ROLL CALL

REGRETS

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

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

Confirmation of minutes of the meeting of December 11, 2017.

COMMUNICATIONS

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

MOTION TO INTRODUCE REPORTS

1

CONFIRMATION OF THE CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR

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

1.         Confirm the election of Councillor Shad Qadri as Chair for 2018, 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 Jo-Anne Poirier as Vice-Chair for 2018, to be confirmed at the first meeting of each year of its term as required by the Health Protection and Promotion Act.

2

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.

3

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.

4

HARM REDUCTION AND OVERDOSE PREVENTION – FOLLOW-UP REPORT

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

1.            Receive, for information, the evaluation of the interim Supervised Injection Service, as summarized in this report and detailed in Document1;

2.            Approve that a permanent supervised consumption site (SCS) be established at 179 Clarence Street, to be operated by OPH, and that Ottawa Public Health (OPH) submit a request to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) for ongoing base and one-time capital funding (100%) in order to provide the permanent SCS, as outlined in this report; and

3.            Approve that Ottawa Public Health work with partners to prepare for a comprehensive overdose cluster prevention and response across the City of Ottawa, as described in this report.

5

PREPARING FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF NON-MEDICAL CANNABIS

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

1.            Receive, for information, the Acting Medical Officer of Health’s submission to the Health Canada consultation regarding the Federal government’s proposed approach to the regulation of cannabis, as outlined in Document 1, attached;

2.            Adopt a formal Ottawa Board of Health position on the regulations for cannabis production, packaging and labelling, based on the recommendations outlined in Document 1, attached; and

3.            Receive, for information, Ottawa Public Health’s plan to reduce the harms from cannabis use.

6

HEALTHY EATING, ACTIVE LIVING – MARKETING OF UNHEALTHY FOOD AND BEVERAGES: NEXT STEPS

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

1.         Receive, for information, the results of the consultation for marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to children and youth in Ottawa 2017, as detailed in Document 3; and

2.         Approve Ottawa Public Health’s 2018 Approach to Marketing Unhealthy Food and Beverages to Children and Youth, as described in this report.

7

OTTAWA BOARD OF HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDING AND ACCOUNTABILITY AGREEMENT – 2017 YEAR-END RESULTS

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That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit receive for information the 2017 year-end results and related information, as outlined in this report.

8

ATTENDANCE AT THE ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES’ (ALPHA) BOARD OF HEALTH SECTION MEETING

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That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit approve the attendance of Member Qaqish at the Association of Local Public Health Agencies’ (alPHa) Board of Health Section Meeting, to be held February 23, 2018 in Toronto.

9

OPTIONS FOR THE RECRUITMENT, SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF A MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH

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(report to be issued separately)

That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit receive this report for information with respect to options for the recruitment, selection and appointment of a Medical Officer of Health, including the timelines and cost implications related to same, as outlined in this report.

MOTION TO ADOPT REPORTS

NOTICES OF MOTION (FOR CONSIDERATION AT SUBSEQUENT MEETING)

MOTIONS REQUIRING SUSPENSION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS

CONFIRMATION BY-LAW

ADJOURNMENT

OTTAWA BOARD OF HEALTH