Fox Canyon Neighborhood Association, Inc.

Lead Paint

Land Use and Housing Committee

August 3, 2004

Honorable SCOTT PEATERS, Chair,
C/O: Christina Cameron,
Committee Consultant,
Land Use and Housing Committee
Via E-mail: CMCameron@sandiego.gov

RE: REPORT NO. 04-178

Dear Mr. Chair and Members of the Committee:

We come before you to request your consideration of a NO vote on the matter of the LEAD PAINT ORDINANCE. Several points to consider are below:

1] The ordinance is highly INTRUSIVE into the impovireshed life and finacial matters of the elderly, indigent and disable. For whom there's NO mitigation and protection build-in this ordinance. In addition, the power, to inspect homeowner-occupied interiors, granted to NCCD is NOT warranted, and is greater to that given to criminal enforcement. Unwarrented inspections and remedial procedures are an undo burnden on those homeowners hanging by a, financial, thread and unable to afford remediable action. In such circumstances, this ordinance may price these classes of people out of their homes.

2] The Association, from time-to-time, has asked for CDBG Grants to paint the homes of indigent homeowners for FREE and with volunteer labor [FaceLifts]. The lead scare has completely stopped this urgently needed help to continue the rivitalization of our blighted neighborhoods. Moreover, even, if we were to find solutions, the interior of such homes are not covered by any grant at all.

3] There is NO provision build in this prosoposed ordinance to provide financial help to indigent homeowners to afford compliance.

4] There's NO provision for mandated tests and correction at SALE [escrow] time, when such needs to occur, to turn a LEAD FREE structure/home to new homeowners.

5] Tested and lead FREE properties should be certified at time of entrance into the rental market, and NOT before, and such provisions should be build-in the tax certificate.

For your consideration and attention to these matters, we are grateful and will, again, plea a NO vote on this matter, at this time.

Respectfully Submitted,

Jose Lopez, President
Fox Canyon Neighborhood Association, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Corporation
4916 Lantana Drive
San Diego CA 92105
(619) 282-2788