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C.102

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	March 21, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Report from the Planning Integration for Community Health (PITCH)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/21/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Maureen Toms, 925-655-2895

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 21, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ACCEPT report from the Planning Integration Team for Community Health (PITCH) on accomplishments since the previous PITCH report in February 14, 2017, as recommended by the Public Health, Public Works and Conservation and Development Directors.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no impact to the General Fund. PITCH activities are covered by grants and existing budgets of the participating departments.

BACKGROUND:

On February 6, 2007, the Board of Supervisors took the following actions in establishing and directing the Planning Integration Team for Community Health (PITCH) Committee:

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Accept a report and recommendations on the built environment and public health that was prepared by a staff working group from Conservation and Development, Health Services, and Public Works Departments.

Acknowledge the impact of built environment on public health.

Affirm the Board’s commitment to promoting the principles of healthy communities in the land use planning and development process.

Direct Conservation and Development, Health Services, and Public Works Departments to establish the Planning Integration Team for Community Health (PITCH), which would align and integrate various planning, public works, and public health initiatives throughout the County into a combined team approach across departmental lines, and, as necessary, add staff from other County departments to the team.

Direct PITCH to pursue implementation of the recommend actions detailed in the February 6, 2007 Board Order, including:

Evaluate the County’s Roadway Policies and Standards based on the “Complete Streets” approach, which recognizes that our roads serve more than just vehicular traffic and are an integral element in promoting the principles of a healthy community;

Evaluate methods and measures to implement the General Plan policies that emphasize compact, infill, and mixed-use development and consider impacts on public health;

Identify and develop policies and implementation measures relating to the principles of public health that could impact pending general plan amendment studies, as well as potential revisions of the County General Plan and the County Ordinance Code;

Integrate the principles of public health in the master planning of parks and recreational facilities;

Improve coordination and planning with school districts in the siting of new schools and/or expansion of existing schools in the unincorporated area with the aim of promoting health communities.

Direct PITCH to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a County “Healthy Community” Pilot Program to demonstrate the concepts and principles of creating healthier communities, which would be funded through outside grant sources, and to report back to the Board on program feasibility, specifically investigating the opportunities in receiving outside grant fund sources and any potential constraints in applying them towards a pilot program.

Direct PITCH to report to the Ad Hoc Committee on Smart Growth and the Board of Supervisors by July 31, 2007 on progress in implementing the recommendations described above.

Update

The PITCH Committee continues to meet bi-monthly and work towards implementing the Board’s directions. The status of these activities and possible future activities are described in the attached report.