Second Amendment to the Grant Agreement with the County of San Diego for Lead Hazard Investigations and Elimination Services
Summary
SCH Number
2025101202
Public Agency
City of San Diego
Document Title
Second Amendment to the Grant Agreement with the County of San Diego for Lead Hazard Investigations and Elimination Services
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/24/2025
Document Description
City Council approval of a Second Amendment to the Grant Agreement with the County of San Diego (County) to accept California Department of Public Health (CDPH) grant funds as a subgrantee of the County's Health and Human Services Agency, the agreement provides funding to the City of San Diego (City) for enforcement services to eliminate lead hazards and to assist other local enforcement programs In the County to develop lead enforcement programs: The grant agreement was first amended to accommodate a six (6) month extension at the request of the County for the period of July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024, and Increased the total aggregate grant value to $886,947, This proposed second amendment will extend the current agreement for an additional 54-month period from January 1, 2025, to June 30, 2029, and increase the grant funding amount by $1,121,063 for a total aggregate grant value of $2,008,01 O for the life of the grant agreement.
A key funding resource for the City's Lead Safety and Healthy Homes Program (LSHHP) has been the CDPH Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch 2 ''Tier 3" funding, The LSHHP received these funds directly from the CDPH or as a subgrantee of the County of San Diego, and this funding Is an essential resource for
the LSHHP to enforce the City's Lead Hazard Prevention and Control Ordinance.
These funds are allocated primarily to protect children from lead poisoning through code enforcement activities that may Include but are not limited to canvassing neighborhoods, responding to complaints, and responding to Inspection and enforcement requests related to elevated blood level cases. Primary activities
associated with this grant are:
1. Perform enforcement to remove lead hazards when a child has been Identified with elevated blood
lead levels;
2. Perform enforcement to remove lead hazards before a child has been Identified with elevated blood
lead levels; and
3, Assist other local agency housing enforcement programs In the County to develop lead enforcement
protocols and procedures by providing funds for lead training, lead certification, technical
assistance, and reimbursement on eligible lead enforcement cases.
The LSHHP currently performs these duties and responds to requests from the County to perform enforcement activities when a child Is Identified with an elevated blood lead level, this grant amendment will allow these activities to continue to be reimbursed, providing revenue from the grant to offset the City's General Fund expenditures.
Contact Information
Name
Elena Pascual
Agency Name
City of San Diego
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
San Diego
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
San Diego Citywide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sections 15301 and 15321(a)
Reasons for Exemption
The City of San Diego conducted an environmental review that determined that the proposed activity Is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), which exempts the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, Involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use; and Section 15321 (a)
(Enforcement Actions by Regulatory Agencies), which exempts actions by regulatory agencies to enforce or revoke a lease, permit, license, certificate, or other entitlement for use issued, adopted, or prescribed by the regulatory agency or enforcement of a law, general rule, standard, or objective, administered or adopted by the regulatory agency. The exceptions listed In CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 would not apply. R-315788
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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