Marked Agenda
Commissioners' Work Session
Thursday, October 10, 1996
1:30 p.m.
Room 201S, Building E, Park 35, Austin

New Business

  1. Consideration of the Commissioners' priorities on rule and policy development. The Commissioners took this item up as part of new business item #8.

  2. Consideration of issues related to the status of the alternative fuels program. Jeff Saitas (Air), John Steib (Mobile Sources), Hazel Barbour (Clean Fuels & Commute Options), and Bill Jordan (Clean Fuels & Commute Options) presented this issue. The Commissioners directed staff to begin working on the agency's report to the legislature regarding this program. Staff will return to the November 7th work session for additional discussion.

  3. Consideration of issues related to agency reporting requirements. Ed Clark (ED's Office), Kerry Drake (SBAP), Dr. Douglas Benn (CIO), and Daphne McMurrer (OPPR) of the Duplicative Reporting Team Subcommittee presented the issue.

  4. Consideration of issues related to odor nuisances. John Young (Field Operations), David Duncan (Legal), Laurel Carlisle (TARA), and Debra Barber (Field Operations) presented this issue.

  5. The Commission will meet in closed session to receive legal advice on the petition of the Environmental Defense Fund to withdraw EPA approval of the Underground Injection Control Programs of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission under the Safe Drinking Water Act, pursuant to 551.071 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. The Commissioners took no action on this issue.

  6. The Commission will meet in closed session to deliberate the employment of the Commission's Deputy Director for the Office of Water Resource Management. The authority for the closed session is 551.074 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. The Commissioners took no action on this issue.

  7. The Commission will meet in closed session to receive legal advice on agency options relating to delegation of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program, pursuant to 551.071 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. The Commissioners took no action on this issue.

  8. Planning for the next Commissioners' Work Session. The next Work Session is scheduled for Thursday, October 24th, at 1:30 p.m. in E-201S. Currently, there is only one item on the agenda -- a closed session discussion of pending litigation.