ANNOUNCEMENTS/CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES

ROLL CALL

REGRETS

No regrets filed to date.

DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST(INCLUDING THOSE ORIGINALLY ARISING FROM PRIOR MEETINGS)

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

Confirmation of the Minutes of the meeting of April 18, 2016

COMMUNICATIONS

Sixteen communication items have been received (held on file with the Board of Health Secretary)

MOTION TO INTRODUCE REPORTS

1.

CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH VERBAL REPORT

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That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit receive this report for information.

2.

MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH VERBAL REPORT

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That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit receive this report for information.

3.

OTTAWA PUBLIC HEALTH’S PLAN TO FOSTER MENTAL HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITY

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That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit:

1.    Approve the focus areas and strategic initiatives for Ottawa Public Health’s Strategic Direction #2 – Fostering Mental Health in Our Community, as outlined below and discussed in this report:

a.    Mental health awareness and stigma reduction:

                                  i.    Have THAT talk optimal mental health and stigma reduction campaign;

                                ii.    Mental health epidemiological report;

b.    Towards a more resilient community:

                               iii.    Culture of alcohol moderation;

                               iv.    Reducing harms from prescription medication;

                                v.    Mentally healthy workplaces;

c.    Suicide prevention:

                               vi.    Suicide safer Ottawa; and

2.    Approve that the Chair of the Board of Health write a letter to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care requesting that it explicitly include mental health promotion requirements relating to surveillance, health assessment, health promotion and policy development in the 2016 revision of the Ontario Public Health Standards.

4.

DEVELOPING AN ADAPTIVE WORKFORCE FOR THE FUTURE

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That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit approve the strategic initiatives for Ottawa Public Health’s Strategic Direction – Develop an Adaptive Workforce for the Future, as outlined in this report.

5.

ENHANCED HARM REDUCTION SERVICES IN OTTAWA – DATA, GUIDING PRINCIPLE AND NEXT STEPS

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That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit:

1.    Receive for information this report, including the accompanying technical report, outlining statistical data about problematic substance use in Ottawa, including prevention, harm reduction and treatment options as well as Supervised Injection Services (SIS) models in existence elsewhere and estimated implementation costs;

2.    Adopt a guiding principle stating Ottawa Public Health’s support for evidence-informed enhancements to harm reduction services, including SIS, as outlined in this report; and

3.    Direct Ottawa Public Health staff to facilitate a consultative process with the community, service providers and other interested stakeholders with respect to the addition of supervised injection services (SIS) as part of the various enhancements to harm reduction programming for Ottawa, as outlined in this report.

6.

PROHIBITING THE USE OF WATERPIPES IN PUBLIC PLACES AND WORKPLACES

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1.    That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit recommend that the Community and Protective Services Committee recommend that Council approve:

a)    The Water Pipes in Public Places and Workplaces By-law that prohibits the use of water pipes in enclosed public places, enclosed workplaces, and outdoor patios, as described in this report and in the draft by-law attached as Document 2, to take effect December 1, 2016;

b)   Amendments to Encroachment By-law (2003-446, as amended), or any successor by-law respecting patios, that prohibit the use of water pipes in café seating and outdoor patio encroachments areas, as described in this report and in the draft by-law attached as Document 3, to take effect December 1, 2016;

c)    Amendments to the Parkdale Market By-law (2008-448, as amended) and the ByWard Market Program By-law (2008-449, as amended) that prohibit the use water pipes in stands, as described in this report and in the draft by-law attached as Document 4, to take effect December 1, 2016; and

d)   That the City Clerk and Solicitor finalize and make necessary adjustments to the draft by-laws referenced in Recommendations 1(a) to (c) inclusive, to give effect to the intent of Council.

MOTION TO ADOPT REPORTS

MOTIONS OF WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN PREVIOUSLY

MOTIONS REQUIRING SUSPENSION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

NOTICES OF MOTION (FOR CONSIDERATION AT SUBSEQUENT MEETING)

INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED

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OTTAWA PUBLIC HEALTH’S IMMUNIZATION STRATEGY: UPDATE ON EVERY CHILD, EVERY YEAR

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CONFIRMATION BY-LAW

INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS

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