Board of Health and Human Services

Friday, August 13, 2021 · 7:45 AM AM · TELECONFERENCE

TL;DR

The Board of Health and Human Services meeting was unexpectedly adjourned at 8:00 a.m. due to lack of a quorum, meaning no official business could be conducted. This teleconference meeting was set to discuss important topics like the 2022 Health Department budget, COVID-19 status, and environmental justice issues.

Key Decisions

  • Meeting Minutes Approval Not Decided
  • 2022 Health Department Budget Presentation Tabled
  • COVID-19 City Status Discussion Not Discussed
  • Environmental Justice Issues Not Discussed
  • City Support for Health Department Not Discussed
Agenda PDF Minutes PDF

Agenda

  1. Also present: Kelly Colopy - Director of Health and Human Services, Dennis Keith - Executive Assistant.
  2. The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 a.m. due to the lack of a quorum.
  3. FINISHED AGENDA AND APPROVED MEETING MINUTES
  4. REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO UPDATED EXECUTIVE ORDER N-08-21 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM 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, July 16, 2021.
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  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.
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  12. 3. Recommendation to receive, discuss and file a report from the City Health Officer on Communicable Disease Control activities.
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  13. REGULAR AGENDA
  14. 4. Recommendation to receive, discuss and file a presentation on the Health Department's 2022 Budget.
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  15. 5. Recommendation to discuss Board goals and infrastructure.
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  16. 6. Recommendation to discuss the current status of COVID-19 in the City.
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  17. ONGOING BUSINESS
  18. 7. Recommendation to discuss reimagining City support for the Health Department.
    BH-Agenda Item
  19. 8. Recommendation to discuss environmental justice issues in the City.
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  20. 9. Recommendation to receive and file an update on the status of the City's implementation of the legalization of cannabis.
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  21. ANNOUNCEMENTS
  22. ADJOURNMENT
  23. 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.
  24. 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 by email at dennis.keith@longbeach.gov.