BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STATIONARY SOURCE COMMITTEE
February 14, 2024
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
JOHN J. BAUTERS – CHAIR
BRIAN BARNACLE
JOHN GIOIA
OTTO LEE
STEVE YOUNG
MARK ROSS – VICE CHAIR
KEN CARLSON
LYNDA HOPKINS
VICKI VEENKER
MEETING LOCATION(S) FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE BY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
Bay Area Metro Center
1st Floor Yerba Buena Room
375 Beale Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Office of Santa Clara County
Supervisor Otto Lee
70 W Hedding St
East Wing, 10th Floor
San Jose, CA 95110
Office of Contra Costa County
Supervisor John Gioia
Conference Room
11780 San Pablo Ave., Suite D
El Cerrito, CA 94530
City of Palo Alto City Hall
250 Hamilton Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
THE FOLLOWING STREAMING OPTIONS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED
These streaming options are provided for convenience only. In the event that streaming
connections malfunction for any reason, the Stationary Source and Climate Impacts
Committee reserves the right to conduct the meeting without remote webcast and/or Zoom
access.
The public may observe this meeting through the webcast by clicking the link available on
the air district’s agenda webpage at www.baaqmd.gov/bodagendas.
Members of the public may participate remotely via Zoom
at https://bayareametro.zoom.us/j/89522950286, or may join Zoom by phone by dialing
(669) 900-6833 or (408) 638-0968. The Webinar ID for this meeting is: 895 2295 0286
Public Comment on Agenda Items: The public may comment on each item on the agenda
as the item is taken up. Members of the public who wish to speak on a matter on the
agenda will have two minutes each to address the Committee on that agenda item, unless a
different time limit is established by the Chair. No speaker who has already spoken on an
item will be entitled to speak to that item again.
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The Committee welcomes comments, including criticism, about the policies, procedures,
programs, or services of the District, or of the acts or omissions of the Committee.
Speakers shall not use threatening, profane, or abusive language which disrupts, disturbs,
or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of a Committee meeting. The District is
committed to maintaining a workplace free of unlawful harassment and is mindful that
District staff regularly attend Committee meetings. Discriminatory statements or conduct
that would potentially violate the Fair Employment and Housing Act – i.e., statements or
conduct that is hostile, intimidating, oppressive, or abusive – is per se disruptive to a
meeting and will not be tolerated.
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STATIONARY SOURCE COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2024
10:00 AM
1.
Call to Order - Roll Call
The Committee Chair shall call the meeting to order and the Clerk of the Boards shall
take roll of the Committee members.
2.
Pledge of Allegiance
CONSENT CALENDAR (Item 3)
3.
Approval of the Draft Minutes of the Stationary Source & Climate Impacts Committee
Meeting of November 11, 2023
The Committee will consider approving the Draft Minutes of the Stationary Source &
Climate Impacts Committee Meeting of November 11, 2023.
INFORMATIONAL ITEM(S)
4.
Update on Schnitzer Steel Industries, West Oakland, dba Radius Recycling
The Committee will receive a presentation and update on Schnitzer Steel Industries, West
Oakland, dba Radius Recycling, and will discuss the topic, including the Air District’s
response to the August 2023 fire, its work with other agencies to address community
concerns, and its latest permitting efforts. This item will be presented by John Marvin,
Air Quality Program Manager, Compliance & Enforcement Division.
5.
Discussion of the Metal Recycling and Shredding Operations White Paper
The Committee will receive a presentation on the staff's draft Metal Recycling and
Shredding Operations White Paper, and will discuss the topic including an overview of
these operations, the current regulatory landscape, and staff recommendations for
strengthening the Air District's rules. This item will be presented by Poornima Dixit,
Senior Air Quality Engineer, Rules & Strategic Policy Division.
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OTHER BUSINESS
6.
Public Comment on Non-Agenda Matters
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3, members of the public who wish to speak
on matters not on the agenda will be given an opportunity to address the Committee.
Members of the public will have two minutes each to address the Committee, unless a
different time limit is established by the Chair. The Committee welcomes comments,
including criticism, about the policies, procedures, programs, or services of the District,
or of the acts or omissions of the Committee. Speakers shall not use threatening, profane,
or abusive language which disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct
of a Committee meeting. The District is committed to maintaining a workplace free of
unlawful harassment and is mindful that District staff regularly attend Committee
meetings. Discriminatory statements or conduct that would potentially violate the Fair
Employment and Housing Act – i.e., statements or conduct that is hostile, intimidating,
oppressive, or abusive – is per se disruptive to a meeting and will not be tolerated.
7.
Committee Member Comments
Any member of the Committee, or its staff, on his or her own initiative or in response to
questions posed by the public, may: ask a question for clarification, make a brief
announcement or report on his or her own activities, provide a reference to staff
regarding factual information, request staff to report back at a subsequent meeting
concerning any matter or take action to direct staff to place a matter of business on a
future agenda. (Gov’t Code § 54954.2)
8.
Time and Place of Next Meeting
Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA
94105. The meeting will be in-person for the Stationary Source Committee members and
members of the public will be able to either join in-person or via webcast.
9.
Adjournment
The Committee meeting shall be adjourned by the Chair.
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CONTACT:
(415) 749-4941
FAX: (415) 928-8560
BAAQMD homepage:
www.baaqmd.gov
• Any writing relating to an open session item on this Agenda that is distributed to all, or a
majority of all, members of the body to which this Agenda relates shall be made available
at the Air District’s offices at 375 Beale Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94105, at the
time such writing is made available to all, or a majority of all, members of that body.
Accessibility and Non-Discrimination Policy
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) does not discriminate on the
basis of race, national origin, ethnic group identification, ancestry, religion, age, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, gender expression, color, genetic information, medical condition,
or mental or physical disability, or any other attribute or belief protected by law.
It is the Air District’s policy to provide fair and equal access to the benefits of a program or
activity administered by Air District. The Air District will not tolerate discrimination against
any person(s) seeking to participate in, or receive the benefits of, any program or activity
offered or conducted by the Air District. Members of the public who believe they or others
were unlawfully denied full and equal access to an Air District program or activity may file a
discrimination complaint under this policy. This non-discrimination policy also applies to other
people or entities affiliated with Air District, including contractors or grantees that the Air
District utilizes to provide benefits and services to members of the public.
Auxiliary aids and services including, for example, qualified interpreters and/or listening
devices, to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, and to other individuals as necessary
to ensure effective communication or an equal opportunity to participate fully in the benefits,
activities, programs and services will be provided by the Air District in a timely manner and
in such a way as to protect the privacy and independence of the individual. Please contact the
Non-Discrimination Coordinator identified below at least three days in advance of a meeting
so that arrangements can be made accordingly.
If you believe discrimination has occurred with respect to an Air District program or activity,
you may contact the Non-Discrimination Coordinator identified below or visit our website at
www.baaqmd.gov/accessibility to learn how and where to file a complaint of discrimination.
Questions regarding this Policy should be directed to the Air District’s Non-Discrimination
Coordinator, Suma Peesapati, at (415) 749-4967 or by email at [email protected].
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BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
375 BEALE STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105
FOR QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL (415) 749-4941
EXECUTIVE OFFICE:
MONTHLY CALENDAR OF AIR DISTRICT MEETINGS
FEBRUARY 2024
MARCH 2024
JMB 2/8/2024 – 9:02 a.m. G/Board/Executive Office/Moncal
TYPE OF MEETING
DAY
DATE
TIME
ROOM
Board of Directors Stationary Source
Committee
Wednesday
14
10:00 a.m.
1
st
Floor, Yerba Buena Room
Board of Directors Community Equity,
Health and Justice Committee -
CANCELLED
Wednesday
14
1:00 p.m.
1
st
Floor, Yerba Buena Room
Board of Directors Finance and
Administration Committee
Wednesday
21
10:00 a.m.
1
st
Floor Board Room
Board of Directors Policy, Grants and
Technology Committee
Wednesday
21
1:00 p.m.
1
st
Floor Board Room
TYPE OF MEETING
DAY
DATE
TIME
ROOM
Advisory Council
Friday
1
9:30 a.m.
1
st
Floor Board Room
Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday
6
10:00 a.m.
1
st
Floor Board Room
Board of Directors Stationary Source
Committee
Wednesday
13
10:00 a.m.
1
st
Floor, Yerba Buena Room
Board of Directors Community Equity,
Health and Justice Committee
Wednesday
13
1:00 p.m.
1
st
Floor, Yerba Buena Room
Board of Directors Finance and
Administration Committee
Wednesday
20
10:00 a.m.
1
st
Floor Board Room
Board of Directors Policy, Grants and
Technology Committee
Wednesday
20
1:00 p.m.
1
st
Floor Board Room
Board of Directors Community Advisory
Council
Thursday
21
6:00 p.m.
1st Floor, Yerba Buena Room
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AGENDA: 3.
BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Memorandum
To:
Chairperson John J. Bauters and Members
of the Stationary Source Committee
From:
Philip M. Fine
Executive Officer/APCO
Date:
February 14, 2024
Re:
Approval of the Draft Minutes of the Stationary Source & Climate Impacts
Committee Meeting of November 11, 2023
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the Draft Minutes of the Stationary Source & Climate Impacts Committee Meeting of
November 11, 2023.
BACKGROUND
None.
DISCUSSION
Attached for your review and approval are the Draft Minutes of the Stationary Source & Climate
Impacts Committee Meeting of November 11, 2023.
BUDGET CONSIDERATION/FINANCIAL IMPACT
None.
Respectfully submitted,
Philip M. Fine
Executive Officer/APCO
Prepared by:
Marcy Hiratzka
Reviewed by:
Vanessa Johnson
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ATTACHMENTS:
1.
Draft Minutes of the Stationary Source & Climate Impacts Committee Meeting of
November 11, 2023
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Draft Minutes – Stationary Source & Climate Impacts Committee Meeting of November 8, 2023
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
375 Beale Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 749-5073
Stationary Source & Climate Impacts Committee
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
DRAFT MINUTES
This meeting was webcast, and a video recording is available on the website of the
Bay Area Air Quality Management District at
www.baaqmd.gov/bodagendas
CALL TO ORDER
1. Opening Comments: Stationary Source and Climate Impacts Committee (Committee)
Chairperson, Lynda Hopkins, called the meeting to order at 10:03 a.m.
Roll Call:
Present, In-Person (Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, Yerba Buena Room, San
Francisco, California, 94105): Committee Chairperson Lynda Hopkins; Board Chairperson
John J. Bauters; and Director Tyrone Jue.
Present, In-Person Satellite Location (Office of Contra Costa County Supervisor, John Gioia,
Conference Room, 11780 San Pablo Ave., Suite D, El Cerrito, CA 94530): Director John Gioia.
Present, In-Person Satellite Location (Palo Alto City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave., 7
th
Floor, Palo
Alto, California, 94301): Director Vicki Veenker.
Present, In-Person Satellite Location (Office of Santa Clara County Supervisor Otto Lee, 70 W
Hedding St., East Wing, 10
th
Floor, San Jose, California, 95110): Director Otto Lee.
Present, In-Person Satellite Location (Office of Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert,
4501 Pleasanton Ave., Pleasanton, California, 94566): Vice Chairperson David Haubert.
Absent: Directors Director Ken Carlson, Noelia Corzo, Myrna Melgar, and Mark Ross.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CONSENT CALENDAR
3. APPROVAL OF THE DRAFT MINUTES OF THE STATIONARY SOURCE AND
CLIMATE IMPACTS COMMITTEE MEETING OF OCTOBER 11, 2023
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Draft Minutes - Stationary Source & Climate Impacts Committee Meeting of November 8, 2023
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Public Comments
No requests received.
Committee Comments
None.
Committee Action
Director Jue made a motion, seconded by Board Chair Bauters, to approve the Draft Minutes of the
Stationary Source and Climate Impacts Committee Meeting of October 11, 2023; and the motion
carried by the following vote of the Committee:
AYES: Bauters, Gioia, Haubert, Hopkins, Jue, Lee, Veenker.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: Carlson, Corzo, Melgar, Ross.
INFORMATIONAL ITEM
4. ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION OF WOODSMOKE IMPACTS
Stephen Reid, Senior Advanced Projects Advisor in the Assessment, Inventory, and Modeling Division,
gave the staff presentation Woodsmoke Impacts: Assessment and Mitigation, including: outcomes;
outline; assessing woodsmoke impacts; background on residential woodsmoke; emissions inventory
updates and summary; emission trends; device population and activity trends; residential woodsmoke
causes elevated black carbon levels; analysis of Particulate Matter (PM)
2.5
composition by month; air
quality modeling approach; preliminary modeling results; preliminary estimates of impacts; mitigating
woodsmoke impacts; Air District sponsored woodsmoke reduction incentive programs; Woodsmoke
Reduction Incentive Program; Regulation 6, Rule 3; scoping phase of the rule development process;
white paper development; potential policy options to explore; and upcoming work.
Public Comments
Public comments were given by Jan Warren, Interfaith Climate Action Network of Contra Costa
County.
Committee Comments
The Committee and staff discussed the rate of participation of past woodsmoke reduction incentive
programs offered by the Air District; the desire for additional education on the health impacts of
woodsmoke; outreach methods and targeted audiences regarding wood smoke health impacts
messaging; the way in which priority communities are identified; the suggestion of incentivizing
induction stoves; whether the $2 million allocated to the Bay Area for the Clean Heating Efficiently
with Electric Technology (HEET) program may be stretched to help more households than 270; when
the levels of particular sources (ammonium nitrate and sea salt) of PM
2.5
are highest; whether
commercial pizza ovens are considered a significant source of PM
2.5
; regarding device trends, whether
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the Air District can tell whether wood stove and fireplace population decreases are due to people
converting to gas-burning appliances, or decommissioning their gas and wood burning devices
altogether; the request for the percentage of the overall Bay Area households that have wood burning
devices; whether the health of those inside the home is more impacted by woodsmoke generated from
wood-burning devices inside of a home than those outside of the home; the type of electric heat pumps
that are being incentivized in the 2023-2024 Clean HEET program, and whether duct systems are
included in the program; the comparison of preliminary (modeled) mortality and asthma rates
(residential woodsmoke vs. space and water hearing appliances); the history of California’s smoking
bans, how they have changed behavior, and whether that is comparable to the banning of residential
wood-burning; advantages and disadvantages of regulating wood-burning devices in designated
Assembly Bill (AB) 617 and low-income communities; the suggestions of identifying entities with
whom the Air District should engage as the white paper (that provides decision-making context about
this source type and recommendations on potential policy responses) is being developed; whether the
Air District plans to reattempt its previous rulemaking (which was withdrawn) which would require
homeowners who wish to sell their home to replace their existing fireplace at point-of-sale in the
transaction, or risk the home sale being stopped; vegetation/fuels management practices on private
property, and whether burning trees from one’s own property to heat the home (as the sole source of
heat) can be addressed in the whitepaper; the role that population density plays in the development of
woodsmoke regulation policy; the request that Bay Area topography needs to be addressed in the
whitepaper; the desire for youth engagement and outreach, regarding this issue; the suggestion that the
Air District partners its Spare the Air messaging with Walk and Roll to School, Ruby Bridges Walk to
School Day, and Safe Routes to School programs that already encourage non-motor vehicle modes of
transportation; the request for data on the ongoing costs (and economic impacts) of heating homes; and
the need to consider people who may be disproportionately impacted, economically, by a new
woodsmoke regulation.
Committee Action
None; receive and file.
OTHER BUSINESS
5. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA MATTERS
Public comments were given by Raymond Baltar, Sonoma Ecology Center.
6. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
Chair Hopkins announced that Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day is recognized by the State of
California on November 14 of each year, commemorating 6-year old Ruby Bridge’s activism to end
racial segregation in public schools in 1960.
7. TIME AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETING
Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The
meeting will be in-person for the Stationary Source and Climate Impacts Committee members and
members of the public will be able to either join in-person or via webcast.
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8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 11:38 a.m.
Marcy Hiratzka
Clerk of the Boards
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AGENDA: 4.
BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Memorandum
To:
Chairperson John J. Bauters and Members
of the Stationary Source Committee
From:
Philip M. Fine
Executive Officer/APCO
Date:
February 14, 2024
Re:
Update on Schnitzer Steel Industries, West Oakland, dba Radius Recycling
RECOMMENDED ACTION
None; receive and file.
BACKGROUND
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. dba Radius Recycling (Schnitzer) owns and operates a scrap
metal recovery and recycling facility located at 1101 Embarcadero West, Oakland, California. It
occupies approximately 26.5 acres of land adjacent to the Oakland Inner Harbor waterfront and
the Port of Oakland. The facility is located in an overburdened community and designated AB
617 area (West Oakland).
Operations at Schnitzer include but are not limited to shredding of light iron products including
automobiles, appliances, and other recyclable light steel materials to recover ferrous and non-
ferrous metals for sale.
Through Permits and Regulations, the emissions are controlled by a variety of abatement and
control equipment; enclosures, water trucks, sweepers, and water spray equipment.
DISCUSSION
Staff will provide an overview of Schnitzer’s metal recycling operation, the associated air
pollutants, and the applicable air regulations with which it must comply. The update will include
recent fire history, work with agency partners, Air District enforcement and permitting efforts,
and next steps.
In response to the August 2023 fire, CalEPA and USEPA formed the Rapid Response Task
Force (RRTF). Its goals are to enhance multi-agency enforcement coordination, improve
communication with residents in the impacted area, and to lead to better enforcement outcomes.
The Air District participates in the RRTF along with 11 other partnering agencies to address
community concerns.
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Emissions from the facility, specifically the shredder, have been reduced with the shredder
enclosure and installation of two (2) thermal oxidizers. That and other permitting updates will be
presented.
Planned next steps will be outlined in conclusion.
BUDGET CONSIDERATION/FINANCIAL IMPACT
None.
Respectfully submitted,
Philip M. Fine
Executive Officer/APCO
Prepared by:
John Marvin
Reviewed by:
Jeff Gove
ATTACHMENTS:
None
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AGENDA: 5.
BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Memorandum
To:
Chairperson John J. Bauters and Members
of the Stationary Source Committee
From:
Philip M. Fine
Executive Officer/APCO
Date:
February 14, 2024
Re:
Discussion of the Metal Recycling and Shredding Operations White Paper
RECOMMENDED ACTION
None; receive and file.
BACKGROUND
This presentation provides an overview of staff’s draft concepts to further mitigate emissions
from metal recycling and shredding facilities. In response to Assembly Bill (AB) 617, the Air
District is partnering with Bay Area communities most impacted by air pollution to develop
Community Emissions Reductions Plans (CERP), which include strategies to reduce harmful air
pollution within the community. During the development of West Oakland’s CERP, “Owning
our Air: The West Oakland Community Action Plan” (WOCAP), community repeatedly
expressed concerns about the pollution from the Schnitzer Steel facility, especially pertaining to
deposition of light fibrous material (LFM) on both public and private properties around the
facility along with frequent fires that emit carbon and odor causing gases. As a result, Strategy
#68 of the WOCAP states that the Air District should pursue “amendments to existing
regulations to further reduce emissions from metal recycling and foundry operations, such as
changes to: 1) Rule 6-4: Metal Recycling and Shredding Operations, which requires metal
recycling and shredding facilities to minimize fugitive PM emissions through the development
and implementation of facility Emission Minimization Plans; and 2) Rule 12-13: Foundry and
Forging Operations, which requires metal foundries and forges to minimize fugitive emissions of
PM and odorous substances through the development and implementation of facility Emission
Minimization Plans by 2025.”
The white paper is the first step in assessing potential regulatory amendments to Regulation 6:
Particulate Matter, Rule 4: Metal Recycling and Shredding Operations (Rule 6-4) and will
discuss the environmental impacts from metal recycling and shredding operations and potential
recommendations for reducing those impacts. Note that although Strategy #68 of the WOCAP
also highlights foundry and forging operations, a discussion of those operations will occur later
and is not within the scope of this discussion.
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DISCUSSION
Air District Staff are proposing recommendations to address emissions from metal recycling and
shredding operations. Staff developed these recommendations after performing a gaps analysis of
existing regulatory measures used to control emissions from metal recycling and shredding
operations in other jurisdictions, as well as evaluating opportunities for amending current Air
District rules. These recommendations include:
• Propose to amend Rule 6-4 to:
o Include a minimum set of emissions control measures that apply to all facilities
instead of an Emissions Minimization Plan (EMP).
o Establish stringent De-pollution strategies.
o Include recordkeeping and reporting requirements for each emission control
measure to improve enforceability and transparency.
o Ensure better stockpile and feedstock management by having them contained in
permanent enclosures.
o Require the facility to perform air monitoring at the fenceline and/or in nearby
communities to monitor emissions and characterize fugitive PM and VOC
emissions.
• Establish partnerships with agencies that have jurisdiction over metal recycling facilities
to jointly enforce regulations and issue violations when they occur.
Air District staff anticipate releasing the White Paper for public comment in the second quarter
of 2024.
BUDGET CONSIDERATION/FINANCIAL IMPACT
None.
Respectfully submitted,
Philip M. Fine
Executive Officer/APCO
Prepared by:
Poornima Dixit
Reviewed by:
David Joe / Elizabeth Yura
ATTACHMENTS:
None
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