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)