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AGENDA
The public may participate at any location listed below.
February 23, 2007 - 12:00 p.m.
AQMD Headquarters - Conference Room CC-8
21865 Copley Dr., Diamond Bar CA
Videoteleconference Locations
20 Civic Center Plaza
8th Floor
Santa Ana, CA 92701 |
73-710 Fred Waring Drive
Suite 222
Palm Desert, CA 92260 |
333 W. Ocean Blvd.
14th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802 |
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MARCH AGENDA ITEMS |
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| 1 |
Execute Contract for Demonstration of Refinery
Fenceline Monitoring
In September 2006, the Board approved the release of an RFP in the
amount of $500,000 for a pilot demonstration of air monitoring at
refinery fencelines with funding from Rule 1173 mitigation fees and the
BP/ARCO settlement. Five proposals were received and evaluated. This
action is to execute a contract for an amount not to exceed $464,400 for
the refinery fenceline monitoring pilot program and to set aside the
remaining $35,600 for a demonstration of open-path particulate
monitoring at the fenceline. |
Arun
Roychowdhury, Program Supervisor |
| 2 |
Execute Five Agreements to Cosponsor Research
Projects
CARB research staff has requested cofunding from the AQMD for five
research projects including three technology demonstration projects and
two health-related projects. The technology demonstration projects
consist of an advanced ammonia storage system for selective catalytic
reduction (SCR) systems, an innovative fueling technology to reduce
liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) emissions, and a new instrument for
measuring tailpipe PM emissions of in-use vehicles. The first
health-related project compares air pollution levels by time and
location with the mortality in California residents, while the second
extends an on-going project comparing air pollution levels with
cardiopulmonary disease in a large group of California teachers. This
action is to approve cofunding for these five projects at an amount not
to exceed $795,814 from the Clean Fuels Fund. The total cost of these
projects is $2,376,310. |
Mike Bogdanoff
Program Supervisor |
| 3 |
Amend Emission Testing Contract with West Virginia
University to Include Refuse Trucks from City of Los Angeles
In August 2004, the City of Los Angeles committed to evaluate and
conduct emissions tests on four of its natural-gas refuse trucks. In
July 2006, the Board approved execution of a contract with West Virginia
University (WVU) to conduct in-use emissions tests of 15 Model Years
2004 and 2005 heavy-duty diesel trucks. In order to minimize
administrative expenses, the City of Los Angeles has requested to join
the AQMD-WVU program to perform the evaluation of the four natural-gas
refuse trucks and to include eight diesel refuse trucks. This action is
to amend the WVU contract to include the City of Los Angeles. The
additional cost for this emission testing of 12 refuse trucks for the
City of Los Angeles will not exceed $500,000 and will be funded entirely
by the City of Los Angeles. |
Mike Bogdanoff |
| 4 |
Approve and Adopt Technology Advancement Clean Fuels
Program Annual Report and Plan Update
As a requirement of the Clean Fuels Program funding, the Technology
Advancement Office must submit to the Legislative Analyst by March 31st
of each year an approved Annual Report for the p0ast year and a Plan
Update for the current calendar year. Staff has reviewed the Clean
Fuels Program with the Clean Fuels Advisory Group, the Technology
Advancement Advisory Group, and other technical experts. Staff is
submitting the Technology Advancement Clean Fuels Program Annual Report
and Plan Update for Board approval. |
Matt Miyasato
Manager
Technology Demonstration |
| 5 |
California Fuel Cell Partnership Steering Team
Meeting and Quarterly Activity Report, Renew AQMD’s Membership in CaFCP
for Calendar Year 2007, Consider Membership Fee Increase, and Provide
Office Space for CaFCP
The AQMD has been a member of the California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP)
since March 17, 2000. This action is to renew AQMD’s membership in the
CaFCP in an amount not to exceed $83,800 for calendar year 2007 and
co-fund 50 percent, in addition to office space and utilities, the CaFCP
Regional Coordinator position located at the AQMD in an amount not to
exceed $50,000. Further actions are to consider a membership fee
increase to $100,000 per year starting in calendar year 2008 and provide
additional office space for CaFCP employees. The additional fee and
office space is necessary to increase CaFCP’s presence in Southern
California. |
Matt Miyasato |
| 6 |
Execute Contracts for Development and Demonstration
of 30 Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles
On November 3, 2006, the Board approved the release of an RFP to
design and demonstrate a fleet of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles with
corresponding recharging stations at up to fifteen sites within the
South Coast Air Basin. Five complete proposals were received,
subsequently reviewed, and scored by a panel of outside experts. This
action is to fund $XXX from AQMD to develop and demonstrate 30 plug-in
hybrid electric passenger vehicles. |
Lisa Mirisola
Air Quality Specialist |
| 7 |
Presentation and Discussion on Proposal for Donating
Aged School Buses Retired From School Bus Replacement Under the Carl
Moyer Program |
Ranji George
Program Supervisor |
Attachments will be available at
the meeting.
Next Meeting: March 23, 2007 - 12:00 p.m.
Other Business
Any member of the Technology Committee, 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)
Public Comment Period
Members of the public may address the Technology Committee 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 the Technology
Committee's
authority. Speakers may be limited to three (3) minutes each.
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
Technology Committee meeting. Any accommodations must be requested as soon as
practicable. Requests will be accommodated to the extent feasible. Please
contact Dory Kilgour at 909-396-3248 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., Tuesday through Friday, or send the request to
dkilgour@aqmd.gov.
For further information, please contact:
Dory Kilgour, (909) 396-3248
Adjournment
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