Lead Safe Advisory Board
Lead Safe Advisory Board
Thursday, June 8, 2023
1:00 p.m. — 2:30 p.m. EDT
601 Lakeside Ave E, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Cleveland, OH 44114 (Directions)
City Hall (Attend in person or join via WebEx), Room 509
The Lead Safe Advisory Board was created as part of the Lead Safe ordinance (Ordinance 747-2019) passed in July 2019 by Cleveland City Council.
The Board’s charge is to:
- Provide recommendations for improvements to the City’s lead safe policies and procedures
- Report quarterly on the progress and status of the certification efforts
- Complete an impact analysis of the lead safe certification program
**This is an in-person meeting that will also be viewable via WebEx at this link https://cityclevelandoh.webex.com/cityclevelandoh/j.php?MTID=md4835366445c0e62dc1060dfdc5dd31c
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Cleveland - OH Documenters Team
Applications for lead-safe certification slow in first quarter of 2023, board says
The Lead Safe Advisory Board was created as part of the Lead Safe ordinance (Ordinance 747-2019) passed in July 2019 by Cleveland City Council. 🏢
Learn more 👉🏾
https://case.edu/socialwork/povertycenter/our-work/lead-safe-research/lead-safe-auditor
The meeting has been called to order at 1:02pm.
There isn’t a public live link available to watch with me, but no worries - I’m TWEETING for you all! 🧡🧡🧡
Notes from March and November meetings were accepted ✔️
Representative from Department of Housing present ✔️ https://t.co/d74ojv0paV
There is a question in the room about itemizing hazards for actionable plans.
About 50,000 rentals are slipping through the cracks 🫣!
They are talking about windows made of wood (possibly contaminated with lead) vs installing vinyl doors and windows.
Unfortunately, programs for window replacement have their own challenges 👀.
The certificate renewal rate is being discussed #Compliance
What motivates a landlord to renew 🤔🤔?? https://t.co/jaf0vITSv9
Lead safe application processing has slowed and some parties in the room are very UNHAPPY about it.
The local Lead Safe Resource Center is managed by the nonprofit Environmental Health Watch & is charged with operating a community-based location that makes available a wide range of information on lead safety. 🤝
The Center ASSISTS landlords and tenants, families impacted by lead, and the general community in understanding information and accessing available resources.
This Center also offers training to individuals to LEARN to test properties and remediate lead risk hazards.
Other cities have higher rates of Lead law compliance 👀 ouch.
(At least Clevelanders have better #AirQuality that NY this week 🤷🏾♀️)
Comments from the Lead safe comment portal show some public concern about getting in contact with the lead safe resource center 👀.
Have questions? Think we got something wrong? Send any inquiries on the meeting or these tweets to @cledocumenters. Or email us at cledocumenters@gmail.com
This concludes my coverage of today’s Lead Safe Advisory Board meeting 👍🏾
The next meeting is scheduled for 9/14/2023.
For more meeting coverage, check out http://documenters.org.
Until Next Time,
-Gina
Meetings are scheduled 1:00- 2:30pm in-person in Room 509, Cleveland City Hall and virtual option available via Webex.
Specific meeting information will be announced through the City of Cleveland at
https://www.clevelandohio.gov/
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Agency Information
Lead Safe Advisory Board
The Lead Safe Advisory Board was created as part of the Lead Safe ordinance (Ordinance 747-2019) passed in July 2019 by Cleveland City Council.
The Board’s charge is to:
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Provide recommendations for improvements to the City’s lead safe policies and procedures
-
Report quarterly on the progress and status of the certification efforts
-
Complete an impact analysis of the lead safe certification program
Lead Safe Advisory Board members:
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Wyonette Cheairs, 2021-23 Enterprise Community Partners & Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition
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Rob Fischer, Ph.D., 2021-22 Case Western Reserve University
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Scot Kroehle, 2021-23 Landlord
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Sonia Monroy Matis, 2021-23 Alliance for Safety and Justice
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Council Member Rebecca Maurer, JD, 2022 Cleveland City Council, Ward 12
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Diana Shulsky, 2021-22 Howard Hanna Realtors
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Carol Smith, 2022 Metro West Community Development Organization/Licensed Lead Assessor