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AGENDA
The public may participate at any location listed below.
October
10, 2008 -
8:00 a.m.
AQMD Headquarters - Conference Room CC8
21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4178
Videoconference Locations
Hall of Administration, Room 493
500 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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73-710 Fred
Waring Drive
Suite 222
Palm Desert, CA 92260 |
333 W. Ocean
Blvd.
14th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802 |
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ACTION - DISCUSSION - INFORMATIONAL
ITEMS |
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1 |
Update on
Federal Legislative Issues
[No written material]Consultant will report on air quality
legislative issues related to federal legislation pending in Washington,
D.C. |
Mark Kadesh,
Kadesh & Associates, LLC
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2 |
Update on
State Legislative Issues
[No written material]Staff will give end of year
legislative report. |
Will Gonzalez,
Gonzalez Public Affairs |
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3 |
Committee Discussion and Recommendations Regarding Augmentation of
AQMD’s Legislative Goals and Objectives
[No written material]Based on a review of State and Federal
legislative activities during CY 2008, the committee may recommend other
strategic initiatives including alternative energy, mobile source
emission reductions and incentives and, revenues for expedited pollution
clean-up. |
Oscar Abarca,
DEO/
Public Affairs |
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4 |
Execute Sole-Source Contract for Legislative Representation in
Sacramento
[Any written material will be available at the meeting]
Staff recommends entering into a sole source contract with Joe A.
Gonsalves & Son. This firm has extensive relationships with local
governments that will be necessary to implement AQMD’s State goals and
objectives. The contract is for a 12-month period commencing in
December 2009. Total contract amount shall not exceed $104,000. (This
item will also be reviewed at the October 10, 2008, Administrative
Committee meeting.) |
Pom Pom Ganguli,
Assistant DEO/
Public Affairs |
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5 |
Report from AQMD Home Rule Advisory Committee
[Attachment 1 – Written Report]
This item provides the September 17,
2008 meeting minutes of HRAG’s updates as input to the Legislative
Committee. |
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Attachments will be available at
the meeting.
Next Meeting: November 14, 2008 - 8:00 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.
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 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:
Julie Franco at (909) 396-2958.
Adjournment
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