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AGENDA
November 16, 2007
AQMD Headquarters - Conference Room CC-8
21865 Copley Dr., Diamond Bar CA
The public may participate at any location
Videoteleconference Locations
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20 Civic Center Plaza
8th Floor
Santa Ana, CA 92701 |
73-710 Fred Waring Drive
Suite 222
Palm Desert, CA 92260 |
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DECEMBER BOARD AGENDA ITEMS |
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Approve Grants for Replacement of Pre-1987 School
Buses with New CNG School Buses
At its June 1, 2007 meeting, the Board authorized issuance of
Program Announcement PA# 2007-13 to replace pre-1987 school buses with
new alternative fuel school buses. Several public school districts
applied. This action is to replace 108 pre-1987 school buses with new
CNG buses in an amount not to exceed $16,307,329 from either the Carl
Moyer Program AB 923 Fund or from state bond funds, if these become
available. Upon receipt of the state bond funds, this action will also
replace an additional 67 pre-1987 school buses with new CNG buses. |
Ranji George
Program Supervisor |
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Execute Three Contracts to Cosponsor Emissions
Testing of Various Blends of Alternative Fuels
There is increased attention on alternative fuels due to national
support for biofuels and state activities resulting from AB32, AB1007,
the Low Carbon Fuel Standard and changing natural gas composition. In
order to evaluate the most likely emission impact from these fuels, this
action is to execute three projects with the University of California
Riverside College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and
Technology. The first would cosponsor a project with CARB evaluating
diesel biofuels and biofuel blends. The second would evaluate different
blends of ethanol for light-duty vehicles. The third would cosponsor a
project with the California Energy Commission evaluating various natural gas blends. The total
cost for these three projects is expected to be $2,280,000 with the AQMD
funding not to exceed $450,000 from the Clean Fuels Fund. |
Mike Bogdanoff
Program Supervisor |
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Execute Port LNG Truck Fleet Modernization Contract
under the “Year 8” Carl Moyer Program
On February 3, 2006, the Board set aside $6 million to replace older
heavy-duty diesel trucks at the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port
of Long Beach (POLB) with new LNG trucks under the Carl Moyer fleet
modernization program. On February 1, 2007, AQMD, POLA, and POLB
released a joint RFP for a total amount of $22 million to solicit LNG
truck projects. POLA and POLB contributed $8 million each towards this
project. The RFP closed on March 30, 2007, and AQMD, POLA, and POLB
jointly evaluated the applications which were received in response to
the RFP. This action is to execute a contract with Southern Counties
Express to replace 21 heavy-duty pre-1990 diesel trucks with 2006 model
year LNG trucks in an amount not to exceed $3,024,000 from the “Year 8”
Carl Moyer Program Fund SB1107 Account. |
Fred Minassian
Manager
Technology Implementation |
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Report on 2007 Southern California Wildfires,
Proposed Actions to Enhance Future Response Capabilities, and Issue Sole
Source Purchase
Orders for Additional Continuous Monitoring Equipment for Fine Particle Matter
Southern California continues to experience wildfires and this
year’s fires are the most severe in recent history. Staff will provide
an update on air quality impacts and the AQMD response to the 2007 Southern California wildfires.
Staff will also propose a series
of actions to enhance future response capabilities, including
enhanced communications to the public through the AQMD website and
interactive voice response system, releasing information to the media and local jurisdictions,
and enhancing measurement capabilities to capture real-time pollutant
concentrations during wildfire events. |
Phil Fine
Manager
Atmospheric Measurements |
Attachments will be available at
the meeting.
Next Meeting: January 18, 2008 - 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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