A meeting of the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board
will be held at 9:30 a.m., in the Auditorium at AQMD Headquarters,
21865 E. Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California.
CALL TO ORDER
1. Opening Comments: Jon D. Mikels, Chairman
Other Board Members
James M. Lents, Ph.D., Executive Officer
CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 2 through 20, Recommend Approval):
2. Minutes of May 12, 1995 Board Meeting (Dix)
(909) 396-2500
3. Report of the Public Advisor, Small Business Assistance, and
Economic Development Offices
(Bowen) (909) 396-3235
This report highlights the activities of the Public Advisor,
Small Business Assistance and Economic Development Offices for
the month of April 1995.
4. Set a Public Hearing on July 14, 1995 to Consider Amendments
to the AQMD's Rules and Regulations, and to Adopt Any Necessary California
Environmental Quality Act Documentation for the Following Rule:
(Fray) (909) 396-3030
Adopt Proposed Regulation XXI - Portable Equipment
This proposed new regulation will begin the implementation
of Point II of the Action Plan of the Business Clean Air Partnership.
Certain types of portable equipment may be registered for a reduced
fee. Registered equipment may then be operated here or in any
other participating California air district. Participation on
the part of the applicant is optional.
5. Report of Civil Actions Filed (Love) (909) 396-3400
6. Report of Hearing Board Variances and Appeals (Love)
7. Recommendation for a Fiscal Year 1994-95 Budget Transfer (Pearce) (909) 396-2828
These budget transfer items are to cover Board-approved expenditures
from savings elsewhere in the Budget.
8. Recommendation to Approve Funding for Four Additional Backup
Projects as an Amendment to the Fiscal Year 1994-95 AB 2766
Discretionary Work Program and Authorize the Board Chairman
to Execute Agreements
(Longville) (909) 3237
When the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee
submitted its FY 1994-95 AB 2766 Discretionary Work Program to
the Board for approval, the MSRC also included a backup list of
projects eligible for funding in case additional revenues became
available. In May 1995 two projects totaling $600,000 were withdrawn
by the proposers before contract execution was complete. Consequently,
on May 25, 1995, the MSRC decided to fund an additional four projects
on the backup list, including the remaining project in the Fleet
Acquisition Development category. These four projects total $528,200
in funding from the AB 2766 Discretionary Fund. This recommendation
is that the Board approve an amendment to the FY 1994-95 AB
2766 Discretionary Work Program to include these four backup
projects for funding and authorize the Board's Chairman to execute
agreements with the respective proposers. This recommendation
was reviewed and approved by the Administrative Committee on May
19, 1995.
9. Recommendation to Purchase Ultra-Low and Zero-Emission Vehicles
(Lloyd) (909) 396-3245
In support of the AQMD's Clean Fuels Program, staff recommends
the purchase of two ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs), specifically
two compressed natural gas (CNG) Chrysler minivans, and two zero-emission
vehicles, specifically an advanced AC Propulsion electric vehicle
(EV) and a Green Motorworks neighborhood EV. The two CNG-powered
minivans are certified by the ARB to meet the strict ULEV standards
and will be utilized in the AQMD's vanpool program with in-use
emissions periodically assessed by the ARB. The advanced AC Propulsion
EV will be tested by the AQMD and the ARB in support of their
efforts to monitor and test the performance of state-of-the-art
EVs. The Green Motorworks EV will allow the AQMD to test the neighborhood
EV and station car program concepts as potential niche market
roles for early EVs. The total cost of the four vehicles will
not exceed $170,000.
10. Status Report on AQMD Listing of Environmental Documents and Lead
Agency Projects Received by the AQMD for Review and Comment
(Broadbent) (909) 396-3789
This report provides a monthly listing of environmental documents
received by the AQMD, and a summary of projects for which the
AQMD is preparing environmental documentation. AQMD review and
comment are subject to the screening criteria established by the
Governing Board in March 1990. This document also evaluates the
Lead Agency response to AQMD comments.
11. Recommendation Regarding a Request for Proposals for Business
Computer Hardware, Database Software, and Disaster and Conversion Services
(Mathur) (909) 396-2722
Current computers cannot support new applications without overall
performance degradation. Replacement of these systems will take
advantage of new computer technology and should provide enough
capacity to support application development for the next three
to five years. Funds have been allocated in the Fiscal Year (FY)
1995-96 Information Management budget for this computer acquisition.
This recommendation was reviewed and approved by the Administrative
Committee on May 19, 1995.
12. Rule Forecast Report (Leyden) (909) 396-3120
13. Recommendation to Award Bids for Review or Preparation of
Air
Toxics "Hot Spots" Information and Assessment Act (AB
2588) Health Risk Assessments (Leyden)
At its April 14, 1995 meeting, the Board approved the release
of a Request for Proposals (RFP) to review or prepare health risk
assessments submitted pursuant to AB 2588. Based on criteria published
in the RFP, all proposals have been reviewed by an AQMD evaluation
panel. At the June 9, 1995 meeting, staff will recommend awarding
the bid(s) to the best qualified bidder(s). Total funding for
this RFP will not exceed $260,000. This entire amount is from
the state AB 2588 program and not AQMD general funds. This is
included in the 1994-95 budget. This recommendation was reviewed
and approved by the Stationary Source Committee on
May 19, 1995.
14. Recommendation Regarding Use of Reserve Funds to Issue Air
Toxics "Hot Spots" Fee Rebate for Fiscal Year 1994-95 (Leyden)
The Air Toxics "Hot Spots" Information and Assessment
Act requires that the ARB annually adopt a fee regulation to collect
fees to recover the state and local air district costs of program
implementation. The fee regulation and the fee schedule adopted
for AQMD for this year will increase the fees by 7 to 43 percent
over the last year's level. To mitigate this situation, staff
recommends use of approximately $700,000 from the special Air
Toxics reserve funds to issue a flat rate rebate to all fee payers.
15. Recommendation to Adopt Resolution Amending the Annual
Compensation for the AQMD's Hearing Board Members
(Nikkila) (909) 396-3010
Staff recommends amending the annual compensation for the Hearing
Board Members as follows: from $60,000 annually to $50,000 for
each member except for the chair, who will receive $65,000 to
reflect adjusted hours of required availability. The proposed
amendments will also clarify payment for orientation and attendance
by Alternate Members.
16. Recommendation to Award Bids for Source Emissions Testing by Outside Contractors
(Liu) (909) 396-2105
On February 10, 1995 the Board approved the release of an RFP
to seek outside contractors to perform source emissions tests.
An evaluation panel has reviewed all proposals received in accordance
with established criteria and the District policy on consultant
selection. Staff recommends that the Board award a bid(s) for
an amount(s) not to exceed a total of $300,000. Funding for this
work has been allocated in the Applied Science and Technology's
FY 1994-95 budget.
17. Recommendation Regarding a Request for Proposals to Prequalify Providers of Temporary Staff Services
(Nikkila) (909) 396-3010
On March 10, 1995 the Board received and filed a report outlining
administrative policy and procedure changes made by the Executive
Officer relating to the purchase of nonconsultant services and
supplies. One of these changes was a requirement for establishing,
through Board approval, a list of prequalified vendors of such
services and supplies. In the case of temporary staffing services,
vendors are to be prequalified for a period of two fiscal years.
This recommendation is to obtain Board approval to release an
RFP which will be used to establish a list of prequalified agencies
from whom competitive bids may be solicited when temporary staff
is needed during FYs 1995-96 and 1996-97. This recommendation
was reviewed and approved by the Administrative Committee on May
19, 1995.
18. Recommendation to Award Bid for Medical Services Provider
(Jason) (909) 396-2065
On January 13, 1995, the Board approved an RFP for a qualified
medical provider specializing in occupational/industrial medicine.
Bids are being evaluated, and staff will be recommending awarding
the bid to the most qualified bidder. This recommendation was
reviewed and approved by the Administrative Committee on May 19,
1995.
19. Recommendation to Dispose of AQMD Property (Jason)
On July 12, 1991 the Board approved the AQMD cost-sharing a
real-time vehicle emissions monitoring program with Ford Motor
Company and the University of California, Los Angeles. As part
of the program, the AQMD agreed to provide the test vehicle on
a lease basis. The program was subsequently transferred to CE-CERT
and they are interested in purchasing this vehicle for $6,500
at the expiration of the lease on June 30, 1995. This recommendation
was reviewed and approved by the Administrative Committee on May
19, 1995.
20. Recommendation Regarding Requests for Quotations to Prequalify
Providers of Various Services and Supplies (Jason)
On March 10, 1995, the Board received and filed a report outlining
administrative policy and procedure changes made by the Executive
Officer relating to the purchase of nonconsultant services and
supplies. One of these changes was a requirement for establishing,
through Board approval, a list of prequalified vendors of such
services and supplies. This recommendation is to obtain Board
approval to release Requests for Quotations which will be used
to establish a list of prequalified vendors from whom competitive
bids may be solicited for the purchase of office supplies, printing/photocopy
paper, printing services, unleaded fuel, and vehicle maintenance
as needed during FY 1995-96. This recommendation was reviewed
and approved by the Administrative Committee on May 19, 1995.
BOARD CALENDAR
Notes: (A) The Mobile Source Committee rescheduled its meeting to June 16, 1995. The minutes
of the meeting will be reported at the July 14, 1995 Board meeting.
(B) The Legislative Committee meeting of May 19, 1995 was canceled.
The Committee expects to meet at 8:30 a.m. on June 9, 1995 prior to the regular
monthly Board meeting. An oral report may be made at the June 9 Board meeting.
The term of office for the Medical Member and the two Public
Members of the AQMD's Hearing Board will expire June 30, 1995.
An Advisory Committee consisting of representatives from the Counties
of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino, and the
City of Los Angeles has completed its selection process and made
recommendations to the Administrative Committee for its consideration.
The Administrative Committee reviewed and approved the recommendations
of the Hearing Board Advisory Committee at its meeting on May
19, 1995.
29. Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee Report
(Paulitz)
Staff: Eichhorn
(909) 396-3240
30. Advisory Council Minutes of April 27, 1995 Meeting (Mikels)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
31. Adopt Proposed Rule 518.1 - Permit Appeal Procedures for Title
V Facilities, and Amend Regulation XXX -Title V Permits and
Rule 518 - Hearing Board Procedures for Title V Facilities
(Leyden) (909) 396-3120
The proposed amendments to Regulation XXX and Rule 518 are
needed to address changes identified by EPA as necessary to obtain
interim program approval. These changes include: (a) using a facility's
Potential to Emit rather than reported actual emissions to determine
if a facility is a major source five years after program approval
unless a State Implementation Plan (SIP)-approved District rule
is adopted, in the future, to exempt these sources from Title
V; (b) moving variance provisions from Regulation XXX to Rule
518; (c) clarifying that NSR permits must meet all necessary Title
V compliance requirements at the time of issuance; and (d) reducing
the emissions cutoff for group processing of minor permit revisions.
The proposed amendment has been developed to implement the
Emission Reductions from Organic Liquid Transfer and Loading Control
Measure of the 1994 AQMP and to correct deficiencies in the existing
rule as required by EPA. The amendment proposes to reduce VOC
emissions at large bulk loading facilities, and to establish self-auditing
requirements for monthly leak inspections.
CLOSED SESSION
33. Recommendation Regarding a Closed Session to Consider
Pending or Potential Litigation and Personnel Matters
(Greenwald) (909) 396-2303
(No Written Material)
OTHER BUSINESS
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - (Public Comment on Non-Agenda
Items,
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3)
ADJOURNMENT
***PUBLIC COMMENTS***
Members of the public are afforded an opportunity to speak
on any listed item. Please notify the Clerk of the Board, (909)
396-2500, if you wish to do so. All agendas are posted at AQMD
Headquarters, 21865 E. Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California,
at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. All information concerning
agenda items may be reviewed in the Library at AQMD Headquarters
one week before Board meetings. At the end of the agenda, an opportunity
is also provided for the public to speak on any subject within
the AQMD's authority. Speakers may be limited to three (3) minutes
each.
Note that on items listed on the Consent Calendar and the balance
of the agenda any motion, including action, can be taken (consideration
is not limited to listed recommended actions). Additional matters
can be added and action taken by two-thirds vote, or in the case
of an emergency, by a majority vote. Matters raised under Public
Comments may not be acted upon at that meeting other than as provided
above.
Written comments will be accepted by the Board and made part of
the record, provided 25 copies are presented to the Clerk of the
Board.
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