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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAir Quality Advisory Board - Minutes - 08/27/199711 q7- 0g- to MINUTES CITY OF FORT COLLINS AIR QUALITY ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCES CENTER 405 CANYON AVE. AUGUST 27,1997 For Reference: John Fooks, AQAB Chair - 229-5225 Scott Mason, Council Liaison - 226-4824 Tom Shoemaker, Staff Liaison - 221-6263 Board Members Present John Fooks, John Schroeer, John Scanlon (until 9:15 p.m.), Don Keller, David Gallup, Raymond Sons, Eric Levine and Nancy York Board Members Absent Harry Edwards Staff Present Natural Resources Department: Tom Shoemaker, Sally Maggart, Susan Caplan, Lucinda Smith, Brian Woodruff, and Linda Devocelle Guests Alex Chapman, Planning & Zoning Board, and Sonja Bisbee, Coloradoan The meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. Approval of Minutes With the following changes, the minutes of the July 23, 1997 meeting were approved as written: Nancy York noted that Eric Levine acted as Chair in John Fooks' absence. David Gallup should be included as a member of the Indoor Air Quality Committee. Review Action Log • Tom Shoemaker will draft a memo for the Chair's review on recommendations to Council regarding the Board's concerns about the parking garage policy, underscoring the multimodal aspect and funding imbalance. Nancy York noted that an increase in rental space downtown would mean a significant increase in traffic. Eric Levine suggested mentioning that channels of communications could stand improvement. • John Fooks requested that members keep staff updated on any address or phone number changes. • Fooks distributed additional information from Tom Frazier regarding the coordination between the Air Quality Advisory Board and the Transportation Board. • Susan Caplan will distribute information on population growth in the next packet. Eric Levine will write a letter to Greg Byrne, Director of Community Planning and Environmental Services, seeking clarification on what population growth figures are used by the planning Air Quality Advisory Board August 27, 1997 Page 2 departments. Review Council Six -Month Planning Calendar Shoemaker will provide information at the next meeting on the Land Use Code Revisions scheduled for November 18. Other Brian Woodruff asked for a volunteer to replace Pete Perkins on the SIP Committee. The committee is currently composed of Harry Edwards and Eric Levine. John Scanlon said that he could participate through e-mail and teleconferencing, and could attend a meeting if it is held prior to the regular board meeting. David Gallup said that he is trying to set up a meeting with Linda Devocelle and Don Keller regarding the white paper on smoking. AOPP Revisions, Alex Chapman Alex Chapman, Planning & Zoning Board member, said that he had more questions than comments. He inquired about the status of the air quality documents incorporated into City Plan. Raymond Sons explained that a committee is presently meeting to update the Air Quality Policy Plan as part of an annual process. He added that the Air Quality Policy Plan contains broad guidelines on which the Air Quality Action Plan is formulated; the Action Plan is revised every two years. Tom Shoemaker said that the objective of City Plan was to bring all plans and policies into one accessible document. He added that the Air Quality Action Plan is a two-year work plan. Chapman clarified that he is not speaking for the Planning & Zoning Board, but he will be taking comments to the next meeting. He said that his concern is that the general statement, "to continuously improve air quality in Fort Collins", is difficult for decision making. Chapman added that this is an appeal to the Air Quality Advisory Board for clarification of standards for decision making. He said that it would help the Planning & Zoning Board to have specific policies and guidelines for air quality goals. Chapman invited Air Quality Advisory Board representation at the Planning & Zoning Board worksessions held every first and third Friday. Benchmark Committee, Lucinda Smith Lucinda Smith, Environmental Planner, asked for volunteers to meet and talk about the next two phases of the benchmark program. She explained that electronic meetings could be held, with maybe one meeting in person. Smith said that Pete Perkins would like to stay on the committee. John Fooks, Nancy York and John Scanlon volunteered to serve. 11M Non -Testing. Lucinda Smith Lucinda Smith, Environmental Planner, presented the committee recommendations and asked for Board approval of the committee's work. She noted the five areas identified: Public Education, Mechanic Training, Enforcement of Law, Remote Sensing and Economic Incentives. Air Quality Advisory Board August 27, 1997 Page 3 Public Education • Car care campaign • Visibility video illustrating the brown cloud • Distribution of a used car buyers guide • Local hotline to report smoking vehicles Mechanic Training • Technician's Night • Training videos for repair shops • Repair -effectiveness index listing repair shops and ratings Enforcement Emission stickers • Ordinance to use revenue from non-compliance funds for enforcement actions • Encourage CSU to require parking permits Economic Incentives • Promote use of engine block heaters by offering a $5 discount on the purchase & 10 percent off on installation. Cost to City: $1,500.00 • Create a lawn mower rebate program with a 25 percent off coupon for trade in. The City would recycle mowers for scrap metal. Cost to City : $4,200.00 • Look at a program and assess feasibility to repair high -emitting vehicles. Remote Sensing Goals: • Public education • Test a voluntary vehicle repair program • Conduct actual repairs of highest polluters • Compare Fort Collins and Greeley data • Cost to City: $6,030.00 David Gallup said that he liked the economic incentives for the lawn mower and engine block programs. He asked if the other programs can be quantified. Smith explained that it is difficult to quantify a literature campaign, tech nights and education. John Schroeer added that it is difficult to quantify remote sensing; it should be looked at as data gathering and education. Smith explained that six locations have been identified for the remote sensing. Raymond Sons asked about the cost. Smith responded that it would be about $1,000 a day on a short-term basis. She added that the committee recommendation is for a short-term pilot test. Smith said that the proposal would be presented as an informational item to the City Manager and Council; if there are no problems, it could proceed. She noted that a lot of the items are covered by the existing budget. Eric Levine said that he would like to see a request for additional funding for remote sensing. Fooks said that he thinks that this is a worthy project. Raymond Sons made the motion to adopt the program as written. He noted that this is an exhaustive study. David Gallup seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (8-0). Air Quality Advisory Board August 27, 1997 Page 4 The Board complimented Smith on her hard work. Smith said that this was a group effort, and a good learning experience. Council Policy Agenda, Tom Shoemaker Tom Shoemaker, NRD Director, explained that each new Council puts together a policy agenda that represents their work plan until the next election. He noted the request from the City Manager asking for board and commission support of the policy themes identified by Council. It was decided that Shoemaker will draft a memo for the chair's approval based on the following items: • Work on the Action Plan, land use and transportation, and coordination with other boards. • Identification of projects that need to be done; e.g., benchmarking. • Implementation of transportation demand management downtown, and repairing alleys to serve as transportation corridors for skaters and bicyclists. • The white paper on smoking. • Pollution prevention programs and the intergovernmental relationship with the County. AO Action Plan Update: Mobile, Brian Woodruff Brian Woodruff, Environmental Planner, presented the draft update for Board review. He noted that Objective #1 is to reduce daily VMT. Woodruff summarized that the strategy is to continue to implement the Master Transportation Plan and evaluate progress. Objective #2 is to reduce per -mile motor vehicle emissions through the following: 1. Emission sticker ordinance. 2. Education on the emission sticker ordinance. 3. Emissions testing and repair. 4. The Clean Cities program and the use of alternative fuel vehicles. 5. Street sanding and sweeping. Staff will arrange for a presentation by the Streets Department. 6. Monitoring of diesel vehicles, including unnecessary idling. Woodruff said that he would like Board acceptance of the working draft and will be seeking a final approval in the fall. He added that it will need to be reviewed by other departments before going to Council in March. Raymond Sons made the motion to approve the draft as written, with the caveats mentioned by Woodruff. Eric Levine seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (8-0). AQ Award Program, John Fooks This was tabled until the next meeting. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 9:54 p.m.