City of Hamilton
PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE
REVISED

Meeting #:

24-005

Date:

Monday, June 03, 2024

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 12:00 P.m.

Location:

Council Chambers

Hamilton City Hall

71 Main Street West

Matt Gauthier, Legislative Coordinator [phone] ext. 6437

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1.

CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES

2.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

(Added Items, if applicable, will be noted with *)

3.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

4.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

4.1

April 29, 2024

5.

COMMUNICATIONS

5.1

Correspondence from Angela Diano, Executive Director, ALPHA-1 Canada, respecting Item 11.1, Resolution to declare the City of Hamilton a “No Paid Plasma Zone”

Recommendation: Be received and referred to the consideration of Item 11.1.

Deferred from April 29, 2024 Meeting

5.2

Correspondence from Christine Duncan-Wilson, Chair, Immunity Canada, respecting Item 11.1, Resolution to declare the City of Hamilton a “No Paid Plasma Zone”

Recommendation: Be received and referred to the consideration of Item 11.1.

Deferred from April 29, 2024 Meeting

5.3

Correspondence respecting Item 10.1(a) - Sub-section (a)(i) to Report BOH24010, Heat Response Strategy, from the following individuals:

Recommendation: Be received and referred to the consideration of Item 10.1(a)

a.

Joshua Weresch

b.

ACORN Hamilton, Canadian Environmental Law Association, Hamilton Community Legal Clinic and Environment Hamilton

6.

DELEGATION REQUESTS

6.1

Delegation Requests respecting Item 11.1, Resolution to Declare the City of Hamilton a "No Paid Plasma Zone", for today's meeting, from the following individuals:

DEFERRED FROM APRIL 29, 2024 Meeting

a.

Kat Lanteigne, Executive Director, BloodWatch.org

b.

Christine Duncan-Wilson, Immunity Canada

c.

Jennifer van Gennip, Network of Rare Blood Disorder Organizations (NRBDO)

d.

Anthony Marco, Hamilton and District Labour Council

e.

Donna Hartlen, GBS/CIDP Foundation of Canada

f.

Krista Laing, Canadian Union of Public Employees

6.2

Delegations Requests respecting Item 10.1(a) - Sub-section (a)(i) to Report BOH24010, Heat Response Strategy (For today's meeting)

a.

Daniel Chin, Hamilton and District Apartment Association

b.

James Kemp

7.

DELEGATIONS

8.

STAFF PRESENTATIONS

9.

CONSENT ITEMS

9.1

Update on the Hamilton Opioid Action Plan – June 2024 (BOH24015) (City Wide)

9.2

Suspect Drug-Related Deaths and Opioid-Related Paramedic Calls (January-March 2024) (BOH24016) (City Wide)

9.3

Canada’s Pharmacare Plan: Impact on Population Health (BOH24011) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List Item)

9.4

Public Health Services 2023 Annual Performance and Accountability Report (BOH24012) (City Wide)

10.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

10.1

Expansion of Subsidy for Air-Conditioning to Low-Income Households (BOH24010(a)) (City Wide)

a.

Heat Response Strategy (BOH24010) (City Wide)

(Sub-section (a)(i) of the amendment to Item 1 of the Public Health Committee Report 24-004, respecting Heat Response Strategy (BOH24010) (City Wide) (below), was deferred from Council on May 8, 2023, in order for staff to review and report back to the Public Health Committee)

10.2

Child and Adolescent Services Annual 2024-2025 Budget (BOH24013) (City Wide)

10.3

Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program Budget 2024-2025 (BOH24014) (City Wide)

10.4

Indigenous and Newcomer Vaccine Ambassador Project (BOH24017) (City Wide)

Please refer to Item 14.1 for Confidential Appendix "A" to this Report.

11.

MOTIONS

11.1

Resolution to declare the City of Hamilton a “No Paid Plasma Zone”

DEFERRED FROM APRIL 29, 2024 MEETING

12.

NOTICES OF MOTION

13.

GENERAL INFORMATION / OTHER BUSINESS

13.1

Amendments to the Outstanding Business List

a.

Items Considered Complete and to be Removed

a.

Pharmacare Information Report

Added: February 5, 2024 (PHC Report 24-002, Item 1(b))
Addressed as Item 9.3 on today's agenda.

b.

Heat Response Strategy

Added: April 29, 2024 (PHC Amended Report 24-004, Item 2)
Addressed as Item 10.1 on today’s agenda

14.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL 

14.1

Confidential Appendix "A" to Item 10.4 Indigenous and Newcomer Vaccine Ambassador Project (BOH24017) (City Wide)

Pursuant to Section 9.3, Sub-section (h) of the City's Procedural By-law 21-021, as amended, and Section 239(2) sub-section (h) of the Ontario Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to information explicitly supplied in confidence to the City or a local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them.

15.

ADJOURNMENT