City of Lawrence Community Development Department 225 Essex Street Lawrence, Massachusetts JAMES BARNES, DIRECTOR DANIEL RIVERA, MAYOR

City of Lawrence Lead Abatement Program MALHB $3,100,000 * Lead Hazard Control Grant Program Period of Performance 8\1\2013 – 7/31/2016 GLCAC’s Role Lead Director Contract / $283,000 2/1/ /31/2016 Community Outreach Contract / $88,000 3/1/ /30/2016 * Grant and Matching Funds

Lead Hazard Control Grants For Privately 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 $600k Matching Funds Total Budget: $3.1Million

Lead Hazard Control Program Budget Categories

PROPERTY ELIGIBILITY 3TYPES OF ASSESSMENT Housing Quality Standards Inspection Lead Paint Inspection Healthy Homes Rating System

Lead 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 COMPLETED LHC FUNDS SPENT UNITSHH FUNDSUNITS OTHER FUNDS $ 384, $ 14, $ 156, $ 721, $ 41, $ 156, $ 738, $ 49, $ 258, * 49 $ 384, $ 14, $ 156,275.00

Training Opportunities To keep up with changes and new regulatory requirements we provide: Contractor symposiums Homeowner workshops Worker Training ($30k for training and follow-up over the 3 year period of performance) Staff training and continuing education

Community Outreach Lead Awareness and Public Education Community Events Neighborhood Groups Faith Based Organizations School Events Partnering Organizations

Worker Training Training provided to 75 Low to Moderate Income Lawrence Residents 15 Deleading Supervisor Trainees 60 Deleading Worker Trainees Lawrence Training School (LTS) Job Placement and Assistance Employment assistance provided by Training Contractor

Worker Training Status as of September 30, Trained (26 workers/0 supervisors) as of September 30, 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 Status (as of 11/17/2014) 32 students were trained between October 1, 2014 and November 14, (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/ trainees have received Deleading Worker licenses. 4 trainees became employed - 2 as Deleading Workers and 2 in the Asbestos field.

Projected Worker Training Activities for 4 th Quarter of 2014 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 Activities January 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