BOARD MEETING DATE: June 4, 2010
AGENDA NO. 23

REPORT:

Administrative Committee

SYNOPSIS:

The Administrative Committee met on Friday, May 14, 2010. The Committee discussed various issues detailed in the Committee report. The next Administrative Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 11, at 10:00 a.m. in Conference Room CC-8. 

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:

Receive and file.
 

Dr. William A. Burke, Chair
Administrative Committee

Attendance: Attending the May 14, 2010 meeting via videoconference were Committee Chair William Burke and Committee Member Marion Ashley. Present at AQMD were Committee Members Dennis Yates, Jane Carney, and Josie Gonzales. Supervisor Loveridge was absent due to a conflict in schedule. 

ACTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS:

1. Board Members’ Concerns: Chairman Burke requested that staff prepare a memo in follow-up to discussion at the April 29-30 Governing Board Retreat, appointing Mayor Pulido to chair the Year 2030 Air Quality & Energy Plan Committee, with Board Members Carney and Gonzales to serve on the Committee, as well as other Board Members expressing interest. In addition, Dr. Wallerstein noted that staff is developing a Board Letter outlining Councilman Cacciotti’s concept and proposal for a “signature film” related to air pollution, which the Chairman has agreed be considered at the June 4 Board Meeting.
   
   
2. Chairman’s Report of Approved Travel: None.
   
   
3. Approval of Compensation for Board Member Assistant(s)/Consultant(s): Dr. Wallerstein advised that Board Assistant/Consultant contracts were currently before the Committee for annual renewal.
   
   Moved by Yates; seconded by Carney; unanimously approved.
   
   
4. Report of Approved Out-of-Country Travel: None.
   

JUNE AGENDA ITEMS:

5. Appoint Members to AQMD Hearing Board: Dr. Wallerstein reported that this agenda item will comprise the bulk of the meeting, and requested that Saundra McDaniel, Clerk of the Board, introduce the item. Ms. McDaniel advised that the terms of office for two Public Members and the Medical Member and their respective alternates expire June 30, and that the proposed candidates for interview had been recommended by the Hearing Board Advisory Committee, with final recommendation for appointment to be made by the Administrative Committee. The Committee interviewed three candidates for the Medical Member and Alternate positions and selected the incumbent Dr. M. Michael Glovsky as the Medical Member, and Dr. Robert F. Wayner as his Alternate. The Committee interviewed six candidates for the two Public Member and Alternate positions and selected incumbent Marti L. Klein, with incumbent alternate Tom Eichhorn to serve as her designated Alternate; the Committee further selected Patricia Robinson Byrd for the second Public Member, with Andris R. Abele to serve as her designated alternate.
   
   Moved by Yates; seconded by Gonzales; unanimously approved.
   
   
6. Issue Purchase Orders for Purchase of Compressed U.S. EPA Protocol Calibration Gases, Ultrapure Air, and Other Gases Needed for Satisfying Federal Air Monitoring Program Requirements: The Committee waived the staff presentation and discussion of this item.
   
   Moved by Carney; seconded by Yates; unanimously approved.
   
   
7. Issue Purchase Orders for Purchase of Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Liquids: The Committee waived the staff presentation and discussion of this item.
   
   Moved by Carney; seconded by Yates; unanimously approved.
   
   
8. Amend Contract with Technical and Business Systems, Inc. to Provide Technical Support for AQMD Coachella Valley Meteorological Network:
   The Committee waived the staff presentation and discussion of this item.
   
   Moved by Carney; seconded by Yates; unanimously approved.
   
   
9. Amend Contract with Technical and Business Systems, Inc. to Conduct Systems and Performance Audits of AQMD Meteorological Monitoring Network: The Committee waived the staff presentation and discussion of this item.
   
   Moved by Carney; seconded by Yates; unanimously approved.
   
   
10. Appoint Members to Deferred Compensation Plan Committee: The Committee waived the staff presentation and discussion of this item.
    
    Moved by Carney; seconded by Yates; unanimously approved.
    
    
11. Evaluation of Potential Costs of Expanding AQMD Staff Resources to Include Janitorial Services: This item was delayed until the June 11, 2010 meeting of the Administrative Committee.
    
    
12. Report of RFPs and RFQs Scheduled for Release in June: The Committee waived the staff presentation and discussion of this item.
    
    Moved by Carney; seconded by Yates; unanimously approved.
    
    
13. Local Government & Small Business Advisory Group Minutes for March 12, 2010 Meeting: The Committee waived the staff presentation and discussion of this item.
    
    
14. Environmental Justice Advisory Group Minutes of the January 29, 2010 Meeting: The Committee waived the staff presentation and discussion of this item.
    
    
15. Review June 4, 2010 Governing Board Agenda: The Committee waived the staff presentation and discussion of this item.
    
    
16. Other Business: None.
    
    
17. Public Comment: None.
    
    

Meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m. 

Attachments (EXE, 132k)

Minutes from the March 12, 2010 Local Government & Small Business Assistance Advisory Group meeting;

Minutes from the January 29, 2010 Environmental Justice Advisory Group meeting