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Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District Special Meeting Approves Consent Items, October 1, 2026

Boards and Commissions — Thursday, October 1, 2026
BodySacramento County, California
SessionBoards and Commissions
DateThursday, October 1, 2026
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Speaker numbers apply only to this recording.

Unassigned speaker

0:02

All

Speaker 1

0:03

right, good afternoon.

0:04

We will call to order the special meeting of the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District for September 28th, 2026.

0:11

Selena, would you please call the roll?

Speaker 2

0:17

Chair Aquino?

0:18

Here.

0:19

Director Desmond.

0:21

Director Dickinson?

Unassigned speaker

0:22

Here.

Speaker 2

0:22

Director Guida?

0:23

Director Hume?

Speaker 3

0:24

Here.

Speaker 2

0:25

Director Kennedy.

0:26

Director Lopez Taff?

Speaker 3

0:28

Here.

Speaker 2

0:28

Director Pluckybaum?

Unassigned speaker

0:29

Here.

Speaker 2

0:30

Director Pratton.

Speaker 4

0:31

Here.

Speaker 2

0:32

Director Roblis.

0:34

Director Rodriguez.

0:36

Here.

0:36

Director Sander?

0:37

Here.

0:37

Director Cerna.

0:39

Director Jennings?

0:40

Here.

0:41

We have quorum.

Speaker 1

0:42

Great.

0:42

Thank you.

0:42

If you'd all please rise and join me the Pledge of Allegiance.

Unassigned speaker

0:46

I pledge

Speaker 4

0:47

allegiance to the flag

Unassigned speaker

0:49

of

Speaker 4

0:49

the United

Unassigned speaker

0:50

States of America.

Unassigned speaker

0:51

And to the Republic for which it stands one nation.

Speaker 4

0:56

Individual C and Justice Groll.

Unassigned speaker

1:01

All

Speaker 1

1:01

right, if you please read the

Speaker 2

1:03

board clerk announcements.

1:04

Members of the public are encouraged to observe the meeting in real time at Metro14Live.sackCounty.gov.

1:11

Participate in person via Zoom video or teleconference line, and by submitting written comments to board clerk at airquality.org.

1:18

Comments will be delivered to the board of directors.

1:20

Public comments regarding matters under the jurisdiction of the board of directors will be acknowledged by the chairperson, distributed to the board of directors and included in the record.

1:28

This meeting of the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District is live and recorded with closed captioning.

1:34

It is cable cast on Metro Cable Channel 14, the local government affairs channel on Comcast and Direct TV U versed cable systems.

1:42

Today's meeting replays on Wednesday, September 30th, 2026 at 11 a.m.

1:47

on Metro Cable Channel 14.

Speaker 1

1:49

Great, thank you.

1:50

That takes us to our consent calendar.

1:52

Do any of my colleagues have questions or comments on the consent calendar?

Unassigned speaker

1:57

I

Speaker 1

1:57

will move to approve the consent calendar.

2:00

And I'll second.

2:05

Do you have a question, Director Dickinson?

Unassigned speaker

2:07

I do.

Unassigned speaker

2:08

I'm sorry.

Unassigned speaker

2:09

I thought we could prepare this bit.

Speaker 1

2:11

No, but we need to probably turn your microphone on so it's captured there.

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Summary of Proceedings

Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District Special Meeting: October 1, 2026

The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District held a special meeting to act on its consent calendar and a related contract item. Chair Aquino called the meeting to order, and roll call established a quorum. The provided timestamp dates this meeting as October 1, 2026; however, the raw transcript states the meeting was called for September 28, 2026, and the replay announcement references Wednesday, September 30, 2026. This discrepancy is noted. The board approved the consent calendar in two votes, with Director Dickinson recorded as voting no on item 5.5. No public comments were offered.

Consent Calendar

  • Chair Aquino moved to approve the consent calendar. Director Dickinson raised a question about item 5.5 and asked to be recorded as a no vote rather than pulling the item for a separate discussion.
  • The board approved items 5.1 through 5.4 and 5.6 by roll-call vote on an amended motion.
  • Item 5.5, described as an advance contract authorization brought before the RFP process, was approved separately on a motion seconded by Director Sander. Director Dickinson voted no, and the chair announced the item passed.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • None. The board clerk reported no public comments from the chambers or online.

Discussion Items

  • Director Dickinson questioned why item 5.5 sought authority to award and execute a contract before a contractor had been selected through the normal solicitation process. Staff responded that the current contractor's contract ends in early to mid-February, the board does not meet in November and December, and early approval is needed to allow transition time for a new contractor before the season. Director Dickinson stated he understood the explanation but considered the approach unwise and asked that his no vote be recorded.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved consent calendar items 5.1 through 5.4 and 5.6 by roll-call vote.
  • Approved item 5.5 by roll-call vote, with Director Dickinson as the recorded no vote.
  • Adjourned at 1:37 p.m.

Meeting Transcript

All right, good afternoon. We will call to order the special meeting of the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District for September 28th, 2026. Selena, would you please call the roll? Chair Aquino? Here. Director Desmond. Director Dickinson? Here. Director Guida? Director Hume? Here. Director Kennedy. Director Lopez Taff? Here. Director Pluckybaum? Here. Director Pratton. Here. Director Roblis. Director Rodriguez. Here. Director Sander? Here. Director Cerna. Director Jennings? Here. We have quorum. Great. Thank you. If you'd all please rise and join me the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands one nation. Individual C and Justice Groll. All right, if you please read the board clerk announcements. Members of the public are encouraged to observe the meeting in real time at Metro14Live.sackCounty.gov. Participate in person via Zoom video or teleconference line, and by submitting written comments to board clerk at airquality.org. Comments will be delivered to the board of directors. Public comments regarding matters under the jurisdiction of the board of directors will be acknowledged by the chairperson, distributed to the board of directors and included in the record. This meeting of the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District is live and recorded with closed captioning. It is cable cast on Metro Cable Channel 14, the local government affairs channel on Comcast and Direct TV U versed cable systems. Today's meeting replays on Wednesday, September 30th, 2026 at 11 a.m. on Metro Cable Channel 14. Great, thank you.

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