Academic Senate - Santa Barbara Division

Proposed Resoution

Clearview Oil and Gas Project

January 26, 1995 Meeting of the Faculty Legislature

The Faculty Legislature of the Santa Barbara Division of the Academic Senate endorses the following findings and recommendations presented by the Senate's Special Committee on the Clearview Oil and Gas Project.

Findings:

1. The current concept of the Clearview project is incompatible with the University's housing plans for the North Campus.
2. It is highly unlikely that any modifications would make the Clearview project compatible with the North Campus housing as long as the two projects are in such close proximity.
3. The incompatibility of the Clearview project probably extends to other neighboring housing developments (Student Housing on the North Campus, West Campus, Storke Family Housing, Cannon Green/Phelps Road) and activities (University Children's Center, Devereux School, Isla Vista School) as well, but more information is needed to make this assessment.
4. The financial disincentive of a Clearview project to the University far outweighs any of the proposed benefits -- financial or otherwise -- that the Committee could identify.
5. The current concept of the Clearview Project does not comply with a) the University's Long Range Development Plan, b) the Goleta Community Plan, and c) the Oil Consolidation Policies in the Santa Barbara County Local Coastal Plan.

Recommendations:

1. Any letter submitted by the University acknowledging Mobil's preparation and submission of a permit application for Clearview in order to proceed to an EIR should note the findings of both this Committee and the Administrative Task Force on Clearview.
2. The University should insist on having active representation on any Joint Review Panel established to simultaneously review the development of both the Clearview Project EIR and the North Campus EIR.
3. The Academic Senate should maintain an active review of both projects.
4. The University, as lessor of the land for the operation of the Ellwood Marine Terminal, should request improvements in the 17 acre site and corresponding storage/barging operations to improve the compatibility of this activity with planned housing on the North Campus