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• Notice of Violation Reports – Received and filed the summary of notices of violation issued and penalty revenue received during the months of January and February 2017.
• Grant Programs – Received and filed an update on the Old Car Buy Back Program for vehicles retired during the period of January 2, 2017 through March 1, 2017.
• APCD Community Advisory Council Meeting Minutes – Received and filed the minutes from the August 10, 2016 meeting of the APCD Community Advisory Council.
• District Office Space – Approved the following actions:
  • Execute a Lease Agreement between the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District and Acquistapace Ranches, LLC for the purposes of extending the existing tenancy of 301 East Cook Street, Santa Maria; and
  • Authorize the Air Pollution Control Officer to negotiate the lease termination for the Aegis building with the County of Santa Barbara, located at 260 North San Antonio Road, Santa Barbara.
• Air Pollution Control Officer Travel Reimbursements – Authorized the Administrative Manager to process and approve or deny all Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) travel reimbursements according to the District’s standard travel reimbursement process and procedure.
• Received Director’s Report
• Extra Help Position – Approved the following actions:
  • In accordance with California Government Code Section 7522.56(f)(1), certify that the appointment of retired Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) employee, Michael Willis, is necessary to fill a critical need in the Administrative Division of the District before 180 days have passed from his date of retirement; and
  • Approve and authorize the Air Pollution Control Officer to appoint retired employee Michael Willis as an Extra Help employee on a part time basis limited to 400 hours of service in order to provide assistance with database and application programming for the Information Technology (IT) section.
• Santa Barbara County Education Office Education Celebration Event  |  Presentation – Received and filed information about the Santa Barbara County Education Office Education Celebration event on May 25, 2017 to recognize teachers selected for Care for Our Earth grants.
• Wood Smoke Reduction Program  |  Presentation – Adopted a resolution that authorizes the creation of the Wood Smoke Reduction Program to be administered by the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District through the following actions:
  • Approve the use of $30,000 from the Air Pollution Control District’s Community Programs Fund to fund the Wood Smoke Reduction Program; and
  • Delegate authority to the Air Pollution Control Officer to implement the Wood Smoke Reduction Program within the parameters established by the Board.
• Nonattainment-Transitional Ozone Plan Review  |  Presentation  |  Written Public Comments – Received a report on Santa Barbara County’s attainment status for State ozone standards and potential revisions to the District’s 2016 Ozone Plan rule adoption schedule.