DATE: March 10, 2020
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PRESENTATION AND DIRECTION TO STAFF ON THE PROPOSED APPROACH FOR FURTHER PROGRESS ON A MARITIME CLEAN AIR STRATEGY; A STATUS UPDATE ON A FEW RECENT MARITIME-RELATED EMISSION REDUCING PROJECTS BEING PURSUED BY STAFF AND DISTRICT TENANTS; AND AN INFORMATIONAL UPDATE ON THE PORTSIDE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NEIGHBORHOODS (PORTSIDE COMMUNITY) SELECTION FOR A COMMUNITY EMISSION REDUCTION PROGRAM (CERP) BY THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD IN DECEMBER 2019, ALL OF WHICH ARE A FOLLOW UP TO PREVIOUS BOARD DIRECTION ENCOURAGING STAFF TO SUPPORT PATHWAYS TOWARDS ZERO AND NEAR-ZERO EMISSION REDUCTION GOALS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
At the June 18, 2019 Board meeting, the Board adopted a resolution authorizing staff to update the District's 2007 Clean Air Program to align with State programs and to develop district-related plans and projects that reduce emissions and improve air quality. At that hearing, the Board also expressed an interest in establishing emission reduction targets. Acknowledging the complexity of emission reduction efforts, particularly on Port tidelands, the Board directed staff to do additional research to better understand and inform establishing new, future emission reduction targets for the District.
Staff completed research which involved reviewing the District's current emission reduction plans and projects, as well as benchmarking these efforts against other California ports. It also included collaborating with District tenants and stakeholder agencies to develop an approach for updating the District's 2007 Clean Air Program and identifying potential emission reduction targets, which is being referred to as the Maritime Clean Air Strategy (MCAS).
The approach for developing the MCAS involves:
(1) augmenting the District's 2016 Maritime Air Emission Inventory with additional data;
(2) assessing the current state of emission reduction technologies, fuels, and strategies;
(3) evaluating the feasibility o...
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