FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT                                   Commissioners Present

Lynda Smallwood                                                          John Garamendi, Chair

            100 Howe Avenue, Suite 100-South                                Marcy Jo Mandel, Alternate,

            Sacramento, California  95825-8202                                    for State Controller John Chiang

            smallwl@slc.ca.gov                                                       Tom Sheehy, Alternate

      (TDD/TT) 1-800-735-2929                                                     for Director of the Department of

       (916) 574-1923                                                                      Finance Michael Genest

AGENDA AND ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE             

       ON CSLC WEB SITE:  www.slc.ca.gov  

           

           

AGENDA

VOTING RECORD

 

MEETING OF THE

CALIFORNIA STATE LANDS COMMISSION

 

STATE CAPITOL

ROOM 447

SACRAMENTO, CA, 95814

 

JOHN GARAMENDI, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, CHAIR

JOHN CHIANG, STATE CONTROLLER, MEMBER

MICHAEL C. GENEST, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, MEMBER

 

JANUARY 6, 2009

 

CALENDAR ITEM REFERENCES TO AB 884 DENOTE THE PERMIT STREAMLINING ACT (CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65920 ET SEQ.).

 

                A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER WILL BE PROVIDED UPON ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF NEED BY A DEAF OR HEARING IMPAIRED PERSON.  SUCH NOTIFICATION SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO DATE OF THE EVENT.

 

                IF YOU NEED REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, TO CONDUCT BUSINESS WITH THE COMMISSION, FOR A DISABILITY AS DEFINED BY THE FEDERAL AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND THE CALIFORNIA FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING ACT, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMISSION IN ADVANCE TO ARRANGE FOR SUCH ACCOMMODATION.

               

ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA SHOULD FILL OUT A SPEAKER FORM.  WHEN YOU ARE CALLED TO SPEAK, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. 

 

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

THE MINUTES OF THE December 3, 2008 mEETING WERE APPROVED BY A VOTE OF 3-0.

 

CONSENT CALENDAR – None

 

REGULAR CALENDAR – None

 

INFORMATIONAL CALENDAR :  ITEM 1 - non-voting hearing And discussion of application by Plains Exploration & production company for two leases to explore for and produce oil and gas in the tranquiLlon ridge formation located beneath state submerged lands offshore of vandenberg air force base that would be developed from the existing platform irene in federal outer continental shelf (ocs) waters.

 

items 2, 3, 4 – were noticed for purposes of discussion in closed session.

 

  I.            9:30 A.M. - OPEN SESSION scheduled to BEGIN

 

II.            CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 3, 2008

 

III.           EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT None

 

IV.          CONSENT CALENDAR – None

 

V.           REGULAR CALENDAR – None

 

VI.          INFORMATIONAL CALENDAR ITEMS 1,2,3,4.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE INFORMATIONAL ONLY.  ITEM 1 INVOLVES A PUBLIC HEARING; ITEMS 2-4 WILL BE DISCUSSED AND ACTED UPON IN A CLOSED SESSION.

 

1.    PLAINS Exploration & Production Company (pxp) (aPPLICANT):  Discussion of application submitted by PXP for two leases to explore for and produce oil and gas in the Tranquillion Ridge formation located beneath State submerged lands offshore of Vandenberg Air Force Base that would be developed from the existing Platform Irene in federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) waters.

Tranquillion Ridge Presentation

 

2.         CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR:   Instructions to negotiator in Closed Session regarding leasing of State submerged lands located between Vandenberg Air Force Base and Platform Irene, Santa Barbara County. Negotiating parties: Plains Exploration and Production Company (PXP); United States Department of the Interior, Mineral Management Service (MMS). Under negotiation: price and terms

 

3.         CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR:  Instructions to negotiator in Closed Session regarding amending lease of State tide and submerged lands, including extension of existing lease boundaries and installation of a new pipeline to serve existing Platform Holly, located offshore of the City of Goleta, Santa Barbara County, negotiating parties: Venoco, Inc. Under negotiation: price and terms.

 

4.         CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR:   Instructions to negotiator in Closed Session regarding entering into an agreement for enhanced oil recovery at the Wilmington Oil Field, City of Long Beach, Los Angeles County.  Negotiating parties: City of Long Beach and Occidental Petroleum Inc. Under negotiation: price and terms

 

VII.      PUBLIC COMMENT

 

VIII.     CLOSED SESSION.   AT ANYTIME DURING THE MEETING THE COMMISSION MAY MEET IN A SESSION CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING MATTERS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 11126:

 

A.        LITIGATION.

THE COMMISSION MAY CONSIDER PENDING AND POSSIBLE LITIGATION PURSUANT TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF ATTORNEY-CLIENT COMMUNICATIONS AND PRIVILEGES PROVIDED FOR IN GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 11126 (e).

 

1.         THE COMMISSION MAY CONSIDER MATTERS THAT FALL UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 11126(e)(2)(A):

 

United States of America v. M/V Cosco Busan

 

Macor Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.

 

2.         The commission may consider matters THAT fall under government code section 11126 (e)(2)(B) or (2)(C).

 

B.        CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS.   

THE COMMISSION MAY CONSIDER MATTERS THAT FALL UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 11126 (c) (7) – TO PROVIDE DIRECTIONS TO ITS NEGOTIATORS REGARDING PRICE AND TERMS FOR LEASING OF REAL PROPERTY.

 

1.         Provide instructions to negotiator regarding leasing of state tide and submerged lands located between Vandenberg Air Force Base and Platform Irene, Santa Barbara County.  Negotiating parties: Plains Exploration and Production Company (PXP); United States Department of the Interior Mineral Management Service (MMS).  Under negotiation: price and terms.

 

2.            Provide instructions to negotiator regarding leasing of state tide and submerged lands located offshore of the City of Goleta, Santa Barbara County. Negotiating parties: Venoco, Inc.  Under negotiation: price and terms.

 

3.         Provide instructions to negotiator regarding entering into an agreement for enhanced oil recovery at the Wilmington Oil Field, City of Long Beach, Los Angeles County.  Negotiating parties: City of Long Beach and Occidental Petroleum Inc. Under negotiation: price and terms.