County of San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors Agenda Item Transmittal

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  SLO County Public Health Department shall conduct monthly inspections of safe parking sites to identify potential health and safety violations. On June 9, 2023, the Public Health Department, received the Grand Jury report on the Safe Parking Program on County property at Oklahoma Ave, overseen by the Homeless Services Division within the Department of Social Services. Environmental Health Services (EHS), a Division within Public Health, provides the following response: The recommendation has not yet been implemented but will be implemented beginning July or August 2023. The mission of EHS is protection of public health by, among other tasks, inspection of regulated facilities for compliance with state law. EHS personnel routinely inspect food facilities, public swimming pools, studios of registered body art practitioners, and businesses that handle hazardous materials above reportable thresholds or generate hazardous wastes. EHS is granted authority for these routine inspections by the California Health and Safety Code (HSC); and Titles 17 and 22 of the California Code of Regulations. The Board of Supervisors and state law requires EHS to collect permit fees for these services. EHS personnel have also performed emergency inspections of small water systems and properties impacted by floods and fires due to an emergency declaration (HSC 101040). EHS has no regulatory authority based on current state law or local code to inspect facilities such as the Oklahoma Avenue Parking Village safe parking site (Site). The Site is not a facility regulated or permitted by EHS. The Site does not meet the definition of an “Organized Camp” (HSC § 18897) or “Special Occupancy Park” (HSC § 18862.43). The Grand Jury investigation identified several areas of poor sanitation at the Site. Despite lack of regulatory authority, EHS staff have professional and technical abilities in assessing sites for sanitation. Therefore, EHS is willing to assist by performing inspections of the Site and providing guidance to the agency in charge of the Site. EHS will require the identification of the Responsible Party and would request that Party ideally be in attendance during any visit by EHS personnel to the Site. Public Health Department 2180 Johnson Avenue | San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 | (P) 805-781-5500 | (F) 805-781-5543 www.sloPpaugeb l6ic ohf e8alth.org EHS will request Security personnel to accompany EHS staff during visits to the Site. EHS personnel will not enter private dwellings (RVs and cars) but will assess the conditions of the Site as a whole. Lastly, given the mandate by the Board of Supervisors to have EHS operations be “revenue- neutral”, this special service needs to be noted as a unique one-off situation. If this service were to go on at length and beyond resource capacity, the County will need to identify additional funding for such service. EHS anticipates two inspectors would participate in any Site visit. 1150 Laurel Lane, Suite 175 • San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Phone: 805.543.4244 • Fax: 805.543.4248 www.calfireslo.org John Owens, Unit Chief To: San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors From: John Owens, Fire Chief Date: June 26, 2023 Subject: Department response to the 2023 Grand Jury report on the Oklahoma Safe Parking On June 13, 2023, County Fire received a report from the San Luis Obispo Grand Jury assessing the Oklahoma Safe Parking site. The Grand Jury required County OES to respond to