Public Health Committee

That the Public Health Services Indigenous Health Strategy, attached as Appendix “A” to Report BOH23026, be approved. Result: Motion

That Report BOH23024, respecting Public Health Services 2022 Annual Performance and Accountability Report, be received. Result: Motion

(a) That the Board of Health authorize and direct the Medical Officer of Health to enter into an amendment of the current Collaboration Agreement between the City of Hamilton Public Health Services’ Alcohol Drug and Gambling Services and Mental Health Street Outreach Program (Mental Health Street Outreach Program) and the Hamilton Public Library, satisfactory in form to the City Solicitor, including: (i) The temporary increase of a 0.4 FTE Social Worker, in the Mental Health Street Outreach Program, to increase service delivery to the Hamilton Page 2 of 12 Public Health Committee August 16, 2023 Minutes 23-008 Page 3 of 12 Public Library for up to an approximate four-month period to be fully funded by the Hamilton Public Library; and, (ii) Upon request and written agreement, that the complement in the Mental Health Street Outreach Program may at any time during the term of the Collaboration Agreement have the City provide an additional Social Worker, for up to 14 hours per week at the expense of the Hamilton Public Library. Result: Motion

(a) That the Supervised Consumption Site Evaluation Framework, attached as Appendix “A” to Public Health Committee Report BOH23025, and with the inclusion of local community engagement, be approved; and, (b) That the Public Health Services budgeted complement be increased by 1.0 FTE in order to hire a Program Evaluation Coordinator at anticipated annualized cost of $127,630 to be referred to the 2024 Tax Operating Budget for Council approval. Page 3 of 12 Public Health Committee August 16, 2023 Minutes 23-008 Page 4 of 12 Result: MAIN Motion as Amended,

That Appendix “A” to Report BOH23022, the 2023 Public Health Services Organizational Risk Management Matrix and Action Plan, be approved. Result: Motion

That the Public Health Committee request that the Public Health Staff write a letter to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks requesting that air monitoring be conducted to verify what is in the odour emanating from the GFL Environmental landfill site in Ward 9 and the results of the monitoring be shared with the surrounding community. Result: Motion

That the agenda for the August 16, 2023 Public Health Committee be approved, as presented. Result: Motion

That the Minutes of the June 12, 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 Ann-Marie Kungl, Board of Health Chair, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit respecting the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit 2024 Budget (Item 5.1) Recommendation: Be received. (b) Correspondence from David Marshall, Board of Health Chair, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit respecting the the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 2024 Budget (Item 5.2) Recommendation: Be received. (c) Correspondence from Dr. Penny Sutcliffe, Medical Officer of Health and Chief Executive Officer, Public Health Sudbury and Districts respecting Bill 103, Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act (Vaping is not for Kids), 2023 (Item 5.3) Recommendation: Be endorsed. (d) Correspondence from Cynthia St. John, President, Association of Ontario Public Health Business Administrators respecting Support for the Recommendations in Dr. Moore’s 2022 Annual Report and Calling for Sustained Public Health Funding Levels (Item 5.4) Recommendation: Be received. (e) Correspondence from Dr. Vera Etches, Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health, respecting the State of Ottawa’s Health 2023 Report and new Strategic Plan 2023-2027 (Item 5.5) Recommendation: Be received. (f) Correspondence from Dr. Charles Gardner, President, Association of Local Public Health Agencies, respecting Public Health Matters - A Business Case for Local Public Health (Item 5.6) Page 7 of 12 Public Health Committee Aug

That the presentation respecting Report BOH23026, Public Health Services Indigenous Health Strategy, be received. Result: Motion

That the following Food Advisory Committee Minutes be received: (a) January 14, 2020 (Item 9.1(a)) (b) February 11, 2020 (Item 9.1(b)) (c) March 10, 2020 (Item 9.1(c)) (d) May 11, 2021 (Item 9.1(d)) (e) June 8, 2021 (Item 9.1(e)) (f) August 10, 2021 (Item 9.1(f)) (g) September 14, 2021 (Item 9.1(g)) (h) October 12, 2021 (Item 9.1(h)) (i) November 9, 2021 (Item 9.1(i)) (j) December 14, 2021 (Item 9.1(j)) (k) January 11, 2022 (Item 9.1(k)) (l) June 14, 2022 (Item 9.1(l)) (m) June 6, 2023 (No Quorum Report) (Item 9.1(m)) Result: Motion

That sub-section (a) to Report BOH23025, respecting Supervised Consumption Site Evaluation Framework, be amended, by adding the words “and with the inclusion of local community engagement”, as follows: (a) That the Supervised Consumption Site Evaluation Framework, attached as Appendix “A” to Public Health Committee Report BOH23025, and with the inclusion of local community engagement, be approved; and, Result: AMENDMENT,

That the Rules of Order be waived to allow for the introduction of a Motion respecting Request for Air Monitoring at GFL Environmental Landfill Site in Ward 9. Result: Motion

That, there being no further business, the Public Health Committee be adjourned at 12:03 p.m. Page 11 of 12 Public Health Committee August 16, 2023 Minutes 23-008 Page 12 of 12 Result: Motion