Board of Health and Human Services

Friday, July 16, 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 status, city support for the health department, and migrant shelter operations. The meeting covered several routine updates and ongoing initiatives affecting city health services.

Key Decisions

  • Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes Passed
  • COVID-19 Current Status Update Received and Filed
  • Health Department Re-Accreditation Process Presentation Received
  • Temporary Migrant Shelter Operations Update Received and Filed
  • Cannabis Legalization Implementation Status Received and Filed
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Agenda

  1. FINISHED AGENDA AND APPROVED MEETING MINUTES
  2. Also present: Kelly Colopy - Director of Health and Human Services; Anissa Davis, MD, MPH - City Health Officer; Ginger Lee - Collective Impact Bureau Manager; Julie Leung - Accreditation Coordinator; Dennis Keith - Executive Assistant; and John Kindred, Long Beach Environmental Alliance.
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  6. REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO UPDATED EXECUTIVE ORDER N-08-21 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOME TELECONFERENCE DIAL IN: (213) 306-3065 ACCESS CODE: 146 023 9658
  7. CALL TO ORDER
  8. ROLL CALL
  9. 1. Recommendation to approve the minutes of the Board of Health and Human Services meetings held May 21, 2021 and June 18, 2021.
    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:

  10. 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.
  11. EXECUTIVE STAFF REPORTS
  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. REGULAR AGENDA
  15. 4. Recommendation to receive, discuss and file a presentation on the Health Department's re-accreditation process.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

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

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

  17. 6. Recommendation to discuss the current status of COVID-19 in the City.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

  18. ONGOING BUSINESS
  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. 8. 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.

  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. ANNOUNCEMENTS
  23. ADJOURNMENT
  24. 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.
  25. 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.