City of Milwaukee - File #: 980841

• File #: 980841
• Version: 4
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/23/1998
• In control: JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
• Final action: 10/30/1998
• Effective date: 11/18/1998
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to lead poisoning prevention and control.
• Sponsors: ALD. MURPHY
• Indexes: HEALTH CARE, NUISANCES, PERMITS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/17/1998	4	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
11/4/1998	4	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/30/1998	4	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED; Minutes note: Add Ald. Murphy as a sponsor.	Pass	15:0
10/26/1998	4	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	3:0
10/15/1998	4	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	AMENDED; Minutes note: Appeared: Dr. Seth Foldy, MD, Health Dept. Amy Murphy, Health Dept. Paul Biedrzycki, Health Dept. Jim Dropp Tom Adams Tim Ballering Juan Carlos Lollie Lazano Ald. Scherbert moved to amended by adding the following: under e-4 "This requirement does not apply to non-deteriorated exposed exterior sash tracks that are not subject to friction and are protected from weathering."	Pass	3:2
10/15/1998	4	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE AND ASSIGNED	Pass	4:0
10/14/1998	3	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
10/12/1998	2	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
10/12/1998	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
10/12/1998	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/1/1998	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	5:0
9/24/1998	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/23/1998	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

NUMB:
980841
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 4
REF:

XXBY:
THE CHAIR
TITL:
A substitute ordinance relating to lead poisoning prevention and control.
SECS:
60-54 am
66-20 rc
66-21 cr
66-22 rc
75-40-2 am
ANLS:
- Analysis -

This ordinance, relating to lead poisoning prevention and control:

1. Adopts federal regulations, establishing criteria and authority for the health department to perform environmental dust-wipe sampling as a clearance measure in residential housing in which written orders have been issued.

2. Specifies the purpose of the subchapter relating to lead poisoning prevention and control.

3. Modifies the existing procedures authorizing the health department to perform lead hazard reduction and assess the cost as a special charge to conform the procedures to statutory requirements.

4. Clarifies current code language.

5. Changes the terminology "lead abatement permit" to "lead reduction permit."
BODY:
Whereas, Lead-based surfaces are a significant source of the lead which causes elevated lead blood levels in young children, and even a minute amount of lead can cause elevated lead blood levels and irreversible developmental damage to a young child; and


Whereas, Properties constructed prior to 1978 are more likely to contain serious lead-based hazards than buildings constructed in more recent years; and

Whereas, Due to the fact that much of Milwaukee's housing stock was constructed prior to 1978, and lead-based hazards are a likely occurrence in many older properties, children who reside in such older properties may be particularly at risk for exposure to lead-based nuisances; and

Whereas, It is in the best interest of the City of Milwaukee to protect young children from the dangers of exposure to lead-based nuisances by regulating lead hazard reduction activities; now, therefore

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 60-54 of the code is amende...