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Home My WebLink AboutAir Pollution Control AGENDA Air Pollution Control August 13, 2002 3306 2na Aveuue North 7:30 P.M. 1. Call meeting to order 2. Approve milmtes of previous meeting 3. Activity Report Milmtcs o1' the Ycllowslonc Couuty Air Pollution Control Board mccliug held June I I, 21102 al Ibc Ycllowsionc County Air I'ollutiou Control Office. Nlclnbcrs Pl'CSCll{: Mr. L.D. Culli,m, Dr. Mark Waddington, Ms. Michcle Reed, Mr. Nick Shyne, Mr. Riclt ~chill~ Mr. Wade Sleinmctz, `and Mr. Jack Johnson. Otbcrs Prcscat: Mr. Rasscll Boschec Chairman L.D. Collias c`alled Ihe mcetiag lo order at 7:30 P.M. Ms. Reed moved to ,accept the minutes ol'thc May 14"' mcctiag wilh c~llt~ addilioa. Bourd member Jack Johnson was present at thc meeting. Mr. Sbyne seconded, mid thc motion Imsscd. In the first order of basiness, I h'. Waddinglm~ moved lo bite Russell Boschcc as Ibc Agency's Program Director. Mr. Schil['sccondcd, m~d Ihe molion passed. In ibc `acxt order ofbasincss, Ihe Board discussed a COml~cns`alion package I~escnlcd by l)ircclor Boschce. l)r. Waddington moved to set Dircclor Boschcc's salt`ay al $47,049 per year wilh a review of Iris salary no later than six months fi'om his hiri,g d~le, aller classification by Ihe Yellowstonc Cotmly l luman Resources l)elmllment or,he Ihog~am I)ilcclor's posilion is done. Mr. Shyne seconded, nnd the motimi passed. In thc last order ofbasiness, Mr. Schill'movcd to advertise the Envimmncatal Specialisl positioa [brough thc Yelh~wstone Cotmly I laman Resources Department at a grade 21, minimmn salary $35,391 per yom'. Mr. Shyae secoadcd, mid tbe molion passed. Concerning M`ay's Industrial Compliaacc, Mr. Bt~schee said Mr. Duganz inspected Schesslcr Ready Mix in Laurel and JTI. Grtmp on Shiloh Road, nad hc found bolh to be ia compliance and no dust visible on their haul roads. Concerning Mny's Admiaistralion, Mr. Boschee said oar agency's budget is in good shape, but lhe year-end budge[ may be distodcd dae lo Steve D`aganz's retirement. Mr. Boschce said he and Mr. I)uganz mci wilh Iht Ctmaly Cmnmissitmcrs Ibr o0r Agency's b`adgcl review. Money was taken out o1' reserve Ik~r Steve I)uganz's scrota`acc pay, and to balance lifts ycm"s budget. This shmdd bring our Agency's reserve [kinds down lo an acceptable accounting reserve level. Rega d g M y s Au () , hly, Mr. Iloschec said ottr ageacy issued 272 burning permits last month. Mr. Boschec noted the S()2 `and CO levels wcrc Iow this nlonlh, as they usually are during the summer moaths. In other business, Mr. Boscbce re>ted Ihe lemm of Board members~Rced, Schilf, Shikany, Sleiametz~expire 6/30/02. Mr. Shyae moved Io elecl at-large members~Shikany, Steinmetz~ to another two year term sim liag .hdy I, 2002. I)r. Waddinglon scconded, and they were elected to new let'ms. Ms. Reed and Mr. Schill'shmlld contnct their s mnsoring `agency for rcappointment to Ihe Board. Chairman L.D. Collins adjourned the meeting at 8:45 P.M. YELLOWSTONE COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (406) 256-6841 3306 Second Avenue Norlh Fax (406) 256-6891 Billings, MT 59101 Activity Report for the mouth of July 2002 for submittal to the Yellowstoue County Air I'olluiiou Control Board.on August 13, 2002. I. INDUSTRIAL COMPLIANCE A. Coors Barley Storage and Processing facility on Road 4 South near Huntley was inspected and found in compliance. This is a state-of-the-art facility to process and store barley. No visible emissions were found during the load t~ut of trucks, and no fugitive dust was present around the £acility. 11. ADMINISTRATION A. Last year's budget had a $13,000 deficit due to Steve Duganz's severance package. The hudget For fiscal year 2002-2003 has been finalized and included in the Board material. B. A letter was written to Ms. Donna lluston of the City-County Planning Department concerning Mr. Mm'yin Lange's complaint about Empire Steel's sandblasting and painting operation. It is included in the Board material. C. Mr. Stuart tlannah has been hired by the Board to fill the vacmit Enviromnental Specialist position. He started his employment July 29, 2002. The minutes of the special session of the Board concerning his employment are included in the Board material. Also, an outline of the hiring process is included. · ' D. 1 investigated a dust complaint on Hawthorne Drive in Billings Heights. A new subdivision is being built, and the roads have not been paved nor the curb and gutter installed. II1. MEETINGS A. I met with the County Comtnissioners concerning Lockwood Fire Department's request to permanently ban open burning in the Emerald Hills area. 1 believe a permanent ban to be illegal, and the Lockwood Fire Department needed to work through our agency for any open burning ban. The request was approved, but the matter will be addressed again next spring. IV. AIR QUALITY A. During the month of June, 30 open burning permits were issued before the Couuty Commissioners banned open burning on July 16, 2002. B. PM10 Data for June: PM-10 Lockwood Park lligh 25 ug/m3 Low 14ug/m3 Average 19 ug/m~ Continuous Data lbr May: Sulfur Dioxide Carbon Monoxide Bridal Shop Bridal Shop High I hr .028 ppm High I hr 2.1 ppm ttigh 24 hr .005 ppm lligh 8 hr 1.3 ppm Hourly Average .001 ppm Sulfur Dioxide Carbon Monoxide Mt. Olive Mt. Olive Itigh I hr .020 ppm ttigh I hr. 3.4 ppm tligh 24 hr .003 ppm ,!ligh 8 hr. 1.6 ppm ltourly Average .000 ppm Sulfur Dioxide .SulPar Dioxide Cobum Road Lower Cobum l ligh I hr .078 ppm High I hr .037 ppm High 24 hr .019 ppm ltigh 24 hr .007 ppm Hourly Average .005 ppm l tourly Average .001 ppm 7(j/~Sypect fully submitted, ~ Russell Boschee Director AIR POI.LUTION CONTROL BUDGET Category lhoposed 2002-2003 Adopted 2002-2003 Personnel Director $ 48,790 $ 50,253 Envirolmlental Specialist $ 35,827 $ 35,827 Secretary $ 9,365 $ 9,365 Overtime $ 0 $ 0 Benefits $ 29,482 $ 29,481 Termination Pay _$_~00 $ 5,000 $128,464 $129,926 Capital Outlay $ 0 $ 0 Operation and Mainte~mnce OfficeRent $ 5,200 $ 5,800 Office Supplies $ 2,200 $ 2,200 Phone $ 2,000 $ 2,000 Power $ 2,000 $ 2,000 Lab &Other Supplies $ 2,000 $ 2,000 Travel $ 1,200 $ 1,200 Vehicle Expenses $ 1,000 $ 1,000 Membership Dues $ 400 $ 400 Software Maintenance $ 1,000 $ 3,000 $ 17,000 $ 19,600 TOTAL $145,464 $149,526 lt~EVENUE BREAKDOWN: State of Montana $ 9,776 $ 9,776 EPA $ 55,395 $ 55,395 CityofBillings $ 40,000 $ 40,000 CountyofYellowstone $ 24,000 $ 24,000 City of Laurel $ 2,667 $ 2,667 City-County Health Dept. $ $ 1,200 $131,838 $133,038 YELLOWSTONE COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (406) 256-684 t 3306 Second Avenue Nollh Fax (406) 256-6891 Billings, MI' 59101 August 5, 2002 Dear Ms. lluston: The Yellowstone Counly Air I'ollution Control is an investigative agency, not all cnlbrcemcnt agency. Therein lie many ul'thc problems concerning tile complaint Mr. Marvin Langc has made contel n ing Empire Slccl's sandblasting and painting opcratiou on 6th Ave. North in Billiugs, Mt. The enlbrcement in this matter lies with tile Department ol Enviromncntal Qt al'ty's Enl'orccment Division and its agent, Mr. Larry AIhcim. Fomier Director Steve Duganz inspected Empire Steel's sandblasting and painting operation, talked with Mr. Lange, and ~cportcd his findings to Mr. Alheim. As the new Director, 1 inspected Empire Steel's sandblasting and painting operation, talked with Mr. Lange, and reported my linding to Ivlr. Alheim. lu the file, there is correspondence between our agency and Mr. Lange as we tried to resolve this situation. Our agency was ilot succcsslhl, alld you have asstlnled thc lead agent and agency in this matter. You need to wolk with Mr. Alheim and his ageucy in the £uture, especially if any cnl;orcetncnt is necessary ill this case. 1 would be willing to work together wilh you and your agency to address the complaiuant's concern. I would be willing to serve on your observation team and lend my twenty-live years ol'cxpcficncc ia thc air tlualily 'field Io your discussion of thc sandblasting and painting Ol)cratioa at Empire Steel. Since your agency has become the lead agency in this matter, 1 will deactivate my file conccraing this matter uutil Mi'. Lange soblnils his petition or'thirty neighbors who share his concerns about the Empire Steel's operation to our office. Respectfully, Russell Boscbce YCAPC Director Cc: Commissioner Bill Kemledy, Larry Alheim, Montana DEQ, Marvin Lange