BOARD MEETING DATE: June 4, 2010
AGENDA NO. 30
REPORT:
Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee
SYNOPSIS:
Below is a summary of key issues addressed at the MSRC’s meeting on May 20, 2010. The MSRC’s next meeting is Thursday, June 17, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. in Conference Room CC8.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
Receive and file
Michael D. Antonovich
AQMD Representative on MSRC
FY 2009-10 AB 2766 Discretionary Fund Work Program
As part of its FY 2009-10 Work Program, the MSRC approved RFP #P2010-27 for the development, implementation and administration of a telework demonstration program. The RFP, with a targeted funding level not to exceed $200,000, seeks to retain a qualified consultant or firm to research the reasons why telework has not been more widely adopted, what can be done to remove employer resistance, and to demonstrate these concepts at actual employment sites within this region. Both small and large employers, in geographically diverse locations, would be sought. The RFP will be open from June 4, 2010 through July 20, 2010. The AQMD Board will consider the issuance of this RFP at its June 4, 2010 meeting.
Coachella Valley PM10 Redesignation Status and CVAG Regional Street Sweeping Program
AQMD staff provided the MSRC with a report on efforts to redesignate the Coachella Valley to attainment status for PM10, relating that a redesignation request is currently pending with U.S. EPA. A Regional Street Sweeping Program is one of the key identified control measures in the Coachella Valley PM10 Maintenance Plan. The Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG), who is responsible for implementing this Program, had been using Federal CMAQ funding but such use is no longer allowable and CVAG does not have funds to continue the street sweeping. The AQMD asked the MSRC to consider support for CVAG’s Regional Street Sweeping Program. The MSRC indicated their interest in supporting the Program, and directed staff to bring back detailed options for their consideration in June.
Received and Approved Final Reports
The MSRC received and approved two final reports:
San Bernardino Associated Governments Contract #MS06003, which provided $804,240 to implement new Freeway Service Patrols; and
Waste Management Collection and Recycling Contract #MS07077, which provided $160,000 for the purchase of five CNG refuse trucks.
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
The MSRC considered contract modification requests and took the following unanimous actions:
For City of Inglewood Contract #ML06031, which provides $225,000 to purchase 7 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vehicles and install an LPG fueling station, approval of a 15-month, no-cost term extension;
For Waste Management Contract #MS07078, which provides $256,000 for the purchase of 8 CNG refuse trucks, approval of modified deployment location for one truck as well as a 12-month, no-cost term extension;
For County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works Contract #ML05072, which provides $349,000 to develop data links for exchange of traffic information between the County and City of Los Angeles, approval of an 6-month, no-cost term extension in addition to the 2-month term extension which was previously processed administratively;
For County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works Contract #ML05013, which provides $313,000 for signal synchronization with the City of Santa Clarita, approval of a 12-month, no-cost term extension;
For Trillium USA Company Contract #MS08067, which provides $334,100 to construct a public-access CNG station in Anaheim, approval to reduce the number of public fuel dispensers from two to one, with a corresponding contract value reduction of $22,500; and
For Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) Contract #MS07079, which provides $200,000 to assess, and implement if feasible, migration of the existing BikeMetro website to the regional CommuteSmart.info website, approval to allow reimbursement of maintenance and hosting fees for the existing BikeMetro website through December 2011 as needed. RCTC determined that it would not be feasible to migrate BikeMetro. The MSRC further approved RCTC to coordinate with outside parties and monitor beta testing of their bicycle routing sites, reducing the contract value to $20,000 with $180,000 reverting to the AB 2766 Discretionary Fund. This contract modification will be considered by the AQMD Board at its June 4, 2010 meeting.
Contracts Administrator’s Report
The MSRC’s AB 2766 Contracts Administrative provides a written status report on all open contracts from FY 2002-03 through the present. The Contracts Administrator’s Report for April 2010 is attached for your information (Attachment 2).
Attachment (PDF, 333k)
April 2010 Contracts Administrator’s Report
MSRC Committee Report June 2010.doc