- Approval of Minutes – Approve minutes of the June 26, 2025 special meeting.
- Update on Public Outreach Activities – Receive and file an update on District outreach activities.
- District Grant and Incentives Program Activity – Receive and file the following grant program related activity:
- An update on the Heat Clean Program for woodsmoke reduction projects from the start of the program of May 8, 2025, through July 31, 2025;
- An update on the Old Car Buy Back Program for vehicles retired during the period of June 1, 2025 through July 31, 2025;
- A Final Report on the Landscape Equipment Electrification Fund (LEEF) Program for zero-emission landscape equipment vouchers during the period of July 11, 2024 through July 31, 2025; and
- Summary of the Clean Air Grants Program including 2024 Clean Air Grants Program emission-reduction grant agreements approved by the Air Pollution Control Officer for the period of activity from May 1, 2025 through July 31, 2025; in accordance with Board Resolution Number 20-13.
- Notice of Violation Report – Receive and file the summary of notices of violation issued and penalty revenue received during the months of June and July 2025.
- Minutes of the November 7, 2024 Special Meeting of the South Central Coast Basinwide Control Council – Receive and file minutes of the November 7, 2024 special meeting of the South Central Coast Baisinwide Control Council.
- Summary of Permitting Activity – Receive and file the summary of permitting activity during the months of January through June 2025.
- Old Car Buy Back Program Contracts and Updates – Consider recommendations as follows:
- Approve and authorize the Chair to:
- Execute the attached Professional Services Contracts for the Old Car Buy Back Program, each in the amount not to exceed $1,000,000 and with a term of August 21, 2025, to August 20, 2030, as follows:
- Contract AP252601 with Bedlo
- Contract AP252602 with Central Valley Auto Dismantlers
- Contract AP252603 with Santa Maria Recycling Center
- Contract AP252604 with Steelhead Recyclers
- Contract AP252605 with SA Recycling
- Approve and authorize the Air Pollution Control Officer, in accordance with the contracts listed in the recommendation above, to issue Spending Authorizations not to exceed $100,000 for the specified time period (§ 29); to increase the vehicle model year accepted by the program in accordance with the cost-effectiveness threshold established in CARB’s Carl Moyer Program Guidelines; to make changes to the payment amount to the vehicle owners with a payment amount of $2,200 per vehicle; to make changes to the per vehicle payment amount to contractors with a payment amount of $300; to make periodic increases to the payment amounts to vehicle owners and contractors; and with the total payment amount to the vehicle owner and contractor not to exceed $3,000;
- Delegate authority to the Air Pollution Control Officer to execute minor amendments to the contracts listed in recommendation 1 above in future years, subject to review and approval by District Counsel, Risk Management, and the Auditor-Controller; and
- Delegate authority to the Air Pollution Control Officer to execute additional Professional Service Contracts with interested dismantlers [in substantially the same form as the attached agreements], and to execute minor amendments to those contracts in future years, subject to review and approval by District Counsel, Risk Management, and the Auditor-Controller.
- Approve and authorize the Chair to:
- Santa Maria Valley Particulate Matter Study Contract – Consider recommendations as follows:
- Delegate authority to the Air Pollution Control Officer to execute the attached Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor (Agreement) with Trinity Consultants to assist the District with preparing a special study of particulate matter (PM) in the Santa Maria Valley for a total cost not to exceed $296,258, subject to review and approval by District Counsel, Risk Management, and the Auditor-Controller;
- Delegate authority to the Air Pollution Control Officer to execute minor updates or amendments to the Agreement with Trinity Consultants in the future, subject to review and approval by District Counsel, Risk Management, and the Auditor Controller; and
- Authorize the District to purchase air monitoring equipment and related parts from Met One Instruments and ARA Instruments to be used for the Santa Maria Valley PM Study, as sole source procurements without being required to conduct a formal bid process, for a total cost not to exceed $50,000, including tax and shipping.
- Waiver of Competition for the Purchase of Air Quality Sensors – Authorize the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District to purchase air quality sensors and related parts from PurpleAir, Inc. for the District’s low-cost air quality sensor network, as a sole source procurement without being required to conduct a formal bid process, for a total cost not to exceed $60,000, including tax and shipping.
- Resolution for Delegating Authority to the Air Pollution Control Officer for Approving Employee Benefits Plan Renewals – Adopt a Resolution delegating authority to the Air Pollution Control Officer to amend, enter into, and renew contracts for multiple employee benefits insurance plans to become effective January 1, 2026 for the 2026 calendar year.
- Year-End Transfers and Revisions of Appropriations – Approve budget revisions and transfers necessary to close the District’s accounting records for all District funds for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 (Fiscal Year 2024-25).
- Received Public Comment
- Received Director’s Report
- 2024 Annual Air Quality Report – Receive and file a presentation and 2024 Annual Air Quality Report for Santa Barbara County. | Presentation |
- Overview of Voluntary Grant and Incentives Programs – Receive and file a presentation on the status of the District’s Grant and Incentives programs. | Presentation |