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A-47 <br /> <br />ELEMENT REF # EJ IMPLEMENTATION ACTION AGENCY TIME <br />FRAME 2023 UPDATE <br />Land Use 3.26 Yes Health conditions. Work with state <br />agencies including the Department of <br />Toxic Substances Control <br />and South Coast Air Quality <br />Management District, Orange County <br />Health Care Agency and local <br />stakeholders including Orange County <br />Environmental Justice and UC Irvine <br />Public Health to identify <br />baseline conditions for soil and air <br />contamination in Santa Ana, routinely <br />monitor indicators of such <br />contamination, and measure positive <br />outcomes. Collaborate with these <br />organizations to secure grant <br />funds for soil and air testing, <br />remediation (e.g., bioremediation, <br />covering, removing, air filtration), and <br />prevention activities for residential <br />properties in proximity to sites identified <br />with high levels of soil <br />pollution (including sites identified with <br />soil lead levels of 80 ppm or higher) and <br />air pollution, with a <br />focus on communities <br />disproportionately affected by soil <br />contamination. <br />PBA Ongoing In 2023, the City's EJ Office convened <br />lead actions collaborative to increase <br />awareness and resources toward lead <br />and soil remediation. Letters of support <br />to several grant opportunities were <br />coordinated on grants that increase <br />access to child blood-lead testing and <br />soil remediation projects in EJ <br />neighborhoods.