Board of Health

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Chair of the Board of Health Verbal Report; the Medical Officer of Health Verbal Report; Ottawa Public Health’s Plan to Foster Mental Health in our Community; Developing an Adaptive Workforce for the Future report; Enhanced Harm Reduction Services in Ottawa – Data, Guiding Principle and Next Steps report; and Prohibiting the Use of Waterpipes in Public Places and Workplaces report be received and considered.

BE IT RESOLVED 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.

WHEREAS Ottawa Public Health and the Ottawa Board of Health have, in approving these report recommendations, adopted a statement of principle expressing support for initiatives that seek to improve access to harm reduction services, including Supervised Injection Services (SIS), for people affected by problematic substance use; and WHEREAS Ottawa Public Health and the Ottawa Board of Health, in adopting this statement of principle, is also encouraging its community partners to actively seek opportunities to bring forward coordinated, timely and evidence-based proposals, either individually or collaboratively; and WHEREAS Ottawa Public Health and the Ottawa Board of Health, in adopting this statement of principle, is committing to partnering on such initiatives where possible; and WHEREAS both the Provincial and Federal levels of government have expressed support for enhancing harm reduction services, including Supervised Injection Services (SIS), for people affected by problematic substance use; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT any incremental operating and capital costs, over and above existing operations, directly related to improvements in access to harm reduction services, including Supervised Injection Services (SIS), be funded from provincial and/or federal resources other than OPH .

WHEREAS staff has detected errors in Document 3 – Problematic Substance Use in Ottawa – Technical Report; and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Document 3 be amended as follows: · Replace Table 1, found at page 7, with the attached REVISED Table 1 and correct any references to this Table within the body of the report; · Amend the title of Figure 7 to read “Proportion of unintentional opioid overdose deaths by age range, Ottawa, 2010-2014,” instead of “Proportion of unintentional drug overdose deaths by age range, Ottawa, 2010-2014 (n=110)” and correct any references to this Figure within the body of the report; and · Move Figure 7 so that it appears after Table 2, at page 18 rather than its current location at page 17.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit recommend amending the phased-in enforcement of the proposed regulatory amendments so that the charging phase would commence January 1, 2017.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Confirmation By-law no. 2016-3, 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 June 20, 2016, be read and passed.