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Catalog of City of Santa Ana Draft General Plan Update Comments Received Post February 15, 2022 <br />#Public Comments/Concerns Draft Policies and Implementation Actions Addressing Comments/Concerns City Response Source of Comment <br />42 Suggested Action Change: Action LU-3.21: Prevention Education - Collaborate <br />with local organizations such as Orange County Health Care Agency and State <br />Environmental Protection Agency and community-based environmental <br />justice organizations and identify funds to create a Santa Ana Prevent Lead <br />Poisoning Education Program, with special focus on disadvantaged <br />communities and pre-1978 housing stock. Implement mechanisms for local <br />community-based environmental justice organizations to guide the Santa Ana <br />Prevent Lead Poisoning Education Program and provide annual reports <br />regarding fund activities and allocation of resources. <br />Recommended Action Change: LU-3.21: Prevention Education. Collaborate with local organizations <br />such as Orange County Health Care Agency, State Environmental Protection Agency, and <br />community-based environmental justice organizations to identify funds and create a Santa Ana <br />Prevent Lead Poisoning Education Program, with special focus on disadvantaged communities and <br />pre-1978 housing stock. <br />Action has been modified to reflect community comment. Specific program information and <br />approach changes overtime and can be addressed through program development and <br />implementation. <br />Collaborative Letter <br />(MPNA, OCEJ, <br />THRIVE, & Rise Up <br />Willowick) received <br />3.14.2022 <br />43 Suggested Agency/Time Frame Change: PBA / 2022 Ongoing Recommended Agency/Time Frame Change: PBA / Ongoing The comment is noted and is recommended to be included in its entirety. Collaborative Letter <br />(MPNA, OCEJ, <br />THRIVE, & Rise Up <br />Willowick) received <br />3.14.2022 <br />44 Suggested Action Change: Action LU-3.22: Public Health Outcomes - Support <br />the Orange County Health Care Agency in their role in investigating public <br />complaints regarding lead hazards, through investigation of resident- <br />identified concerns and enforcement of local housing and soil standards to <br />assure healthy outcomes, including for individuals and households presenting <br />with concerns about lead exposures and/or with confirmed blood lead levels <br />of >3.5ug/dL, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates <br />as the threshold for follow-up and case management. <br />Recommended Action Change: LU-3.22: Public Health Outcomes. Support the Orange County <br />Health Care Agency in their role in investigating public complaints regarding unsafe lead work <br />practices and lead hazards wherein children are present, through enforcement of local housing <br />standards to assure healthy outcomes including for individuals and households presenting with <br />concerns about lead exposure and/or with confirmed lead levels of >3.5 ug/dL, which the Centers <br />for Disease Control and Prevention indicates as the threshold for follow-up and case management <br />in children. <br />Action has been modified to reflect community comment. Collaborative Letter <br />(MPNA, OCEJ, <br />THRIVE, & Rise Up <br />Willowick) received <br />3.14.2022 <br />45 Suggested Agency/Time Frame Change: PBA / 20212022 & Ongoing Recommended Agency/Time Frame Change: PBA / 2022 & Ongoing Collaborative Letter <br />(MPNA, OCEJ, <br />THRIVE, & Rise Up <br />Willowick) received <br />3.14.2022 <br />46 Suggested Action Change: Action LU-3.25: Engage EJ Communities: Work with <br />community serving organizations, neighborhood leaders, and residents to <br />form an Environmental Justice Office with at least one public health expert <br />staff Ad Hoc Committee to develop ongoing EJ Community Engagement <br />programs for existing and new disadvantaged EJ communities, including <br />multilingual communication protocols. Host biannual or quarterly Roundtable <br />meetings with local stakeholders to guide and evaluate implementation of <br />environmental justice policies and the environmental justice-related roles and <br />responsibilities of any potential Public Health Director or Public Health <br />Department. <br />Recommended New Action: CM-3.9: Environmental Justice Staff. Identify funding and hire a full- <br />time Environmental Justice staff member to collaborate with the community to guide the <br />implementation of the environmental justice policies and actions including community outreach, <br />collaboration on environmental health studies, pursuing grants, and coordination with federal, <br />state, and local agencies regarding environmental concerns in the City. Agency: CMO/PBA and <br />Target Year: 2022. <br />The community comment is in alignment with comments provided by members of the City <br />Council. Staff has prepared a recommended action to identify funding and hire a full-time EJ <br />staff person per Council's input. Action revised in response to OCEJ comment that <br />implementation of EJ policies and actions should be a collaboration and guided by the <br />community. <br />Collaborative Letter <br />(MPNA, OCEJ, <br />THRIVE, & Rise Up <br />Willowick) received <br />3.14.2022 <br />47 Suggested Agency/Time Frame Change: PBA / 2022 Ongoing Recommended Agency/Time Frame: CMO/PBA / 2022 Collaborative Letter <br />(MPNA, OCEJ, <br />THRIVE, & Rise Up <br />Willowick) received <br />3.14.2022 <br />Page 9