TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding, and any subsequent amendments, with the County of Los Angeles, by and through the Los Angeles County Development Authority acting as its agent, for lead-based paint hazard mitigation program management services, in the amount of $589,557, for the period commencing upon the execution date through May 31, 2023, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department by $589,557, offset by reimbursement revenue. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County of Los Angeles (County), by and through the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) acting as its agent. The term of the MOU will commence on the execution date and continue through May 31, 2023. This recommendation will contribute to controlling or removing lead-based paint hazards in Long Beach homes and protect vulnerable populations from further exposure to environmental hazards.
Beginning in 2021, the County will operate a new program, Lead Free Homes LA Program (Program), to provide lead-based paint hazard mitigation services in residential housing throughout County. The Program will prioritize enrollment to residential properties built before 1951 and occupied by low-income families with children under 6 years of age or pregnant women. Program services include testing, temporary relocation, and mitigation of lead-based paint hazards from the interior and exterior of residential structures. The County selected the City’s Department of Health Human Services (Health Department) to collaborate in facilitating the Program within the City’s jurisdiction.
Under the terms of the MOU, the Health Department’s Lead Hazard Control Program will a...
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