01-21-2002 Special Called Workshop Meeting Minutes

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• 1-21-02 Council Talk Notes I'd like to present 3 items to you this evening. A California diesel pollution study. This study can be summed up in an Acronym, TAC, Toxic Air Contaminant. That study is ongoing but the evidence shows diesel exhaust particulates are heavily coated with carcinogens. Another study showing the impact on our area is due out shortly. 2. Shore Acres Mayor, Nancy Redmonson has researched the DEIS and done a 13 page summary of the DEIS flaws. Nancy will be glad to share this in detail, when you contact her. This summary is very insightful. I think it is essential that Council review this summary as a gauge of the accuracy of the Staff review of the DEIS. Here are a few of her items. 3. I think these blatant DEIS flaws proves the Corp. of Engineers has become the propaganda division of the PHA and is no longer unbiased or credible. Let's combine this with other PHA actions to see the character of the PHA. • The PHA substantially lowered it's original truck traffic estimate when the high numbers created opposition to Bayport. • The PHA says a more southern site is unusable because it will cost $600,000 per acre to build. And independent engineering analysis says it will take $100,000 per acre. 1/6 what the PHA claims. • Jobs? The same grossly inflated PHA propaganda, as proven by the Texas City analysis. ~--• Then there is the Pasadena Manlove scandal. ...and all these are a small piece of the overall picture. Gentlemen, I believe your study of this piece of PHA propaganda that the Corp. mistakenly claims is an EIS, and the PHA's character exposed by it's actions, should prove to you that it is time for you to join the other cities and groups fighting these modern day carpet bagger robber barons who want to adversely affect our health, our property values, our jobs, and our quality of life,.... for other's financial gain. In the Jan.14 Council meeting a councilman asked, why haven't the resistance groups researched to see if there has been a successful container port in the U.S.? My 1435 question to you, Council, is... Why haven't you researched it? Thanks for your time, Bill Scott, Treasurer for Common Sense Govt. •