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Good Morning, 
I am writing to you today because I was at the October 9th meeting
in Sacramento for the Volkswagen Mitigation Trust. I am asking
today that the board please consider the DERA option for the
spending of the 423 million available. Under the trust 35% of funds
must go to disadvantaged communities. In San Joaquin we have 22 of
the 30 disadvantaged communities identified by Cal Enviro Screen.
The current options for scrap and replacement do not tackle all the
polluting factors that our communities have to deal with. The 10
categories for funding of scrap and replacement vehicles covers
mainly on road vehicles  and ocean going vessels as well as
airports. In San Joaquin we get most of our Nox and PM from off
road engines. I am asking that we please include the DERA option. I
would also like to see that local APCD's and AQMD's be the ones to
manage the budget because they have the programs and infrastructure
to administer these programs.