Board of Health and Human Services

Agenda

1. 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
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4. 1. Recommendation to approve the minutes of the Board of Health and Human Services meeting held January 14, 2022.
   BH-Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

5. 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.
6. EXECUTIVE STAFF REPORTS
7. 2. Recommendation to receive and file a report from the Director of Health and Human Services.
   BH-Agenda Item
   Action: received and filed

   This BH-Agenda Item was received and filed.

8. 3. Recommendation to receive 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 received and filed.

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10. REGULAR AGENDA
11. 4. Recommendation to received a presentation on the Black Infant Health Program.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

12. 5. Recommendation to discuss the Board of Health and Human Services 2021 Annual Report.
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: laid over

    This BH-Agenda Item was laid over.

13. 6. Recommendation to discuss Board Goals and Infrastructure, including: - Staff Reports on City Council communications - Focus areas for 2022 - Recruitment efforts
    BH-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation

    This BH-Agenda Item was approve recommendation.

14. 7. 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.

15. 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.
16. ANNOUNCEMENTS
17. ADJOURNMENT
18. I, Dennis A. Keith, Executive Assistant for the Long Beach Department of Health & Human Services, certify that the agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
19. 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.
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21. Also present: Kelly Colopy - Director of Health & Human Services; Anissa Davis, MD, MPH - City Health Officer; Gwen Manning - Black Infant Health (BIH) Program Coordinator; Angie Dixon-Hamlett - Mental Health Professional/BIH Program Manager; Dennis Keith - Executive Assistant, and John Kindred - Long Beach Environmental Alliance
22. FINISHED AGENDA AND APPROVED MEETING MINUTES
23. CALL TO ORDER
24. ROLL CALL