Sacramento Metropolitan AQMD
Board of Directors Meeting Agenda

1. Call to Order / Roll Call

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Air Pollution Control Officer’s Report

• Climate Change Conference – January 31, 2008
• SMAQMD Disaster Plan
• NACAA Global Warming Conference – February 12-13, 2008
• 2007 Annual District Charity Project - Sierra Adoption Services

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL HOLD A CLOSED SESSION IN HEARING ROOM #1 AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS MEETING TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING (as time allows):

• Conference with Legal Counsel
  Existing Litigation:  Carmichael Residents for Proper Planning vs. 4221 Manzanita Road, LLC.Hood Funeral Home, Inc.  (Government Code Section 54956.9(a).)

• Conference with Legal Counsel
  Existing Litigation:  The People of the State of California, by and through the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality District v. Jerome Sprague, an individual (Case No. 03AS00061) (Government Code Section 54956.9 (a).)

CONSENT MATTERS
(ITEMS 4 THROUGH 9)

4. Resolution Authorizing the Air Pollution Control Officer to Administer Grant Agreements to Evaluate Ethanol (E85) Outside of the Sacramento Region
Board Letter (PDF)  Resolution (PDF)

5. Resolution Authorizing the Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) to Execute a Memorandum of Understanding on Behalf of the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) with Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) for $105,000 for the 2008 Mow Down Air Pollution Program
Board Letter and Resolution (PDF)

6. Receive & File Annual Report to the Board for Companies Accepting Over $250,000 from the Heavy-Duty Low-Emission Vehicle Incentive Program (HDLEVIP)
Board Letter and Report (PDF)

7. Approve Resolution Accepting Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), Independent Auditors’ Report, and Single Audit Report for Fiscal Year 2006/2007
Board Letter (PDF)  Resolution (PDF)  Auditor's Letter (PDF)  CAFR (1 Mb PDF)

8. Resolution Approving the Sacramento County Investment Policy for the Pooled Investment Fund for 2008

9. Resolution Authorizing the Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) to Execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Sacramento to Contribute $10,000 to the County-wide Greenhouse Gases (GHG) Inventory
Board Letter (PDF)  Resolution (PDF)  Sample MOU (PDF)

SEPARATE MATTERS

10. Presentation by Air Pollution Control Officer on District Organization and Financing Issues and Recommend Approval of the following action items: Board Letter (PDF)

a) Approval to Convert Limited Term Information Systems Analyst Position to Regular (Permanent)
Board Letter (PDF)

b) Approval to Convert Five Existing Limited Term Positions to Permanent Full Time Positions
Board Letter (PDF)  Resolution (PDF)

c) Approval of Salary Equity Adjustment for Certain Positions of the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
Board Letter and Resolution (PDF)  Salary Equity Adjustment Table (PDF)

d) Approval of New Classification of Administrative/Legal Analyst and Approval of One Full Time Equivalent Administrative/Legal Analyst Position
Board Letter and Resolution (PDF)  Job Description (PDF)

e) Authorization for the Air Pollution Control Officer to Execute a Memorandum of Understanding with Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) for Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) Technical Assistance and Outreach Costs
Board Letter (PDF)  Resolution (PDF) Sample MOU (PDF)

11. Approval of Request to Reclassify the Sacramento Federal Ozone Nonattainment Area as Severe for the National 8-Hour Ozone Ambient Air Quality Standards
Board Letter (PDF)  Resolution (PDF)  Presentation (PDF)

Agenda Revision: This agenda may change. A final agenda will be posted on the web site and at the meeting site 72 hours in advance of the meeting.

Testimony: The Board of Directors welcomes and encourages participation in Board meetings. When it appears there are several members of the public wishing to address the Board on a specific item, at the outset of the item the Chair of the Board will announce the maximum amount of time that will be allowed for presentation of testimony. Matters under the jurisdiction of the Board and not on the posted agenda may be addressed by the general public immediately prior to the close of the meeting. The Board limits testimony on matters not on the agenda to five minutes per person and not more than 15 minutes for a particular subject.

Meeting Broadcast: The meeting is videotaped in its entirety and will be cablecast without interruption on Metrocable 14, the Government Affairs Channel on the Comcast, Surewest & Strategic Technologies Cable Systems, and will be webcast at www.sacmetrocable.tv. This morning's meeting is being cablecast live and will be rebroadcast on Saturday, January 26 at 1 p.m. on Channel 14.

Assisted Listening: Assistive listening devices are available for use by the public. Please see the Clerk of the Board for further information.

Board Action: The Board of Directors may take action on any of the items listed on this agenda.

Information: For information regarding this agenda, please contact Nancy Abeels, Clerk of the AQMD Board of Directors, at 916-874-4803