ANNOUNCEMENTS/CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES

ROLL CALL

REGRETS

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

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

Confirmation of the Minutes of the meeting of September 18, 2017

COMMUNICATIONS

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

Response to Inquiry:

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Inquiry BOH 01-17 - OPH Role in Ensuring Health Standards in Rental Units

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.

2018 DRAFT OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE OTTAWA BOARD OF HEALTH

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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.

4.

ONTARIO’S HEALTH SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION: RESPONSE TO THE MINISTER’S EXPERT PANEL REPORT

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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.

5.

OTTAWA PUBLIC HEALTH APPLICATION TO HEALTH CANADA FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE CONTROLLED DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES ACT

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

1.    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

2.    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.

6.

WEST NILE VIRUS ACTIVITY – 2017 SEASON

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

7.

2018 OTTAWA BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING SCHEDULE

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That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit approve the 2018 meeting schedule, as outlined in this report.

INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED

A.

UPDATE ON OTTAWA PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS RELATED TO SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS

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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)

CONFIRMATION BY-LAW

INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS

ADJOURNMENT