Vote: adopted

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26. AMENDMENT TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR VOLUNTARY LAWN AND GARDEN EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM RESTRICTED DONATION Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment 3 to Intergovernmental Service Agreement ADEQ18-199102 between the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD) and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) for ADEQ to provide a restricted donation of $100,000 to MCAQD for the Lawn and Garden Emissions Reduction Program. This Intergovernmental Service Agreement is effective from July 1, 2020 until June 30, 2021. This Lawn and Garden Equipment Replacement Program (Program) was originally created in 1998 as a condition for the Carbon Monoxide (CO) State Implementation Plan (SIP) in accordance with A.R.S. §49-474.02. The statute specifies that a County with a population of more than five hundred thousand persons shall establish and coordinate a voluntary lawn and garden equipment emissions reduction program. This Program fulfilled its original intent by reducing CO emissions until the County achieved attainment of the CO standard. Currently, the County is in non-attainment for Ozone for which the precursors are NOx and VOC. Projected emission reductions for the replacement of 2,500 gasoline residential lawn mowers would result in an annual reduction of 20.9 tons of VOC and 0.2 tons of NOx, thereby, improving air quality. This ISA provides continued program funding to support MCAQD in continuing this Program and funds the FY 2021 Voluntary Lawn and Garden Emissions Reduction Program Work Plan. The ISA expires on June 30, 2021 and provides an additional $100,000 in funding. A.R.S. §49-474.02 establishes that the Program can be funded from money appropriated by the legislature, political subdivisions, or gifts, grants, and donations. In addition to allowing for the retirement of residential lawn mowers, A.R.S. §49-474.02 also allows for the retirement of commercial lawn mowers and residential and commercial lawn and garden devices. Lawn and garden devices include leaf blowers, trimmers, edgers, and other similar equipment. In order to continue the Program, MCAQD intends to supplement with settlement funds and will work with other partners such as utilities, cities, and vendors. Donation revenue funds are deposited into the Air Quality fee fund (Fund 504), as they are received. Donation funds are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation; therefore, expenditures of these revenues are not prohibited by the budget law. The approval of this action requested does not alter the budget constraining the expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. (C-85-18-016-3-01)

Attachments (2)

Vote — approved

Thomas Galvin	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes
Bill Gates	yes
Clint Hickman	yes

42.AMENDMENT TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR VOLUNTARY LAWN AND GARDEN EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment 4 to Intergovernmental Service Agreement ADEQ18-199102 (Formally known ADEQ18-194431) between the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD) and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). This amendment is for the continuation of the Lawn and G

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42. AMENDMENT TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR VOLUNTARY LAWN AND GARDEN EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment 4 to Intergovernmental Service Agreement ADEQ18-199102 (Formally known ADEQ18-194431) between the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD) and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). This amendment is for the continuation of the Lawn and Garden Emissions Reduction Program. This Intergovernmental Service Agreement is effective from July 1, 2022 until June 30, 2024. (C-85-18-016-3-02)

Attachments (3)

Vote — approved

Thomas Galvin	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes
Kate Brophy McGee	yes
Debbie Lesko	yes
Mark Stewart	yes

Ayes: Thomas Galvin, Kate Brophy McGee, Mark Stewart, Debbie Lesko, Steve Gallardo

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42. AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR VOLUNTARY LAWN AND GARDEN EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a new Agreement between the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD) and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). This agreement is for the continuation of the Lawn and Garden Emissions Reduction Program. This Agreement is effective from July 1, 2025 until June 30, 2026. This agreement will allow the County to utilize any remaining program funds previously provided by ADEQ under agreement C-85-18-016-3-00 for the continuation of current program activities. Specifically, remaining ADEQ funds will be used exclusively for the cost of lawnmower and handheld garden device vouchers issued through the program as detailed in the program work plan submitted to ADEQ. (C-85-25-025-X-00)