The applicant has paid the necessary application deposit, and is obligated to pay supplemental fees to cover all additional costs associated with the application process.
See attachment "Exhibit A" for Background Section.
If the Board of Supervisors affirms the appeal, the County Planning Commission’s decision to approve the land use permit for the proposed project will be reversed and the land use permit would be denied.
Speakers: Anne Alexander, Natural Resources Defense Council, Connie Cho, Citizens for a Better Environment, and Greg (Appellents); Steve Konig;Greg Karras, (Applicant); Julia McGee, Marathon; Donald Horgan, Marathon; Jason Steinberg, Clyde; Mayim Wiens; James Kimball, USW Local 5-Marathon; Jackie Garcia, 350 Contra Costa; Gary Hughes, Biofuelwatch; Jan Warren, Interfaith Climate Action Network; Charles Davidson; Janet Callaghan, Rodeo; Jesse Peralez, Carpenters Local xx; Lisa Jackson, 350 Contra Costa; Mike Cordy, Rodeo; Emily Hopkins, ICAN; O.G. Strogatz, 350 Contra Costa Acttion; Janet Pygeorge, Rodeo Citizens Association; Caller 6770; Name Not Given; Bill Whitney; Tom Hanson, IBEW Loca 32; Woody Hastings, Climate Center; Marti Roach; Ken Miller, Iron Workers Local 378; Nick Weathers, Northwest Regional Many Helmets to Hardhats; Cynthia Mahoney, M.D.; Clair Brown; Lisa Chang, M.D.; Chuck Leonard Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 342; Fernando C. Laborers Local 324; Andrew Meredith, State Building & Construction Trades Council of California; Stephanie; Liz Ritchie, Timothy Jeffries, Boilermakers Local 549; Theresa Foglio-Ramirez.
Written commentary received on this matter attached.
CLOSED the hearing;
CERTIFIED that the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Martinez Refinery Renewable Fuels Project (State Clearinghouse #2021020289) was completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), was reviewed and considered by the Board of Supervisors before project approval, and reflects the County’s independent judgment and analysis;
CERTIFIED the EIR prepared for the Martinez Refinery Renewable Fuels Project;
ADOPTED the CEQA findings for the Project; ADOPTED the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project;
ADOPTED the statement of overriding considerations for the Project;
DIRECTED the Department of Conservation and Development to file a CEQA Notice of Determination with the County Clerk;
SPECIFIED that the Department of Conservation and Development, located at 30 Muir Road, Martinez, CA, is the custodian of the documents and other material which constitute the record of proceedings upon which the decision of the Board of Supervisors is based;
DENIED the appeal of Asian Pacific Environmental Network, Biofuel Watch, Center for Biological Diversity, Communities for a Better Environment, Richmond City Councilmembers Claudia Jimenez, Eduardo Martinez and Gayle McLaughlin, Friends of the Earth, Interfaith Climate Action Network of Contra Costa County, Natural Resources Defense Council, Rodeo Citizens Association, San Francisco Baykeeper, The Climate Center, Sunflower Alliance, and 350 Contra Costa County;
APPROVED the Martinez Refinery Renewable Fuels Project. (Permit No. CDLP20-02046);
APPROVED the findings in support of the Project;
APPROVED the Project conditions of approval;
APPROVED the Community Benefits Agreement;
DIRECTED the addition of a Condition of Approval: