DECLARATION OF OFFICE

Members Chernushenko, Fleury, Kapur, Leikin, Pinel, Poirier, Qadri, and Tilley read their Oaths of Office and were sworn in by M. Rick O’Connor, City Clerk and Solicitor.

ANNOUNCEMENTS/CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES

Councillor Mark Taylor, Deputy Mayor, representing the Honourable Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa, presented framed Oath of Office certificates to the Members. The Honourable Yasir Naqvi, MPP, Ottawa Centre, also spoke and welcomed the Members.

ROLL CALL

All members were present.

REGRETS

No regrets were filed.

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

Member Leikin submitted a declaration of interest on Recommendation 3 of Item 4 (Page 15 of Document 3) of the Draft Board of Health Operating Budget.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

Minutes 1 – Board of Health meeting of January 19, 2015

CONFIRMED

COMMUNICATIONS

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

MOTION TO INTRODUCE REPORTS

MOTION 02/01

Moved by Member Fleury

BE IT RESOLVED that the Election of Chair and Vice-Chair Report; the Chair of the Board of Health Verbal Report; the Medical Officer of Health Verbal Report; the Draft Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget Report; Amendments to Ottawa Board of Health Policies and By-laws; 2014 Operating Budget Year End Results – Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit Status Report; and Delegation of Authority – Contracts Awarded for the Period of October 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 be received and considered.

CARRIED

1.

ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR

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Mr. M. Rick O’Connor, City Clerk and Solicitor, presided over the election of the Chair. Prior to calling for nominations, Mr. O’Connor explained that, in accordance with section 57 subsection 2 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act, he would request nominations for Chair, who will serve as the Chair for the 2014-2018 term.

The recommendations were then put forward to the Board:

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

1.    Elect a Chair for the remainder of the 2014-2018 term, to be confirmed at the first meeting of each year as required by the Health Protection and Promotion Act; and

2.    Elect a Vice-Chair for the remainder of the 2014-2018 term, to be confirmed at the first meeting of each year as required by the Health Protection and Promotion Act.

CARRIED, with the following motions:

MOTION 02/02

Moved by Member Chernushenko

That Councillor Qadri be nominated for the position of Chair for the Ottawa Board of Health for the remainder of the 2014-2018 term, to be confirmed at the first meeting of each year as required by the Health Protection and Promotion Act.

CARRIED

Mr. O’Connor called for any additional nominations.  There being none, the following motion was considered:

MOTION 02/03

Moved by Member Chernushenko

That nominations for the position of Chair be closed.

CARRIED

MOTION 02/04

Moved by Member Chernushenko

That the Ottawa Board of Health appoint Councillor Qadri as Chair for the Ottawa Board of Health for the remainder of the 2014-2018 term and that the Chair be confirmed at the first meeting of each year of its term as required by the Health Protection and Promotion Act.

CARRIED

Chair Qadri then commenced his role and presided over the remainder of the meeting. Chair Qadri asked for nominations for Vice-Chair.

MOTION 02/05

Moved by Member Taylor

That Member Poirier be nominated for the position of Vice-Chair of the Ottawa Board of Health for the remainder of the 2014-2018 term, to be confirmed at the first meeting of each year as required by the Health Protection and Promotion Act.

CARRIED

Chair Qadri then called for any additional nominations.  There being none, the following motion was considered:

MOTION 02/06

Moved by Member Taylor

That nominations for the position of Vice-Chair be closed.

CARRIED

MOTION 02/07

Moved by Member Taylor

That the Ottawa Board of Health appoint Member Poirier as Vice-Chair of the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit for the remainder of the 2014-2018 term, to be confirmed at the first meeting of each year as required by the Health Protection and Promotion Act.

CARRIED

2.

CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH VERBAL REPORT

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Chair Qadri provided the Board with an update on recent events. The attached memo includes the full Chair of the Board of Health Verbal Update. Following the Chair of the Board of Health Verbal Update, Chair Qadri took questions from Board members. This discussion lasted approximately 10 minutes.

Following the discussion, the report recommendation was then put to the Board.

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

RECEIVED

3.

MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH VERBAL REPORT

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Dr. Isra Levy, Medical Officer of Health, provided the Board with an update on recent events. The attached memo includes the full Medical Officer of Health Verbal Update. Following the Medical Officer of Health Verbal Update, Dr. Levy took questions from Board members. This discussion lasted approximately 10 minutes.

Following the discussion, the report recommendation was then put to the Board.

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

RECEIVED

4.

DRAFT BOARD OF HEALTH 2015 OPERATING BUDGET

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Ms. Esther Moghadam, Deputy Director and Chief Nursing Officer, Health Promotion and System Support Branch, and Mr. Lou Flaborea, Account Manager of Financial Services Unit spoke to a PowerPoint presentation, which served to provide the Board with some context on this report. Ottawa Public Health staff took questions from Board members. This discussion lasted approximately 70 minutes.

The following delegations addressed the Board on the Draft Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget. Those persons whose names are marked with an asterisk (*) have provided written submissions and these documents are held on file with the Board of Health Secretary.

Dick Stewart, resident* (Opposed the report recommendation).

Kaitrin Doll, Anti-Poverty Community Coordinator, and Gillian Dawson, Ottawa Food Policy Council (Agreed with the report recommendation). Ms. Doll and Ms. Dawson requested that the Board invest in food as a priority issue, consider the Food Policy Council as a key stakeholder and look for opportunities to collaborate.

Moe Garahan, Executive Director, and Patricia Ballamingie, Board Chair, Just Food (Agreed with the report recommendation). Ms. Garahan and Ms. Ballamingie requested that the Board develop a food strategy for the city to ensure good food for all.

Dr. Elizabeth Whitmore, professor emerita at the Carleton School of Social Work – represented GottaGo*.

Jennifer Wallner, Assistant Professor, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa (Opposed the report recommendations). Ms. Wallner spoke about the benefits of programs and services for infants 0 – 6 and the possible risks, in the community, due to the cuts to the Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Program.

Following the discussion, the report recommendation was then put to the Board.

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

Member Leikin submitted a declaration of interest on Recommendation 3 of Item 4 (Page 15 of Document 3) of the Draft Board of Health Operating Budget as his son is the Supervisor of Ottawa Public Health’s Mental Health and Youth Section. The budget before the Board includes $300K – 100 percent City funding, which supports Ottawa Public Health’s Mental Health and Youth programming.

Member Leikin did not take part in the discussion or vote on this portion of the Budget.

That, at its meeting of 19 January 2015, the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit:

1.      Receive and table the Draft Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget;

2.      Direct staff to forward the Draft Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget to Ottawa City Council for consideration on February 4, 2015 as part of the City Council’s tabling of the City of Ottawa 2015 Draft Operating and Capital budget.

RECEIVED AND TABLED

That, at its meeting of 2 March 2015, the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit:

3.    Consider and approve the Draft Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget;

4.    Upon the Board of Health’s approval of the Draft Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget, direct staff to forward the report to Ottawa City Council, for consideration on March 11, 2015 as part of the City Council’s approval of the City of Ottawa 2015 Draft Operating and Capital budget; and

5.    Upon approval of the Draft Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget by the Board of Health and Ottawa City Council, direct staff to forward the approved Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for consideration as part of the Program-Based Grant Application Process as part of the Public Health Funding and Accountability Agreement.

At 6:53 p.m., Member Fleury moved a motion to extend the meeting.

MOTION 02/08

Moved by Member Fleury

That the Board of Health approve that the meeting time be extended past 7:00 p.m. pursuant to Subsection 8.(1)(c) of the Procedural By-law.

CARRIED

MOTION 02/09

Moved by Member Fleury

WHEREAS on November 28, 2014, former Chair of the Ottawa Board of Health, Councillor Diane Holmes wrote a letter to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Dr. Eric Hoskins, regarding Ottawa Public Health Request for Additional Information on Provincial Funding Formula; and

WHEREAS the correspondence to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care is included, as Document 2, in the Draft Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget report; and

WHEREAS the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Dr. Eric Hoskins, responded to the former Chair of the Ottawa Board of Health by way of letter dated February 2, 2015, that is Communication Item #4 on the Agenda;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the correspondence from the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Dr. Eric Hoskins, to the former Chair of the Ottawa Board of Health, Councillor Diane Holmes, be added to the Draft Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget report.

CARRIED

Item 4 of the Agenda, as amended by Motion No. 02/09 and set out in full below, was then put to the Board and was divided for voting purposes:

That, at its meeting of 19 January 2015, the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit:

1.    Receive and table the Draft Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget;

2.    Direct staff to forward the Draft Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget to Ottawa City Council for consideration on February 4, 2015 as part of the City Council’s tabling of the City of Ottawa 2015 Draft Operating and Capital budget.

RECEIVED AND TABLED

That, at its meeting of 2 March 2015, the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit:

3.    Consider and approve the Draft Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget;

4.    Upon the Board of Health’s approval of the Draft Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget, direct staff to forward the report to Ottawa City Council, for consideration on March 11, 2015 as part of the City Council’s approval of the City of Ottawa 2015 Draft Operating and Capital budget;

5.    Upon approval of the Draft Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget by the Board of Health and Ottawa City Council, direct staff to forward the approved Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for consideration as part of the Program-Based Grant Application Process as part of the Public Health Funding and Accountability Agreement; and

6.    That the correspondence from the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Dr. Eric Hoskins, to the former Chair of the Ottawa Board of Health, Councillor Diane Holmes, be added to the Draft Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget report.

Recommendation 3, a separate vote was held on page 15 of Document 3 of the Draft Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget and CARRIED. Member Leikin did not take part in the discussion or vote on this portion (see Declaration of Interest above). The remainder of the Draft Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget set out at recommendation 3 CARRIED, with Member McKenney dissenting on the reduction in the budget outlined under 2015 pressure categories/explanation, more specifically on “Multi-year phased-in realignment of health services with provincial funding level. Reviewed services to ensure that appropriate resources are in place to meet health needs of low risk families and general population” (page 17 of Document 3).

Recommendations 4, 5 and 6 CARRIED

5.

AMENDMENTS TO OTTAWA BOARD OF HEALTH POLICIES AND BY-LAWS

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

1.    Approve the amendments to the Procedural By-law of the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit, as detailed in Document 2;

2.    Approve the amendments to the Delegation of Authority By-law of the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit, as detailed in Document 3;

3.    Adopt the Performance Appraisal of the Medical Officer of Health Policy, as detailed in Document 4; and

4.    Direct staff to bring forward a report in Q3 of 2015, with recommendations for a Code of Conduct for Board of Health members.

CARRIED

6.

2014 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 receive this report for information.

RECEIVED

7.

DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY – CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014

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

RECEIVED

MOTION TO ADOPT REPORTS

MOTION 02/10

Moved by Member Fleury

BE IT RESOLVED that the Election of Chair and Vice-Chair Report; the Chair of the Board of Health Verbal Report; the Medical Officer of Health Verbal Report; the Draft Board of Health 2015 Operating Budget Report; Amendments to Ottawa Board of Health Policies and By-laws; 2014 Operating Budget Year End Results – Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit Status Report; and Delegation of Authority – Contracts Awarded for the Period of October 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 be received and adopted.

CARRIED

MOTIONS OF WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN PREVIOUSLY

There were no motions which notice had been given previously.

MOTIONS REQUIRING SUSPENSION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

There were no motions requiring suspension of the rules of procedure.

NOTICES OF MOTION (FOR CONSIDERATION AT SUBSEQUENT MEETING)

There were no motions (for consideration at subsequent meeting).

INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED

1

PROVINCIAL MANDATE LETTERS AND SIGNIFICANCE FOR OTTAWA PUBLIC HEALTH

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2

OTTAWA PUBLIC HEALTH’S IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM

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CONFIRMATION BY-LAW

MOTION 02/11

Moved by Member Fleury

That Confirmation by-law no. 2015-2, 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 March 2, 2015, be read and passed.

CARRIED

INQUIRIES

There were no inquiries.

OTHER BUSINESS

There was no other business.

ADJOURNMENT

The Board adjourned the meeting at 7:20 p.m.

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