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• Report from Closed Session – Bill Dillon, Senior Deputy County Counsel, reported that in Closed Session a motion was made for item C-1 by Board member Wolf, seconded by Board member Carbajal to authorize County Counsel to file an amicus brief on behalf of Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District in support of San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District in California State Court of Appeal, Second Appellate, Division Six, Civil Case No. CV120013.  There were no reportable action taken for items C-2 or C-3.
• Approved minutes of the August 21, 2014 (opens in a new tab)meeting.
• 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) 2014.     (see Board letter (opens in a new tab))
• Considered the following actions regarding modification to the District’s health insurance contribution with its employees:     (see Board letter (opens in a new tab))

a)     Authorized the Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) to enter into a side letter agreement between the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) and the Service Employees International Union, Local 620 (SEIU) (opens in a new tab) to modify the District’s health insurance contribution with an effective date of January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015;

b)    Authorized the APCO to enter into a side letter agreement between the District and the Engineers and Technicians Association (ETA) (opens in a new tab) to modify the District’s health insurance contribution with an effective date of January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015;

c)     Authorized the APCO to enter into a side letter agreement between the District and the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District Employees Association (SBCAPCDEA) (opens in a new tab) to modify the District’s health insurance contribution with an effective date of January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015; and

d)    Adopted a Resolution amending the Management Personnel Benefits Policy for Management and Confidential-Unrepresented Employees (opens in a new tab)to modify the District’s health insurance contribution with an effective date of January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015.

• Approved the APCD Board of Directors regular meeting schedule for 2015 (opens in a new tab).
• Approved recommendation of the APCD Hearing Board Nominating Committee to reappoint Robert J. Saperstein to the Legal position on the APCD Hearing Board for a three-year term.     (see Board letter (opens in a new tab))
• Discharged the uncollectible invoices from Fiscal Year 2007-08 through Fiscal Year 2009-10 (opens in a new tab) as listed on the attached schedule of uncollectible accounts.     (see Board letter) (opens in a new tab)
• Adopted a Resolution of Appreciation to Doug Grapple (opens in a new tab)upon the occasion of his retirement.
• Received and filed a status update on the State Clean Air Plan triennial update (2013 Plan).     (see Board letter (opens in a new tab))
• Viewed a four-and-a-half minute GoPro video on “A Day in the Life of Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District.”      (see Board letter (opens in a new tab)and District video page (opens in a new tab))
• Received an update on Plug-in Central Coast EV Readiness Plan and other activities related to zero-emission and alternative fuel vehicles.     (see Board letter (opens in a new tab)and presentation (opens in a new tab))
• Received an update on the Vessel Speed Reduction (VSR) incentive trial program in the Santa Barbara Channel.     (see Board letter (opens in a new tab), attachment (opens in a new tab) and presentation (opens in a new tab))