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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 12162008 - D.1 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 44.9 A... FROM: CATHERINE KUTSURIS, DIRECTOR Contra DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENTCosta DATE: DECEMBER 9, 2008 V1 County SUBJECT: STATUS REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PLANNING INTEGRATION TEAM FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS ACCEPT report from the Planning Integration Team for Community Health (PITCH) on accomplishments to date and future health-related land use and transportation planning activities in the County; CONSIDER providing direction to PITCH on next steps for the coming year; and, DIRECT PITCH to provide a report to the Board of Supervisors in 12 months. FISCAL IMPACT None to the General Fund. PITCH activities are covered by grants and existing budgets of the affected departments. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: C - _ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE (S): ACTION OF BOARD ON 11 L469APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER' Lw-% £N X>uM � VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND AYES: NOES: ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: P. Roche, DCD-Adv. Pin. (925-335-1242) ATTESTED (ab cc: Community Development,Division (CDD) DAVID MA,ICLERK OF Conservation & Development, Director THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Public Works, Director AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Health Services, Director BY , DEPUTY FApitch W20908.doc STATUS REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PLANNING INTEGRATION TEAM FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH December 9,2008 Page 2 BACKGROUND / REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS 0 4; On February 6, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved the following: 1) Accepted a report and recommendations on the built environment and public health prepared by a staff working group from Conservation and Development, Heath Services, and Public Works; 2) Acknowledged the impact of the built environment on.publichealth; 3) Affirmed the Board's commitment to promoting the public health principles in the land use planning and development process; 4) Directed the departments to establish the interdepartmental Planning Integration Team for Community Health (PITCH) to align and integrate various planning, engineering, and public health initiatives throughout the County into a coordinated team approach across department lines, and as necessary, add staff from other county departments to the team; 11 5) Directed PITCH to pursue implementation of the recommended actions detailed in the 2/6/2007 Board Order, including: a) Evaluate the County's Roadway.Policies and Standards based on the "Complete Street" approach,. which recognizes that our roads serve more than just the automobiles and are an integral element in promoting the principles of a healthy community; b) Evaluate methods and measures to implement the General Plan policies that emphasize compact, infill, and mixed use development and consider impacts on public health; c) Identify and develop policies and implementation measures relating to principles of public health that could be incorporated into pending general plan amendment studies, and into potential revisions of the General Plan and the County Ordinance Code, d) Integrate the principles of public health in the master planning of park and recreational facilities for the unincorporated area; and e) Improve coordination and planning with school districts in siting of new schools and/or expansion of existing schools in the unincorporated area with the aim of promoting the principles of public health. 6) Directed PITCH to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a County"Healthy Community" Pilot Program to demonstrate the concepts and principles of creating.healthier communities, which would be funded through outside grant sources, and to report back to the Board on program'feasibility, specifically investigating the opportunities in receiving outside grant fund sources and any potential constraints in applying them toward a pilot program; and 7) Directed PITCH to report to the Ad Hoc Committee on Smart Growth and the Board of Supervisors on progress in implementing the various recommendations. On June 16, 2008, PITCH reported to the Ad Hoc Committee on Smart Growth. At that meeting, the Ad Hoc Committee recommended that a status report to the Board focus on,the highlights of PITCH activities and use photographs to demonstrate the issues addressed and progress made to date. County staff will. provide that report at the Board meeting. The status report to the Board will also elaborate on the following PITCH program goals for the next 12 months: • y. • Utilize PITCH protocol to involve Health Services in regular project review; • Review Street Standards and Codes; • Evaluate Measure J Growth Management Standards for compact development; • Collaborate on the North Richmond Specific Plan; and 0 Collaborate on implementation of the Climate Change Action Plan. r / Planning Integration Team PITCH Background for Community Health (PITCH) a Becoming more common for health staff to work on land use&transportation planning ■ ■ PITCH established by the BOS in 2/07 to ® - conduct health-related land use and transportation planning work in the County Progress Report to the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors ■ PITCH is a unique structure within county governments. DCD, Public Works,and December 16,2008 ® Health Services currently participate How PITCH works together Accomptishment- Bay Point Healthy Community Pilot Project ■ Regular monthly meetings y ■ Spirit of interdisciplinary cooperation and ■ Planned Street&Mixed-Use Improvements learning ■ Walkability Workshop,Fall 2007 ■ Developed community inventory and work plan to guide our work ■ Package of grant submissions by DCD and CCHS ■ Developed protocol to systematize health input e Next step:Continue to seek funding ■ Basic staffing provided by CCHS Willow Pass Road, Bay Point 3w \ � ELAIR , T N TfATY RDI.T. ELE M 0.T OD 81,100] TOTE {I]CXIAL ROAD E:]D A,t TO I1:]D DH L� •.:........n,......... Bailey Rd/Hwy 4, Bay Point Accomplishment—Complete Streets �•-' _ ■Amended General Plan to include Complete Streets Policies • Pr ■Leadership provided by DCD. CCHS _..`. and CCPW participated Parker Avenue,Rodeo Coggins Dr. Curb Ramp Project,'I Contra Costa Centre li k Be re � ter. Bicyclists and Pedestrians are Accomplishment— Part of Complete Streets Dougherty Valley Trail System 1 I Mn Horse rail v, Coyoto'Cn;ekT4ai1, ncar ConMCI tra •osis Centre ene�o Accomplishment- North Richmond . •. Truck Route Planning �i n Goal:Reduce diesel truck traffic and air I�o I (.. iA pollution f t pt a Study conducted and preferred truck route `" �•' approved in April 2007 + y, o Partnership between DCD,CCHS,and community members a Next Step: Install signage and fund --- .Np[th;Ajehimond- construction of new road Truckson Market St. Areas of Challenge o a. . o Meeting multiple roadway needs in limited space t 1 H It 1 North Richmond Truck Route ' Fire district standards can conflict Improve school siting and design -;, with street width design �! Before a . _ 3N Street improvements u £ } u m• After •® Liberty Union High School District 4tb High School-Brentwood N //AR Goals for 2008-09 A New Opportunity ■ Utilize PITCH protocol to involve CCHS in ■ CCHS funded by The California iregular project review Endowment to build its capacity foreland use and transportation projects ■ Review Street Standards and Codes ■ Projects with PITCH,the new Richmond ■ Evaluate Measure J Growth Management Health Element,and the Concord Naval Standards for compact development Weapons Station Re-Use Plan iI ■ Collaborate on the North Richmond Specific I fl Plan ■A model for other health-related land use and transportation projects in Cal'ifomia �,' ■ Implement Climate Change Action Plan p ADDENDUM December 16, 2008, Agenda Item D.1 On this day, the Board of Supervisors considered accepting a report from the Planning Integration Team for Community Health(PITCH) providing a progress report on accomplishments to date and future health-related land use and transportation planning activities in the County. Dr. Wendel Brunner, Health Services Department; Steve Goetz, Department of Conservation and Development; and Steve Kowalewski, Public Works Department introduced the item and gave a PowerPoint slide presentation. Supervisor Uilkema suggested establishing a relationship with the Air District. She said she is hoping for a somewhat standardized set of conditions of approval that can help ensure healthy living environments in areas that are becoming residential. She also suggested an interrelationship with PEHAB [the Public and Environmental Health Advisory Board]. Supervisor Gioia asked when the County is looking at its next General Plan Amendment, in which health elements could be included and formalized. Pat Roche, Department of Conservation and Development, replied that the current General Plan runs through 2020 but there is no set schedule for its update. He noted that updating the General Plan is a considerable undertaking. Supervisor Bonilla said she is glad this effort is moving forward, and she commented on the health impacts on areas where people do not walk or bike because it isn't safe to do so. Supervisor Gioia added that state-level actions will impact the timelines of our ability to act. By a unanimous vote of 5-0 with none absent, the Board of Supervisors took the following actions: ACCEPTED a report from the Planning Integration Team for Community Health (PITCH) providing a progress report on accomplishments to date and future health-related land use and transportation planning activities in the County.