TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Air Quality Management District
MEETING DATE: October 22, 2019
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Barbara Moed
PHONE:
463 4354
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Donna Roberts
PHONE:
463 4354
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Purchase of a New 2019 Upgraded 40' High Cube Shipping Container in the Amount of $17,900 to be Used as a Storage Facility for the Air Quality Monitoring Equipment Cache; Approval of the Transfer of Funds from the District's Fund Balance to Increase Appropriations for Budget Unit 0327 Expense Accounts, Line Item 86-4370, Fixed Assets by $17,900; and Addition of the Item to the District's List of Fixed Assets
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve purchase of a new 2019 upgraded 40' high cube shipping container in the amount of $17,900to be used as a storage facility for the for the air quality monitoring equipment cache; approve the transfer of funds from the District's fund balance to increase appropriations for Budget Unit 0327 expense accounts, Line Item 86-4370, fixed assets by $17,900; and add item to the District's list of fixed assets.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
August 6, 2019, Adoption of Resolution Approving the Retroactive Grant Agreement with the State Air Resources Board for 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.
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.
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 burn...
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