April 24, 2014 - Minutes

Members Present

Mr. David Bolton
Mr. Al Edmondson
Ms. Trish Fulton
Mr. Marcel Meyer (Chair)
Mr. Stephen Orser (Vice-Chair)
Mr. Ian Peer
Ms. Viola Poletes Montgomery
Ms. Nancy Poole
Mr. Mark Studenny
Ms. Sandy White

Regrets

Ms. Denise Brown

Others Present

Dr. Christopher Mackie, Medical Officer of Health & CEO (Secretary-Treasurer)
Ms. Sherri Sanders, Executive Assistant to the Board of Health (Recorder)
Mr. Wally Adams, Director, Environmental Health and Chronic Disease Prevention Services
Ms. Mary Lou Albanese, Manager, Healthy Communities and Injury Prevention Team
Ms. Diane Bewick, Director, Family Health Services & Chief Nursing Officer
Ms. Laura DiCesare, Director, Human Resources and Corporate Strategy
Ms. Kathy Dowsett, Manager, Family Health Services
Mr. Dan Flaherty, Manager, Communications
Mr. Ross Graham, Manager, Strategic Projects
Ms. Heather Lokko, Acting Director, Oral Health, Communicable Disease & Sexual Health Services
Mr. John Millson, Director, Finance and Operations
Mr. Fatih Sekercioglu, Manager, Environmental Health
Ms. Linda Stobo, Manager, Chronic Disease Prevention and Tobacco Control Team
Mr. Alex Tyml, Online Communications Coordinator

Media Present

Mr. Brian Bicknell, CTV
Mr. Sean Meyer, London Community News

Mr. Marcel Meyer, Chair of the Board of Health, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

Disclosures Of Conflict(S) Of Interest

Chair Meyer inquired if there were any disclosures of conflict of interest to be declared. None were declared.

Approval Of Agenda

It was moved by Ms. Poletes Montgomery, seconded by Ms. Fulton that the AGENDA for the April 24, 2014 Board of Health meeting be approved with the addition of Report No. 031
Carried

Delegation Reports

1. Finance And Facilities Committee: March 26, 2014 Meeting (Report 025-14)

It was moved by Ms. Fulton, seconded by Mr. Orser that the Board of Health:

1) Receive the one-time funding letters attached as Appendix A to Report No. 012-14FFC as information; and further

2) Increase the operating budget for the Best Beginnings Team by $28,400 for one year only to be funded 100% by one-time grants from the Ministry of Children and Youth Services; and further

3) Increase the 2014 operating budget for the Screening, Assessment & Intervention Team for one year only to be funded 100% by a one-time grant from the Ministry of Children and Youth Services.

Carried

It was moved by Ms. Fulton, seconded by Mr. Peer that the Board of Health authorize the Board Chair to receive the $27,000 grant if the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care approves the one-time Business Case for Enhanced Smoking Cessation funding for Nicotine Replacement Treatment, if approved, as presented in Appendix A to Report No. 013-14FFC.
Carried

It was moved by Ms. Fulton, seconded by Mr. Orser that the Board of Health receive Appendix A (List of Vendors over $100,000) to Report No. 014-14FFC as information.
Carried

It was moved by Ms. Fulton, seconded by Mr. Peer that the Board of Health:

1) Authorize the Board Chair to sign the 2014/2015 Transfer Payment Agreement as attached to Report No. 015-14FFC; and further,

2) Reduce the 2014 operating budget for Human Resources & Labour Relations by $7,525 to reflect the reduced grant.
Carried

It was moved by Ms. Fulton, seconded by Mr. Bolton that the Board of Health:

1) Authorize the Board Chair to sign the Memorandum of Agreement as attached to Report No. 016-14FFC; and further

2) Revise the 2014 operating budget to include the 100% funding for the FoodNet Canada program of $159,383 as outlined in Table 1 of Report No. 016-14FFC.
Carried

It was moved by Ms. Fulton, seconded by Ms. Poletes Montgomery that the Board of Health receive Report No. 017-14FFC re Finance Policies Internal Review Process for information.
Carried

It was moved by Ms. Fulton, seconded by Ms. White that the Board of Health receive Report No. 018-14FFC re Proposal for the Completion of a Workplace Violence Risk Assessment for information.
Carried

It was moved by Ms. Fulton, seconded by Mr. Peer that the Board of Health receive Report No. 026-14, including the draft public minutes of the March 26, 2014 FFC meeting, for information.
Carried

2. Expansion of Alcohol Sales (Report 026-14)

Dr. Christopher Mackie, Medical Officer of Health & CEO, outlined the health impacts of alcohol misuse on the human body and the burden of alcohol misuse on the province. Ms. Mary Lou Albanese, Manager, Healthy Communities and Injury Prevention Team, reminded Board members of the risks of injury and fatality from alcohol misuse.

In response to a question about where the 10 pilot LCBO kiosks were being proposed, Ms. Albanese replied that London will receive one of the kiosks. Dr. Mackie explained that there are many factors that influence the rates of alcohol misuse in a community, including socio-economic status and culture; however, all things being equal, alcohol density is an important factor.

It was moved by Ms. Poole, seconded by Mr. Orser that the Board of Health:

1) Forward a copy of this report and appendices to the municipalities of Middlesex County and the City of London; and

2) Send a letter to the Minister of Finance endorsing the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)/Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA) recommendations to proceed cautiously with the sale of VQA wines within Farmer’s markets; and

3) Indicate to the Minister of Finance that the Board shares the concerns expressed by the Association of Local Public Health Agencies; and

4) Endorse Health Unit staff to write a cover letter addressing the issues identified in this discussion to accompany the report to the municipalities of Middlesex County and the City of London.

Carried

Recommendation Reports

6. Provincial Poverty Project (Report 031-14)

Ms. Linda Stobo, Manager, Chronic Disease Prevention and Tobacco Control Team, assisted Board members with their understanding of this report.

Board members expressed great concern about the state of poverty in Middlesex-London and agreed that action is necessary. Therefore, it was moved by Ms. White, seconded by Mr. Edmondson that the Board of Health:

1) Endorse Report No. 031-14 and the Provincial Poverty Project Briefing Note attached as Appendix A; and

2) Encourage all members of the Board to participate in the poverty simulation event planned in Middlesex-London for November, 2014.
Carried

Information Reports

3. Update on Panorama Implementation (Report 027-14)

It was moved by Ms. Poletes Montgomery, seconded by Mr. Orser that Report No. 027-14 re Update on Panorama Implementation be received for information.
Carried

4. Information Summary Report (Report 028-14)

It is moved by Mr. Bolton, seconded by Ms. White that Report No 028-14 Information Summary Report for April and the attached appendices be received for information.
Carried

5. Medical Officer of Health Activity Report – April (Report 029-14)

It was moved by Mr. Bolton, seconded by Ms. Poletes Montgomery that Report No. 029-14 re Medical Officer of Health Activity Report – April be received for information.
Carried

Confidential

At 8:25 p.m., it was moved by Mr. Peer, seconded by Mr. Orser that the Board of Health move in camera to discuss a matter concerning employee negotiations and to discuss a matter concerning a proposed or pending acquisition of land by the Middlesex-London Board of Health.
Carried

At 9:00 p.m., it was moved by Mr. Bolton, seconded by Mr. Orser by that the Board of Health return to a public forum and report that matters were discussed concerning employee negotiations and a matter concerning a proposed or pending acquisition of land by the Middlesex-London Board of Health.
Carried

Correspondence

There were no questions about correspondence.

Other Business

Upcoming Meetings:

• Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting: Thursday, May 1, 2014 9:00 a.m.
• Governance Committee Meeting: May 15 at 6:00 p.m.
• Board of Health Meeting: Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Adjournment

At 9:10 p.m., it was moved by Mr. Studenny, seconded Ms. Fulton that the meeting be adjourned.
Carried

Marcel Meyer
Chair

Christopher Mackie
Chair Secretary-Treasurer