HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT & EDUCATION COMMITTEE

DAVID CROWLEY, Chair TUESDAY

CHRIS MONZEL, Vice-Chair NOVEMBER 24, 2009

JEFF BERDING, Member 12:00 P.M.

CHRIS BORTZ, Member COUNCIL CHAMBERS

GREG HARRIS, Member ROOM 300

ROXANNE QUALLS, Member

CECIL THOMAS, Member

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Robert A. Neely, II

Clerk to Committee

Pandemic H1N1 Flu Briefing

Dr. Noble Maseru, Cincinnati Health Commissioner

Dr. Steven Englender, Director, Center for Public Health Preparedness

Dr. Marilyn Crumpton Medical Director, Division of School and Adolescent Health

Cincinnati Health Department’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Update

Dr. Camille Jones, Assistant Health Commissioner

Lead Items:

1-200900505 MOTION, submitted by Councilmembers Qualls, Bortz, Berding,

Cole, Monzel and Ghiz on 3/31/2009, We move that the

administration: Recommend changes in the City's building codes

and administrative procedures that would allow implementation of

the three-tiered approach to setting clear, workable and

protective standards that define rental property owners' duties

outlined in the Lead-Safe Housing Policy Guidance from the

Alliance for Healthy Homes; Recommend an evaluation process for

the Cincinnati Health Department's lead program and any other

lead-related programs for the City. The evaluation should

include an assessment of the programs and its management, and

recommend improvements that include methods for measuring and

tracking progress, setting priorities and building in

accountability. The administration shall provide estimates for a

consultant to conduct the evaluation; e.g., the Coalition to End

Childhood Poisoning. Review other municipal ordinances that

require mandatory lead certificate/licensing and inspection,

including Rochester, NY, Washington, D.C. and Chicago, including

a review of criteria for mandatory rental certification and

develop legislation that incorporates the most effective

elements of those ordinances; Recommend legislation that gives

the city right of entry and inspection of properties where lead

is present, similar to Chicago's program; uses the City's

administrative hearing process for enforcement of violations,

emphasizing civil citations; add pre-prosecution meetings as an

option to resolve violations; and includes civil remedies,

including allowing City Buildings and Inspections to issue

citations for lead. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)

2-200900954 REPORT, dated 6/23/2009, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City

Manager, regarding Normal Code Relocation Program. (SEE

DOCUMENT #200900787 FOR MOTION)

3-200901126 REPORT, dated 8/3/2009, submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City

Manager, regarding Lead Program update. (SEE DOCUMENT

#200900954 FOR PREVIOUS REPORT)