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AGENDA
May 22, 2009 - 12:00 p.m.
AQMD Headquarters - Conference Room CC8
21865 Copley Dr., Diamond Bar CA
The public may participate at any location
Videoconference Locations
333 W. Ocean Blvd.
14th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802 |
73-710 Fred Waring Dr
Suite 222
Palm Desert, CA 92260 |
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JUNE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS FOR
ACTION/DISCUSSION |
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| 1 |
Report on Coordination Efforts
Between AQMD and Five Local Clean Cities Coalitions
At the request of the Board, staff has regularly reported on
activities regarding coordination efforts between the AQMD and the five
local Clean Cities Coalitions over the past several years. This report
is to update the Board on activities since the last report and to
discuss the current coordination efforts. |
Connie
Day
Program Supervisor |
| 2 |
Approve Implementation Procedures
for Carl Moyer On-Road Heavy-Duty Vehicle Voucher Incentive Program
This action is to approve the implementation procedures for the new
Carl Moyer On-Road Heavy-Duty Vehicle Voucher Incentive Program (VIP).
On May 1, 2009, the Board adopted a resolution to receive up to
$3,400,000 in grant funds from CARB and approved the use of match funds
to satisfy CARB’s buy-in provision to implement the VIP. Board approval
is now required to run the program in a manner that is consistent with
the program guidelines developed by CARB. This action is to approve the
implementation procedures for the VIP. |
Ashkaan
Nikravan
AQ Specialist |
| 3 |
Execute Contract to Cosponsor
Battery Electric Class 4 Truck Demonstration Project
To address the goal for reducing NOx and PM emissions, the City of
Santa Monica has proposed to demonstrate a Class 4 battery electric
truck project. The vehicle will be used by the Water Resources Division
of the Public Works Department for maintenance, repairs and customer
service throughout the city. The project will examine the durability,
reliability and lifecycle costs of the vehicle, battery and charging
infrastructure in order to determine the prospects of future deployment
of this zero-emissions technology. The total cost of the project is
$210,910. This action is to execute a contract with the City of Santa
Monica to cosponsor this project at a cost not to exceed $87,205 from
the Clean Fuels Fund. |
Joseph
Impullitti
Program Supervisor |
| 4 |
Execute Contract to Conduct
Performance Evaluation Program on Ambient Air Monitors
The guidelines of AQMD federal air monitoring programs specify
activities to assure the validity of the data which include conducting
performance evaluations on air samplers in the network. This action is
to execute a contract with Technical & Business Systems, Inc. to conduct
a performance evaluation program on the AQMD TSP, PM10, PM2.5 and PM2.5
speciation network for the FY 2009-10 term, in an amount not to exceed
$34,883 from the FY 2008-09 budget. |
Jason
Low
Quality Assurance Manager |
| 5 |
Issue RFPs for Technical Assistance
for Advanced, Low- and Zero-Emissions Mobile and Stationary Source
Technologies and Technical Assistance for Implementation of Incentive
Programs
This action is to issue two RFPs to solicit statements of
qualifications from individuals and organizations capable of providing
technical expertise in a variety of specialized areas to support AQMD’s
technology advancement activities and implementation efforts. It is
anticipated that multiple awards for level-of-effort contracts will be
made from these solicitations. |
Dipankar Sarkar
Technology Demonstration Manager |
| 6 |
Recognize Revenue from Green Tech Connect Forum, Authorize Executive
Officer to Approve Conference Expenditures, and Execute Contract for
Online Registration Services
In February 2009, the Board approved the Chairman’s ‘Helping Hand
Initiative for 2009’ which included the Clean Air Technology Conference.
This action is to recognize revenues, transfer funds from S&TA’s
Professional and Special Services into Clean Fuels Conference Special
Revenue Fund (Fund 26), approve a conference budget and authorize the
Executive Officer to approve conference expenditures not to exceed
$380,000. In addition, authorize the Executive Officer to execute a
contract to provide online registration services. |
Lourdes
Cordova Martinez
Community Relations Manager |
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Adopt Resolution Recognizing the 2009 State DERA-Funded
Lower-Emission School Bus Retrofit Program Funds, and Approve Grants to
Retrofit School Buses with Particulate Traps
CARB has allocated $898,000 to the AQMD under the 2009 State DERA-Funded
Lower-Emission School Bus Retrofit Program. In order to receive
additional funds should they become available, the AQMD has requested
from CARB up to $1,204,300. These actions are to adopt a resolution
recognizing up to $1,204,300 for current and any future awards pursuant
to this program and to approve grants to public school districts to
retrofit school buses with Level 3 PM traps. |
Ranji
George
Program Supervisor |
Next Meeting: June 19, 2009 - 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
authority. Speakers may be limited to three (3) minutes each.
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
Technology Committee meeting. Any accommodations must be requested as soon as
practicable. Requests will be accommodated to the extent feasible. Please
contact Pat Krayser at (909) 396-3248 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., Tuesday through Friday, or send the request to
pkrayser@aqmd.gov.
Adjournment
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