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Board of Health
June 17, 2019
What was decided (18 motions)
18 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the Correspondence from Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health respecting Health Promotion as a Core Function of Public Health, be endorsed. Result: Motion
Moved by Farr, seconded by VanderBeek
Carried
That the Board of Health authorize and direct the Medical Officer of Health to receive and utilize the funding from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to support the Community Addictions Services Program, and report back to the Local Health Integration Network as required. Result: Motion
Moved by Farr, seconded by Whitehead
Carried
(a) That the Board of Health authorize and direct the Medical Officer of Health to receive, utilize and submit reports back to the Board on the funding from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to support the delivery of a dental program for low income seniors; and, (b) That staff report back to the Board of Health by October 2019 on the development of the program locally. Board of Health June 17, 2019 Minutes 19-006 Page 3 of 13 Result: Motion
Moved by Farr, seconded by Whitehead
Carried
That Report BOH19022, respecting the Corporate Climate Change Task Force Response to the Climate Change, be received.
Moved by Pauls, seconded by VanderBeek
Carried
That the Medical Officer of Health, or designate, be authorized and directed to execute any agreement and ancillary documents required to implement a contract between the City of Hamilton and Banyan Community Services Inc., operating as Arrell Youth Centre, that supports a 0.34 FTE Public Health Nurse secondment to Arrell Youth Centre for the term of July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021 with an option to further renew the contract until June 30, 2023 in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. Result: Motion
Moved by Pearson, seconded by VanderBeek
Carried
That the by-law attached as Appendix “A” to Report BOH07034(n), being a bylaw to amend By-law No. 11-080 to Prohibit Smoking within City Parks and Recreation Properties (the “Amending By-law”), be approved. Result: Motion
Moved by Ferguson, seconded by VanderBeek
Carried
WHEREAS; Public Health Services in its document, Corporate Climate Change Task Force Response to the Climate Change Emergency Declaration, has identified key strategic climate change adaptation and mitigation priority areas to be addressed by the City; and WHEREAS; Public Health Services, in collaboration and cooperation with City departments, has made a compelling case continued action by the City of Hamilton in addressing the Climate Change Emergency Declaration; Board of Health June 17, 2019 Minutes 19-006 Page 5 of 13 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: (a) That Staff develop a comprehensive, corporate-wide climate change adaptation and mitigation workplan, incorporative of all City departments, under the direction of the City Manager within six months; (b) That the corporate-wide climate change adaptation and mitigation climate workplan be presented at the General Issues Committee meeting of November 20, 2019, and at subsequent General Issues Committee meetings on a quarterly basis; and, (c) That Staff report annual updates on progress against the corporate-wide climate change adaptation and mitigation workplan to the General Issues Committee, commencing November 2020. Result: Motion
Moved by Eisenberger, seconded by Wilson
Carried
That the agenda for the June 17, 2019 Board of Health be approved, as amended. Result: Motion
Moved by Farr, seconded by Nann
Carried
That the Minutes of the May 13, 2019 meeting of the Board of Health be approved, as presented. Result: Motion
Moved by Merulla, seconded by Danko
Carried
That the following Correspondence Items, be received: (i) Correspondence from the Renfrew County and District Health Unit respecting a Review of Provincial Budget and Proposed Changes to Public Health (Item 5.2) (ii) Correspondence from the Association of Local Public Health Agencies respecting an Update to Board of Health Members (Item 5.3) (iii) Correspondence from the Brant County Health Unit respecting Concerns with the 2019 Provincial Budget (Item 5.4) (iv) Correspondence from Public Health Sudbury & Districts respecting the North East Public Health Regional Boundaries - Modernization of the Ontario Public Health System (Item 5.5) (v) Correspondence from Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health respecting the Provincial Government's Decision to Reverse Retroactive Funding Changes to Municipalities (Item 5.6) (vi) Correspondence from the Association of Local Public Health Associations respecting Public Health Modernization (Added Item 5.7) (vii) Correspondence from Algoma Public Health respecting Proposed Change to Public Health in Ontario (Added Item 5.8) (viii) Correspondence from the Association of Local Health Associations (alPHa) respecting 2019 alPHa Resolutions (Added Item 5.11)
Moved by Whitehead, seconded by Pearson
Carried
That the following delegation requests be approved for today’s meeting: (i) Ian Graham, respecting Climate Change consequences for Hamilton and the Greatlakes Basin (for today's meeting) (Added Item 6.1) (ii) Kate Flynn, Centre for Climate Change Management, Mohawk College, respecting support for the Corporate Climate Change Task Force Response to Climate Change Emergency Declaration (for today's meeting) (Added Item 6.2) Board of Health June 17, 2019 Minutes 19-006 Page 10 of 13 (iii) Lynda Lukasik and Ian Borsuk, Environment Hamilton, respecting the Corporate Climate Change Task Force Response to Climate Change Emergency Declaration (for today’s meeting) (Added Item 6.3) Result: Motion
Moved by Whitehead, seconded by Farr
Carried
That the Food Advisory Committee Minutes of May 14, 2019, be received.
Moved by VanderBeek, seconded by Ferguson
Carried
That the Clerk’s Report for the Physician Recruitment and Retention Steering Committee of May 29, 2019, be received.
Moved by Pearson, seconded by Wilson
Carried
That the delegation from Ian Graham respecting Climate Change Consequences for Hamilton and Great Lakes Basin, be received.
Moved by Nann, seconded by Wilson
Carried
That the delegation from Kate Flynn, Centre for Climate Change Management, Mohawk College, respecting support for the Corporate Climate Change Task Force Response to Climate Change Emergency Declaration, be received.
Moved by Whitehead, seconded by Ferguson
Carried
That the delegation from Lynda Lukasik and Ian Borsuk, Environment Hamilton, addressed the Board respecting the Corporate Climate Change Task Force Response to Climate Change Emergency Declaration, be received.
Moved by Pearson, seconded by Nann
Carried
That the presentation respecting Corporate Climate Change Task Force Response to the Climate Change Emergency Declaration (BOH19022), be received.
Moved by Ferguson, seconded by Pearson
Carried
That, there being no further business, the Board of Health be adjourned at 4:10 p.m.