BOARD MEETING

DATE: January 12, 1996

AGENDA NO. 16

REPORT: Administrative Committee

SYNOPSIS: The Administrative Committee met Friday, December 15, 1995, and reviewed the proposed agenda for the January 12, 1996 meeting. The Committee also discussed various issues detailed in the Committee report. The next Administrative Committee meeting is Friday, January 19, 1996, at 9:30 a.m., in Conference Room CC8.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

1. Approve the attached report.

Jon D. Mikels, Chairman

Administrative Committee

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Administrative Committee Discussion Items:

1. Effect of Possible County Bankruptcy on the District's Funds in the Los Angeles County Investment Pool. The Committee received outside counsel's legal opinion, with a written opinion to follow. The Committee also requested a special half-day Governing Board workshop in late January to review the District's system of investing funds in order to develop a comprehensive strategy; accordingly, staff was instructed to provide an objective briefing paper, with cost impacts and
   resulting recommendations;
2. Timely Distribution of Governing Board Agenda. Staff gave a brief review of the new electronic Board agenda tracking system which is expected to help expedite internal review of agenda items. The Committee asked that any agenda item not available for distribution at the monthly Board Assistant Briefing be removed from the agenda and deferred until the following month, unless the Chairman, in consultation with the Executive Officer, agrees that the item may remain on the agenda and be distributed in a supplemental Board package. In addition, the Committee expressed interest in possibly increasing the number of Board meetings when volume of material to be reviewed indicates such additional meetings are warranted. Staff is to return to the Committee with a tentative schedule recommendation. The Committee also felt that agenda items which are pulled from the Consent Calendar should be heard subsequent to the Public Hearing items and before the Public Comment period. In addition, at the January Administrative Committee meeting there will be a special briefing on the Rulemaking Calendar;
3. Hiring Process for Designated Deputies. The Committee indicated that this issue had been thoroughly discussed at the December 7 Governing Board meeting and, therefore, indicated that no further action be taken on this matter;
4. Advisory Council Membership. The Committee recommended that it undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the Advisory Council's composition, duties, activities and vacancies, prior to consideration of the Advisory Council's pending nominations to fill two of the existing nine vacancies on the 20-member Council. That recommendation will be on the January 12, 1996 agenda for the full Board's consideration [Agenda #22]; and,
5. Board Assistant Contract. A contract extension (to fiscal year-end June 30, 1996) was granted to John Dutrey, Board Assistant to Leonard Paulitz.

Staff Recommendations for January 12, 1996 Board Meeting

Approved by the Administrative Committee:

1. Preparation of a Three-Year Budget Forecast [Agenda #5];
2. Audit for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1995 [Agenda #6];
3. Amend the Agreement for Employee Relations Litigation and Negotiation
   Services [Agenda #8]; and,
4. Request for Proposals to Enhance the Current RECLAIM NOx/SOx Central Station Computer System [Agenda #9].

Report on Board Member Travel Authorized by the

Chairman (November 16-December 15, 1995):
James W. Silva: December 14-15, 1995 meeting of the California Air Resources Board, in Sacramento, California;
Jon D. Mikels: December 14 Sacramento meeting of the California Air Resources Board to testify relative to the ZEV Mandate; and,

Leonard Paulitz: It was noted that Mr. Paulitz did not make the November 13-15, 1995 authorized trip to Providence, RI, to speak at the NESEA Symposium, but that a Technology Advancement staff person made the presentation on his behalf.