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Board of Health and Human Services

Friday, January 14, 2022 · 7:45 AM AM · TELECONFERENCE

TL;DR

The Long Beach Board of Health and Human Services held a teleconference meeting to discuss annual leadership and 2022 priorities. Board members elected new leadership and began planning their focus areas for the upcoming year, with several COVID-19 related discussions being temporarily delayed.

Key Decisions

  • Annual Election of Officers Passed
  • Board Leadership Appointments St. Bernard elected Chair, Gupta elected Vice Chair
  • 2022 Board Focus Areas Discussed and Approved
Agenda PDF Minutes PDF

Agenda

  1. FINISHED AGENDA AND APPROVED MEETING MINUTES
  2. CALL TO ORDER
  3. Also present: Kelly Colopy, Director of Health & Human Services and Dennis Keith, Executive Assistant
  4. REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 361 TELECONFERENCE DIAL IN: (213) 306-3065 ACCESS CODE: 2481 634 3492
  5. ROLL CALL
  6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
  7. 1. Recommendation to approve the minutes of the Board of Health and Human Services meeting held December 10, 2021.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Member Schwerin, seconded by Member Vaias, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

  8. 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.
  9. EXECUTIVE STAFF REPORTS
  10. 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.

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

    This BH-Agenda Item was laid over.

  12. Page Break
  13. REGULAR AGENDA
  14. 4. Recommendation to conduct the Annual Election of Officers.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made to close the elections and to confirm the appointment of Board member St. Bernard to the Chair Position, and Board member Gupta to the position of Vice Chair.

  15. 5. Recommendation to discuss the Board's focus for 2022 including agenda planning and key focus areas.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

  16. 6. Recommendation to discuss the current status of COVID-19 in the City.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: laid over

    This BH-Agenda Item was laid over.

  17. 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.
  18. ANNOUNCEMENTS
  19. ADJOURNMENT
  20. I, Dennis Keith, Executive Assistant for the Long Beach Health and Human Services Department, certify that the agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
  21. 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.