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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAir Quality Advisory Board - Minutes - 11/20/1995., MINUTES 95-11-11 CITY OF FORT COLLINS AIR QUALITY ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING 281 CONFERENCE ROOM - 281 N. COLLEGE AVE. NOVEMBER 20, 1995 For Reference: John Fooks, AQAB Chair - 229-5225 Will Smith, Staff Liaison - 223-0425 Brian Woodruff, Staff Liaison - 221-6604 Board Members Present John Fooks, Pete Perkins, Susan Bilo, Harry Edwards, Eric Levine and Lynne Baker Board Members Absent John Scanlon, Bill Eckert Staff Present Natural Resources Department Staff: Linda Devocelle, Brian Woodruff Susan Caplan, Sally Maggart and Tom Shoemaker Guests None The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m. Agenda Review Harry Edwards said he had to leave at 6:00 p.m. and asked that New Business be discussed before Unfinished Business. Approval of Minutes The minutes of the October 16, 1995 meeting were approved as written. Review Action Log The board reviewed and revised the items (revision attached). Guest Speaker: Tom Shoemaker Shoemaker apologized to the board for the last minute cancellation of the October 26 worksession; there was an illness in his family. Shoemaker said that as a member of the staff liaison team, he wanted to meet with the board members and get a sense of their issues and needs and to help with their process. Air Quality Advisory Board November 21, 1995 Page 2 Shoemaker explained that the Natural Resources Department has the following priorities: 1. The Policy Agenda; 2. The adopted Air Quality Policy Plan implementation ;and 3. New initiatives. He added that there will be more staff resources in 1996 with an FTE in the air quality program and an FTE for citywide environmental compliance. Harry Edwards noted that the board had made two decisions pertaining to woodsmoke and radon and were guided to forward these to council through the minutes. He said he is receiving a mixed message on how to proceed. Shoemaker explained that because City Council members receive an enormous amount of written material, the board should not rely on the minutes alone to get information to Council. Shoemaker recommended the board instruct staff to write a memo for the chair's signature on issues that require action. He added that another good way to communicate with Council is by having the Chair or a designee contact the council liaison. John Fooks noted that a draft memo was in the September packet and he asked if it was sent to Council. Brian Woodruff said it had not been sent. Fooks made an action item of forwarding the radon and woodsmoke memo to Council before the next meeting. Eric Levine suggested expediting the board's decision on woodsmoke and radon in order to proceed with implementation in March. He asked if the ordinance move ahead on parallel tracks. He suggested that this point be included in the memo to Council. Woodruff asked if the board wanted staff to draft a memo with the main points being the radon point of sale and the woodstove and fireplace upgrade point of sale as high priority items for immediate implementation before the Air Quality Action Plan is reviewed in March.? The Board concurred. Woodruff said he would draft and get the memo to Council immediately. Committee Reports a. State Implementation Plan (Harry, Pete, Eric) No report. b. Brown Cloud 3 (John F.) Fooks asked Susan Caplan to report on the November 6 QCC Advisory Board meeting. Caplan reported that the most important thing that came from the meeting was the decision to continue to seek input from the QCC and to include outlying communities in study design. She added that the study had been moved back one year, with the main push to occur the winter of 1997. C. New Source Review (Eric) No report. Air Quality Advisory Board November 21, 1995 Page 3 D. Transit Development Committee (Susan Bilo) Bilo reported that the joint committee had a final meeting on October 30. She said their the strategy was to pursue the funding of the preferred service plan. She added that the consulting committee focused on taxes, the county -wide transportation fee, the facility tax and the reallocation of funds. Bilo said the final report was due out soon. Levine noted that if growth is to pay for itself, taxes need to be discussed. He recommended addressing the underlying issues. New Business Fooks noted that Will Smith indicated it is difficult for him to attend board meetings in this timeframe and it was discussed whether to change the time. Meeting time had also been an unresolved issue at the Board's retreat in August. The board members present decided they did not want to change the time, but suggested that the members not present be contacted. It was decided to keep the meeting time the same unless notified otherwise; the next meeting will be December 18 from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.. BUSINESS Pollution Prevention - Final Report Woodruff told the Board that the Pollution Prevention Technical Advisory group is seeking an endorsement from the board on the proposed Pollution Prevention program. He added that the major findings indicate that Larimer County should have a long-term, voluntary pollution -prevention program. Woodruff said that a committee will be named to assist the Health Department in carrying out the program and to evaluate whether the program should continue to be housed at the Larimer County Health Department or moved to an academic or non-profit institution. Woodruff reported that the committee was able to do a significant survey of small to medium-sized businesses and determined that they lack information on pollution prevention and are suspicious of government. Fooks said that the board supports the program, but he felt this is not part of the charge of the Air Quality Policy Plan. Woodruff said this is a major project that staff has been involved in to further air quality and added that it is called out in the Air Quality Action Plan as a way to "reduce emissions from stationery sources." Brian added that Natural Resources has made the commitment to assist with funding of the program in 1996. Harry Edwards made a motion that the board recommend endorsement of the Larimer County Pollution Prevention Program to Council. Susan Bilo seconded the motion. Air Quality Advisory Board November 21, 1995 Page 4 Fooks said he still thinks the brunt of the plan does not deal with air quality issues. Edwards said it is sensible to buy into the plan because it emphasizes source reduction, recycling and cross media transfers. Perkins felt the board could help the group by supporting the plan. After further discussion, a vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously (6-0). Perkins requested a follow-up memo. Fooks asked if it could reflect the comments about shifting the pollution from one media to another. Woodruff said he would draft a memo suggesting that Council support the program. AQ Advisory Board 1996 Work Plan Fooks had Linda Devocelle to explain the numerical identification of the packet materials. Devocelle noted that the first item in the packet will be the minutes and will follow the numerical order of the last packet; the attachments will be identified by year, month, and item number. Fooks noted that the 1996 Work Plan, item 95-11-05, prioritizes the following issues: woodstove point of sale, radon, congestion, benchmark study, CO augmentation and definition of indicators. Fooks entertained a motion that the board continue to work on the radon and woodstove issues and look at the other four items (congestion, benchmarking study, CO augmentation and defining indicators) as the main focal points to work on the next 12 months. Levine said that a review of the Congestion Management Plan might be in order if the Work Plan is adopted. He said that the Congestion Management Plan is high priority, but he is not sure how the pieces fit. Shoemaker suggested that staff provide the board with some better information about the City Plan process and the transportation planning process and identify key places for the board's involvement. Woodruff noted that the chairs of the four boards (Transportation, Planning & Zoning, Natural Resources and Air Quality) have met and will be meeting quarterly. Woodruff noted that the benchmark study to identify urban air quality programs applicable to Fort Collins is not identified as a funding item in 1996. Shoemaker said that after the first of the year, further funding needs will be identified. Perkins added that benchmarking will help determine what to incorporate into the air quality long-term plan by looking at the best in the class. Woodruff noted that there are probably very few communities our size with an air quality program; the board will probably have to look at larger cities. Lynne Baker made the motion to adopt the 1996 Work Plan based upon the six prioritized items: continuing with the radon and woodstove issues and looking at the other four items (congestion, benchmarking study, CO augmentation, and defining indicators) as the main focal points for the next 12 months. Pete Perkins seconded the motion and it passed unanimously (5-0). • Air Quality Advisory Board November 21, 1995 Page 5 AO Action Plan Evaluation Worksheet Woodruff explained the Air Quality Action Plan Strategy Evaluation Matrix. He noted that the Air Quality Task Force had used this format when choosing final strategies for the Air Quality Action Plan and that the process worked well. Baker added that the evaluation criteria helped determine how to spend time and energy. Perkins said it looked like a simple process, and Levine said he thought it should work. Pete Perkins made the motion to adopt the worksheet. Lynne Baker seconded the motion and it passed unanimously (5-0). AQ Plan Biennial Review (continued) and Time Line Woodruff explained the timeline and activities required to stay on schedule with the AQ Plan Biennial Review and adoption. He noted that the board will be involved in the study session meeting on February 27 at 6:30 p.m. Woodruff said that some public input has already been received through the City Dialogue and the City Plan processes. He noted that a postcard will be mailed in December to update the mailing list used during review of the Air Quality Action Plan; in January, an executive summary will be sent to the updated list. Woodruff added there will be a media briefing, advertising in the paper, and presentation to the boards. Levine noted that this could also be put on the web page in Fortnet. He added that the air quality items on Fortnet are outdated. Woodruff added that additional board meetings may be needed between now and March --one in December to preview what staff will be recommending to Council and a January meeting to make final recommendations to Council Fooks noted that the Air Quality Action Plan will take up a lot of time during the regular December meeting. He noted the need for board members to talk to council members regarding a replacement member for the board. Linda said she had spoken with the City Clerks office and recalled that a new member had been decided upon. She said she would check and let John know. Woodruff noted that the board's regular January meeting is on Martin Luther King Day; the Board agreed to change the meeting to January 22. The board also agreed to hold an extra meeting on January 8 and focus only on Air Quality Policy Plan review.. It was suggested to have the meeting at the same time of the day and to bring in pizza. Emissions Trading Postponed to December meeting. The meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m. 1. New Source Review Committee to convene. Committee Brian/Eric Dec will meet before December meeting, 2. Brown Cloud 3 Committee to convene. John/Susan I Dec d 3. Distribute wood -smoke survey/inventorysurvey/inventory to A AB Brian I Nov. J 4. Type up charts on AQ Plan from October meeting and distribute in Nov. packets. Sally/ Brian Nov. d 5. SIP Committee to convene and prepare CO contingency plan recommendations. Harry, Pete, Eric Dec 6. Draft letter for John's signature to HP: Thanks for retreat hospitality. Brian Oct. d 7. Get Air Quality City Dialogue Comments. Distribute in Nov. packets. Linda Nov. d 8. Draft evaluation format for biennial review. Brian Nov. 9. Distribute wood smoke survey results in Nov. packets. Brian Nov. 10. Board review AQAB 1996 work plan and send comments to I John I Nov. John. f i 25-12-01 1. New Source Review Committee to Convene. Brian/Eric Nov 2. SIP committee to convene and develop Harry, Pete, Dec recommendations on CO contingency plan. Eric 3. Complete and forward 1996 AQAB to City Clerk. Linda/John Nov 30 4. Send memo to Council regarding wood smoke and Brian/Linda Nov radon ordinances, recommend both ordinances be developed together on a parallel track. 5. Check with Bill Eckert to see if meeting time still Linda Dec works for him. 6. Forward memo to Council and the Technical Advisory Brian Nov Group endorsing the Larimer CountyPZ Program.