Notice having been duly given, the regular meeting of the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board was held at District Headquarters, 21865 E. Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California. Members present:
Dr. William Burke, Chairman
Speaker of the Assembly AppointeeCouncilmember Norma J. Glover, Vice Chairman
Cities of Orange CountyCouncilmember Richard Alarc�n (arrived at 9:55 a.m.)
Cities of Los Angeles County - Western RegionSupervisor Michael D. Antonovich (arrived at 10:00 a.m.)
County of Los AngelesMayor Ronald O. Loveridge (left during closed session)
Cities of Riverside CountySupervisor Jon D. Mikels
County of San BernardinoPaul A. Woodruff
Governor’s AppointeeCouncilmember Leonard Paulitz
Cities of San Bernardino CountySupervisor James W. Silva
County of OrangeCouncilmember Nell Soto (arrived during closed session)
Cities of Los Angeles County - Eastern Region
Members Absent:
Ms. Mee H. Lee
Senate Rules Committee AppointeeSupervisor S. Roy Wilson, Ed.D.
County of RiversideChairman Burke called the meeting to order at 9:43 a.m.
Chairman Burke administered the oath of office to Paul Woodruff, who was appointed to the Board by Governor Pete Wilson to fill an unexpired term ending January 15, 1999.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Agenda Item No. 14 was held for discussion.
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Javier Solorzano, a teacher at South El Monte High School, presented a plaque to the District in appreciation of the technical, moral and financial support which it provided to the school's student bike team for their third solar bicycle project. The project won first place awards in the national Solar Bike Rayce.
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Ms. Glover commented on the Regional Air Quality Summit which she attended on August 21, 1998, sponsored by 14 business and economic development groups from Riverside and San Bernardino counties, regarding regional air quality issues and their relationship to a strong economy in the South Coast area. She congratulated those who were involved in the planning and organization of the conference, which she felt was one of the best conferences that she has attended as an elected official and policymaker, and she looks forward to working with the Board's participants in the summit--Dr. Wilson and Messrs. Loveridge, Mikels and Paulitz--and the Home Rule Working Group on follow-up activity from the conference.
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ON MOTION OF MR. LOVERIDGE, SECONDED BY MR. PAULITZ AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED (Absent: Alarc�n, Antonovich, Lee, Soto and Wilson), THE BOARD APPROVED AGENDA ITEMS 1 THROUGH 13 AND 15 THROUGH 26 AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.
BOARD CALENDAR
ON MOTION OF MS. GLOVER, DULY SECONDED AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED (Absent: Alarc�n, Antonovich, Lee, Soto and Wilson), THE BOARD RECEIVED AND FILED AGENDA ITEMS 27 THROUGH 36, AND ADOPTED AN "OPPOSE" POSITION ON
SB 1083 (Polanco) -- Diesel Exhaust Emissions, AS RECOMMENDED.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Jill Whynot, Planning & Rules Manager, gave the staff report and noted that copies of an errata sheet containing the following revisions to PAR 219 were distributed to Board members and made available to the public:
| (j)(2) | Presses or molds with a ram diameter of less than or equal to 26
inches used for curing or forming rubber products and composite rubber products |
| (l)(5) | Equipment used exclusively for electrolytic plating (excluding the use of
chromic, hydrochloric or sulfuric acid except as stated below) or electrolytic stripping
(excluding the use of chromic, hydrochloric, nitric or sulfuric acid) of brass, bronze,
copper, iron, tin, zinc, precious metals, and associated rinse tanks and equipment used
solely for electrolytic plating using copper |
(Mr. Alarc�n arrived at 9:55 a.m., during the staff report.)
The public hearing was opened, and the Board heard testimony from the following individuals:
RITA LOOF, RadTech International
Expressed support for staff's recommendation to exempt ultraviolet and electron beam-type materials, which have negligible emissions. The exemption will mean that companies will no longer have to pay permit fees and annual operating fees for zero emissions. This is important especially to small businesses, where fees are a major concern. Also, it is a good step to streamlining the District's permit system, and, from an air quality point of view, it encourages people to consider pollution prevention and to reduce their VOC emissions.
JAMES J. McGEE, Pacific Molding, Inc.
Commented that, with the changes that District staff made to the proposal in response to industry, he believes that the majority of the rubber processing industry are satisfied with the current staff proposal.
There being no further testimony, the public hearing was closed.
Written Comments Submitted by:
William G. Bayer, UCB Chemicals Corporation
MR. MIKELS MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 98-27, AMENDING RULE 219, ADOPTING RULE 222 AND AMENDING RULE 401, AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF, WITH THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS TO RULE 219:
(j)(2) Presses or molds with a ram diameter of less than or equal to 26 inches used for curing or forming rubber products and composite rubber products processing less than 200 pounds per dayexcluding those operating above 400�F.
(l)(5) Equipment used exclusively for electrolytic plating (excluding the use of chromic, hydrochloric or sulfuric acid except as stated below) or electrolytic stripping (excluding the use of chromic, hydrochloric, nitric or sulfuric acid) of brass, bronze, copper, iron, tin, zinc, precious metals, and associated rinse tanks and equipment used solely for electrolytic plating using copper sulfidesulfate, not greater than 4 percent by weight, and sulfuric acid, not greater than 20 percent by weight, using 10,000 amp-hours per day or less of electricity.THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MS. GLOVER AND PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: Alarc�n, Burke, Glover, Loveridge, Mikels, Paulitz and Silva. NOES None ABSTAIN Woodruff ABSENT Antonovich, LeeSoto and Wilson Mr. Woodruff stated that on advice of counsel, he abstained from voting on Item No. 37 for lack of time to review the staff proposal.
(Mr. Antonovich arrived at 10:00 a.m.)
Mr. Alarc�n commented that when this item was reviewed by the Legislative Committee, he was under the impression that the District had to go out to bid on these contracts. However, he believes it would be appropriate, if possible, for the Board to consider extending the existing contracts, given the fact that the existing legislative representatives have been under contract with the District for less than a year and begain providing legislative representation for the District after the peak legislative period last year.
General Counsel Peter Greenwald responded that the Board does not have to issue RFPs, but could, if it desired and made the appropriate findings, extend the existing contracts on a sole-source basis.
MR. ALARC�N MOVED TO EXTEND FOR ONE YEAR, ON A SOLE-SOURCE BASIS, THE CURRENT CONTRACTS FOR LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATION IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND SACRAMENTO, CA, WHICH EXPIRE JANUARY 25, 1999. THE MOTION WAS DULY SECONDED.
Mr. Loveridge questioned why the proposed RFPs are for two-year periods, and the existing contracts are only for one year. He believed two years would allow sufficient time to make an assessment of the contractors' performances.
Dr. Wallerstein responded that since the District was making a transition from using staff persons to having outside contractors provide legislative representation for the District, staff, at that time, believed it would be best to have the contracts extend for one year. Having now had the opportunity to work with the contractors, and to see that it takes time to get to know the contractor and for the contractor to get to know the agency, staff believes a two-year period is appropriate.
Mr. Greenwald noted that this item was noticed for the issuance of RFPs, not the
issuance or extension of contracts. He therefore recommended, if the Board wishes to
consider extending the contracts, that it be placed on the agenda for the Board's
October 9, 1998 meeting.
Mr. Mikels commented that he did not believe contracting on a sole-source basis was appropriate in this instance, and that the Board should move forward with issuing the RFPs as recommended by staff. Further, the proposal to extend the existing contracts had not been reviewed by the Legislative Committee.
Indicating that he was agreeable to bringing this matter back to the Board after the Legislative Committee has had the opportunity to consider extending the existing contracts for legislative representation,
MR. ALARC�N AMENDED HIS MOTION TO: 1) REFER AGENDA ITEM NO. 14 TO THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER EXTENDING THE EXISTING CONTRACTS FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND SACRAMENTO, CA, FOR ONE YEAR, INSTEAD OF GOING OUT TO BID; AND 2) DIRECT STAFF TO PROVIDE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS OF THE CURRENT LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVES TO THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MS. GLOVER AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (Absent: Lee, Soto and Wilson).
OTHER BUSINESS
Mr. Danian Hopp, Cal/EPA Orange County Permitting Assistance Center, gave a presentation on the South Orange County Permit Consolidation Zone Pilot Program.
ON MOTION OF MR. ANTONOVICH, SECONDED BY MS. GLOVER AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (Absent: Lee, Soto and Wilson), THE BOARD APPROVED AQMD'S PARTICIPATION IN THE SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY PERMIT CONSOLIDATION ZONE PILOT PROGRAM AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - (Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3)
There was no public comment on non-agenda items.
CLOSED SESSION
The Board recessed to closed session at 10:23 a.m. pursuant to Government Code Sections:
(During closed session, Ms. Soto arrived and Mr. Loveridge left.)
Chairman Burke reconvened the Board meeting following closed session. There was no action taken in closed session to report.
OTHER BUSINESS (Continued)
MR. MIKELS MOVED TO DIRECT STAFF TO CONTACT THE BOARD MEMBERS TO SCHEDULE FINAL INTERVIEWS OF CANDIDATES FOR THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER POSITION IN, PREFERABLY, EITHER 4 HOURS OR TWO 2-HOUR SESSIONS, DEPENDING UPON THE MAJORITY PREFERENCE OF THE BOARD, AT A TIME BEFORE OCTOBER 31 AND, AT THE SAME TIME, PLACE FINAL SELECTION OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER POSITION ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NOVEMBER 13, 1998 BOARD MEETING. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MR. PAULITZ AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (Absent: Lee, Loveridge and Wilson).
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by Chairman Burke at 11:20 a.m.
The foregoing is a true statement of the proceedings held by the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board on September 11, 1998.
| Respectfully Submitted, | |
| SAUNDRA McDANIEL Senior Deputy Clerk |
Date Minutes Approved: ________________________
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Dr. William Burke, Chairman
ACRONYMS
ARB/CARB = (California) Air Resources Board
CEQA = California Environmental Quality Act
EPA = Environmental Protection Agency
FY = Fiscal Year
PAR = Proposed Amended Rule
RFP = Request for Proposals
SB = Senate Bill
VOC = Volatile Organic Compound