Ottawa
Board of Health
MINUTES 1
Monday,
December 17, 2018, 5:00 PM
Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue W.
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: K. Egli
Vice-Chair: J. Poirier
Members: J. Cloutier, E. El-Chantiry, G. Gower, A. Kapur, T. Kavanagh, L. Leikin,
S. Menard, S. Pinel, P. Tilley
The
Ottawa Board of Health met in the Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West,
Ottawa, on Monday, 17 December 2018 beginning at 5:00 PM.
The
City Clerk and Solicitor, M. Rick O’Connor, presided over the beginning of the
meeting, up to and including the election of an Interim Chair.
Councillor
Keith Egli, Interim Chair, presided over the balance of the meeting.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS/CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES
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Councillors Cloutier, Egli,
El-Chantiry, Gower, Kavanagh and Menard read their Declarations of Office and
were sworn in as new Board members.
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Seven communication items have been
received (held on file with the Board of Health Secretary).
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MOTION TO INTRODUCE REPORTS
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Motion 1/01
Moved by Member Poirier
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the reports
titled: Election of
an Interim Chair and Interim Vice-Chair; State of Ottawa’s Health
2018: An Update; and Accreditation 2020, be received and
considered.
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CARRIED
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1.
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ELECTION
OF AN INTERIM CHAIR AND INTERIM VICE-CHAIR
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ACS2018-OPH-BOH-0012
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Mr. M. Rick O’Connor, City Clerk and Solicitor,
presided over the election of the Interim Chair. Prior to calling for
nominations, he explained that, in accordance with section 57 subsection 2 of
the Health Protection and Promotion Act, he would request nominations
for the position of Interim Chair, to be confirmed at the Board’s first
meeting in 2019. He further explained that the Board would be asked to
appoint a Chair and Vice-Chair for the full term at the first meeting
following the appointment of new citizen Members to the Board.
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That the Board of Health for the
City of Ottawa Health Unit elect an Interim Chair and an Interim Vice-Chair,
to be confirmed at the first meeting of 2019 as required by the Health
Protection and Promotion Act.
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CARRIED, as amended by
Motions 1/4 and 1/7
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Motion 1/2
Moved by Member Poirier
That Member Egli be nominated for
the position of Interim Chair for the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa
Health Unit, to be confirmed at the first meeting of the Board of Health in
2019 pursuant to Section 57, subsection 2 of the Health Protection and
Promotion Act.
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CARRIED
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Councillor Egli accepted the nomination.
Mr. O’Connor then called for any additional
nominations. There being none, the following motions were considered:
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Motion 1/3
Moved by Member Poirier
That nominations for the position of
Interim Chair be closed.
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CARRIED
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Motion 1/4
Moved by Member Poirier
That Member Egli be appointed as
Interim Chair for the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit, to
be confirmed at the first meeting of the Board of Health in 2019 pursuant to
Section 57, subsection 2 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act.
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CARRIED
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Interim Chair Egli assumed the chair and presided over
the balance of the meeting. He invited nominations for the position of
Interim Vice-Chair.
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Motion 1/5
Moved by Member Cloutier
That Member Poirier be nomination
for the position of Interim Vice-Chair for the Board of Health for the City
of Ottawa Health Unit, to be confirmed at the first meeting of the Board of
Health in 2019 pursuant to Section 57, subsection 2 of the Health
Protection and Promotion Act.
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CARRIED
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Member Poirier accepted the nomination.
Interim Chair Egli then called for any additional
nominations. There being none, the following motions were considered:
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Motion 1/6
Moved by Member Cloutier
That nominations for the position of
Interim Vice-Chair be closed.
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CARRIED
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Motion 1/7
Moved by Member Cloutier
That Member Poirier be appointed as
Interim Vice-Chair for the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health
Unit, to be confirmed at the first meeting of the Board of Health in 2019
pursuant to Section 57, subsection 2 of the Health Protection and
Promotion Act.
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CARRIED
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2.
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STATE
OF OTTAWA’S HEALTH 2018: AN UPDATE
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ACS2018-OPH-KPQ-0006
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That the Board of Health for the
City of Ottawa Health Unit receive this report for information.
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RECEIVED
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Dr. Vera Etches, Medical Officer of Health, Amira Ali,
Senior Epidemiologist, and Dara Spatz Friedman, Epidemiologist, spoke to a
PowerPoint presentation, which served to provide the Board with an overview
of the report. A copy of their presentation is held on file with the Board of
Health Secretary.
After the presentation, Dr. Etches, Ms. Ali and Ms.
Spatz Friedman responded to questions from Board Members. This discussion
lasted approximately 40 minutes. Following these exchanges, the Board
received the report.
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3.
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ACCREDITATION
2020
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ACS2018-OPH-KPQ-0005
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That the Board of Health for the
City of Ottawa Health Unit receive this report for information.
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RECEIVED
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MOTION TO ADOPT REPORTS
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Motion 1/8
Moved by Interim Vice-Chair Poirier
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the reports
titled: Election of an
Interim Chair and Interim Vice-Chair; State of Ottawa’s Health 2018: An Update;
and Accreditation
2020, be received and adopted.
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CARRIED
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CONFIRMATION BY-LAW
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Motion 1/9
Moved by Interim Vice-Chair Poirier
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Confirmation
By-law no. 2018-7, 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 December 17, 2018, be read and passed.
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CARRIED
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ADJOURNMENT
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The Board adjourned the meeting at 5:55 p.m.
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NEXT MEETING
Regular Meeting
Monday, February 4, 2019 - 5:00 PM, Champlain Room, 110
Laurier Avenue West
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BOARD SECRETARY
BOARD CHAIR