Thursday, December 6 – Regular meeting
Time | Item | Topic | Presenter(s) | Background |
8:30 a.m. 10 min | A | Action item: Minutes from Oct. 25-26, 2012, EQC meeting | Review and approve, as presented or with corrections, June 21-22, 2012, EQC meeting minutes | |
8:40 60 min | B | Action item: DEQ’s 2050 Vision for Materials Management | Wendy Wiles, Abby Bourdouris and David Allaway | DEQ will provide the draft final 2050 Visions for Materials Management. This document replaces the agency’s solid waste plan. |
9:40 15 min | Break | |||
9:55 75 min | C | Informational item: Update on Agency Toxics Reduction Strategy | Wendy Wiles and Kevin Masterson
External partners/panel: Gabriela Goldfarb (Governor’s Office) Roger McFadden (Staples), Ron Brown (Earl Brown & Sons, Milton-Freewater), Mary Halbleib (OSU Integrated Plant Protection Center) | DEQ will provide an update to the commission on DEQ’s Toxics Reduction Strategy and receive input on short-term priorities. Presentations from external partners will highlight work that complements the strategy goals. |
11:10 60 min | D | Action item: Contested case hearing | Leah Koss and Susan Elworth | The commission will take action on a contested case regarding Burns-Johanson Oil Company |
12:10 p.m. 80 min | Lunch and first executive session | Meeting with Oregon Department of Justice: Current and pending litigation updates | ||
1:30 p.m. 30 min | E | Action item: Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan program rule revisions | Greg Aldrich and Judy Johndohl | Staff will present proposed rule changes that clarify eligibility for some entities and allow more opportunities for loan funding of innovative water projects. |
2 30 min | F | Action item: Operator certification rule revisions | Greg Geist and Genet Belete | Staff will present proposed increases for program support and application fees in this program. |
2:30 45 min | G | Action item: Title V permit fee rule revisions | Andy Ginsburg and Esther Westbrook | Staff will present proposed fee increases for this program. The program is fee-funded, and the proposed increase is the statutorily-authorized increase of the consumer price index (2.6 percent for 2012) |
3:15 15 min | Break |
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3:30 45 min | H | Action item: Klamath Falls air quality attainment plan | Andy Ginsburg, Larry Calkins and Rachel Sakata | Staff will present a final plan for attainment of air quality standards in Klamath Falls. The region must meet standards by December 2014, and the plan provides actions to help the community meet that deadline. |
4:15 45 min | I | Action item: Oakridge-Westfir LRAPA air quality attainment plan | Andy Ginsburg, Brian Finneran and Merlyn Hough (LRAPA director) | Staff will present a final plan for attainment of air quality standards in and near Oakridge. The region must meet standards by December 2014, and the plan provides actions to help the community meet that deadline. Note: LRAPA is the DEQ-delegated authority for the Oakridge area, and all LRAPA rules must meet DEQ’s stringency requirements and get commission approval. |
5 p.m. | Recess until 8:30 a.m., December 7 |
6 p.m.: Southpark (SW Park and SW Salmon, downtown Portland) - Self-pay, optional and informal staff and commission dinner
Friday, December 7 – Regular meeting
Time | Item | Topic | Presenter(s) | Background |
8:30 a.m. 60 min | J | Public forum | With telephone conference lines at the Eugene, Medford and Pendleton DEQ offices. | |
9:30 60 min | K | Informational item: Director’s dialogue | Director Pedersen | Director Pedersen presents written and verbal updates on agency, state and federal program activities of interest and relevancy to DEQ and the commission |
10:30 15 min | Break | |||
10:45 60 min | L | Action item: 2013 annual rule agenda | Joanie Stevens-Schwenger | Staff will present the 2013 annual rule agenda for commission review and to ask the commissioners their desired levels of involvement. |
11:45 15 min | M | Celebration of Commissioner Uherbelau’s service | Joanie Stevens-Schwenger | DEQ staff and the commission will celebrate Commissioner Uherbelau’s service on EQC. December is scheduled to be her last meeting as a commissioner. |
Noon 90 min | Lunch and second executive session | EQC only: Discussion of Director Pedersen’s annual review results (30 min); Annual review discussion with Director Pedersen present (60 min) | ||
1:30 p.m. 60 min | N | Action item: Oregon Clean Fuels Program rules | Andy Ginsburg, David Collier and Cory-Ann Wind | Staff will present the proposed phase 1 Oregon Clean Fuels Program. |
2:30 15 min | Break | |||
2:45 75 min | O | Informational item: Budget and legislative updates | Jim Roys and Palmer Mason | Staff will present updates about the state and agency budget processes, recent election results and upcoming 2013 Oregon Legislative Session news |
4 15 min | P | Commissioner reports | Commissioners | Commissioners present updates on their projects or activities of interest to the commission. |
4:15 p.m.
| Adjourn |
Special meeting: Jan. 22, 2013, 1-2 p.m., to be conducted by telephone conference with in-person attendees at DEQ headquarters (downtown Portland)
Next regular meeting: March 2013 (Portland)