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STATEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS
REGULAR MEETING OF THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
SAN DIEGO COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1998
Meeting was called to order at 9:11 a.m.
Present: Members Greg Cox, Chairman; Pam Slater, Vice Chair; Dianne Jacob; Ron Roberts and Bill Horn; also Sandra G. Carter, Assistant Clerk.
Approval of Minutes for March 18, 1998.
ON MOTION of Member Horn, seconded by Member Jacob, the Members of the Air Pollution Control Board approved the minutes for the meeting of March 18, 1998.
AYES: Cox, Jacob, Horn
ABSENT: Slater, Roberts
Public Communication
(No Speakers)
Public Communication - Opportunity for Members of the Public to Speak to the Board on Any Subject
Matter Within the Board's Jurisdiction But Not an Item on Today's Agenda.
Air Pollution 1. Air Pollution Control District Organizational Modifications
2. Acceptance and Use of Environmental Protection Agency Fiscal Year 1998 §103 Grant
(4 VOTES)
(Supv. Dist: All)
Organizational modifications are proposed to improve services and reduce administrative and operating costs, while enhancing operations and management accountability.
The most significant change is replacing two Deputy Director positions with an Assistant Director. All permit and business-related programs will be placed under the Assistant Director. This will enhance customer service and ensure District, State and Federal rules and regulations are consistently applied.
Also, three classified-service Division Chief and the Administrative Services Manager positions will be deleted and replaced with the new unclassified Chief, Air Pollution Control positions. The Engineering, Compliance, Monitoring and Administrative Services Divisions will each be managed by a Chief. The Administrative Services Division Chief will have added responsibility for the Vehicle Registration program.
Additional cost reductions will be achieved as a result of streamlining, process improvements and automation. In total, 21.5 budgeted positions will be deleted and 10.0 added in Fiscal Year 1998-99, for a net reduction of 11.5 (7%) positions and projected Fiscal Year 1998-99 savings of $630,600.
Board authorization is required to lay off one Assistant Meteorologist, one Assistant Air Pollution Chemist, one Air Quality Program Policy Specialist and one Air Quality Inspector III. Other deleted positions have been held vacant and will be dropped as reflected in the Fiscal Year 1998-99 Proposed Budget.
To assure the proposed changes are effective July 1, 1998, layoffs and position modifications will be included by Department of Human Resources in Compensation Ordinance revisions being prepared for Board consideration in May, 1998.
The recommended modifications will result in projected salary and benefits savings of $630,000 for Fiscal Year 1998-99.
Businesses will benefit from these modifications through more streamlined processes and customer service improvements. In addition, since business fees account for approximately 60% of District revenues, it is projected these modifications will result in savings to businesses of around $378,360 in Fiscal Year 1998-99.
1. Approve the proposed organizational modifications to the Air Pollution Control District.
2. Authorize the Department of Human Resources to amend the Compensation Ordinance to delete a total of 21.5 budgeted District positions and add 10 positions for Fiscal Year 1998-99, including dropping six existing management positions and adding five unclassified management positions.
3. Authorize the lay-off of one Assistant Meteorologist, one Assistant Chemist, one Air Quality Program Policy Specialist and one Air Quality Inspector III effective June 30, 1998.
ON MOTION of Member Slater, seconded by Member Jacob, the Members of the Air Pollution Control Board took action as recommended, on Consent.
AYES: Cox, Jacob, Slater, Roberts, Horn
(Supv. Dist: All)
In July, 1997, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) promulgated a new ambient air quality standard for fine particulate matter 2.5 microns and less in diameter (PM2.5). Because there is limited air quality monitoring data for PM2.5, a nationwide monitoring program needed to be established. EPA has approved a $175,325, §103 Air Grant to the District for the new federally mandated PM 2.5 monitoring program. EPA will provide six PM2.5 samplers ($66,000 estimated value) and the balance ($109,325) is allocated for laboratory upgrades, site preparation and first- year operational costs.
In Fiscal Year 1997-98, the District will accomplish the laboratory upgrade and site preparation, and six PM2.5 samplers will be purchased on behalf of the District from a national contract, requiring additional appropriations of $81,000 in fixed assets and $46,000 in services and supplies funded by the Fiscal Year 1998 §103 Grant. The remaining $48,325 of the grant is included in the Fiscal Year 1998-99 proposed budget for first- year operating costs. Additional funding for Fiscal Year 1998-99 operations will come from the Federal Fiscal Year 1999 grant process in August, 1998.
This proposal will not have a significant impact on the local business community.
1. Approve and authorize the Air Pollution Control Officer to execute the Fiscal Year 1998
EPA § 103 Grant totaling $175,325. (County Contract No. 73516-R)
2. Establish current year appropriations of $127,000, $81,000 in fixed assets for samplers
and microbalance scale and $46,000 in services and supplies for site preparation and laboratory upgrades, based on unanticipated revenue from the Fiscal Year 1998 Section 103 Grant. (4 VOTES)
ON MOTION of Member Slater, seconded by Member Jacob, the Members of the Air Pollution Control Board took action as recommended, on Consent.
AYES: Cox, Jacob, Slater, Roberts, Horn
There being no further business, the Board adjourned at 9:15 a.m.
THOMAS J. PASTUSZKA
Clerk of the Air Pollution Control Board
San Diego County Air Pollution
Control District
Notes by: Egan
NOTE: This Statement of Proceedings sets forth all actions taken by the San Diego County Air Pollution Control Board on the matters stated, but not necessarily the chronological sequence in which the matters were taken up.
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Dist 1 Greg Cox
| Dist 2 Dianne Jacob | Dist 3 Pam Slater
Dist 4 Ron Roberts | Dist 5 Bill Horn
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