BOARD MEETING DATE: October 8, 1999 AGENDA NO. 12
PROPOSAL:
Recognize, Appropriate and Reallocate Funds for PAMS Program
SYNPOSIS:
EPA has allocated $854,953 from Section 105 Grant funds for the seventh year of the PAMS program. In addition, EPA funds from the fourth, fifth and sixth years of implementation of the PAMS program - $88,342, $251,084 and $330,526, respectively, were unexpended. This action is to: 1) recognize $854,953 for the seventh year PAMS program upon receipt and appropriate these funds to the FY 1999-2000 Budget, and 2) recognize, appropriate and reallocate $669,952 which reverted to the Undesignated Fund Reserves as of June 30, 1999, to the FY 1999-2000 Budget for the PAMS program. The carryover of unexpended grant funds was discussed with and accepted by the EPA.
COMMITTEE:
Administrative, September 17, 1999. Less than a quorum was present during the discussion of this item. Those Committee Members who were present communicated their concurrence.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Recognize $854,953 revenue from EPA Section 105 Grant funds for the PAMS program.
- Upon receipt of the grant, appropriate $854,953 from the Undesignated Fund Balance to the FY 1999-2000 Budget, as set forth in Attachment 1.
- Recognize $669,952 revenue from prior year EPA Sections 105 and 103 Grant funds and appropriate a total of $669,952 unexpended funds from PAMS fourth, fifth and sixth years of implementation from the Undesignated Fund Balance to the FY 1999-2000 Budget for the PAMS program.
- Reallocate $669,952 in the FY 1999-2000 Budget for the continuation of the PAMS implementation as set forth in Attachment 3.
Barry R. Wallerstein, D.Env.
Executive Officer
Background
In February 1993, the EPA promulgated the PAMS regulations for areas classified as serious, severe or extreme non-attainment. Those regulations required AQMD to conduct monitoring for ozone precursors with enhanced monitoring equipment at 1 site per year, up to a total of 7 sites. All 7 sites are now operational. The PAMS program is also funding the meteorological upper air profilers sited at LAX and Ontario airports, and the new upper air site being installed in Riverside. Since the onset of the PAMS program, EPA has annually allocated Section 103 or Section 105 supplemental grant funds in support of this requirement.
For the seventh year of the PAMS program, EPA has allocated $854,953 to continue to operate and maintain the PAMS network, including the upper air profilers; to analyze the PAMS VOC samples in the laboratory; and to report the PAMS data to EPA. The current allocation also includes funding for a fourth upper air profiler.
From the fourth, fifth and sixth years of PAMS implementation, $669,952 was unexpended and which reverted to the Undesignated Fund Reserves as of June 30, 1999. Funding carryovers typically result from changes in anticipated needs from one year to the next. Certain equipment, for example, may be budgeted (as a fixed asset) anticipating the need for replacement. It often turns out that equipment lasts longer than expected, and other equipment, due to technological advancements, fills a more appropriate need. Such changes are earmarked for carryover.
Funds from the fourth, fifth, and sixth years of PAMS need to be appropriated and reallocated to the FY 1999-2000 Budget to accommodate changes in program needs and accomplish the goals of the PAMS program. The carryover of unexpended grant funds was discussed with and accepted by the EPA. Attachment 3 lists the reallocation of funds to the FY 1999-2000 Budget.
Resource Impacts
Since the receipt and appropriation of funds by the AQMD constitutes a budget supplement within the definition of Health and Safety Code Section 40720(j), public notice of this proposed supplement was published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal, Riverside Press Enterprise, Orange County Register, San Bernardino Sun, and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.
Attachment 1 - PAMS Seventh Year Expenditures
Attachment 2 - PAMS Fourth, Fifth & Sixth Years Expenditure
Attachment 3 - PAMS Carryover Reallocation for FY 1999-2000 Budget
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