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May 23, 2013

Operation Healthy 

 Streets

Before

 After 

 5th Street

“Protecting the Public  Health and  the Environment” 

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Background

May 2012  – LA County Department of  Public Health notifies the City of  health  hazard concerns within the 

skid row area.

Operation Healthy  Streets

Citywide Response & 

Coordination

Preliminary Activities

Phase I  – Outreach

Phase II  – Clean‐up

Phase III ‐ Maintenance

Key Agencies/DepartmentsMayor’s Office

Council DistrictCity Attorney’s Office

LAPD & LAFD

Department of  Public Works

Board of  Public Works

Bureau of  SanitationBureau of  Street Services

Public Affairs Office

LA Homeless Services Authority

Central City East Association

Chrysalis

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Citywide Response

Preliminary Activities

Immediate response to LACDPH concerns

Quadrant clean‐up around encampments, groups and individuals

Immediate spot cleanups

(May 

25‐

26

th

, 

2012)

Provided 500 containers to CCEA for expanded personal storage

Phase I  – Targeted Outreach

(Started May 29th, 2012 and is ongoing)

LAHSA outreached to hundreds of  impacted individuals

City secured a 90‐day abandon item 

storage facility ‐ Chrysalis retained to run 

the facility

Operation Healthy  Streets

 5th Street

Unclaimed   property taken to temporary 

storage

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Citywide ResponsePhase II  – Clean‐up (May 30  – July 6, 2012)

35 operational personnel

1,800 hours of  work on streets

Estimated cost ‐ $15K ‐ 20K/day

Cleanup results

6 miles of  roadway (12 miles of  sidewalks) cleaned

333 hypodermic needles

120 cubic yards of  hazardous material, 

human 

excrement, 

& 

debris 

collected 

(≈ 13 dump trucks)

Established a temporary storage site at 432 E. Temple St for abandoned property

Follow up spot cleaning performed on 

Wednesdays

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 5th St   July 6,  2012

 5th St (between San  Julian &  Wall)  Aug  20,  2012

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BOS Response

Phase III  – Maintenance Plan

On‐going maintenance plan

Prioritized spot cleaning routes  and 

schedule

Identified comprehensive cleaning schedule

Placed 15 new trash receptacles in 

Skid Row area ‐ collection: M, W, F 

Ongoing resultsConducted Spot cleanings: July 11th , 18th , 25th Aug 1st , and August 29th

Conducted 7‐day comprehensive 

cleaning from Aug 13th – 21st

Additional 253 hypodermic needles found

Additional 54 cubic yards of  hazardous material, human excrement, and 

debris 

collected 

Temporary storage provided 

Operation Healthy  Streets

Spot cleaning

Hypodermic needles

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Next Steps…

Remainder of  Calendar Year 2012

Biweekly spot cleaning on Wednesdays

(9/12, 9/26, 10/10, 11/14, 11/28, 12/12, 12/26)

7 ‐ day comprehensive cleaning (10/24  – 11/1)

Calendar Year 2013

Monthly spot cleanings on 2nd Wednesday of  Month

Quarterly Comprehensive Cleanings starting 

on second Wednesday of  January, April, July, October

Continued outreach by LAHSA 

Operation Healthy  Streets

On‐ going maintenance

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Outcomes

LA County Department of  Public Health:

Operation Healthy  Streets

Aug 22nd‐ Health hazard 

reassessment and inspection

Aug 31st‐ City received letter from 

LACDPH acknowledging the City’s efforts and City is in compliance

County directs City to monitor conditions

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Outcomes

Trash & Debris:Operation Healthy  Streets

 After Before

97% reduction in the amount of  trash, garbage, and debris

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Operation Healthy  StreetsOutcomes

Hazardous Material  & Human Excrement:

 After Before

91% reduction in the amount of  feces and urine on the street 

and sidewalks

Provided 2 additional bathrooms

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Operation Healthy  StreetsOutcomes

Rodent  Control:

 After Before

Coordinate with LA County to develop and improve vector 

control services which are provided for the Skid Row area

96% reduction in the number of  active rodent burrows