Board of Health and Human Services

Agenda

1. FINISHED AGENDA AND APPROVED MINUTES
2. Also present: Kelly Colopy - Director of Health & Human Services; Anissa Davis, MD, MPH - City Health Officer; and Dennis Keith, Executive Assistant
3. Page Break
4. Page Break
5. REGULAR MEETING
6. BOARD OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOME TELECONFERENCE DIAL IN: (213) 306-3065 ACCESS CODE: 146 310 8156
7. CALL TO ORDER
8. ROLL CALL
9. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
10. 1. Recommendation to approve the minutes of the Board of Health and Human Services meeting held Friday, January 15, 2021.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

11. 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.
12. EXECUTIVE STAFF REPORTS
13. 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.

14. 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.

15. REGULAR AGENDA
16. 4. Recommendation to discuss Board goals and infrastructure.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made to approve the 2020 Board of Health Annual Report for submittal to the Mayor and City Council.

17. 5. Recommendation to review and approve a letter of support for the Youth Leaders for Tobacco Control and a ban on flavored tobacco products.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made to approve the letter of support for submittal to the Mayor and City Council.

18. 6. 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.

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

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

20. ONGOING BUSINESS
21. 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.

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

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

23. ANNOUNCEMENTS
24. ADJOURNMENT
25. I, Dennis A. 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.
26. 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.