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FROM: SUPERVISOR JIM ROGERS :.•
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July 16, 1996 'x ' ,.:T` County
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Sj,apport Contra Costa County's application for HUD Lead-Based
SUBJECT: Paint Hazard Control Grant Program funding.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT the attached resolution supporting Contra Costa County's
application for HUD Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program
funding.
FISCAL IMPACT;
If the grant application is successful, $6 million would be available to
help make housing safe from lead hazards in Contra Costa County over
the next three years. A 10% match is required, which can be fulfilled
with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and/or city
redevelopment agency funds.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Lead Poisoning Prevention Project (LPPP),
within the County Health Services Department, currently receives
approximately $120,000 per year from the State of California to provide
medical follow up, environmental investigation and education to families
of lead poisoned children.. This state funding may,not be used to
remediate lead hazards found in housing.
The Contra Costa County Community Development Department
administers the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and. HOME
Investment Partnership Act (HOME) programs on behalf of the County.
These funds are allocated to county, city and nonprofit agencies for
maintenance and rehabilitation of housing affordable to and occupied
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF B RD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON July 16, 1996 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _X OTHER
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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Health Services PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AN COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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BACKG ROU N D(con't):
by lower-income households. These funds typically are provided
through zero-interest, deferred loans. While lead abatement is a
required component of the County rehabilitation programs, it has not
been the primary focus.
The Contra Costa County Health Services Department, in partnership
with the Contra Costa County Community Development Department is
seeking funding to reduce and/or eliminate the sources of lead
poisoning for county residents, primarily children under age 6. Housing
contaminated by lead-based paint, dust, or soil is the major source of
lead exposure in the county.
In the past three years, over 340 lead poisoned children have been
identified in Contra Costa County. About 45% of the children are from
the Richmond/San Pablo area and almost 30% are from the
Pittsburg/Antioch area. Countywide, approximately 50,000 children
under 6 ( the age group most susceptible) are at risk of lead poisoning
because they live in housing built before 1978 when paint contained
lead.
Through a partnership between the Health Services and Community
Development Departments, Contra Costa County is applying for up to $6
million in funding available through the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program.
This funding will go toward remediation of lead hazards, which will 1)
improve substandard housing conditions; 2) help preserve the stock of
affordable housing; 3) create a benefit for property owners and tenants;
4) protect children from lead exposure; 5) create local employment
opportunities; and 6) involve local residents. The grant application is
due by July 30.
Lead hazard control work would be concentrated in the areas where lead
poisoned children have been found and where the condition of housing
is substandard, primarily the cities of Pittsburg, Richmond and San Pablo
and the unincorporated areas of North Richmond and Bay Point.
IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In Support of Contra Costa )
County's application for )
HUD Lead-Based Paint ) Resolution No. 96/ 304
Hazard Control Grant )
Program funding. )
WHEREAS, childhood lead poisoning is one of the most serious environmental health hazards
faced by children today; and
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Lead Poisoning Prevention Project (LPPP)provides needed
services to lead-poisoned children, their families, health care providers and the community, as
mandated by state law; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors has established a priority for the maintenance and
rehabilitation of housing affordable to lower income households in the Contra Costa Consolidated Plan
and the County's Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, the Board has previously approved the use of Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Act funds allocated to the County through the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development for the rehabilitation of affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, these funds are administered on behalf of the County by the Community
Development Department; and
WHEREAS, over 50,000 young children are at risk of lead poisoning in Contra Costa County and
over 340 lead-poisoned children have been identified in Contra Costa County in the last three years;
WHEREAS, current lead poisoning prevention funding from the state may not be used to
remediate lead hazards in housing faced by families; and
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Health Services Department, in partnership with the Contra
Costa County Community Development Department, is seeking up to $6 million in funding for
remediation of lead hazards over a 3 year period;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors supports
Contra Costa County's application for HUD Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program funding.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on July 16, 1996,by a unanimous vote of the Board members present.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the Minutes of said
Board of Supervisors on the aforesaid date.
Witness by hand and the seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed this sixteenth day of
July, 1996.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
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