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6.0. - Page 135 of 179 <br />SP -65 Lead based paint Hazards — 91.215(i) <br />Actions to address LBP hazards and increase access to housing without LBP hazards <br />The City has developed policies and procedures to address lead-based paint (LBP) hazards in pre -1978 <br />housing in compliance with regulations regarding the use of federal housing assistance funds. Childhood <br />lead poisoning causes reduced intelligence, low attention span, reading and learning disabilities, and has <br />been linked to juvenile delinquency, behavioral problems, and many other adverse health effects. Over <br />the past 20 years, the removal of lead from gasoline, food canning and other sources has been <br />successful in reducing population blood lead levels by over 80 percent. Nearly 1 million children, <br />however, still have excessive levels of lead in their blood, making lead poisoning a major childhood <br />environmental disease. Lead-based paint in housing is the major remaining source of exposure and is <br />responsible for most cases of childhood lead poisoning today. <br />The City incorporates lead testing and clearances for all rehabilitation projects it sponsors in order to <br />ensure that all federal lead safe practices are met. The City also makes lead-based paint information <br />available to local non-profit agencies and to homeowners and renters in the City. <br />How are the actions listed above related to the extent of lead poisoning and hazards? <br />Most homes built before 1978 contain some lead-based paint and lead-based paint is more common <br />and was more extensively used in homes built before 1950. As of 2011, approximately 46 percent of all <br />housing units in the city were built prior to 1960 and are now over 50 years old. Another 28 percent of <br />the housing stock was constructed between 1960 and 1979, making nearly three-quarters of the <br />housing stock 30 years old or older. <br />HUD estimates that over 60 million occupied homes, or approximately 80 percent of all homes built <br />before 1980, have some lead-based paint. Many of those 60 million homes have only small amounts of <br />such paint, however; generally, the older the home, the greater the amount of lead-based paint. The use <br />of lead in paint was highest in housing built before 1960. It was completely banned for residential use in <br />1978 by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. <br />How are the actions listed above integrated into housing policies and procedures? <br />It is the City's policy to address LBP hazards through interim control methods, rather than abatement, to <br />the extent practicable. The City will use up to $25,000 per unit in federal funds, with the balance to be <br />provided from other funds. In addition, the City will fund testing to detect the presence of lead-based <br />paint. <br />Although abatement represents the most permanent method of LBP containment, usually by removal of <br />contaminated surfaces, the cost has the potential to render a rehabilitation project financially infeasible, <br />especially when the owner is unable to assume further debt. Full abatement is required when the <br />amount of federal housing assistance exceeds $25,000 per unit. <br />Consolidated Plan REDWOOD CITY 129 <br />OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018) <br />491 <br />