SECTION 6
REPORT PREPARERS; PUBLIC AGENCY OUTREACH PROGRAM / SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS; ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONS CONSULTED; AND COMMENTERS ON DRAFT INITIAL STUDY

6.1 REPORT PREPARERS

6.1.1 LEAD AGENCY

CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Bruce Kaneshiro, Co-Project Manager
Martha Sullivan, Co-Project Manager

6.1.2 CONSULTANTS

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATES

Gary Oates - Principal-in-Charge
Paul Miller - Project Director, Air Quality
John Hathaway - Project Manager
Tim Morgan - Deputy Project Manager
Nanette Sartoris - Project Description
Juliet Bolding - Geological Problems, Water
Paul Miller - Air Quality, Noise
Jack Hutchison - Transportation / Circulation
Tom Roberts - Biological Resources
Max Rodel - Hazards, Energy and Mineral Resources
Reed Oñate - Utilities and Services Systems, Recreation
Marie Galvin - Aesthetics
David Full - Cultural Resources
Marty Abell - Technical Review
Dr. Mark Winsor - Technical Review
Dan Wormhoudt - Technical Review

Cassidy, Cheatham, Shimko & Dawson - Legal Review
Anna Shimko, Attorney and Principal
Yuri Won, Attorney

Pittman & Hames - Land Use and Planning, Population and Housing, Public Services
Donna Pittman, Principal
Val Menotti, Project Analyst

Sierra Energy and Risk Assessment - Project Description, Project Modeling
Bob Weatherwax, Principal
Ken Weatherwax, Project Analyst
Dr. Robert Logan, Project Analyst

M.Cubed - Project Description, Economic Forecasting
Richard McCann, Partner
Steve Moss, Project Analyst

Public Affairs Management - Public/Agency Outreach
Kay Wilson, President
Bonnie Nixon, Principal
Daniella Hamilton, Project Manager
Mathew Trask, Deputy Project Manager
Christine Macpherson, Project Coordinator
Jill Rapp, Project Coordinator

Ballard George - Noise

6.2 PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM / SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS

6.2.1 PUBLIC/AGENCY OUTREACH, PHASE I

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) initiated a concerted effort to invite early public agency participation in the environmental review process. The CPUC’s Public Agency Outreach Program was developed by Public Affairs Management (PAM) in close cooperation with Environmental Science Associates (ESA) for the purpose of:

• Establishing early contact and opening lines of communication with key public agencies (planning agencies and air and water quality control agencies) directly affected by the proposed Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Southern California Edison (Edison) divestiture plan.

• Obtaining local-level insight and information from these key agencies for use in preparation of the Draft Initial Study.

Through consultations conducted at central meeting locations, agency offices, and by telephone, ESA and PAM made connections with 45 agencies which will continue to play important roles as the environmental review of the divestiture plan progresses. ESA and PAM representatives traveled to the communities where the plants are located and obtained documents and plans that provided information regarding the potential environmental effects of divestiture to these communities. Local agency representatives provided historic background on plant operations, permitting requirements, land use information, community perceptions, and local environmental concerns. These early agency outreach activities resulted in valuable data.

THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1997

• Morro Bay Power Plant - County of San Luis Obispo Air Pollution Control District

• Morro Bay Power Plant - County of San Luis Obispo

• Morro Bay Power Plant - City of Morro Bay

• Moss Landing Power Plant - Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments

• Moss Landing Power Plant - Monterey County Planning Department

• Moss Landing Power Plant - Monterey Unified Air Pollution Control District

• Moss Landing Power Plant - City of Marina

• Moss Landing Power Plant - Moss Landing Harbor District

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1997

• Hunters Point Power Plant - City and County of San Francisco

• Hunters Point and Oakland Power Plants - Bay Area Regional Water Control Board

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1997

• Moss Landing Power Plant - Monterey Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board

6.2.2 ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONS CONSULTED

HUNTERS POINT POWER PLANT

The following individuals participated in agency consultations:

The following individuals were invited to participate in consultations but were unable to participate. These individuals received follow up contact in the form of phone calls.

OAKLAND POWER PLANT

The following individuals participated in agency consultations.

The following individuals were invited to participate in consultations but were unable to participate. These individuals received follow up contact in the form of phone calls.

MOSS LANDING POWER PLANT

The following individuals participated in agency consultations:

MORRO BAY POWER PLANT

The following individuals participated in agency consultations:

The following individuals were invited to participate in consultations but were unable to participate. These individuals received follow up contact in the form of phone calls.

OTHERS

The following individuals were invited to participate in consultations for all of the power plants to be divested, but were unable to participate. These individuals received follow up contact in the form of phone calls.

6.2.3 PUBLIC/AGENCY OUTREACH, PHASE II

INTRODUCTION

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) initiated a Public Agency Outreach Program (Phase II) in an effort to invite public comments and questions on the Draft Initial Studies (DIS) conducted on the potential environmental impacts related to the divestiture of 15 power plants in California. Southern California Edison Company (Edison) owns 12 of the plants targeted for divestiture; Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) owns three plants targeted for divestiture. The CPUC’s Public Agency Outreach Program was developed by Public Affairs Management (PAM) in close cooperation with Environmental Science Associates (ESA) for the purpose of:

• Hearing comments and answering questions from the general public and relevant government agencies concerning the assumptions and methodologies utilized for the DIS.

• Allowing Edison and PG&E to comment on DIS assumptions and methodologies, and to offer alternatives and possible mitigation measures that would minimize environmental impacts.

ESA and PAM scheduled four technical workshops to take comments on the DIS for the two utilities and sent notice of the workshops to the public agencies contacted during the Phase I Public Outreach Effort, which PAM conducted prior to the production the DIS for both utilities. PAM scheduled two meetings for the PG&E application, in Monterey on June 13 and in San Francisco on June 27, and two meetings for the Edison application, on June 12 and June 30 in Pasadena.

Technical Workshops

First Technical Workshop Concerning the Draft Initial Study for Pacific Gas & Electric Company's Divestiture Application
Monterey, California, June 13, 1997

Sign-in Sheet

Second Technical Workshop on Pacific Gas & Electric Company's Application to Divest Three Power Plants
June 27, 1997, San Francisco

Sign-In Sheet

6.3 LIST OF PARTIES THAT SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT INITIAL STUDY FOR THE PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY DIVESTITURE APPLICATION:

Pacific Gas & Electric: Leslie Everett

California Energy Commission: Caryn J. Hough

Bay Area Air Quality Management District: Ellen Garvey

San Luis Obispo County APCD: Robert W. Carr

San Luis Obispo County Department of Planning and Building: Ellen Carroll

Monterey County Planning and Building Inspection Department: William L. Phillips

City and County of San Francisco Bureau of Environmental Health Management: Ben Gale

City and County of San Francisco Planning Department: Hillary Gitelman

City and County of San Francisco (Hetch Hetchy): Louis H. Renne, Thomas M. Berliner, Jeanne M. Solé

City of Morro Bay Public Works Department: William T. Boucher

City of Oakland Community and Economic Development Agency: Willie Yee

Port of Oakland: David L. Alexander, Thomas D. Clark

Monterey Bay Unified APCD: Douglas Quetin

Coalition of California Utility Employees: Marc D. Joseph

California Manufacturers Association, et al.: Keith R. McCrae, William H. Booth, Jan Smutny-Jones

Southeast Alliance for Environmental Justice/Environmental Law and Justice Clinic School of Law/Environmental Law Community Clinic: Alan Ramo, Eugene P. Coyle, Anne E. Simon

CPUC Office of Ratepayer Advocates: Truman L. Burns

Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments: Nicolas Papadakis