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AGENDA
September 28, 2007
**Please note change of meeting time**
Immediately Following 12:00 p.m. Special
Board Workshop
AQMD Headquarters - Conference Room CC-8
21865 Copley Dr., Diamond Bar CA
The public may participate at any location listed below.
Videoteleconference Locations
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73-710 Fred Waring Drive
Suite 222
Palm Desert, CA 92260 |
20 Civic Center Plaza
8th Floor
Santa Ana, CA 92701 |
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OCTOBER BOARD AGENDA ITEMS |
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| 1 |
Execute Contract to Cosponsor Demonstration of NOx
and PM Emissions Control Technology on Diesel-Powered Construction
Equipment
Diesel-powered construction equipment contributes significant
amounts of NOx and PM into the South Coast Air Basin. On March 2, 2007,
the MSRC issued a RFQ to manufacturers of diesel emission control
systems and a Program Announcement for owners of off-road diesel
construction equipment. Thirty diesel emission control devices were
submitted by 16 manufacturers, and 21 applications with a total of 230
pieces of off-road construction equipment were received from 18
construction equipment fleets. This action is to request contract
awards to 11 construction equipment fleets to demonstrate combined NOx
and PM reducing emission technologies on 32 pieces of construction
equipment at a total cost not to exceed $1,245,750 from the Clean Fuels
Fund. The MSRC will fund the remaining projects with 198 pieces of
equipment at a cost of $3,641,013. |
Adewale Oshinuga
Air Quality Specialist |
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Execute Contracts for FY 2006-07 Year Nine Carl Moyer
Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program, and Transfer Clean
Fuels Projects to Carl Moyer Fund
On May 4, 2007, proposals were received in response to the Program
Announcement that was issued for Year Nine Carl Moyer Air Quality
Standards Attainment Program. This action is to execute Carl Moyer
Program contracts in an amount not to exceed $19,835,228. This action is
also to transfer $1,904,250 in Clean Fuels Projects to the Carl Moyer
Fund. |
Fred Minassian,
Manager
Technology Implementation |
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Issue RFP for University Competition to Develop
Rechargeable Electric Leaf Vacuum Device
Gasoline-powered leaf blowers used by commercial
gardeners/landscapers are sources of noise, exhaust emissions, and
re-suspended dust. To address these environmental concerns, staff
proposes to conduct a competition in which university engineering school
students would be offered a monetary award for developing a prototype of
a battery-powered, low-noise, backpack-style leaf vacuum device that
could meet the needs of commercial gardeners. The winning entries could
be used as templates to encourage equipment manufacturers to produce an
environmentally friendly replacement for the existing leaf blowers used
by commercial gardeners. Funding up to $100,000 for this competition
would come from the Clean Fuels Fund to provide awards for up to five
winning designs. |
Larry Kolczak
Community Relations Manager |
Attachments will be available at
the meeting.
Next Meeting: October 26, 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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