FISCAL IMPACT:
None to the General Fund. PITCH activities are substantially covered by grants and existing budgets of the affected departments.
BACKGROUND:
On February 6, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved the following:
1. Accepted a report and recommendations on the built environment and public health prepared by a staff working group from Conservation and Development, Health Services, and Public Works;
2. Acknowledged the impact of the built environment on public health;
3. Affirmed the Board's commitment to promoting the principles in the land use planning and development process;
4. Directed the departments to establish the interdepartmental Planning Integration Team for Community Health (PITCH) to align and integrate various planning, engineering, and public health initiatives throughout the County into a coordinated team approach across department lines, and as necessary, add staff from other county departments to the team;
5. Directed PITCH to pursue implementation of the recommended actions detailed in the 2/6/2007 Board Order, including:
- Evaluate the County’s Roadway Policies and Standards based on the “Complete Street” approach, which recognizes that our roads serve more than just the automobiles and are an integral element in promoting the principles of a healthy community;
- Accepted a report and recommendations on the built environment and public health prepared by a staff working group from Conservation and Development, Health Services, and Public Works;
- Identify and develop policies and implementation measures relating to principles of public health that could be incorporated into pending general plan amendment studies, and into potential revisions of the General Plan and the County Ordinance Code;
- Integrate the principles of public health in the master planning of park and recreational facilities for the unincorporated area; and
- Improve coordination and planning with school districts in siting of new schools and/or expansion of existing schools in the unincorporated area with the aim of promoting the principles of public health.
Staff from the Conservation & Development, Health Services, and Public Works departments will provide the Board with a progress report for ongoing PITCH activities and identify PITCH's program goals and efforts for calendar year 2012.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
None.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
A key purpose and objective of PITCH planning activities is aimed at improving the built environment for school-aged children consistent with directives from the Board of Supervisors.
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
ACCEPTED the report and concurred with the programs stated goals going forward.