Agenda | Meeting Video | Minutes

• Closed Session
  • Conference with Labor Negotiators (Gov. Code § 54957.6)
    • District-designated representative:  Aeron Arlin Genet
    • Employee organizations: Engineers & Technicians Association, Service Employees International Union Local 620, and Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District Employees Association.
    • Unrepresented employees: Management and Confidential-Unrepresented employees.
• Approval of Minutes of the March 19, 2020 Board Meeting.
• Notice of Violation Report Receive and file the summary of notices of violation issued and penalty revenue received during the months of March and April 2020.
• District Grant Program Activity Receive and file the following grant program related activity:
  • An update on the Old Car Buy Back Program for vehicles retired during the period of January 1, 2020 through February 29, 2020.
  • An update on the Woodsmoke Reduction Program for fireplace and stove replacement projects during the period of December 12, 2019 through May 1, 2020.
  • An update on the Landscape Equipment Electrification Fund (LEEF) program for zero-emission landscape equipment vouchers during the period of March 4, 2020 through May 1, 2020.
  • Summary of the emission-reduction grant agreements approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer for the period of March 1, 2020 through April 30, 2020 in accordance with Board Resolution Number 09-14.
• Update on Public Outreach Activities Receive and file an update on District outreach activities.
• AB 197 Emissions Inventory District Grant Program Consider recommendations as follows:
  • Adopt a Resolution authorizing the District’s continued participation in the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) AB 197 Emissions Inventory District Grant Program;
  • Delegate authority to the Air Pollution Control Officer to sign AB 197 grant agreements with CARB, in future years, for an amount not to exceed $100,000 and subject to review and approval by Auditor Controller, District counsel, and Risk Management; and
  • Approve, ratify and authorize the Air Pollution Control Officer to enter into a grant agreement with CARB in the amount of $12,583 for the AB 197 Emission Inventory District Grant Program from May 1, 2020 to May 1, 2021.
• Receive Directors Report | Presentation
• Receive Public Comment
• Memorandum of Agreement with Central Coast Clean Cities Coalition (C5) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with C5 in the amount of $73,000.

Letters Received in Support | Presentation

• Proposed Rule 364, Refinery Fenceline and Community Air Monitoring  Hearing: Consider recommendations as follows:
  • Hold a public hearing to receive testimony on Proposed Rule 364, Refinery Fenceline and Community Air Monitoring;
  • Adopt the resolution included as Attachment 1 that contains the following action items:
    • a) Adopt the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings pursuant to the CEQA guidelines;
    • b) Adopt the General Rule Findings in support of the proposed rule amendments pursuant to Health and Safety Code §40727 regarding necessity, authority, clarity, consistency, nonduplication, and reference; and
    • c) Adopt proposed Rule 364.

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• Fiscal Year 2020-21 Proposed Budget Consider the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Proposed Budget as follows:
  • Receive the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2020-21;
  • Hold a public hearing to accept comments and provide direction to staff regarding changes desired by the Board; and
  • Schedule a budget adoption hearing for June 18, 2020.

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