Lead Hazard Reduction GrantMEMORANDUM
May 24, 2002
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Application for Round 10 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant
Housing and Community Development Director David Harris recommends execution of
an application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for
$2,430,949 for the continuation of the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Prevention Program.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Michael C. Van Milligen
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Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
David Harris, Housing and Community Development Director
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
MEMORANDUM
May 23, 2002
To: Mike Van. Milligen, City Manager
From: David Harris, Housing and Community Development Department
Re: Application for Round 10 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant
Introduction:
The purpose of this memorandum is to request the City Council to authorize an
application to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for
$2,430,949, for the continuation of the Lead-based Paint Hazard Prevention
Program in Census Tracts 1, 2, 5, 6, 7.01 and 7.02.
Background:
Since January 1992, the City of Dubuque has addressed childhood lead
poisoning, first in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH),
and then by conducting its own Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
(CLPPP). In 1997, Dubuque was awarded a Round 4 HUD lead-based paint
hazard control grant to make 470 properties located in the downtown area
occupied by very Iow to moderate-income families lead-safe. This program has
initiated many cost-effective measures to prevent and eliminate childhood lead
poisoning in the City of Dubuque and has built local capacity through informed
citizens, trained contractors, workers, educated landlords and property owners..
Highlights of our Round 4 HUD lead-based paint grant accomplishments are as
follows:
· Since 1997, Lead Hazard Reduction Program staff have inspected over
520 units, identifying lead hazards for renovation and have made grants to
property owners to make 400 units lead-safe. 61 of these units were
made lead safe in partnership with the Housing Rehabilitation program,
during the course of major rehabilitation work. 70 units will be made lead
safe during the remaining term of the grant.
· Trained and certified contractors and workers have added to the local
capacity. 91 have retained their lead contractor certification and 159
workers have been certified. Further, 54 people have been trained in an
eight-hour safe work practice course.
· Lead screening rates among area pediatricians are among the best in the
State of Iowa. Lead levels among children from birth to 6 years of age
with blood lead levels greater than 10 mg/dL have decreased from 13.98
to 11.9% in the four years that the lead hazard reduction program has
been operating. This rate is still twice the national average of 5.9% but
lower than the State average of 14.8% for the percentage of children
under the age of six who are lead poisoned. 56% of children with blood
lead levels greater than or equal to 20-ug/dL drop below that level in six
months. The percentage increases to 77% in twelve months.
· In the area of public education and awareness, the community has been
exposed to print media, billboards and bus signs, community conferences,
demonstration projects, and how-to information. Lead poisoning and
problems that the City faces have been kept at the forefront of community
consciousness and the public has changed in the way residents look at
the dwelling in which they live and the way they do home repairs. The
results have been an informed public, an informed medical community and
informed families about how to prevent lead poisoning and how to treat
children who have been exposed to dangerous levels of lead in their
environment.
· Ongoing educational materials are distributed through educational
displays located at the Housing and Community Development
Department, Library, WIC, VNA, Keystone and the Dubuque Community
Schools early childhood development centers. How-to information is also
distributed at local hardware stores and wherever paint products are sold.
· In the area of development of community partners, the Health and
Housing and Community Development Departments have established a
vital partnership that is the envy of many other communities, states and
organizations. Believing that lead poisoning prevention is both a housing
and a health issue, collaboration between these two departments has
been essential to the establishment of improving childhood health and
establishing healthy homes and neighborhoods.
· Additional community partnering in the process of elimination and control
of childhood lead poisoning has been necessary to reducing this
preventable health problem. The Dubuque Visiting Nurse Association, the
CD Commission, the Dubuque Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Coalition, the Iowa Workforce Development Program, the various
neighborhood associations and civic groups all have been involved in the
process of building an established infrastructure and capacity for lead
hazard reduction activities for the future.
· Specialized training, tools and equipment have been purchased and made
available to put training and tools in the hands of homeowners, tenants
and landlords so that they can safely and easily make properties ready for
occupancy without having to purchase high cost equipment to achieve
lead safe housing. Free training has also been provided for contractors,
workers and property owners so that repairs can be made knowledgeably
and safely.
The Lead Hazard Reduction Program has become a clearinghouse of
information and expertise on lead hazard reduction techniques, providing
training and how-to proficiency to area property owners about how to
safely remove, enclose or cover lead paint hazards.
All work done under the program by the property owners, contractors and
city staff is protected under an insurance pollution liability policy, providing
protection in the event that an environmental pollution exposure occurs.
· The Lead Hazard Reduction Program also provides inspection and dust
sampling services to the Section 8 Assisted Housing program, to comply
with the new HUD lead paint regulations. HEPA vacuums and expertise
are offered to participating landlords to assist them in meeting the new
clearance requirements.
· In addition to preventing childhood lead poisoning, the Lead Hazard
Reduction Program staff has responded to cases of childhood poisoning,
completing environmental investigations and offering financial incentives
for repairing units in a lead safe manner.
DISCUSSION
This application is for a lead hazard reduction grant totaling $2,430,949 to be
jointly administered by the Health Services and Housing and Community
Development Departments. Proposed is the continuation of our primary lead-
based paint poisoning prevention program, for inspection and lead-based paint
hazard reduction in an additional 225 units in the target area of the grant.
BUDGET IMPACT
If funded, this grant would be awarded in April 2003, with work commencing
immediately following the conclusion of our Round 4 HUD grant program in
March 2003. The proposed program will require a 12.5% time commitment from
both the Public Health Specialist and the Senior Housing Inspector, for program
management, as well as $180,000 in matching CDBG funds for lead-hazard
reduction activities.
RECOMMENDATION
The comprehensive lead paint hazard reduction program described in this grant
application provides a significant benefit to the City of Dubuque. In addition to
directly assisting owners and tenants of dwellings containing lead hazards, it will
provide employment to area contractors and related labor totaling nearly $3
million. An additional benefit of the program is to continue the training of area
landlords, qualifying trades people under state legislation to perform lead hazard
abatement. This will be achieved through the certification program offered with
grant funds.
As important is the building of local capacity, through partnership with the VNA,
and through a comprehensive advertising effort and educational programs
designed to inform area landlords, realtors, homeowners, tenants, health
professionals and others of the hazards of lead poisoning and safe methods of
hazard reduction and removal. While 250 additional lead-safe units will be
produced through this 30-month effort, thousands more will remain in need of
identification and treatment. This program is designed to further the community
foundation - through capacity enhancement, partnerships and public education -
for the continuation of those efforts for many more years.
ACTION STEP
The action requested of the City Council is to authorize the Mayor to execute a
standard application and supporting certifications to the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development, in response to a Notice of Funds Availability
for Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control, in the amount of $2,430,949.
Prepared by: Kathaleen Lamb, Senior Housing Inspector
CC: Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Specialist
RESOLUTION NO. 276-02
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN APPLICATION
FOR A LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION GRANT
Whereas, the City of Dubuque has operated a local childhood lead
poisoning prevention program since 1994; and
Whereas, the City received Round 4 lead hazard removal funding, in the
amount of $3.69 million; and
Whereas, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has
made available additional funds for a Lead Hazard Control Program, including
lead-based paint hazard control, lead hazard awareness, community outreach
and environmental assessments and treatments in 225 units.
Whereas, the City of Dubuque proposes a Lead-based Paint Hazard
Reduction program in Census Tracts 1,2, 5, 6, 7.01 and 7.02 in the City of
Dubuque. The proposed application is for a continuation of the pdmary lead-
based paint hazard reduction program, for the inspection and lead-based paint
hazard reduction in an additional 225 units.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1: That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute
an application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a
Lead-based Paint Hazard Reduction Grant in the amount of $2,430,949.
Section 2: That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
forward said application and resulting standard executed contract to the
respective agencies in a timely fashion and as required by the U. S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development.
Passed, approved and adopted this 3rd day of June, 2002.
Terrance M. Duggan, Mayor
Attesb
Jeanne F. Schneider
City Clerk
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
MEMORANDUM
15 May 02
To: Mike Van Milligen, City Manager
From: David Harris, Housing and Community Development Department
Re: CDBG matching funds for HUD Lead Paint Hazard Reduction Grant
We are in preparation of an application to HUD for additional funds for our on-
going program of lead paint hazard reduction. This will be brought for Council
action at the 3 June meeting.
As part of the requirement for applying for these funds, we must commit a local
match. For the $3.69 million grant we received from HUD in 1997, we committed
CDBG funds, in the amount of $60 000 per year, for a three-year period. We
intend to propose a similar funding structure for this year's application.
To facilitate this, we presented this proposal to the Community Development
Commission at its 10 May meeting. Specifically, we requested a $60 000/year
commitment, for a three-year program, beginning in Fiscal Year 2003. This will
require a reallocation of FY03 funds and a budget amendment; we have not at
this time identified a source of available funds.
For the second and third years of the grant, it is understood that the CD
Commission's action is only a statement of intent and not binding, given that we
cannot commit CDBG funds for allocations not yet received from HUD.
The action requested of the City Council is only to receive and file the
Commission's letter. The Council will be asked at its 3 June meeting to approve
submission of the grant to HUD, which will include the intent to commit the CDBG
funds for the three-year program.
H&CD
Housing and Commurdty Development Department
1805 Central Avenue
Dubuque, Iowa 52001-3656
(563) 589-4212 office
(563) 589-4203 fax
akramer @cityofdubuque.org
May 10, 2002
Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Dubuque
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque IA 52001
RE: Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Grant
Honorable Mayor and City Council
This letter reports the comments of the Community Development Advisory Commission
on the allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds as a match for
a Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Grant. The Commission met on Thursday May
10, 2002 to discuss this matter.
Kathy Lamb, Senior Housing Inspector, reviewed for the Commission the proposed
application for a three-year program totaling approximately $2.4 million for continuation
of the primary lead-based paint poisoning prevention program that is being offered in
Census Tracts 1,2,5,6,7.01 and 7.02. The grant requires a 10% matching contribution.
As part of the match, $60,000 of CDBG funds per year is being requested for Fiscal
Years 2003,2004 and 2005.
The Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development approved in May
2000 continues to identify the need for lead paint hazard abatement as an appropriate
use of CDBG funds. $60,000 had been allocated in Fiscal Years 1998,1999 and 2000
as a match for the $3.6 million HUD Lead Based paint Hazard Control Grant awarded in
1997.
The Community Development Advisory Commission has voted to endorse the Lead-
Based Paint Hazard Reduction Grant and recommend support for the allocation of
$60,000 of CDBG funds for FY 2003,2004 and 2005 for this project.
Respectfully submitted,
Walt Pregler
Community Development Advisory Commission
Cc: Michael Van Milligan, City Manager
David Hards, Housing and Community Development Dept
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