Background
Assembly Bill (AB) 617 (C. Garcia, Chapter 136, 2017) was signed into law in July 2017. CARB established the Community Air Protection Program to implement AB 617, which requires new community-focused action to reduce air pollution and improve public health in communities that experience disproportionate burdens from exposure to air pollutants. This program is evolving as we learn from our initial efforts and we welcome community members’ ideas and comments as we seek ways to improve air quality for burdened communities throughout California. Collaborating with communities is essential to the success of this Program.
On September 27, 2018, CARB’s Governing Board selected ten communities for the first year of this program to implement community emissions reduction programs, community air monitoring, or both. West Oakland was selected for a community emissions reduction program. At the same meeting, the Board also approved the “Community Air Protection Blueprint” (Blueprint) which contains detailed requirements for community emissions reduction programs, community air monitoring plans, and many other elements of the Program.
Since last year, air districts have been working with community steering committees to develop community emissions reduction programs that must be adopted by the local air district. CARB staff will review each emissions reduction program, to ensure they meet the Blueprint requirements, and community engagement is a critical part of this review process. After hearing from community members, staff will present each community emissions reduction program to CARB’s Governing Board for action, per AB 617 requirements.
Additional Information
Meeting notices and materials will be available in English and Spanish. Staff also welcomes additional meetings or phone calls to discuss the Program with stakeholders. Meeting materials will be available before the community meeting at the following website locations below:
To receive meeting notices and email updates for the Community Air Protection Program, please subscribe below:
For further questions on this meeting, please contact Monique Davis at 916-322-7304 or Jose Saldana at 916-327-5630.
For general questions about the Community Air Protection Program, please contact us at CommunityAir@arb.ca.gov.
Special Accommodations Request
Consistent with California Government Code Section 7296.2, special accommodation or language needs may be provided for any of the following:
- An interpreter to be available at the meeting;
- Documents made available in an alternate format or another language;
- A disability-related reasonable accommodation.
To request these special accommodations or language needs, please contact Monique Davis at 916-322-7304 or Jose Saldana at 916-327-5630 as soon as possible, but no later than five business days before the scheduled meeting. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.
Consecuente con la sección 7296.2 del Código de Gobierno de California, una acomodación especial o necesidades lingüísticas pueden ser suministradas para cualquiera de los siguientes:
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Un intérprete que esté disponible en la audiencia;
- Documentos disponibles en un formato alterno u otro idioma;
- Una acomodación razonable relacionados con una incapacidad.
Para solicitar estas comodidades especiales o necesidades de otro idioma, favor de contactar a Jose Saldana al 916-327-5630 lo más pronto posible, pero no menos de 5 días de trabajo antes de la junta programada. TTY/TDD/Personas que necesiten este servicio pueden marcar el 711 para el Servicio de Retransmisión de Mensajes de California.
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