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Board of Health and Human Services

Friday, November 20, 2020 · 7:45 AM AM · WebEx Virtual Meeting Phone: 1-213-306-3065 Access Code: 146 536 8478

TL;DR

The Long Beach Board of Health and Human Services met virtually to discuss COVID-19 activities, strategic planning, and ongoing public health initiatives. The meeting focused on pandemic response, including mask enforcement and potential updates to city health services. Key city health leaders presented reports on current communicable disease control efforts.

Key Decisions

  • Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes Passed
  • COVID-19 Response Update Received and Filed
  • 5-Year Health Department Strategic Plan Draft Received and Filed
  • Mask Enforcement Order Update Received and Filed
  • Cannabis Legalization Implementation Status Received and Filed
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Agenda

  1. FINISHED AGENDA AND DRAFT MINUTES
  2. Also present: Kelly Colopy - Director of Health and Human Services; Anissa Davis, MD, MPH - City Health Officer and Dennis Keith - Executive Assistant.
  3. CALL TO ORDER
  4. ROLL CALL
  5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
  6. 1. Recommendation to approve the minutes of the Board of Health and Human Services meeting held Friday, September 11, 2020.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Member Robson, seconded by Member Gupta, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

  7. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Members of the public are invited to address the Board on items of interest to the public within the Agency Board jurisdiction. Each speaker will be limited to two minutes unless that time is extended by the Chair.
  8. EXECUTIVE STAFF REPORTS
  9. 2. Recommendation to receive, discuss and file a report from the Director of Health and Human Services.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

  10. 3. Recommendation to receive, discuss and file a report from the City Health Officer on Communicable Disease Control activities.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

  11. REGULAR AGENDA
  12. 4. Recommendation to receive, discuss and file a report on the draft Health Department 5-Year Strategic Plan.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

  13. 5. Recommendation to receive an update regarding the Department's COVID-19 activities.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

  14. 6. Recommendation to discuss Board goals and infrastructure.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

  15. 7. Recommendation to discuss reimagining City support for the Health Department.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

  16. ONGOING BUSINESS
  17. 8. Recommendation to receive, discuss and file an update regarding the enforcement of the Health Order requiring the wearing of masks in public to combat COVID-19 transmission.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

  18. 9. Recommendation to receive and file an update on the status of the City's implementation of the legalization of cannabis.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

  19. 10. Recommendation to receive and file an update on Community Hospital.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

  20. ANNOUNCEMENTS
  21. ADJOURNMENT
  22. I, Dennis Keith, Executive Assistant for the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, certify that the agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
  23. Note: A digital recording of this meeting will be available in the Health and Human Services Department. The City of Long Beach provides reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If a special accommodation is desired, or if an agenda is needed in an alternative format, please contact Dennis Keith, Executive Assistant for the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, 48 hours prior to the meeting at (562) 570-4014 or (562) 570-6626 (telecommunications device for the deaf) or by email at dennis.keith@longbeach.gov.