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The Air Resources Board (ARB or the Board) will conduct a public
meeting at the time and place noted below to consider a status
report on the Local Government Toolkit for Saving Money and
Reducing Greenhouse Gases.
 

DATE:  	May 28, 2009
TIME:  	9:00 a.m.
PLACE:  California Environmental Protection Agency
	Air Resources Board
	Byron Sher Auditorium
	1001 I Street
	Sacramento, California  95814

Staff will present ARB's Local Government Toolkit, a
clearinghouse of tools, guidance, and resources to facilitate
voluntary greenhouse gas emission reductions among California
cities and counties.  Available at
www.coolcalifornia.org/local-government, the Toolkit includes a
step-by-step approach to climate action planning, recommended
actions to conserve natural resources and save money, summary of
financial resources available, and California success stories to
assist local governments with achieving GHG emission reductions.
Guidance and protocols for local governments were identified as
an Early Action Item in 2007.

This item will be considered at a two day meeting of the Board,
which will commence at 9:00 a.m., May 28, 2009, and may continue
at 8:30 a.m., on May 29, 2009.  This item may not be considered
until May 29, 2009.  Please consult the agenda for the meeting,
which will be available at least 10 days before May 28, 2009, to
determine the day on which this item will be considered.

If you require special accommodations or language needs, please
contact the Clerk of the Board at (916) 322-5594 or by Fax at
(916) 322-3928 as soon as possible, but no later than 10 business
days before the scheduled board hearing.  TTY/TDD/Speech to
Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.

Interested members of the public may present comments orally or
in writing at the meeting, and in writing or by e-mail before the
meeting.  To be considered by the Board, written comments not
physically submitted at the meeting must be received no later
than 12:00 noon, May 27, 2009, and addressed to the following: 

Postal mail:  Clerk of the Board, Air Resources Board
1001 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814

Electronic submittal: 
http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php  

Facsimile submittal:  (916) 322-3928

Please note that under the California Public Records Act
(Government Code section 6250 et seq.), your written and oral
comments, attachments, and associated contact information (e.g.,
your address, phone, email, etc.) become part of the public
record and can be released to the public upon request. 
Additionally, this information may become available via Google,
Yahoo, and any other search engines.

The Board requests, but does not require 30 copies of any
written submission.  Also, the ARB requests that written and
e-mail statements be filed at least 10 days prior to the meeting
so that ARB staff and Board members have time to fully consider
each comment.  Further inquiries regarding this matter should be
directed to Dana Papke, Air Pollution Specialist, Climate Action
and Research Planning, Research Division at P.O. Box 2815,
Sacramento, California 95812.