| | | | | | | | REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
BOARD MEETING DATE: July 17, 2018
CATEGORY: CONSENT - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT-3.
SUBJECT:
Resolution authorizing the Air District to accept State grant funds under the State Emission Inventory District Grant Program. |
| | | | | | | | | DEPARTMENT: | Air Quality Management District
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| | | | | | | | Supervisorial District No. : All
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Richard W. Simon, APCO, Director of Resource Management, 225-5789
STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY: Richard W. Simon, APCO, Director of Resource Management
Vote Required?
Simple Majority Vote | General Fund Impact?
No General Fund Impact |
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a resolution which: (1) Approves and authorizes the Director of Resource Management, on behalf of the Shasta County Air Quality Management District (District), to enter into a Grant Agreement with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and accept funds in the amount of $26,267 to implement the Assembly Bill 197, State Emission Inventory District Grant Program (‘Program”) in accordance with guidelines established by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), with the grant term June 25, 2018 through June 30, 2019, and the District submitting a final report to CARB no later than June 1, 2019; (2) appoints the Director of Resource Management as the agent for the District to conduct all negotiations and execute and submit all documents necessary for the operation and completion of the Program; (3) approves a budget amendment increasing revenues by $26,267 and appropriations by $3,500 for the implementation and Program continuance for Fiscal Year 2018-19; (4) authorizes expenditures which include salaries, benefits, equipment, public outreach, education and administrative expenses, associated with and in furtherance of the Program; and (5) approves the District’s continued participation in this Program and acceptance of funds to be utilized in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable grant agreement and guidelines as they may be amended from time to time. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
AB 197 is a State grant program provides funding for air districts to review, update, and submit to CARB quality assured criteria and toxic pollutant emissions data for stationary sources of air pollutant emissions. The District would be responsible to review and update data that is currently stored or being uploaded into the California Emissions Inventory Development and Reporting System (CEIDARS) database. The District currently produces this data which is uploaded into the State database. Under this grant, the main change in District operations would be quality checking existing data as far back as 2008 and reporting in the most current format requirements. This grant would cover the Districts administrative costs of performing this work.
Air Districts choosing not to accept the AB 197 grant and perform the minimum duties and requirements, risk forfeiting local program oversite as the State Air Resources Board would oversee implementation of the Program. The deadline for adopting a board resolution to accept the grant is September 1, 2018.
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| | | | | | | | ALTERNATIVES
The Board may choose to: (1) not accept the grant and not provide local control of the Program; or (2) ask for more information. However, if the Board wants the grant funding the Board must adopt a resolution accepting the grant by September 1, 2018.
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| | | | | | | | OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
County Counsel and Risk Management have reviewed the Grant Agreement and have approved the resolution and Agreement as to form. The County Administrative Office has reviewed the recommendation.
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| | | | | | | | FINANCING
The Shasta County Program will be funded by a grant of $26,267 from the California Air Resources Board. A budget amendment is attached for the FY 2018-19 budget increasing revenue and appropriations.
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