Board of Health and Human Services

Agenda

1. FINISHED AGENDA AND APPROVED MEETING MINUTES
2. Also present: Anissa Davis, MD, MPH - City Health Officer, Dennis Keith - Executive Assistant, Carolyn Wong, PhD - Assistant Professor, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Emily Armstrong - City of Long Beach Cannabis Program Manager
3. REGULAR MEETING
4. 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
5. CALL TO ORDER
6. ROLL CALL
7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
8. 1. Recommendation to approve the minutes of the Board of Health and Human Services meeting held Friday, February 12, 2021.
   BH-Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

9. 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.
10. EXECUTIVE STAFF REPORTS
11. 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.

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

    This BH-Agenda Item was laid over.

13. REGULAR AGENDA
14. 4. Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on the Young Adult Marijuana Study.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

15. 5. Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on Cannabis Equity.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

16. 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.

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

    A motion was made by to approve recommendation.

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

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

19. ONGOING BUSINESS
20. 9. Recommendation to receive, discuss and file an update regarding the enforcement of the Health Order to wear masks in public.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: laid over

    This BH-Agenda Item was laid over.

21. 10. Recommendation to receive and file an update on the status of the City's implementation of the legalization of cannabis.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: laid over

    This BH-Agenda Item was laid over.

22. 11. Recommendation to receive and file an update on Community Hospital.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: withdrawn

    This BH-Agenda Item was laid over.

23. ANNOUNCEMENTS
24. ADJOURNMENT
25. 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.
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.