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LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION (Addendum) <br />One challenge facing Alameda County is the recruitment of qualified, State-certified <br />Contractors who can perform lead mitigation and abatement services. Contractors appear <br />to be more interested in projects that do not require additional regulatory requirements. <br />Effective January 2002, all cities and jurisdictions need to comply with the Lead Safe <br />Housing Regulations, even though there is still a need to increase the number of State- <br />certified contractors. Jurisdictions within Alameda County planned and implemented <br />training and certification to deal with the insufficient number of qualified contractors. To <br />date, eight contractors applied to the Department of Health Services (DHS) and received <br />certification. The Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program will look into <br />sponsoring more training in the future to assist in increasing the number of qualified lead <br />professionals. <br />Aside from the exam preparation courses, Alameda County actively recruits new <br />contractors to be part of the overall program in housing rehabilitation. This is on-going <br />work to ensure sufficient numbers of building contractors participating in HCD's housing <br />rehabilitation programs. <br />Action Plan - FY2002 <br />City of San Leandro <br />Page 19-A <br />