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Members Present 

Andrew Coolidge 

Maureen Kirk 

Doug Teeter 

Bill Connelly 

Marlene Del Rosario 

Steve Lambert 

Jody Jones 

John Busch, Alternate 

Members Absent 

Larry Wahl 

Angela Thompson 

Ray Borges 

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Butte County Air Quality Management District 

Governing Board of Directors Meeting of 

August 27, 2015 

Staff Present 

Council member, City of Chico Jim Wagoner APCO 

Butte County Supervisor Bob Mclaughlin Assistant APCO 

Butte County Supervisor Robyn Sousa Administrative Services Officer 

Butte County Supervisor Ursula Parker Sr. AQ Compliance Specialist 

Councilmember, City of Oroville Jason Mandly Associate AQ Planner 

Butte County Supervisor Greg Einhorn District Counsel 

Vice Mayor, Town of Paradise 

Councilmember, City of Biggs 

Others Present 

Butte County Supervisor Don Rust City of Oroville 

Councilmember, City of Biggs Luis Topete City of Oroville 

Councilmember, City of Gridley Linda Furr League of Woman Voters 

OJ Del Rosario Butte Resident 

629 Entler Avenue. Suite 15 • Chico, CA 95928 
Butte County Air Quality Management District 

Board of Director's Meeting Minutes 

August 27, 2015 

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1. Call to Order and Roll Call. 

Chair Coolidge called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. at the Chico City Council Chamber, 411 Main Street, 

Chico, California. 

Roll Call. 

PRESENT: Councilmember Coolidge, Supervisor Kirk, Supervisor Connelly, Supervisor Teeter, 

Councilmember Del Rosario, Supervisor Lambert, Vice Mayor Jones, Councilmember Busch. 

ABSENT: Supervisor Wahl, Councilmember Thompson, Councilmember Borges. 

2. Additions and Deletions to the Consent Agenda. 

No additions or deletions. 

3. Consent Agenda . 

3.1 Approve Minutes of the July 23, 2015 Meeting of the Board of Directors. 

3.2 Activity Report on Butte County Air Quality Management District activities. 

3.3 Financial Status Report for Fiscal Year 2014-2015. 

3.4 Status Report on Calendar of Events. 

3.5 Status Report on Air Quality for April- June. 

3.6 Status Report on Communications. 

3.7 Status Report on Wood Burning Device Change-out Incentive Program. 

ACTION REQUESTED: Approve Consent Agenda Items 3.1 through 3.7 

There were no public comments. 

A motion was made by Supervisor Kirk and seconded by Supervisor Teeter to approve the Consent 

Agenda. Vice Mayor Jones abstained on Item 3.1 Minutes of the July 23, 2015 Meeting due to her 

absence. 

Motion carries by the following vote: 

AYES: 

NOES: 

ABSTAIN: 

ABSENT: 

Councilmember Coolidge, Supervisor Kirk (motion), Supervisor Connelly, Supervisor Teeter 

(seconded), Supervisor Lambert, Councilmember Del Rosario, Councilmember Busch. 

None. 

Vice Mayor Jones. 

Supervisor Wahl, Councilmember Thompson, Councilmember Borges. 
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August 27, 2015 

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Regular Agenda 

4. Items removed from the Consent Agenda for Board consideration and action. 

None 

5. Public Hearing: Consider Adopting Proposed Amendments to Rule 300 Open Burning Requirements, 

Prohibitions and Exemptions. Consider Adoption of Proposed Amendments to Regulation Ill, Rule 300- Open 

Burning Requirements, Prohibitions and Exemptions in order to improve the clarity of the regulation and to attain 

full approval into the District's federal State Implementation Plan. 

ACTION REQUESTED: Following a Public Hearing, adopt Resolution 2015·11 adopting the amendments 

as proposed. 

Public Hearing Open: 10:04 a.m. Closed: 10:04 a.m. 

Ursula Parker, Senior Air Quality Compliance Specialist, addressed the Board regarding the District's proposed 

amendments to Regulation Ill, Rule 300-0pen Burning Requirements, Prohibitions and Exemptions in order to 

improve the clarity of the regulation and to attain full approval into the District's federal State Implementation 

Plan (SIP). Correction of the deficiencies, as identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 

involves removing the ability to petition the District's Hearing Board for a variance from the prohibition against 

burning garbage, and removing or providing criteria for APCO discretion to waive certain drying time 

requirements. Amendment of the rule is not expected to have a material impact on the implementation of the 

rule. EPA has reviewed the proposed amendments and has no comments. The District has not received any 

other comments on the proposed amendments. 

There were no public comments. 

A motion was made by Vice Mayor Jones and seconded by Councilmember Coolidge to adopt 

Resolution 2015-11 adopting the amendments as proposed. 

Motion carries by the following vote: 

AYES: 

NOES: 

ABSTAIN: 

ABSENT: 

Councilmember Coolidge (seconded), Supervisor Kirk, Supervisor Connelly, Supervisor Teeter, 

Supervisor Lambert, Councilmember Del Rosario, Vice Mayor Jones (motion), Councilmember 

Busch. 

None. 

None. 

Supervisor Wahl, Councilmember Thompson, Councilmember Borges. 

6. Consider authorizing a comment letter on the Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds Concepts for the Second 

Investment Plan. The California Air Resources Board and other state agencies have released a Concept Paper 

for the Second Investment Plan. District staff request the Board authorize a letter commenting on the document. 

ACTION REQUESTED: Discussion and consider authorizing the Chair to sign a letter commenting on 

the Concepts for the Second Investment Plan. 
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August 27, 2015 

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Jim Wagoner, APCO addressed the Board regarding the Concept Paper which identifies concepts of how Capand-Trade funding could be spent. The Plan will then guide fund appropriations by the Legislature for the next 3 

fiscal years. He highlighted in Section H of the Concept Paper, noting programs that would specifically benefit 

rural communities and small businesses. A few of the programs are: to reduce methane from bio-waste, to divert 

bi-waste to biomass plants, and to reduce residential wood smoke; like the woodstove replacement programs. 

The Board was asked to authorize a comment letter supporting programs that would benefit rural areas. Board 

discussion followed. Supervisor Connelly suggested including in the letter, the need for funding a biomass 

disposal plant. Councilmember Busch said that biomass is not the answer to energy needs; it's not practical. 

Councilmember Del Rosario felt that it was ironic to be talking about building a biomass plant since there have 

been problems with a local plant, now closed . Vice Mayor Jones asked that the definition of "disadvantaged" 

communities to be included in the comment letter. 

There were no public comments. 

A motion was made by Vice Mayor Jones and seconded by Supervisor Kirk to send the letter with the 

addition of the definition of "disadvantaged communities". 

Motion fails by the following vote: (6 affirmative votes required) 

AYES: 

NOES: 

ABSTAIN: 

ABSENT: 

Councilmember Coolidge, Supervisor Kirk (seconded), Supervisor Lambert, Vice Mayor Jones 

(motion), Councilmember Del Rosario. 

Supervisor Connelly, Supervisor Teeter, Councilmember Busch. 

None. 

Supervisor Wahl, Councilmember Thompson, Councilmember Borges. 

A motion was made by Supervisor Connelly and seconded by Supervisor Teeter to send the letter with 

two additions, 1) definition of "disadvantaged communities" and 2) to look for funding for biomass 

plants in the area. 

Motion carries by the following vote: 

AYES: 

NOES: 

ABSTAIN: 

ABSENT: 

Supervisor Connelly (motion), Councilmember Coolidge, Supervisor Kirk, Supervisor Lambert, 

Supervisor Teeter (seconded), Vice Mayor Jones. 

Councilmember Del Rosario, Councilmember Busch. 

None. 

Supervisor Wahl, Councilmember Thompson, Councilmember Borges. 

7. APCO Report. Report from the Air Pollution Control Officer on current areas of potential interest to your Board, 

including air quality-related activities at the local, state and federal scenes. 

Jim Wagoner, APCO shared points of interest from the APCO report. Local Scene: EPA released the 2014 

ozone design values. The 2014 design value for Butte County is 74 parts per billion (ppb), which indicates 

compliance with the 2008 ozone standard 75 parts per billion ppb. State Scene: The CAPCOA Rural District 

section met in Sonora August 19-20th. The meeting agenda included reports on grant programs (Carl Moyer, 

TIMBER, Woodstove replacements, school buses), District program funding, vapor recovery, risk assessment 

guidelines and individual air district reports on local activities. Staff from CARS also participated on individual 

agenda items as appropriate. 
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August 27, 2015 

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There were no public comments. 

8. Other Business. 

There was no other business. 

9. Public Comment Period. 

There were no public comments. 

10. Adjourn to Closed Session. Conference with Labor Negotiators. 

(Government Code Section 54957.6) 

Agency designated representatives: Jim Wagoner and Greg Einhorn 

Employee organization: Butte County Air Quality Management District Employees Association 

Closed Session Start: 10:27 a.m. End: 10:44 a.m. 

11. Report from Closed Session. 

Direction was given to staff. 

12. ADJOURNMENT: 10:44 a.m. 

Next meeting will be on September 24th at the Gridley City Council Chambers.