Attachment  3    Includes  the  following  contents:      

1. HCBF  Funding  Review          

   

The Port Community Mitigation Trust Fund (PCMTF) was established by the Port of Los Angeles to mitigate the impacts of port operations in the communities of Wilmington and San Pedro. The fund is administered exclusively by Harbor Community Bene�t Foundation (HCBF). Since 2012, HCBF has awarded over $3.6 million in grants from the PCMTF to mitigate the environmental, health, and community impacts of the Port of Los Angeles’ operations.

HCBF conducted two research studies and collects data and reports from its grantees to improve mitigation projects and programs and to better understand Port impacts. HCBF has applied this data to identify Opportunities for Future Investment (p. 5) that can further bene�t the communities of Wilmington and San Pedro.

A full list of organizations funded through the PCMTF can be found in this Funding Review (p. 6).

How PCMTF is Filling the Gaps in Respiratory Care (p. 2)How PCMTF is Supporting Community Initiatives to Tackle Port-Related Impacts (p.3) How PCMTF is Educating the Community on Port-Related Safety Risks (p. 4)

This funding review highlights the following benefits of the PCMTF:

PORT COMMUNITY MITIGATION TRUST FUND

95 Grants Awarded

65 Grantees

$3,629,000 Total PCMTF Funding

Harbor Schools Pilot$300,000

Healthy Harbor$1,868,000

$1,461,000Community Benefit

FUNDING REVIEW 2012-2015

How PCMTF is Filling the Gaps in Respiratory Care

Long Beach Alliance for Children with Asthma and The Children’s Clinic send community health workers, or “promotoras,” into the homes of families with asthma in San Pedro and Wilmington. Households are given a checklist of health hazards, issued non-toxic cleaning supplies, and taught how to e�ectively administer medicine and manage their conditions. Promotoras earn trust in the community and play a crucial role in connecting families to additional healthcare services.

“The Mobile Care Clinic serves as a bridge to reliable care. Connecting people in Wilmington to permanent medical homes and educating them on their basic health needs yields dividends for each patient and their families.”

-St. Mary Medical Center, Healthy Harbor Grant Program

The Los Angeles Trust for Children’s Health adds asthma nursing services at K-12 school sites in San Pedro and Wilmington, addressing a nursing gap created by district budget cuts. The nurse creates a reliable source of care for students with asthma who are at risk of an episode on campus or may need immediate medical attention.

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Increasing the Availability of Respiratory Care

Expanding Asthma Nursing Services at K-12 Schools

Connecting Households with Community Health Workers

St. Mary Medical Center is addressing the gap in respiratory care in Wilmington by expanding its mobile asthma clinic to Wilmington. Once a week, the mobile care clinic provides free respiratory screenings and other vital tests for all residents. Patients are referred for follow up care to local healthcare providers.

St. Mary Medical Center conducted over 1,000 patient visits at mobile care clinic in Wilmington over one-year period, including 280 pulmonary function tests.

169 sta� at Dana MS, Taper ES, and 7th Street ES participated in Los Angeles Trust for Children’s Health “Tools for Schools” asthma program, instructing them on recognizing asthma symptoms in students.

250+ children and their households enrolled in community health worker intervention program. Data shows increased attendance at public school following interventions.

How PCMTF is Supporting Community Initiatives to Tackle Port-Related Impacts

“We educated families on strategies to help mitigate the negative e�ects of air pollution by using di�erent types of containers and planters. Parents

were delighted to learn how to plant a tree, and to learn that birch trees are particularly good at �ltering diesel particulate matter.”

1000-foot long vine-covered fence built to serve as a bu�er between the Alameda Corridor rail line and residential areas between Grant and L Streets, helping reduce noise, emissions, and dust.

SBCC Thrive LA transformed a defunct above-ground oil drilling site in Wilmington into a large-scale community garden. Trees planted along the garden trap diesel particulate matter and sequester carbon emissions. The garden not only replaces a former industrial land use with a community-serving use, but is now a reliable source for fruits and vegetables for neighbors.

The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy continues to plant trees and native plants at the White Point Nature Preserve in San Pedro. The large-scale planting helps mitigate nearby Port emissions by creating a “carbon sink” consisting of native plant species and trees that o�-set carbon emissions created by Port operations nearby.

Sharefest Community Development is currently planting trees along the perimeter of Wilmington Park Elementary School to both o�set carbon emissions and create a visual bu�er between the school and nearby truck tra�c. Clean Wilmington targets neighborhoods adjacent to industrial land uses and revitalizes walkways, alleys, and empty lots with tree planting and landscaping.

-SBCC Thrive LA, Community Bene�t Grant Program

Buffering the Community from Industry

Preserving Open Space to Offset Carbon Emissions

Building Community Gardens to Address Pollution

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650 native shrubs planted at White Point Nature Preserve in San Pedro, hundreds of pounds of invasive weeds removed, thousands of native plants hand-watered.

300 families educated on port mitigation techniques, including tree planting, urban farming, composting, and drip irrigation. Year-round workshops held at garden site.

How PCMTF is Educating the Community on Port-Related Safety Risks

“By providing the opportunity for signi�cant oil spill issue education, the community members of Wilmington and San Pedro are empowered to identify the current realities of oil related pollution in the region and know how to respond in

the case of an oil spill. Knowledge of how to proceed in times of an oil spill mitigates harm for everyone: individuals, neighborhoods, animal species and the ecosystem.”

The Los Angeles Maritime Museum, located along the LA Waterfront, is creating a special emergency preparedness plan to train its sta� on e�ectively addressing a port-related disaster a�ecting its museum, COPE Preparedness’ unique “Map Your Neighborhood” safety program educates the community on port-related risks and e�ective techniques for disaster preparedness.

International Bird Rescue and the Marine Mammal Care Center are two San Pedro facilities that are leaders in caring for oiled birds, mammals, and marine life impacted by industrial operations. Both groups support internship programs that train local students in caring for marine life, handling oiled bird and mammal events, and analyzing data, and communicating �ndings.

Los Angeles Waterkeeper launched an oil spill response education program in San Pedro Wilmington. The �rst program of its kind in the Harbor, residents attend lecture series hosted by experts in the environmental �eld, learn about the risks of oil spills on the community, and ways to safely address them.

COPE Preparedness conducted 32 port-related safety workshops for over 700 residents across San Pedro and Wilmington.

Developing Emergency Plans at Community Facilities

Training the Community in Oil spill Response

Protecting Marine Life from Industry

-Los Angeles Waterkeeper, Community Bene�t Grant Program

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New interns at International Bird Rescue in San Pedro spent over 300 hours in collective research and education on local wildlife protection.

Los Angeles Waterkeeper’s oil spill workshops brought in state and national experts on conservation and oil spill response to educate Wilmington and San Pedro residents for the �rst time.

Opportunities for Further Port Investment HCBF identi�ed examples of additional mitigation needs in the community based on grantmaking, research, surveys, and conversations with local stakeholders. These opportunities are presented in addition to the existing mitigation carried out through the Port Community Mitigation Trust Fund.

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Despite rainfall in Los Angeles, much of the Harbor’s water is lost into the ocean due to run o� at industrial sites with large impermeable concrete and asphalt surfaces. Reducing runo� by creating permeable surfaces, soil, or other techniques will improve water quality and address water scarcity.

5: Reduce Urban Runoff at Port-Related Sites in Harbor

The Port of Los Angeles monitors air quality at speci�c port sites as part of its Clean Air Action Plan. This initiative could be expanded to include monitoring at dozens of community facilities across San Pedro and Wilmington. The data collected could be made publicly available and shared with residents.

4: Expand Air Quality Monitoring Stations at Community Sites Across Harbor

Despite signage and designated truck routes, heavy duty trucks continue driving through neighborhoods, placing children and families at risk, especially near public facilities like parks or schools. These trips bring not only risk, but increased noise and diesel particulate matter, impacting health and wellness.

3: Eliminate Truck Trips Through Residential Neighborhoods

A survey conducted by St. Mary Medical Center at its mobile clinic in Wilmington found that the majority of patients listed language as the biggest barrier to healthcare. This can mean that patients will not go to a doctor or specialist because of a lack of trust, knowledge, or communication. Translating materials in multiple languages, sta�ng clinics with bilingual sta�, and providing bilingual enrollment counselors are a few ways this language barrier can be eliminated.

2: Remove Language Barriers to Healthcare

K-12 public schools in Wilmington and San Pedro continue to experience budget shortfalls with health and wellness, while also experiencing some of the highest rates of asthma in Los Angeles. This translates to greater health risks for students. At the same time, schools remain a prime location to deliver quality healthcare to children in the community. Expanding nursing sta�, asthma action plans, equipment and supplies, and community support can help alleviate the risks of inadequate healthcare at schools.

1: Expand Healthcare Resources at K-12 Schools

Community Benefit Grantees Healthy Harbor Grantees

Harbor Schools Grantees

2013 - $506,000Beacon HouseBreathe LABroad Ave ESBuddhist Tzu ChiCabrillo Marine AquariumClean San PedroComprehensive Child Development Grand VisionHawaiian Ave ES FoundationHCDC Wilmington Teen CenterInternational Bird Rescue International Trade Education Program Pac Unicomm (Clean Wilmington)POLA HSPV Land ConservancyRainbow ServicesSharefestTaper Tiger Paws (MST Center)Women in Non Traditional Employment Roles

2014 - $555,000Beacon HouseBuddhist Tzu ChiCabrillo Beach Youth SailingCabrillo Marine AquariumClean San PedroCOPE PreparednessFoundation for Marine Animal HusbandryFriends of Banning MuseumHarbor InterfaithInternational Bird Rescue International Trade Education Program LA WaterkeeperPac Unicomm (Clean Wilmington)

PV Land ConservancyRainbow ServicesSBCC Thrive LASt. Peter and Paul PovertyTobermanTwo Bit Circus

2015 - $400,000Beacon HouseFoundation for Marine Animal HusbandryFriends of LA Maritime MuseumHCDC Wilmington Teen Center (CB R2)International Bird Rescue (IBR)LA Community Garden CouncilLos Angeles Conservation CorpsLos Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (CB R2)Park Western Place ESPOLA HSPV Land ConservancyShakespeare by the Sea (CB R2)Sharefest

2012 - $350,000Buddhist Tzu ChiLong Beach Alliance for Children with Asthma The Children's Clinic Wilmington Health Center

2014 - $550,000Breathe LA with San Pedro YMCABuddhist Tzu ChiHarbor Community ClinicLA BioMedLong Beach Alliance for Children with Asthma Rainbow ServicesRobert F. Kennedy InstituteSt. Mary Medical CenterThe Children's Clinic

2013 - $450,000Boys & Girls Clubs of LA HarborBuddhist Tzu ChiHarbor Community ClinicLong Beach Alliance for Children with AsthmaThe Children's ClinicWilmington Health Center

2015 - $518,000Buddhist Tzu ChiCoalition for Clean AirLA Trust for Children's HealthLong Beach Alliance for Children with Asthma Providence Little Co.St. MaryThe Children’s clinic

2015 - $300,000Banning High School/PorpoiseBroad Ave ESCabrillo Ave ES/South Bay ContemporaryCabrillo Marine AquariumDana Middle SchoolFoundation for Marine Animal HusbandryGrand VisionHawaiian Ave ES FoundationInternational Trade Education Program Los Angeles Marine InstitutePark Western ES Point Fermin ESPOLA HSPV Land ConservancySharefestTaper Avenue Tech MagnetThink Earth Page 6