1. WRAP Charter Revisions, Board of Directors and Funding
WESTAR Fall Business Meeting
Santa Fe, New Mexico
November 9, 2009
Don Arkell

2. WRAP Charter Revisions
July - Meeting in Denver
Several drafts – review and revisions by AMC, others
Voluntary, non-regulatory partnership
Maintain technical support for regional haze
Understand other western regional air issues\multi-pollutant approach
Maintain common data bases
Collaborate and leverage with other technical work
Federal, State, Tribes, Local agencies as members
November - Final draft for approval by WRAP board
Next Steps: Membership selection of Board of Directors

3. WRAP Membership and Board of Directors
5 state agency
5 tribal agency
5 federal agency
2 local agency
2 Co-Directors – State and Tribal member
Other officers – Treasurer and Secretary
Officers Selected from board membership by Board of Directors

4. Funding
2010
Level of effort is to “keep the lights on” through 2010
TSS/VIEWS, EDMS, FETS, SO2 Milestone tracking, website contracts; Associated program management – staff, meetings/calls, some travel, overhead – no modeling or additional technical work without additional resources
2011 and beyond
Ramp up level of effort based on revised WRAP charter
Haze, + regional tech support for other air program needs

5. Funding (continued) Work needed is generally understood
Resources needed are generally known
Next Steps:
WRAP membership to lead in identifying needs and resources?
Operating/resource model?
Annual budget with workplan for entire operation?
Base funding, with user-pay for ad hoc special technical projects?
Other?

6. Funding (continued) Timing – A few considerations:
State and federal Budget cycles?
SIP deadlines?
Case development to support western needs identification?
Coordination with other MSO’s?

7. Discussion??