RESOLUTION#14-0223ARESOLUTIONOFTHEGOVERNINGBOARDOFTHEANTELOPEVALLEYAUQUALITYMANAGEMENTDISTRICTMAKINGFINDINGS,CERTIFYINGTHENOTICE01EXEMPTION,AMENDINGRULE701-AIRPOLLUTIONEMERGENCYCONTINGENC\ACTIONSANDDIRECTINGSTAFFACTIONS.4On,May20,2014,onmotionbyMemberCHELETTE,.secondedbyMemberJOHNSON,anc5carried,thefollowingresolutionisadopted:6WHEREAS,theAntelopeValleyAirQualityManagementDistrict(AVAQMD)hasauthorit)7pursuanttoCaliforniaHealthandSafetyCode(H&SCode)§§40702,40725-40728toadopt,amendOJ8repealrulesandregulations;and9WHEREAS,theAntelopeValleyAirPollutionControlDistrict(AVAPCD)wascreatedb)10statuteonJuly1,1997,withajurisdictionoftheLosAngelesCountyportionoftheSouthCoastAilIIQualityManagementDistrict(SCAQMD)thatwasnotwithintheSouthCoastAirBasin;andI2WHEREAS,SCAQMDrulesineffectintheAVAPCDremainedineffectuntiltheAVAPCI:I3GoverningBoardsupersededoramendedthem;andI4WHEREAS,onJanuary1,2002theAVAQMDwasformedpursuanttostatute(Health&Safet}I5Code§§41300etseq)toreplacetheAVAPCD;andI6WHEREAS,therulesoftheAVAPCDalsoremainineffectuntiltheAVAQMDGoverningI7Boardsupersedesoramendsthem;andI8WHEREAS,thisactionwaspreviouslynoticedbypublicationDecember20,2013butnoactionI9wastaken;and20WHEREAS,thisitemwasagainnoticedMarch14,2014fortheApril15,2014meeting;and2IWHEREAS,theGoverningBoarddidnottakeactiononthisitemattheApril15,2014meeting22anddeferredittothenextregularlyscheduledmeetingofMay20,2014;and23WHEREAS,theproposedamendmentswillprovideadministrativecleanupofthisruleby24replacingout-of-datereferences,updatingruleformatandadjustingEpisodeCriteriaforPM;and25WHEREAS,theproposedamendmentstotheRulearenecessarytoprovideadministrative26cleanupofthisrulebyreplacingout-of-datereferences,updatingruleformatandadjustingEpisode27CriteriaforPM;and28//Page1of3RESOLUTION#14-02WHEREAS,theAVAQMDhastheauthoritypursuanttoH&SCode§40702toamendrulesan<2regulations;and3WHEREAS,theproposedamendmentsareclearinthatthemeaningcanbeeasilyunderstood4thepersonsimpactedbytheRule;and5WHEREAS,theproposedamendmentsaremharmonywith,andnotinconflictwith,o6contradictorytoexistingstatutes,courtdecisions,orStateorfederalregulationsbecausetheamendmen7willprovideadministrativeclean-upofthisrulebyreplacingout-of-datereferences,updatingruh8formattingandadjustingEpisodeCriteriaforPM;and9WHEREAS,theproposedamendmentsdonotimposethesamerequirementsasany10StateorfederalregulationbecausetheproposedamendmenttoRule701doesnotimposethesamf11requirementsasanexistingstateorfederallaworregulation;and12WHEREAS,theproposedamendmentsareneededtoprovideadministrativecleanupofthisrule13byreplacingout-of-datereferences,updatingruleformatandadjustingEpisodeCriteriaforPM;and14WHEREAS,apublichearinghasbeenproperlynoticedandconducted,pursuanttoH&SCode15§40725,concerningtheproposedamendmentstoRule701;and16WHEREAS,aNoticeofExemption,aCategoricalExemption(Class8,14CCR§15308)forthe17proposedamendmentstoRule701,completedincompliancewiththeCaliforniaEnvironmentalQualit)18Act(CEQA),hasbeenpresentedtotheAVAQMDBoard;eachmemberhavingreviewed,consideredand19approvedtheinformationcontainedthereinpriortoactingontheproposedamendmentstoRule701,and20theAVAQMDBoardhavingdeterminedthattheproposedamendmentswillnothaveanypotentialfm21resultinginanyadverseimpactupontheenvironment;and22WHEREAS,theBoardhasconsideredtheevidencepresentedatthepublichearing;and23NOW,THEREFORE,BEITRESOLVED,thattheGoverningBoardoftheAVAQMDfinds24thattheproposedamendmentstoRule701-AirPollutionEmergencyContingencyActionsarenecessary,25authorized,clear,consistent,non-duplicativeandproperlyreferenced;and26BEITFURTHERRESOLVED,thattheGoverningBoardoftheAVAQMDherebymakesa27findingthattheClass8CategoricalExemption(14CCR§15308)appliesandcertifiestheNoticeof28ExemptionfortheproposedamendmentstoRule701;andPage2of32345678910II1213141516171819202122232425262728RESOLUTION#14-02BEITFURTHERRESOLVED,thattheBoardoftheAVAQMDdoesherebyadopt,pursuanttctheauthoritygrantedbylaw,theproposedamendmentstoRule701,assetforthintheattachmentstoresolutionandincorporatedhereinbythisreference;andBEITFURTHERRESOLVED,thatthisresolutionshalltakeeffectimmediatelyuponadoptionthattheClerkoftheBoardisdirectedtofiletheNoticeofExemptionincompliancewiththeprovisiomofCEQA.PASSED,APPROVEDANDADOPTEDbytheGoverningBoardofthe AntelopeValleyAirQualit)ManagementDistrictbythefollowingvote:AYES:5MEMBER:CRIST,CHELETTE,DISPENZA,HAWKINS,JOHNSONNOES:MEMBER:ABSENT:3ABSTAIN:MEMBER:MANN,LAWSON,LEDFORDMEMBER:)STATEOFCALIFORNIA))SS:COUNTYOFLOSANGELES))I,CrystalGoree,DeputyClerkoftheGoverningBoardoftheAntelopeValleyAirQualityManagementDistrict,herebycertifytheforegoingtobeafull,trueandcorrectcopyoftherecordoftheactionasthesameappearsintheOfficialMinutesofsaidGoverningBoardatitsmeetingofMay20,2014Page3of3