MAUREEN KIRK CHAIR

Supervisor District 3

JAMES JOHANSSON VICE CHAIR

vice Mayor Oroville

BILL CONNELLY

Supervisor District 1

JANE DOLAN

Supervisor District 2

STEVE LAMBERT

Supervisor District 4

KIM YAMAGUCHI

Supervisor District 5

ANGELA THOMPSON

Councilmember Biggs

SCOTT GRUENDL

Councilmember Chico

JERRY ANN FICHTER

Mayor Gridley

ALAN WHITE

Councilmember Paradise

Members Present

Maureen Kirk Chair

James Johansson Vice Chair

Jane Dolan

Bill Connelly

Steve Lambert

Kim Yamaguchi

Jerry Ann Fichter

Angela Thompson

Ann Schwab Alternate

Alan White

Members Absent

Scott Gruendl

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John Scott

Angela Martin

Max Griffen

Rob Cone

Robert Gustafson

Craig Carter

Mike Mendon

Richard Alloway

W James Wagoner

Air Pollution Control Officer

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Minutes of the

Butte County Air Quality Management District

Governing Board of Directors Meeting of

December 9 2010

Butte County Supervisor

Vice Mayor City of Oroville

Butte County Supervisor

Butte County Supervisor

Butte County Supervisor

Butte County Supervisor

Mayor City of Gridley

Councilmember City of Biggs

Mayor City of Chico

Councilmember Town of Paradise

Councilmember City of Chico

Butte Environmental Council

Four Winds

Cal FireButte County Fire

CPA

PPPOA

Staff Present

W James Wagoner

Bob McLaughlin

Robyn Sousa

David Lusk

Gail Williams

Ursula Parker

Greg Einhorn

Air Pollution Control Officer

Assistant APCO

Admin Services Officer

Senior AQ Engineer

Senior AQ Planner

AQ Compliance Specialist

District Counsel

Agenda Item 51

2525 Dominic Drive Suite J Chico CA 95928
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1 Call to Order

Chair Kirk called the meeting to order at 1055 am at the City of Chico Council Chambers 421 Main Street

Chico CA

Chair Kirk announced that the Board member and staff recognitions would occur at the end of the meeting

4 Additions and Deletions to the Consent Agenda

There were no additions or deletions to the consent agenda

5 Consent Agenda

51 By Consent Approve minutes of the September 23 2010 meeting of the Board of Directors

52 By Consent Accept and File Activity Report on Butte County Air Quality Management District activities

53 By Consent Accept and File report on Financial Status Report for Fiscal Year 20102011

54 By Consent Accept and File Status Report on Calendar of Events

5 By Consent Accept and File Status Report on March to August 2010 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Data

56 By Consent Approve amendments to District spermit amnesty program

57 By Consent Accept unanticipated revenue and allocate to Take Care of Our Air program

58 By Consent Accept and File status report on 2010 2011 voluntary Check Before You Light program

59 By Consent Adopt proposed resolutions of appreciation recognizing the tenure with the District of David Lusk

and Armen Kamian to be presented at a future meeting

510 By Consent Approve the survey disposal and release of accountability of specified District property

Action Requested Approve Consent Agenda Items 51 through 510

No Public Comment

Motion Approve Consent Agenda Items 51 through 510

AYES Supervisor Kirk Supervisor Dolan motion Supervisor Connelly Supervisor Lambert Supervisor

Yamaguchi second Councilmember Thompson Mayor Schwab Mayor Fichter Vice Mayor

Johansson Councilmember White

NOES None

ABSTAIN None

ABSENT Councilmember Gruendl

Motion Carries

6 Items removed from the Consent Agenda for Board consideration and action
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There were no items removed from the consent agenda

Regular Agenda

7 Receive Annual Audit Report Fiscal Year 20092010

Robert Gustafson Certified Public Accountant presented the Audit Report for Fiscal Year 0910 Mr Gustafson

stated that the audit was classified as unqualified This is the highest level report that he can recommend

There were no comments from the public

ACTION REQUESTED Receive audit

The Board took no action on this item

PUBLIC HEARING Consider Adopting Proposed Recodification and Amendments to Regulation III and

Rule 300 Open Burning Requirements Prohibitions and Exemptions Repeal of existing Rules 301 309

and Amendments to Rule 507 Burn Permit Fees

Ursula Parker provided an overview of the proposed amendments Many of the requirements proposed for

residential burning have been required of agricultural burning for years Ms Parker also noted the supplemental

information report dated December 7th providing a summary of the proposed amendments and public outreach

activities The proposed amendments would be effective March 1 2011

PUBLIC HEARING Opened at 1106 am

Mike Mendon stated he is a resident of the unincorporated area within the Chico Sphere of Influence He requested

the lot size for a residential lot be reduced to 075 05 or 08 acres

Craig Carter stated he is a fire behavior analyst He said he is not presented to speak in favor or opposition but

provide some comments for consideration if the proposal is sent back to staff Mr Carter provided comments on

the section on natural emissions policy and drying times He also said that smoke dispersion is poorest for burning

in November January and February

Richard Alloway stated that he is the manager of the Paradise Pines POA Mr Alloway supported requiring the

proposed burn zones in the Magalia area as soon as the burn ban is lifted He said the public will be confused by

having open burning for 2 months then requiring burn zones He also said the POA board supported no burning

during January and February

PUBLIC HEARING Closed at 1130 am

Board members discussed potentially prohibiting burning in the MagaliaUpper Ridge area during January and

February Supervisor Dolan stated she wanted to see the amendments approved with the lot size within the Chico

Sphere changed to 09 acres District Counsel Greg Einhorn responded that this is a substantive change that
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would require the matter to come back before the Board Several Board members talked about the need to get

burn amendments adopted that could be reviewed at a later time for potential changes Supervisor Dolan stated

that she wanted to see the amendments adopted but would like to direct staff to come back with an amendment

reducing the residential lot size within the Chico Sphere of Influence to 09 acres by March

ACTION REQUESTED Following a Public Hearing approve the revised resolutions repealing the existing

rules as specified and adopting the proposed amendments

Motion I move to adopt the amendments as proposed

AYES Supervisor Kirk Supervisor Dolan motion Supervisor Connelly Supervisor Lambert Supervisor

Yamaguchi Councilmember Thompson Mayor Schwab Mayor Fichter Vice Mayor Johansson

Councilmember White second

NOES None

ABSTAIN None

ABSENT Councilmember Gruendl

Motion Carries

Motion I move to direct staff to bring an amendment reducing the lot size in the Chico Sphere to 09

acres

AYES Supervisor Kirk Supervisor Dolan motion Supervisor Connelly second Supervisor Lambert

Supervisor Yamaguchi Councilmember Thompson Mayor Schwab Mayor Fichter Vice Mayor

Johansson Councilmember White

NOES None

ABSTAIN None

ABSENT Councilmember Gruendl

Motion Carries

9 PUBLIC HEARING Consider Adopting Proposed Recodification and Amendments to Regulation IV

Permits including Amendments to Rule 400 Rule 401 Rule 430 and Rule 432

David Lusk discussed the on going work to update District permitting rules for the State Implementation Plan SIP

The District has prepared draft amendments and is still awaiting complete comments from US EPA and the Air

Resources Board Consequently staff requested the Board open the public hearing to receive comments and

continue this item to the March 24 2011 meeting

PUBLIC HEARING Opened at 1140 am

There were no public comments

ACTION REQUESTED Open a Public Hearing to receive comments and continue the hearing to the March
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Motion I move to continue the hearing as requested

AYES Supervisor Kirk Supervisor Dolan motion Supervisor Connelly Supervisor Lambert Supervisor

Yamaguchi Councilmember Thompson Mayor Schwab second Mayor Fichter Vice Mayor

Johansson Councilmember White

NOES None

ABSTAIN None

ABSENT Councilmember Gruendl

Motion Carries

10 APCO Report

Jim Wagoner reported on the recent Sacramento Valley Basinwide Air Pollution Control Council meeting in

Sacramento He also reported that the District office will be moving the weekend of December 17th with the new

office opening for business Monday December 20th

There were no comments from the public

ACTION REQUESTED Receive Report

The Board took no action on this item

2 Recognition of Outgoing Board Members

Chair Kirk recognized out going Board members Vice Mayor Jamie Johansson and Supervisor Jane Dolan

Jim Wagoner presented Vice Mayor Johansson with a plaque recognizing his service on the Butte County Air

Quality Management District Governing Board Mr Johansson made brief comments

Jim Wagoner presented Supervisor Dolan with a plaque recognizing her many years of service on the Butte County

Air Quality Management District Governing Board spanning the period when the District was a county department

under the Board of Supervisors to an independent agency with full representation from the five cities on the District

Governing Board Supervisor Dolan made brief comments

3 Recognition of Retiring District Staff Member Gail Williams

Jim Wagoner presented Senior Air Quality Planner Gail Williams with a plaque recognizing her 19 years of service

on the staff of the Butte County Air Quality Management District Ms Williams retires at the end of December Ms

Williams made brief comments
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11 Other Business

There was no other business

12 Public Comment Period

There were no public comments

13 ADJOURNMENT 1150 am

W J es Wagodher Air Pollution Control Officer I hereby attest that this is a true and correct copy of the action taken

by the Butte County Air Quality Management District Board of

Directors on December 9 2010

ATTEST IA4r

Clerk of 14KoverninXoard