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AGENDA
The public may participate at the location listed below.
June 9, 2006 - immediately following the
Legislative Committee meeting
which begins immediately following the
Governing Board meeting
which begins at 9:00 a.m.
AQMD Headquarters - Conference Room CC-8
21865 Copley Dr., Diamond Bar CA
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ACTION - DISCUSSION -
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS |
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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)
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Dr. Bill Burke Committee Chair |
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Chairman’s
Report of Approved Travel
(no motion required)
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Dr. Burke |
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Approval of Compensation for Board Member Assistant(s):
The Committee May Consider Proposal(s) to Retain Board
Member Assistant(s).
(Any material, if submitted, will be
distributed at the meeting.)
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Dr. Burke |
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Report of
Approved Out-of-Country Travel
(no motion required)
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Dr. Barry Wallerstein Executive Officer |
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JULY
AGENDA ITEMS
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Recognize
Revenue and Approve Expenditures for Asthma Conference and Clean Ports
Conference
Feedback from attendees of the Asthma conference held on February 17,
2006 indicated a strong desire to have a follow-up conference on an
international scale to gather additional scientific information and
engage in further policy discussions on this subject. The Chairman's
Clean Port Initiative calls for the AQMD to host an international
conference to organize ports along the Pacific Rim in a joint effort to
reduce emissions from ocean-going ships as well as in-port emissions.
This action is to recognize revenues, approve a conference budget for
the International Asthma conference at a cost not to exceed $200,000
from the General Fund, Undesignated Reserves and a budget for the Clean
Ports Conference at a cost not to exceed $150,000 from the Clean Fuels
Funds.
(This item will also be discussed at the June 23, 2006, Technology
Committee meeting.) (This
item will be sent under separate cover.)
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Dr. Chung Liu DEO/Science & Technology Advancement |
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Issue
Purchase Orders for Purchase of Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Liquids
In March 2006, the Board approved the release of an RFQ to purchase
compressed gases and cryogenic liquids. Several bids for compressed
gases and cryogenic liquids were received and evaluated. This action is
to issue purchase orders for the purchase of compressed gases and
cryogenic liquids for FY 2006-07 with an optional extension to cover FY
2007-08.
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Henry
Hogo
Asst. DEO/Science & Technology Advancement |
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Recognize and Appropriate Funds from U.S. EPA for PM2.5 Program and
Issue Purchase Order
U.S. EPA has allocated Section 103 Grant funds of $569,466 for the
continuation of PM2.5 monitoring program for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY)
2006 (October 2006-September 2007). This action is to recognize revenue
upon receipt of the award and appropriate funds to the FY 2006-07 Budget
for the continuation of the PM2.5 monitoring program. Staff will bring
a proposal to reallocate any unspent FY 2005-06 Section 103 Grant funds
from FFY 2005 at a later date. In addition, staff has identified a need
to purchase new continuous PM2.5 monitoring systems as early as possible
to support the upcoming Air Quality Monitoring component of the Clean
Ports Initiative. As such, this action is to issue a purchase order,
upon receipt of the award, for the five continuous PM2.5 monitoring
systems based on the RFQ results. These allocations were discussed with
and approved by U.S. EPA.
(This item will be sent under separate cover.)
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Henry Hogo
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Authorize
Purchase of PeopleSoft, Oracle and LibertyNet Software Support
PeopleSoft Integrated Financial/Human Resources System uses Oracle
database software. The maintenance support for this system expires
August 29, 2006. AQMD's Liberty Imaging System provides District users
access to records maintained in electronic format. Support for this
system will expire on July 31, 2006. This action is to obtain approval
for the purchase of PeopleSoft, Oracle and LibertyNet software
maintenance support for another year. Funds ($270,000) for this expense
are included in the FY 2006-07 Budget.
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Chris
Marlia
Asst. DEO/ Information Management |
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Report on
Major Projects for Information Management Scheduled to Start During
First Six Months of 2006-07
Information Management is responsible for data systems management
services in support of all AQMD operations. This action is to report on
major automation contracts and projects to be initiated by Information
Management during the first six months of FY 2006-07.
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Chris
Marlia |
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Recommendation on Long-Term Debt Reduction Utilizing One-Time
Penalty/Settlement Revenues; Approval of Resolution Authorizing AQMD to
Enter into a Guaranteed Investment Contract; and Approval to Hire
Specialized Legal and Financial Advisory Services
The Board, at its June 9, 2006 meeting, directed staff to develop for
Board consideration a long-term Debt Reduction proposal utilizing
one-time penalty/settlement revenue. This item requests Board approval
of the attached Resolution authorizing AQMD to enter into a Guaranteed
Investment Contract with a Triple A rated provider to defease a portion
of AQMD's debt service payments through 2014 and to enter into contracts
with legal and financial advisory services to complete the defeasance
transactions. A report on the debt defeasance options available to AQMD
and staff's proposal was presented to the Finance Committee on May 19,
2006.
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Rick Pearce
Chief Financial Officer
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Execute
Contract for Student Co-op Program
Since August 1995, AQMD has contracted with the Cal Poly Pomona
Foundation for the services of student interns in Finance. These
interns perform such tasks as assisting in the fixed asset inventory,
financial report reconciliation, and miscellaneous payroll and
accounting tasks. Over the past two years, a total of $56,000 has been
expended. This action is to execute a three-year contract with the Cal
Poly Pomona Foundation through August 31, 2009 in an amount not to
exceed $24,000 per year for student intern services. Funds for this
item have been included in the FY 2006-07 Budget.
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Rick
Pearce |
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Report of
RFPs and RFQs Scheduled for Release in July
This report summarizes the RFPs and RFQs for budgeted services over
$50,000 scheduled to be released for advertisement for the month of
July.
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Rick
Pearce |
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Ethnic
Community Advisory Group Minutes for April 12, 2006 (written report)
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Pom Pom
Ganguli
Asst. DEO/Public Affairs |
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Local
Government & Small Business Assistance Advisory Group Minutes for April
14, 2006 (written report)
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Pom Pom
Ganguli |
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Review
July 7, 2006, Governing Board Agenda |
Dr.
Wallerstein |
Attachments will be available at
the meeting.
Next Meeting: July 14, 2006 - 9:00 a.m.
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)
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). 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 this body’s authority. Speakers
may be limited to three (3) minutes each.
Americans With Disabilities Act -
The agenda materials will be made available, upon
request, in appropriate alternative formats to assist persons with a
disability. Disability-related accommodations will also be made
available to allow participation in this meeting. Any accommodations
must be requested as soon as practicable. Requests will be
accommodated to the extent feasible. Please contact the staff person
listed below by phone or e-mail from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday through
Friday.
For further information, please contact:
Tania Christman, (909) 396-3029
Adjournment
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