2012 West Coast Collaborative Partners Meeting, May 30-31
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DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY, MAY 30TH
9:00 – 11:30am—Local Facility Tours - Port of Seattle and BNSF International Gateway
11:00 – 1:00pm—Registration Check-in
11:30 – 12:45pm—Buffet Pizza Lunch, 1st Floor Ballroom
1:00 – 1:15pm—Welcome, Introductions and Agenda Overview
- Emcee: Penny McDaniel, EPA Region 9 & Dan Brown, Region 10, WCC Leads
1:15 – 1:45pm—WCC Accomplishments and Focus on the Future
- Dennis McLerran, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 10
- Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9
1:45 – 2:45pm—Financing and Leasing Options for Cleaner Fleet Assets
- Intention – Inform WCC Partners of available procurement options that will help introduce lower emitting equipment in west coast owner and lessor fleets challenged by declining equipment budgets.
- Moderator – Joe Calavita, CARB and U.S. EPA, Region 9
- Panelists
- Sharon Banks, Founder & CEO, Cascade Sierra Solutions (CSS)
- Bob Garzee, CEO, Synergy EV Financial / Partner, Government Capital Corporation
- Olen Hunter, Director of Sales, PACCAR Leasing
- Matt Schrap, Vice President of Government Programs, Crossroads Equipment Lease & Finance
2:45 – 3:00pm—Networking Break
3:00 – 4:00pm—Zero- and Near-Zero Emission Technologies
- Intention – Provide an overview of potential zero and near zero emissions technology in port applications, urban/short haul trucks, municipal buses, and defense technology applications on the west coast.
- Moderator – Dr. Matt Miyasato, Assistant Deputy Executive Officer, South Coast Air Quality Management District, Technology Advancement Office
- Panelists
- Rose Siengsubcharti, Environmental Specialist, Port of Long Beach
- Kevin Maggay, Air Quality Supervisor, Port of Los Angeles
- Bill Van Amburg, Senior Vice President, CALSTART
- Samir Sheikh, Director of Strategy & Incentives, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD)
- Dr. Camron Gorguinpour, Special Assistant - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Installations, Environment & Logistics, United States Air Force
4:00 – 5:30pm—Policy Issues for All On- and Off-Road Technologies
- Intention – Overview of several policy issues with relevance to the deployment and operation of heavy-duty equipment along the west coast.
- Moderator – Larry Greene, Executive Officer, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD)
- Panelists
- Dan Mathis, Division Administrator, FHWA Washington, Freight Transportation Planning
- Dr. Matt Miyasato, Assistant Deputy Executive Officer, South Coast Air Quality Management District, Technology Advancement Office
- Dr. Susan Kaspari, Assistant Professor Department of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University
- Kevin Downing, Program Coordinator, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ)
- Peter Moulton, Bioenergy Coordinator, Washington Department of Commerce
5:30 – 8:00pm—Partners Network Reception – Hot and Cold Hors D'oeuvres (3rd Floor)
DAY 2 – THURSDAY, MAY 31TH
7:00 - 8:00am—Full Breakfast in Meeting Ballroom
7:50 – 8:00am—Introductions and Agenda Overview
- Emcee: Dan Brown, Region 10 & Penny McDaniel, EPA Region 9 - WCC Leads
8:00 – 8:30am—Air Directors Perspectives
- Rick Albright, Director, Air, Waste & Toxics, U.S. EPA Region 10
- Deborah Jordan, Director, Air Division, U.S. EPA Region 9
- Stuart Clark, Air Program Manager, Washington Department of Ecology
- Larry Greene, Executive Director / APCO, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
8:30 – 9:30am—Air Quality in our Communities
- Intention – Inform WCC Partners of available ongoing activities and actions that address air quality in communities.
- Moderator – Andrew Green, Director, Air Quality Programs, PSCAA
- Panelists
- Gillian Mittlestaedt, Program Director, Tribal Healthy Homes Northwest, Tulalip Tribes of Washington
- Robert Kotchenruther, Office of Environmental Assessment, EPA R10 with contributions from Jim Corbett, Professor - Marine Policy, University of Delaware
- Samir Sheikh, Director of Strategy & Incentives, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD)
9:30 – 9:45am—Networking Break
9:45 – 10:45am—Goods Movement and Sustainable Supply Chain Strategies
- Intention – Inform WCC Partners of ongoing efforts to implement sustainability initiatives in global and local supply chains.
- Moderator – Sue Mauermann, Chief Facilities Development Officer, Port of Tacoma
- Panelists
- Lee Kindberg, Ph.D, Director, Environment, Maersk Inc
- Stephanie Jones-Stebbins, Director, Seaport Environmental and Planning, Port of Seattle
- Kevin Maggay, Air Quality Supervisor, Port of Los Angeles
11:00AM - 12:00PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS – PART I
Breakout Session 1: Community Based Action: Resources for Enhanced Collaboration
- Intention – Discuss strategies that might lead to more effective and meaningful public participation.
- Moderator – Jayme Ballard, WCC Community Outreach, U.S. EPA, Region 10
- Panelists
- Benjamin Duncan, Board Chair, Organizing People Activating Leaders (OPAL)
- Jill Schulte, Researcher, University of Washington
- Kevin Burrell, Executive Director, Environmental Collation of South Seattle (ECOSS)
- Mary Pat Lawlor, Principal Planner, Puget Sound Regional Council
- Facilitated Discussion
Breakout Session 2: Cleaner Locomotive Activities in the Western U.S.
- Intention – Discussion on: 1) locomotive technology developments; 2) technology deployment plans for the western U.S.; and 3) benefits of cleaner locomotives to improve air quality.
- Moderator – Trina Martynowicz, WCC Rail & Locomotive Sector Lead, U.S. EPA, Region 9
- Panelists
- Ryan Mills, Manager of Environmental Operations, BNSF Railway
- Harold Holmes, Chief of Freight Transport Branch, CARB (via phone)
- Patrick Kerr, Director of Government Relations, RailAmerica
- Facilitated Discussion
12:00 - 1:30pm—Lunch with Keynote Presentation – Reconvene in the Ballroom
- Keynote – Craig Kenworthy, Executive Director, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
1:45 - 3:00PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS – PART II
Breakout Session 3: Nonroad: Retrofit Challenges
- Intention – Explore technology options and lessons learned for reducing emissions from construction and port equipment operations along the west coast
- Moderator – Wayne Elson, WCC Construction & Ag Sector Lead, U.S. EPA, Region 10
- Panelists
- Ron Stuart, Port of Tacoma and Beth Carper, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
- Kyle Diesner, City of Portland
- Susan Stephenson, Emissions Advantage
- Facilitated Discussion
Breakout Session 4: Greener Alternatives for Corridors along the Western U.S.
Intention – Discuss optimal ways for truckers to save money while improving air quality from Class 8 long-haul trucks, including the deployment of natural gas, hydrogen, and battery-electric trucks and fueling infrastructure, as well as promoting Truck Stop Electrification.
- Moderator – Trina Martynowicz, Trucking Sector Lead, U.S. EPA, Region 9
- Panelists
- Stephanie Meyn, Regional Coordinator, Western Washington Clean Cities
- Erik Neandross, Chief Executive Officer, Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (GNA)
- Jon Gustafson, Chief Technology Officer, Cascade Sierra Solutions (CSS)
- Morgan Wyenn, Project Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
- Facilitated Discussion
3:00 – 3:30pm—Networking Break
- Reconvene in the Ballroom
3:30 – 4:00pm—Summary of Breakout Sessions
- Breakout Session Moderators will recap the highlights of their respective sessions with a focus on how this information might help to guide the WCC’s continuing efforts to reduce diesel emissions on the west coast.
4:00 – 4:45pm—Next Steps for the West Coast Collaborative and Brief Closing Remarks
- Rick Albright, Director - Air, Waste & Toxics, U.S. EPA Region 10
- Deborah Jordan, Director - Air Division, U.S. EPA Region 9
- WCC Co-Leads - Dan Brown, U.S. EPA, Region 10 & Penny McDaniel, U.S. EPA Region 9