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AGENDA
The public may participate at any location listed below.
July 17, 2009 - 9:00 a.m.
AQMD Headquarters - Conference Room CC8
21865 Copley Dr., Diamond Bar CA 91765
Videoconference Location
73-710 Fred Waring Drive, Suite 222
Palm Desert, CA 92260
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ACTION - DISCUSSION |
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Board Members' Concerns
Any member of the Governing Board, on his or her own initiative
may raise a concern to the Administrative Committee regarding any AQMD
items or activities.
(no motion required) |
Dr. William A. Burke Committee Chair |
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Chairman's Report of Approved Travel
(no motion required) |
Dr. Burke |
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Approval of Compensation for Board
Member
Assistants/Consultant(s).
(Any material, if submitted, will be distributed at the meeting.) |
Dr. Burke |
| 4 |
Report of Approved Out-of-Country Travel
(no motion required) |
Dr. Barry R. Wallerstein
Executive Officer |
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Update on Major Conferences to be Hosted by
AQMD during FY 2009-10
Staff will provide the
Committee with a status report of three conferences planned for the next
nine months. |
Barry Wallerstein |
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SEPTEMBER AGENDA ITEMS |
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Issue RFP for Legislative Representation
in Washington, DC
Direct representation in
the Capitol is necessary to support AQMD positions at the federal level,
and the current contract for such services at the Capitol expires
January 14, 2010. This action is to issue an RFP to provide legislative
consulting services for AQMD in Washington, D.C. for 2010. Total
expenditure for the contract shall not exceed $221,500 for a one-year
period which is the current contract amount.
(This item was also
reviewed at the July 17, 2009, Legislative Committee meeting.) |
Oscar Abarca
DEO/Legislative & Public Affairs |
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Authorize Purchase of Telecommunication
Services
On May 1, 2009, AQMD
released an RFP to select a vendor(s) capable of providing
telecommunication services to the AQMD in the most cost-effective manner
and, if possible, to consolidate all telephone company-related services
to a single telecommunications provider. These telecommunication
services included local, long distance, and toll-free; private IP
(PIP/frame relay network; dedicated T1 lines, internet access; phone
switch maintenance; and wireless voice and data. This action is to
obtain approval to purchase telecommunication services from the selected
vendor(s) for a period of three years. Funds for this purchase are
included in the FY 2009-10 Budget ($750,000) and will be included in
subsequent fiscal years budgets. |
Chris Marlia
Asst DEO
Information Management |
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Audit Report of AB2766 Fee Revenue Recipients for FYs Ending June 30,
2006 and 2007 and Set Public Hearing October 2, 2009 Regarding Final
Resolution of Unresolved Audit Findings and Recommendations
Health and Safety Code 44244.1 requires any agency that receives fee
revenues subvened from the Department of Motor Vehicles to be audited
once every two years. This audit of AQMD’s share, MSRC’s share, and
local governments’ share of such subvened funds, performed by
independent Certified Public Accountants, has been completed. |
Rick Pearce
Chief Financial Officer |
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Report of RFPs and RFQs Scheduled for
Release in September
This report summarizes the RFPs and RFQs for budgeted services
over $50,000 scheduled to be released for advertisement for the month of
September. |
Rick Pearce |
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Approve 2009 Goals & Objectives of the
Environmental Justice Advisory Group (EJAG)
This item calls for the approval of the 2009 Goals and Objectives
of EJAG, as specified in the charter. |
Pom Pom Ganguli
Asst. DEO
Legislative & Public Affairs |
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Local
Government & Small Business Advisory Group Minutes for May 8, 2009
Meeting
Attached for
information only is the Local Government & Small Business Advisory Group
minutes for the May 8, 2009 meeting. |
Anupom
Ganguli |
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Review September 11, 2009 Governing Board
Agenda |
Dr. Wallerstein |
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Other Business
Any member of this body, or its staff, on his or her own
initiative or in response to questions posed by the public, may ask a
question for clarification, may make a brief announcement or report on
his or her own activities, provide a reference to staff regarding
factual information, request staff to report back at a subsequent
meeting concerning any matter, or may take action to direct staff to
place a matter of business on a future agenda. (Govt. Code Section
54954.2) |
Dr. Burke |
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Public Comment Period
Members of the public may address this body concerning any agenda
item before or during consideration of that item (Govt. Code Section
54954.3 (a)). All agendas for regular meetings are posted at
District Headquarters, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California, at
least 72 hours in advance of a regular meeting. At the end of the
regular meeting agenda, an opportunity is also provided for the public
to speak on any subject within Administrative Committee's authority.
Speakers may be limited to three (3) minutes each. |
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Attachments will be available at
the meeting.
Next Meeting: September 18, 2009 - 9:00 a.m.
Document Availability
All documents (i) constituting non-exempt
public records, (ii) relating to an item on an agenda for a regular meeting,
and (iii) having been distributed to at least a majority of the Committee
after the agenda is posted, are available prior to the meeting for public
review at the South Coast Air Quality Management District, Public
Information Center, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765.
Americans with Disabilities Act
The agenda and documents in the agenda packet will be made available, upon
request, in appropriate alternative formats to assist persons with a
disability (Gov’t Code Section 54954.2(a)). Disability-related
accommodations will also be made available to allow participation in the
Administrative Committee meeting. Any accommodations must be requested as soon as
practicable. Requests will be accommodated to the extent feasible. Please
contact Tania Christman at (909) 396-3029 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., Tuesday through Friday, or send the request to
tchristman@aqmd.gov.
For further information, please contact: Tania
Christman; (909) 396-3029.
Adjournment
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