Speaker 0: Thank you. Next up is item 16.
Speaker 1: Report from Public Works recommendation to adopt a resolution making findings of fact that the final Environmental Impact Report has adequately analyzed all relevant sequel topics relating to the Carson two Paramount Pipeline Conversion Project determined that the conversion of pipelines from crude oil to hydrogen gas is categorically exempt from secure and issue a permit to paramount pipeline for the conversion and operation of the Pipelines District eight and nine.
Speaker 0: Thank you, Mr. Monica. Do do we have a do we need a search staff report or how do we feel about this?
Speaker 4: We don't need one. We have everything in the agenda in front of you.
Speaker 0: Okay, then. I don't think that I've. There's not a request for one. We'll just move forward. I have a motion by Vice Mayor Richardson in a second by Councilmember Ops Investment. Richardson. Just quickly, I want to thank public works or, you know, doing your diligence to make sure that that you understand and we understand public works and planning and requirements under secure. What this does is the repurposing of this pipeline actually will allow for expansion and resources that ultimately decrease our carbon footprint, address air pollution across Southern California. So the purpose of it is good. It gets rid of a crude oil operation and makes it into hydrogen fuel. And, you know, that's a use actually an actual use or zero emission of the technology. So those are good. But but since it's under our homes in council districts, eight, nine, we need to make sure that diligence is done and that's what staff have done. So that said, I'm happy to make the motion. Kathryn Austin.
Speaker 2: Oh, yes, except I also support this motion. There's been a lot of due diligence into this. The secret process was actually followed and there this is, I think, a better use of infrastructure. The existing infrastructure will result in cleaner energy use in our city and beyond. I did a. I have a question related to just this public outreach when the project actually is occurring again. Can staff talk about that in any way? How will the public be notified and about when when this process is actually going to occur?
Speaker 4: Yes. Patricia Devendorf, her from Development Services will answer that question.
Speaker 3: Good evening, council members. Patricia Defender As outlined in the Council letter, the applicant will be sending notification to 8000 different properties along the pipeline to give them notification of the pipeline and to provide information about pipeline safety. The applicant is on the line if there are questions that are should be directed to them.
Speaker 2: Okay. Well, the reason I ask the question is obviously there are some risk with any infrastructure that they go through residential communities in any way. I just want to make sure that there is a robust information so that individuals know how to notify and protect themselves should something go awry. I understand that there are a lot of provisions put in place to minimize any sort of risk associated with the project. But nothing is 100%. Nothing is foolproof. And so I just want to make sure that we're notifying residents on who to report issues to should they find issues come up and the applicant can speak to that . It would be great.
Speaker 0: Hello. This is Jeffrey of Paramount Pipeline. I just to address your question, Mr. Aston. We're doing a commissioning plan for this.
Speaker 4: Pipeline, which is going to take two or three days.
Speaker 0: And we're we're not going full stream. We will be taking up to 25 PCI, holding it and doing a leak survey across the whole entire line, making sure there's no leaks. And we'll take it up to 50, 100.
Speaker 4: 120 and 140 which which will be around the operating pressure.
Speaker 0: We are also sending out the mail outs, like Patricia said, and those are annual as well. So they the residents have been receiving this while it was in crude service and they will be receiving these when we are shifting to hydrogen as well. So and we also have the 24 seven call number for the pipeline as well. So it's going to take two or three days to commission the line into hydrogen and make sure there's no leaks. And then the mail outs will be coming out as well.
Speaker 2: Okay. Thank you. And I would just ask that my office be included in those notifications as well.
Speaker 0: Thank you. We have a motion in a second. Is there any public comment? I think we have some.
Speaker 1: There's no public comment.
Speaker 0: You're right. We have. I don't see anyone here either. Let's go ahead and do a roll call vote, please.
Speaker 1: District one. I district to.
Speaker 3: My.
Speaker 1: District three. I district for.
Speaker 0: I.
Speaker 1: District five.
Speaker 3: I.
Speaker 1: District six. I. District seven.
Speaker 4: I.
Speaker 1: District eight.
Speaker 2: Right.
Speaker 1: District nine. My motion carries.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Just as a reminder, we had a we have a study session with a time set for 530. That doesn't mean the study session, of course, is at 534, that it needs to be sometime after 530. Just as a reminder for the public, that's the way these things are typically agenda, but we want to do it as close to that time as possible. So I have two more requests. Let's try to see if we can get through these. I think they should be fairly quick and then we'll get to the other study session. So I'm going to do items eight and ten, which are the last two requests, and then we'll go to the
Recommendation to adopt resolution, as a responsible agency, under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), making Findings of Fact that the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) certified by the City of Carson in November 2020 (State Clearinghouse No. 2020059038), has adequately analyzed all relevant CEQA topics relating to the Carson to Paramount Pipeline Conversion Project within the City of Long Beach; adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21081; and adopt a portion of the Mitigation, Monitoring, and Reporting Program;

Determine that the conversion of subsurface and, where applicable, above ground pipeline “Line 4 and Line 12,” within the City of Long Beach municipal boundaries, from crude oil to hydrogen gas, the permitting of their continued operation and maintenance, the removal of manual valves replaced with welded pipe, and the installation of one new manual valve near the intersection of South Street and Orizaba Avenue by World Energy, LLC, dba Paramount Pipeline, LLC, within the City of Long Beach, is Categor