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El Dorado County Air Quality Management District recommending Chairman and the Air Pollution Control Officer be authorized to sign retroactive Memorandum of Understanding between said District and the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District to provide local match funding in the amount of $11,920 for the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement grant for the regional Spare the Air campaign.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: AQMD Special Revenue Fund.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $11,920
Funding
Budgeted $11,920
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $11,920
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
No impact to net county cost.
Background:
The Sacramento region is currently designated as a severe federal ozone non-attainment area under the Clean Air Act (CAA), and is required to develop an attainment plan (SIP) that ensures that the region will attain the 8-hour National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) by June 15, 2018. The Spare the Air program reduces air pollution through public education and issuance of Air Alerts to promote changes in behavior, such as driving curtailment, when air quality is forecast to be unhealthy due to high ozone levels. The program operates in the Sacramento region during the summer smog season (May through October).
Reason for Recommendation:
The regional Spare the Air program is coordinated by the SMAQMD and is required to be supported by the Sacramento region air districts in fulfillment of the SIP commitment. Under this MOU the AQMD will contribute $11,920, in two (2) equal installments of $5,960, to support FY 2008-09 and FY 2009-10 Spare the Air campaign programs. This MOU is retroactive to July 1, 2008.
Action to be taken following Board approval:
1. Chairman to sign approved MOU and forward to the AQMD for further processing.
2. The APCO to ...
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