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AQMD hearing on Hyperion abatement not on Aug. 4 agenda, city staff say
Summary
City staff told the El Segundo City Council that a South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) board hearing scheduled for Aug. 4 to review an abatement order for Hyperion is not on the AQMD agenda; staff will draft a letter asking AQMD to keep the item and will encourage residents to contact the AQMD clerk.
City staff told the El Segundo City Council during a meeting that a South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) board hearing scheduled for Aug. 4, where the council had expected discussion of an abatement order for Hyperion, is not on the AQMD agenda.
Staff said they will draft a letter on behalf of the council, for the council's signature, requesting that AQMD keep the item on the Aug. 4 agenda and provide a full report on compliance with the abatement order. Staff also encouraged residents to contact AQMD directly with input.
The staff member provided contact information for the AQMD clerk and asked residents to request the hearing item remain on the agenda and to seek a full compliance report. The clerk's phone number, as read at the meeting, is (909) 396-2500 and the clerk email address provided was clerkofboard@aqmd.gov.
The staff member also reported: "The AQMD did receive 8 odor complaints since our last meeting and did not issue any notice of violations." The staff member concluded the update by reiterating the planned letters to AQMD and to the AQMD board requesting continuation or discussion of the abatement order.
Discussion: staff framed this as an informational update and a follow-up action; no formal council motion or vote on the topic was reported at the meeting. Direction: staff said they will draft and send a letter on behalf of the council asking AQMD to retain the item on its agenda and to report on abatement-order compliance. Decision: none taken at the meeting on the underlying abatement order.
Next steps listed by staff were the preparation and transmittal of the letters and urging residents to contact AQMD; the meeting record provided no further status updates on AQMD action or timeline.
