Stationary Source Committee

BOARD MEETING DATE: May 10, 1996

AGENDA NO. 31

Report:

Stationary Source Committee

The Stationary Source Committee met on Friday, April 19, 1996. Following is a summary of that meeting. The next Stationary Source Committee meeting will be held on May 24, 1996, at 10:30 a.m., in Conference Room CC8.

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Attendance

Present were Committee Chair Mee Hae Lee and Committee Members Nell Soto and Ron Loveridge. In the absence of Committee Members Marvin Braude and James Silva, Board Chairman Jon Mikels appointed himself an ad hoc member of the Stationary Source Committee for the meeting April 19, 1996 only. Also present, but not voting, was Leonard Paulitz.

Summary

The Committee reviewed the items on their agenda (copy attached). Comments were noted on the following items:

1. Cool Community Concept

Guest speaker Dr. Art Rosenfeld gave a presentation focusing on what communities can do to lessen utility costs and, thus, smog effects by various means. He reported that the color of concrete, roofs, etc. (using more white and pastel colors) cools the community and controls the smog. The Committee thanked Dr. Rosenfeld and expressed interest in his study.

2. Regulation III - Fees

Mee Lee asked staff to prepare a response to statements made by Speaker of the Assembly Curt Pringle in his April 17 press release in the Orange County Register. In the article, Pringle states that he has ordered a legislative committee to conduct a thorough review of the budget of the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

3. Proposed Modification to Rule 1145 - Plastic, Rubber, and Glass Coatings

The Committee suggested that staff describe the expected VOC reductions and cost effectiveness. They also questioned why this item was being brought up at this time, as the emissions were rather low. It was agreed that staff would take a look at the order in which VOC rules should go to the Board. After hearing the Board's concerns, staff indicated a second public workshop would be held prior to the July Board meeting.

4. Area Source Credits

The Committee asked staff to incorporate the flexibility for accommodating innovative ideas, such as those presented by Dr. Rosenfeld (item 1 above).

5. Rule 1136 - Wood Products Coatings

The Committee was pleased with the progress on the rule. They reviewed the revised industry proposal which will achieve 50 percent of the scheduled emission reductions. In addition, they discussed the amount of time (6 months or a year) appropriate for this next stage of reductions. Committee Member Loveridge commented that the District exceeded any other organization he was aware of in the time and effort expended on rule development. He felt staff should publicize this work and note the process of iteration that each rule goes through.

6. Rule 1113 - Architectural Coatings

Staff presented a 2-step proposal for rule development, with certain revisions to be considered in August, and others to follow next year.

Attachments (Down Load self-extracting compressed attachment package for this letter in M.S. Office 4.2.)

Revised April 19, 1996 Committee Agenda (without its attachments)