GOVERNING BOARD
Vito Chiesa, Chair
Supervisor, Stanislaus County
Deborah Lewis, Vice Chair
Councilmember, City of Los Banos
Drew M. Bessinger
Councilmember, City of Clovis
David Couch
Supervisor, Kern County
Robert Macaulay
Supervisor, Madera County
Buddy Mendes
Supervisor, Fresno County
Tania Pacheco-Werner, PhD.
Appointed by Governor
Lloyd Pareira
Supervisor, Merced County
Alvaro Preciado
Mayor, City of Avenal
Robert Rickman
Supervisor, San Joaquin County
Rusty Robinson
Supervisor, Kings County
Alexander C. Sherriffs, M.D.
Appointed by Governor
Amy Shuklian
Supervisor, Tulare County
Vacant
Large City
Vacant
Small City
Samir Sheikh
Executive Director
Air Pollution Control Officer
Northern Region Office
4800 Enterprise Way
Modesto, CA 95356-8718
(209) 557-6400 • FAX (209) 557-6475
Central Region Office
1990 East Gettysburg Avenue
Fresno, CA 93726-0244
(559) 230-6000 • FAX (559) 230-6061
March 8, 2023
Alegre Aracely
City Clerk
P.O. Box 667
Patterson, CA 95363
RE: REVISED – APPOINTMENT TO THE GOVERNING BOARD
OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
DISTRICT TO REPRESENT A LARGE CITY IN STANISLAUS
COUNTY
Dear Alegre Aracely:
There has been a change in the applicants for the appointment to the Governing Board of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to represent a large city in Stanislaus County. Councilmember David Wright from the City of Modesto has withdrawn his application from the election.
There is currently a vacancy on the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (District) Governing Board that must be filled by a Councilmember from a “large” city, having a population of 100,000 or more, within Stanislaus County.
Pursuant to the Health and Safety Code Section 40600.5, appointments to the District Governing Board will be made by the San Joaquin Valley Special City Selection Committee (Committee). According to the procedures adopted by the Committee, the next step in the appointment process is for all cities within Stanislaus County to select a candidate from the applicants for the vacant position.
There is one applicant for the position as follows:
• Councilmember Rosa Escutia-Braaton, City of Modesto
Your City Council must hold a vote to either nominate the applicant listed above to the Committee for appointment to the District Governing Board, or reject the applicant. The vote must take place as an item on your City Council’s publicly noticed agenda, and be discussed during your regularly scheduled City Council meeting. Attached is a sample resolution for your consideration. Also attached is a copy of the proposed candidates’ applications.
In order for your city’s vote to be counted towards nomination to the Committee, you must return a copy of your City Council Resolution on this matter to the District by March 23, 2023, to the following email address:
Samir Sheikh
Executive Director/APCO
[email protected]
Southern Region Office
34946 Flyover Court
Bakersfield, CA 93308-9725
(661) 392-5500 • FAX (661) 392-5585
www.valleyair.org
REVISED – APPOINTMENT TO THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT TO REPRESENT A LARGE CITY IN STANISLAUS COUNTY March 8, 2023
Thank you in advance for your timely action on this matter. If you have any questions, please call me at (559) 230-6036.
Sincerely,
Samir Sheikh
Executive Director/APCO
Attachments:
Sample Resolution (1 page)
Rosa Escutia-Braaton Candidate Application (2 pages)
2 SAMPLE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 40600.5 created a Special City Selection Committee for the appointment of city members of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (District) Governing Board, and
WHEREAS, The Special City Selection Committee has adopted procedures and a rotation schedule for making their appointments, and based upon the adopted rotation schedule a city council member representing a city with a population of 100,000 or more from Stanislaus County shall be appointed to the District Governing Board, and WHEREAS, In selecting a nominee for appointment by the Special City Selection Committee to the District Governing Board, the City Council considered the application materials from the eligible candidates, and
WHEREAS, The vote to select a nominee took place as an item on the publicly noticed agenda and was discussed during the normal city council meeting with time for public comment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of (put the city name here) nominates (insert nominee’s name and title here) to the Special City Selection Committee for appointment to the District GoverningBoard.
ADOPTED by the City of on this Date
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Council President
ATTEST:
City Clerk
By
February 24, 2023
To: San Joaquin Valley Air Pollu�on Control District
Atached please find my applica�on for considera�on to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollu�on Control District Board. I believe my status as a Councilmember for District 1 of the City of Modesto (popula�on 220,000) meets with the entrance requirements necessary for this opportunity.
Much of my work as Councilmember for the City of Modesto supports the District’s vision of seeking to have healthful air that meets or exceeds air quality standards for all Valley residents. Some of these works include but are not limited to the following:
• As a Board Member for the Stanislaus County of Governments I ac�vely seek to improve air quality in the region by coordina�ng with other organiza�ons with common values and mission, including but not limited to:
o Collabora�ng with SJVAPCD, other MPOs, and the Environmental Protec�on Agency to resolve air quality issues to meet state and federal regula�ons; o Analyzing air quality impacts from mobile sources (ie cars, and trucks) emissions and inform member agencies about air quality programs and Federal air quality regula�ons, and o Monitoring and responding to the air quality conformity regula�ons for the region, including State and Federal Clean Air Acts.
• As a previous member of the Stanislaus County Waste to Energy Joint Power Authority. o I addressed cri�cal issues that impacted air quality in our region; and o heard public tes�mony regarding nega�ve impacts to disadvantage communi�es due to landfills, waste treatment plants and other environmental contributors.
Growing up the youngest in a farming family the environmental impacts of air quality were highly visible to me and my family:
• While my mother and father worked in the fields harves�ng the fruit/vegetable product they were directly exposed to chemicals and pes�cides (from the air and ground); • My home and neighborhood play-grounds where directly across from a tomato cannery which filled the air with huge clouds of smoke from its refining plants; • Combined with the emissions from the dozens of trucks that drove in and around our neighborhood was so frequent that the dense and poignant smell of the air in my neighborhood was what I grew up thinking was normal.
In addi�on to my professional and personal experience referenced above, I bring the following experience that I believe may add value to the Board: I have served as a Planning Commissioner for the City of Modesto for seven years; and, have over 25 years of public policy experience in both private and public sectors, including serving a Gubernatorial Appointee to both Governor Davis and Governor Schwarzenegger.
Outside my professional endeavors I enjoy serving on non profit organiza�ons such as American Heart Associa�on, La�no Community Roundtable, and Stanislaus Medical Society Alliance.
Sincerely,
Rosa Escu�a-Braaton
rescu�[email protected]
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