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Hiawatha CARE Project Community Environmental Workgroup Meeting #10 Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 9:00 am to 11:00 am Location: Minnehaha Communion Lutheran Church 4101 37th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55406 CARE Project Objectives – Winter 2012

Community receives information on risks identified in CARE process

CEW / Planning Team finalizes prioritization of issues

Community / CEW identifies programs / actions to address top concerns

Engagement activities are corridor‐wide and reach target populations Agenda 9:00 Objectives and Introductions Review current project objectives 9:10 Review Community Risk Ranking Results

Handout: Risk Ranking Results

9:20 Risk Definition Exercise Identify specific risks, opportunities, and relationships between top risks: 10:00 CEW Tie Ins Identify roles that CEW members can have in addressing top issues 10:20 Potential Partners Identify partners to bring in to work on those top issues. 10:50 Next Steps 11:00 Adjourn

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Hiawatha CARE Project Community Environmental Workgroup Meeting #10 Meeting Notes Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 ‐ 9:00 am to 11:00 am Location: Minnehaha Communion Lutheran Church 4101 37th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55406 CARE Project Objectives – Winter 2012

Community receives information on risks identified in CARE process

CEW / Planning Team finalizes prioritization of issues

Community / CEW identifies programs / actions to address top concerns

Engagement activities are corridor‐wide and reach target populations I. Introductions ‐ Attendees

Jon Hunter – American Lung Association of Minnesota

Kirsten Saylor – Gardening Matters

Robb Luckow – Hennepin County Community Works

Ruth Romano – Longfellow Business Association

Joanna Solotaroff – Longfellow Community Council

Mallory Anderson – Minnehaha Creek Watershed District

Jessica Nelson – Minnesota Department of Health

Kevin McDonald – Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Aisha Gomez – Women’s Environmental Initiative

Suyapa Miranda – Women’s Environmental Initiative II. Project Update The Hennepin County Board has approved the contract extension with the US EPA, extending the grant‐funded portion of the project through September 30, 2013. Project staff reviewed the project timeline [Attachment A]. Fourteen of 19 tasks have been completed, with one more completed at the end of the meeting. The final tasks include the prioritization process and action plan. III. Community Risk Ranking Results The project team reviewed two recent focus groups held with (1) the Little Earth Residents Association and with (2) Somali youth. The results from these groups were added to the other results for the final risk ranking analysis. The project team presented an analysis of the results of the risk ranking process ‐‐ see Attachment B for an updated version of this analysis. The overall ranking were calculated by weighting the risk ranking activities such that the focus groups equaled 40% of the

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total, the door‐to‐door ratings equaled 40%, the community events equaled 10%, and the CEW ratings 10%. The focus groups and door‐to‐door ratings were weighted more heavily because (1) the ratings process in these venues was more rigorous and (2) all participants were from the project area. The ratings for the two neighborhoods were calculated so that the focus groups equaled 50% of the total, the door‐to‐door ratings equaled 45%, and the events 5% of the total score. As the attachment shows, nutrition and obesity, air pollution, economic instability, vehicle pollution, and health disparities rated the highest priority risks through the risk process. These same five risks also rated in the top 7 for both neighborhoods. In addition, there were two issues that rated highly in each neighborhood: asthma rated fourth in East Phillips, while ranking 19th in Longfellow; water quality ranked fourth in Longfellow, while ranking 16th in East Phillips. Upon reflecting on the results, project staff recommended that the CEW move five issues ahead for prioritization and further discussion: nutrition and obesity, air pollution/vehicle emissions (combined), economic instability, asthma, and water quality. Staff also recommended that health disparities and environmental sustainability become overarching values which any CARE project, regardless of the specific issue, needs to be addressed. IV. Risk Definition and Tie Ins / Project Partners The project team facilitated an effort to flesh out these five risks to help move forward on identify specific issues and potential projects / programs to address those issues. The CEW brainstormed responses to four questions for each risk – results of this brainstorm are included in Attachment C. A. What are the specific issues related to Asthma / Air Pollution / etc.? B. How are each of these issues interrelated? How are each of these issues related to health disparities and environmental

sustainability? C. What can we (CEW) do to address Asthma / Air Pollution / etc.? How can your work

support our efforts? D. What other partners can we bring in to help us address Asthma / Air Pollution /

etc.? Adjourn

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CARE PROJECT TIMELINE

TASK Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

Task 1: Convene collaborator's meeting to develop Community Environmental Workgroup (CEW) xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx

Task 2: Facilitate kick off meeting with CEW to discuss partnership and process / EPA provide technical assistance for meeting

xxxxxx xxxxxx

Task 3: Hold meeting with CEW, LCC, WEI to share existing risk data, develop community engagement plan xxxxxx xxxxxx

Task 4: Submit quarterly reports and final reporting to EPA 20 20 19 18 20 18 20 20 20 20 20

Task 5: Work with LCC and WEI to begin implementing community engagement plan xxxxxx xxxxxx

Task 6: Facilitate community meetings to understand concerns, assets and vulnerabilities - DEVELOP FINDINGS SUMMARY

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5 Task 7: Work with CEW to collect all existing cumulative environmental health data on all risks, identify information gaps - DEVELOP FACT SHEETS

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Task 8: Identify and map presence of environmental risks, EPA provide technical assistance - DEVELOP MAPS

xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx M

Task 9: [EPA] collect cumulative environmental health data on all environmental risks xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx

Task 10: Continue community engagement to talk about environmental and health risk xxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx

Task 11: Report back to CEW on learnings from community meetings xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx

Task 12: Submit Data Report to EPAM

Task 13: Work with CEW, with technical assistance from EPA, to identify methodology for risk screening and prioritization -- Risk 101

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Task 14: Facilitate community engagement to rank environmental risks - Concurrent with Task 17 xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx

Task 15: Report back to CEW on risk assessment results - identify information needs for next meeting xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx

Task 16: Submit Risk Ranking methodology and associated document to EPA M

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8 Task 17: Work with community to rank and identify priority risks - DEVELOP SUMMARY OF PRIORITIES xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxx M

Task 18: Develop final Action Plan document to address prioritized risks xxxxxx xxxxxx M

Task 19: Submit final action plan to EPAxxxxxx M

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Attachment A

HIAWATHA CARE PROJECT – COMMUNITY RISK ASSESSMENTAverage ranking arrived by attendees at focus groups; through door‐to‐door canvassing,

at community events, and via CEW evaluation.

Overall Rank (1 to 5 scale)

East Phillips Rank (1 to 5 scale)

Longfellow Rank (1 to 5 scale)

1 Nutrition and obesity 4.00 Nutrition and obesity 4.10 Air pollution 4.13

2 Air pollution 3.99 Air pollution 3.92 Economic instability 4.13

3 Economic instability 3.98 Health disparities 3.86 Pollution from vehicles 4.02

4 Pollution from vehicles 3.78 Asthma 3.82 Water quality 3.96

5 Health disparities 3.76 Economic instability 3.80 Nutrition and obesity 3.94

6 Access to healthy food 3.63 Access to healthy food 3.67 Environmental sustainability

3.76

7 Environmental sustainability

3.57 Pollution from vehicles 3.64 Health disparities 3.65

8 Asthma 3.47 Trash 3.50 Unsafe bike/walk environment

3.65

9 Water quality 3.38 Environmental sustainability

3.43 Lead 3.58

10 Trash 3.38 Second‐hand smoke 3.42 Trash 3.56

11 Energy consumption 3.35 Bugs and pests 3.40 Lack of green space 3.44

12 Unsafe bike/walk environment

3.25 Energy consumption 3.36 Access to healthy food 3.41

13 Soil contamination 3.24 Lead 3.27 Energy consumption 3.37

14 Second‐hand smoke 3.22 Soil contamination 3.24 Second‐hand smoke 3.23

15 Lead 3.21 Unsafe bike/walk environment

3.14 Toxics in the home 3.34

16 Bugs and pests 3.21 Water quality 3.12 Soil contamination 3.31

17 Lack of green space 3.06 Mold 3.03 Bugs and pests 3.29

18 Mold 2.98 Lack of green space 3.02 Mold 3.18

19 Toxics in the home 2.85 Toxics in the home 2.73 Asthma 3.14

20 Radon 2.61 Radon 2.71 Radon 2.83

Updated 12.31.12

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Attachment B

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Hiawatha CARE Project Community Environmental Workgroup Meeting #10 / December 19, 2012 @ 9:00 am Discussion Notes on Priority Environmental Risks Hiawatha CARE Project Community Risks: Asthma A. What are the issues related to Asthma?

Allergies

Bleach and chemicals in house

Bugs

Cold

Exercise

Mold

Perfumes and scented candles – overuse

Pollution

Smoke

Winter – sufficient heat

Inability to afford “fixes” (hypoallergenic sheets, air purifier, etc)

Heavy cost of managing asthma

Not enough / consistent / access to doctors, medical equipment, and medicine to properly implement an asthma plan

B. How is Asthma Linked to…

Air Pollution

Backyard fires

Industry ‐ criteria pollutants / non criteria pollutants contribute

Particulates and ozone (soot and smog) trigger asthma attacks

Poor air quality days – air pollution can trigger asthma attacks

Ozone ‐ haze in winter from fireplaces

Technical programs to help make vehicles pollute less (training on maintenance) Economic Instability

Access to asthma meds when not insured

Ability to function on job ‐ employability

Living in poor quality housing – insect and pest issues, mold, etc.

Lack of access to healthcare

Not able to manage asthma as well

Asthma attacks are increasing in frequency, resulting in fiscal pressures in already public sector health care safety net (increased premiums and copays for insured)

Environmental Sustainability

Extreme heat events (high ambient air temperatures) can worsen / exacerbate asthma attacks Health disparities

Sizable disparities in asthma prevalence and ER visits by race, ethnicity, neighborhood Nutrition and Obesity

Obesity a risk factor for asthma?

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Attachment C


Asthma may reduce ability / desire to exercise or get physical activity – leading to increased risk of obesity.

Water Quality

Hardscapes – roads and parking lots

Mold, fungi may be associated with increased prevalence of asthma in youth and adults

Precipitation can create wet basements and result in mold

Solution = bike access (maps, knowledge of paths); transit access (is system meeting their needs?)

Too much car habitat – reliance C. What can we (CEW) do to address Asthma? How can your work support our efforts to address

Asthma?

Minneapolis air filter / mattress cover program – pair durable good with education

More education about asthma triggers

Programs to help homeowners identify asthma triggers

Resource list on the web

Safer cleaning product kits

Summer Asthma Camp (ALA) D. What other partners can we bring in to help us address Asthma?

MDH Asthma program

Sustainable Resource Center


Hiawatha CARE Project Community Environmental Workgroup Meeting #10 / December 19, 2012 @ 9:00 am Discussion Notes on Priority Environmental Risks Hiawatha CARE Project Community Risks: Air Pollution A. What are the issues related to Air Pollution?

Asphalt plant

Backyard fires

Cars / buses

Driving everywhere

Good use car practices

Grain elevators

Idling school buses

Ill‐maintained cars

Older cars are more likely to higher pollution emissions rates

Recreational fire burning and woodburning stoves in homes

Safety / crime – is it safe to bike / walk

Stop‐and‐go traffic

Warehouses with idling diesel trucks B. How is Air Pollution linked to…

Asthma

Backyard fires

Industry ‐ criteria pollutants / non criteria pollutants contribute

Particulates and ozone (soot and smog) trigger asthma attacks

Poor air quality days – air pollution can trigger asthma attacks

Ozone ‐ haze in winter from fireplaces

Technical programs to help make vehicles pollute less (training on maintenance) Economic Instability

More likely to have polluting industries sited in neighbhorhood

More likely to have high traffic corridors

Extreme heat events (urban heat island) and increased O3 alerts and particular matter incidents mean more lost work and schooling, premature illness and disease – leads to economic instability

More sick days and lost work / more days kids out of school, more doctor visits and urgent care, and negative impacts on employment

Urban forests are weaker in low income neighborhoods. Environmental Sustainability

Vehicle efficiency vs. expense Health disparities

Asthma – prevalence

Minnesota’s busiest highway segment is 35/94 corridor near Phillips

SHIP program encouraging active living which reduces air pollution and VMTs


Siting of polluting facilities more likely in lower income communities Nutrition and Obesity

Not wanting to be outside and exercising

Driving cars

Air pollution from mobile sources (unwalkable, bike‐unfriendly neighborhoods) can contribute to lack of exercise and result in increased risk of obesity

Water Quality


Too much car habitat – reliance


C. What can we (CEW) do to address Air Pollution? How can your work support our efforts to

address Air Pollution?

Alternative fueled vehicle / electric vehicle programs

Bike rickshaws

Car sharing / ride sharing

Cash for clunkers

Cheap / free bike sharing program

City Council discussion on recreational burning

Clean Air Dialogues recommendations

Hiawatha signal timing project

More trees – trees shading walking / biking parkways and sidewalks

Practical tips to reduce car trips

Reduce car trips, promote sustainable development so more commercial nodes

Reduce idling of cars – show what happens when you idle for 2/5/20 minutes

Shopping behavior analysis to find out where people buy things

Training programs to help people clean up their cars D. What other partners can we bring in to help us address Air Pollution?

Bike advocacy groups / Ped advisory groups

Cyclists for Change – St Paul

Grease Pit – other community cycling groups

Minneapolis Park Board ‐ trees

Minneapolis School District – transportation

NiceRide

Sustainable Communities – Met Council

Tomales y Bicicletas

Transit for Livable Communities


Hiawatha CARE Project Community Environmental Workgroup Meeting #10 / December 19, 2012 @ 9:00 am Discussion Notes on Priority Environmental Risks Hiawatha CARE Project Community Risks: Economic Instability A. What are the issues related to Economic Instability?

Despair, crime, safety for recreation, transport to clinics, grocery stores

Good steady jobs with benefits

Green jobs

Can’t develop a routine/lifestyle because busy piecing together work or dealing with consequences or economic instability

Lack of education and meaningful work

Lack of education about handling personal finances

Neighborhood blight

Stress, despair, trauma, bummertown B. How is Economic Instability linked to…

Air Pollution

More likely to have polluting industries sited in neighborhood

More likely to have high traffic corridors

Extreme heat events (urban heat island) and increased O3 alerts and particular matter incidents mean more lost work and schooling, premature illness and disease – leads to economic instability

More sick days and lost work / more days kids out of school, more doctor visits and urgent care, and negative impacts on employment

Urban forests are weaker in low income neighborhoods. Asthma

Access to asthma meds when not insured

Ability to function on job ‐ employability

Living in poor quality housing – insect and pest issues, mold, etc.

Lack of access to healthcare

Not able to manage asthma as well

Asthma attacks are increasing in frequency, resulting in fiscal pressures in already public sector health care safety net (increased premiums and copays for insured)


Taking environmental and financial shortcuts Health disparities

Few stores carrying healthy food choices

Lack of access to health care – money

Social determinants of health

Stress and increased likelihood for substance abuse Nutrition and Obesity


Inability to grown own food (moving around)

Lack of access to healthy affordable food

No time to cook / exercise – working a lot

Poor nutrition as well as access to healthy food, and the probability of obesity, disproportionately impacts protected classes – minorities and low income families and individuals

Water Quality

Minneapolis charges stormwater utility fee. Minneapolis offers mechanism to reduce stormwater fee. Low income households disproportionately do not implement stormwater BMPs, thus pay higher fees – less disposable income

Impaired water quality negatively impacts fishing, recreational activities – thereby causing reduced economic activity.

C. What can we (CEW) do to address Economic Instability? How can your work support our efforts

to address Economic Instability?

Asking businesses to have policies that employ workforce development – CARE support businesses that do that

Job training

Make sure local businesses hire local people

Support programs that help make people functional for employment

Support for development of own businesses

Trees – reduce urban heat island, absorb particulate matter, reduce O3 creation.

Trees are easy entry point for employment and volunteerism. D. What other partners can we bring in to help us address Economic Instability?

Alliance for Metro Sustainability

American Indian Economic Development Corp

AIOIC

HIRED MN

Latino Economic Development Corp

Lutheran Social Services

MCCD p Minneapolis technical assistance program for entrepreneurs

MN Green Corps

NACDI

Summit

U of MN – Dental School

Volunteers of America

Women Venture

YWCA


Hiawatha CARE Project Community Environmental Workgroup Meeting #10 / December 19, 2012 @ 9:00 am Discussion Notes on Priority Environmental Risks Hiawatha CARE Project Community Risks: Nutrition and Obesity A. What are the issues related to Nutrition and Obesity?

Breastfeeding

Convenience culture

Cooking / buying education – how to prepare healthy food we want people to buy

Gardening space for apartment residents

Lack of access to gym‐type places

Lack of access to green space and safe play spaces

Lack of access to outdoor spaces

Lack of awareness of what resources exist

More access to green space

Support implementation of health wellness policies at each school

Support development of community gardens

Safety – is it safe to walk/bike in community

Potential solutions – cooking coops, sharing transportation

Access to youth sports after age 12

Affordable/free summer programs for kids

No time for family recreation and cooking time

Sports opportunities

Misperception that Doritos are a quality food

Hard to get to a big store without transportation – shopping at corner store B. How is Nutrition and Obesity linked to…

Air Pollution

Air pollution from mobile sources (unwalkable, bike‐unfriendly neighborhoods) can contribute to lack of exercise and result in increased risk of obesity

Driving cars

Not wanting to be outside and exercising Asthma

Asthma may reduce ability / desire to exercise or get physical activity – leading to increased risk of obesity.

Obesity a risk factor for asthma? Economic Instability

Inability to grown own food (moving around)

Lack of access to healthy affordable food

No time to cook / exercise – working a lot


Poor nutrition as well as access to healthy food, and the probability of obesity, disproportionately impacts protected classes – minorities and low income families and individuals

Health disparities

Increased likelihood of health problems and lack of access to health care

Heart disease, diabetes, obesity, cholesterol

Low income communities are less walkable, less bikeable, and as a result, community members walk and bike less and get less exercise in normal course of daily activities = risk of obesity

Water Quality

Green infrastructure and green spaces C. What can we (CEW) do to address Nutrition and Obesity? How can your work support our efforts

to address Nutrition and Obesity?

Free Zumba

Gardening – hubs program

MDH – Statewide Health Improvement Program

Minneapolis Homegrown and urban ag efforts

More physical activity in schools D. What other partners can we bring in to help us address Nutrition and Obesity?

Allina Backyard Initiative – Growing the Backyard

HOPE Community

IATP

Indian Health Board

Minneapolis Schools – physical activity and healthy food

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

Parent‐teacher organizations

Running Wolf

Sisters Camelot

Tomales y Bicicletas

Waite House

YWCA


Hiawatha CARE Project Community Environmental Workgroup Meeting #10 / December 19, 2012 @ 9:00 am Discussion Notes on Priority Environmental Risks Hiawatha CARE Project Community Risks: Water Quality A. What are the issues related to Water Quality?

Biological diversity of river – eagles, fish, plant communities

Green infrastructure‐ rain gardens, swales, flood zones/overflows

Industrial pollutants flow to river

Oil spills and leaking

Pesticides used on lawns

Pet waste

Poor construction or building practices – soil erosion

Salt on sidewalks

Too much impervious surfaces

Trash and plastic bags

What we apply to our built environment

Ensuring groundwater is being protected and maintenance at sustainable levels

Erosion control rules being enforced – dust and transfer of soil to water

Fishing

Recreation, fishery, wildlife

Safe – is water clean

Sampling programs – more testing B. How is Water Quality linked to…

Air Pollution


Too much car habitat – reliance


Asthma


Mold, fungi may be associated with increased prevalence of asthma in youth and adults

Precipitation can create wet basements and result in mold

Too much car habitat – reliance Economic Instability

Minneapolis charges stormwater utility fee. Minneapolis offers mechanism to reduce stormwater fee. Low income households disproportionately do not implement stormwater BMPs, thus pay higher fees – less disposable income

Impaired water quality negatively impacts fishing, recreational activities – thereby causing reduced economic activity.



Administer water conservation program

Climate change, extreme weather – increasing flooding

Green spaces help with water quality

Leaky toilets, high flow faucets, showers, leaks in general cost money in terms of monthly utility charges

Wasted water is bad water quality Nutrition and Obesity

Green infrastructure and green spaces C. What can we (CEW) do to address Water Quality? How can your work support our efforts to

address Water Quality?

Knowledge, attitudes, practices program

Master Water Stewards Program D. What other partners can we bring in to help us address Water Quality?

Hennepin County River Watch

Mississippi Watershed Management Organization

River Gorge Committee (LCC)

Metro Blooms

ReGen Land

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