds requested in January.
Attachment B includes details of the additional requested funds.
Appropriate $104,000 to Account No. 01-6600-230 from the City's Contingency Fund
Account No. 01-4101-290 to pay for technical, political, legal and public affairs consultants.
The current balance in the City's Contingency Fund is $1,158,598. Should this item be
approved, the remaining contingency fund balance will be $1,054,598.
Schedule of Open Houses and Public Hearings
1994-95 Elsmere Budget
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ATTACHMENT A
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USDA Forest Service
and
Los Angeles County Department of Regional.
Planning
Announce Public Meetings on the
Proposed EPsmere Solid Waste Management
Facility
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Thi Elsmere Solid Waste Management Facility is a proposed Class 111 solid waste management facility located
on unicorporated Los Angeles County and Angeles National Forest land, northeast of the Interstate 51State
Route 14 Freeway Interchange. The project's proponera Is Elsmere Corporation, a subsidiary of 13KK Corpora-
tiot r. The project would Involve a land exchange to IncInds lards presently within Narional Forest boundaries,
but held In private ownership, to be exchanged for approximately 1,643 acres of Angeles National Forest land
located in Elsmere Canyon. The Los Angeles Coi ray Regional Planning Commission must also consider
.. requests for a Contdkiortal Use Permit for the proposed la dtill and an Oak Tree Permit to remove 3,056 oak
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Ifeas within the project property..
Forest Service will hold Open Howes
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THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1995 Glendora Library
140 South Glendora Ave.
2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Glendora, California .
5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 27,1995 Valencia Country Club
27330 Tourney Road
1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Valencla, CatBomis
TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1995 Doublelrse Hotel
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5400 Wen Century Blvd.
1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Los Angeles, Callomla
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5 p.m. to 9 p.m. -
Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission will hold Public Hsadngs
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1995 Room 150
_ Hall of Records
320 Wen Temple Street
Beginning at 9 a.m. Loa Angeles, CalSomts
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(Testimony will be taken from the epp0ard and supporters of the project)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1995 Valencia High School
Multipurpose Room
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27801 florth Okkason Avenue
0e,0nning n 6 p.m. Valsnc1% California
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(Te alimony will be taken from opponents of the project and all others havtno m rntereel in the �ro)oct.)
Anyone who will rat be able to attend elthertha open houses or the public hearings but wishes to send
00rnments on the proposed project must sand them by Augud 4 Ur "
ATTACHMENT A
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ELSMERE BUDGET
1994-1995
1994-95
1994-951994-95
$55,300
1994-95
Adopted
January Revised
April Requested
Total Elsmere
Budget
Budget
Additional Funds
Budget
EIR Technical
Consultants
$587000
$55,300
$50,000
$163,300
Public Affairs
Campaign
$153,000
$218,305
$14,000
$385,305
Attorney Fees
$100,000
$0
$20,000
$120,000
Media
$10,000
$14,300
$0
$24,300
Lobbying
$0
$0
$7,000
$7,000
Other/Miscellaneous
Exhibits/Graphics .
$15,000
$0
$13,000
$28,000
Totals
$3363000
$287,905
$104,000
$7279905
"$53,205 to reconcile previous FY 93/94 billings
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