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�f co,, <br /> SA N. J OA G N Environm( ,al Health Department <br /> Q. y <br /> COUNTY Kasey Foley, REHS, Interim Director <br /> , Greatness grows here. PROGRAM COORDINATORS <br /> Robert McClellon,REHS <br /> Jeff Carruesco,REHS,RDI <br /> Willy Ng,REHS <br /> Muniappa Naidu,REHS <br /> Michael Kith,REHS <br /> Melissa Nissim,REHS <br /> November 13, 2019 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO Employee Housing Dairy Exemption Facility Owners <br /> FROM: Scott Sangalang, Lead Senior REHS, Housing Programs <br /> Environmental Health Department <br /> SUBJECT: Annual Review/Self-Assessment for Dairy Permit Exempt Facilities <br /> The San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department (EHD) is the local agency designated by <br /> the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to implement the Employee <br /> Housing Program pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code, Employee Housing Act. The local <br /> program is responsible for ensuring that all employee housing accommodations meet the minimum State <br /> requirements established for use, maintenance, occupancy, and safety. <br /> Beginning in 2000, the EHD granted exemptions from the Employee Housing Permit to Operate <br /> requirements to employee housing facilities (housing for five or more employees or agricultural workers) <br /> located at dairy farms. EHD records show that your facility was one of these exempted facilities. <br /> As a result of a recent review of our local Employee Housing Program, HCD provided clarification that <br /> an annual review of all Dairy Exempt Employee Housing Facilities needed to be conducted by the EHD. <br /> The annual review is the mechanism used to determine if a facility continues to qualify for exemption <br /> status by meeting the minimum State requirements for use, maintenance, occupancy, and safety for the <br /> housing accommodations. <br /> In order to perform this annual review with minimal impact to local dairies, we have opted to use a self- <br /> assessment program in lieu of an on-site inspection by EHD staff. This self-assessment program will <br /> allow owners and operators to perform the inspection themselves, to identify problems and make <br /> corrections, and to report this information to the EHD. The EHD will evaluate this information to comply <br /> with the required State annual review. Failure to return the required self-assessment documents to the <br /> EHD could result in loss of dairy exempt status. <br /> Please complete the enclosed Self-Audit Housing Checklist, one for each separate housing unit, <br /> to document the condition of each housing unit during the inspection, and mail back to the <br /> Environmental Health Department by March 1, 2020. <br /> For more information on the minimum State requirements for employee housing, the Employee Housing <br /> Facility Inspection Information Booklet is available upon request. <br /> EHD staff are available to provide any assistance you may need to participate in this program. For <br /> further information, please contact Scott Sangalang, Lead Senior REHS, at (209) 468-3452 or <br /> ssangalan>;(a)sj gov.org. <br /> 1868 E. Hazelton Avenue I Stockton, California 95205 1 T 209468-3420 ) F 209464-0138 1 www.sjcehd.com <br />