LADWP DS 104 Task Force - Public Workshop Summary
January 15, 2013
Last night the LADWP held a public workshop at the Palisades Charter High School gymnasium from 7:00 to 9:00. LADWP staff and members of the DS-104 Task Force were on hand to answer residents questions regarding candidate sites selected for further evaluation. Also on hand were Ron Nichols, General Manager of LADWP, LAUSD Board Member Steve Zimmer and Norman Kulla, Northern District Director and Senior Counsel for CD-11 Councilmember Bill Rosendahl.
Attendees were invited to view presentations regarding a number of topics which were staffed by LADWP staff:
Information about the Load Center and the Purpose and Need for DS-104
Benefits of a New Distributing Station
LADWP Power System Overview
Ideal Site Criteria
Sustainability
Existing Distributing Stations
Geology of Pacific Palisades
Next Steps in the DS-104 Development Process (which include)
Environmental Review (18 Months)
Design (18 Months)
Construction (24 Months)
Commissioning (6 Months)
In addition, Task Force members were available to provide information about:
Task Force Preferred Sites
Other Sites Considered
The final four sites selected to be in the Tier 1 Preferred Sites are:
Site #3 - 16931 Pacific Coast Hwy.
Site #4 - 16970 & 16948 Sunset Blvd. & 125 N. Marquez Place
Site #10 - 300 Via Nicholas
Site #15 - 370 N. Paseo Miramar
The workshop was well attended with many community members actively engaged in learning more about the details of the site selection process. General Manager Nichols spoke briefly about the process along with Mr. Zimmer and Mr. Kulla.
Community members were provided a flyer that summarized each of the four Tier 1 sites and were encouraged to submit any comments about any of the Tier 1 sites or any other comments they wished for the Task Force members to hear. All community comments will be reviewed by the Task Force at its next meeting.
I have requested copies of the presentation materials and will upload them when they are made available.
