Pasadena
From the meeting · City Council, · 0:45
Did the health review consider the environmental commission's report?
The council is deciding between artificial turf and natural grass for two park athletic fields. After the health director cited state research finding low health risk, a councilmember asks whether he reviewed the Environmental Advisory Commission's report.
a councilmember and a speaker
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a councilmember I heard somebody say that there was no authority for health risks from artificial turf.
a councilmember Did you review the Environmental Advisory Commission report?
a speaker I did not review it.
a speaker Sorry.
a councilmember Why not?
a speaker I didn't know that there was a report.
a councilmember Okay.
a councilmember Because there's numerous citations to scientific studies that, at least at a minimum, demonstrate that there's some potential risk.
a councilmember And I wanna be clear, in your role, did you examine the environmental impacts separate from the safety risks?
a speaker No.
a speaker The the question for the public health department was to evaluate potential contamination and the impacts on health, and so we did not look at anything aside from that.
Where it's from
- Artificial turf vs. grass at Villa Parke and Robinson Park Item 11: what happened
- The episode: Turf at two parks, a Ronald McDonald House expansion, and the housing pipeline
- The full recording from here