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6. Our group has been asking for a public study session on multiple occasions since Nov. 21, 2020. A formal letter was sent to the Mayor and councilmembers by Dr. Dean Baker on Dec. 16, 2020 and up to this date (Mar. 30, 2021), the city still isn't willing to host the meeting. We have made it very clear all these while that we prefer to share the complete preliminary data with all parties in a public and transparent setting and come up with a plan. Mayor Khan even dismissed a formal memorandum that Councilmember Larry Agran submitted on Jan. 20, 2021 and presented in the City Council meeting on Jan. 26, 2021. Why did the Mayor deny the resident the right to a fair, open and transparent public study session and instead lay blame on others?... As we worked on the appeal, we came across the term Title V; "a federal program designed to standardize air quality permits and the permitting process for major sources of emissions across the country." Based on AAA's 2018 and 2019 VOCs emissions..

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