Hall of Administration,
500 W. Temple Street
Room 493
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Execute Contract for CEQA Analysis for Expansion and Modernization of Union Pacific Intermodal Container Transfer Facility
The AQMD has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) Joint Powers Authority (JPA) to prepare the CEQA documents for the proposed expansion and modernization of the Union Pacific Railroad ICTF railyard in the cities of Los Angeles and Carson.  The scope and schedule for preparation of the CEQA documents for the proposed project requires the AQMD to obtain the services of a consultant with experience in evaluating potential alternatives to the proposed project.  This action is to authorize the Executive Officer to execute a contract for these services with Parsons, for $150,000, with a potential adjustment of up to $100,000, if necessary to meet the final scope of the environmental analysis.  Total funding for this contract will not exceed $250,000, to be paid by the AQMD and reimbursed by ICTF JPA.  The ICTF JPA has earmarked a total of $2.5 million for preparation of the CEQA documents.  The Board previously authorized up to $750,000 of this money for the ICTF project in July 2008. 
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Request to Withdraw Portions of 2003 AQMP to Facilitate U.S. EPA’s Action on 1-Hour Ozone SIP
AQMD was informed by the U.S. EPA Region IX that certain actions related to the 2003 AQMP are needed in order to facilitate their action on the 2003 AQMP submitted to them for SIP approval in 2003.  The actions include withdrawing the NO₂ Maintenance Plan and CO attainment demonstration, including the transportation budgets contained therein, from the 2003 AQMP.  These two transportation budgets were superseded by the 2007 Plan and the Basin continues to meet the federal air quality standards for CO and NO₂.

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Congestion Pricing and "HOT" Lanes as a Strategy for Reduction of Mobile Source Emissions and Mobility Enhancement

High occupancy toll lanes and highway congestion pricing are mobility and financing approaches gaining favor with our region's state and local transportation agencies, and are the subject of an upcoming major SCAG study. These approaches may positively contribute to air quality improvements and may be recommended for inclusion in the next federal surface transportation reauthorization bill.

Assistant Deputy Executive Officer

2008 Olympics Air Quality Profile

This presentation will profile the efforts of the Chinese Government to reduce ambient air pollution levels during the 2008 Olympic Games held this summer in Beijing.  A brief look at the control program implemented, measurements of particulate air quality, the applicability of the Chinese approach to the Basin’s problem and the partnership between the two cites will be provided.

The Impact of Long Range Transport From Asia

Increasing transport of pollution from Asia across the Pacific Ocean has the potential to both impact local air quality episodically and raise background concentrations of key pollutants and precursors.  The presentation will briefly examine the transport mechanism, projected impacts to background concentrations and discuss local monitoring that will better define the issue.