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AGENDA
The public may participate at any location listed below.
March
13, 2009 -
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 and other matters in
Washington, D.C. |
Mark Kadesh,
Kadesh & Associates, LLC
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2 |
Update on State Legislative
Issues
[No written material]Consultants will report on air quality
legislative issues related to state legislation in Sacramento, including
bills related to renewable energy resources. |
Will Gonzalez,
Gonzalez Public Affairs Paul Gonsalves,
Joe A. Gonsalves & Son |
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3 |
Proposed Legislation to resolve NSR
credits banking and availability under state law
[Attachment 1]Staff will propose legislation at the state level to
resolve the situation with NSR credits and seek the Committee’s
approval. |
Barry Wallerstein,
Executive Officer |
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4 |
Recommend Positions on the following state
bills
[Attachment 2 – Bill Analysis]This item is to seek approval
from the committee on staff’s recommendation for position on the
following bills:
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Bill # |
Author |
Bill Title |
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AB 397 |
Jeffries |
South Coast AQMD: Election of
Board Members |
Oscar Abarca
DEO, Public Affairs |
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5 |
Report on Sacramento Legislation being
tracked
[Attachment 3 – Bill Report]This item provides the Committee with
the report of bills being tracked or that may be of interest to the
District. |
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6 |
Report from AQMD Home Rule Advisory
Committee
[Attachment 4 – Written Report]
This item provides the 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: April 10, 2009 - 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(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 Legislative 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 Legislative Committee meeting. Any accommodations must
be requested as soon as practicable. Requests will be accommodated to the
extent feasible. Please contact Julie Franco at (909) 396-2958 from 7:00
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, or send the request to
jfranco@aqmd.gov.
For further information, please contact:
Julie Franco at (909) 396-2958.
Adjournment
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