Ottawa
Board of Health
AGENDA 18
Monday, October 30, 2017, 5:00 PM
Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West
Contact for the
Ottawa Board of Health:
Diane Blais, Board
of Health Secretary
613-580-2424 ext. 21544
Diane.Blais@Ottawa.ca
Board Members:
Chair: S. Qadri
Vice-Chair: J. Poirier
Members: D. Chernushenko, M. Fleury, A. Kapur, L. Leikin, C. McKenney, S.
Pinel, M. Qaqish, M. Taylor, P. Tilley
Simultaneous interpretation in both official languages is available for
any specific agenda item by calling the Board of Health contact at least 24
hours in advance of the meeting.
Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon
request.
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Six communication items have been received (held on
file with the Board of Health Secretary).
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2018 DRAFT OPERATING
BUDGET FOR THE OTTAWA BOARD OF HEALTH
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ACS2017-OPH-PCS-0004
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That, at its meeting of October 30,
2017, the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit:
1.
Receive
and table the 2018 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of Health; and
2.
Direct
staff to forward the 2018 Draft Operating Budget for the Ottawa Board of
Health to Ottawa City Council on November 8, 2017, as part of the City
Council’s tabling of the City of Ottawa 2018 Draft Operating and Capital
budget.
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4.
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ONTARIO’S HEALTH SYSTEM
TRANSFORMATION: RESPONSE TO THE MINISTER’S EXPERT PANEL REPORT
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ACS2017-OPH-BOH-0007
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That the Board of Health for the
City of Ottawa Health Unit:
1.
Endorse
this report in response to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care’s Expert
Panel on Public Health Report entitled “Public Health within an Integrated
Health System”;
2.
Approve
that the Chair of the Board of Health submit this report to the Minister of
Health and Long-Term Care as part of the Ministry’s consultation, and write a
letter to the Minister outlining the key considerations in the report; and
3.
Approve
that the Chair of the Board of Health, subject to the approval of
Recommendation 1, forward the letter to all Ontario Boards of Health, Ottawa
City Council, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), the
Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa), and local Members of
Provincial Parliament.
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5.
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OTTAWA PUBLIC HEALTH
APPLICATION TO HEALTH CANADA FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE CONTROLLED DRUGS
AND SUBSTANCES ACT
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ACS2017-OPH-HPS-0004
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That the Board of Health for the
City of Ottawa Health Unit:
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Authorize
the Medical Officer of Health to apply to Health Canada for an exemption from
the federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) to operate
supervised injection services (SIS) at 179 Clarence Street, as further
described in this report; and
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That
upon approval of Recommendation 1 and approval of Health Canada under the
CDSA, authorize that SIS services continue to be provided at 179 Clarence
Street until such time as the Board of Health has the opportunity to consider
the sixty (60) day review and next steps in Q1 2018 (regardless of when Sandy
Hill Community Health Centre commences providing SIS services at 221 Nelson
Street), as further described in this report.
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NEXT MEETING
Regular Meeting
Monday, December 11, 2017 - 5:00 PM – Champlain Room
(Draft 2018 Operating Budget consideration)
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NOTICE
In
Camera Items are not subject to public discussion or audience. Any person has
a right to request an independent investigation of the propriety of dealing
with matters in a closed session. A form requesting such a review may be
obtained, without charge, from the City’s website or in person from the Chair
of this meeting. Requests are kept confidential pending any report by the
Meetings Investigator and are conducted without charge to the Requestor.
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Note: Please note that
any written or verbal submissions (including your name but excluding personal
contact information) will form part of the public record and be made available
to the Board of Health and the public.