HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-08-12; City Council; Resolution 2008-2351 RESOLUTION NO. 2008-235
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, WHICH OPPOSES THE
3 PROPOSED CARLSBAD ENERGY CENTER PROJECT
. (CECP) AND PRECLUDES ALL NON-COASTAL
DEPENDENT INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING
5 ENERGY GENERATION FROM ANY FUTURE LAND USE
AT THE ENCINA POWER STATION SITE.
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7 WHEREAS, NRG Energy, Inc., has submitted an Application for Certification
8 (AFC) for the Carlsbad Energy Center Project (CECP) to the California Energy
9 Commission (CEC); and
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WHEREAS, the CEC has jurisdiction in approving new power plants; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad recognizes the need to develop energy
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resources that meet the growing demands of our region; and
14 WHEREAS, as home to the existing Encina Power Station (EPS) since the
15 1950s and numerous other regional facilities, Carlsbad understands a community's
16 responsibility in hosting regional resources and the impacts associated with such; and
17 WHEREAS, due to recent advances in technology, a state-of-the-art power plant
18 is not a coastal dependent land use; and
19 WHEREAS, the proposed CECP would constitute a non-coastal dependent
20 industrial land use at the EPS site for an estimated additional 40 years; and
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WHEREAS, the proposed CECP will negatively impact the future redevelopment
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of the EPS site (defined as those parcels owned by NRG and San Dieqo Gas and23
Electric which are located west of Interstate 5, North of Cannon Road, South of Agua
25 Hedionda Lagoon, and East of Carlsbad Blvd); and
26 WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad has reviewed the AFC and found it to be
27 inconsistent and detrimental to the best interests of the community; and
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1 WHEREAS, the proposed CECP contains several objectionable concerns,
2 including land use compatibility; and
3 WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad has required for over twenty-five years that a
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comprehensive land use plan be conducted for Specific Plan 144 (which includes the
5 Encina Power Station site) to clearly identify acceptable future land uses and guide site
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redevelopment; and
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WHEREAS, any proposed non-coastal dependent industrial land use (including
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9 energy generation) should be located away from the Encina Power Station site to avoid
10 impacting significant coastal resources; and
11 WHEREAS, the proposed CECP has failed to demonstrate any extraordinary
12 public benefit as required by the South Carlsbad Coastal Redevelopment Plan.
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14 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad, California, as follows:
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1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
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18 2. Reaffirms its opposition to the proposed Carlsbad Energy Center Project,
19 as stated in Council Resolution No. 2008-138.
20 3. Supports the re-use of the existing Encina Power Station site to provide
21 greater public benefit.
22 4. Reaffirms its longstanding requirement for a comprehensive plan which
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will guide the redevelopment of the Encina Power Station site.
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5. Any non-coastal dependent industrial land use (including power
., generation) at the Encina Power Station site is inconsistent with the best
27 interests of the community and should be precluded.
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6. City Staff is hereby directed to continue to work with NRG and San Diego
Gas and Electric to help identify alternate solutions to regional energy
demands.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council
of the City of Carlsbad on the 12tb day of August ,
2008, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Council .Members Lewis, Kulcbin, Hall and Packard.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Council Member Nygaard.
'A. LEWIS, Mayor
ATTEST:
.ORRAINE M. WbdD, City Clerk O
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