Clerk of the APCD  
260 North San Antonio Road, Suite A.
Santa Barbara. CA 93110
(805) 961-8853

APCD Board of Directors Agenda

Persons may address the Board in person or by using the remote video testimony system located at the County Administration Building, Board Hearing Room, Fourth Floor, 105 East Anapamu Street, in Santa Barbara or at the Betteravia Government Center, Board Hearing Room, 511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria.

Persons may address the Board on any matter listed on the agenda by completing and delivering to the Clerk a speaker slip before the item is considered. Matters not listed on the agenda may be addressed at the public comment period following the administrative agenda.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations to participate in the meeting should contact APCD at least three working days prior to the scheduled meeting.

1:30 PM
January 15, 2009
Board of Supervisors’ Hearing Room
Betteravia Government Center
511 East Lakeside Parkway
Santa Maria, California 93455

Note: Board letter files are available via the links below (as PDF files). If you would like a copy of something that is not available for download below, contact APCD Board Clerk Linda Beard at (805)  961-8853 or beardl@sbcapcd.org.

Past Board actions with recent staff documents can be viewed at APCD Board Actions.

I.          1:30 p.m. – Convene  

II.         Roll Call  

III.        Pledge of Allegiance  

IV.       Call to Order of the 2009 Air Pollution Control District Board of Directors and Election of the Chair and Vice-Chair for 2009  

V.         Approval of minutes of the October 16, 2008 meeting  

VI.        Report from Closed Session                             

Administrative

Approved by roll call vote on one motion. These items read only on request of Board members.  

A-1)   Receive and file draft minutes from the October 22, 2008 meeting of the Community Advisory Council.  

A-2)      Receive and file summaries of the ten emission-reduction grant agreements approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer for the period of October 2, 2008 through December 31, 2008.

A-3)      Consider recommendation of the APCD Hearing Board Nominating Committee to reappoint Donald Ward, a public representative, to the APCD Hearing Board for a three-year term.  

A-4)      Receive and file a report regarding renewal of employee insurance plans and programs.  

A-5)      Approve $300,000 in additional funding allocation for the Agriculture Water Pump Repower Program.  

A-6)      Approve $300,000 in additional funding allocation for the Off-Road Diesel Repower Program.  

A-7)      Authorize the Air Pollution Control Officer to increase the funding amount for the Old Car Buy Back Program by $150,000 with the option of an additional $100,000 increase if community interest justifies it.  

Public Comment Period

Persons desiring to address the APCD Board must complete and deliver to the Clerk the form which is available at the Hearing Room entrance prior to the commencement of this comment period.    

Discussion

1)    Adopt and present Resolutions of Appreciation to Brooks Firestone and Will Schuyler for their service on the Air Pollution Control District Board.  

2)    Select three members of the Board to serve on the APCD Executive Committee during calendar year 2009. 

3)    Appoint one Board member to serve as the representative to the South Central Coast Basinwide Control Council. 

4)    Select five members of the Board to serve on the APCD Hearing Board Nominating Committee during calendar year 2009. 

5)    Hearing:  Consider recommendations regarding proposed amended Rule 102 (Definitions) and Rule 316 (Storage and Transfer of Gasoline) as follows: 

a)  Hold a public hearing to receive testimony on proposed amended Rules 102 and 316; and  

b)  Adopt a resolution which will result in the following actions:      

i)  Adopt the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings (Attachment 1) and the CEQA guidelines;         

ii)  Adopt the associated rule findings (Attachment 2) in support of the proposed amended Rule 316 pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 40727 regarding necessity, authority, clarity, consistency, non-duplication, and reference.  The rule findings also acknowledge public comments received on the proposed rule revisions and adopt the Response to Comments (Attachment 3) as findings of the Board; and  

iii)  Adopt proposed amendments to Rule 102 and 316 (Attachment 4).  

6)    Receive and file a report from the Air Pollution Control Officer regarding the status of Santa Barbara County air quality and Air Pollution Control District programs and a preview of issues that the Board may address during the coming year. 

Announcements

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District Board will be held March 19, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, Betteravia Government Center, 511 E. Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria, CA.   

Adjourn