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TIME <br />ELEMENT <br />REF # <br />EJ <br />IMPLEMENTATION ACTION <br />AGENCY <br />2022 UPDATE <br />FRAME <br />Public <br />3.9 <br />No <br />Emergency water. Coordinate with neighboring water <br />PWA <br />Ongoing <br />Continued to coordinate with neighboring water utilities to continue multiple <br />Services <br />utilities to continue multiple emergency interconnection <br />emergency interconnection practices and maintain mutual aid program <br />practices and maintain mutual aid program participation. <br />participation. <br />Public <br />3.10 <br />No <br />Water -efficient programs. Continue to collaborate with <br />PWA <br />Ongoing <br />Continued to collaborate with regional water agencies to promote and provide <br />Services <br />regional water agencies to promote and provide <br />resources and rebates for the installation of water -efficient fixtures and <br />resources and rebates for the installation of water- <br />landscapes. <br />efficient fixtures and landscapes. <br />Public <br />3.11 <br />No <br />Service rates. Continue to perform periodic <br />PWA <br />Ongoing <br />Continued to evaluate cost of service and rates to retain prudent affordable <br />Services <br />(approximately every five years) cost of service studies <br />water and sewer rates. <br />and recommend prudent affordable water and sewer <br />rates. <br />Public <br />3.12 <br />No <br />Infrastructure funding. Continue to pursue grant funding <br />PWA <br />Ongoing <br />In 2022, the City was awarded $9.55 million of competitive statewide grant <br />Services <br />and low-cost loans for improving and upgrading the water <br />funding for flood reduction and stormdrain upgrade projects from the California <br />and sewer systems. <br />Natural Resources Agency and Department of Water Resources. <br />Public <br />3.14 <br />No <br />Technology upgrades. Prepare a schedule of technology <br />PBA/ <br />2022- <br />In 2022, PBA continued working with its selected vendor, Avolve, to establish an <br />Services <br />upgrades and necessary resources to expand online <br />Finance <br />2024 <br />electronic plan check system to streamline review and facilitate online plan <br />services that maximize economies of scale and inter- <br />submittal. The system is expected to be live March of 2023. <br />department solutions. Upgrades should include both <br />physical and process improvements, such as establishing <br />electronic plan checking, the digitization of City records <br />and the citywide records management process, and online <br />appointment scheduling system. <br />Safety <br />2.4 <br />Yes <br />Lead contamination. Work with local and regional <br />PBA/ <br />Ongoing <br />In 2022, NEIS staff established partnerships with OCHCA, OCE1, and UCI to seek <br />partners, such as Orange County Environmental Justice, <br />CDA <br />out funding/grants to further studies and remediation projects related to lead <br />Orange County Health Care Agency and University of <br />pollution and blood lead testing. NIES staff have met OCHCA and CDPH-selected <br />California at Irvine Public Health, to understand the <br />residential lead abatement contractor Azure Community Development to plan <br />prevalence, sources, and implications of lead <br />for providing residential testing and abatement for 50 Santa Ana households. <br />contamination of soil across Santa Ana. Collaborate with <br />environmental justice stakeholders in proposing solutions <br />to remove hazardous lead -contaminated soils in the city <br />and with benchmarks to measure and track effectiveness <br />of proposed programs. <br />41 <br />City Council 8 — 71 3/21/2023 <br />