and duties granted to, and imposed upon, the district by Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code; and 

WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code section 40727 provides that before adopting, amending, or 

repealing a rule or regulation, a district board shall make findings of necessity, authority, clarity, consistency, 

nonduplication, and reference, based upon information developed pursuant to section 40727 .2,infom1ation in 

the rulemaking record maintained pursuant to section 40728, and relevant information presented at the public 

hearing required by section 40725; and 

WHEREAS, section 15308 of the CEQA Guidelines provides that actions taken by regulatory 

agencies as authorized by state law to assure the maintenance, restoration, or enhancement of the environment 

where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of th~ environment, are categorically exempt 

from CEQA review (Class 8 Categorical Exemption); and 

WHEREAS, District staff identified requirements which were unclear or missing within Rule 2.31 , 

Solvent Cleaning and Degreasing which required updating for consistency with federal and state policy. 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Yolo-Solano Air 

Quality Management District hereby finds, authorizes, directs and declares as follows: 

1. The Board of Directors has considered and hereby adopts by reference the staff report 

prepared in this matter. 

2. The Board of Directors makes the following findings pursuant to Health and Safety Code 

section 40727: 

a. Necessity: Information in the District's rulemaking record maintained pursuant to 

Health and Safety Code section 40728 demonstrates a need for amending District 

Rule 2.31; 

b. Authority: Health and Safety Code section 40702 permits the District to amend 

District Rule 2.31; 

c. Clarity: District Rule 2.31 as amended is written so that its meaning can be easily 

understood by the persons directly affected by it; 

d. Consistency: District Rule 2.31 as amended is in harmony with, and not in conflict 

with or contradictory to, existing statutes, court decisions, or state or federal 

regulations; 
4. The Board of Directors finds that amending District Rule 2.31 is an action taken by a 

regulatory agency as authorized by state law to assure the maintenance, restoration, or 

enhancement of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for 

protection of the environment, and is therefore categorically exempt from CEQA review as a 

Class 8 Categmical Exemption. 

5. The Board of Directors hereby amends District Rule 2.31, Solvent Cleaning and Degreasing, 

as set forth in Exhibit 1 (Attachment A of the Staff Report), which is attached and 

incorporated by reference. The amendment is effective May 08, 2013. 

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management 

District this 8th day of May, 2013, by the following vote: 

Ayes: Anderson, Batchelor, Jr., Boulware, Chamberlain, Davies, 

Saylor, Seifert, Provenza, Swanson, Thomson and Vasquez. 

Noes: NG:li:Hil". 

Absent: Harris, Johannessen, and Rexroad. 

Abstain: None. 

Attest: 

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Kay tstler, Clerk 

Board of Directors 

Don aylor, Chair 

Board of Directors 

Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District 

Approved as to Form: 

Hope\P. Welton, District Counsel