December
1, 2003
The Organizational
Subcommittee considered a proposed organizational structure and ground rules
for the Diesel Difference Working Group and made the following decisions with
respect to the proposals:
- The
Working Group's organizational structure will consist of an Executive Committee
with decision making authority and of at least five subcommittees focused
on specific issues. The five subcommittees will address recognition criteria,
organizational structure, mobile source emission credits, tax credits, and
corporate sponsorship. The Diesel Difference Working Group as a whole should
determine whether or not a sixth subcommittee is required to address technical
issues.
- The
Diesel Difference Working Group will meet once a month.
- The
Executive Committee's members will consist of a representative of EPA, of
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, of the City of
Philadelphia's Managing Director's Office, of the Philadelphia Department
of Public Health, of a non- governmental environmental and/or public planning
organization, and of a fleet operator.
- The
Executive Committee will decide issues through a majority vote. The fleet
operator's representative will vote only with respect to questions where
the fleet operator has no financial or other conflict of interest.
- The
Executive Committee will usually vote on proposals during a general Working
Group meeting. The Executive Committee can also meet and act separately
if needed.
- The
Chair or members of the Executive Committee will in most cases propose issues
to be decided by the Committee. The Diesel Difference Working group as a
whole can also request, by a majority vote, that the Executive Committee
consider an issue.
- Anyone
can become a member of the Diesel Difference Working group by endorsing
the group's vision statement and the ground rules.
- Anyone
can attend a Working Group or Executive Committee meeting.
- The
six proposed general ground rules were accepted.
Note:
In making its decisions, the Organizational Subcommittee assumed that the
Diesel Difference Working Group would be encouraging diesel retrofits in the
City of Philadelphia and in Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester Counties.
The Subcommittee recognized that the Diesel Difference Working Group might
decide at a later date to expand the area where it is encouraging retrofits.
