MEETING

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

AIR RESOURCES BOARD

SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY AIR MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

AUDITORIUM

21865 E. COPLEY DRIVE

DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012

9:07 A.M.

TIFFANY C. KRAFT, CSR

CERTIFIED SHORTHAND REPORTER

LICENSE NUMBER 12277

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SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901

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APPEARANCES

BOARD MEMBERS

Ms. Mary Nichols, Chairperson

Dr. John Balmes

Ms. Sandra Berg

Ms. Dorene D'Adamo

Mr. Hector De La Torre

Mr. Ronald Loveridge

Mrs. Barbara Riordan

Dr. Alex Sherriffs

STAFF

Mr. James Goldstene, Executive Officer

Mr. Tom Cackette, Chief Deputy Executive Officer

Mr. Richard Corey, Deputy Executive Officer

Ms. Lynn Terry, Deputy Executive Officer

Ms. Sarah Pittiglio, Ph.D., Air Pollution Specialist, 

Research Division

Ms. Annalisa Schilla, Climate Action and Research 

Planning, Research Division

Ms. Marcelle Surovik, Air Pollution Specialist, Energy 

Section, Stationary Source Division 
APPEARANCES CONTINUED

ALSO PRESENT

Mr. Brian Biering, Wildflower Energy

Mr. Bill Davis, SCCA/CCTA/CIAQC

Mr. Sean Edgar, Clean Fleets Net

Mr. Paul Shepard, Wildflower Energy, LP
INDEX

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Item 12-9-1

Chairperson Nichols 6

Item 12-9-2

Chairperson Nichols 8

Item 12-9-3

Chairperson Nichols 8

Executive Officer Goldstene 8

Staff Presentation 9

Item 12-9-4

Chairperson Nichols 28

Executive Officer Goldstene 28

Staff Presentation 28

Motion 44

Vote 44

Item 12-9-5

Chairperson Nichols 44

Executive Officer Goldstene 46

Staff Presentation 47

Mr. Shepard 58

Mr. Biering 60

Item 12-9-6

Chairperson Nichols 73

Public Comment

Mr. Davis 89

Mr. Edgar 93

Adjournment 96

Reporter's Certificate 97
PROCEEDINGS

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Good morning, everybody. 

This is the December 6th, 2012 public meeting of the Air 

Resources Board. I would ask you please to come to order. 

We will begin our meeting, as usual, with the 

Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. 

(Thereupon the Pledge of Allegiance was

Recited in unison.) 

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: The Clerk will please call 

the roll.

BOARD CLERK JENSEN: Dr. Balmes? 

BOARD MEMBER BALMES: Here. 

BOARD CLERK JENSEN: Ms. Berg? 

BOARD MEMBER BERG: Here

BOARD CLERK JENSEN: Ms. D'Adamo? 

BOARD MEMBER D'ADAMO: Here. 

BOARD CLERK JENSEN: Mr. De La Torre? 

BOARD MEMBER DE LA TORRE: Here. 

BOARD CLERK JENSEN: Mayor Loveridge? 

BOARD MEMBER LOVERIDGE: Here. 

BOARD CLERK JENSEN: Mrs. Riordan? 

BOARD MEMBER RIORDAN: Here. 

BOARD CLERK JENSEN: Supervisor Roberts? 

Dr. Sherriffs? 

BOARD MEMBER SHERRIFFS: Here. 

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BOARD CLERK JENSEN: Professor Sperling? 

Supervisor Yeager?

Chairman Nichols? 

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Here.

BOARD CLERK JENSEN: Madam Chairman, we have a 

quorum.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Great. Thank you. 

I want to say, I really like this room. And I'm 

wondering if the powers of eminent domain extend from the 

State to the regional level and we couldn't just sort of 

adopt this place. I like being lower down than when we 

are in the Haagen-Smit room way up on our dais there. And 

the sound system is very good here, too. So are the 

pictures. So I think we should consider that. 

We are very grateful to the Air Quality 

Management District for allowing the use of their room 

this morning. 

I have a couple of announcements for anybody who 

is not familiar with our routine. Anyone who wishes to 

testify and has not signed up online should fill out a 

request to speak card. They're available in the lobby 

outside the boardroom. And we appreciate it if you would 

turn it into the clerk, who is back in the corner over 

there in advance. 

If you've already taken advantage of the online 

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sign-up procedure, you do not need to fill out a request 

to speak card. But you must check in with the Clerk or 

your name will be removed from the Speaker's list. 

Also, speakers should be aware that the Board 

imposes a three-minute time limit. We appreciate it if 

you state your first and last name when you come up to the 

podium and then summarize your testimony, putting it into 

your own words as opposed to reading it. Because if you 

have prepared written testimony, we already have it. 

For safety reasons, please note the emergency 

exits that are in the rear and to the side here. We're 

required to evacuate this room immediately and go outside 

the building if there is an alert. 

Now, before we take up the calendar, the regular 

calendar, I wanted to mention a couple of things. First 

of all, in the wave of retirements that is going across 

the Air Resources Board and government in general, I 

should say, I want to take a moment to recognize the 

retirement of a long-time employee who is not with us 

today, and that's Dr. Linda Murchison. I believe Linda is 

listening on the broadcast. If you are, Linda, this is 

for you. 

Linda is retiring after more than 35 years with 

the Air Resources Board. Throughout that time, she has 

been a leader in exemplifying ARB's commitment to strong 

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technical analysis in policy development. Her dedication 

as well as her noted management skills and creativity have 

made her a key member of ARB's executive staff team. 

Linda directed the development of several major new ARB 

programs throughout her career. Let me just mention a 

couple that illustrate the breadth of her contribution. 

Linda joined the Air Resources Board in 1982 and 

quickly moved into management. Early on, she transformed 

ARB's emissions inventory into a modern database system 

for the first time. She was the first manager of ARB's 

toxic inventory program, developing our first regulatory 

reporting requirements for airborne toxics. She also 

built ARB's first community assessment and environmental 

justice programs, including a neighborhood scale air 

quality monitoring and modeling initiative. She was key 

to the drafting of our environmental justice policies and 

principles. And she oversaw the drafting of ARB's very 

much used land use handbook. 

More recently, Linda has turned her talents to 

our climate change programs. Under her leadership, ARB 

staff developed California's first comprehensive 

greenhouse gas emissions inventory. And then a year 

later, her staff developed and the Board adopted the 

mandatory reporting rule and the verification program. 

While taking on these challenges, she also 

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managed the very complex and important technical and 

policy issues involved in the SIP planning. 

Underlying all of these accomplishments is 

Linda's unwavering dedication to the scientific and 

technical integrity of ARB work. We will miss her. But 

we can also be assured that she leaves behind a legacy of 

excellence as well as some excellent people who she helped 

to train who will carry on. 

So Linda, hope you're listening. On behalf of 

myself and the Board members and all ARB staff, we want to 

say thank you. 

(Applause)

BOARD MEMBER RIORDAN: Madam Chair?

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Yes. 

BOARD MEMBER RIORDAN: I'd like to just say to 

Linda and hope she is listening how much I appreciated 

working with her over these many years that I've served on 

the Board, particularly in the area of environmental 

justice and the famous land use handbook. 

She really was wonderful at working with 

community groups and in some more controversial areas. 

And I just appreciated the calming and reasoning effect of 

her efforts. And I thank her. And I'm sure we're going 

to miss her terribly.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Thank you very much. 

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All right. The first item on this morning's 

calendar is a consent item. It's the public hearing to 

consider the approval of the San Diego 8-hour ozone SIP 

redesignation request and maintenance plan. And I'd like 

to ask the Clerk if any witnesses have signed up to 

testify on this item. 

No, they have not. 

Thank you. Are there any Board members who want 

to address this item or would like to have it removed from 

the consent calendar? If not, we have a motion to approve 

it. 

BOARD MEMBER BERG: I don't want to move it, but 

I would like to take one moment to say how refreshing it 

is that we're moving something into attainment. Hate to 

have that go unnoticed.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: I agree. 

I also wanted to introduce Bob Kard, if you're 

there. Bob is the Air Pollution Control Officer for San 

Diego. And since Supervisor Roberts isn't here, somebody 

has to make sure that we do the right thing. But you do 

not intend to address the Board, I believe? 

MR. KARD: Unless you'd like me to say ten words.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Sure. Come on forward. 

Might as well. This is a big day. 

MR. KARD: Chairman Nichols and Board members, 

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it's Bob Kard, the Air Pollution Control Officer in San 

Diego. 

I just wanted to say thank you, because this is a 

joint effort. CARB's support has been invaluable, I 

should say, just priceless in helping us get there. San 

Diego Board of Supervisors has been great. They have been 

supportive of what we do in even difficult economic times, 

as we're all aware of. And frankly, the staff at the APCD 

and again ARB staff, making this possible because it's 

great. 

2012, we had no ozone exceedances whatsoever of 

the 1997 standard. As compared to every day in the 

summertime, we had an exceedance in 1990. It's tremendous 

progress. We've gone up from 65 million vehicle miles 

traveled per day in 1990 to 87 million a day now, or in 

2011. This is tremendous progress. It's a credit to 

everyone who is involved with it. And I want to thank you 

for that.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: That's great. So we have a 

motion and a second. The record has been closed. 

All in favor, please say aye.

(Ayes)

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Any opposed? Passes 

unanimously. Thank you. 

Okay. Our second item is also a consent item. 

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Agenda Item 12-9-2, the public hearing to consider 

approval of the 2012 particulate matter 2.5 inventory 

submittal to the State Implementation Plan for the 

San Francisco Bay Area. 

I'd like to ask the Clerk again if there are any 

witnesses who signed up to testimony on this item. No. 

There are not. 

Are there any Board members who want to see this 

removed from the consent calendar? All right. If not, 

and there is no one here even representing the Bay Area, I 

see -- 

BOARD MEMBER RIORDAN: Move approval.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: We have a motion to 

approve. 

BOARD MEMBER DE LA TORRE: Second.

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: And a second. 

All in favor please say aye. 

(Ayes) 

CHAIRPERSON NICHOLS: Opposed? Great. All 

right. 

Now, moving on to the next item, we have an 

informational update on the Board's research program. And 

I'll ask our Executive Officer to introduce this item. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOLDSTENE: Thank you, Chairman 

Nichols. 

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