Seyed Sadredin- Executive Director/APCO
Dave Warner – Deputy APCO
Samir Sheikh – Deputy APCO
Morgan Lambert – Deputy APCO
Mehri Barati– Director of Administrative Services
Charlie Hemphill – Accounting Manager
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• 2013-14 Look-back
• Guiding Principles for 2014-15 Budget
• Outlook for 2014-15
• 2014-15 Budget Highlights
• Significant Increase in Workload
• Efficiency and Streamlining Measures
• Spending Plan for Emission Reduction
Incentive Grants
• Revenue/Expenditure Details
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• Maintained focus on providing excellent customer
service to regulated sources and general public
• Fulfilled or exceeded all state and federal mandates in
a timely fashion with ingenuity and creativity to
minimize the cost to Valley businesses
– NOx reductions 60% above target
– VOC reductions 38% above target
– PM2.5 reductions 80% above target
• Achieved 7% salary savings
• Lowest permit fees
• Lowest administrative overhead
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• Successfully implemented and enforced all
previously adopted rules and regulations
• Attainment of 1-hr ozone standard
– Zero violations in 2013
– First time in recorded history (281 hours over
standard in 1996)
– First and only region in nation to go from “Extreme” to
attaining the standard
– Submitted official request and supporting
documentation to ARB/EPA demonstrating Valley
meets the standard for the mandated three year
period (2011 – 2013)
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• Significant Improvement in Air Quality
– Historic lows for days over the federal 8-hour ozone
standards
• 40% reduction in days over 2008 8-hr ozone standard
since 1992
• 72% reduction in days over the 1997 8-hr ozone standard
since 1992
– Lowest Design Value for 8-hour ozone in 2013
– 24-hour PM2.5 Design Value remains below the
1997 federal standard despite extreme
meteorological conditions in Winter of 2013/14
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• Comprehensive response to extreme weather
conditions
– Valley and rest of California experienced historically
high PM concentrations
– Monitored and reported air quality impacts to public in
real time through various means
– Provided advisories and alerts to the public
– Developed expedited permitting for farmers to utilize
new irrigation wells
• Successful reorganization with focus on strategic
and succession planning
– Accommodated key staff retirements
– Expanded capacity
– Reduced operating costs
• Administration of grant programs for 18 other air
districts throughout California
• $4.2 million in VERA and ISR funds spent for
emission reduction projects
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• Successfully secured new funding for incentive
grant programs:
– $62 million in Proposition 1B program funds
– $143,000 in Multi-District Moyer Program funds
– $216,000 in Moyer Program funds from Great Basin
APCD
– $300,000 in Moyer Program funds from Mojave Desert
AQMD
– $174,000 in Moyer Program funds from Tuolumne
County APCD
– $108,000 Variance Mitigation fees
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• Effective public outreach and education
– Accurate and timely information to the public,
enabling them to take appropriate action during
episodes of poor air quality
– Information about health effects of air pollution
– Encouraged public action to reduce air pollution
and take advantage of District grants
– Informed public of work to date on reducing air
pollution
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• Successful implementation of Air Alert outreach
program (1-hour ozone attainment)
• Enhanced outreach for Real-time Air Advisory Network
(RAAN) and increased use of iPhone app
• Students, parents, teachers outreach through Healthy
Air Living Schools program
• Community involvement through participation and
sponsorship of local events throughout the Valley
• Produced and distributed well-received Annual Report
to the Community
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• Implemented winter-time Check Before You Burn
program with proven results
• Completed Valley-wide public opinion survey regarding
residential wood burning, lawn care, and driving habits
– Measured effectiveness of District’s outreach
program
– Identified areas for potential enhancements
– Provided information for future amendments to the
District’s wood-burning rule and grant programs
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• Independent Audits and Recognitions
– Grant program audits by State Air Resources Board and
Department of Finance - District programs praised by State staff
for “efficiently and effectively achieving their emission reduction
objectives”
– Financial audit by independent CPA firm – District received best
possible score in every area (financial reporting, strong internal
accounting practices and control)
– Maintained federal status as “low-risk auditee” (strong internal
controls and oversight, clean audits year after year)
– Title V permitting and enforcement program audited – District
received best assessment in Region 9 from EPA (praised
District’s program – no suggestions for enforcement
improvement)
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• Played key role in legislative efforts to successfully
reauthorize State Carl Moyer funding
• Led legislative efforts in D.C. to incorporate air
quality funding in the Federal Farm Bill
• Crafted common sense administrative changes for
Clean Air Act
• Worked with EPA to incorporate District’s Health
Risk Reduction Strategy recommendations in the
federal 8-hour ozone implementation rule
• EPA approved District’s first-of-its-kind Rule 9610
which will revolutionize SIP development by allowing
SIP credits for incentive-based reductions
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• Executed voluntary incentive contracts for over $78
million replacing/retrofitting 3,780 emissions units
and reducing 8,591 tons of emissions
• Held 22 “Tune-In Tune-Up” vehicle repair events
throughout the Valley in partnership with Valley CAN
– Issued 5,156 repair vouchers
• Developed and executed first of its kind Tractor
Trade-up Program augmenting the existing
replacement program (replaced 800 tractors
eliminating over 5,000 tons of emissions)
• Issued 29,221 vanpooling vouchers
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• Provided funding to Valley residents to replace 1,028
residential wood burning devices
• Provided funding to Valley residents and businesses
towards the purchase of 392 clean vehicles (electric,
plug-in hybrid, CNG)
• Executed public benefit grants providing over $5
million in financial assistance to local municipalities
and educational institutions to reduce emissions
through advanced transit, alternative fuels and clean
vehicles
• Provided $6 million in funding for replacement/retrofit
of 231 school buses
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• Provided $6.1 million in funding for replacement of 326
agricultural irrigation pumps
• Executed over $3 million in Technology Advancement
projects to help advance new and innovative clean air
technologies – designed to also promote related
economic benefits in the Valley
• Surpassed $1 billion public/private clean air
investments through voluntary incentive programs,
achieving greater than 100,000 tons of emissions
reduced
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• District efforts to assist with the implementation of the
State truck rule
– Led efforts to bring attention to emerging problems
– Worked closely with other stakeholders and State Air
Resources Board to develop intermediate solutions
– Provided an additional $10 million in local funding to assist
small fleets in replacing older, high-polluting trucks
– Provided extensive hands-on bilingual assistance to truckers
– Created and implemented a comprehensive multilingual
outreach campaign that included multi-language radio spots
and bilingual signage at truck stops
– Developed specific recommendations for regulatory and policy
changes for ARB’s consideration most of which were adopted
by ARB
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• Enhanced the District’s public notification system to
provide more opportunities for review and comment on
permitting projects by Valley residents
– Bilingual notices for every project
– Mail or email list subscription to receive notices for specific
facilities, all facilities in a region, or all facilities in the District
• Developed nation-leading air dispersion modeling
guidelines and processes – now used by state ARB
and federal EPA in their modeling training programs
• Designed and installed new computerized Air Quality
Modeling Center to allow for timely modeling of air
quality strategies that meet local needs
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• Scientific research and health studies
– Completed ozone saturation study in Kern County to address
monitoring station relocation and enable more accurate
neighborhood-level air quality reporting
– Completed second phase of study examining the impact on
Valley of transboundary ozone from Asia – measured ozone
concentrations, circulation and mixing (12 daytime flights
transecting the Valley plus same-day flights in south Valley with
Arvin focus – peak ozone days)
– Completed study measuring differences in exposure to PM2.5
and PM10 in Valley neighborhoods
– Completed study in Modesto, Fresno, and Bakersfield that
examined whether day to day variations in our primary PM2.5
species were correlated with daily ER and hospital admissions
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• Implemented streamlined program for Valley
businesses to obtain federal PSD permits locally
• Implemented state’s first banking rule to allow
Valley businesses to obtain credit for reducing
greenhouse gases
• Provided continued assistance to Valley
businesses and municipalities in complying with
state and federal climate change mandates
• Economic assistance to Valley businesses and
municipalities with financial difficulties
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• VTC upgrade allows for enhanced public
meetings and significant maintenance savings of
$82,000 per year
• $30,000 from salary savings used for the new
incentive program for District employees
purchasing clean-air equipment as approved by
the Board
• Positive and cooperative working relationship
with the Employees Association, formed after
employees voted to decertify SEIU
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• Provide adequate resources for:
– Excellent customer service
– Expedited permit processing
– Timely satisfaction of mandates and legal
obligations in a cost-effective fashion
– Full public accountability and participation
– Effective public education and outreach
– Continuous improvement and innovation
• Employ zero-based budgeting
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• Provide means to accommodate State and federal budget uncertainties
• Minimize red tape and administrative cost (lowest overhead among all air districts)
• Keep District fees as low as possible (lowest permit fees among major air districts)
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• Significant increase in workload
• Significant funding for emission reduction
incentive grants
• Stable revenues for District operations
• State Cap and Trade revenues
– State expenditure priorities under development
– Will have to fight for Valley’s fair share
• State and federal budget uncertainties
• Limited resources at local municipalities
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• Recently adopted and proposed federal standards
encroaching on background levels and potentially
impossible to attain
• Will require virtual elimination of fossil fuel combustion or
transition to new zero emissions technologies
• Achieving further reductions from stationary sources nearly
impossible - District has adopted most stringent control
measures in the nation
• Meaningful progress will require significant local, state, and
federal funding for infrastructure and needed upgrades
• District and Valley stakeholders must be actively involved
in legislative advocacy and public education to bring
needed resources to the Valley
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• Despite significant improvements in air quality,
more stringent federal standards may make it
appear that air quality is getting worse
• Maintaining and gaining public support for the
enormous work that remains compels District
to ensure that the public is aware of air quality
efforts to date and significant improvements
achieved – Will require strong public education efforts to
communicate both progress and challenges that
remain
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• No fee rate increase
• No increase in total number of positions,
additional workload absorbed through
efficiency & streamlining
• 7% salary savings through position control
• $30 million increase in revenues for incentive
grants (Prop 1B catch-up)
• Expeditious administration and use of
emission reduction incentive funds in a wide
range of applications ($156 million)
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• Over $11.8 million in Community Incentives for Valley residents
• $300,000 for Valley-specific scientific studies and air quality modeling
• $6 million in funding for air pollution control technology advancement
• Continued assistance to local municipalities in meeting clean-air and climate change mandates
• Continue work on automation and remote control for District’s air monitoring network
• Strong public education and outreach
• Balanced budget with adequate reserves & contingencies
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• Additional grant programs and significant funding – Over $156 million in appropriations for 2014-15
• Begin development of new ozone and PM plans – Refine/update emission inventory
– Computer modeling to determine needed reductions
– Develop control measures
• More permitting and enforcement work – Now over 270 facilities with Federal Title V permits
– Additional projects subject to federal PSD permitting (takeover of federal program, new GHG thresholds)
– Implement new state enhanced vapor recovery requirements for gas tanks – over 800 facilities
– More permitting with expected economic recovery
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• Design and oversee execution of research studies in the following areas:
– Emissions inventory for key area and mobile sources (spatial allocation, truck pass-through, vehicle mix)
– Studies in support of Health Risk Reduction Strategy – identify pollutant species and sources of emissions that provide largest opportunity for health improvements
– Saturation studies in support of neighborhood level air quality reporting system
– Research in support of rule and strategy development (under-fired charbroiler technology assessment)
– Scientific survey to enhance understanding of school related vehicle emissions and potential solutions
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• Develop 5 new major rules (Residential Wood Burning, Commercial Charbroiling, Residential Furnaces, Permit Exemptions, New Source Review)
• Implement rules previously adopted by your Board – 4 existing rules with compliance dates in 2014-15
– Identify affected facilities
– Amend permits to reflect new rule provisions
– Provide compliance assistance
• Develop new web and mobile applications for further enhanced service and outreach
• Develop new in-house capacity for air quality modeling
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• Increase in work associated with CEQA and ISR as land development economy improves
• Upfront work to develop programmatic approach to fulfilling District’s commenting role under CEQA
• Update guidance documents for land use agencies (GAMAQI, Air Quality Guidelines for General Plans)
• Help local governments meet new climate change mandates (climate action plans, GHG emissions inventories, SB 375)
• Assist businesses meet AB 32 requirements (Cap and Trade, GHG reporting)
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• Implement revised Air Alert call-to-action public outreach effort beginning this summer
• Outreach to Valley schools to encourage participation in Real-time Air Advisory Network (RAAN) and phase out the Flag Program
• Implementation of enhancements to District’s outreach program resulting from latest scientific public opinion survey
– Burn Cleaner, Clean Green Yard Machine, Northern Region media markets, improvement in Valley’s air quality, health impacts of wood smoke
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• Expansion of the RAAN system to provide neighborhood-level air quality information
– Develop algorithms for estimating neighborhood-by-neighborhood pollution concentrations
– Assess and calculate historical air pollution trends on neighborhood-by-neighborhood basis
– Develop means to calculate and report neighborhood-by-neighborhood pollution concentrations on a real-time basis
– Design and deploy online resources for public access
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• Implement action plan for deployment of cleaner vehicles throughout the Valley
– Develop and implement strategies for deployment of cleaner vehicles in Valley’s low-income communities where electric vehicles may not be a suitable option (Tune-In Tune-Up pilot study)
– Electric vehicle deployment strategy
– Promote measures to reduce vehicle miles traveled (bicycle infrastructure, mass transit, etc.)
– Secure additional state funding (AB 118, Cap and Trade)
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• Work to promote energy efficiency
– Local jurisdiction energy efficiency education and assistance
– Regional energy efficiency measure leveraging (e.g. solar project aggregation/streamlining)
– Energy efficiency/weatherization in environmental justice communities
– Small business energy efficiency education/outreach
– Agricultural energy efficiency program/incentives (e.g. ag pump efficiency)
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• Air monitoring network – Continue to develop and install automated systems
– Deploy new air quality data management system to automate data review and quality control
– Install new hardware/software systems to automate maintenance activities (calibration, leak check)
• Expand air monitoring network – siting analysis and installation of 4 new near roadway monitoring stations
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• Implement changes to the District’s Risk Management Policy resulting from changes to Cal/EPA’s risk management guidelines
– Work with facilities & other stakeholders to develop new action thresholds for permitting and CEQA
– Each year, dozens of facilities will become subject to additional emissions reporting and risk assessment requirements under Air Toxics Hot Spots program
– At least 22 facilities subject to additional public notification and meeting requirements
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• Pursue new state and federal grants – Cap and Trade for communities of need in
Valley
– Technology advancement programs under AB 118
– Federal DERA and Farm bill air quality funding
• Implement mandates of Affordable Health Care Act (health care for temporary employees)
• Sharing STAR Culture
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• Greatest staff productivity as measured in permits issued, inspections conducted, grant projects administered, and plans and regulatory measures designed and adopted
• Employee STAR suggestion program
• Advanced training and cross training throughout District departments allows efficient and flexible workload distribution
• Implementing Electronic Document Management Systems (paperless) for all District programs
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• On-line complaint portal system, allows photo and video submittal, auto-receives inspection reports
• Tablet computers and web based inspection forms for streamlined, paperless workflow
• GPS in field vehicles to improve efficiency, accountability and safety
• Electronic handling of public information requests
• More public information on District web site
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• Worked with stakeholders to streamline permitting – quarterly meetings
• Streamlined registration in lieu of permitting
• Migration to virtual computer servers
• Automation for grants program – computerized internal grant management system
• Use of web to collect emission inventory data
• Web-based employment application system
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• Changes to accounting structure to provide more accurate and timely information, and streamlined grant reporting
• Implemented enhanced online payment options
• Implemented new labor information system to better track and account for labor hours expended, and streamline payroll processing
• Strategic use of temporary staffing to reduce costs, minimize overtime, address fluctuating workloads
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• New internally-developed budget program significantly reduces budget development time
• Reorganization of air monitoring team to better coordinate with air quality analysis team
• Reorganization of grants program to streamline and coordinate with finance team
• Reorganization of gas station permitting, and other permit processes, to enable permit processing by inspection team
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• Automation of air monitoring functions: remote calibration, remote maintenance, automated data collection and analysis
• New smart phone implementation for inspectors will speed field processes and eliminate other hardware (camera, navigation units, wireless air-cards)
• Grant Application Web Portal to allow applicants to submit and track grant applications
• Developing new grant program guidelines with pre-specified eligibility and cost-effectiveness selection criteria to minimize post-application processing work
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• New paperless workflow systems (permit and incentive grant processing)
• New finance electronic document system for viewing and handling invoices and contracts
• Continued improvements to new online “Facility Portal” to:
– allow permitted facilities to submit applications electronically, and
– allow facility operators to review more information related to their permitted facilities and applications
• Local Modeling Center will reduce dependence on ARB and avoid delays in plan development
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• New streamlined computer programming systems implemented, using upgraded software platform, program modules, staff training
• Hardware and software updates to enhance data transfer speed internally and externally
• Significant automation of Air Quality Index and Agricultural Burn Allocation daily forecasting
• New programmatic approach to fulfilling District’s role as “Commenting Agency” under the California Environmental Quality Act
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• Create a new Air Quality Instrument Specialist classification
– Requires advanced knowledge of monitoring systems and components with greater education and experience
– Ability and skills to design and implement automation solutions
– Will greatly enhance District’s ability and resources to continue the automation and streamlining of air monitoring tasks with in-house expertise in a cost-effective fashion
– Fill the position by reclassifying an existing Senior Air Quality Instrument Technician
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• Reclassify (1) Supervising Air Quality Education Representative position to (1) Air Quality Education Administrator
– District’s expanded public education and outreach requires a greater level of management support
– More high-level resources to help design and implement a large number of outreach and education programs with varying objectives, audiences and regional focus
– More cost-effective for high level coverage on evening and weekends
– Addresses succession needs
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• Reclassify (1) Accounting Manager position to (1) Controller position
– To increase efficiency, District has combined financial reporting, grant administration and reporting, purchasing, facility management, payroll, accounts payable, revenue and accounts receivable, contract management, and other general accounting functions
– Managing the combined finance and accounting structure demands expanded responsibilities and requires the greater set of skills commensurate with the Controller classification
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• Focuses on achieving greatest reductions in expedited manner
• Promotes efficient, immediate access to District funding
• Equal District outreach in all regions
• Maximizes flexibility to meet fund deadlines and provide best possible customer service
• Ensures actual “SIP creditable” reductions - District’s groundbreaking Rule 9610 soon to be approved by EPA
• Provides opportunities to leverage other funds and promote partnerships
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• Key factors considered for distributing incentive
funds:
– Cost-effectiveness
– Inventory of projects
– Expenditure timeframe
– Regulatory deadlines
– Health Benefits
– Technology advancement
– Environmental Justice
• Distribution of funds closely follows population
and location of key sources
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• District must comply with strict, prescriptive requirements associated with each funding source
• Current funding is complex matrix of local, state and federal sources
• Each funding source contains specific requirements, limitations and restrictions
– Expenditure deadlines
– Project eligibility
– Administrative approach for distribution
• Requirements vary significantly between funding sources
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• Proposition 1B Program – Funding must be used on heavy-duty trucks or
locomotives (goods movement)
– No regional preference can be given
– Must be RFP-based, with projects ranked by cost-effectiveness
• Carl Moyer Program – Funding must be primarily used on heavy-duty
projects
– Has strict funding caps, cost-effectiveness cap, and eligibility requirements
– Must allocate 50% of funds to EJ communities
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• DMV Funds – Funding must be used primarily for on-road and off-
road mobile source reductions
– Portions of funds must follow State Carl Moyer and Lower Emission School Bus guidelines
• AERO/Rule 3170 Funds
– Governing Board discretion for emission reduction incentives
• ISR/VERA Funds
– Preference given to projects near proximity to development projects
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• Community Incentive Programs
– Tune-In Tune-Up Vehicle Repair and Replacement • Funding for vehicle repairs - $4 million
• Funding for cleaner non-electric vehicles in disadvantaged
communities - $2 million
– Drive Clean • Funding: $1.5 million
• Vehicle rebates
• Public charging stations (no residential charging stations this year)
– Burn Cleaner (residential wood burning) • Funding: $2 million
– Lawn Mower Replacement
• Funding: $1 million
– REMOVE (vanpools, bike paths, etc.) • Funding: $1.3 million
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• Goods Movement Programs
– Proposition 1B Heavy Duty Trucks
• Funding: $62.5 million
– Locomotives
• Funding: $3.9 million
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• Heavy Duty Diesel Programs
– Agricultural Equipment Replacement
• Funding: $26.6 million
– Truck Voucher Incentive Program
• Funding: $10.5 million
– Refuse Fleet Replacement
• Funding: $4.8 million
– Construction Equipment Replacement
• Funding: $4 million
– Agricultural Irrigation Pumps
• Funding: $3 million
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• Advanced Transportation/Vehicles
– Hybrid Voucher Program (HVIP "Plus-Up")
• Funding: $2 million
– Public Benefit Grants (advanced transportation and
infrastructure)
• Funding: $16 million
• School Bus Replacement & Retrofit
– Valley School Bus Replacement/Retrofit
• Funding: $3 million
– Statewide School Bus Retrofit
• Funding: $1.2 million
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• Technology Advancement
– Mobile Source and Renewable/Waste to Energy
(advanced electric trucks, dairy digesters, etc.)
• Funding: $5.5 million
– Zero-Emission Commercial Lawn and Garden
• Funding: $500,000
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• H & S Code Section 40131 Requirements – Budget information available 30 days prior to the May 15th
hearing
– Notification of fee payers of availability of budget information
– 1st hearing May 15th to receive public comment
– 2nd hearing June 19th to adopt
• District Administrative Code Requirements – APCO to present recommended budget to Board by June 30
– Board adopts Budget Resolution at object level (except fixed
assets)
– Board approves transfers between object levels & fixed assets
– Executive Director can transfer between accounts within
objects
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• Stationary Source Revenue:
– Permit fee revenues relatively level ($16.9 million)
– Section 185-Federal non-attainment penalties charged to stationary sources down $1.4 million (due to reduced emissions)
– AERO Fees up 11% at $6.2 million
• Grant Revenue:
– EPA 103 grant revenue same level ($400,000 of EPA funding for near roadway monitors is re-budgeted)
– Net grant administrative fees earned up 6% - increase in Proposition 1B funding
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Transfer to Non-Operating: $1,950,000
Unrestricted Fund Balance used: $2,050,451
Operating Reserves Sources:
- Increase to VTC & Telecom Reserve $100,000
- Use of Building Reserve for Facility Projects (50,000)
- Increase to Building Reserve 65,000
Net increase (release) $115,000
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Salaries & Benefits $ 1,163,707 3.0%
Services & Supplies (298,818) (4.0%)
Fixed Assets (849,391) (24.0%)
Total Change $ 15,498 0.0%
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Detail of Changes
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Merit/Flex & COLA $ 682,848
Temporary Help and Position Changes 41,373
Overtime (57)
Retirement Rate Increase (1.1%) 96,109
Retirement Increase (Salary Changes) 277,575
Cafeteria Plan Benefits for Temporary
Employees (Affordable Care Act)
32,253
Worker’s Compensation 26,357
Unemployment (6,783)
Long-Term Disability (18,413)
OASDI, Alternative Transportation 32,445
Total Changes $1,163,707
Salaries: Senior Air Quality Instrument Tech to Air Quality Instrument Specialist $ (7,332)
Accounting Manager to Controller 4,416
Supervising Air Quality Education Rep to Air Quality Education Administrator 4,416
Associated Benefits: $ 2,741
Total Cost of Position Changes: $ 4,241
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Significant Changes • Mobile Communications 22,752 22%
• Equipment Maintenance (14,277) (8%)
• Vehicle Maintenance & Operations 18,600 8% • Computer Maintenance (24,992) (7%) • Video Conferencing Maintenance (79,303) (33%)
• Building Maintenance (25,620) (10%) • Computer Software & Supplies 9,148 10%
• Prof & Specialized Services (172,318) (6%)
– Detail following
• Publications & Legal Notices (26,350) (15%)
• Special District Expense (23,149) (9%)
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Total budget of $2,607,246 including:
• $818,040 Outreach and Communications
• $300,000 Health and Scientific Research
• $300,000 Software Based Inspection Platform (up $100,000)
• $150,000 Laboratory Analysis of Air Samples (down $100,000)
• $150,000 Valley-wide Project for Energy Efficiency and Clean Air
• $118,600 Federal/State Legislative Advocates
• $102,000 Permits/Grants Integration with SharePoint (down $150,000)
• $ 96,000 RAAN, Air Alert, Other Outreach Events
• $ 75,000 Outreach for Grant Programs
• $ 66,000 Outreach for District Events
• $ 48,400 Kern County Payroll Administrative Fee
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Significant Changes • Facilities & Equipment $ 55,000 80%
– $50k Bakersfield parking lot paving
• Computer Equipment 195,309 27%
– Detail to follow
• Office Machines 28,000 51%
• Detection Equipment (15,650) (63%)
• Automobiles 59,500 33%
• Air Monitoring Automation Project 465,000 100%
• Video Conferencing System (720,300) (97%)
• Air Monitoring Station Equipment (442,100) (59%)
• Air Monitoring Near Roadway Stations (475,800) (49%)
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Total budget of $923,218 including:
• General Computer Equipment Replacement $417,400
• VMware Software and Licensing $101,527
• Expanded Storage for AQA Modeling System $98,000
• SQL Database Server & Licensing Upgrade $39,000
• SharePoint Server Infrastructure $30,000
• District Networks Security Assessment $20,000
• Air Monitoring Site Setup-EMC Station Manager $19,900
• Smartphones for COM Inspectors $16,250
• Upgrade Network Wiring Project $15,400
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• DMV revenues used for grants up due to expected increase in registered vehicles - $41 million
• Carl Moyer funding slightly higher - $8.3 million
• VERA/ISR Mitigation fees up due to an expected increase in development construction - $6.6 million
• Prop 1B revenue up due to receipt of new phase 3 revenue - $60 million
• DERA-HD Waste Truck Replacement $800,000 of total awarded is re-budgeted
• School Bus Program includes: ARB-Prop 40 School Bus grant, ARB-SEP School Bus retrofit - $1.4 million
• Federal TAP funds $500,000 re-budgeted
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• Non-Operating Interest revenue is up due to higher average cash balances - $1 million
• $1.95 million of AERO & Section 185 Revenue is transferred to the Non-Operating Budget
• Administrative Revenue earned & transferred to the General Fund is slightly higher - Proposition 1B Phase 3 revenue is a significant portion of this revenue - $2.1 million
• Administrative Revenue received from State and federal programs is increased - Proposition 1B Phase 3 revenue is over 2/3 of the amount - $4 million
• Fund Balance Reserves Released represents available prior year unspent revenue and interest reserves - $33 million
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Funding Source
Reserves &
Interest
New
Revenue Appropriations
DMV Surcharge Fee- Incentives 12.65$ 41.05$ 53.70$
Carl Moyer Program 3.63 8.30 11.93
ISR & VERA 5.60 6.66 12.26
Proposition 1B Funding Program 2.52 60.00 62.52
School Bus Program 0.99 1.36 2.35
Federal DERA/Designated Funding 1.96 1.90 3.86
AERO/Section 185 Penalty/General Fund 6.76 1.95 8.71
GHG Support for Cities and Counties 0.25 - 0.25
Miscellaneous Incentive Programs 0.30 0.07 0.37
Total 34.66$ 121.29$ 155.95$
(shown in millions )
Total change to the Operating Budget is only $15,498
General Reserve $4,400,000 • Board established minimum of 10% of
operating revenues
Major Building Maintenance Reserve $523,000
VTC &Telecom Reserve $350,000
Appropriation for Contingencies $850,000
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