Report:

Administrative Committee

Synopsis:

The Administrative Committee met Friday, January 24, 1997, and reviewed the proposed agenda for the February 14, 1997 Board meeting. The Committee also discussed various issues detailed in the Committee report. The next Administrative Committee meeting is Friday, February 21, 1997, at 9:30 a.m., in Conference Room CC8.

Recommended Action:

Receive and File this report.

Jon D. Mikels, Chairman
Administrative Committee

Attendance:

Present were Jon Mikels and Committee Members Mee Hae Lee and Leonard Paulitz. Absent were Committee Members Michael Antonovich and Dr. William A. Burke. Also attending were Board Members Cody Cluff, Norma Glover, James Silva and Roy Wilson; Nell Soto also attended briefly. In the absence of the referenced Committee Members, and pursuant to the Procedure for Standing Committees of the Governing Board, adopted March 8, 1996, Chairman Mikels appointed Roy Wilson, Cody Cluff and Norma Glover as ad hoc members of the Administrative Committee for the meeting of January 24, 1997 only.

Administrative Committee Discussion Items:

Approval of Compensation for Board Member Assistant(s): The Committee was advised that Councilmember Glover was considering hiring a Board Assistant/Consultant, was in the process of interviewing candidates for the position, and that she would have a proposal to bring before the Committee for its February 21, 1997 meeting. Chairman Mikels suggested that the Committee provisionally approve the hiring of an Assistant/Consultant by Councilmember Glover, providing her proposal complied with the guidelines set forth in the Board Member Assistance policy. Such provisional approval would allow Councilmember Glover flexibility in hiring an Assistant/Consultant to begin work prior to the February Adminstrative Committee meeting. Moved (Paulitz), seconded (Cluff), and unanimously approved.

Proposed District Expenditure for Out-of-Country Travel: None.

Staff Recommendations for February 14, 1997 Board Meeting

Recommended for Approval by the Administrative Committee:

1. Amend Contract with Ecotek for Privatization of Portions of Annual Emissions Report Program: Moved (Paulitz), seconded (Lee), and unanimously approved.

2. Execute Contract with Cordoba Corporation to Implement the Design for New Permit Streamlining System: Upon discussion of the MBE/WBE/DVBE status of the proposed contractor, as well as issues concerning Proposition 209, this item was moved (Lee), seconded (Cluff), and passed by the following vote: Ayes: Mikels, Wilson and Glover; Noes: Paulitz.

3. Execute Contracts with Four Vendors to Competitively Provide Short- and Long-Term Systems Development and Maintenance Support: Moved (Lee), seconded (Paulitz), and unanimously approved.

4. Issue RFQ to Pre-Qualify Vendors for Personal Computer Hardware, Software, and Installation Service Pruchases: Moved (Lee), seconded (Paulitz), and unanimously approved.

5. Issue RFQ to Purchase Hardware and Software Necessary to Implement Middleware Technology in Support of AQMD Applications: Moved (Lee), seconded (Cluff), and unanimously approved.

6. Issue RFQ to Pre-Qualify Providers of Compressed Gases and Cryogenics for Laboratory Use: Moved (Lee), seconded (Paulitz), and unanimously approved.

7. Issue RFP for Source Emissions Testing by Outside Contractors: Moved (Lee), seconded (Paulitz), and unanimously approved.

8. Issue RFP to Develop RECLAIM CEMS Performance Audit Program: Moved (Lee), seconded (Cluff), and unanimously approved.

Report on Board Member Travel Authorized December 20, 1996-January 24, 1997 by the Chairman:

DATE	TRAVELER	DESTINATION	PURPOSE
1/23-24/97	James Silva	Sacramento	CARB Meeting
1/28/97	Nell Soto	San Francisco	Home Rule Working Group representatives meeting with EPA Region IX on issues concerning Title III