City of Lawrence

Community Development Department

225 Essex Street

Lawrence, Massachusetts 01840

JAMES BARNES, DIRECTOR

DANIEL RIVERA, MAYOR

City of Lawrence Lead Abatement Program

MALHB0553-13

$3,100,000 *Lead Hazard Control Grant Program

Period of Performance 8\1\2013 – 7/31/2016

GLCAC’s RoleLead Director Contract / $283,000

2/1/2014 - 10/31/2016Community Outreach Contract / $88,000

3/1/2014 - 6/30/2016

* Grant and Matching Funds

Lead Hazard Control Grants For Lead Hazard Control Grants For Privately Owned HousingPrivately Owned Housing

• Property Located in Lawrence• Single Family or Multi-Unit Private Housing /

Owner Occupied by Low Income Families

• Investor Owned Private Housing / Very Low Income Tenants

• Pre-1978 Housing

• Children under six years of age

$2.5 Million OHHLHC$2.5 Million OHHLHC$600k Matching Funds $600k Matching Funds

Total Budget: $3.1MillionTotal Budget: $3.1Million

Lead Hazard Control ProgramLead Hazard Control ProgramBudget CategoriesBudget Categories

PROPERTY ELIGIBILITYPROPERTY ELIGIBILITY

3TYPES OF ASSESSMENT

Housing Quality Standards InspectionLead Paint InspectionHealthy Homes Rating System

Lead Hazard Control GrantsLead Hazard Control Grants

Requires a 3 year commitment to rent to low income families with preference given to families with children under six years of age

Deed restriction on household income and preference to families with children under six years old

Annual Compliance Monitoring

• As of September 30, 2014

Residential Units Assisted

CALENDAR YEAR

LEAD HAZARD CONTROL GRANT

HEALTHY HOMES OTHER

12 MONTH

PERIOD UNITS

COMPLETEDLHC FUNDS

SPENT UNITS HH FUNDS UNITS OTHER FUNDS

2011 55

$ 384,040.00 21 $ 14,000.00 55

$ 156,275.00

2012 101

$ 721,776.00 36 $ 41,550.00 101 $ 156,867.00

2013 89

$ 738,169.00 3 $ 49,510.00 89 $ 258,196.00

2014* 49

$ 384,040.00 21 $ 14,000.00 49

$ 156,275.00

Training Opportunities

To keep up with changes and new regulatory requirements we provide:

Contractor symposiumsHomeowner workshopsWorker Training ($30k for training and follow-up over the 3

year period of performance)

Staff training and continuing education

Community OutreachLead Awareness and Public Education

Community EventsNeighborhood GroupsFaith Based OrganizationsSchool EventsPartnering Organizations

Worker TrainingWorker Training

Training provided to 75 Low to Moderate Income Lawrence Residents

15 Deleading Supervisor Trainees60 Deleading Worker TraineesLawrence Training School (LTS)Job Placement and Assistance Employment assistance provided by Training Contractor

Worker Training Status as of Worker Training Status as of September 30, 2014September 30, 2014

26 Trained (26 workers/0 supervisors) as of September 30, 2014

16 trainees were from YouthBuild and are currently not available for employment (until YouthBuild Commitment is completed)

8 of the 10 others trained received Deleader Worker Licenses.

Current Worker Training Current Worker Training Status Status (as of 11/17/2014)(as of 11/17/2014)

32 students were trained between October 1, 2014 and November 14, 2014. (26 workers/6 supervisors) Bringing the total to 58 individuals who have completed training.

16 of the 58 have received medical clearance and had their applications completed by LGH.

12 trainees are scheduled to receive their Medical Clearance and license application services from LHG the week of 11/17/2014

8 trainees have received Deleading Worker licenses. 4 trainees became employed - 2 as Deleading Workers and

2 in the Asbestos field.

Projected Worker Training Projected Worker Training Activities for 4Activities for 4thth Quarter of Quarter of

20142014 LTS projects that all classroom training will be

completed by the end of the calendar year. All non-YouthBuild trainees will be scheduled for

Medical Clearance and complete Deleading Worker/Supervisor Applications by the end of the calendar year.

YouthBuild will be scheduled for Medical Clearance and application preparation toward the close of their tenure with YouthBuild Lawrence.

Worker Training ActivitiesWorker Training ActivitiesJanuary 2015 – June 2016January 2015 – June 2016

LTS will track employment status of trainees and report on progress on a quarterly basis.

Resources LTS uses:– Labor on Site - Lawrence based Job recruiting and

placement company– ValleyWorks Career Center - Lawrence based

Employment center– Direct Contractor Communications– Other Contacts in LTS Network