Agenda - July 24, 2025 - Board of Health Meeting
Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 7 p.m.
MLHU Board Room – CitiPlaza
110-355 Wellington Street
London, ON N6A 3N7
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Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest
Approval of Agenda
Approval/Receipt of Minutes
Approve:
May 15, 2025 – Special Board of Health meeting
May 22, 2025 – Board of Health meeting
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Consent Agenda Items listed under the Consent Agenda are received in one motion. Board of Health Members may request through resolution (motion) that items be removed for further discussion and/or action by the Board of Health. |
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Board of Health Committee Minutes |
a) May 22, 2025 Performance Appraisal Committee |
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Information Reports |
a) Medical Officer of Health Activity Report for May and June (Report No. 52-25) |
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Correspondence |
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External Communications and Correspondence |
To receive the following items of correspondence for information: a) Middlesex-London Board of Health External Landscape for June and July |
| New Business (Reports) | ||
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Delegation: London Food Bank |
Glen Pearson, Co-Executive Director, London Food Bank will present on the London Food Bank and its relationship with the Middlesex-London Health Unit. |
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Household Food Insecurity: A Primer for Municipalities |
To seek approval for the “Household Food Insecurity” primer for municipalities and to provide information on food insecurity in Middlesex-London. Lead: Dr. Alexander Summers, Medical Officer of Health |
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Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting Update |
To review reports from the July 24, 2025 Finance and Facilities Committee meeting. Lead: Committee Chair Selomon Menghsha |
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Food Safety in MLHU: Current Landscape and Trends |
To provide the Board of Health with updated food safety trends and activities within Middlesex-London. Lead: Omar Ozaldin, Director, Environmental Health, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Services Presenting: David Pavletic, Manager, Food Safety and Health Hazards |
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Public Health Response: Air Quality and Heat Response |
To provide the Board of Health with public health’s response on matters concerning air quality and extreme heat. Lead: Omar Ozaldin, Director, Environmental Health, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Services Presenting: David Pavletic, Manager, Food Safety and Health Hazards |
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2024 Annual Report and Attestation |
To seek Board of Health approval for the 2024 Annual Report and Attestation, which was submitted to the Ministry of Health on June 30, 2025. Leads: Emily Williams, Chief Executive Officer and Dr. Alexander Summers, Medical Officer of Health |
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Current Public Health Issues (Verbal Update) |
To provide an update on current public health issues in the Middlesex-London region. Leads: Dr. Alexander Summers, Medical Officer of Health and Dr. Joanne Kearon, Associate Medical Officer of Health |
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| 10 | By-Laws for July 24, 2025 | For the Board of Health to review and approve the amendments of one (1) by-law through three (3) readings of the by-law: - Proceedings of the Board of Health (By-law No. 3) |
Other Business
The next meeting of the Middlesex-London Board of Health is Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 7 p.m.
Closed Session
The Middlesex-London Board of Health will move into a closed session to approve previous closed session Board of Health minutes and to discuss matters which pertain to one or more of the following, as per section 239(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25:
(a) the security of the property of the municipality or local board;
(b) personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees;
(c) a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board;
(d) labour relations or employee negotiations;
(e) litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board;
(f) advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose;
(g) a matter in respect of which a council, board, committee or other body may hold a closed meeting under another Act;
(h) information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them;
(i) a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization;
(j) a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial information that belongs to the municipality or local board and has monetary value or potential monetary value; or
(k) a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board.
Adjournment
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