AB617
In what Year did the California State Legislature pass AB 617?
What is 2017
The small team formed to design the initial engagement process.
What is the Community Design Team (CDT)?
One large permitted facility identified as a concern.
What is Chevron? (Also acceptable: Chemtrade, landfill, cement plant, coal terminal, etc.)
The online platform used to post updates and invite public comments.
What is the Open Air Forum?
Areas with unusually high pollution levels near sensitive receptors.
What are pollution hotspots?
The main purpose of AB 617.
What is to improve air quality in communities disproportionately affected by pollution?
The number of people selected to join the Steering Committee.
What is 35?
The type of vehicles that raised concerns about using local streets instead of truck routes.
What are diesel trucks?
The tool used to hold meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What is Zoom?
A recreational area where people wanted data on pollution exposure.
What is the Bay Trail? (Also acceptable: Point Pinole, Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline, parks, playgrounds)
The state agency that approves and oversees AB 617 community air monitoring plans.
What is the California Air Resources Board (CARB)?
The document adopted to set ground rules and guide the Steering Committee’s work.
What is the charter?
Off-road diesel sources noted for neighborhood air quality impacts.
What are construction equipment and diesel generators?
A real-time tool proposed to keep the public informed about neighborhood-level air quality.
What is a website or app with real-time data? (Also acceptable: alert/notification system)
The type of visualization the Steering Committee wanted to show neighborhood-level air quality.
What is an interactive map? (Also acceptable: real-time web portal or dashboard)
Two factors the Air District considered when selecting communities for AB 617.
What are air pollution exposure and public health data? (Also acceptable: community capacity to participate, sensitive populations, or socio-economic factors)
The minimum percentage of Steering Committee members who must represent people living in the area.
What is over 50%?
A key concern about railways identified by the Steering Committee.
What is coal dust and pollution from rail operations? (Also acceptable: traffic backups at rail crossings)
The team proposed to continue engagement after the Monitoring Plan ends.
What is the Monitoring Outreach Team?
Two reasons to track air quality trends over time.
What are to see if pollution levels are changing and track progress from reduction efforts?
The other plan required under AB 617 besides the Community Air Monitoring Plan.
What is the Community Emission Reduction Plan (CERP)?
The group that decides what happens if the Steering Committee cannot reach consensus.
Who are the co-leads?
The type of small businesses identified as contributors to neighborhood air pollution.
What are auto body shops, restaurants, dry cleaners, or gas stations?
How long before meetings the co-leads aimed to release materials.
What is at least one week?
Major types of pollution sources prioritized for monitoring.
What are mobile sources, stationary sources, and fugitive dust?