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Board of Health and Human Services

Friday, September 10, 2021 · 7:45 AM AM · TELECONFERENCE

TL;DR

The Long Beach Board of Health and Human Services met via teleconference to discuss the city's COVID-19 status, 2022 budget, and health department operations. The meeting covered various internal reports and strategic discussions, with most agenda items being received and filed without significant controversy.

Key Decisions

  • Approve Meeting Minutes from July and August Passed
  • 2022 Health Department Budget Presentation Received and Filed
  • Health Department Re-Accreditation Process Received and Filed
  • City Support for Health Department Reimagining Laid Over
  • Cannabis Legalization Implementation Update Laid Over
Agenda PDF Minutes PDF

Agenda

  1. FINISHED AGENDA AND APPROVED MEETING MINUTES
  2. Also present: Kelly Colopy - Director of Health & Human Services; Dr. Anissa Davis - City Health Officer; Dennis Keith - Executive Assistant; Julie Leung - Accreditation Coordinator, and John Kindred - Coalition for a Smoke-Free Long Beach.
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  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 meetings held July 16, 2021 and August 13, 2021.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Member Vaias, seconded by Member Tejani, 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 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: received and filed

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

  13. REGULAR AGENDA
  14. 4. Recommendation to receive, discuss and file a presentation on the Health Department's 2022 Budget.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: received and filed

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

  15. 5. Recommendation to discuss the Health Department's re-accreditation process.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: received and filed

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

  16. 6. Recommendation to discuss Board goals and infrastructure.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: received and filed

    This BH-Agenda Item was received and filed.

  17. 7. Recommendation to discuss the current status of COVID-19 in the City.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: received and filed

    This BH-Agenda Item was received and filed.

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

    This BH-Agenda Item was laid over.

  19. 9. Recommendation to discuss environmental justice issues in the City.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: received and filed

    This BH-Agenda Item was received and filed.

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  21. ONGOING BUSINESS
  22. 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.

  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, 48 hours prior to the meeting at (562) 570-4014, or by email at dennis.keith@longbeach.gov.