California Environmental Protection Agency

Air Resources Board

PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

LOCATION:

In-Person
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District
1990 East Gettysburg Avenue, Fresno, California

Via Videoconference
District Northern Region Office
4230 Kiernan Avenue, Suite 130
Modesto, California

District Southern Region Office
2700 M Street, Suite 275
Bakersfield, California

This facility is accessible by public transit. For transit information, call: (559) 621-1393, website faxtransit@fresno.gov (This facility is accessible to persons with disabilities.)

June 26-27, 2003
9:00 a.m. / 8:30 a.m.

03-5-1	Public Meeting to Consider a Health Update Staff will present the Board with the results of a Kaiser Study which looks at the Health Effects of Air Pollution: Particulate Air Pollution and Cardiovascular and Respiratory Hospitalizations in the Central Valley

03-5-2	Notice of Public Meeting to Consider Approval of the Proposed 2003 State Implementation Plan for Particulate Matter in the San Joaquin Valley, Including New State Strategies to Reduce Emissions Staff will recommend amendments for Board approval of the 2003 Particulate Matter (PM10) State Implementation Plan to attain the federal 24-hour and annual PM10 standards prepared by the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District.


03-5-3	Public Meeting to Consider an Update on the Central California Ozone Study (CCOS) Staff will provide the Board with an update on the CCOS which took place in summer 2000, and was jointly funded through federal, state, local, and private sector funds. The study includes field measurements, air quality modeling and data analysis. This item will provide an update on how the study results will be used to provide the technical foundations for the upcoming 1-hour ozone State Implementation Plan update for the San Joaquin Valley.

CLOSED SESSION - LITIGATION	The Board will hold a closed session as authorized by Government Code section 11126(e) to confer with, or receive advice from, its legal counsel regarding the following pending litigation: Coalition for Clean Air, Inc. v. South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), et al., U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Case No. CV97-6916-HLH. Central Valley Chrysler-Plymouth, DaimlerChrysler and General Motors et al. v. California Air Resources Board and Michael Kenny, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California - Fresno Case No. CIV F-02-05017 REC SMS; Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals No. 02-16395. Liberty Motors, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors and Isuzu Motors et al. v. California Air Resources Board and Michael Kenny, Fresno County Superior Court No. 02 CECG 00039. DaimlerChrysler and General Motors v. California Air Resources Board and Michael Kenny, Fresno County Superior Court No. 02 CECG 04456.

OPEN SESSION TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON SUBJECT MATTERS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD

Although no formal Board action may be taken, the Board is allowing an opportunity to interested members of the public to address the Board on items of interest that are within the Board's jurisdiction, but that do not specifically appear on the agenda. Each person will be allowed a maximum of five minutes to ensure that everyone has a chance to speak.

THOSE ITEMS ABOVE WHICH ARE NOT COMPLETED ON JUNE 26 WILL BE HEARD BEGINNING AT 8:30 A.M ON JUNE 27.

THE AGENDA ITEMS LISTED ABOVE MAY BE CONSIDERED IN A DIFFERENT ORDER AT THE BOARD MEETING.

CONTACT CLERK OF THE BOARD, 1001 I Street, Sacramento,CA 95814

(916) 322-5594
FAX: (916) 322-3928
TDD: (916) 324-9531
or (800) 700-8326
ARB Homepage: www.arb.ca.gov

To submit written comments on an agenda item in advance of the meeting.
To request special accommodations for those persons with disabilities (at least 7 days prior to the meeting date please).
For persons with a hearing or speech impairment, please use our telephone device for the deaf (TDD): (916) 324-9531 or (800) 700-8326.

SMOKING NOT PERMITTED AT MEETINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD