HomeMy WebLinkAboutAir Quality Advisory Board - Minutes - 08/19/2019AIR QUALITY ADVISORY BOARD
TYPE OF MEETING – REGULAR
August 19, 2019 5:30 – 8:00 pm
Colorado River Room, 222 Laporte Ave.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
5:33 pm
2. ROLL CALL
• List of Board Members Present
− Karen Artell
− Greg Clark, Vice Chair
− Jim Dennison
− Harry Edwards
− Arsineh Hecobian, Chair
− Jason Miller
• List of Board Members Absent – Excused or Unexcused; if no contact with Chair
has been made
− Jakob Lindaas
− Matt Tribby
• List of Staff Members Present
− Megan DeMasters, Senior Air Quality Coordinator (filling in for Staff Liaison,
Cassie Archuleta)
− Jason Komes, Senior Environmental Sustainability Manager
− Nina Bodenhamer, City Give Director
− Lucinda Smith, Environmental Services Director
− Selina Lujan, Senior Air Quality Specialist
• List of Guests
− N/A
3. AGENDA REVIEW
• Arsineh performed a brief review of the agenda; the order of items changed, but
topics did not.
4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
• Lucinda thanked Arsineh for her service on the Board.
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5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
• Greg moved and Harry seconded a motion to approve the July 15, 2019 minutes.
Motion passed, 5-0-1.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Council Priority Discussion, 6:00 – 6:30
The Board discussed the progress made on summaries outlining AQAB perspectives on air
quality priorities for Council Liaison Julie Pignataro. Once all summaries have been
completed and voted on, they will be compiled by the AQAB Chair and presented to
Councilmember Pignataro in an informational packet to aid in recognizing and prioritizing
issues of importance to the AQAB as they arise during Council work sessions.
• Board members reviewed Jakob’s summary regarding the Board’s stance on ozone.
Comments and feedback were provided via email and a revised version was
presented at the meeting.
• Karen moved and Jason seconded a motion to approve the ozone summary for
inclusion in the packet. Motion passed 6-0-0.
7. NEW BUSINESS
a. 2020 Work Plan, 5:45 – 6:00
Arsineh Hecobian, AQAB Chair, provided a draft 2020 Work Plan for review. The final
AQAB work plan is due by September 30.
• The document outlines the Board’s purpose and air quality topics of greatest interest
including ozone nonattainment and mitigation, oil and gas development, radon and
indoor air quality, transportation emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, climate
change, and regional haze/visibility. Emphasis was placed on proactively reviewing
budget offers and taking a more active role in supporting funding opportunities.
Staff Follow-Up: Megan will ask Cassie when BFOs will need to be submitted and get her input
on this topic. The Board would like BFO review and preparation to be added to their calendar to
ensure their involvement in the process.
• Jim moved and Karen seconded a motion to approve the 2020 Work Plan as revised.
Motion passed 6-0-0.
Staff-Follow-Up: Megan will accept the changes made to the document during the meeting and
distribute it to Board members via email.
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b. Chair/Vice-Chair Elections 6:00 – 6:15
With the departure of Arsineh Hecobian, Vice-Chair Greg Clark will stand in as Chair.
Formal elections will be held at the September Board meeting.
c. City Give Program 6:15 – 6:45
Nina Bodenhamer, City Give Director, presented an overview of the new City Give
Program, which is designed to facilitate the process of making financial gifts to the City.
• The City of Fort Collins frequently receives charitable gifts, however, the process to
give and receive gifts has been somewhat uncoordinated in the past. The City Give
Program strives to better manage philanthropic efforts and to draw connections
between donors, foundations, volunteers and City priorities. The City hopes to
streamline the philanthropic process to maximize the impacts that charitable
donations and volunteerism can have for the City while honoring the wishes of its
donors and volunteers alike.
• The AQAB expressed interest in working with the City Give program to obtain
funding to implement more ozone monitoring sites in Fort Collins. Nina will work to
identify potential donors and the Board will write a letter of inquiry to gauge interest in
a donation.
Staff Follow-Up: Megan will share content that will be used to prepare the BFO (which will be
helpful to the donation procurement process) and send a template to the AQAB so that
Board members can assist in filling it out. She will also provide the AQAB with Nina’s contact
information.
Staff Follow-Up: Nina will send a questionnaire to Megan to pass along to the Board.
8. BOARD MEMBER AND STAFF REPORTS
• Jason will attend the Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting on 8/26/19.
• Jason read an article in JAMA that compared exposure to ozone to smoking a pack
of cigarettes per day.
• Greg attended the most recent Larimer County Task Force meeting; the emphasis
was primarily on property rights.
• Karen will attend the Natural Resource Board meeting on 8/21/19. In addition, she
has attended the Larimer County Task Force meetings and finds it interesting that
some on the Task Force want to rely on State regulations rather than implementing
County.
• Harry noted that Governor Polis is serious about reducing emissions that lead to
ozone formation; the Governor would like Fort Collins to be more proactive since we
do not currently meet Federal standards and it’s unlikely that international emissions
are a significant contributor.
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9. OTHER BUSINESS
• Staff Update – The agenda for next month’s AQAB meeting has been amended to
include an update on oil and gas. City Staff will present an update to City Council
during a work session on 9/17/19.
Staff Follow-Up: Megan will ask Cassie what she would like from the Board (e.g., comments, a
memo, etc.) in response to the oil and gas update at the next meeting.
• Healthy Homes Master Home Educator training will occur during the first weeks in
September; 15 volunteers will be trained.
10. ADJOURNMENT
6:44 pm