HUSTON
MARQUEZ
WHITE

NEW BUSINESS AGENDA

Thursday, February 28, 2002

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

9:30 a.m.
Room 201S, Building E
12100 Park 35 Circle


This meeting is a work session for discussion between commissioners and staff. Public comment will be accepted only by invitation of the Commission.

  1. Consideration of a report on scientific findings related to ozone formation events in the Houston-Galveston non-attainment area prepared in compliance with Exhibit C (Scientific Evaluation) of the Consent Decree issued by the 250th District Court of Travis County in the matter of the Business Coalition for Clean Air Appeal Group, et. al versus Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, et. al, Cause No. GN1-00210, and related issues. Randy Wood, OEPAA, Jim Thomas, TAD, Janis Hudson, OLS, David Schanbacher, EXEC, and Chuck Mueller, SAD presented this issue. The commissioners accepted staff's findings and evaluation as presented. Staff will return on or about June 1 with a proposal for a more effective emissions reduction strategy based on the science findings.
  2. No action taken.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

This meeting is a closed session.

  1. Docket No. 1998-1154-EXE. The Commission will meet in closed session to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of the Commission's Executive Director, as permitted by Section 551.074 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Government Code. The Commission may also meet in open session to take action on this matter as required by Section 551.102 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Government Code.

  2. No action taken.


  3. Docket No. 1999-0024-EXE. The commission will conduct a closed meeting to receive legal advice and will discuss pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers, and/or the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of specific commission employees, as permitted by Sections 551.071 and 551.074, the Open Meetings Act, codified as Chapter 551 of the Government Code. The Commission may also meet in open session to take action on a legal or personnel matter considered in the closed meeting as required by Section 551.102 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Government Code.

  4. No action taken.


  5. Docket No. 1999-0025-EXE. The commission will conduct a closed session to discuss their duties, roles, and responsibilities as commissioners of the TNRCC pursuant to section 551.074 of the open meetings act, codified as chapter 551 of the government code. The Commission may also meet in open session to take action on this matter as required by Section 551.102 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Government Code.


  6. No action taken.



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