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The public may participate at any location listed below.
January 23, 2009 - 9:00 a.m.
AQMD Headquarters - Conference Room CC8
21865 Copley Dr., Diamond Bar CA
Videoconference Locations:
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Hall of Administration
Board Hearing Room
333 W. Santa Ana Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA 92701 |
Hall of Administration
500 West Temple Street
Room 493
Los Angeles, CA 90012 |
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73-710 Fred Waring Drive
Suite 222
Palm Desert, CA 92260 |
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ACTION ITEM |
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Execute Contracts to Conduct 2009 Lawn Mower Exchange Program and
Leaf Blower Exchange Program for Public Parks
At its September 5, 2008 meeting, the Board approved the release of
a Program Announcement to solicit competitive bids from cordless electric
lawn mower manufacturers for the expanded 2009 Lawn Mower Exchange
Program. This action is to (1) execute contracts with two manufacturers
to conduct the 2009 Lawn Mower Exchange Program in an amount not to
exceed $716,000; and (2) transfer $126,000 from the AQIP Special Revenue
Fund to carry out the 2009 Lawnmower Exchange Program. This action is
also to recognize additional funds from CARB under the AB 118 AQIP
Program to purchase additional lawn mowers. The Leaf Blower Exchange
Program will encourage public parks to exchange their old 2-stroke leaf
blowers for new 4-stroke, low-emission and low-noise leaf blowers. This
action is to exchange 156 leaf blowers in an amount not to exceed
$51,760.80 from the Rule 1309.1 Priority Reserve Mitigation Fees.
(Attachment 1) |
Shashi Singeetham, Air Quality Specialist |
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INFORMATIONAL ITEMS |
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Reductions in Air Pollution Through the
Green Valley Initiative
The Green Valley Initiative is a regional economic development effort to
create jobs and promote clean and green technologies in the Inland
Empire. One of its major focuses is on the trade and logistics industry,
which includes trucking and shipping, warehousing, packaging and
recycling -- key industries in this region. The presentation will focus
on how these efforts will help to reduce air pollution through the use
of clean and green technologies, innovative transit strategies, energy
audits, alternative fueling stations and more. For information, visit
www.greenvalleynow.org. |
Ali Sahabi, Founding Chairman of Green
Institute for Village Empowerment (sponsor of the Green Valley
Initiative) |
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Status Report on Proposed Rule 2301 -
Control of Emissions from New or Redevelopment Projects
Staff will brief the Committee on on-going rule development efforts and
key issues. The proposed rule will implement the 2007 AQMP Control
Measure EGM-01 – Emission Reductions from New or Redevelopment Projects. |
Carol Gomez, Planning & Rules Manager |
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Update on Recent Health Studies
Staff will report on recently published air pollution-related studies. |
Jean Ospital, Health Effects Officer |
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WRITTEN REPORTS |
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Rule 2202 Activity Report:
a. Rule 2202 Summary Status Report
The Rule 2202 Summary Status Report summarizes Rule 2202 activities for
the period January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. The report breaks down the
plan submittal activities by option type and lists Air Quality
Investment Program funds collected by county.
(Attachment 2) |
Elaine Chang, Deputy Executive Officer |
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Monthly Report on Environmental Justice
Initiatives
- CEQA Document Commenting Update
The District’s log of incoming CEQA documents received between December 1,
2008 and December 31, 2008 will be provided.
(Attachment 3) |
Elaine Chang |
Attachments will be available at the meeting.
Next Meeting: February 20, 2009 - 9:00 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 Mobile
Source 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
Mobile Source 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.
Adjournment
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