• Approved minutes of the August 18, 2011 (opens in a new tab) meeting.
• Report from Closed Session – There was no reportable action taken
• Received and filed minutes of the May 11, 2011 meeting of the Community Advisory Council (opens in a new tab).
• Received and filed the brief summary of the emission-reduction grant agreements approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer for the period of August 4, 2011 through October 5, 2011 (opens in a new tab) in accordance with Board Resolution Number 02-16.   (see memo (opens in a new tab))
• Received and filed the summary of notices of violation issued and penalty revenue received during the months of August (opens in a new tab) and September (opens in a new tab) 2011.   (see memo (opens in a new tab))
• Adopted a resolution delegating authority to the Air Pollution Control Officer (opens in a new tab) to amend, enter into, and renew contracts for multiple employee benefit insurance plans to become effective January 1, 2012.
• Adopted a resolution forming a Deferred Compensation Committee (opens in a new tab).   (Attachment B (opens in a new tab))
• Adopted the schedule of dates, locations, and time for the year 2012 APCD Board meetings (opens in a new tab).
• Hearing:  Considered recommendations regarding proposed amended Rule 352 (opens in a new tab)(Natural Gas-Fired Fan-Type Central Furnaces and Small Water Heaters) as follows:

a)    Held a public hearing to receive testimony on proposed amended Rule 352.
b)    Adopted a resolution which will result in the following actions:

i.     Adopted the CEQA findings (Attachment 1) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA guidelines;
ii.    Adopted the associated rule findings (Attachment 2) in support of the proposed amended Rule 352 pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 40727 regarding necessity, authority, clarity, consistency, nonduplication, and reference.  The rule findings also acknowledge public comments received on the proposed amended rule and adopt the Response to Comments (Attachment 3) as findings of the Board.
iii.   Adopted proposed amended Rule 352 (Attachment 4).

•  Approved three Old Car Buy Back Program contracts as follows:  (see memo (opens in a new tab))

a)    Approved a five year professional services contract with Steelhead Recyclers (opens in a new tab) (Goleta), for a not to exceed amount of $1,250,000, for the purpose of scrapping approximately 1,000 vehicles for the Old Car Buy Back Program.
b)    Approved a five year professional services contract with Perry’s Auto Wrecking & Salvage (opens in a new tab) (Lompoc), for a not to exceed amount of $750,000, for the purpose of scrapping approximately 600 vehicles for the Old Car Buy Back Program.
c)    Approved a five year professional services contract with Black Road Auto & Tow (opens in a new tab) (Santa Maria), for a not to exceed amount of $750,000, for the purpose of scrapping approximately 600 vehicles for the Old Car Buy Back Program.

• Received and filed an update on the implementation of the 2008 federal eight-hour standard for ground-level ozone (opens in a new tab), and implications for Santa Barbara County.
• Executed interim office lease agreement with Aquistapace Ranches LP (opens in a new tab) for real property located at 301 E. Cook Street, Suite L, Santa Maria, CA, for a lease term of 3 months at a not to exceed rate of $4,500 per month.  (see memo (opens in a new tab))