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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