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Supplemental Draft EIS/EIR To The Proposed Master Plan Improvements at LAX

Supplemental Draft EIS/EIR To The Proposed Master Plan Improvements at LAX. Presentation to Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates October 28, 2003. Project Team. A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates Bauer Environmental Services Michael Brandman Associates

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Supplemental Draft EIS/EIR To The Proposed Master Plan Improvements at LAX

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  1. Supplemental Draft EIS/EIR To The Proposed Master Plan Improvements at LAX Presentation to Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates October 28, 2003

  2. Project Team • A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates • Bauer Environmental Services • Michael Brandman Associates • BoydForbes, Inc • Mestre Greve Associates • Austin-Foust Associates A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates

  3. Project Team ( Cont.) • County of Los Angeles Chief Administrative Office • County of Los Angeles County Counsel • County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works • County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates

  4. Major Issues for Consideration • Growth Constraints • Security Plan • Environmental Justice • State and National Environmental Compliance Standards • Noise Assessment • Air Quality • Reasonable Baseline A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates

  5. Growth Issues • Alternative D will not constrain growth at LAX • Airside gate frontage far exceeds stated levels • Runway design capacity is understated • LAWA itself states, “LAX cannot legally turn away any passenger or aircraft that wants to come to LAX” ( LAX Master Plan, SDEIS/EIR, Questions and Answers, page 3) A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates

  6. Security Issues • Alternative D will not adequately serve stated security goals • Security Plan relies upon speculative and discredited technology concepts • Security Plan does not address serious security exposures A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates

  7. Environmental Justice Issues • The negative impacts on communities east and northeast of LA are pervasive • The SDEIS/EIR defers critical evaluations of health impacts • Mitigation measures are vague and poorly defined A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates

  8. Environmental Justice Issues (Cont.) • Biological resources are protected at the expense of residents in Lennox, Inglewood and Manchester Square • A report authored by the Land Protection Partners states that biological resources are harmed A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates

  9. Noise and Air Quality Issues • The noise assessment contains significant discrepancies • Quantitative assessment of toxic air pollutant omitted A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates

  10. State and National Compliance Issues • Scoping Outreach fails to meet National Environmental Policy Act Requirements (NEPA) • Use of a Supplement to a Draft EIS/EIR is improper under CA Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) • The SDEIS/EIR contains statements that create an appearance of advocacy A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates

  11. Baseline Issues • The SDEIS/EIR offers a baseline that is now 7 years old • This is an unacceptable yardstick to measure impacts of Alternative D A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates

  12. Summary • LAX is vitally important to Southern California • Improvements are needed at LAX, particularly to ensure safety and security A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates

  13. Summary (Cont.) • LAWA is proposing to implement a flawed project • The process is compromised by an inadequate environmental review A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates

  14. Summary (Cont.) • The security planning effort is inadequate • There are misleading statements regarding growth potential A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates

  15. Conclusion • The problems with 2001 and 2003 environmental documents are so pervasively serious that the only practical remedy is to start the process over again • A truly comprehensive and revised SDEIS/EIR must be prepared A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates

  16. Recommendations For a Revised Document • Provide comprehensive scoping • Use an updated and consistent baseline • Identify and assess a reasonable range of alternatives • Address internal inconsistencies A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates

  17. Recommendations For a Revised Document (Cont.) • Offer proper levels of analysis and explanation • Present an entirely new complete impact assessment that does not defer critical decisions A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates

  18. Finally Only with these extensive modifications can the LAX Master Plan and associated SDEIS/EIR be rendered adequate A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates

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