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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02041986 - 2.5 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS , Contra FROM: Sunne Wright McPeak Costa DATE: January 28, 1986 Cour SUBJECT: Bay Area Air Quality Management District SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION Support the proposed Air Toxics Program for the Bay Area Air Quality Management District which would include the following components: ( 1 ) Request the ARB and EPA to accelerate their procedures for setting standards on air toxics. ( 2) Institute a comprehensive air toxics emissions inventory program (which ( a) requires all applicants to submit an air toxics emissions report and health risk assessment; and (b) establishes a schedule for regular reporting of air toxics emissions by all other dischargers in the District) . ( 3 ) Establish an expanded air toxics monitoring network to augment the ARB effort. ( 4 ) Develop a standardized health risk assessment process and methodology. ( 5 ) Adopt as a primary goal within the BAAQMD the reduction of relative risks due to air toxics emissions. ( 6) Examine criteria, interim standards and guidelines used by other agencies and organizations to regulate air toxics and determine appropriateness for BAAQMD use. ( 7) Cooperate with and encourage the implementation of a prospective epidemiological cancer investigation and study. BACKGROUND In December Supervisor McPeak requested and obtained support in concept from the Board of Supervisors to introduce an air toxics reporting and monitoring program at the BAAQMD. The BAAQMD in January held a Board of Directors meeting and public forum in Contra Costa County to discuss the issues. Those meetings have provided input that suggests 'the above program would be both appropriate and valuable. Councilman Paul Cooper and Supervisor McPeak from Contra Costa County will recommend the above actions to the BAAQMD Board of Directors. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER 4 SIGNATURE(S) n p ACTION OF BOARD ON FEt'ruar�T , 1986 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X _ OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AYES: TT�t1 NOES: TT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN ABSENT: Nene ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: County Administrator ATTESTED Februgry 4, 1986 Supervisor McPeak Phi!Batchelor, crerk'of'the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator M382/7-B3 BY DEPUTY