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Board of Health Minutes <br />March 6 2017 <br />2 of 4 <br />Tier 1 includes basic education and outreach efforts that are implementable without additional <br />funding, in the absence of a dedicated air quality staff member at KCPHD. Examples include <br />forwarding clean burning information to a neighborhood after receipt of a smoke complaint, <br />distributing brochures and flyers at local businesses, and issuing public information during times <br />of poor air quality. <br />• Smoke complaint response <br />o Lead Agency: Kittitas County Public Health Department <br />o Partner Agency: Local Fire Departments <br />o Goal: Reduce the number of households with high opacity smoke emissions and <br />improve burning related behaviors in response to complaints <br />• Spanish translation of existing educational materials <br />o Lead Agency: Kittitas County Public Health Department <br />o Partner Agencies: Washington State Department of Ecology, HopeSource, <br />Environmental Protection Agency <br />o Goal: Broaden awareness of air quality issues in underserved populations <br />Tier 2 projects require a dedicated air quality staff member at KCPHD or greater involvement of <br />the AQAC members. Projects may require small amounts of funding to purchase materials. <br />This section includes partnerships with other organizations for projects not funded by KCPHD or <br />the AQAC. Examples include booths at local community events and educational workshops to <br />provide facts about clean burning best practices and the benefits of certified woodstoves. <br />• Elementary/middle school education program <br />o Lead Agency: Kittitas County Public Health Department <br />o Partner Agencies: Ellensburg School District, Thorp School District, Kittitas <br />School District, Cle Elum Roslyn School District, Easton School District <br />o Goal: Incorporate the importance of clean air and compliance with clean air laws <br />into school science programs <br />• Air quality education booth <br />o Lead Agency: Kittitas County Public Health <br />o Partner Agencies: None <br />o Goal: Enhance community awareness of current air quality issues and promote <br />PM2.5 emission reduction tasks <br />• Air quality advertising campaign <br />o Lead Agency: Kittitas County Public Health <br />o Partner Agencies: Local news and radio outlets <br />o Goal: Enhance community awareness of current air quality issues and impacts <br />Tier 3 lists projects that are implementable only under specific grants and require substantial <br />amounts of funding. The purpose of this section is to outline project rationale and methods to <br />prepare for future grant applications. This section also includes existing programs and projects <br />that are looking to expand through acquisition of additional grant funding. <br />Some projects cannot be implemented until the necessary funding is awarded. Projects marked <br />"pending" are awaiting approval or funding. An "ongoing" status indicates a pre-existing project <br />