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• Report from Closed Session – There was no reportable action taken.  William M. Dillon, Senior Deputy County Counsel, noted for the record that item C-1 (Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Gov. Code § 54956.9(a)), Alberto Rodriguez; and IL Highway Recycling, Inc., a California Corporation v. Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, et al., Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, Case No. 1487217) was dismissed without prejudice by the plaintiffs.
• Approved minutes of the August 25, 2016 meeting (opens in a new tab)
• Received and filed the minutes from the June 8, 2016 meeting of the APCD Community Advisory Council (opens in a new tab).     (See Board letter (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)2016.     (See Board letter (opens in a new tab))
• Received and filed the minutes from the March 30, 2016 meeting of the South Central Coast Basinwide Control Council (opens in a new tab)(BCC).     (See Board letter (opens in a new tab))
• Approved the APCD Board of Directors regular meeting schedule for 2017 (opens in a new tab).     (See Board letter (opens in a new tab))
• Approved and authorized the Chair to execute an agreement for Special Services with the law firm of Liebert, Cassidy & Whitmore (opens in a new tab)for a 9-month term beginning October 20, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017.     (See Board letter (opens in a new tab))
• Approved recommendation of the APCD Hearing Board Nominating Committee to appoint Mr. Lee-Volker Cox (opens in a new tab)to the vacant public position on the APCD Hearing Board for a 3-year term.     (See Board letter (opens in a new tab))
• Approved amendments to professional services contracts with Steelhead Recyclers of Goleta (opens in a new tab), Perry’s Auto Wrecking & Salvage of Lompoc (opens in a new tab), and Black Road Auto & Tow of Santa Maria (opens in a new tab)to assist in the implementation of the Old Car Buy Back program. Contract amendments include the following changes:     (See Board letter (opens in a new tab)and original contracts for Steelhead Recyclers (opens in a new tab), Perry’s Auto Wrecking & Salvage (opens in a new tab), and Black Road Auto & Tow (opens in a new tab))
  • Extend the time of performance for an additional five years;
  • Increase the spending authority; and
  • Update the program requirements to reflect current State of California requirements.
• Received public comment
• Received Director’s Report
• Received and filed a presentation on the 2015 Annual Ambient Air Quality Report for Santa Barbara County (opens in a new tab).     (See Board letter (opens in a new tab) and Presentation (opens in a new tab))
• Hearing:  Approved recommendations as follows:     (See Board letter, (opens in a new tab) CAC comments (opens in a new tab) and Presentation (opens in a new tab))
  • Held a public hearing to receive testimony on the 2016 Ozone Plan and the Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report for the 2010 Clean Air Plan (opens in a new tab);
  • Approved a Resolution (opens in a new tab)resulting in the following actions:
    • Found that, prior to approving the 2016 Ozone Plan, Board members have reviewed and considered the Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report for the 2010 Clean Air Plan with the Final Environmental Impact Report for the 2010 Clean Air Plan (opens in a new tab);
    • Adopted the California Environmental Quality Act Findings (opens in a new tab);
    • Adopted the 2016 Ozone Plan (opens in a new tab);
    • Committed the Board to adopting the proposed regulations in the 2016 Ozone Plan;
    • In the event that the District’s designation for the state ozone standard is changed to nonattainment-transitional, committed the District to reviewing the 2016 Ozone Plan and determining whether the control measures scheduled for adoption or implementation within the next three years are needed; and
    • Authorized the Control Officer to transmit the 2016 Ozone Plan to the California Air Resources Board and do all other acts necessary and proper to obtain approval of the 2016 Ozone Plan.