City of Oakland-Planning and Building Department
ELHAP Analysis
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Recommended Action Recommended Action Subsection Action Type Department/Agency Program(s) Funding Ordinance Current Status a. The City of Oakland will proactively inspect
for all habitability issues including lead paint
hazards, beginning in priority census tracts
and executing blanket coverage of at-risk
dwellings block-by-block
Inspection/Enforcement Planing and Building- Building Bureau- Inspection Services
Lead Hazard Control Ordinance
Proactive Rental Inspection Program
(PRIP)
LBP Paint Permits, Stop Work Orders
PRIP per rental unit fee assessment
OMC 15.08 Article XIII
PRIP- TBD
Lead Hazard distrubance is being enforced for improper remediation of paint projects and for permitted projects that disturb lead-based paint or lead containing materials.
PRIP- Draft Ordinance and Program design 90% complete. ELHAP and identifying sources of funding for impacts to DHCD programs needed. Source of funding for impacts to other departments needed.
b. As inspections progress, City inspectors
will carefully assess the number of
temporary relocations needed and gather
qualitative data about other significant
burdens to the neighborhood, such as road
blockages or noise .
Relocation
Planing and Building- Building Bureau-
Inspection Services
City HCD- Code Compliance Relocation
Program
PRIP
Code Compliance Relocation Program
PRIP per rental unit fee assessment
Need to identify yearly funding allocation
to address PRIP impacts
PRIP- TBD
DHCD- OMC 15.60
PRIP- Draft Ordinance and Program design 90% complete. ELHAP and identifying sources of funding to mitigate PRIP impacts needed. Source of funding for other department impacts needed. PBD does not inspect or enforce the right of way or noise.
DHCD- Needs to identify sources of funding to expand existing programs or establish new programs to account for PRIP impacts.
c. The City and County will prioritize lead-
safe certifications for OUSD schools and
childcare facilities
Inspection/Enforcement*
*Cities and Counties do not have
jurisdiction over OUSD school facilities
or 6+ children childcare facilities, both
of these facility types are under State of
California jurisdiction.
N/A N/A N/A
State of California has jurisdiction over OUSD schools and childcare facilities with 6+ children under facilities care. City/County cannot inspector or enforce in these facilities.
a. The City and County will utilize a
geographically-phased approach in Oakland
which begins in the overburdened census
tracts that are most vulnerable to lead paint
hazards.
Inspection/Enforcement
Planing and Building- Building Bureau-
Inspection Services
County of Alameda- Healthy Housing/
Public Health Department
PRIP
County to determine
PRIP per rental unit fee assessment
County to determine
PRIP- TBD
County to determine
PRIP- Draft Ordinance and Program design 90% complete. ELHAP and identifying sources of funding for DHCD programs needed. Source of funding for other department impacts needed.
County to determine
b. When lead paint hazards are found in
homes where children reside, the City will
immediately refer the case to the County for
blood lead testing and other case
management services.
Public Health/Referral
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
County-Public Health
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
County-Public Health
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
County-Public Health
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
County-Public Health
City of Oakland- TBD (note report references an Equitable Lead Hazard Abatement Program Specialist and Database)
County-Public Health
c. The County will also receive reports of
unsafe housing conditions in Oakland. The
most efficient way to share this information
with the City would be for the County to
have direct access to the shared Equitable
Lead Hazard Abatement Program database.
Reporting
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
County-Public Health
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
County-Public Health
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
County-Public Health
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
County-Public Health
City of Oakland- TBD (note report references an Equitable Lead Hazard Abatement Program Specialist and Database)
County-Public Health
a. The City and County will both provide lead
hazard control. The Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist will monitor
all efforts in Oakland to ensure identified
hazards are remediated in a timely fashion.
Resources/Funding
City- TBD (ELHAP Specialist)/
HCD- Housing Preservation ?
County- Healthy Housing
City- TBD (ELHAP Specialist)/
HCD- Housing Preservation ?
County- Healthy Housing
City- TBD (ELHAP Specialist)/
HCD- CDBG, HOME, Lead Settlement
Funds, other sources
County- Healthy Housing
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program)
DHCD- Rental Rehab Program?
Expansion of LSHP?
County-Public Health
City of Oakland- TBD (note report references an Equitable Lead Hazard Abatement Program)
DHCD- Rental Rehab Program? Expansion of LSHP?
County-Needs to identify if any of their programs need to be revised. Used of CDBG, County Measure A funds ?
b. The County will continue to operate its
HUD-funded Lead Hazard Repair Program,
but will immediately refer dwellings within
Oakland that it cannot service to the City, for
lead hazard control to be overseen by the
Equitable Lead Hazard Abatement Program
Specialist.
Resources/Funding
City- TBD (ELHAP Specialist) or
HCD- Residential Lending and
Rehabilitation Services?
County- Healthy Housing
City- TBD (ELHAP Specialist) or
HCD- Residential Lending and
Rehabilitation Services?
County- Healthy Housing
City- TBD (ELHAP Specialist) or
HCD- Residential Lending and
Rehabilitation Services?
County- Healthy Housing
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program)
DHCD- Rental Rehab Program?
Expansion of LSHP?
County-Public Health
City of Oakland- TBD (note report references an Equitable Lead Hazard Abatement Program)
DHCD- Rental Rehab Program? Expansion of LSHP?
County-Needs to identify if any of their programs need to be revised. Used of CDBG, County Measure A funds ?
c. The ELHAP specialist will coordinate with
landowners/homeowners and schools to
offer any needed funding support for tenant
relocation and lead hazard rehabilitation
Resources/Funding
City- TBD (ELHAP Specialist) or
HCD- Residential Lending and
Rehabilitation Services?
County- Healthy Housing
City- TBD (ELHAP Specialist) or
HCD- Residential Lending and
Rehabilitation Services?
County- Healthy Housing
City- TBD (ELHAP Specialist) or
HCD- Residential Lending and
Rehabilitation Services?
County- Healthy Housing
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program)
DHCD- Rental Rehab Program?
Expansion of LSHP?
County-Public Health
City of Oakland- TBD (note report references an Equitable Lead Hazard Abatement Program)
DHCD- Rental Rehab Program? Expansion of LSHP?
County-Needs to identify if any of their programs need to be revised. Used of CDBG, County Measure A funds ?
1. Improve ongoing ability to screen
for and eliminate lead hazards
through proactive approaches: (a)
proactive inspections of rental
properties dwellings and (b) lead-
safe certification requirements for
childcare facilities and schools2. Prioritize abatement, testing, outreach, and education activities in
high-risk areas and
serving the populations most likely
to live in high-risk dwellings.
3. Ensure efficient remedy of lead
hazards and simultaneously address
all habitability issues
and all sources of lead in the places
at-risk children spend time.
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a. The City and County will enter every
dwelling or other facility where habitability
issues are
found into a Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program database that is
searchable and
sortable by habitability issues, particularly
lead
Reporting
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
ELHAP can use Accela to identify PRIP
inspections and status
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
ELHAP can use Accela to identify PRIP
inspections and status
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
ELHAP can use Accela to identify PRIP
inspections and status
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
City of Oakland- TBD (note report references an Equitable Lead Hazard Abatement Program Specialist and Database)
ELHAP can use Accela to identify PRIP inspections and status b. ELHAP will not close a case until all
habitability issues have been remedied. Reporting
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
ELHAP can use Accela to identify PRIP
inspections and status
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
ELHAP can use Accela to identify PRIP
inspections and status
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
ELHAP can use Accela to identify PRIP
inspections and status
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
City of Oakland- TBD (note report references an Equitable Lead Hazard Abatement Program Specialist and Database)
ELHAP can use Accela to identify PRIP inspections and status c. The ELHAP program will monitor and
produce annual evaluations of the impacts of
the program disaggregated by
race/geographic proxy (census tract level
preferred), which will be periodically
reported to the public for transparency and
community engagement.
Reporting
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
ELHAP can use Accela to identify PRIP
inspections and status
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
ELHAP can use Accela to identify PRIP
inspections and status
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
ELHAP can use Accela to identify PRIP
inspections and status
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program Specialist and
Database)
City of Oakland- TBD (note report references an Equitable Lead Hazard Abatement Program Specialist and Database)
ELHAP can use Accela to identify PRIP inspections and status a. The City will actively enforce existing
tenant protections to prevent eviction and
displacement.
Resources/Funding DHCD- Rent Adjustment Program DHCD- Rent Adjustment Program Rent Adjustment Program Fees OMC 8.22/8.23Rent Adjustment/Just Cause
b. The City and County will minimize financial
burdens by increasing the amount of
financial support available to low-income
homeowners who may be undergoing
financial hardship— both owner-occupied
dwellings and landlords providing affordable
housing— to fund rehabilitation and repair
activities, including grants or zero-interest
loans, in order to ensure that lead hazards
are abated in a timely fashion
Resources/Funding DHCD- Residential Lending and
Rehabilitation
DHCD- Residential Rehabilitation
Programs
DHCD- CDBG, HOME, Lead Settlement
Funds, other sources
City of Oakland- TBD (note report
references an Equitable Lead Hazard
Abatement Program)
DHCD-Re-establish Rental Rehab
Program? Expansion of LSHP?
City of Oakland- TBD (note report references an Equitable Lead Hazard Abatement Program)
DHCD-Re-establish Rental Rehab Program? Expansion of LSHP? c. The City will support low-income landlords
who provide affordable housing by making
funds available to enable them to follow
through on their obligation under Oakland
City Ordinance Section 8.22.800 to provide
temporary relocation assistance for tenants
Resources/Funding DHCD- Relocation DHCD- Relocation Needs $20M+ yearly funding allocation to address impacts
OMC 8.22.800 and OMC 15.60-
Might need revisions and funding
mechanisms
OMC 8.22.800 and OMC 15.60- Might need revisions and funding mechanisms a. ELHAP should support workforce
development to increase high-road, union-
wage,
family-sustaining jobs creation in partnership
with the Oakland Workforce Development
Board and the Cypress Mandela Training
Center, and offer job-placement support
post
certification
Worfkforce Development Economic and Workforce Development (EWD)
Economic and Workforce Development
(EWD) TBD
b. The City will increase Renovation, Repair,
and Painting training and certification
opportunities for existing small local
businesses through targeted outreach to
businesses
registered to do business in Oakland,
particularly those owned by people of color
Worfkforce Development
City cannot provide training. However,
EWD or ELHAP specialist can identify
and provide resources to outside RRP
training providers and funding to pay
for trainings.
EWD or ELHAP specialist TBD
4. Ensure robust data collection;
compile a database of all lead
hazards identified within the
City of Oakland and maintain
comprehensive and up-to-date
public records on lead hazards
and rehabilitation and remediation
efforts
5. Prioritize the needs of vulnerable
and overburdened tenants, landlords
and homeowners.
6. Bolster local economic resilience.
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c. The City and County will collaborate to
provide wraparound services to small local
businesses located in at-risk neighborhoods.
Worfkforce Development EWD (City and County) EWD (City and County) TBD a. Focusing on at-risk areas, the County
should make education about lead hazards,
remediation, and lead testing more
widespread and accessible through popular
education
and translation of lead outreach materials
into additional languages
Education/Outreach County- Healthy Housing and/or Public Health
County- Healthy Housing and/or Public
Health
County- Healthy Housing and/or Public
Health
County- Healthy Housing and/or
Public Health
b. The City will collaborate with the County
to develop and carry out effective outreach
to
hard-to-reach populations, including through
partnerships with local community-based
organizations that are active on the ground.
Education/Outreach
City- EWD
County- Healthy Housing and/or Public
Health
City- EWD
County- Healthy Housing and/or Public
Health
City- EWD
County- Healthy Housing and/or Public
Health
City- EWD
County- Healthy Housing and/or
Public Health
c. The County will ensure that outreach
efforts translate directly into increased blood
lead
testing.
Education/Outreach County- Healthy Housing and/or Public Health
County- Healthy Housing and/or Public
Health
County- Healthy Housing and/or Public
Health
County- Healthy Housing and/or
Public Health
a. The City and County will ensure equitable
governance, community oversight, and
transparency by building in ongoing
collaboration with affected communities.
Well-intentioned policies may nevertheless
have unintended negative consequences if
the
most impacted community members are not
part of the process. Unintended
consequences include increased financial
hardship, unfair stigmatization, failing to
identify
children / households with lead risks, and
prolonged exposure to lead.
Policy
City Council, County Board of
Supervisors
City Administration, County
Admnisitration
b. Prioritize impacted community needs in all
phases of policy development, treating their
lived experience and input with the same
level of consideration given to other
highly-credible types of data and
information.
Policy
City Council, County Board of
Supervisors
City Administration, County
Admnisitration
7. Increase targeted public education
efforts in vulnerable communities
8. Ensure meaningful community
participation and oversight of lead
poisoning prevention
efforts.
6. Bolster local economic resilience.
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c. Make lead risk data available to families,
policymakers, and other stakeholders who
need
information about sources of exposure, such
as property-specific information on leaded
drinking water pipes and lead in the water,
dust, paint, and soil at or near homes,
schools,
and child care facilities.
Reporting
Policy
City Council, County Board of
Supervisors. City ITD- GIS
City Administration, County
Admnisitration
d. Increase the number of community
representatives on the Joint Powers
Authority Board.
Policy
City Council, County Board of
Supervisors
City Administration, County
Admnisitration
9. Generate additional funding to
support ongoing lead remediation
systems
Policy
Resources/Funding
City Council, County Board of
Supervisors
City Administration, County
Admnisitration
Social Impact Bond ?, Loans ?,
Philanthropic ?
8. Ensure meaningful community
participation and oversight of lead
poisoning prevention
efforts.
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