ANNOUNCEMENTS/CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES

ROLL CALL

REGRETS

Member Leikin has sent regrets.

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

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

Confirmation of the minutes of the meeting of February 5, 2018

COMMUNICATIONS

Thirteen communication items have been received (held on file with 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 2017 ANNUAL REPORT

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

1.         Receive Ottawa Public Health’s 2017 Annual Report; and

2.         Approve that it be forwarded to Ottawa City Council for information, in accordance with the City of Ottawa Act, 1999.

4

A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO REDUCING HARMS FROM GAMBLING IN OTTAWA

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

1.         Approve Ottawa Public Health’s collaborative four-point plan to reduce harms from gambling in Ottawa, conditional upon receiving funding outside of the current revenue-sharing agreement, as described in this report;

2.         Authorize the Board of Health Chair to make a funding application to the Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care to fund the proposed four-point plan; and

3.         Direct that this report be forwarded to Council for information.

5

THE ACTING MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH SUBMISSIONS TO PROPOSED PROVINCIAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE SMOKE FREE ONTARIO ACT, 2017 AND CANNABIS ACT, 2017.

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That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit receive the Acting Medical Officer of Health’s submission to the Province of Ontario in response to proposed regulations for the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 and for places of use under the Cannabis Act, 2017, as outlined in Documents 1 and 2 respectively, and approve the recommendations contained therein.

6

OTTAWA PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

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

7

PLANNING APPROACH FOR NEW OTTAWA PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGIC PLAN (2019-2022)

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That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit approve Ottawa Public Health’s planning approach for the development of a new Strategic Plan (2019 – 2022), as outlined in this report and attached documents.

8

2017 OPERATING BUDGET YEAR-END RESULTS – BOARD OF HEALTH FOR THE CITY OF OTTAWA HEALTH UNIT STATUS REPORT

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

1.         Receive the 2017 operating budget year-end results for information; and

2.         Approve the transfer of $345K from the Ottawa Board of Health Technology Fund for the development of the Electronic Public Health Records project.

9

DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY – CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2017

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

10

ATTENDANCE AT THE ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES’ (ALPHA) 2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE

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That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit approve the attendance of Members Kapur and Leikin at the Association of Local Public Health Agencies’ (alPHa) 2018 Annual General Meeting and Conference, to be held from June 10 to 12, 2018 in Toronto.

11

ELECTION-RELATED RESOURCES POLICY

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That the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit adopt the City of Ottawa’s Election-Related Resources Policy, as described in this report

IN CAMERA ITEMS*

12.

REPORT FROM THE SPONSORS’ GROUP ON THE RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF A NEW MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH – IN CAMERA - PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL – REPORTING OUT DATE: FOLLOWING COUNCIL APPROVAL

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INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED

A.

IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW ELECTRONIC PUBLIC HEALTH RECORDS SYSTEM

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