BOARD MEETING DATE: December 4, 2009
AGENDA NO. 33
REPORT:
Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee
SYNOPSIS:
Below is a summary of key issues addressed at the MSRC’s meeting on November 19, 2009. The MSRC canceled their December 17, 2009 meeting. Their next scheduled meeting is January 21, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in Conference Room CC8.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
Receive and file.
Henry Hogo
Asst. Deputy Executive Officer/
Science & Technology Advancement
2010 Meeting Schedule
At its November 19, 2009 meeting, the MSRC adopted its 2010 meeting schedule, which is attached for your reference (Attachment 1). The MSRC will continue to meet on the third Thursday of every month at 2:00 p.m. and its Technical Advisory Committee will continue to meet on the first Thursday of every month at 1:30 p.m. Both meetings are typically conducted in Room CC8.
FY 2009-10 AB 2766 Discretionary Fund Work Program
At its November 19, 2009 meeting, the MSRC approved three solicitations as part of its FY 2009-10 Work Program.
Alternative Fuel Infrastructure RFP #P2010-15 ($3.15M) – Eligible fuels would include CNG, LNG, L/CNG, hydrogen, and hydrogen/natural gas blends; funding would provide up to 50% of project costs with a cap of $500,000 for multiple fuel stations or 24/7 public access; $400,000 for new single-fuel stations; and $300,000 for upgrades of existing stations while funding for maintenance facility modifications would not be eligible this cycle. The RFP will be open from December 4, 2009 through February 9, 2010; a bidders’ conference is scheduled Wednesday, January 6, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. in Room CC6.
Alternative Fuel 0.2 Gram NOx Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program Announcement #PA2010-05 ($2.35M) – Two-tiered incentive structure, providing $50,000 maximum for displacement of greater than 10-liter engines; $35,000 maximum, for 10-liter or less engines; only non-FEL (family emissions level) engines would be eligible because funding FEL engines could potentially assist fleets with regulatory compliance. Funding will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis with a geographic per county minimum of $300,000. The PA will be open from December 4, 2009 through January 19, 2010.
Tele-Work Toolkit & Demonstration Program Opportunity Notice #PON2010-01 ($150,000) – Solicit concepts for conducting a multi-year tele-work demonstration program. Ultimately, the MSRC would contract with a consultant firm, which would identify a handful of employers for participation in the demonstration program, research and identify why tele-work programs are not widely accepted by management as a cost-savings measure and then identify ways to breakdown those barriers, and finally build a toolkit to assist employers to independently conduct successful tele-work programs. The PON will be open from December 4, 2009 through January 26, 2010.
The AQMD Board will consider issuance of the above solicitations at its December 4, 2009 meeting.
Outreach on the Online Social Network Facebook
The MSRC contracts with The Better World Group as its Community Outreach Coordinator and this contract includes funding for additional tasks to be identified and administered through task orders. At its November 19, 2009 meeting the MSRC approved a task order not to exceed $7,500 for The Better World Group to set up a Facebook account for the MSRC and submit weekly postings. Since the funding is already in the existing contract approved by the MSRC and AQMD Board, approval by the MSRC is sufficient to issue the task order and proceed with the task. The MSRC will evaluate the viability of this online social networking tool after six months of application.
Received and Approved Final Reports
The MSRC received and approved one final report for Disneyland Resort Contract #MS08075, which provided $200,000 to upgrade a CNG station. All final reports are filed in the AQMD's library and a two-page summary of each closed project can be viewed in the electronic library on the MSRC's website at http://www.cleantransportationfunding.org.
Contract Modification Requests
At its November 19, 2009 meetings, the MSRC considered contract modification requests and took the following unanimous actions:
For City of Commerce Contract #MS06013, which provides $350,000 to construct a new L/CNG station, approval of a one-year no-cost contractual term extension;
For ABC Unified School District #MS08079, which provides $50,000 to modify their maintenance facility to accommodate natural gas vehicles; and
For A-Z Bus Sales Contract #MS09002, which currently provides $1,600,000 for alternative fuel school bus incentives, a contract increase of $60,000 for one CNG school bus incentive for Mt. Baldy Joint Unified School District. This item will be considered by the AQMD Board on December 4, 2009, as part of the MSRC’s FY 2008-09 Work Program.
Contracts Administrator’s Report
The MSRC's AB 2766 Contracts Administrator provides a written status report on all open contracts from FY 2002-03 through the present. The Contracts Administrator’s Report for November 2009 is attached (Attachment #2) for your information.
Attachments (EXE, 640k)
#1 – Adopted 2010 Meeting Schedule
#2 – November 2009 Contracts Administrator’s Report