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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS
ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
FROM: FRANK G. TRIPEPI, CITY MANAGER_W~;,-
DATE: OCTOBER 24, 2000
RE: RESOLUTION NO. 2000-57 - PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 22-28, 2000, AS
CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION WEEK
Attached is a letter from the County of Los Angeles Department of Health.Services requesting that
the City Council proclaim the week of October 22nd through 28th as Childhood Lead Poisoning
Prevention Week. Lead poisoning is the greatest environmental threat facing America's children
today. During this week, a nationwide campaign for a Lead-Safe America is being observed.
The Department of Health Services is partnering with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development in the campaign for a Lead-Safe America. They are requesting all cities within the
County to proclaim this as Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Resolution No. 2000-57 proclaiming the week of
October 22"d through 28'h as Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.
COUNCIL AGENDA
O CT 2 4 2000
ITEM NO. = c.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES a
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
510 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90020 • 4 ° „
Telephone (213) 351-1908
Fax (213) 637-8694
September 28, 2000
Mayor and City Council
City of Rosemead
8838 Valley Bl.
Rosemead, Ca 91770
Dear Mayor and City Council of Rosemead,
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, in partnership with the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development's campaign for a Lead-Safe America, is
celebrating the 2nd observance of national Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, October
22-28, 2000. We are requesting that the City of Rosemead join the campaign by proclaiming the
week of October 22-28, 2000,
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
We realize that the week is quickly approaching, therefore we have enclosed a suggested
proclamation. We hope that you can participate. Please have your office contact us at 1-800
LA-4-LEAD to confirm the date when the proclamation should be received. A stamped self-
addressed postcard is enclosed to help with this process. If you have any questions, or would
like to discuss this further, please feel free to call me (Monday me through Thursday) at (213)'
351-1908.
Cordially,
Eleanor P. Long, MSPH
Health Education Manager
Julia Richmond, Co-Director
Janet Comey, Co-Director
City Clerk
RESOLUTION 2000-57
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF TILE CITY OF ROSEMEAD PROCLAIMING
OCTOBER 22-28,2000 AS CHILDHOOD LEAD
POISONING PREVENTION WEEK .
WHEREAS, lead poisoning is the number one environmental health hazard to children in
the United States and is a potentially serious problem in Rosemead; and
WHEREAS, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost one
million children under age six in the United States have harmful levels of
lead in their blood; and
WHEREAS, lead poisoning can cause serious long-term harn► to children, including
learning difficulties and behavior problems; and
WHEREAS, most children are poisoned in their own homes through exposure to lead dust
when lead paint deteriorates or is disturbed through home renovation and
repainting; and
WHEREAS, lead paint remains in almost two-thirds of all U.S. housing; and
WHEREAS, lead poisoning crosses all barriers of race, income and geography; and
WHEREAS, Los Angeles County's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program,
through its community-driven approach to lead poisoning prevention, has
educated parents and grandparents, owners of rental properties, consumers
involved in do-it-yourself repairs and professionals in the maintenance and
home improvement trades about the hazards of lead paint and has provided
solutions to identify and prevent lead-poisoned children.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rosemead
does hereby proclaim October 22-28, 2000 as Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
and urge city residents to learn more about lead hazards in our homes and community so
that all children may grow up in Rosemead and across America, free from the threat of
childhood lead poisoning.
DONE THIS 241 ' DAY OF OCTOBER, 2000.
MAYOR
COUNCILMAN
MAYOR PRO TEM
COUNCILMAN
COUNCILMAN