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From:Thai, Minh <mthai@santa-ana.org> <br /> Sent: Monday,July 18, 2022 3:01 PM <br /> To: Dale Helvig<helvig_denny@msn.com>; eComment<ecomment@santa-ana.org>; Sarmiento,Vicente <br /> <VSarmiento@santa-ana.org>; Phan,Thai <TPhan@santa-ana.org>; Penaloza, David <DPenaloza@santa-ana.org>; <br /> Lopez,Jessie<JessieLopez@santa-ana.org>; Bacerra, Phil <pbacerra@santa-ana.org>; Hernandez,Jose <br /> <jhernandez@santa-ana.org>; Mendoza, Nelida <nmendoza@santa-ana.org> <br /> Cc: Ridge, Kristine<kridge@santa-ana.org>; Carvalho, Sonia R. <SCarvalho@santa-ana.org>; Mendoza, Steven <br /> <SMendoza@santa-ana.org>;Zelaya Melicher, Fabiola <fzelayamelicher@santa-ana.org> <br /> Subject: RE: 2022-07-19 CC Meeting General Comment: Lead Contamination in Santa Ana <br /> Mr. Helvig, <br /> Thank you for sharing the article. The identification of EJ/disadvantaged communities (EJ Areas) under SB1000 is based <br /> on a number of indicators related to people's exposure to pollution in their built environment and quality of life using <br /> guidelines established by CalEPA. For the General Plan update process and for the purpose of meeting the requirements <br /> of SB1000, the City utilized the online screening tool provided by the Agency to develop the map of EJ Areas for Santa <br /> Ana. <br /> Please note that Lead Risk is one of the determining factors but not the only factor. However, I anticipate that any lead <br /> related land use policies and practices to be implemented in the City as part of the implementation of the General Plan <br /> will be applicable Citywide and not just limited to EJ Areas. <br /> You can get a complete background the City's EJ process and methodology at the links below: <br /> Environmental Justice Background and Analysis March 2021- City of Santa Ana (santa-ana.org) <br /> Environmental Justice-City of Santa Ana (santa-ana.org) <br /> The summary below are excerpts taken directly from the City's document: <br /> SB 1000's definition of a disadvantaged community include areas that: <br /> 1) are disproportionately affected by environmental pollution and other hazards that can lead to negative public <br /> health effects, exposure, or environmental degradation;and <br /> 2) have concentrations of people with low income, high unemployment, low levels of homeownership, high rent <br /> burden, sensitive populations, or low levels of educational attainment. <br /> The California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool, or CalEnviroScreen (CES), was developed by the Office <br /> of Environmental Health Hazards Assessment on behalf of CoIEPA. CES is a method for identifying communities that are <br /> disproportionately burdened by pollution and/or have a disproportionately vulnerable population. <br /> In accordance with SB 1000, jurisdictions can use this tool to help identify areas within their communities where <br /> environmental justice concerns may arise. Goals, policies, and programs can then be developed to address concerns. The <br /> CES tool measures 21 different indicators related to people's exposure to pollution and quality of life. CES uses a census <br /> tract as a proxy for community. The results for each census tract are then measured against every other census tract in <br /> California. The outcome is a scale that sorts census tracts from the least impacted to the most impacted--- as a ranked <br /> percentile---for each indicator. <br /> Best regards, <br /> 3 <br />