To: Board of Supervisors
From: Air Quality Management District
Meeting Date: August 6, 2019
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Department Contact: |
Barbara Moed |
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463-4354 |
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Department Contact: |
Donna Roberts |
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463-4354 |
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Item Type: Consent Agenda |
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Time Allocated for Item: N/A |
Agenda Title:
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Adoption of Resolution Approving Retroactive Grant Agreement with the State Air Resources Board (ARB), Authorizing the Air Quality Management District to Accept the State Air Resources Board Prescribed Burn Air Monitoring Equipment Cache Storage Grant in the amount of $30,000 and Commit to Complying with the Requirements of the Grant Agreement for the Term of June 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021 and Authorizing the Air Pollution Control Officer, as Agent, to Sign the Retroactive Grant Agreement
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Recommended Action/Motion:
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Adopt Resolution approving retroactive Grant Agreement with the State Air Resources Board authorizing the Air Quality Management District to accept the State Air Resources Board Prescribed Burn Air Monitoring Equipment Cache Storage Grant in the amount of $30,000 and commit to complying with the requirements of the Grant Agreement for the term of June 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021; authorize the Air Pollution Control Officer, as agent, to sign the Grant Agreement; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:
April 23, 2019, Adoption of Resolution authorizing the Air Pollution Control Officer to sign an Agreement with State Air Resources Board (ARB), when issued, to accept Program funds from ARB for implementation of the District’s Enhanced Smoke Management Program as well as for support of the District’s activities associated with prescribed burning and smoke management pending a Board Resolution approving the final Agreements.
Summary of Request:
In 2018, the Legislature passed, and the Governor signed, several bills to improve forest resiliency and to reduce the risk of wildfires in California.
Senate Bill (SB) 901 provides $200 million in funding per year for five years to Cal Fire to address issues concerning wildfire prevention, response and recovery, mutual aid, fuel reduction and forestry policies, wildfire mitigation plans by electric utilities, cost recovery by electric corporations for wildfire-related damages and $1 billion for healthy forests and fire prevention.
SB 1260 requires Cal Fire and the state Air Resources Board (ARB), in coordination with local air districts, to develop and fund a program to enhance air quality and smoke monitoring, and to provide a public awareness campaign regarding prescribed burns in addition to funding for local district participation and implementation costs and rapidly deployable air quality monitors.
SB 856 provides $2 million to ARB for local air districts to support the implementation of SB 901 and SB 1260 related to air monitoring of prescribed fires and public outreach.
The ARB Prescribed Burn Air Monitoring Equipment Cache Storage Grant is intended to provide resources to local air districts to create and maintain equipment storage caches for air monitoring equipment which will be used to measure emissions from prescribed fires, facilitating accessibility of equipment when required by an event, updating the cache database to reflect current resource status and coordinating delivery of instruments when requested.
The Mendocino County Air Quality Management District has been chosen by the Air Resources Board as a designated equipment cache storage site. ARB staff chose the District based on its location as well as the expertise of the District’s Air Quality Monitoring Specialist.
This final Grant Agreement is effective June 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022 and is retroactive because it was not received by the District until May 10, 2019 with direction to sign and return to the Air Resources Board no later than May 17, 2019. During this timeframe, the ARB has accepted the District’s signed Agreement pending Board Resolution.
The District’s contracted attorney has reviewed the Prescribed Burn Air Monitoring Equipment Cache Storage Grant Agreement and Resolution for content.
Alternative Action/Motion:
Do not approve the Retroactive Agreement with the state Air Resources Board and do not approve the Air Quality Management District’s request to accept the Prescribed Burn Air Monitoring Equipment Cache Storage Grant as proposed.
Supervisorial District: All
vote requirement: Majority
Supplemental Information Available Online At:
Fiscal Details:
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source of funding: State Air Resources Board |
budgeted in current f/y: N/A |
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current f/y cost: $30,000 Revenue |
if no, please describe: New Grant Program |
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annual recurring cost: N/A |
revenue agreement: Yes |
budget clarification: N/A
Agreement/Resolution/Ordinance Approved by County Counsel: Yes
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CEO Liaison: Executive Office |
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CEO Review: Yes |
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CEO Comments:
FOR COB USE ONLY
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Executed By: Lindsey Dunham, Deputy Clerk I |
Final Status:Adopted |
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Date: August 8, 2019 |
Executed Item Number: Resolution Number: 19-226 AND Agreement Number: *19-210 |
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Note to Department Number of Original Agreements Returned to Dept: 4 Original Agreement Delivered to Auditor? No |
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