City of Hamilton
BOARD OF HEALTH
REVISED

Meeting #:

23-002

Date:

Monday, February 13, 2023

Time:

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

Location:

Council Chambers (BOH)

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

January 16, 2023

5.

COMMUNICATIONS

5.1

Correspondence from Loretta Ryan, Executive Director, Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa), respecting Program Update and Speaker Line-Up for the alPHa Winter Symposium and Section Meetings

Recommendation: Be received. 

5.2

Correspondence from John Sudak respecting a Consumption and Treatment Services Site at 746 Barton Street, Hamilton.

Recommendation: Be received. 

6.

DELEGATION REQUESTS

6.1

Steven Roman Soos, respecting Declaring a State of Emergency for Opioid Overdoses and Death in the City of Hamilton (for today's meeting)

6.2

Tim McClemont, The AIDS Network, respecting Support for the AIDS Network's Application to Operate a Proposed Consumption Treatment Services Program at 746 Barton Street East, Hamilton (for today's meeting)

6.3

Olivia Mancini, Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, respecting Safer Use Spaces in Shelters (for today's meeting)

6.4

Marcie McIlveen, Hamilton Social Medicine Response Team (HAMSMaRT), respecting Safe Use in Shelter and the Need for a Second Consumption and Treatment Services Site (for today's meeting)

6.5

Kim Ritchie, Canadian Drug Policy Coalition: Harm Reduction Working Group, respecting the Prevention of Overdose Related Deaths for those Experiencing Homelessness (for today's meeting)

6.6

Daniel Freiheit, respecting the Prevention of Future Emergency Declarations Regarding the Opioid Crisis in Hamilton (for today's meeting)

6.7

Dr. Claire Bodkin, HAMSMaRT respecting Safe Use in Shelter and the Need for a Second Consumption and Treatment Services Site (for today's meeting)

6.8

Scott Gervais, respecting Safe Use Spaces in Hamilton Shelters (for today's meeting)

6.9

Walter Furlan, respecting Opposition to the Proposed Consumption and Treatment Services Site (for today's meeting)

7.

DELEGATIONS

8.

STAFF PRESENTATIONS

8.1

Board of Health Governance Education Session (to be distributed)

8.2

Respiratory Diseases Update 

9.

CONSENT ITEMS

9.1

Consumption and Treatment Services Site Application Process (BOH23007) (City Wide)

9.2

Opioid Emergency Response (BOH23008) (City Wide)

9.3

Physician Recruitment and Retention Steering Committee Report 23-001 - February 10, 2023

10.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

10.1

Substance Use and Addiction Program Funding - Harm Reduction Outreach Project (BOH23006) (City Wide)

11.

MOTIONS

11.1

Advancing a Whole-Community Harm Reduction Framework

12.

NOTICES OF MOTION

13.

GENERAL INFORMATION / OTHER BUSINESS

13.1

Amendments to the Outstanding Business List:

a.

Items Requiring New Due Dates

a.

Municipal Actions to Reduce Harms Associated with Alcohol Use (BOH19032)

OBL Item: 2019-V

Current Due Date: On Hold Due to COVID-19
Proposed New Due Date: July 2023

b.

Child & Adolescent Services 2021-2022 Budget and Base Funding Increase of Five Percent (BOH21010) (City Wide)

OBL Item: 2021-G

Current Due Date: On Hold Due to COVID-19
Proposed New Due Date: April 2023

b.

Items Considered Complete and Needing to be Removed:

a.

Consumption and Treatment Services and Wesley Day Centre (Referred to the Board of Health from the Emergency and Community Services Committee on June 19, 2020)

OBL Item: 2020-I

Date Added: June 19, 2020 (E&CS 19-014 Item (h) (i))
Date Completed: 

b.

Correspondence from Anita Dubeau, Board of Health Chair, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, respecting a Response to the Opioid Crisis in Simcoe Muskoka and Ontario-wide

OBL Item: 2022-D

Date Added: April 4, 2022 (BOH 22-004 (Item 5.1))
A Letter of Endorsement was Sent

c.

Correspondence from the Timiskaming Health Unit respecting Decriminalization of Personal Possession of Illicit Drugs

OBL Item: 2022-F

Date Added: August 10, 2022  (BOH 22-008 (Item 5.2))
A Letter of Endorsement was Sent

d.

Respiratory Diseases Update

OBL Item: 2022-G

Date Added: November 28, 2022 (BOH Report 22-010 - Item (f)(ii))
Date Completed: January 16, 2023 (BOH Report 23-001 - Item 2)

e.

Opioid Emergency Response

OBL Item: 2023-A

Date Added: January 12, 2023 - Special GIC Report 23-002 (Item 1(a))
Date Completed: Addressed as Item 9.2 on Today's Board of Health Agenda

14.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL 

15.

ADJOURNMENT