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CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA ITEM 9A
Vistra Battery Energy Storage
Systems (BESS) Project
Status Update and Timeline
(Not a Public Hearing)
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Coastal
Development
Permit
Local Coastal
Program
Amendment
Environmental
Impact Report
Master Plan and
Land Use Change
Consistency
with LCP and
Coastal Act
Makes BESS
Allowable
Development of
BESS Project
Consistency
with LCP and
Master Plan
Allows BESS
Project
Analyzes LCP
Amendment and
BESS Project
Required by
CEQA
Informed
Decision
Making
Power Plant Master Plan
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A Framework: • Start with “the known”. • Site Constraints (e.g., ESHA and Coastal Hazards) • BESS location • In other unconstrained areas, identify conceptual land uses based on: • Public input • Visitor Serving Commercial Zoning • Economic goals
• Describe consistency of Master Plan with LCP and Coastal Act 3 4
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Criteria: • Consistency with LCP
and Coastal Act • Economic Benefits
• Public Health and
Safety
Process for Staff Recommendation
Facts: • Environmental
Impact Report • Technical Studies
• Agency Comments
• Public Comments
Staff Recommendation: • Denial of the project • Approval of project as proposed
• Approval of an EIR
alternative
• Approval of a modified
project (not in EIR)
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Timeline – Phased Approach
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4 Staff recommends the Council receive
and file this update.
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