LEA GIS Applications: Environmental Justice

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LEA GIS Applications Environmental Justice

• Eugene Tseng
• David Thompson
• City of Los Angeles,
• Local Enforcement Agency

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California

• The fair treatment of people of all races,
  cultures, and incomes with respect to the
  development, adoption, implementation, and
  enforcement of environmental laws, regulations
  and polices.

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• The fair treatment and meaningful involvement
  of all people regardless of race, color, national
  origin, or income with respect to the
  development, implementation, and enforcement of
  environmental laws, regulations, and policies.

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Fair Treatment and Meaningful Involvement

• Fair treatment means that no group of people,
  including a racial, ethnic, or a socioeconomic
  group, should bear a disproportionate share of
  the negative environmental consequences resulting
  from industrial, municipal, and commercial
  operations or the execution of federal, state,
  local, and tribal programs and policies.
• Meaningful involvement means that (1)
  potentially affected community residents have an
  appropriate opportunity to participate in
  decisions about a proposed activity that will
  affect their environment and/or health (2) the
  public's contribution can influence the
  regulatory agency's decision (3) the concerns of
  all participants involved will be considered in
  the decision making process and (4) the decision
  makers seek out and facilitate the involvement of
  those potentially affected.

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GIS / EJ Analysis for Implementation of AB 939
Programs
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SUMMARY OF ROSEMEAD INDICATORS FROM ATTACHMENT
A         The highest race category is Asian
Only with 48.8 of the population. This ranks as
5th highest for the 88 incorporated cites in Los
Angeles County.       White Only race is low
with 26.6 and a rank of 83 out of 88.      
Black Only race is very low with 0.7 and a rank
of 79 out of 88.       Hispanic Ethnicity is
almost as high as Asian Only race with 41.3 and
a rank of 36 out 88.       A very high 46.8 of
the population 25 years and over do not have a
high school diploma.       A very high 12.5 of
the population 25 years and over never attended
school. This ranks as 3 out of 88.       A very
high 22.3 of households speak an Asian/Pacific
language and are linguistically isolated (do not
understand English well). The rank is 2 out of
88.       A high 22.1 of workers are in the
Manufacturing Industry (rank 16).       The 1999
Median Household Income is low at 36,181 (rank
74 out of 88).       The percent of households
below poverty level is high at 19.1. The rank
is 11 out of 88.
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AB 1497 Public HearingsMission Road Transfer
StationCase Study

• David Thompson
• Environmental Supervisor
• City of Los Angeles

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Public Hearing Case Study

• Mission Road Recycling Transfer Station
• The Solid Waste Facility Permit (SWFP) was to be
  revised to increase the permitted daily tonnage
  from 1,500 tpd to 1,785 tpd.

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Preparation for Hearing

• Environmental Justice Issues
• Notifications
• Meeting Logistics

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Environmental Justice

• Public Resources Code 44004 (h) (1) (C)
• The enforcement agency shall consider
  environmental justice issues when preparing and
  distributing the notice to ensure that the notice
  is concise and understandable for
  limited-English-speaking populations

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Regional Zoning Map
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Meeting Notice
Proposed Project
Action
Meeting Time Location
LEA Contact
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Public Notifications

• Postings
• LEA Office
• City Hall
• Meeting Location
• Website
• Facility
• Mail Notification
• Property within 300
• Elected Official
• Government Agencies

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Public Hearing

• Informational Binder
• Community Outreach
• Environmental Justice
• Solid Waste Facility Permit
• Transfer/Processing Report
• Translation Services
• Meeting Record
• Sign-In Sheet
• Speaker Cards
• Recording / Transcription