Board of Health and Human Services

Agenda

1. FINISHED AGENDA AND APPROVED MEETING MINUTES
2. Also present: Kelly Colopy - Director of Health & Human Services; Dr. Jessica Schumer - Deputy Director; Dennis Keith - Executive Assistant, and John Kindred - Long Beach Environmental Alliance.
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5. REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES MEETNG VIA TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 361 TELECONFERENCE DIAL IN: (213) 306-3065 ACCESS CODE: 146 310 8156
6. ROLL CALL
7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
8. 1. Recommendation to approve the minutes of the Board of Health and Human Services meeting held October 8, 2021.
   BH-Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

   A motion was made by Member Robson, seconded by Member Schwerin, to approve the corrected minutes. 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: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

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 discuss the current status of COVID-19 in the City.
    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: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

17. 7. Recommendation to discuss environmental justice issues in the City.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

18. ONGOING BUSINESS
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: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

20. ANNOUNCEMENTS
21. ADJOURNMENT
22. 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.
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 by email at dennis.keith@longbeach.gov.