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Introductions
Sara Shortt, ED, Housing Rights Committee
Pritchard, SF Apartment Association
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Sara Shortt is the new ED of Housing Rights Committee. Has been there for 3 years working primarily on subsidized housing, SFHA, Section 8.
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Asthma-Safe Healthy Housing Guidance for Property Owners (Ben)
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Clarification on scope: New and/or existing housing. Presumed existing housing.
Ben took over where Louise left off. Added language to sections 5 and 6.
Need to ask Karen if should be written from property maintenance perspective (how currently written) or add new construction.
Clarified that the target audience is property owners – include mailing list for lead-based paint database. Can also help build support.
Purpose: Educational document for property owners
Rosemary Bosque is Chief of Housing Inspection Program division being integrated into Housing Inspection section at DBI.
Karen can help us address Rajiv’s comments. Address much more than intended.
Diana will receive and compile comments on the guidance.
Janet brought up the issue of safety. Can we add a sentence. Something like: “Consider that residents may be fearful to open windows, therefore not getting proper ventilation. You may want to discuss this with your tenant and see…”
Can make a reference to other guidance documents to help them understand gravity, importance of addressing larger issues like mold, must be done properly.
Karen asked Ben to go through LEEDS documents and will do so for next meeting. Will insert some LEEDS criteria that would fit it with the grid.
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□ Clarify scope for guidance
□ Contact Rosemary Bosque from DBI
□ Karen to consider Rajiv’s comments on Guidance
□ All will get revisions/comments/edits on guidance to Diana by Friday August 10th.
□ Janet will suggest some language/a sentence to insert related to safety.
□ Ben will insert some LEEDS criteria into document.
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Update: SFHA Collaboration (Anjali/ Karen)
· Agents of Change video vignette
· Thermographic cameras/ training
· Administering evaluation; working with CAFA Evaluation Team
· Tenant Education and outreach
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HRC is very interested in camera project. Sara mentioned that they can help with tenant education. They are expanding their counseling program for public housing residents.
Would like to see measures of success, outcomes – can help with that as well. Anjali talked about our evaluation plans with support from CAFA Evaluation Team.
DBI MOU might be a model to help make MOE stronger. Maxwell’s office is having a meeting this week to sign MOU. Re: DBI and SFHA code enforcement. Because of city atty – discovered that DBI has local jurisdiction. Outlines protocol for complaint and response process. Sara mentioned the idea of bringing DPH inspectors into that, and outreach partners.
Hope SF – Mayor’s init to replace fed funding for Hope 6 (long term 10-15 years down line, major demolition, etc.) Promise on table to provide $4M immediate repair money. Prioritizing repair needs. Not a lot of money relatively. Community groups are formulating priorities. Mold keeps coming up as a common issue.
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□ Ask Eval team to be here or be on phone
□ Anjali will email MOE to Sara and others
□ Sara will email MOU
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Healthy Housing Legislation
Guest: Connie Chan, Aide to Supervisor SophieMaxwell– arriving 3/3:15
Review of possible priorities grid
Review of policy recommendations
Discussion on prioritizing recommendations
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Mary indicated that her top priorities were Vents and Cameras.
Discussion on Vents and windows
Might be challenging
Problem with grandfathering in of housing
Sara said they can require things for aging stock
Consider opposition
Seizmic retrofit issue – in the end didn’t get much opposition because realized important even though
Jent asked -What’s the threshold of work at which a new vent is put in – anything you pull a permit for. Suggested reducing threshold once someone pulls a permit. Members indicated not ideal because
Whole House Performance Testing: pressure testing of home
Keeps air flow adequate and in the right direction, ventilation, Air Leaks, combustible,
Less expensive than camera
Code enforcement issues:
What are things not currently being addressed
What are things that need tweaking
Criteria/Considerations to help us prioritize issues for potential legislation:
Feasible
Has buy in
Would be a slam dunk/easy win
Cost
Opposition
Health (impact/benefits)
Which strategy would be used
Research to back it up
Want to frame issue effectively
After reviewing the grid a few people expressed which issues stood out as priorities to them:
Mechanical Ventilation (5) – MH, GT, RM, JT, VF
Thermographic Cameras (3) – MH, GT, VF
Whole House Performance Testing (2) – RM, JT
Quality of Building Materials in new construction (1) – JT
Smoking in Multi-Unit Housing (1) – TT
Promote Resident Actions (1) – VF
SF Housing Types
City Funded (CDBG)
Federally Funded (SFHA)
Private
Owner Occupied
Tenant Occupied
Issues
OAQ
IAQ
Strategies to address housing
Code Enforcement
Legislation/Resolution
Tenant Education
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□ All members should read through grid thoroughly and come to next meeting with 2-3 top issues they feel are important. At next
□ Is there anyone else who could be joining us at our next meeting(s)?
□ All will review and send top 3 priorities with some explanation.
Once we look at this we should consider costs – need some support to do that.
□ Add an extra column for costs/funding so we can analyze that as well
□ Anjali will email WHPT info, Ray will send out info on website
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