Report:
Administrative Committee
Synopsis:
The Administrative Committee met Friday, December 20, 1996, and reviewed the proposed agenda for the January 10, 1997 Board meeting. The Committee also discussed various issues detailed in the Committee report. The next Administrative Committee meeting is Friday, January 24, 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, Dr. William A. Burke, and Candace Haggard. Also attending were Board Members James Silva, Roy Wilson and Cody Cluff; 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 James Silva, Roy Wilson and Cody Cluff as ad hoc members of the Administrative Committee for the meeting of December 20, 1996 only.
Administrative Committee Discussion Items:
Update on the Legislative Summit: The Committee received a brief status report concerning the Summit’s format, facilitator/commentator, confirmed and proposed panelists and participants, and opportunities for video recording and cable broadcast.
Activities Commemorating 50 Years of Progress Toward Clean Air: The Committee unanimously supported the staff proposal for outreach activities to commemorate the region’s 50 years of progress toward clean air.
Advisory Council: Revised Charters for Attendance Requirements; Performance Review; Method of Appointment: Noting that staff’s proposal demonstrates the Board’s desire to achieve a balanced Advisory Council and Groups with respect to viewpoints and disciplines, the Committee unanimously approved the staff recommendation (see Agenda No. 12 for January 10, 1997 Board meeting) with the following amendments: a. the Scientific, Technical & Modeling Peer Review Advisory Group’s membership shall include a medical doctor; and the three appointees to the Advisory Council from each Advisory Group shall be appointed one by the Governing Board Chairman, one by the Board Standing Committee to which the Advisory Group is assigned, and one by the membership of the Advisory Group.
Formation of Ad Hoc Committee Regarding Air Quality Impacts of LAX Expansion: The Committee agreed with the recommendation made by Dr. William A. Burke at the December 13 Board meeting relative to the formation of this Ad Hoc Committee. It was further agreed that the Ad Hoc Committee would be comprised of the Mobile Source Committee Chair (to be determined upon the appointment by Chairman Mikels of Ms. Haggard’s replacement), Dr. Burke, and Chairman Mikels. Chairman Mikels indicated he would work with staff to develop a skeletal mission statement for use by the Ad Hoc Committee, and that it would include an examination of air quality impacts of regional airports rather than limiting its focus solely to LAX.
Approval of Compensation for Board Member Assistant(s): The Committee considered and recommended approval of the proposed compensation and contract for Mayor Ronald Loveridge’s Board Consultant, Ruthanne Taylor Berger, via payroll reimbursement to Western Riverside Council of Governments (see attachment).
Proposed District Expenditure for Out-of-Country Travel: None.
Staff Recommendations for January 10, 1997 Board Meeting
Recommended for Approval by the Administrative Committee:
1. Execute Contracts for AQIP for the Third Quarter of 1996: Moved (Lee), seconded (Paulitz), and unanimously approved.
2. Establish a Trust Fund of $1.5 Million of AQMD Funds to be Held for the Regional Transportation Agencies Coalition (RTAC) Pursuant to Health & Safety Code Sections 40458 and 44243.5: Upon advice of Director of Finance Rick Pearce, that the funds would be more appropriately held in the District’s general purpose agency fund, this item was amended to that effect and moved (Mikels), seconded (Paulitz), and unanimously approved.
3. Execute Contract for Temporary Engineering Services: After discussion relative to the RFP process, selection criteria and contract awards, this item was moved (Lee), seconded (Paulitz), and unanimously approved.
4. Issue RFQ to Acquire Continuous NOx Analyzers for the Ambient Air Network: Unanimously approved.
5. Issue RFQ to Acquire Meteorological Sensor Systems for the Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations Air Monitoring Network: Unanimously approved.
6. Issue RFQ to Acquire an Automated Gas Chromatograph System for the Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations Program: Unanimously approved.
7. Issue RFP to Hire Outside Workers Compensation Counsel: Moved (Paulitz), seconded (Lee), and unanimously approved.
8. Three-Year Budget Forecast: Unanimously approved.
9. Audit for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1996: After a brief report by auditor Joel Valenzuela, this item was unanimously approved.
Report on Board Member Travel Authorized by the
Chairman (November 22-December 20, 1996):
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DATE |
TRAVELER |
DESTINATION |
PURPOSE |
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12/13/96 |
James Silva |
Sacramento |
CARB Meeting |
Proposal for SCAQMD Board Member Assistant/Consultant