Air Quality Commission Summary Minutes July 2009
MECKLENBURG COUNTY
- A i r Q u a l i t y C o m m i s s i o n -
The monthly meeting of the Mecklenburg County Air Quality Commission was held Monday, July 27, 2009, in the Auditorium I & II, Hal Marshall Center, 700 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC.
Air Quality Commission Members Present
Mark Casper Gee Barker Kris Knudsen Todd Glasier Gordon Miller Tonisha Dawson Ray Fuentes William Nash Robert Statnick
Air Quality Commission Members Absent
Mary Barker Randy Perkins Keith Long
Mecklenburg County Air Quality Staff Present
Don Willard Joan Liu Ieshishua Pierce Leslie Rhodes Megan Green Alan Giles
Eric Moore Chuck Greco Richard Nelson
Guest
Tony Jabon, Trinity Consultants
Dave Navey, Charlotte Truck Center
I. Call to Order
Chair Casper called the meeting of the Air Quality Commission (AQC) to order at 5:32 p.m. without a quorum present.
II. Air Quality Permit Reviews
Per Mecklenburg County Air Pollution Ordinance, Regulation 1.5213 – “Action on Application; Issuance of Permit,” Mecklenburg County Air Quality’s permit application approvals are placed on the agenda of the Air Quality Commission (AQC), initiating the specified public comment period. Inclusion on the AQC agenda does not imply or infer any action or opinion by the AQC or its members regarding any permit.
Chair Casper, opened the public comment period for the facilities below, providing notice of the Mecklenburg County Air Quality’s intent to issue/modify their air quality permit(s):
A: Action Required: Open Public Comment Period A: Action Required: Open Public Comment Period
Greyne Custom Wood Company, 8520 Crown Crescent Court, Charlotte, 28227
Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville, 10030 Gilead Road, Huntersville, NC, 28078
Gasoline Dispensing Facilities:
None
Title V Facilities:
Emerald Carolina Chemical, LLC, 8309 Wilkinson Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28214
Transportation Facilities: Public comment period for the permits below is thirty days.
None
B: Action Required: Information Only
Bendel Corporation, 4823 N. Graham St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28269
INX International Ink Company, 10820 Withers Cove Park Dr., Charlotte, NC, 28278
TransMontaigne - Charlotte Piedmont Terminal
7615 Old Mount Holly Road, Paw Creek, NC 28130
Gasoline Dispensing Facilities:
None
Transportation Facilities:
None
Notification:
None
C: Action Required: Alternative Notice
None
Transportation Facilities
None
Joan Liu, Air Quality Program Manager, was available to answer any questions.
Kris Knudsen arrives at 5:33 p.m. The arrival of this AQC member presented a quorum.
III. Approval of Minutes
Chair Casper, opened the floor for the Approval of the minutes.
Action Taken:
Motion: A motion was made to approve June AQC minutes as written.
Made: The motion was made by Gordon Miller and seconded by Robert Statnick.
Vote: The motion was adopted unanimously.
IV. Announcements
There were no announcements.
Tonisha Dawson arrives at 5:35 p.m.
V. Area Source MACTs
Chair Casper called upon Joan Liu presented an overview of MCAQ’s strategy for addressing the Area Source standards/rules promulgated under EPA’s Urban Air Toxics (UAT) Strategy. EPA’s basis for promulgating the area source standards was reviewed, including a list of 33 hazardous air pollutants (HAP), source category MACT promulgation schedule, and implementation priorities. EPA developed the strategy to address those HAP emissions that pose the greatest threat to public health in urban areas. Data searches indicated that some of the rules have the potential of hundreds/thousands of currently unpermitted facilities in the county being subject (e.g. gasoline dispensing facilities and auto body shops/miscellaneous coating facilities). MCAQ’s approach to implementing the rules will include preparing rule summaries, conducting surveys/workshops to determine the number of facilities potentially subject to each rule, and determining permitting strategies for each rule. MCAQ has to consider the impact on the county’s air quality, the resources, and EPA’s implementation priorities. Next month a more detailed implementation plan will be presented.
[Written handout: MCAQ Area Source Program Plan Overview]
VI. Air Quality Update
Leslie Rhodes, Mobile Source Program Manager, updated the AQC members on the GRADE program. The deadline for businesses to submit an application for the GRADE program ended June 30. There were eighty project applications received. Staff is currently looking over the applications to select qualifying project for the program. Staff will keep the AQC members updated on the GRADE program. It was also stated that staff is hoping to receive funding from the stimulus package to start the GRADE + project. Eric Moore was introduced as a new member of the Mobile Source group.
The AQC members were given a handout that shows data for the maximum ozone level in the Carolinas Metro region. There has been two exceedance days in Mecklenburg County and four exceedance days in the region since the start of ozone season under the new standard of .075 ppm. There have been zero exceedance days in Mecklenburg County and in the region under the old standard of .085 ppm.
[Written handout: Maximum ozone levels Carolinas Metro Region 1997-2009]
Ray Fuentes arrives at 6:25 p.m.
VII. Future AQC Chair
Chair Casper announced that he would be resigning as the AQC Chair effective after the August 24th meeting. The AQC members were informed that the Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will appoint a new chair for the AQC. Anyone interested in becoming the new chair were asked to contact Don Willard and Chair Casper. The names of interested AQC members will be forwarded to the BOCC with a recommendation as appropriate so they can appoint a new chair in time of the September meeting.
VIII. Public Comment
None
IX. Other Business
None
X. Next Meeting
August 24, 2009
Adjournment
6:31 p.m.