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Climate Change Committee Meeting

AGENDA
The public may participate at any location listed below.

October 29, 2008 - 10:00 a.m. 

AQMD Headquarters - Conference Room CC8
21865 Copley Dr., Diamond Bar CA

333 West Ocean Blvd., 14th Floor

Long Beach, CA  90802

20 Civic Center Plaza, 8th Floor

Santa Ana, CA  92701

 

  ACTION - DISCUSSION ITEMS
1

Welcome and Introductions

 

2

Proposed Rules 2700 - General and 2701 - SoCal Climate Solutions Exchange (PDF, 416k)
These proposed rules, which establish a voluntary program to encourage, quantify, and certify voluntary, high quality greenhouse gas reductions in the District, will be discussed, including key comments received from stakeholders.

Jill Whynot,
Director, Strategic Initiatives


 

3

Proposed Rule 2702 - Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program
This proposed rule, which will establish an air quality investment program, will be discussed.

Jill Whynot

 

4 Greenhouse Gas CEQA Significance Threshold (PDF, 155k)

Staff will summarize current efforts to develop a CEQA significance threshold for greenhouse gases, by District staff and CARB.

GHG Draft Guidance Document

Steve Smith,

Program Supervisor

5 Update on AB 32 Proposed Scoping Plan

Staff will provide an update on the recently released Proposed Scoping Plan.

Jill Whynot
  WRITTEN REPORTS  
  Home Rule Advisory Group - Climate Change Subcommittee Reports
(EXE, 2m)

These reports summarize the topics discussed in the following Home Rule Advisory Group - Climate Change Subcommittee Meetings:  June 2, 2008; August 20, 2008; September 3, 2008; and October 1, 2008.

 

Next Meeting:  TBD

Other Business
Any member of the committee, 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 the Executive Officer regarding factual information, request the Executive Officer to report back at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter, or may take action to direct the Executive Officer to place a matter of business on a future agenda.  (Govt. Code Section 54954.2)

Public Comment
Members of the public may address the Climate Change 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 Climate Change Committee’s 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 Climate Change Committee meeting.  Any accommodations must be requested as soon as practicable.  Requests will be accommodated to the extent feasible.  Please contact Faye Thomas at (909) 396-3268 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, or send the request to fthomas@aqmd.gov.

For further information, please contact:  Faye Thomas, (909) 396-3268


 
 


This page updated: October 29, 2008
URL: http://www.aqmd.gov/gb_comit/climate_change/2008/CC_2008-10-29.html