HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023 - Air Quality Advisory Board - Annual ReportCity of Fort Collins
Air Quality Advisory Board
2023 Annual Report
The Air Quality Advisory Board (AQAB) was formed in 1994. In 2023, AQAB members
discussed and provided feedback to Council regarding various topics related to current and
future air quality, in alignment with the Board’s 2023 Work Plan.
Members who served in 2023 included:
• Mark Houdashelt (chair)
• Greg Clark (vice-chair)
• Dan Welsh
• Wayne Chuang (January - August)
• Greg Boiarsky (January - October)
• Gavin McMeeking (March - August)
• Sandra LeBrun (March – September)
• Matt Ayres (July - December)
• Maria Moore (July - December)
Staff and Council representatives included:
• Council Liaison: Councilmember Julie Pignataro
• Staff Liaison: Cassie Archuleta, Air Quality Program Manager (January - July)
• Staff Liaison: Selina Lujan de Albers, Interim Manager (August - December)
The table below lists the major agenda topics, presenters, and formal actions taken by the
AQAB for each of the 2022 meetings.
Date Major Agenda Topics (and presenters) Formal Action(s) Taken
1/23/23 Meeting cancelled - individual Board member
meetings with Council liaison held instead
2/27/23
Board Orientation (Davina Lau, Boards and
Commissions Coordinator)
2022 Annual Report The AQAB adopted its 2022 Annual Report.
Air Quality Program Overview (Cassie Archuleta,
Air Quality Program Manager; Heidi O'Mara, Air
Quality Coordinator; DeAngelo Bowden, Air
Quality Senior Specialist; Emily Olivo, Air Quality
Neighborhood Liaison)
3/20/23 Oil and Gas Updates
The AQAB approved a recommendation to
City Council regarding regulations for new
oil and gas facilities.
4/17/23
Board Priorities for 2023
Board Elections
Mark Houdashelt was elected as chair,
Greg Clark as vice-chair and Greg Boiarsky
as AQAB representative to the Bicycle
Advisory Committee (with Sandra LeBrun
as back-up representative).
Air Quality Data Update (Cassie Archuleta, Air
Quality Program Manager)
5/15/23 Larimer County Climate Smart and Future Ready
Program (Karen Artell, Outreach and
Engagement Representative)
Indoor AQ and EPA Environmental Justice
Grant (Emily Olivo, Air Quality Lead Specialist;
Heidi O'Mara, Air Quality Program Coordinator)
Indoor AQ Brainstorming/Discussion
6/12/23
Climate and Sustainable Revenue (Honoré
Depew, Climate Program Manager)
Regional Community AQ Monitoring Advisory
Committee (DeAngelo Bowden, Senior Air
Quality Specialist)
7/17/23
Oil and Gas Operational Standards (Cassie
Archuleta, Air Quality Program Manager)
Oil and Gas Reverse Setbacks (Kirk Longstein,
Senior Environmental Planner)
8/21/23
Discussion with Julie Pignataro (City Council
Liaison to the AQAB)
Each AQAB Board member provided their
suggestions for City Council AQ priorities.
Oil and Gas Reverse Setbacks
The AQAB approved a recommendation to
City Council regarding reverse setbacks for
oil and gas facilities.
9/18/23
Active Modes (Cortney Geary, Active Modes
Manager)
2024 AQAB Annual Work Plan
Dan Welsh was elected to represent the
AQAB on the Regional Community Air
Quality Monitoring Committee.
CSU Smoke-Ready Communities Grant (Ashley
Anderson, Associate Professor and Associate
Chair of the Department of Journalism and
Media Communications at CSU)
10/16/23 Board Operations
2024 AQAB Annual Work Plan
11/20/23
2024 AQAB Annual Work Plan The AQAB approved the 2024 Work Plan.
AQAB Recommendations for City Council
AQ priorities for 2024-2025
12/18/23
2023 AQAB Annual Report
AQAB Recommendations for City Council
AQ priorities for 2024-2025
Future Agenda Planning