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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1989.04.13 - 16943MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 89100 April 13, 1989 BY: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, SUSAN G. KUHN, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: INSTITUTIONAL AND HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION - ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN INTERCITY AREAS GRANT APPLICATION TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS the Michigan Department of Public Health (MDPH) has requested proposals to reduce Mortality and Morbidity in minorities; and WHEREAS the Oakland County Health Division wishes to apply for grant funding to assess environmental factors in intercity areas; and WHEREAS funding may be available in the amount of $13,762 for the period 6/1/89 through 12/31/89; and WHEREAS this project is 100% State funded and requires no County match; and WHEREAS application, for this grant does not obligate the County to any further commitment; and WHEREAS the positions requested under this grant will be reviewed by the Personnel Committee. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the Health Division's application for this grant and authorizes -the -Board Chairman to sign said application. BE IT FURTHER. RESOLVED that continuation of this grant is contingent upon continued State funding for this program. Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Health and Human Services Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE BY: DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET IN RE: INSTITUTIONAL AND HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION - ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN INTERCITY AREAS GRANT APPLICATION The Department of Management and Budget has reviewed the proposed grant application and finds: 1) This is the first year of Grant funds provided by the Michigan Department of Public Health for this purpose covering the period June 1 to December 31, 1989; 2), The Health Division has requested $13,762 for this grant, as detailed in the attached schedule; 3) The M.D.P.H. will fund 100% of the program cost, no County match is required; 4) A Student Sanitarian position is requested as part of this application, and will require approval of the Personnel Committee at time of acceptance; 5) Appropriate budget amendments will be recommended at the time of grant acceptance. In accordance with Miscellaneous Resolution 486186, Revised Federal and State Grant Application and Reimbursement Contract Procedures, this report is submitted to the Health and Human Services Committee. Informational Copies Finance Committee Personnel Committee ts-repassis HEALTH DIVISION INTERCITY AREAS ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS 1989 GRANT APPLICATION EXPENSES APPLICATION AMOUNT Salary (1) $ 3,435 Tringe Benefits 371 Personnel Total $ 3,806 Indirect Cost (2) $ 306 Testing Materials 7,300 Professional Services 2,000 Travel and Conference 250 Office Supplies 100 Operating Total $ 9,956 Total Expenses $13,762 REVENUES M.D.P.H. Grant $13,762 (1) Represents two Student Sanitarian Budgeted at 441 hours (2) Calculates to 8.9% of salary Prepared by: Budget Division - TS March 1989 page2 ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN INTERCITY AREAS This proposal is made to assess unusual environmental factors within an intercity area. The proposal would center around the Pontiac City area which is made up of an older area with several pockets of ethnic neighborhoods. The basis for the grant comes from Section 12103, Subsection C, of the Public Health Code. At this time the proposal would address the evaluation of conditions which represent potential environmental hazards. In the past this Division has had referrals made of children with high lead levels in their blood. When this occurs, it triggers an investigation by several units within the Health Division. A copy of each unit's responsibility and the policies associated with those responsibilities are attached in Appendix A. The focus for this grant will be on the environmental involvement and the environmental survey being conducted_ Since the present involvement and policies primarily address the immediate home environment, our proposal would be to assess the community facilities available which are routinely used by the children. Specifically, the question which we would like to address is, "Do playgrounds located near major roadways or industrial complexes have a higher potential as a source of lead poisoning than those facilities which are not located in an urban environment?" In order to assess this condition, we propose to collect soil samples from various parks and playgrounds throughout the Pontiac area. In addition, we wish to do additional soil sampling outside the area in a recently developed urban area in order to have some basis of comparison. Problem and Current Status Clearly, dust and soil represent almost as much risk as leaded paint. This is established in an article in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of August 19, 1988. This article cites between 5.9 and 11 million children are estimated to be exposed to a source of lead through dust or soil. This is correlated to an estimated 12 million children exposed to lead paint. Since most of these referrals are from older established communities, the conclusion would be that the age of the community or housing represents additional risk to the child. Although statistics have not been kept, it has been our informal observation that housing, more specifically lead-based paint, is not playing a large part in these incidents of lead poisoning. This leads us to some other potential source outside the home. One facility which young children seem to frequent is the neighborhood park or playground. Target Population The population which would benefit from such a study would be any age group which utilizes the park or playground facility. However, it is anticipated that the population which could benefit most from such a study would be those under the age of 11 years old. This would be the group most likely to be utilizing the facilities on a frequent basis. In addition, a subgroup of this target population would be those children under the age of 6 years old as well as women of child-bearing age. The latter two groups are at higher risk For the purposes of this grant request, the overall responsibilities will be to the Chief of Special Programs, Environmental Health Services, of the Oakland County Health Division. The Chief's responsibility will be to oversee the grant to assure adherence to the timetables and that the evaluation of the final report is completed. Although this position is vacant at the time of the grant request, the position will be filled by May I. A copy of the qualifications for the Chief of Environmental Health Special Programs is attached to this document. In addition, it is desirable to have the contract awarded early on for the purposes of recruiting staff to carry out this project. It is anticipated that this recruitment will take place in the graduate and undergraduate programs to recruit an individual familiar with the principles of environmental health. In addition, it may be necessary to recruit an individual after the data is collected in order that the written evaluation and comparisons could be researched. We would anticipate if this were to be necessary to draw upon the expertise of retired sanitarians in the area or sanitarians who have done part-time work in the past. The Oakland Could Health Division has demonstrated its ability to administer grants such as this request and have administered several federal grants. Organizational charts of the Oakland County Health Division administrative staff and the Environmental Health Services staff are enclosed for your review. It is not anticipated that any portion of this final report would contain any confidential data which would need to be protected under Freedom of Information. If the results indicated that phase two of the project needs to be funded, then medical records would be part of that contract and would need to be protected under confidentiality. If this grant is awarded, we anticipate beginning the data collection phase during the summer of1989 and may be able to utilize student sanitarians for this phase of the survey project. By utilizing the student sanitarians, we can reduce the cost associated with the data collection phase. It is estimated that the mapping and sample collection for this particular project may take between 30 and 40 work days, and it is also estimated that there will be 40 areas to evaluate and that 6 samples per park would be needed. A detailed budget is contained later in this document. EVALUATION OF THE WATER QUALITY OF THE CLINTON RIVER THROUGH PONTIAC CITY As a supplement to our proposal on testing for lead, we would like to propose another project which would be dovetailed into our lead sampling program. At the present time, the Clinton River flows through the south side of Pontiac City continuing underground through the downtown area and resurfaces on the east side of Pontiac. This waterway receives considerable recreational use. For the most part, the waters are not utilized for swimming purposes but rather for partial body contact and recreational fishing. Some of the city parks are located on the banks of the Clinton River. Since this waterway is not utilized as a public swimming facility, this Division has little or no information relating to the water quality in this segment of the river. In order to be better informed, the proposal would be to survey the shorelines within the City of Pontiac to assess the condition of the river. In addition, we propose to do some limited water quality sampling for bacteriological quality of the water passing through Pontiac. The populations involved would include all residents utilizing the park facilities as well as those who may come in contact with the river proper. The purpose of the survey would be: 1) to assess whether this water could potentially be the source of any disease or infections within the community; and 2) to determine if additional cleanup of the area along the Clinton River is needed which would benefit the entire downstream area. Our work plan would be to walk the shorelines photographing situations where necessary, mapping and identifying sampling locations, and noting any storm drains along the river. Our proposal would be to take a series of samples in a time frame which would overlap with our other proposal. Normally, the sampling time frame for swimming beaches would be over a one-month period. In this case, we would overlap the soil sampling program for lead such that an additional fifteen days of man hours would be spent in the process. The expected outcomes would be to: 1) identify those areas which may need attention in terms of cleanup; 2) identify potential sources of contamination within the river itself through the samples collected; and 3) identify potential solutions to the problems encountered. The evaluation of the project would be the final report which could be utilized to stimulate interest by community groups to "beautify the Clinton River" if this were needed. On the other hand, if we find conditions that are acceptable environmentally, then no outside intervention would be needed and the community could be assured that as long as the present conditions exist/ the park facilities can be utilized for recreation purposes. It would be our intent to again place the overall responsibility with the Chief of Special Programs, Environmental Health Services. This would be considered a second phase to our total project. A supplemental budget justification is enclosed and is not anticipated to continue beyond the current contract year. 1 3 Page PROGRAM BUDGET SUMMARY 1-IN.111) Contract No 12/84 R. • Program —Code Budget Period Date Prepared Reduction of Mortality & Morbidity in Minorities-Playground Lead Surveillance ,6/1/89 To 12/31/89 3/10/89 Local Agency Originat X . Amended Amendment Oakland County Health Division Budget , Budget Number Address City State ZIP Code Employer Identification N. 1200 North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48053-1082 P38-6004876W AGREEMENT BUDGET LOCAL BUDGET CATEGORY TOTAL CURRENT YEAR SUBSEQUENT CURRENT SUBSEQUENT BUDGET PORTION YEAR PORTION YEAR 19 YEAR 19 1 Salaries & Wages $ 2,500 2 Fringe Benefits 271 3 Travel 200 4 Supplies & Materials 100 Contractual (Sub-Contracts) 6 Equipment Other Testing - 7 6,250 Expenses: Soil Samples Professional Services 2,000 8 TOTAL DIRECT 11,321 9 Indirect Costs @ 8.9% 223 Other Cost 10 Distributions 11 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 11,544 12 Less: Fees & Collections I 1 ' 13 FUNDS REQUIRED 11,544 ' SOURCE OF FUNDS 14 State Agreement 100 % 11,544 , 15 Local % 16 Federal , 17 Other 18 TOTAL FUNDING $11,544 CERTIFICATION: I certify that I am authorized to sign on behalf of the local agency. This budget represents cost necessary for the administration and operation of the program. Adequate documentation and records will be maintained to support all required program expenditures. NAME: TITLE: DATE: 840P1-1 Completion is a Condition of Funding. .8eInanty P 1978 PROGRAM BUDGET POSMON SCHEDULE MOPH P1N-114 12/84 Rev. of 3 Page 2 1373 CompletIon is a Condition oil Funding Arorly P A 383 Pmg" Reduction of Mortality & Morbidity in Code Budget Period Date Prepared Minorities-Playground Lead Surveillance 6/1/89 To 12/31/89 3/10/89 Locat Agency Original Amended f Amendment Oakland County Health Division Budget I Budget Number POSITIONS ANNUAL TOTAL POSITION DESCRIPTION COMMENTS REQUIRED SALARY SALARY Student Sanitarian 1.00 $16,266 $2,500 Budseted for 321 Hours MI1 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII - 1 TOTAL LOU $2,500 Completion is a Condition ot Funding Aurnontr P.A.368 ot 1978 MDFil FIN-115 12184 R. 3 of 3 PROGRAM BUDGET - COST DETAIL SCHEDULE Pag e Program Reduction of Mortality & Morbidity in Code &det Period Date Prepared Minorities-Playground Lead Surveillance 6/1/89 To12/31/89 3/10/89 CAL AGENCY Original v Amended Amendment Oakland County Health Division Budget " Budget Number SUB-CATEGORY/ nEm DESCRIPTION QUANTITY CATEGORY TOTAL TOTAL Fringe Benefits Worker's Compensation $ 79 Social Security 188 Unemployment 4 Total Fringe Benefits 271 Travel Personal Mileage - 800 Miles @ $.25/Mile 200 Supplies & Materials Stainless Steel Trowel and Containers 100 Other Expenses Testing - 250 Soil Samples @ $25/Sample 6,250 Professional Services - Consultant 2,000 Sanitarian @ $25/Hour for 80 Hours Indirect Costs . 1989 - 8.9% of Salaries and Wages of $2,500 223 PROGRAM BUDGET SUMMARY 1 3 Page of MDPH Completion i3 a CondTtion of Funding. AtAhonty. P A 368 ne lq7a COntraCI NO. 12/84 Rev. Code Budget Period Dale Prepared Program Reduction of Mortality & Morbidity in Minorities–Clinton River Project 6/1/89 To 12/31/89 3/10/89 Local Agency Original X Amended Amendment Oakland County Health Division Budget Budget Number Address City State ZIP Code Employer Identification No. 1200 North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48053-1082 P38-6004876W AGREEMENT BUDGET LOCAL BUDGET CATEGORY TOTAL CURRENT YEAR SUBSEQUENT CURRENT SUBSEQUENT BUDGET PORTION YEAR PORTION YEAR 19 YEAR 19 1 Salaries & Wages $ 935 2 Fringe Benefits 100 _ 3 Travel 50 4 Supplies & Materials -- 5 Contractual (Sub-Contracts) 6 Equipment Other Testing – 7 Expenses: Water Tests 1,050 8 TOTAL DIRECT 2,135 9 Indirect Costs @ 8.9% 83 Other Cost 10 Distributions , . 11 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 1 2,218 12 Less: Fees & Collections . 13 FUNDS REQUIRED 2,218 SOURCE OF FUNDS 14 State Agreement 100 % 2,218 — 15 Local % , 16 Federal 17 Other 18 TOTAL FUNDING $2,218 1____ CERTIRCATIONI I certify that I am authorized to sign on behalf of the local agency. This budget represents cost necessary for the administration and operation of the program. Adequate documentation and records will be maintained to support all required program expenditures. NAME: TITLE: DATE: PROGRAM BUDGET POSITION SCHEDULE 14DPH F1N-114 12/84 Rev. 2 3 of Page Completion is a Condition of Funding Aultr,ly: P A 368 ni 1979 Prc'g" Reduction of Mortality & Morbidity in Code Budget Period Date Prepared Minorities-Clinton River Project 6/1/89 m12/31/89 3/10/89 Local Agency Original x Amcnded11 Amendment Oakland County Health Division Budget Budget Nurriner POSITIONS ANNUAL TOTAL POSITION DESCRIPTION v — — COMMENTS REQUIRED I% SALARY SALARY Student Sanitarian 1.00 $16,266 $935 Budgeted for 120 Hours _ , _,. - _ TOTAL 1.00 $935 PROGRAM BUDGET - COST DETAIL SCHEDULE 1413P31 6114-415 12184 Rev. Page 3 of 3 Completion is a Condttion of Funding. Aultiority! P A.368 st •276 ' Program Reduction of Mortality & Morbidity in Code —Budget Pepod 'Date Prepared Minorities-Clinton River Project 6/1/89 T012/31/891 3/10/89 LOCAL AGENCY Original 7 Amended Amendment [ Budget A Budget Number Oakland County Health Division ITEM SUB - CATEGORY / DESCRIPTION QUANTITY CATEGORY TOTAL TOTAL Fringe Benefits Worker's Compensation $ 29 Social Security 70 Unemployment 1 Total Fringe $ 100 Travel Personal Mileage - 200 Miles @ $.25/Mile 50 Other Expenses Testing - 30 Water Tests @ $35/Test 1,050 Indirect Costs 1989 - 8.9% of Salaries and Wages of $935 83 , RESOLUTION # 89100 . April 13,.:1989 Moved by Susan Kuhn supported by Oaks the resolution be adopted. AYES: Oaks, Olsen, Pernick, Price, Rewold, Skarritt, Wolf, Aaron, Caddell, Chester, Crake, Ferrens, Hobart, Jensen, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Moffitt. (20) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted. STATE OF MICHIGAN) COUNTY OF OAKLAND) I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of the attached resolution, adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting held on April 13 , 1989 with the on record thereof now remaining on file in my office, and that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole thereof. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac,Michigan this 13th day of April ,1989 LYNN'D. ALLEN, County Clerk Register of Deeds eputy Cier