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Item No. 16-362
Date: September 26, 2016
Item/Subject: ORDER, Authorizing the city Manager to Apply for a two year Grant in the amount of
$60,000 from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Centers for Disease Control,
Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund
Responsible Department: Public Health & Community Services
Commentary: This order authorizes the City Manager to apply for a two-year grant in the amount of
$60,000 from the Maine DHHS to advance meaningful progress toward reducing the burden of childhood lead
poisoning in Bangor. If approved, this grant will support community-based activities that enable parents and
property owners to identify and address lead hazards and risks before children are poisoned. Specifically, this
grant will focus on: 1) owners of rental units built before 1950 in Bangor; and, 2) households with expectant
parents and parents with children less than six (6) years old who live in rental units or owner -occupied homes
built before 1950. Bangor is one of the five high risk areas in Maine which also includes the municipalities of:
Augusta, Biddeford, Lewiston/Auburn and Portland.
Revenue for the Lead Poison Prevention Fund is obtained from a twenty-five cent ($0.25) per gallon fee
imposed on manufacturers or wholesalers of paint sold in Maine. The LPPF is administered by the DHHS
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Unit.
DHHS has been providing contracts to Bangor to conduct lead poisoning education and outreach activities
since 2009. Over that time period, DHHS has documented declines in the percentage of children under age
six (6) who have been newly identified with lead poisoning in all high risk areas for the years 2010-2014 as
compared to 2003-2007, the five (5) year time period prior to the initiation of lead poisoning prevention
activities.
The term of the initial grant would be January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018. Renewals for two
subsequent two year terms are possible based on performance. This was reviewed and recommended for
approval at the September 19, 2016 Government Operations Committee meeting.
Department Head
Manager's Comments: City Manager
Associated Information: Order
Budget:
Finance Director
Legal Approval: City
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16-362
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
Assigned to Councilor Nichols
CI`T'Y OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) ORDER, Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for a two year Grant in the
amount of $60,000 from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS),
Centers for Disease Control, Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund
By the City Counts/ of the City ofBanw:
ORDERED, THAT the City Manager is hereby authorized to apply for $60,000.00 from
the Maine Centers for Disease Control's Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund to continue
lead poisoning prevention activities in Bangor for the two year period January 1, 2017
to December 31, 2018.
IN CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
CO 16-362
PASSED
CITY CLE