BOARD MEETING DATE: September 7, 2007
AGENDA NO. 27
REPORT:
Summary of Changes to FY 2006-07 Approved Budget
SYNOPSIS:
This is the annual report of budget changes for FY 2006-07.
COMMITTEE:
Not Applicable
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Receive and file.
Barry R. Wallerstein, D.Env.
Executive Officer
Background
After the close of each fiscal year, staff has prepared and presented to the Board a report of midyear revisions to the budget. The attached Board-approved budget changes reflect actions taken by the Board to increase the budget. In addition, there were organizational unit-requested budget changes that did not increase the budget but reallocated already-budgeted funds within a Major Object to meet operational needs. Organizational unit-requested budget changes included such things as a transfer of budgeted funds from Engineering & Compliance to Information Management for enhancements to the web-based compliance notification and reporting system, enhancements to the PAATS tracking system, and modifications to the permit processing system; from District General to Information Management to implement Board-adopted amendments to Regulation III – Fees; from Planning, Rule Development & Area Sources to Information Management to enhance the Rule 2202 plan reporting system; and from Engineering & Compliance to Information Management for computer systems enhancements designed for streamlining of permit activities. Expenditures relating to budget increases and/or transfers follow Board-established policy regarding purchasing and contracting.
BOARD-APPROVED FY 2006-07 BUDGET CHANGES:
|
Date of |
Budget Increases |
Description | |
| June 2006 | $ 500,000 | From Undesignated Fund Balance to review emissions inventories and health risk assessments developed for Rule 3503 – Emissions Inventory and Health Risk Assessment of Railyards | |
| June 2006 | $ 672,000 | From Designated for Litigation/Enforcement for outside counsel fees and costs from July 1, 2006, to September 15, 2006 for railroad litigation. | |
| July 2006 | $ 400,000 | From Undesignated Fund Balance to conduct remote sensing device technology feasibility study to measure locomotive emissions. | |
| July 2006 | $ 500,000 | From the Clean Fuels Fund for technical assistance, expert consultations, public outreach and technical conference sponsorship, and advanced technology vehicle leases. | |
| July 2006 | $ 200,000 | From Undesignated Fund Balance for the International Asthma Conference. | |
| July 2006 | $ 187,250 | From U.S. EPA to continue the PM2.5 monitoring program. | |
| July 2006 | $ 899,684 | From U.S. EPA for the carryover of unspent funds from the 13th and 14th year PAMS program awards. | |
| July 2006 | $ 900,000 | From Designated for Litigation/Enforcement for outside counsel to assist AQMD in defending the railroad Rules. | |
| September 2006 | $ 726,591 | From U.S. EPA ($200,000), Caltrans ($380,000), and the Rule 1309.1 Priority Reserve Fund ($146,591) to develop and demonstrate three exhaust after-treatment systems for locomotive engines. | |
| September 2006 | $ 700,000 | From the BP ARCO Settlement Projects Fund ($400,000) and Undesignated Fund Balance ($300,000) for air monitoring in the port area and the I-710 freeway corridor. | |
| September 2006 | $ 495,000 | From Designated for Facilities Refurbishing to undertake several projects for the upkeep of the Diamond Bar headquarters building. | |
| October 2006 | $ 200,000 | From the Clean Fuels Fund to conduct additional particulate matter analyses under MATES III. | |
| October 2006 | $ 88,984 | From Undesignated Fund Balance (to be reimbursed with Carl Moyer Program funds) for an Air Quality Specialist position to meet the need for significant in-house expertise for Carl Moyer Program administration and technical evaluation. | |
| October 2006 | $ 1,428,000 | From Designated for Litigation/Enforcement for outside counsel to assist AQMD in defending the railroad Rules. | |
| November 2006 | $ 354,170 | From Undesignated Fund Balance for additional staff to support the Carl Moyer Program work (will be reimbursed from Carl Moyer Program funds), and additional staff to perform field inspections of chrome plating facilities. | |
| November 2006 | $ 865,000 | From Designated for Permit Streamlining for additional staff to assist in processing permits and improving permitting efficiency for a multi-year period. | |
| November 2006 | $ 1,750,625 | From Department of Homeland Security ($959,019) for an enhanced particulate monitoring program; from U.S. EPA ($20,000) for carryover of unspent federal FY 05-06 PM2.5 funds; from U.S. EPA ($827,465) for the 15th year PAMS program; and a $55,859 reduction of U.S. EPA carryover from the 13th and 14th year PAMS program awards, as approved in a July 2006 Board letter. | |
| December 2006 | $ 500,000 | From BP ARCO Settlement Projects Fund for outside counsel to assist AQMD in defending the railroad Rules. | |
| January 2007 | $ 125,000 | From the Air Toxics “Hot Spots” Fund for continued privatization of portions of the annual emissions reporting program. | |
| January 2007 | $ 250,000 | From Undesignated Fund Balance for outside counsel to perform legal work related to the Fleet Rules, challenges to the most recent amendments to the architectural coatings Rule, the ConocoPhillips ultra-low diesel project, the railroad litigation, a PUC proceeding regarding long-term supplies of natural gas, and AQMD’s permitting of a power plant in Riverside. | |
| January 2007 | $ 998,230 | From U.S. Department of Defense to conduct a feasibility demonstration to measure low-level pollutant concentrations. | |
| January 2007 | $ 238,756 | From U.S. EPA for the National Air Toxics Trends Station (NATTS) program. | |
| January 2007 | $ 115,000 | From Undesignated Fund Balance for legislative consulting services in Washington D.C. | |
| January 2007 | $ 700,000 | From BP ARCO Settlements Project Fund for outside counsel to assist AQMD in defending the railroad Rules and for post-trial legal services. | |
| February 2007 | $ 116,000 | From the Air Quality Investment Fund to carry out the 2007 Lawnmower Exchange Program. | |
| February 2007 | $ 845,000 | From Designated for Facilities Refurbishment for projects relating to the upkeep of the Diamond Bar headquarters facility. | |
| February 2007 | $ 659 | From the Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership Fund for reimbursement of expenses incurred for the August 2006 and December 2006 Steering Committee meetings. | |
| March 2007 | $ 35,600 | From the Rule 1173 Mitigation Fee Special Revenue Fund for the demonstration of open-path particulate monitoring at the fence line of refineries. | |
| March 2007 | $ 130,125 | From Designated for Enhanced Compliance Activities to acquire the necessary testing and safety-related monitoring equipment for field compliance staff. | |
| March 2007 | $ 170,640 | From Undesignated Fund Balance for two months of employee salary and benefits funding to begin recruitments to fill positions in the new Mobile Source division. | |
| April 2007 | $ 850,000 | From the BP ARCO Settlement Projects Fund for outside counsel to assist AQMD in defending the railroad Rules. | |
| April 2007 | $ 200,000 | From the BP ARCO Settlement Projects Fund for outreach and education regarding the Board’s and CARB’s consideration of the Draft 2007 AQMP. | |
| May 2007 | $ 250,000 | From the BP ARCO Settlement Projects Fund for outside counsel to assist AQMD with Fleet Rules, challenges to the most recent amendments to the architectural coatings Rule, the ConocoPhillips ultra-low sulfur diesel project, a PUC proceeding regarding long-term supplies of natural gas, and AQMD’s permitting of a power plant in Riverside. | |
| June 2007 | $ (105,000) | Reduce the FY 06-07 General Fund budget by $105,000 and transfer that amount to the Advance Technology, Outreach and Education Fund for low- and zero-emissions stationary source projects. | |
| $ 16,287,314 | Total Board-approved FY 2006-07 Budget changes |
| Sources of Funding: | |||
| $4,072,259 | Interfund Transfers | ||
| $4,801,136 | Grants/Contracts | ||
| $5,335,125 | Budget Designations | ||
| $2,078,794 | Undesignated Fund Balance | ||
| $ 119,123,676 | FY 2006-07 adopted Budget | ||
| $ 135,410,990 | FY 2006-07 ending Budget |