BOARD MEETING STATE OF CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY UNIFIED AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT 1990 EAST GETTYSBURG AVENUE FRESNO, CALIFORNIA

THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008 8:36 A.M.

TIFFANY C. KRAFT, OCR, RIPER CERTIFIED SHORTHAND REPORTER LICENSE NUMBER 12277
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BOARD MEMBERS Ms. Mary D. Nichols, Chairperson Dr. John R. Balmes Ms. Sandra Berg Ms. Dorene D'Adamo Mr. Jerry Hill Mr. Ronald O. Loveridge Dr. Daniel Sperling

STAFF Mr. James Goldstene, Executive Office Mr. Tom Cackette, Chief Deputy Executive Officer Mr. Bob Jenne, Counsel Mr. Michael Scheible, Deputy Executive Officer Ms. Lynn Terry, Deputy Executive Officer Ms. Kathleen Quetin, Ombudsman Ms. Lori Andreoni, Board Secretary Mr. Alvaro Alvarado, Ph.D., Air Pollution Specialist, Health and Ecosystems Section, RD Ms. Karen Magliano, Chief, Air Quality Data Branch Mr. Ajay Mangat, Goods Movement Strategies Section, Planning & Technical Support Division Ms. Linda Smith, Ph.D., Chief, Health and Exposure Assessment Branch, Research Division
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ALSO PRESENT Mr. Arley Baker, Community & Legislative Affairs, Port of Los Angeles Ms. Nidia Bautista, Coalition for Clean Air Ms. Liza Bolanos, Central Valley Air Quality Co. Ms. Ingrid Carmean Mr. Tim Carmichael, Coalition for Clean Air Mr. Manuel Cunha, Nisei Farmers League Ms. Nichole Davis, ISSRC Mr. John Diggs, Kern County, via satellite Ms. Laura Fultz, Coalition for Clean Air Ms. Catherine Garoupa, Madera Coalition for Community Justice Ms. Jamie Holt, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Ms. Bonnie Homles-Gen, Americal Lung Association Mr. Roger Isom, California Cotton Growers Association Ms. Sarah Jackson, Earth Justice Mr. Robert Kanter, Environmental Affairs & Planning, Port of Long Beach
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ALSO PRESENT Ms. Melissa Kelly-Ortega, Merced/Mariposa County Asthma Coalition Mr. Chung Liu, South Coast Air Quality Management District Mr. Mark Loutzenhiser, Sacramento Air Quality Management District Ms. Linda Mackay, Tri County Watchdog, via satellite Mr. Grant Melocik, McNeil Enterprises Mr. Brent Newell, CRPE Mr. Jim Quan Ms. Mary-Michael Rawling, Merced/Mariposa County Asthma Coaltion Mr. Seyed Sadredin, Director, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Mr. Matthew Schrap, CA Trucking Association, via satellite Ms. Daniela Simunovic, CRPE Ms. Kim Thompson, Fresno-Madera Medical Society Mr. Arthur Unger, Sierra Club, via satellite Mr. Alvin Valeriano, ISSRC & CVAQ
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Item 08-5-1 Chairperson Nichols 4 Mr. Sadriden 4 Ms. Holt 5 Q&A 17

Item 08-5-4 Chairperson Nichols 26 Executive Officer Goldstene 26 Staff Presentation 27 Q&A 29 Motion 32 Vote 32 Item 08-5-5 Chairperson Nichols 33 Executive Officer Goldstene 33 Staff Presentation 34 Q&A 45

Item 08-5-2 Chairperson Nichols 51 Executive Officer Goldstene 51 Staff Presentation 52 Ms. Thompson 71 Mr. Melocik 73 Ms. Bolanos 76 Ms. Simunovic 81 Mr. Newell 89 Mr. Carmichael 92 Ms. Jackson 103 Ms. Garoupa 108 Mr. Fultz 110 Ms. Carmean 112 Mr. Quan 113 Ms. Kelly-Ortega 115 Ms. Rawling 118 Ms. Holmes-Gen 120 Ms. Davis 122 Ms. Mackay 128 Mr. Unger 133 Mr. Digges 135 Mr. Valeriano 137
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Mr. Isom 139 Mr. Cunha 143 Ms. Bautista 147 Ms. Simunovic 149 Mr. Ship 151 Q&A 156 Motion 165 Vote 173 Item 08-5-3 Chairperson Nichols 174 Executive Officer Goldstene 174 Staff Presentation 175 Mr. Liu 192 Mr. Kanter 195 Mr. Schrap 198 Mr. Loutzenhiser 201 Ms. Holmes-Gen 202 Mr. Morrow 204 Q&A 206 Motion 211 Vote 211 Item 08-5-6 Chairperson Nichols 212 Executive Officer Goldstene 212 Staff Presentation 212 Q&A 224 Ms. Holmes-Gen 243 Board Comments 250 Adjournment 253 Reporter's Certificate 254
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