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Home My WebLink AboutCORRESPONDENCE - Non-Agenda Orozco, Norma From: Dale Helvig <helvig_denny@msn.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2022 12:20 PM To: Thai, Minh; eComment; Sarmiento, Vicente; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Bacerra, Phil; Hernandez, Jose; Mendoza, Nelida Cc: Ridge, Kristine; Carvalho, Sonia R.; Mendoza, Steven; Zelaya Melicher, Fabiola Subject: RE: 2022-07-19 CC Meeting General Comment: Lead Contamination in Santa Ana Attachments: Orange County Register 2022-07-10.pdf Mr. Minh Thai, Environmental Justice is a complex issue. I think it is being made worse by how the City is presenting it. Below you reference the SB1000 definition of a disadvantaged community. I don't dispute this. However, the point I would like people to understand in the definition of Environmental Justice. The EPA website on https://www.epa.gov/environmentaliustice states: Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. As such I believe we need to consider other areas of the City of Santa that have been overlooked, as a minimum, the homes adjacent to the interstate highways and those areas that have high lead contamination. By the EPA definition,income should not exclude a home from Environmental Justice. I still feel the cities analysis is flawed in addressing Environmental Justice [Environmental Justice Background and Analysis March 2021 - City of Santa Ana (santa-ana.org)]. From the link you provided, Environmental Justice-City of Santa Ana (santa-ana.org) most of the area south of 17th street and east of 1-5, should have been included as a EJ Community,yet it was not. Environmental Justice - City of Santa Ana (santa-ana.org), page 19: 1 - f Cal EnviroScreen 3 0 Resuh}June 2018 Update) -Oesz Scores) Fr ,._W% r $1-70% 51-9% di-5-0% 31-40% 21-ao r _ 11=20% �)f�3dlrlr Combined scores _ compared to identify lowest to highest - r s1 burden h Tracts ranked from 75% to 10 are a 4 disadvantaged or EJ coI''1'"lunit Environmental Justice - City of Santa Ana (santa-ana.org), page 20: EJ communities in (,AW,!s (.µI)uE theCity f Santa Aria J FV WSTMNSTCRAvj win"5T x CommunitiesSMo ��''�C CEWER DR Main priorities: WSTHST WA rMN B:OLSA AVE 1 Dale Helvig Resident, Santa Ana 2 From:Thai, Minh <mthai@santa-ana.org> Sent: Monday,July 18, 2022 3:01 PM To: Dale Helvig<helvig_denny@msn.com>; eComment<ecomment@santa-ana.org>; Sarmiento,Vicente <VSarmiento@santa-ana.org>; Phan,Thai <TPhan@santa-ana.org>; Penaloza, David <DPenaloza@santa-ana.org>; Lopez,Jessie<JessieLopez@santa-ana.org>; Bacerra, Phil <pbacerra@santa-ana.org>; Hernandez,Jose <jhernandez@santa-ana.org>; Mendoza, Nelida <nmendoza@santa-ana.org> Cc: Ridge, Kristine<kridge@santa-ana.org>; Carvalho, Sonia R. <SCarvalho@santa-ana.org>; Mendoza, Steven <SMendoza@santa-ana.org>;Zelaya Melicher, Fabiola <fzelayamelicher@santa-ana.org> Subject: RE: 2022-07-19 CC Meeting General Comment: Lead Contamination in Santa Ana Mr. Helvig, Thank you for sharing the article. The identification of EJ/disadvantaged communities (EJ Areas) under SB1000 is based on a number of indicators related to people's exposure to pollution in their built environment and quality of life using guidelines established by CalEPA. For the General Plan update process and for the purpose of meeting the requirements of SB1000, the City utilized the online screening tool provided by the Agency to develop the map of EJ Areas for Santa Ana. Please note that Lead Risk is one of the determining factors but not the only factor. However, I anticipate that any lead related land use policies and practices to be implemented in the City as part of the implementation of the General Plan will be applicable Citywide and not just limited to EJ Areas. You can get a complete background the City's EJ process and methodology at the links below: Environmental Justice Background and Analysis March 2021- City of Santa Ana (santa-ana.org) Environmental Justice-City of Santa Ana (santa-ana.org) The summary below are excerpts taken directly from the City's document: SB 1000's definition of a disadvantaged community include areas that: 1) are disproportionately affected by environmental pollution and other hazards that can lead to negative public health effects, exposure, or environmental degradation;and 2) have concentrations of people with low income, high unemployment, low levels of homeownership, high rent burden, sensitive populations, or low levels of educational attainment. The California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool, or CalEnviroScreen (CES), was developed by the Office of Environmental Health Hazards Assessment on behalf of CoIEPA. CES is a method for identifying communities that are disproportionately burdened by pollution and/or have a disproportionately vulnerable population. In accordance with SB 1000, jurisdictions can use this tool to help identify areas within their communities where environmental justice concerns may arise. Goals, policies, and programs can then be developed to address concerns. The CES tool measures 21 different indicators related to people's exposure to pollution and quality of life. CES uses a census tract as a proxy for community. The results for each census tract are then measured against every other census tract in California. The outcome is a scale that sorts census tracts from the least impacted to the most impacted--- as a ranked percentile---for each indicator. Best regards, 3 Minh Thai I Executive Director City of Santa Ana I Planning & Building Agency 714.667.2706120 Civic Center Plazal Santa Ana, CA 92701 The mySantaAna mobile app puts the power of the Santa Ana city government in the palm of your hand! The free app allows residents to quickly and easily report issues to the City, access City services, and find news and events. Download the App: i Store Click here to report an issue directly from the City's website From: Dale Helvig<helvig denny@msn.com> Sent: Monday,July 18, 2022 12:18 PM To: eComment<ecomment@santa-ana.org>; Sarmiento,Vicente<VSarmiento@santa-ana.org>; Phan,Thai <TPhan@santa-ana.org>; Penaloza, David <DPenaloza@santa-ana.org>; Lopez,Jessie<JessieLopez@santa-ana.org>; Bacerra, Phil <pbacerra@santa-ana.org>; Hernandez,Jose<iernandez@santa-ana.org>; Mendoza, Nelida <nmendoza@santa-ana.org> Cc: Ridge, Kristine<kridge@santa-ana.org>; Carvalho, Sonia R. <SCarvalho@santa-ana.org>; Mendoza, Steven <SMendoza@santa-ana.org>;Thai, Minh<mthai@santa-ana.org>;Zelaya Melicher, Fabiola <fzelayamelicher@santa- ana.org> Subject: 2022-07-19 CC Meeting General Comment: Lead Contamination in Santa Ana July 18, 2022 Mayor Sarmiento and Santa Ana City Councilmembers City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, 81" Floor Santa Ana CA 92702 Subject: Lead Contamination is Santa Ana In my letter to you last year,2021-12-21 Letter to City Council-GP Comments on Open Space Element, I made a comment about environmental justice and the area to east of the I-5 freeway. You chose to ignore it. A July 101" article published in the Orange County Register addresses lead contamination in Orange County and Santa Ana; Minh Thai provided input. I ask you to look at this issue again. GENERAL COMMENTS ITEM 14 1. Why were areas north of the 1-5 Freeway excluded from the environmental justice consideration' Homes next to the freeway in the communities of Mabury Park, Grand Sunrise and Park Santiago inedited with black particulate and noise as much as other areas that are impacted by the freewa The homes immediately adjacent to the I-5 freeway are impacted the most, however the City took the easy step of drawing a line at the I-5 freeway and ignored the homes east of the freeway. I was surprised by this considering one of the council members resides in this area. 4 Please look at the attached article and reevaluate the City's position with open eyes. Lead in Santa Ana Independent studies D? JC lryine revealed tha_vehicle emissiors are a bigg2• contributorto lead oantaminatim than previouslythought- Lead in soil by ZIP code fppm) 21-8-4Z-4 61.4-91.3 >M-5 Orange 55` Anaheim i t' 9270B -15 "9270.5 f &31 "{ 753.42 7&LU 1 &M.01 9�.44' I 7 00105 ! 92703 --- I 744.06 92701 .02 i71817 �-- 99�.47 pggas I 49. �. ----J--- I 4rp C ,.moo W2.02 7418.0-3 I 747.0 47 43 �. T44M Fountain 41_,Q 741,42 r41 osl 77 92705 741.[0 7 ] Walley 92707— - 92704 — Tu s#In 41.1 741.11 74QKQ5� 7 3 741.0 1 I i — i7AD.04 7f'I AT Irvine CDsta Mesa Sc.rce:, wine SCNG Dale Helvig Resident, Santa Ana 5 Orange County Register-07/10/2022 Page : A001 Lead in Santa Ana Independent studies by UC Irvine revealed that vehicle emissions are a bigger contributor to lead contamination than previously thought. Lead in soil by ZIP code(ppm) 21.8-42.4 81.4-91.3 >229.6 Orange ss Anaheim 753.01�� ^92706 753.03 75401 754.04 92705 891 753.02 754.06 89104 0. 7 0.04 890.01 890.04 891,05 7 01 L- 744.05I 75 92703 - --i ---- 750.02 - ` 744.06 92701 .02 1748.01 749. -- 992.47 992.481992.49 1 l .03 --- _- L74. to 8.06 749 0 746.02 45.0 .07 992.02 748.03 ... - - 746.01 74T01 4T02 74502� 744.03 Fountain 41.0 741.02 741.03� 742 92705 741 08 743 Valley 92707- - --- 92704 I Tustin 1.10 741.11 740.05�� 7 3 741.06 ----1-- 741.07-__ 740.04 40.06 Costa Mesa Irvine Source:UC Irvine SCNG July 18,2022 11:53 am(GMT-7:00) Powered by TECNAVIA Orange County Register-07/10/2022 Page : A001 SANTA ANA Studies: Lead in city's soil from vehicle emissions UCI researchers conclude gas used in 20th century `predominant contributor' By Kaitlyn Schallhorn kschallhorn@scng.com w To examine lead contamina- tion in SantaAna, and how vehi- cle emissions have played a role,re- searchers went back in time. It's a time-consuming effort,one that requires much detangling,but UC Irvine researchers painstak- ingly dug through archives of his- torical Santa Ana,putting together _, a look at its fledgling footprint in the early 1900s. LEONARD ORTIZ—STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Meanwhile,UCI researchers and The intersection of 17th and Main streets in Santa Ana is one of the areas community volunteers collected researchers say contains high levels of lead in the soil.Two new studies soil samples around SantaAna, found,through analyzing historical data,that leaded gasoline used in the which were sent to a lab for detailed 20th century is the biggest cause of existing lead in the soil in Santa Ana. testing of lead measurements. Placed side by side, the two lead contamination levels — were dominant contributor to contem- maps —one a historical outline of nearly identical. porary soil-lead contamination in SantaAna's roads, traffic patterns UCI researchers concluded, in SantaAna." and houses and the other high- a pair of recent studies, that his- "The current approach used by lighting the current and highest torical leaded gasoline is a "pre- LEAD))PAGE 13 July 18,2022 11:51 am(GMT-7:00) Powered by TECNAVIA Orange County Register-07/10/2022 Page : A013 "We're one of the first cit- Lead ,d _ ies,if not the only city in the 14 state of California,to really Faonrtae�E i 1'�P �h take the environmental jus- +4 Y r tice issue seriously because public health agencies to y it is a serious matter for our prevent lead poisoning, residents,"Thai said in an which is primarily focused interview."We understand on lead paint and consumer that these contamination products, is overlooking — issues don't just get ad- leaded gasoline as a ma- _ J-v dressed overnight." jor source of environmen- Thai said it's a multi- tal lead,"said Juan Manuel pronged approach to ad- Rubio,a historian and UCI dressing lead issues in the Mellon Humanities Faculty `p i city,which includes engag- Fellow."Our results also in- r ing the community,identi- dicate that legacy soil-lead fying problem areas, edu- may be present in many � cating on the health effects other urban environments FGI and prevention and abating that received similar flow of 1t a lead contamination. traffic to SantaAna during T1 These are all approaches the 20th century." 1 the new environmental jus- Concerns about lead lab tice leader, once chosen, in SantaAna are not new. will consider,Thai said. Much has been written i 1 But addressing, specifi- about how Santa Ana's h' ` i', tally,the impact of vehicle communities,particularly '" emissions on SantaAna's lower-income households, soil may be a"longer-term grapple with lead contam- A issue." ination and its impact on "Our resources are lim- children. But this newer ited, and we're evaluat- study sought to answer a ing how best to use our re- different question: Where LEONARD ORTIZ—STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER sources to help our commu- did all this lead come from Shahir Masri,an environmental scientist at UC Irvine,worked on a UCI study that showed high levels of lead- nity,"Thai said."Right now, in the first place? contaminated soil in Santa Ana being largely due to the use of leaded gasoline. the first step is addressing "Lead soil contamination the real impacts being felt Leaded gas impacts in SantaAnais quite clearly San Diego, ran through It was Algeria that was Masri said comparable ar- by our residents,and then anthropogenic," Shahir Santa Ana, according to Lead in gasoline has ex- the last country to use eas in Southern California the longer-term issue is to Masri, an environmental the study. isted since the early 1920s, leaded gasoline,phasing it could experience similar look at how we can start to scientist at UCI and an au- "It's quite clear where hu- and the EPAbegan to set re- out by mid-2021. contamination issues near address some of the source thor of the studies,told the man civilization,where so- duction standards in 1973. Lead exposure can lead older roadways. polluters that have created Register. ciety was settling, where Twenty years later, the to damage to the brain or Minh Thai, the execu- these problems." In layman's terms, evi- the urban area was at the Clean Air Act, the coun- nervous system as well as tive director for the Plan- One possible option for dence suggests lead con- early part of the 20th cen- try's comprehensive envi- hearing and speech issues ning and Building Agency down the road—albeit,a tamination is human-re- tury,something about that ronmental law,banned the in children, according to of SantaAna,agreed:"This costly and time-consuming lated. translated to higher lead in sale of leaded fuel outright the U.S.Centers for Disease could likely be something one that,while he floated it, Masri dug deep into the the soil," said Masri. "We for on-road vehicles, ac- Control and Prevention.Al- that affects many communi- is not at the top of Thai's archives,digitizing old im- know that paint and vehi- cording to the EPA. though difficult to see,the ties throughout the state of to-do list — is to pursue ages and painting a layout cle emissions are leading The impacts of leaded effect can be long-term,the California,especially ones remediation or litigation of Santa Ana a century in causes of lead soil contam- gasoline have long worried CDC warns. that are next to the major with current or past pollut- the past. ination,so the mechanism environmentalists. Patricia Flores, the Or- corridors.' ers.Thai pointed to public Through the use of his- is there. Showing that is "There is no doubt in my ange County Environmen- agencies that build and sup- torical mapping,research- pretty important." mind that lead in the envi- tal Justice project director Santa Ana's approach port roads,car manufactur- ers found greater concen- The map of lead levels ronment is still amajor pub- who worked on the studies, When the SantaAna ers and petroleum produc- trations of lead in mod- around SantaAna,created lic health problem and that noted the highest levels of City Council approved the ers,for example. ern times around the by the UCI researchers, leaded gasoline is a major lead were found in Santa city budget for the 2022- "There are a variety of re- historical downtown of showed the highest con- contributor to total lead ex- Ana's lower-income neigh- 2023 fiscal year,it included sponsible parties.The ques- Santa Ana which has"ex- centration of lead in the posure,"Lee Thomas, the borhoods,replete with im- funding for a new"Environ- tion is then who,if not all, perienced higher traffic northern and central parts Environmental Protection migrants and families. mental Justice Section"in can be held accountable," volumes over a longer pe- of town.This includes the Agency administrator dur- "These are already the the Planning and Building Thai said."That's really a riod of time." downtown, Fisher Park, ing the Reagan administra- most marginalized commu- Agency. very expensive and com- Additionally, maps Floral Park, Willard and tion,said in 1985. nities in Orange County," Thai wants the position plicated process, so by no from the Automobile Flower Park neighborhoods, "The elimination of lead Flores said,calling the con- to be filled"right away."In means I'm advocating we Club of Southern Califor- according to the map.(The from gas is one of the great- tamination an "environ- addition to the new role, take that route." nia in the 1920s and 1930s historical maps showed the est environmental achieve- mental crisis" that espe- other professional techni- showed the historical 101 downtown area, particu- ments of all time,"Carol M. cially affects younger gen- cal positions and admin- The two UCI studies Highway(now the 5 Free- larly First,Fifth,and Main Browner,the EPA chief un- erations. istrative support from the can be found in the way), the primary route streets,were arteries for the der the Clinton administra- Although the studies agency will be allocated to Environmental Research between Los Angeles and highway.) tion,said in 1996. only looked at Santa Ana, the environmental section. and Toxics journals. July 18,2022 11:51 am(GMT-7:00) Powered by TECNAVIA July 5, 2022 Dear Mayor and City Council of Santa Ana and Orange County Supervisors and other interested parties: On June 30, 2022, The City Council of Santa Ana posted a statement on the city website: "The City of Santa Ana recently learned that one of its officials and the official's family were threatened with physical violence. The City Council wants to make it absolutely clear that it will not tolerate threats against public officials and employees of the City of Santa Ana. The City will work in partnership with the Orange County District Attorney and other state and federal authorities to ensure that any threats which violate criminal law are fully investigated and prosecuted...." This is noble and right. Will you make the same efforts for citizens of Santa Ana? The nightmare of last night, July 4, 2022 from 7 PM to AFTER IAM must never be allowed to happen again. I am referring to the out-of-control illegal fireworks raging across our city and the surrounding areas. I have lived here for over six years, and this is getting worse and worse. And may I add that in Santa Ana, the explosions are year-around. I live near the corner of Macarthur and Main on the top floor of the Pinnacle apts. I have an almost 360 view of the surrounding cities. A few years ago, it was fun to watch a few shows in the distance.Now on July 4,horrible explosions are happening nearer and nearer to my residence. My heart was saddened by my call to dispatchers who reported trying to keep up with the "hundreds of phone calls" they received the night of July 4. I suffered in absolute terror at the bombs going of all around me for hours and hours. I made my calls, there was nothing anyone could do. If "hundreds" of calls came in last night reporting this, I am not the only one who has had enough and I am guessing thousands more people like me tried to get through on the lines. I heard a helicopter around 9 or IOPM. I suspect they were not able to do anything at this point. The last time I called dispatch, she said they were dealing with emergencies. I called the Fireworks line a few days before July 4 and was told that more officers were to be put on from July 1-5. Then I saw on the website fireworks are allowed during those days. Why should any fireworks be allowed on any day other than July 4? In December, 2021, a proposal was introduced by some council members in response to citizens requests to ban all fireworks in Santa Ana. I learned the TNT Fireworks company tugged on the heartstrings of the board, and did not make any changes to policy. Their reasoning was funding for the band and athletics departments. Hogwash. The Santa Ana Unified School District budget is over$700,000,000 with 85% going to salaries and benefits! hi that Dec. 2021 proposal (www.newssanta.org is-it-time-to-ban-all-fireworks-in-santa-ana), the proponents and opponents argued about smoke, trash, culture, non-profit revenues. According to this article, the number of total fireworks seized in Santa Ana alone increased from 1,725 in 2017 to 59,493 in 2021! This is unacceptable. However,there is much, much deeper damage done on these fireworks nights. Has anyone considered the following: Children, animals, veterans, and others with PTSD have NO ESCAPE during this war-like environment on July 1-4. Do you realize that we are trapped in our homes? We suffer through terror and fear inside our homes, and we stay for fear of our homes being burnt to the ground. There are many horses in Orange County and the surrounding cities. Understand that these are prey animals with highly developed hearing and sense of smell. Their protection from threat is to RUN AWAY. Where are they kept? In a stall or paddock, locked in. The terror these wonderful creatures are suffering is immeasurable. Trapped. Terrorized. Smelling fire, smoke, hearing explosions. The OC Fair Eq. Center is VERY NEAR all these explosions. I can only imagine what they go through on July 4. Our animals in our homes suffer the same terror. They shake, bark, cry. The loud explosions outside my door last night, had my poor dog barking and barking to try and "protect" us, or out of sheer terror. She does not run and hide. Both our hearts were pounding for hours. If you were in town, you experienced the ever-increasing crescendo of explosions. They start around 5 PM, they get louder, more frequent and brazen as the night wears on, until sometime around 10-11 PM there are immeasurable, constant explosions all around us that we cannot hear, our hearts are pounding, our dog is barking and crying, and we are trapped in our residence to "ride out this storm." This is no different than a war zone attack. This truly is a nightmare that must end. How many people got up at 5 or 6 AM to go to work this morning? Did they get rest? Did their children have their needs met by frazzled parents? Were those people on the roads able to focus on their drive to work or at their job today? The implications of this branch into many areas. It is clear that this situation IS OUT OF CONTROL in Santa Ana, and probably the surrounding communities, as well. Let me be clear: I do NOT place any blame on law enforcement for this problem. We love our SAPD and OC Sheriff. The policy for fireworks in Santa Ana(and Orange County in general) must change. We must now take a proactive stance bed a"illegal fireworks hotline" and ban all fireworks for good. We must revisit the Dec. 21 agenda item. Yes,there will be those who defy these laws. Yes, people will cry and complain about their charity revenues. But to be honest, the City of Santa Ana has not been strong enough to prevent this problem from spiraling out of control. There may have been ways to deal with this quickly and with much public outreach communicating zero tolerance and severe consequences. As examples: I recently witnessed the police parked on MacArthur with lights on a residence, using their loudspeaker to get someone to come out of an apartment. I have also heard them on occasion overhead announcing missing persons or suspects on the run. I heard NO such warnings last night. This could have been a deterrent very early on in the day?More community outreach in the weeks before July 4 may have helped. I thought last night about water buckets on helicopters. Funny, but feasible: first a warning,then splash.. There was a barrage of explosive in-the-air fireworks one street behind the apts. across Main St. from us —and another somewhere around the Marke apts across Macarthur. We were surrounded. It would have been easy to douse them in the act after fair warning. Fire danger? I shudder to think of the damage... However, the reality is that the city and county governments and law enforcement agencies have been unable to effectively control this worsening problem. The stress on resources appears to be overwhelming. Therefore, the feasible solution is now to prohibit all fireworks, except public displays to have some clear prevention and mitigating policies in place. This problem will not disappear overnight. But Santa Ana and the entirety of OC government can show unity and proactively take a strong stand in the interest and protection of we,the citizens of these areas. Sincerely, Lori Corrente 714-486-2029 31 E. 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Fallout from the, fi reworks: health air Dirty, un y r The South Coast Air basin that are primarily Officials warn of Quality Management Dis- caused by motor vehicles,as trict issued a particulate ad- well as fugitive dust and in- particulate pollution visory through Tuesday for dustrial emissions." in much of Southland much of Southern Califor- The advisory warned ul nia,from Los Angeles to the that using personal or back- after Fourth of July. Coachella Valley,because of yard fireworks"may lead to fireworks, which emit high localized fine particulate BY GRACE TOOHEY levels of particulate matter matter concentrations and metal air pollutants. above observed regional lev- Air quality dropped con- "Fine particulate matter els." siderably after hundreds of levels on July 4 and July 5 are Fireworks on the previ- Fourth of July firework typically among the worst ous two Fourths of July set shows and smaller sets days of the year in the South record-high air pollution lev- lighted up skies across the Coast Air Basin,"the advi- els for the holiday. Los Angeles region Monday sory said. "The smoke and As of Tuesday afternoon, and remained at unhealthy combustion products from the aftermath from this levels into Tuesday morning fireworks add to the fine par- year's fireworks didn't yet for many areas. ticles already present in the [See Air,B5]