FINAL ACTION MINUTES

I. Roll Call: Present – Clear, Hale, Harris, Issel, Toffel, D. Simon (temporary), Wood, Moret. Absent – None.

Chair, M. Toffel. Vice Chair, Secretary, N. Al-Hadithy. Aide, J. Tulloch

II. Report From Chair: None

III. Announcements from Commissioners:

·Clear – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) will replace 1 diesel bus per year (out of 13 total).

·Wood –Creeks meeting at Merritt was video recorded by Wood and to be shown on TV.

·Toffel – LBNL announced a fact sheet would soon be published on potential nanoparticle health risks. Not expected to reveal significant risks.

·Moret – Kyoto USA is to hold a press conference on February 14^th, 2005 in City Hall at 1:00 PM.

·Secretary – Received resignation from Commissioner Nami.

IV. Comments from the Public:

· Cisco DeVries, Mayor Bates’ Chief of Staff – Introduced himself.

V. Toxics Management Division Staff Report

Further City budget cuts. Most General Fund activities to be cut. Named complaints and emergency response as one possible cut. No liabilities since the GF activities are not state mandated. They are, however, going to be costly for staff when contractors have to replace TMD staff.

Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Air risk assessment of Pacific Steel Casting emissions is to be reestablished. Lead enforcement program to be further cut.

VI. Discussion/Action

On Thursday, February, 2005, the CEAC took the following action:

· SUBJECT: December Minutes Review and Adoption

Action: Motioned, seconded, carried (Harris/Clear. For: Hale, Issel, Moret, Simon, Toffel, Clear, Harris Abstain: Wood. Absent: None.) to adopt December 2004 minutes.

· SUBJECT: January Minutes Review and Adoption

Action: Motioned, seconded, carried (Harris/Toffel. For: Hale, Wood, Moret, Simon, Toffel, Clear, Harris. Abstain: Issel. Absent: None.) to adopt January 2005 minutes as amended.

· SUBJECT: 1^st Creeks Taskforce Nomination

Action: Motioned, seconded, failed (Hale/Moret. For: Moret, Hale. Abstain: None. Absent: None.) to nominate Wood for Creeks Taskforce.

· SUBJECT: 2^nd Creeks Taskforce Nomination

Action: Motioned, seconded, carried (Toffel/Issel. For: Toffel, Clear, Simon, Issel. Abstain: None. Absent: None.) to nominate Harris for Creeks Taskforce.

· SUBJECT: 3^rd Alternate Creeks Taskforce Nomination

Action: Motioned, seconded, failed (Clear/Hale. For: Clear, Moret, Hale. Abstain: Issel, Harris, Simon, Toffel. Absent: None.) to nominate Wood for Creeks Taskforce as alternate.

· SUBJECT: Election of Chair

Action: Motioned, seconded, carried (Issel/Harris. For: Toffel, Simon, Harris, Clear, Issel. Against: Hale, Wood, Moret. Abstain: None. Absent: None.) to elect Toffel as Chair.

· SUBJECT: Election of Vice-Chair

Action: Motioned, seconded, carried (Toffel/Issel. For: Toffel, Simon, Hale, Harris, Clear, Issel. Against: None. Abstain: Moret. Absent: Wood..) to elect Clear as Vice-Chair.

VII. Requests from CEAC:

· Toffel – Change wording in January minutes from (on Creeks Taskforce elections) from "nomination" to "election".

· Wood – Request that TMD do follow up to BAAQMD risk assessment inquiry.

· Toffel – Bring Vote for Creeks Taskforce Alternate to March agenda

· Wood/Harris – Email CEAC Use Permit conditions on Sancofa House for asthma and heart conditions.

· Toffel – Ask enforcement agency on behalf of CEAC to explain how they are implementing and enforcing Sancofa House use permit conditions. Put response in March packet.

· Toffel – Add Sancofa House use permit to March Agenda.