Feb. 4, 2005
To represent San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County Supervisor Gary Ovitt was sworn in today as the
newest member of the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Governing
Board.
Ovitt will represent San Bernardino County on AQMD’s Board.
Ovitt was elected in 2004 as the Fourth District Supervisor for San
Bernardino County. From 1998 to 2004 he served as mayor of Ontario. He was
first elected to the Ontario City Council in 1992.
In addition to the AQMD Board, Ovitt will continue to serve as a board
member of numerous other organizations, including San Bernardino Associated
Governments, Omnitrans Transit Agency and Southern California Association of
Governments.
Before joining the Ontario City Council, Ovitt was a teacher for 35 years
at Chaffey High School in Ontario -- his alma mater -- where he taught
government, history and work experience. Along with teaching, he also
mentored students and coached several sports.
Ovitt is a graduate of the University of Redlands.
AQMD Board members serve four-year terms. Ovitt will fill the unexpired
term of San Bernardino County Supervisor Bill Postmus, which ends on Jan.
15, 2007.
In other action today, the Board:
- Awarded a contract to Neuton, Inc., for $756,000 to conduct AQMD’s
2005 lawn mower exchange program to exchange up to 4,000 gasoline-powered
lawnmowers with cordless electric lawnmowers;
- Adopted the executive officer’s program goals and objectives for FY
2005-06;
- Approved implementation of the newly adopted Statewide Airborne Toxic
Control Measure to reduce exposure to hexavalent chromium and nickel from
thermal spraying; and
- Set public hearings for March 4 to:
- Adopt Rule 1469.1 – Spraying Operations Using Coatings Containing
Chromium;
- Amend Rule 1470 – Requirements for Stationary Diesel-Fueled Internal
Combustion and Other Compression Ignition Engines;
- Amend Rule 1401 – New Source Review of Toxic Air Contaminants and Rule
1402 – Control of Toxic Air Contaminants from Existing Sources.
AQMD is the air pollution control agency for Orange County and major
portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
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