Public Health Committee

(a) That the 2023-2024 Child and Adolescent Services Program budget funded by the Ministry of Health be approved; (b) That the Medical Officer of Health, or delegate, be authorized and directed to execute all agreements, contracts, extensions and documents, including submission of budgets and reports required to give effect to all the 2023-2024 Child and Adolescent Services Program budget approved in Report BOH23029; (c) That the Medical Officer of Health be authorized and directed to enter into a 24- month secondment agreement with Lynwood Charlton Centre with the option to renew for an additional 24 months, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; (d) That the direction to staff within Confidential Appendix “A” to Report BOH23029 be approved and remain confidential until approved by Council; and, Public Health Committee September 8, 2023 Minutes 23-009 Page 2 of 10 (e) That Item 2021-G, respecting the challenges, referrals and waiting lists for child and adolescent counselling services within the City's network of Children's and Adolescent Mental Health Services, be removed from the Public Health Committee Outstanding Business List. Result: Motion

That the By-law to regulate waterpipe smoking in public places and workplaces in the City of Hamilton, attached as Appendix “A” to Report BOH23017(a), which has been prepared in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, be enacted. Result: Motion

That Report BOH23031, respecting Suspect Drug-Related Deaths and Opioid-Related Paramedic Calls (April – June 2023), be received. Result: Motion

(a) That the 2023-2024 Healthy Babies Healthy Children program budget be approved; (b) That Council approve funding of $205,194 to allow the continuation of the program with the current Public Health Nurse complement until March 31, 2024, to be funded first from any Public Health Division surplus, then from any Healthy and Safe Communities Departmental Surplus and lastly from any Corporate Surplus or any source deemed appropriate by the General Manager of Corporate Services; Public Health Committee September 8, 2023 Minutes 23-009 Page 4 of 10 (c) That staff be directed to refer the annualized estimated cost for the program pressure resulting from capped Ministry funding and annual cost increases of staff salaries and benefits to the 2024 Tax Operating Budget; and, (d) That the Medical Officer of Health or delegate be authorized and directed to execute all agreements, contracts, extensions and documents, including submission of budgets and reports required to give effect to all the 2023-2024 Healthy Babies Health Children Program budget approved in Report BOH23028. Result: Motion

That the agenda for the September 8, 2023 Public Health Committee be approved, as presented. Result: Motion

That the Minutes of the August 16, 2023 meeting of the Public Health Committee be approved, as presented. Result: Motion

That the following Communication items be approved, as presented: (a) Correspondence from Dr. Kieran M. Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario and Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Health, Ministry of Health, respecting the Provincial Strategy to Strengthen Public Health in Ontario (Item 5.1) Recommendation: Be Received. (b) Correspondence from Dr. Charles Gardner, President, Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa), respecting Public Health Funding and Capacity Announcement (Item 5.2) Recommendation: Be Received. (c) Correspondence from Hon. Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Patrick Dicerni, Interim Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health, respecting 2023-2024 New Base Funding for HIV and/or Hepatitis C Services (Item 5.3) Recommendation: Be received and that the Medical Officer of Health, or designate, be authorized and directed to execute all agreements, contracts, extensions, and documents, including submission of budgets and reports, required to give effect to 2023-2024 new base funding to support the delivery of HIV and/or Hepatitis C services. (d) Correspondence from Matt Newton-Reid, Board Chair, Middlesex-London Health Unit, respecting the Middlesex-London Health Unit 2024 Budget (Item 5.4) Recommendation: Be Received. (e) Correspondence from Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa), respecting August 2023 InfoBreak (Item 5.5) Recommendation: Be Received. (f) Correspondence from Hon. Sylvia Jones, Deputy P

That the presentation respecting Report BOH23029, Child and Youth Mental Health Transformation and Child and Adolescent Services Budget 2023-2024, be received. Result: Motion

That the presentation respecting Report BOH23017(a), Hamilton Waterpipe By- law, be received. Result: Motion

That, there being no further business, the Public Health Committee be adjourned at 11:26 a.m. Result: Motion