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Board of Health and Human Services

Friday, May 21, 2021 · 7:45 AM AM · TELECONFERENCE

TL;DR

The Long Beach Board of Health and Human Services held a teleconference meeting to discuss COVID-19 activities, city support for the Health Department, and temporary migrant shelter operations. The board received updates on various departmental activities and discussed ongoing initiatives.

Key Decisions

  • COVID-19 Activities Update Approved
  • City Support for Health Department Reimagining Tabled
  • Temporary Migrant Shelter Operations Approved
  • Cannabis Legalization Implementation Tabled
  • Meeting Minutes Approval Passed
Agenda PDF Minutes PDF

Agenda

  1. FINISHED AGENDA AND APPROVED MEETING MINUTES
  2. Also present: Kelly Colopy, Director of Health and Human Services; Anissa Davis, City Health Officer and Dennis Keith, Executive Assistant.
  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: 146 522 5861
  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, April 9, 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:

  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: received and filed

    This BH-Agenda Item was received and filed.

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

    This BH-Agenda Item was received and filed.

  13. REGULAR AGENDA
  14. 4. Recommendation to discuss Board goals and infrastructure.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

  15. 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.

  16. 6. Recommendation to discuss reimagining City support for the Health Department.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: laid over

    This BH-Agenda Item was laid over.

  17. ONGOING BUSINESS
  18. 7. Recommendation to receive, discuss and file an update on the status of the City's temporary migrant shelter operations.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

  19. 8. 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.

  20. ANNOUNCEMENTS
  21. ADJOURNMENT
  22. I, Dennis Keith, Executive Assistant for the City of Long Beach Health and Human Services Department, 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, 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.