Recognize and Appropriate Funds from the ARB for the Second Year Operation of the Monitoring Sites for the Children's Health Study in the South Coast Air Basin

BOARD MEETING DATE: July 12, 1996
AGENDA NO. 11

PROPOSAL:

Recognize and Appropriate Funds from the ARB for the Second Year Operation of the Monitoring Sites for the Children's Health Study in the South Coast Air Basin

SYNOPSIS:

In FY 1995-96, AQMD assumed operation of four ARB monitoring sites and added monitoring equipment to four existing sites as part of the Children's Health Study. For that first year, ARB provided $150,000 to fund the operation of the stations. For the second year, ARB will again provide $150,000 to continue the operation of the air monitoring stations. This action is to recognize the $150,000 from ARB and appropriate these funds to the FY 1996-97 Budget.

COMMITTEE:

Administrative, June 21, 1996, Recommended for Approval

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

1. Authorize the Executive Officer to amend the existing interagency agreement with the ARB for one year;
2. Recognize revenue of $150,000 from the ARB to support the operation of eight monitoring stations established or upgraded for the Children's Health Study and, when received, appropriate to the FY 1996-97 Budget, Services and Supplies Major Object, for the following Applied Science & Technology accounts: $128,000 to Temporary Services account, and $6,000 to the Laboratory Supplies account, $12,000 Maintenance of Equipment account, and $4,000 to Building Maintenance account.

James M. Lents, Ph.D.

Executive Officer

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Background

The ARB has requested the AQMD to assume the operation of four monitoring sites established for its ten-year Children's Health Study and operate additional equipment at four existing AQMD sites. ARB provided $150,000 in the first year through June 1996 under an interagency agreement, to assume the operation of the stations. The monitoring phase of the study is expected to continue until the year 2000. ARB has again requested the AQMD to continue the operation of the four monitoring sites from July 1996 through June 1997. ARB and AQMD staff will review monitoring needs for the study annually.

Proposal

Continue operation of the Children's Health Study monitoring sites and equipment for FY 1996-97.

Resource Impacts

The program is fully funded by ARB. Since the receipt of these funds by the AQMD constitutes a budget supplement within the meaning of Health and Safety Code 40720(j), notice of this proposed supplement was published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal, San Bernardino Sun, Riverside Press Enterprise, Orange County Register, and the Inland Valley Bulletin.