Ottawa Board of Health

Agenda

Meeting #:

9

Date:

Monday, February 12, 2024 at 5:00 P.m. - 7:00 P.m.

Location:

Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West, and by electronic participation

Members:

• Chair Catherine Kitts, 
• Vice-Chair Tammy DeGiovanni, 
• Member Elyse Banham, 
• Member Brent Bauer, 
• Member Danielle Brown-Shreves, 
• Member Marty Carr, 
• Member Sabrina Chung, 
• Member Laura Dudas, 
• Member Glen Gower, 
• Member Theresa Kavanagh, 
• and Member Rawlson King 

Casey Whiticar, Board Secretary
[phone]
[e-mail]

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1.

Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

Please see the attached document for public notices and meeting information, including: availability of simultaneous interpretation and accessibility accommodations; in camera meeting procedures; processes and timelines for written and oral submissions; personal information disclaimer for correspondents and public speakers; notices regarding minutes; and remote participation details.

2.

Roll Call

3.

Regrets

4.

Declarations of Interest

5.

Confirmation of Minutes

• Confirmation of minutes of the meeting of December 4, 2023

6.

Communications 

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

7.

Motion to Introduce Reports

• BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Confirmation of the Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024, the Chair of the Board of Health Verbal Report, the Medical Officer of Health Verbal Report, the Verbal Report on the Education Session Regarding Voluntary Mergers and the reports titled: Indigenous Health, Rights and Reconciliation: Annual Update and Attendance at the Association of Local Public Health Agencies’ (alPHa) Winter Symposium, be received and considered.

7.1

Confirmation of the Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024

File ACS2024-OPH-BOH-0001- City-wide

• THAT the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit:

  1. Confirm the election of Councillor Catherine Kitts as Chair for 2024, to be confirmed at the first meeting of each year of its term as required by the Health Protection and Promotion Act; and
  2. Confirm the election of Member Tammy DeGiovanni as Vice-Chair for 2024, to be confirmed at the first meeting of each year of its term as required by the Health Protection and Promotion Act.

7.2

Chair of the Board of Health Verbal Report

File ACS2023-OPH-BOH-0002 – City-wide

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

7.3

Medical Officer of Health Verbal Report

File ACS2023-OPH-MOH-001 – City-wide

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

7.4

Verbal Report on the Board of Health Education Session Regarding Voluntary Mergers

File ACS2024-OPH-BOH-0003 – City-wide

7.5

Indigenous Health, Rights and Reconciliation: Annual Update

File ACS2023-OPH-HED-0001 – City-wide

• THAT the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit receive, for information, this update on Ottawa Public Health’s continuing efforts to become a culturally safe and humble organization, as outlined in the OPH Reconcili-ACTION Plan.

7.6

Attendance at the Association of Local Public Health Agencies’ (alPHa) Winter Symposium

File ACS2023-OPH-BOH-0004 – City-wide

• THAT the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit approve the participation of Chair Kitts, Vice-Chair DeGiovanni and Member Bauer at the Association of Local Public Health Agencies’ (alPHa) Winter Symposium, to be held February 16, 2024. 

8.

Motion to Adopt Reports

• BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Confirmation of the Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024, the Chair of the Board of Health Verbal Report, the Medical Officer of Health Verbal Report, the Verbal Report on the Education Session Regarding Voluntary Mergers and the reports titled: Indigenous Health, Rights and Reconciliation: Annual Update and Attendance at the Association of Local Public Health Agencies’ (alPHa) Winter Symposium, be received and adopted.

9.

Motions Requiring Suspension of the Rules of Procedure

10.

Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

11.

Confirmation By-law

• BE IT RESOLVED THAT Confirmation By-law no. 2024-1, a by-law of the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit to confirm the proceedings of the Ottawa Board of Health at its meeting of February 12, 2024, be read and passed.

12.

Inquiries

13.

Adjournment

14.

Next Meeting

Monday, April 15 - 5:00 PM