GOVERNING BOARD AGENDA, December 6, 1996

MEETING, DECEMBER 6, 1996

An adjourned regular meeting of the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board will be held at 9:30 a.m., in the City Council Chambers, Palm Desert City Hall, 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California.

CALL TO ORDER

• Opening Comments: Jon D. Mikels, Chairman
  Other Board Members
  James M. Lents, Ph.D., Executive Officer

PUBLIC HEARINGS

1. Adopt Coachella Valley PM10 Attainment Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan and Certify the Final Environmental Impact Report
Zeldin (909) 396-3058
(mzeldin@aqmd.gov )

The Coachella Valley (CV) is a serious non-attainment area for PM10, but outstanding local efforts to reduce PM10 emissions have been very successful. As a result, the Valley can now qualify for redesignation to attainment, becoming the first serious area in the country to qualify for this action. The CV Plan contains a PM10 attainment redesignation request and required supporting documentation, including a Maintenance Plan and Natural Events Action Plan.

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