I. RECOMMENDATION:
Staff is seeking Council direction on filling a vacancy on the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Committee. The Committee is requesting the City appoint a new representative(s).
II. BACKGROUND:
Leadership and direction of air pollution control activities in the Valley are provided by the Governing Board of the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (Valley District). The Board is comprised of 15 members: eight county Supervisors from each of the eight Valley counties (Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tulare) selected by their respective county Boards of Supervisors, five City Council members selected by the cities within the District, and two public members appointed by the Governor. These locally elected officials and appointees, acting as policy makers, ensure that implementation of state and federal air pollution mandates in the Valley is tailored to local conditions and is responsive to local needs.
Governing Board Meetings are generally held on the third Thursday of each month at 9:00 A.M. at the Central Region Office, Governing Board Room, 1990 E. Gettysburg Avenue, Fresno, CA. To encourage public participation, the Governing Board Meetings are held via the District’s video teleconferencing system and can be attended in either the Central Region Office, Fresno, the Northern Region Office, 4800 Enterprise Way, Modesto or the Southern Region Office, 34946 Flyover Court, Bakersfield.
III. DISCUSSION:
Typically the Council has appointed the Councilmember holding the office of Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem to serve and represent the City on Boards and Committees. This has been the case for the City's representation on the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Committee.
The Council previously appointed former Mayor Ron Lander as the City's Committee Member and former Mayor Pro-Tem Ron Ramsey as the Alternate. Former Mayor Ron Lander's retirement from the Council has left a vacancy on the Committee.
The Committee is now requesting the City appoint new representative(s) to serve as Coalinga's Committee Member and Alternate.
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
None
V. FISCAL IMPACT:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Committee has been meeting remotely via Zoom webinar. There may be some reimbursement costs associated with travel expenses once the Committee resumes meeting in-person. | | |