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PROPOSAL:

Recognize, Appropriate and Reallocate Funds for PM2.5 Program

SYNPOSIS: 

EPA has allocated $31,670 from Section 103 Grant funds to continue the PM2.5 program. In addition, $562,761 EPA funds were unexpended from the second year of the PM2.5 "core" monitoring program. This action is to: 1) recognize $31,670 additional funds for the PM2.5 program upon receipt, and appropriate these funds to the FY 1999-2000 Budget, and 2) recognize, appropriate and reallocate $562,761 which reverted to the Undesignated Fund Reserves as of June 30, 1999, to the FY 1999-2000 Budget for the PM2.5 program.

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:

1. Recognize $31,670 revenue from EPA Section 103 Grant funds for the PM2.5 program.

2. Upon receipt of the grant, appropriate $31,670 from the Undesignated Fund Balance to the Monitoring & Analysis FY 1999-2000 Budget, as follows: Salaries and Employee Benefits Major Object, $21,670; and Services and Supplies Major Object, $10,000.

3. Recognize $562,761 revenue from prior year EPA Section 103 Grant funds and appropriate a total of $562,761 unexpended from the PM2.5 program implementation from the Undesignated Fund Reserves to the FY 1999-2000 Budget.

4. Reallocate $562,761 to the FY 1999-2000 Budget for the continuation of the PM2.5 program.

Barry R. Wallerstein, D.Env.
Executive Officer

Background

Since the inception of the PM2.5 air monitoring program in 1998, EPA has previously granted to AQMD, under Section 103 Grant funding, a total of $807,285 for the start-up of PM2.5 monitoring at 17 locations. These funds are to fully cover the costs of the basic network. Since the funding received is to cover calendar year 1999, unspent funds need to be carried over to the AQMD’s FY1999-2000 Budget to cover expenses for the last half of the year. It is expected that EPA will provide funding later this year for calendar year 2000.

EPA also is embarking on a national PM2.5 speciation monitoring network to complement the base network. As the initial part of the speciation program, EPA is granting AQMD $31,670 for the initiation of the "trends" portion of the program. As with the base program, EPA is purchasing the samplers and will provide them to AQMD. The receipt of the current funding is to cover labor costs, site adjustments to accommodate the equipment, and other maintenance and supply costs through the end of this calendar year. As with the base program, additional EPA funding is expected to cover the costs of the speciation program into calendar year 2000.

Use of Funding

Under the Section 103 Grant program, funds can only be used for the purpose intended. In this case, there will be a total of $594,431 in the FY 1999-2000 Budget for the implementation of the PM2.5 program.

Proposal

Staff proposes that the Board recognize from EPA and appropriate to the FY 1999-2000 Budget, $31,670 for the PM2.5 program, as described below:

 

	$21,670	Employee Salaries (51000)
	$  3,000	Maintenance of Equipment (67600)
	$  4,000	Building Maintenance Operation (67650)
	$  3,000	Laboratory Supplies (67805)

Staff also proposes that the Board appropriate and reallocate $562,761, unexpended from the PM2.5 program implementation from the Undesignated Fund Reserves to the FY 1999-2000 Budget, as follows:

 

	$270,000	Employee Salaries (51000)
	$  30,679	Professional and Special Services (67450)
	$  95,900	Temporary Agency Services (67460)
	$  10,000	Maintenance of Equipment (67600)
	$  48,000	Building Maintenance Operation (67650)
	$  47,000	Laboratory Supplies (67805)
	$    2,000	Travel (67800)
	$    4,182	Office Expense (68100)
	$  15,000	Rents & Leases of Equipment (67300)
	$  40,000	Continuous PM2.5 Samplers (77202)

Fiscal Impacts

These grant funds are a supplement to the FY 1999-2000 Budget, and have no negative impact on the budget. It should be noted, however, for the mandated PM_2.5 program, AQMD has no assurance that EPA will continue to provide sufficient funding in subsequent years, and should sufficient funding not occur, staff will need to consider either reducing the level of the program, or readjusting the existing resources to meet program commitments.

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.

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