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• Due to lack of quorum of members present at the meeting, continued approval of the minutes of the June 18, 2015 meeting to the next meeting.
• Received and filed the summary of the emission-reduction grant agreements approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer for the period of June 5, 2015 through August 6, 2015 in accordance with Board Resolution Number 02-16.     (See Board Letter)
• Received and filed the summary of notices of violation issued and penalty revenue received during the months of June and July 2015.     (See Board Letter)
• Received and filed the minutes from the March 4, 2015 meeting of the South Central Coast Basinwide Control Council.     (See Board Letter)
• Adopted a resolution delegating authority to the Air Pollution Control Officer to amend, enter into, and renew contracts for multiple employee benefit insurance plans to become effective January 1, 2016 for the 2016 calendar year.
• Approved Implementation of Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 as follows:     (See Board Letter)
  • Authorized the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District and Human Resources to implement the California Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 as recommended in this correspondence;
  • Adopted a resolution to provide benefits under the Paid Sick Leave Law to Extra Help employees and Contractors on Payroll;
  • Adopted a resolution amending the Management and Confidential-Unrepresented Benefits Resolution to implement provisions of the Paid Sick Leave Law for Management and Confidential-Unrepresented employees; (see Resolution in track changes) and
  • Directed staff to notify all labor organizations of the intent to implement this law for represented and unrepresented Regular employees to expand sick leave usage criteria and reinstate unused balances when employees separate from and are rehired into District employment within one year.
• Executed District Grant Agreement EVCS-006 for the University of California, Santa Barbara in the Not-to-Exceed amount of $34,364.     (See Board Letter)
• Authorized the Chair to sign a Memorandum of Agreement with the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD) to collaborate on the Tri-Counties Hydrogen Readiness Plan.     (See Board Letter)
• Received an update on the outlook for 2015-2016 from Eric Boldt, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, at the National Weather Service (NWS) Los Angeles/Oxnard.     (See Board Letter and presentation)
• Item Continued:  Adopt a resolution which contains the following action items for the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Infrastructure Program (EV program):     (See Board Letter and presentation)
  • Increase the EV program spending authority from $100,000 to $300,000;
  • Modify the EV program to provide maximum funding limits towards the purchase and/or installation of the following:
    • Level-2: $10,000/charging station (where a single charging station may have one or more charging ports); or
    • Level-3 (DC fast charger):
      • $20,000/charging station with dual charging capability (both CHAdeMO and SAE J1772 Combo charging standards); or
      • $10,000/charging station if only one charging standard is available;
  • Modify the EV program to allow funding for both public and private entities; and
  • Modify the EV program by having separate Standard Grant Agreements to accommodate either public or private entities.
• Approved updates to the Carl Moyer Program as follows:     (See Board Letter and presentation)
  • Adopted a resolution (Attachment 1) approving the following actions:
    • Approved the District’s continued participation in the Carl Moyer Program until January 1, 2024;
    • Authorized the Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) to execute grant agreements on behalf of the District with the California Air Resources Board (ARB), and all other necessary documents to implement and carry out the purposes of the approved resolution;
    • Certified that your Board will provide District matching funds up to $150,000 per year, which will allow the District to apply for up to $1,000,000 per year in Carl Moyer Program funds from the ARB;
  • Adopted a resolution (Attachment 2) establishing a not-to-exceed cost-effectiveness limit of $18,030 per weighted ton of emissions reduced for authorized Innovative Technology Group Carl Moyer Programs, as allowed under the ARB Carl Moyer Program Guidelines;
  • Approved $1,000,000 in additional spending authority for the District’s Off-Road Equipment Replacement Program with spending subject to fiscal year budget approval; and
  • Approved $925,000 in additional spending authority for the District’s Marine Diesel Engine Repower Program with spending subject to fiscal year budget approval.
• Report from Closed Session – There was no reportable action taken.