HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009 - Air Quality Advisory Board - Work Plan2009 Work Plan
of the
Air Quality Advisory Board,
High priority
Climate and Sustainability
• Review progress of the City's implementation of the Climate Action Plan and make
recommendations for adjustments to meet the City's goals.
• Track progress of the City's implementation plan to reduce the air quality impact of
residential and commercial diversion and trash hauling. Make recommendations for
adjustments.
2. Communication and Outreach
• Provide enhanced education of air quality issues (idling, wood smoke, ride -sharing,
renewable energy, energy conservation, indoor air quality).
• Review and promote a report to public on air quality issues (including metrics).
Consider holding a public meeting, writing a newsletter, creating a poster.
3. Air Quality
• Review the Air Quality Plan and recommend changes.
• Review the Transportation Master Plan with respect to air quality concerns and
recommend changes.
• Track implementation of the ozone compliance plan for the North Front Range
region.
• Review the City's response to West Nile Virus and make recommendations on the
funding and other elements of the WNV program.
• Review the air quality monitoring network & strategy and recommend changes.
4. Mobility Management
• Broaden communication and collaboration with the Transportation Board and other
organizations (PSD, CSU, etc.) to better understand barriers and opportunities to a
strong multi -modal transportation system.
• Review City policy with regard to mobility management and recommend goals and
objectives to guide implementation of the policy
• Participate in the Bicycle Advisory Committee by sending an AQAB representative.
Lower priority
• Understand policy and code changes mechanisms in the city and adopt a protocol for
the Board to use in affecting policy and code changes.
• Review the revised EPA standards on airborne lead and make recommendations to
City Council on required actions the City must take to be in compliance.
• Examine data on air pollution emissions from the City's vehicle fleet and recommend
goals for improvement, including reduction of diesel emissions.
• Consider methods to incorporate grade -separated pedestrian crossings into the
development process.
• Track the efforts to form a Regional Transportation Authority and recommend a platform
of principles that support air quality.
• Review and provide input to air quality marketing efforts (Track to Win, etc.).
Adopted at 17-Nov-08 AQAB meeting