Memorandum
Date: May 19, 2020
To: The Honorable Moke Simon, Chair, Lake County AQMD Board of Directors
From: Douglas Gearhart, Air Pollution Control Officer
Subject: Authorize the APCO to sign and submit the Grant agreement between the District and ARB for AB617 Implementation Funds for the Community Air Protection Program, and to sign all other program documents.
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
The passage of AB617 Community Air Protection Program occurred in 2017, and AB 109 in 2017 provided funding to implement the program. Funds are appropriated from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Significant funds are going to other parts of the state where significant community impacts occur and large populations are exposed to significant air pollution. The Lake County AQMD will receive a small portion of funds to be used for Year 2 work related to AB617.
The AB617 program is an overly paper heavy and legalistic process to implement and administer due to the funding source and reporting requirements of the State. The program is setup as a reimbursement program, but we may be able to obtain advance funding for some work. We believe the funding could help update local rules to match up with State reporting timeframes, thus simplifying reporting requirements.
Attached is the grant agreement and provisions. The grant agreement does require significant reporting and documentation requirements which do not work well for us as we do not have staff dedicated to grant programs. ARB staff has stated they will provide flexibility and assistance on the grant requirements to minimize our risk for loss of the funds.
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