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<br />The Council will also prepare criteria to allocate the $90 million in 'urban greening" funds. <br />Cities, counties and non profits will be eligible to apply directly for a wide variety of 'urban <br />greening' projects. The Resources Agency was allocated $500,000 to begin the guideline <br />development process, but no additional information from the agency is yet available. <br /> <br />8A <br />Page 6 <br /> <br />Additional information can be found online at htto:/lresources.ca.Qov. <br /> <br />October Meetings on Transit Oriented Development and Infilllncentive Grant <br />Program <br /> <br />The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has announced a <br />series of stakeholder meetings for Proposition 1C transit oriented development and infill incentive <br />grant program funds. The next meetings are scheduled Oct. 17 in Los Angeles, and Oct. 20 in <br />Sacramento. Additional information about the meetings can be found on HCD's Web site at <br />www.hcd.ca.gov. (www.hcd.ca.Qov/falBond Proaram Workshops. PliO <br /> <br />Meeting Schedule <br /> <br />The meetings are scheduled from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. with an hour break at noon for lunch. The <br />moming session wiD address infrastructure funding (water, sewer, traffic, site cleanup, etc.). The <br />aftemoon session win foous on funding for housing and related Infrastructure near transit stations. <br /> <br />Oct. 15: San Diego <br />Civic Center Concourse Building <br />202 C Street, Silver Room <br /> <br />Oct. 17: Los Angeles <br />Ronald Reagan Building, First Floor Auditorium <br />300 South Spring Street <br /> <br />Oct. 20: Sacramento <br />400 R Street, River Room <br /> <br />ARB Proposed Scoping Plan Release Oetayed <br /> <br />The Califomia Air Resources Board (ARB) has delayed the release of the next draft of its Soaping <br />Plan, originally scheduled for Oct. 3. ARB was expected to take up the fmal Scoping Plan at its <br />November board meeting in time to meet the AB 32 deadline of Jan. 1, 2009 for approval. <br /> <br />The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AS 32) requires ARB to prepare a Soaping Plan to <br />meet California's greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction goals. ARB released an initial <br />Scoping Plan on June 26. Subsequently, league staff held conference calls with city officials and <br />provided comments on the draft to ARB. <br /> <br />League staff anticipates that ARB will release the Proposed Scoplng Plan in the immediate future. <br />I nformation will be forwarded to city offICials and it is likely conference calls will be scheduled to <br />discuss major components ofthe draft. Please watch for updates in Priority Focus and through <br />the League's Iistservs. <br /> <br />New Sharps Waste Disposal Program Guidelines Now Available <br /> <br />The California Integrated Waste Management Board has released program information for <br />syringe and sharps disposal, following the Sept. 1 enactment of the new Iawthat makes it illegal <br />to dispose of sharP5 waste in the trash or recycling containers. The new law also requires that all <br />sharps waste be transported to a collection center in an approved sharps container. <br /> <br />For more information on collection, disposal, and other guidelines for local jurisdictions, please <br />visit http://wINw.ciwmb.ca.QOv/HHWfSharDSldefautt htm. <br /> <br />6 <br />