Air Pollution Control Board Regular Meeting

Agenda — 11 items

1. 4 Swearing-In of Air Pollution Control Board Members Pedro A. Chavez and Michaela Perez.
2. 5 Nomination and Election of the Chair and Vice Chair of the Ventura County Air Pollution Control Board for 2025.
3. 6 Minutes of the Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Board held December 17, 2024.
4. 8 APCB Statement Materials Provided
5. 10 Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) Comments - Brief announcements and report on APCO and District workforce activities.
6. 11 Approval to Appoint Two Ventura County Air Pollution Control District Board (APCB) Members to the APCB Standing Committee; and Approval to Appoint One APCB Member to the South-Central Coast Basinwide Air Pollution Control Council.
7. 12 Adoption of a Resolution Adding Two Full-Time Equivalent Fixed-Term Position Allocations of Air Quality Specialist I for a One-Year Term.
8. 13 Approval of Amendments to the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District's Administrative Manual to Revise its Respectful Workplace, Sexual Harassment, and Workplace Violence Policies; and Approval to Add Policies Regarding Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation Prevention; Equal Employment Opportunity Plan; Whistleblowers and a Code of Ethics, to Conform with Amendments Recently Made to the Ventura County Administrative Policy Manual.
9. 14 Public Hearing Regarding Adoption of a Resolution Establishing the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District's Service Rates and Fees for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, Effective February 11, 2025.
10. 15 Ratification of the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District's Application for, and Acceptance of, Inflation Reduction Act – Multipollutant Air Monitoring Grant Funding from the United States Environmental Protection Agency in the Amount of $662,488; and Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Process the Necessary Budgetary Transactions.
11. 16 Approval of a Merit Increase for the Air Pollution Control District's Air Pollution Control Officer/Executive Officer (APCO), Effective Retroactive to September 29, 2024; and Approval of a New Employment Agreement for the APCO.