Board of Health

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Chair of the Board of Health Verbal Report; the Medical Officer of Health Verbal Report; the Ottawa Public Health’s 2015 Annual Report; the Let’s Clear the Air 2.0: 2016 Action Plan; the Ottawa Board of Health Public Health Funding and Accountability Agreement 2015 Year-End Results report; the 2015 Operating Budget Year-End Results – Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit Status Report; the 2016 Operating Budget Q1 – Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit Status Report; the Delegation of Authority – Contracts Awarded for the Period of July 1 to December 31, 2015; and the Attendance at the Association of Local Public Health Agencies’ (alPHa) 2016 Annual General Meeting and Conference report be received and considered; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following additional items due to the timelines associated with same: · Motion regarding the appointment of a Board Secretary to ensure continued administrative support and secretariat services of the Board of Health; and · Report from the Medical Officer of Health titled Appointment of an Associate Medical Officer of Health – In Camera – Personal Matters about an Identifiable Individual. Reporting Out Date: Upon Council Approval , due to timelines associated with this item

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2 of the procedure by-law (being by-law no. 2011-1, as amended), the Board is required to appoint a Secretary of the Board of Health, with specific responsibilities under its Procedural By-law; and WHEREAS Ms. Gillian Connelly, Secretary of the Board of Health, has accepted a temporary assignment with Ottawa Public Health’s Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Branch effective April 1; and WHEREAS Ms. Diane Blais is available to fulfill the role of Board Secretary for the Board of Health of the City of Ottawa health unit; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit replace Ms. Gillian Connelly by appointing Ms. Diane Blais as the Secretary of the Ottawa Board of Health and authorize Ms. Diane Blais to delegate any of her powers, duties and/or functions as Ottawa Board of Health Secretary to staff as necessary.

WHEREAS on March 14, 2016, the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre announced its intention to consult the public about adding a supervised injection site (SIS) to its building at Rideau and Nelson streets; and WHEREAS local consultations into the proposed Sandy Hill Community Health Centre site are ongoing throughout the month of April 2016; and WHEREAS on April 7, 2016, Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health issued a public statement on this topic in which he: · Acknowledged the evolving conversation in the community; · Talked about the four pillars that form Ottawa Public Health’s approach to serving the needs of people living with additions, being prevention, harm reduction, treatment and enforcement; · Referenced some of the programs and services already in place within our community in support of the above-referenced four-pillar approach; and · Expressed a desire to be part of the conversation on with respect to supervised consumption services in Ottawa in order to ensure that any SIS in Ottawa will use the right model for those accessing the services; and WHERAS, as a result of the conversations taking place within the community with respect to SIS’s, questions have arisen about the various treatment options available in Ottawa for those affected by drug addictions; and WHEREAS Ottawa Public Health’s role is more focused on prevention and harm reduction, therefore the department does not currently have comprehensive and up-to-date information with respect to the various trea

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 part of the rationale associated with Recommendation 2c was inadvertently omitted during a final editing of the report prior to publication; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the following paragraphs be added to the “Discussion” section of the report, at the end of the portion dealing with Recommendation 2c, in order to clarify Ottawa Public Health’s intent with respect to same: “Proposal #6 from the Province relates to an amendment to the regulations under the ECA with respect to establishing rules for the display and promotion of e-cigarettes in places where they are sold . Although Ottawa Public Health supports this proposal, staff is recommending that action be taken “to restrict promotional activities advertising e-cigarettes and tobacco products”. Specifically, this recommendation refers to the number of allowable signs a retailer can post. For instance, under the SFOA a retailer can post up to a maximum of 3 signs that refer to tobacco products. Similarly, the Province is proposing a retailer be permitted to post up to a maximum of three signs that refer to e‑cigarette products. Therefore, under existing and proposed regulations, retailers that are selling both tobacco and e-cigarettes can post a maximum of 6 signs to inform customers in their stores. Ottawa Public Health is recommending that signage be further restricted in retail locations where both cigarettes and e-cigarettes are for sale such that a maximum of 3 signs will be permitted for both categories of p

Amend the report to direct staff to request clarity from the Province on the details of the intentions with respect to the proposed regulatory amendments ahead of the next board meeting on June 20 th and, if communications are not received on time or do not address hookah or shisha, that as part of the June report, we begin the by-law review unless clear written indications are provided by the Province on that matter.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Health for the City of Ottawa Health Unit resolve In Camera pursuant to Section 13(1)(b) of the Procedure By-law 2011-1 ; personal matters about an identifiable individual, including staff, to consider a report from the Medical Officer of Health titled Appointment of an Associate Medical Officer of Health – In Camera – Personal Matters About an Identifiable Individual - Reporting Out Date: Upon Council Approval . The Board of Health moved In Camera at 8:00 p.m.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Confirmation By-law no. 2016-2, 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 April 18, 2016, be read and passed.