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AGENDA
The public may participate at any location listed below.
May 8, 2009 - 9:00 a.m.
AQMD Headquarters - Conference Room CC8
21865 Copley Dr., Diamond Bar CA 91765
Videoconference Locations
1970 Mandeville Canyon Road
Los Angeles, CA 90049 |
73-710 Fred Waring Drive, Suite 222
Palm Desert, CA 92260 |
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ACTION - DISCUSSION |
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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) |
Dr. William A. Burke Committee Chair |
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Chairman's Report of Approved Travel
(no motion required) |
Dr. Burke |
| 3 |
Approval of Compensation for Board
Member
Assistants/Consultant(s).
(Any material, if submitted, will be distributed at the meeting.) |
Dr. Burke |
| 4 |
Report of Approved Out-of-Country Travel
(no motion required) |
Dr. Barry R. Wallerstein
Executive Officer |
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JUNE AGENDA ITEMS |
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| 5 |
Establish List of Pre-qualified Legal Counsel to Provide Employee and
Labor Relations Legal Services
On March 6, 2009, the
Board approved issuance of an RFP to pre-qualify outside legal counsel
having expertise in handling employee and labor relations matters. The
evaluation of responding firms has been completed. This action is to
establish a list of pre-qualified counsel to advise and represent the
AQMD in employee and labor relations matters. |
Kurt Wiese
General Counsel |
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Appropriate Funds
Appropriate Funds from Designation for
Litigation and Enforcement and Authorize Amending/Initiating Contracts
with Outside Counsel
AQMD General
Counsel is currently being assisted in several lawsuits by outside law
firms, including multiple lawsuits challenging the District’s Credit
Bank, the Architectural Coatings Rules, the ultra-low diesel project at
the ConocoPhillips refinery, a lawsuit challenging the recently adopted
consumer products rule – Rule 1143, and other matters requiring
specialized legal counsel. This action is to appropriate $175,000 from
the Designation for Litigation and Enforcement to the Legal Budget,
Professional and Special Services account, and to authorize the
Executive Officer to amend or initiate contracts to expend these funds
with Woodruff Spradlin & Smart and Shute Mihaly & Weinberger or other
counsel approved by the Board. |
Kurt Wiese |
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Adopt Executive Officer’s FY 2009-10 AQMD Budget and Work Program
The Executive
Officer’s Budget for FY 2009-10 represents the input over the past
several months from Board members, staff, and the public. This year’s
process included meetings form the Budget Advisory Committee; a public
hearing on February 6, 2009 to receive input on the AQMD’s Program Goals
and Objectives; and two budget workshops, one for the public held on
April 29 and one for the Board held on May 14-15, 2009. This submittal
transmits the required appropriations and reserves necessary to adopt
the proposed budget. |
Rick Pearce
Chief Financial Officer |
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Amend Regulation III – Fees
Staff is proposing a
limited number of amendments to Regulation III – Fees to better align
program revenues with program costs. Other proposed amendments clarify
rule provisions and have minor fee adjustments. Staff is also proposing
administrative amendments that have no revenue impact. Staff is not
proposing a CPI increase for this fiscal year.
(This item was also reviewed at the April 17, 2009 Stationary Source
Committee meeting.) |
Laki Tisopulos
Asst DEO
Planning, Rules & Area Sources |
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Amend Contract with Technical
and Business Systems, Inc. for Air Pollutant Measurements Aloft
On July 11, 2008, the
Board awarded a contract with Technical and Business Systems Inc. to
conduct air pollutant measurements aloft for AQMD. This amendment
exercises a contract option for a modification to incorporate additional
funding in FY 2008-09 to continue the monthly aircraft and balloon
measurements through a full year in support of the evaluation of model
boundary conditions. Based on the availability of budgeted funds and
the contractor’s performance, this action is to amend the contact
to increase the funding by $155,000. Funding in the amount of
$45,000 is included in the FY 2008-09 Budget. The remaining
$110,000 is allocated in the U.S. EPA 17th Year Section 105
Grant for the PAMS program, bringing the contract total to $260,000. |
Laki Tisopulos |
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Amend Contract with Technical and Business Systems, Inc. to Provide
Technical Support for AQMD Coachella Valley Meteorological Network
On June 6, 2008, the
Board awarded a contract with Technical and Business Systems, Inc. to
provide technical support for the AQMD Coachella Valley Meteorological
Monitoring Network, with options for three annual contract renewals.
Based on the contractor’s responsiveness and performance, this action is
to amend the contract
exercising the first
renewal option in the contract in an amount not to exceed $55,000. This
will bring the contract total to $105,000 for ongoing field support of
the Coachella Valley meteorological stations and data management.
Funding for this contract amendment is included in the FY 2008-09
Budget. |
Laki Tisopulos |
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Issue Purchase Order for
Laboratory Information Management System
In March 2009, the
Board approved release of an RFQ to purchase a Laboratory Information
Management System. Five bids were received and evaluated. Based on technical merit and cost,
Promium LLC was deemed to be the
most qualified bidder. This action is to issue a purchase order to
Promium LLC for an amount not to exceed $245,726 for the purchase of the
software and hardware. Funds for the total amount of $245,726 are available in the FY 2008-09 Budget. |
Chung Liu
DEO/Science & Technology Advancement |
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Issue Purchase Orders for
Purchase of Compressed U.S. EPA Protocol Calibration Gases, Ultrapure
Air, and Other Gases Needed for Satisfying Federal Air Monitoring
Program Requirements
In March 2009, the
Board approved release of RFQ to purchase compressed U.S. EPA
protocol calibration gases, ultrapure air, and other gases needed for
satisfying federal air monitoring program requirements. Six bids for
supplying these gases were received and evaluated. This action is to
issue purchase orders for the purchase of U.S. EPA protocol calibration
gases, ultrapure air, and other related gases for FY 2009-10. |
Chung Liu |
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Issue Purchase Orders for
Purchase of Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Liquids
In March 2009, the Board approved the release of an RFQ to
purchase compressed gases and cryogenic liquids. Six bids for
compressed gases and four bids for cryogenic liquids were received and
evaluated. This action is to issue purchase orders for the
purchase of compressed gases and cryogenic liquids for FY 2009-10. |
Chung Liu |
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Local Government & Small
Business Advisory Group Minutes for March 13, 2009 Meeting
Attached for information only is the Local Government & Small
Business Advisory Group minutes for the March 13, 2009 meeting. |
Anupom Ganguli
Asst DEO
Legislative & Public Affairs |
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Authorize
Purchase of Audio-Visual System Upgrade, Appropriate Funds from the
Undesignated Fund Balance, and Amend Contract for Audio-Visual Technical
Management
On
December 5, 2008, the Board approved release of an RFP to select a
vendor capable of implementing AQMD’s engineering design and installing
a new fully functional cost-effective state-of-the-art audio-visual
system at the AQMD Diamond Bar headquarters. As a result of successful
responses to this RFP, Digital Networks Group, Inc. was identified as
capable of providing the audio-visual system upgrade. Additional
funding is required for TECADS, Inc., design consultant for the
audio-visual system upgrade, to provide audio-visual technical oversight
for the duration of the project. This action is to approve purchase of
audio-visual system upgrade from Digital Networks Group, Inc., and amend
contract with TECADS, Inc. to add funding of $30,000 for audio-visual
technical services. Funds ($1,726,246) for these expenses are available
in the Undesignated Fund Balance in the FY 2008-09 Budget. |
Chris Marlia
Asst DEO
Information Management |
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Review June 5, 2009 Governing Board
Agenda |
Dr. Wallerstein |
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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) |
Dr. Burke |
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Public Comment
Members of the public may address this body 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 Administrative Committee's authority.
Speakers may be limited to three (3) minutes each. |
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Attachments will be available at
the meeting.
Next Meeting: June 12, 2009 - 9:00 a.m.
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
Administrative Committee meeting. Any accommodations must be requested as soon as
practicable. Requests will be accommodated to the extent feasible. Please
contact Tania Christman at (909) 396-3029 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., Tuesday through Friday, or send the request to
tchristman@aqmd.gov.
For further information, please contact: Tania
Christman; (909) 396-3029.
Adjournment
This page updated:
May 08, 2009
URL: http://www.aqmd.gov/gb_comit/Admin/2009/ac5-8-09.htm
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