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Evaluation of effectiveness re. SFHA Collaboration
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Work in progress with CAFA evaluation team—shared email and questionnaire
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Anjali working out evaluation tool with Mary Kreger, and evaluation method with Naja Boyd
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Anjali
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December 5th Env. Comt. mtg.
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HOPESF Project teardown/rebuild of worst SFHA developments
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Karen met with ACORN rep, John Eller, to hear about the process, and what opportunities might exist for either ATF or DPH-EHS involvement
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Committee gave Karen their endorsement to get more involved; she must follow-up with Rajiv and Mayor’s Office
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Karen
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December
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Toxic cleaning products use reduction—
SFE home cleaners factsheet
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ATF paid for reproduction of SFE safe housecleaning factsheet in 3 languages; Cynthia Knowles at SFE in process to order aerosol can factsheet in 3 languages.
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Distribution to family resource agencies desired—can obtain safe housecleaning factsheet inventory from either Karen at SFDPH or Cynthia at SFE
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Karen/ Neil
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Currently available—Sean took handful for SFAA members
Family Support Network also obtained factsheets for their member agencies—3 languages (staff support at First 5 SF)
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Toxic furnishings reduction
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CARB passed limits on formaldehyde emissions from composite wood products (4/27/07)
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Research how CARB’s formaldehyde regulation could be a model for addressing other furnishings issues
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Neil
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December 5th Env. Comt. mtg.
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Toxic use reduction for discussion-Occupational health research findings re. cleaners
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Karen found contact person at UCB Labor Occupational Health Program—no conversation as yet
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Would ATF want to include hotel and office cleaner occupational exposure in our outreach? (same population at risk as housecleaners)
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Karen
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No commitment as yet—consensus was to first model occupational protection for those working with cleaning products where City must purchase cleaning products using new SFE precautionary specification
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Healthy Housing legislative proposal
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Karen conducted stakeholder interviews with:
· John Eller & Grace Martinez, SF ACORN
· Ted Gullicksen, SF Tenants Union
· Myrna Melgar and Sonia Delgado-Schaumberg, (the new Lead/Rehab mngr), MOH
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Pending interviews with:
· Lupe Arreola, St. Peter’s Housing
· Janan New, SFAA
Email requests to:
· Rich Chen, SFE Green housing specialist
· Rent Board?
· Rosemary Bosque, DBI-HIS and Andy Karcs, CEOP new mngr.
· Regina Davis at SFHDC (BVHP affordable housing developer)
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Karen
Sean to arrange with Janan New, SFAA and possibly Brook Turner
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December—complete stakeholder interviews;
Also talk to Rich Chenre. natural ventilation statement about Plaza Apts.—what is real implication of natural air in high traffic district?
January--Additional follow through with Thomas Neltner, National Center for Healthy Housing re. standard treatments that have been found effective (re. MOH request)
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Healthy Homes Guidance document(s)
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Ben and Karen in progress on different components
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No action to review yet—report next mtg.
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Ben/ Karen
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December 5th Env. Comt. mtg.
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Outdoor Air Quality Mapping/ Issues re. Land use/air quality conflicts
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Review Rajiv Bhatia’s past presentation to ATF-Env Comt., and confirm that Comt. endorses that policy proposal in our grid
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Confirmed OK to keep on grid; not a high priority for all as it only affects new housing construction; figure out way to apply same mitigation measures to existing housing in same high risk zone
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Karen to discuss expansion to existing housing with Rajiv and Tom Rivard
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Schedule Tom to present to December 5th Env. Comt. mtg., particularly on the Chinatown SRO project, and an overview of the air quality mapping project
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Equipment Purchasing
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$12,000 line item for equipment (anything valued over $5000@)
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Itemized for an additional camera purchase, e.g. for MOH or Environ. Health to use; perhaps tie to an incentive program for property owners; also slim possibility that Tom could use for air sampling equip.
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Karen
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ASAP—lots of red tape in purchasing
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BAEHC Environ. Justice Collaborative—work with RAMP
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Review status
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Karen participates in developing BAEHC agenda to lobby BAAQMD to change how to prevent cumulative impacts on disproportionately affected communities (EJ)—Place cumulative impact issue on policy grid?
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Karen
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Karen to email group BAEHC explanatory handouts for further discussion
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RAMPCDC grant re. Reducing Minority Health Disparities with Asthma (AnneLamb); also RAMP Environmental Committee (Joel Ervice)
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Review status
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Any chance of CDC funds coming to SF?
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Karen
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Karen serving on RAMP Advisory Comt.—will be briefed on new grant this month, and will share info at next Env. Comt. meeting
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CaliforniaBreathing (CADPH) Housing and Asthma Advisory Board (Janet Tobacman)
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Review status
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Any chance of CB grant funds coming to SF?
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Karen
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Karen serving on CB Housing and Asthma Advisory Board—will be briefed on grants available this month, and will share info at next Env. Comt. mtg.
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Review assignments/ confirm next meeting date & agenda
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Next meeting this location, Wed. Dec. 5th, 1:30-3:30 pm
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