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FROM: SUPERVISOR JEFF SMITH �% Contra
Costa
DATE: February 28, 1995 County
SUBJECT: Support for the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Sulfur Recovery Rule Change
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Support the amendment of Regulation 9, Rule 1 as recommended by the Rodeo Citizens Association
(RCA), which authorizes the Pacific Refining Company to maintain its Caustic Sweetening System (CSS)
as a means of recovering sulfur from crude.
2. Authorize the Chair of the Board or her designee to sign a letter jointly with the RCA President or his
designee to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District recommending this change; the Air Board meets
tomorrow to consider the change.
BACKGROUND:
December, 1994, this Board approved a cooperation agreement between Contra Costa County, the RCA and Pacific
Refining Company, which provided substantial benefits to the citizens of Rodeo. One essential element necessary
to the cooperation agreement was for all the parties to support the change of Regulation 9, Rule 1, regarding the
sulfur recovery system at the refinery.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: SIGNATURE
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR R CO MENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON February 28 , 199 S APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER X
APPROVED the recommendations set forth above including requesting the County's representative on
the Air Board to express the Supervisors' concern on the equity issue.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
XX UNANIMOUS (ABSENT III ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED February 28 , 1996
PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY DEPUTY
Contact Person:
CC: County Administrator