Dix (909) 396-2500
(jdix@aqmd.gov )
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.
The Governing Board Letters and their attachments (if any) for the month
of August 1996 in Microsoft Word 6.0 can be down loaded (self extracting
compressed) from within the individual Board letter (click on
"Attachment" at the end of the letter)
CALL TO ORDER
CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 1 through 10)
Note: Consent Calendar items held for discussion will be moved to Item No. 10.
1.Minutes of July 12, 1996 Board Meeting
Dix (909) 396-2500
(jdix@aqmd.gov )
2. Set Public Hearing September 13, 1996 to Amend Rule 1176 -
VOC
Emissions
from Wastewater Systems
Coy (909) 396-2434
Proposed amendments will ensure further reductions of VOC emissions from process drains and other components of wastewater systems located at refineries, oil and gas production facilities, and chemical and industrial plants.
3. Set Public Hearing September 13, 1996 to Amend Rule 1171 - Solvent
Cleaning Operations
Leyden (909) 396-3120
(pleyden@aqmd.gov )
Proposed Amended Rule 1171 will establish VOC and solvent vapor pressure limits that will reduce VOC emissions 20.5 tons per day by year 2010 through greater use of aqueous cleaning technologies as well as acetone blend formulations. The proposed VOC limits will be effective January 1999, to allow sufficient time for facilities to convert to newer cleaning processes.
4. Award Bid for a Cafeteria Management Firm
Contaoi (909) 396-3038
ARAMARK operates the AQMD cafeteria under a contract that expires September 30, 1996. On March 8, 1996, the Board authorized the release of an RFP for a food service management company. Extensive outreach resulted in ten bid submittals. This action is to engage the services of the most qualified bidder.
5. Quarterly Report of Investments
Pearce (909) 396-2828
State law, effective January 1, 1996, requires local government entities to report quarterly regarding their investments. This is the Quarterly Report of Investments for 1996 Second Quarter.
6. Public Advisor's Report
Bowen (909) 396-3235
(lbowen@aqmd.gov )
This report highlights the Public Advisor, Local Government, Small Business Assistance and Economic Development activities for the month of June 1996. Comprehensive reports on these efforts are set forth in Sections I, II, III and IV, respectively.
7. Rule Forecast
Leyden (909) 396-3120
(pleyden@aqmd.gov )
8. Lead Agency Projects and Environmental Documents Received by the AQMD
Wallerstein (909) 396-3131
(bwallerstein@aqmd.gov)
This report provides for the Board's consideration a listing of CEQA documents received by the AQMD between June 4, 1996 and July 1, 1996, and those projects for which the AQMD is acting as lead agency pursuant to CEQA.
9. Hearing Board Variances and Appeals
Abel (909) 396-2500
During the period of May 1 through May 31, 1996, the Hearing Board took action on 20 Variances and 0 Appeals.
10. Items Deferred from Consent Calendar
BOARD CALENDAR
Note:
(1) The Technology Committee did not meet in July. The next
meeting will be August 16, 1996.(2) The Legislative Committee did not meet in July. The next meeting will be August 23, 1996.
(3) The Stationary Source Committee did not meet in July. The next meeting will be August 23, 1996.
11. Administrative Committee
Chair: Mikels
Nikkila (909) 396-3010
(nnikkila @aqmd.gov )
12. Mobile Source Committee
Chair: Haggard
Wallerstein (909) 396-3131
(bwallerstein@aqmd.gov)
13. Interagency AQMP Implementation Committee
Chair: Mikels
Bowen (909) 396-3235
(lbowen@aqmd.gov )
14. Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee
Board Liaison: Paulitz
Rhinehart (909) 396-2898
15. Air Resources Board Monthly Meeting
Board Rep.: Silva
16. Advisory Council Minutes of April 25, 1996 Meeting
Board Liaison: Mikels
17. Amend Rule 1113 - Architectural Coatings
Broadbent (909) 396-3789
(jbroadbent@aqmd.gov )
The proposed amendment will reinstate the small container exemption.
18. Closed Session to Consider Pending or Potential Litigation and Personnel
Matters
(No Written Material)
Greenwald (909) 396-2303
(pgreenwald@aqmd.gov)
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - (Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items, Pursuant
to Government Code Section 54954.3)
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.
ACRONYMS
AQMD = Air Quality Management District
AQMP = Air Quality Management Plan
ARB = California Air Resources Board
AVR = Average Vehicle Ridership
BACT = Best Available Control Technology
CEMs = Continuous Emissions Monitors
CEQA = California Environmental Quality Act
CE-CERT = College of Engineering-Center for Environmental Research
and Technology
CO = Carbon Monoxide
CTG = Control Technology Guideline
EPA = Environmental Protection Agency
EV = Electric Vehicle
FY = Fiscal Year
HRA = Health Risk Assessment
IAIC = Interagency AQMP Implementation Committee
IGA = Intergovernmental Affairs
LEV = Low Emission Vehicle
MOU = Memorandum of Understanding
MSERCs = Mobile Source Emission Reduction Credits
MSRC = Mobile Source (Air Pollution Reduction) Review Committee
NESHAPS = National Emission Standards for Hazardous Pollutants
NOx = Oxides of Nitrogen
NSPS = New Source Performance Standards
NSR = New Source Review
PM10 = Particulate Matters 10 microns
RECLAIM = REgional CLean Air Incentives
Market
RFP = Request for Proposals
RFQ = Request for Quotations
SCAG = Southern California Association of Governments
SEDAB = Southeast Desert Air Basin
SIP = State Implementation Plan
SOx = Oxides of Sulfur
TCM = Transportation Control Measure
VMT = Vehicle Miles Traveled
VOC = Volatile Organic Compound
ZEV = Zero Emission Vehicle