Board of Health Agenda for February 28, 2011

City of Hamilton

Monday, February 28, 2011

9:30 a.m.

Council Chambers

City Hall

71 Main Street West

Hamilton, Ontario

Christopher Newman,

Legislative Assistant

 905-546-2424 ext. 4102

Please note:      All electronic devices to be switched to a non-audible function during Council and Committee meetings.

                                Agenda available on-line at www.hamilton.ca

1.     CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

2.     DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES

3.1       Board of Health minutes, dated January 24, 2011.

4.     DELEGATION REQUESTS

5. CONSENT ITEMS

5.1       Child and Adolescent Services Situational Assessment BOH10027(a) (City Wide)

5.2       Communicable Disease and Health Hazard Investigations Quarterly Report (Q3 July 1to September 30, 2010) BOH10017(c) (City Wide)

5.3       2011-2013 Community Accountability Planning Submission to the Hamilton, Niagara, Haldimand, Brant Local Health Integration Network BOH11005 (City Wide)

6.     PUBLIC HEARINGS/DELEGATIONS

6.1       Sarah Wakefield respecting the Community Food Security Stakeholders Committee; Provide an update on the activities of the Community Food Security Stakeholders Committee, and request approval of revised Terms of Reference. (Approved by Committee on January 24, 2011)

7.        PRESENTATIONS

7.1       Smokingand Second-hand Smoke in Outdoor Municipal Recreational Areas in HamiltonBOH07034(e) (City Wide) (Outstanding Business List) (Dr. C. Mackie)

7.1(a)         Canadian Cancer Society - Linda Wu

7.1(b)   Bruce Smith respecting Smoking and Second-hand Smoke in Outdoor Municipal Recreational Areas in Hamilton 

7.1 (c)  John Norris respecting Smoking and Second-hand Smoke in Outdoor Municipal Recreational Areas in Hamilton.

7.2       Public Health Accreditation 2010 Results BOH08027(c) (City Wide) (Dr. E. Richardson)

8.     DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.1       Legionella: Cooling Tower Registry By-law (City Wide) (Report No: 11-001)

8.2       Legionella: Cooling Tower Registry By-law (City Wide) (Tabled January 24, 2011) (BOH0921(b))

8.3       Community Food Security Stakeholder Committee BOH07031(c) (City Wide)

8.4       Physician Recruitment and Retention Steering Committee Meeting – Minutes, February 15, 2011.

Note:      Consideration of Physician Recruitment and Retention Steering Committee Report 11-001 will be deferred until after the Closed Session discussion with respect to Appendix “A’

9.     MOTIONS

10.   NOTICES OF MOTIONS

11. GENERAL INFORMATION/OTHER BUSINESS

11.1     Correspondence

                  (a)        Industrial Wind Turbines.

Recommendation:       Be received.

(b)        Public Health – Everyone’s Business, 2009 Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

            Recommendation:       Refer to Staff and report back.

(c)        One-time Funding of Sessional l Fees – 2010-2011

            Recommendation:       Authorize and direct the Medical Officer of Health to enter into an agreement to receive, utilize and report on the use of these funds for psychiatric sessional fees. 

(d)       Peterborough County-City Health Unit Energy Drinks

            Recommendation:       Be received

(e)        Letter from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care respecting one-time funding up to $2,000 at 100% for the City of Hamilton, Public Health Services to support activities related to the World Tuberculosis Day on March 24, 2011.

            Recommendation:       That the Medical Officer of Health be authorized and directed to receive, utilize, and report on the funds for Tuberculosis (TB) education

(f)        Letter from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care respecting one-time funding of up to $78,750 at (75%) for the City of Hamilton, Public Health Services for the period ending March 31, 2011 to support coaching and leadership development.

            Recommendation:       The Medical Officer of Health be authorized and directed to receive, utilize and report on the use of these funds for Coaching, Leadership and Team Development within Public Health Services.

(g)        Ministry of Health and Long Term Care respecting one time funding for the City of Hamilton, Public Health Services to support bed bug-related iniatives.

Recommendation: The Medical Officer of Health be authorized and directed to receive, utilize and report on the funds for bed bug initiatives.

12.   PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

12.1     Appendix “A” to Physician Recruitment and Retention Steering Committee Report 11-001 (Distributed under separate cover)

13.   ADJOURNMENT