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Notice of Special Meeting
AGENDA
The public may participate at any location listed below.
July 27, 2007 - 12:00 p.m.
AQMD Headquarters - Conference Room CC-8
21865 Copley Dr., Diamond Bar CA
Videoteleconference Location
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73-710 Fred Waring Drive
Suite 222
Palm Desert, CA 92260 |
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SEPTEMBER BOARD AGENDA ITEMS |
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Approve Update to Advanced Air Pollution Research
Plan
In November 2003, the Board approved an Advanced Air Pollution Research
Plan Update for FYs 2003 to 2006 as part of the Strategic Alliance
Initiative No. 5 – Strategic Alliance for Advanced Air Pollution
Research. The initiative calls for updates to the three-year Plan to
reflect progress in conducting proposed research activities, available
resources, additional research projects, and revisions to the schedule
for future research studies. Staff has prepared an update to the plan
for FYs 2007 to 2010. This research plan update contains research study
proposals that would be initiated in-house or through extramural
contracts over the next three years. Upon Board approval, staff will
proceed with the implementation of the research plan.
This item is also being heard at the July 27, 2007 Mobile and
Stationary Source Committees. |
Philip Fine,
Manager
Atmospheric Measurements |
| 2 |
Execute Contract to Demonstrate NOx and PM Emissions
Control on Construction Equipment
Diesel-powered construction equipment contributes approximately 120
and 7.5 tons per day of the total Basin NOx and PM emissions in 2006.
Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology has been shown to reduce
NOx emissions from stationary sources and on-road vehicles, and because
it works as an oxidation catalyst, it is also capable of reducing PM,
hydrocarbon, and toxics contaminants. This action is to request award
of a contract to Engine, Fuel, and Emissions Engineering, Inc. to
design, install, quantify emissions of, and demonstrate SCR technology
on at least two heavy-duty construction equipment engines at a cost not
to exceed $135,830 from the Clean Fuels Fund. The total cost of the
proposed project is $330,850 and Engine, Fuel, and Emissions
Engineering, Inc. and the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles
County will provide $195,020 in in-kind contributions. |
Adewale Oshinuga
Air Quality Specialist |
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Execute Agreement to Cosponsor City of Los Angeles
Initiative to Plant One Million Low-VOC Trees
The Center for Urban Forest Research (CUFR) reported in a recent
study that an average of 100 trees can remove 14 tons per year of carbon
dioxide, 428 pounds per year (lb/yr) of ozone and 313 lb/yr of
particulate matter from the atmosphere. Encouraged with these results,
CUFT is joining efforts with cities and local communities in California
to apply, on a broader scale, the lesson learned from this study. In
support of this effort, the City of Los Angeles has initiated a program
to plant one million low-VOC emitting trees within the City
jurisdiction. This action is to execute an agreement with the City of
Los Angeles to cofund this initiative at a cost not to exceed $1,000,000
from the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) Settlement
Projects Fund. The monies are from LADWP Settlement Funds which had
been previously transferred to the Clean Fuels Fund.. |
Adewale Oshinuga |
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Transfer and Appropriate Funds and Execute Contract
to Develop and Demonstrate Diesel Particulate Filter on Pacific Harbor
Line Switch Locomotive
In September 2006, the Board approved execution of a contract with
Miratech Corporation to develop and demonstrate a Diesel Particulate
Filter on a Pacific Harbor Line switch locomotive. That action also
recognized the receipt of revenues from U.S. EPA and Caltrans. A
contract with Miratech was unable to be executed in FY 2006-07 due to a
number of delays including receipt of the U.S. EPA and Caltrans grant
awards and a final agreement for critical subcontractor participation in
the project. This action is to transfer $107,125 from Rule 1309.1
Priority Reserve Fund, recognize $100,000 revenue from U.S. EPA and
$380,000 from Caltrans, appropriate funds from Undesignated Fund Balance
and execute a contract with Miratech Corporation in an amount not to
exceed $307,125. |
Mike Bogdanoff
Program Supervisor |
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Execute Contracts for Renewable Energy Projects in
Communities Surrounding Electrical Generating Facilities
In September 2006, the Board directed staff to use one-third of the
mitigation fees collected pursuant to Rule 1309.1(g) to fund renewable
energy projects, including solar power, in communities located as close
as possible to the new or modified power plant projects. On February 2,
2007, the Board approved the release of a RFP for solar and other
renewable energy projects in communities surrounding ten electrical
generating facilities. The RFO was issued in an amount up to
$5,262,484, which included one-third of the current balance of
mitigation funds in the Rule 1309.1 Priority Reserve. The RFP closed on
April 27, 2007. The program was oversubscribed with over three hundred
individual projects submitted, most of which consisted of solar
photovoltaic residential projects. This action is to execute contracts
for renewable energy projects in amount not to exceed $5,262,484 using
Rule 1309.1 mitigation funds. |
Vicki White
Air Quality Specialist |
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Execute Contract to Cosponsor Demonstration of
Advanced Fuel Cell Bus
The AQMD has long supported fuel cell transit bus projects in order
to accelerate their development and expose the widest possible ridership
to this clean, zero-tailpipe emission technology. Sunline Transit Agency
and their partners were recently awarded a grant from the Federal
Transit Administration, as part of the National Fuel Cell Bus Program,
to design, develop, and demonstrate an advanced technology American Fuel
Cell Bus. This action is to award a contract to Sunline Transit Agency
to conduct this project in an amount not to exceed $400,000 from the
Clean Fuels Fund. The remainder of the $5.4 million project costs will
be funded by the other project partners: FTA/CalStart, CARB, ISE, New
Flyer, Sunline, and UTC. |
Matt Miyasato,
Manager
Technology Demonstration Projects |
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Execute Contract to Cosponsor Demonstration of
Heavy-Duty Hybrid Vehicle
As part of the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Action Plan
adopted by the Board in April 2007, staff was directed to evaluate
pathways to PHEVs. One pathway is to replace existing diesel
applications with hybridized gasoline engines and further investigate
duty-cycles appropriate for the plug-in technology. This action is to
award a contract to WestStart-CALSTART and its partners to develop and
demonstrate a heavy-duty gasoline hybrid for use in the FedEx fleet and
evaluate heavy-duty applications for plug-in technology in an amount not
to exceed $325,000 from the Clean Fuels Fund. The remainder of the
$595,000 total project costs will be supported by FedEx and NREL. |
Matt Miyasato |
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Transfer Funds from Carl Moyer Program Fund AB923
Account to FY 2007-08 Budget of Science & Technology Advancement
To support AQMD’s outreach and administrative activities directly
related to the Carl Moyer Program, it’s necessary to transfer funds from
the administrative portion of the Carl Moyer Program Fund AB923 Account
to the General Fund. This action is to transfer $300,000 from the Carl
Moyer Program Fund AB923 Account to the FY 2007-08 Budget of Science &
Technology Advancement, Services and Supplies Major Object, Professional
and Special Services Account to support Carl Moyer Program’s outreach
and administrative activities. |
Fred Minassian, Manager
Technology Implementation |
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California Fuel Cell Partnership Steering Team Report
and Activity Report
On April 6, 2007, the Board approved the proposal to renew
membership in the California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) for 2007.
This report summarizes the California Fuel Cell Partnership Steering
Team meeting held June 19-20, 2007 and provides an activity report for
the period beginning January 2007. |
Lisa Mirisola
Air Quality Specialist |
Attachments will be available at
the meeting.
Next Meeting: September 28, 2007 - 12:00 p.m.
Other Business
Any member of the Technology Committee, 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 the Technology Committee 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 Technology
Committee's
authority. Speakers may be limited to three (3) minutes each.
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
Technology Committee meeting. Any accommodations must be requested as soon as
practicable. Requests will be accommodated to the extent feasible. Please
contact Dory Kilgour at 909-396-3248 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., Tuesday through Friday, or send the request to
dkilgour@aqmd.gov.
For further information, please contact:
Dory Kilgour, (909) 396-3248
Adjournment
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