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REPORT:

Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review

SYNOPSIS:

Below is a summary of key issues addressed at the MSRC’s June 25, 1998 meeting. The next MSRC meeting is Thursday, July 23, 1998, at 1:30 p.m. in AQMD Conference Room CC8.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Receive and file this report.

Nell Soto
AQMD Board Representative on MSRC

Election of New MSRC Chair and Vice Chair

The MSRC unanimously elected the OCTA representative, Mr. Greg Winterbottom, as the MSRC Chair. The SANBAG representative, Chino Hills Council Member Gwenn Norton-Perry, was re-elected as the MSRC’s Vice Chair for her fourth term.

In March 1993 the MSRC adopted a policy requiring that its chair be an elected official and that the chair could not be the AQMD or the CARB representative. The MSRC amended this policy to stipulate that both the chair and vice chair must be an elected official or a voting board member of the voting agency/authority the individual is representing. The new chair while a voting member of OCTA is not an elected official but rather the public member on OCTA’s Board. The old policy would have precluded him from being elected chair of the MSRC.

Approval of Minutes

Minutes from the May 28, 1998, MSRC meeting was unanimously approved, with minor amendments. The minutes are attached for your information (Attachment 1).

Approval of Reimbursement of Staff and Contract Administration, Technical Support, and Miscellaneous Costs for FY 1998-99

The MSRC approved AQMD staff and contract administration and technical support for FY 1998-99 in the amount of $514,300 as well as $30,000 for miscellaneous costs, such as printing, mailing, and supplies. At this time the MSRC has two non-AQMD employees (one under contract and another through a temporary agency) and two AQMD employees assigned exclusively to the MSRC. In addition, several AQMD staff providing contracts, financial, legal, technical and administrative support are assigned on a part-time basis to the MSRC. The MSRC approved reimbursement with the understanding that those individuals working exclusively for the MSRC are ultimately responsible to the MSRC and not an AQMD staff person and that those staff assigned to work part-time on a reimbursement basis for the MSRC should not be redirected without discussing such action first with the MSRC. As I was not present at this meeting, I did not engage in this discussion regarding reimbursement and would not have supported this motion regarding MRSC and AQMD management of staff. District Counsel advises that the AQMD retains contracting authority with respect to the contractors, and remains the employer for the AQMD staff assigned full-time to MSRC.

Quarterly reports on actual costs will be provided to the MSRC for its information and forwarded in my reports to the AQMD Board.

Approval of Discretionary Fund Portion of AQMD’s RFP for Biennial Audit of AB 2766 Funds

The AQMD is initiating its third biennial audit of AB 2766 Funds for FYs 1995-96 and 1996-97. The MSRC unanimously approved the discretionary fund portion of the proposed RFP. The MSRC will pay $21,000 for the work under the RFP applicable to auditing discretionary fund projects. We will be considering this RFP at our August 14, 1998 AQMD Board meeting.

Final Reports Received and Approved

The MSRC unanimously received and approved three final reports. They are as follows:

1. City of Santa Monica Contract #C96014, providing $188,000 for the use of electric buses in the Santa Monica Tide Shuttle Service;

2. City of Los Angeles World Airports Contract #C96015, providing $600,000 for the purchase of LNG Airport Shuttle Buses for LAX; and

3. University of California-Riverside Contract #C96017, providing $148,186 for a Goods Movement Emissions Analysis.

All final reports are filed in the AQMD’s Library.

Contract Modification Requests

The MSRC took the following unanimous actions on requested contract modifications:

1. Approval of a scope change allowing for intersection improvements and sidewalk construction rather than pedestrian signage and a six-month contractual term extension, contingent that the contractor secure agreements from property owners for rights of way within the six months and obtain funding commitments for the budget shortfall, for City of Torrance Contract #96004, which provides $96,160 for pedestrian urban trails; and

2. Approval of a six-month contractual term extension for City of Montebello Contract #96040, which provides $152,556 for a metrolink rail feeder service.

Contract Administrator Report

The MSRC's AB 2766 Contract Administrator provided a written status report on all fiscal year contracts. This Contract Administrator Report is attached for your information (Attachment 2). This Report includes a spreadsheet on the Local Government Subvention Match Program listing those projects that have met MSRC program requirements to date.

Attachments

1 - Approved May 28, 1998, MSRC Meeting Minutes
2 - Contract Administrator Report

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