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2007 Annual West Coast Collaborative Partnership Meeting
Agenda
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
7:00-8:00—Conference Registration and Exhibitor
Booths – Capital Ballroom Foyer
8:00-8:30—Welcome and Opening Remarks – Capital
Ballroom C and D
- Master of Ceremonies – Peter
Murchie, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Coordinator, West
Coast Collaborative
- Wayne Nastri, Regional
Administrator, EPA Region 9
- Elin Miller, Regional
Administrator, EPA Region 10
- Larry Greene, Executive
Director, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
8:30-8:45—Where We’ve Been and Where
We Are: History and Update of the West Coast Collaborative and the
National Clean Diesel Campaign – Capital Ballroom C and D
8:45-9:30—West Coast Collaborative Successes
and Lessons Learned – Capital Ballroom C and D
- Moderator – Rick Albright,
Director, Office of Air, Waste and Toxics, EPA Region 10
- Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Trucking - Sharon
Banks, Founder and CEO, Cascade Sierra Solutions
- Clean School
Buses - Ralph Knight,
Director of Transportation, Napa Valley Unified School District
- Diesel Agriculture
Pump Efficiency Project - Center for Irrigation Technology, Jim
Tischer, Project Manager, International Center for Water Technology,
California State University, Fresno
- Leveraging CMAQ Funds for Clean Diesel in Oregon and Washington States
- Mia Waters, Air Quality,
Acoustics and Energy Programs Manager, Washington State Department of
Transportation, Presentation;
and Kevin Downing, Clean
Diesel Program Coordinator, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Presentation
9:30-10:15—Future Funding Opportunities – Capital
Ballroom C and D
- Cynthia Marvin, Assistant
Division Chief, Planning and Technical Support Division, California Air
Resources Board, California Air Resources Board
- Peter Murchie, EPA
Coordinator, West Coast Collaborative
10:15-10:45—Coffee Break in Exhibition Hall – Capital
Ballroom Foyer
10:45-11:30—West Coast Collaborative Work
Plan and Overarching Cross-Sector Goals – Capital Ballroom
C and D
11:30-11:45—Break in Exhibition Hall and
Lunch Room Set-up – Capital Ballroom Foyer
11:45-1:00—Networking Lunch with National
Clean Diesel Agriculture Leaders Forum – Capital Ballroom C
and D
1:00—Begin the National Clean Diesel
Agriculture Leaders Forum – Capital Ballroom A
1:00-1:45—Where We’re Going: Ideas
for the Future of the Collaborative (Panel Discussion) – Capital
Ballroom C and D
- Moderator – Deborah Jordan,
Director, Air Division, EPA Region 9
- Trucking – Matthew
Schrap, Regulatory and Conference Specialist, California Trucking
Association
- Locomotive and Rail – Lanny
Schmid, Director of Environmental Operations, Union Pacific Railroad
- Marine Vessels and Ports – Dennis
McLerran, Executive Director, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
- Public Fleets and School Buses – Joseph
Oldham, Fleets Acquisition Supervisor, City of Fresno
- Agriculture – Roger Isom,
VP and Director of Technical Services, CA Cotton Ginners and Growers Association
1:45-2:00—Break and Breakout Room Set-up – Capital
Ballroom Foyer
2:00-4:00—A Look to the Future: Sector Breakout
Sessions (See separate agendas for each sector)
4:00-4:15—Refreshment Break and Room Set-up – Capital
Ballroom Foyer
4:15-4:45—Moving Forward: Sector Summaries
and Next Steps – Capital Ballroom C and D
- Moderator – Peter Murchie,
EPA Coordinator, West Coast Collaborative
4:45-5:00—Closing Remarks – Capital
Ballroom C and D
- Wayne Nastri, Regional Administrator,
EPA Region 9
- Elin Miller, Regional
Administrator, EPA Region 10
- Larry Greene, Executive
Director, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
5:00-7:00—Networking Reception – Grand
Ballroom
Thursday, March 29 (Optional – part
of National Agriculture leaders forum)
8:00—Buses depart the Doubletree Hotel parking
lot
8:00-11:30am—Clean Diesel and Biofuels Agriculture
Innovations Showcase (in association with the California Biomass Collaborative)
- Field trip and Showcase:
- UC Davis Digester
- UC Davis Long Term Research on Agricultural Systems
- UC Davis Western Center for Agricultural Equipment
- Agriculture Irrigation Pump Efficiency and Cost Savings - CSU
Fresno
- Biodiesel
- Agriculture Clean Diesel Technologies
11:30-1:00—Box Lunch at UC Davis and Bus
to the Doubletree Hotel
A Look to the Future: Sector Breakout Sessions
Locomotive
and Rail – Bear River Room
2:00 - 2:10—Introductions and Brief Welcome
- Athena Bertolino, Associate, Ross & Associates
2:10 - 3:00—Union Pacific Roseville Project
Test Results
- Don Duffy, Air Pollution Control Engineer, Placer County Air Pollution
Control District, Presentation
3:00 - 3:50—Looking Forward: Roadmap for
Accelerating Successes; Locomotive/Rail Sector Workplan
- Discussion topics:
- Short-term action items or goals for the sector (1-year)
- Long-term action items and/or goals for the sector (2-3 years)
- In what direction would we like to see the locomotive/rail workgroup
head?
- Any new project ideas?
- Are there things that we should change about the structure of our group
(i.e., teleconference calls and meetings)? Should we explore having more
cross-sector workgroup meetings (e.g., joint meetings with marine or trucking)?
3:50 - 4:00—Wrap Up
- Athena Bertolino, Associate, Ross & Associates
Public Fleets and School Buses – Feather
River Room, Call-in number: 1-866-299-3188; Conference Code: 2065538087#
2:00 - 2:10—Introductions and Brief Welcome
- Peter Murchie, Coordinator,
West Coast Collaborative, U.S. EPA Region 10
- Michael Mann, Public Fleets Sector Lead, West Coast Collaborative,
U.S. EPA Region 9
2:10 - 3:10—Past Progress and Future Trends
- California’s
Fleet Rule for Public Agencies and Utilities – Warren Hawkins,
Air Pollution Specialist, California Air Resources Board
- Washington
State Diesel Retrofit Programs – Mike Boyer, Diesel Programs
Coordinator, Washington State Department of Ecology
- Los Angeles Public Works Retrofit and Replacement Programs – Rick
Teebay, Programs Development Division, L.A. County Department of
Public Works
- Northwest Consortium Diesel Hybrid Truck Project – Melody
Bennett, Climate Change Project Manager, King County Department of
Transportation
3:10 - 3:50—Looking Forward: Roadmap for
Progress; Public Fleets and School Buses Sector Work Plan
- Discussion topics:
- Short-term action items or goals for the sector (1-year)
- Long-term action items and/or goals for the sector (2-3 years)
- In what direction would we like to see the public fleets and school
buses workgroup head?
- Any new project ideas?
- How should we organize and structure our workgroup (i.e., teleconference
calls and meetings, subgroups for federal fleets and school buses)? Should
we explore having more cross-sector workgroup meetings (e.g., joint meetings
with construction)?
3:50 - 4:00—Wrap Up and Next Steps
- Michael Mann, Public Fleets Sector Lead, West Coast Collaborative, U.S.
EPA Region 9
Construction – Del
Paso Room, Call-in Number: 866-299-3188, Conference Code: 2065532770#
2:00-2:10—Brief Introductions and Welcome
- Wayne Elson, Construction Sector Lead, West Coast Collaborative
2:10-2:40—Oregon Construction Sector Initiatives
and Status
2:40-3:10—Diesel Retrofits and Construction
Sector Specific Institutional and Technical Issues
- Antonio Santos, Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (MECA)
3:10-3:50—Roadmap for Accelerating Success;
Construction Sector Work Plan
- Discussion topics:
- Short-term action items or goals for the sector (1-year)
- Long-term action items and/or goals for the sector (2-3 years)
- In what direction would we like to see the Construction workgroup head?
- What distributed generation opportunities should the workgroup pursue?
- Are there things that we should change about the structure of the group
(i.e., teleconference calls and meetings)?
- Should we have more cross-sector workgroup calls/meetings (e.g., joint
meetings with public fleets or trucking)?
- Other Construction Sector Planning issues?
3:50-4:00—Wrap Up
- Wayne Elson, Construction Sector Lead, West Coast Collaborative
Trucking – Capital
Ballroom B, Call-in Number: 866-299-3188, Conference Code: 2065531037#
2:00-2:10—Brief Introductions and Welcome
- Kristin Riha, Trucking Sector Lead, West Coast Collaborative
2:10-3:00—US-Mexico Border Initiatives
- Mexico’s Diesel Initiatives
- Eduardo Olivares Lechuga, Transport Policies Deputy Director, SEMARNAT
(ULSD, Development of SmartWay-Like Border Program), Presentation
- Enrique Villegas, Secretary for the State of Baja Environmental
Protection Agency (Local Perspective—Current Needs for Addressing
Diesel), Presentation
- US EPA Region 9’s Diesel Initiatives
- David Fege, Border Air Quality Coordinator, EPA Region 9 (Diesel Border
Strategy), Presentation
- Domingo Vigil, Assistant Air Resources Specialist, San Diego
Air Pollution Control District (San Diego/Tijuana Retrofit Project), Presentation
- Discussion of Path Forward
3:00-3:50—Roadmap for Accelerating Success;
Trucking Sector Work Plan
- Discussion topics:
- Short-term action items or goals for the sector (1-year)
- Long-term action items and/or goals for the sector (2-3 years)
- In what direction would we like to see the trucking workgroup head?
- What border initiatives do we want to prioritize on?
- Are there things that we should change about the structure of our group
(i.e., teleconference calls and meetings)? Should we have more cross-sector
workgroup meetings (e.g., joint meetings with marine or construction)?
3:50-4:00—Wrap Up
- Kristin Riha, Trucking Sector Lead, West Coast Collaborative
Agriculture and Biofuels
Marine Vessels and Ports – Capital
Ballroom D
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