APCD Board Agenda

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
September 20, 2010
Board of Supervisors’ Hearing Room
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 Sara Brumit at (805) 961-8853 or brumits@sbcapcd.org.

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

I. 1:30 p.m. - Convene

II. Closed Session

Public Employee Performance Evaluation – Air Pollution Control Officer

III. Reconvene – Roll Call

IV. Pledge of Allegiance

V. Approval of minutes of the June 17, 2010 meeting

VI. Report from Closed Session

Following closed session, Counsel will report, orally, or in writing, any action taken in closed session and the vote or abstention thereon, as required by Government § 54957.1(a). Documents that are finally approved or adopted in the closed session will be provided upon request as required by Government § 54957.1(b).

VII. Administrative Agenda

ADMINISTRATIVE

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

A-1) Receive and file minutes of the May 12, June 9 and July 14, 2010 meetings of the Community Advisory Council.

A-2) Receive and file the brief summary of the emission-reduction grant agreements approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer for the period of June 3, 2010 through September 1, 2010 in accordance with Board Resolution Number 02-16.

A-3) Receive and file the summary of notices of violation issued and penalty revenue received during the months of June, July and August 2010.

A-4) Receive and file the minutes from the February 17, 2010 meeting of the South Central Coast Basinwide Control Council.

A-5) Receive and file a report prepared by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) documenting an ARB audit of the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District’s (District’s) Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program (Carl Moyer Program). (Also see the District's response)

A-6) Adopt 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, 2011.

A-7) Adopt amendments to the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (SBCAPCD) Conflict of Interest Code as follows: (See Confict of Interest Code and Resolution)

a) Adopt amendments to the SBCAPCD Conflict of Interest Code that reflect new job classifications created by the District; and

b) Reinstate a prior amendment which was inadvertently omitted when the District’s Conflict of Interest Code was last updated.

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) Hearing: Consider recommendations regarding proposed repeal of Rule 334, (Control of Hexavalent Chromium Emissions from Chrome Plating and Chromic Acid Anodizing) as follows:

a) Hold a public hearing to receive testimony on proposed repeal of Rule 334; and
b) Adopt a resolution which will result in the following actions:

i) Adopt the CEQA findings (Attachment 1) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA guidelines.
ii) Adopt the associated rule findings (Attachment 2) in support of the proposed repeal of Rule 334, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 40727 regarding necessity, authority, clarity, consistency, nonduplication , and reference. The rule findings also acknowledge public comments on the proposed rule repeal (Attachment 3) and staff’s responses to these comments (Attachment 4).
iii) Adopt the repeal of Rule 334 (Attachment 5).

2) Hearing: Consider recommendations regarding proposed amended Rules 102 (Definitions), 202 (Exemptions to Rule 201), and 321 (Solvent Cleaning Machines and Solvent Cleaning) as follows: (Also see Addendum)

a) Hold a public hearing to receive testimony on proposed amended Rules 102, 202, and 321; and
b) Adopt a resolution which will result in the following actions:

i)   Adopt the CEQA findings (Attachment 1) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA guidelines.
ii)  Adopt the associated rule findings (Attachment 2) in support of the proposed amended rules, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 40727 regarding necessity, authority, clarity, consistency, nonduplication, and reference. The rule findings also acknowledge public comments on the proposed amended rules and adopt the responses to public comments as findings of the Board (Attachment 3).
iii)  Adopt proposed amended rules (Attachment 4).

3) Hearing: Consider recommendations regarding proposed amended Rule 901 (New Source Performance Standards [NSPS]), and the CEQA findings for amended Rule 901 as follows:

a) Hold a public hearing to receive testimony on proposed amended Rule 901 and the CEQA findings for amended Rule 901; and
b) Adopt a resolution which will result in the following actions:

i) Adopt the CEQA findings (Attachment 1) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA guidelines.
ii) Adopt the associated rule findings (Attachment 2) in support of the proposed rule revisions, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 40727 regarding necessity, authority, clarity, consistency, nonduplication, and reference. The rule findings also acknowledge public comments on the proposed rule revisions and adopt the responses to public comments as findings of the Board (Attachment 3).
iii) Adopt proposed amendments to Rule 901 (Attachment 4).

4) Hearing: Consider recommendations regarding the Negative Declaration in Lieu of Rules to adopt certain federal regulations on emission guidelines and compliance times for various existing sources and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings for the Negative Declaration in Lieu of Rules as follows:

a) Hold a public hearing to receive testimony on the Negative Declaration in Lieu of Rules; and
b) Adopt a resolution which will result in the following actions:

i) Adopt the CEQA findings (Attachment 1) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA guidelines.
ii) Adopt the Negative Declaration in Lieu of Rules and the Negative Declaration findings (Attachment 2), pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 40727 regarding necessity, authority, clarity, consistency, nonduplication, and reference. The Negative Declaration findings also acknowledge public comments on the Negative Declaration and adopts the responses to public comments as findings of the Board (Attachment 3).

5) Receive and file acknowledgement of the fortieth anniversary of the Air Pollution Control District.

ADJOURN

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District Board will be held October 21, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA.