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ALUC Minutes Page 9 March 18, 2004 being a height that already existed, and with some shielding discussion being possible, although he has never been in favor of the practice, the Commission had continued a long history of conditional findings. But for the reasons he stated and for the concerns he has and his reading of the AELUP, he will be comfortable voting for inconsistency. Commission H. Beverburg observed that actions in 1987 and 1989 occurred in a different era when there were other places for airplanes to come when JW A was not the only option. Replying to the Chairman, Ms. Golding confirmed that the previous project approval on an adjacent parcel was for a 12-story building and that the site diagram in the EIR showed two 6-story buildings at the project site, the EIR not being an entitlement document. Chairman Bresnahan reiterated that the flight tracks show the site experiences a significant amount of overflight with the resulting noise and that if built, hopefully the occupants will like aviation and airplanes. On the motion and second of Commissioners Propst and H. Beverburg, with Commissioner Webb voting No, the Geneva Commons project was found to be Inconsistent with the JW A AELUP by a vote of 6 - 1. ONGOING BUSINESS: 3. Administrative Status Report: Executive Officer Golding referred the Members to two additional letters meant to be distributed at the February meeting which was cancelled, as well the letter Commissioner Harris requested to be appended to the minutes. 4. Proceedings with Consistent Agencies: Ms. Golding reported no changes, and stated that she will keep the Members updated on activity in the Irvine Business Complex. 5. Proceedings with Inconsistent Agencies: Ms. Golding reported no changes. Replying to Commissioner H. Beverburg, she explained that a staff working session, not a public meeting, is scheduled for tomorrow with Santa Ana. She added that she has made it clear that the Commission itself will subsequently review and decide on the City's effort to become Consistent. 6. Items oflnterest to the Public: No one from the public wished to address the Commission. Replying to Commissioner H. Beverburg, Deputy County Counsel Jack Golden explained the perspective that it is staffs job to look at the technicalities and the Commissioners' job to exercise discretion on health, safety and welfare. He noted that staff found the project to fit technically within the FAA rules and consequently found the project technically consistent, adding it is within the purview of the ALUC to go beyond based on various factors in the AELUP, to apply the ALUC's discretion more readily than staff may. He concluded that is how he separates the perspective, while noting that while not having written the report, he is merely explaining his understanding of what had occurred. 75C-183