DATE: June 23, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
Steven E. White, Director, Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Retroactive Grant Application Amendment for Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and retroactively authorize the Department of Public Health Director to execute the Application Amendment for Federal Assistant for the Lead Based Paint Hazard Control (LBPHC) grant program, with a period of performance of January 16, 2018 through January 15, 2021 ($3,541,249).
2. Authorize the Director of Public Health, or designee, to sign all corresponding reports, claims and necessary documents as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Development.
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions, which will allow the County to receive non-competitive funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for lead hazard remediation services for the removal of lead-based paint hazards in houses where a lead-poisoned child has been identified. Approval of the first recommended action will approve and retroactively authorize the submission of a non-competitive grant application amendment to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for lead hazard remediation services for the removal of lead-based paint hazards in houses where a lead-poisoned child has been identified. The Department of Public Health (DPH) submitted the application amendment to HUD to meet the grant's filing deadline of August 9, 2019, contingent upon your Board's approval. The application amendment adds an additional $2,000,000 to the $1,000,000 the county had already received and includes leveraging in-kind funding ($541,249) mostly made in the form of risk assessments and clearance inspections of lead contaminated homes for a total grant project cost of $3,541,249.
The second recommended action authorizes the Directo...
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