TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Air Quality Management District Choose an item.
MEETING DATE: May 19, 2020
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Barbara Moed
PHONE:
463 4354
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Kelly Ford
PHONE:
463 4354
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Resolution Accepting the State Air Resources Board (ARB) Community Air Protection Program Grant (G18-MCAP-25) in the Amount of $138,194.45 for Implementation of the Community Air Protection Program (AB 617) for the Term of April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022, and Authorizing the Air Pollution Control Officer to Execute the Grant Agreement on Behalf of the District
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Adopt Resolution accepting the State Air Resources Board (ARB) Community Air Protection Program Grant (G18-MCAP-25) in the amount of $138,194.45 for implementation of the Community Air Protection Program (AB 617) for the term of April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022; authorizing 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:
None directly related to this request. The Board routinely approves grant funding for the Air Quality Management District.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
In 2017, the Governor signed legislation aimed at improving neighborhood-level air quality as part of the state's Cap-and-Trade Program. AB 398 extended and improved the Cap-and-Trade Program which will provide billions of dollars in auction proceeds towards communities in California.
AB 617 established a new program, Community Air Protection Program (CAPP), to measure and reduce air pollution from mobile and stationary sources at the neighborhood level in the communities most impacted by air pollutants. AB 617 requires the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to work closely with local air districts and communities to establish neighborhood Air Quality monitoring net...
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