| July 14, 2006 To
Represent Cities in Eastern Los Angeles County
Long Beach Councilwoman Tonia Reyes Uranga was sworn in today as the
newest member of the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Governing
Board.
Reyes Uranga will represent the 61 eastern cities of Los Angeles County
that lie within the South Coast Air Basin. She was selected by mayors and
council members of those cities.
“I am very concerned with the health impacts from air pollution,
especially the impact from port and goods movement activities,” said Reyes
Uranga. “I look forward to this opportunity to expand my role in the effort
to clean up the air in Southern California.”
Prior to joining the AQMD Board, Reyes Uranga worked closely with the
AQMD to address the health impacts of air pollution on her constituents.
She hosted a town hall meeting in her community and has supported AQMD
efforts to reduce emissions from the ports and railroads -- significant
sources of air pollution in the communities she represents on the Long Beach
City Council.
Reyes Uranga was first elected in June 2002 to represent the Seventh
District on the Long Beach City Council and was reelected in April 2006.
She serves as chair of both the Long Beach City Council’s I-710 Oversight
Committee and the council’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
In addition, she serves on the Southern California Association of
Governments (SCAG) Transportation and Goods Movement Committee and the
County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County.
Reyes Uranga studied history at the University of California at Los
Angeles and is a 40-year resident of Long Beach. Tonia and Roberto Uranga,
a member of the Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees, are
parents of three college students: Rosalinda, Emiliano and Roberto Tomas.
In other action today, the Board:
- Awarded $400,000 to Environmental Systems Products Holdings, Inc., to
measure locomotive emissions using remote sensing devices as part of a
pilot program created by Assembly Bill 1222 (Jones) in 2005;
- Set a public hearing for Sept. 8 to amend Rule 1309.1 – Priority
Reserve – to allow limited access to pollution credits from AQMD’s
priority reserve account when credits are not available on the open market
for electrical generating facilities and other significant energy projects
needed for the region to meet the projected energy demand; and
- Set a public hearing for Sept. 8 to adopt Rule 410 – Odors from
Transfer Stations and Material Recovery Facilities – to require solid
waste transfer stations and recycling facilities to submit odor management
plans to minimize odors from their operations.
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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