BOARD OF HEALTH
A G E N D A
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Tuesday, May 12, 1998
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Enquiry:
Christine Archibald
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Time:
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10:00 a.m.
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Interim Contact
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Location:
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Committee Room C, 2nd Floor
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392-7039
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Metro Hall, 55 John Street
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carchib@city.toronto.on.ca
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Toronto
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO
THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT
APPROVAL OF MINUTES-April 21, 1998
BUSINESS ARISING FROM LAST MEETING
NON-DEPUTATION ITEMS
1.AIR QUALITY ISSUES
Presentation by the Medical Officer of Health
(A)CORPORATE SMOG ALERT RESPONSE PLAN - STATUS REPORT
Medical Officer of Health
(Report not yet available)
(B)BURNING OF WASTE OIL - HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
Medical Officer of Health
(Report not yet available)
(C)COMMENTS ON THE FINAL REPORT: MAIN TREATMENT PLANT ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT, APRIL 1998
Medical Officer of Health
May 5, 1998
Recommending that this report be received for information.
2.PCB WASTE STORAGE MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN THE NEW CITY OF TORONTO
Medical Officer of Health
May 4, 1998
Recommending that the Medical Officer of Health, in consultation with Functional Leads from affected program areas,
coordinate the development of policies and procedures to be applied to PCB transfers, PCB decontaminations and PCB
waste storage sites in the new City, and report through the Board of Health.
3.CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS: MEETING THE NEEDS
Medical Officer of Health
May 4, 1998
Recommending that this report be received for information.
4.REPORT OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE TO REVIEW FORMER BOARDS OF HEALTH SUB-COMMITTEES
(Deferred from last meeting)
Administrator, Sub-Committee to Review Former Boards of Health Committees
April 14, 1998
Recommending that:
(1)A Sub-Committee consisting of members of the Board of Health with staff resources be established with a mandate to
develop a process for planning and setting the 1999 Public Health Operating Budget, and that the Sub-Committee report
back to the Board with its recommendations;
(2)the Chair, together with appropriate staff, begin to plan for a Strategic Planning Session of the Board and report back on
proposals and expected accomplishments of the session;
(3)consideration of establishing permanent committees of the Board, be deferred until such time that the Board has
undergone the strategic planning session referred to above;
(4)(a)staff be requested to review the proposal to establish four Advisory Committees (Food Policy Council; Animal
Services; School Health; and Substance Abuse/Alcohol Advisory) and report further addressing the following issues:
-purpose of each committee:
e.g.:mandate;
Terms of Reference;
composition - board members/citizen members/staff members
identification of need;
-expected outcomes of each committee;
-is there duplication or overlap of its mandate in other City of Toronto ABCs; and
-is it an internal or external committee, and its connection to the Board of Health;
(b)with respect to the proposed Animal Services Advisory Committee, that staff report to the Board on whether appeals
relating to muzzling dogs conducted in some former municipalities could be heard by this Advisory Committee instead of
by the Board of Health; and
(5)the Board of Health recommend to the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team
that the present composition of the Board of Health of 10 members (seven City Councillors and three citizen members) be
retained for 1998, and that the Board advise that Committee that it will report back by September 1998 with
recommendations on the citizen component of the Board of Health and selection process for appointment of citizen
members to the Board by Council in 1999.
(A)City Clerk
April 3, 1998
Advising that the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team on April 3, 1998:
(1)referred the communication (February 16, 1998) from Councillor Chris Korwin-Kuczynski, High Park, to the Board of
Health with a recommendation that the Board of Health establish a Sub-Committee to deal with the issue of substance
abuse;
(2)requested the Board of Health to include Citizen members on the proposed Sub-Committee; and
(3)requested the Board of Health to advise Councillor Chris Korwin-Kuczynski, High Park, when he may address the
Board of Health with respect to this issue.
(B)Rita Luty, Chairperson, Northern Community Health Board of the former City of Toronto
April 20, 1998
Recommending that:
-six Community Advisory Committees be established, one representing each former municipality;
-the Terms of Reference from the former Toronto model be used as the foundation for the development of new Terms of
Reference for Community Advisory Committees; and
-a representative from each Community Advisory Committee have membership on the Board of Health.
(C)Councillor McConnell
April 20, 1998
Supporting the establishment of a Sub-Committee on Substance Abuse.
(D)Councillor Korwin-Kuczynski
(April 30, 1998)
Recommending that the Board endorse and participate in a one day workshop sponsored by the former Mayor=s Task
Force on Drugs to explore the issues related to illicit substance abuse and alcohol with community partners.
5.ALPHA MEMBERSHIP AND 1998 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Advising that in view of recent significant changes to the Health Protection and Promotion Act it is not feasible to consider
any further amendments and encourages the Board of Health to consider alternative means of working with school board
representatives.
(2)authority be granted to introduce the necessary Bill(s) in Council to give effect to recommendation 1 of this report;
(3)the Public Health Department be directed to develop and implement a communication strategy to notify the various
users of these services of the user fee adjustment; and
(4)the new fee structure come into effect on July 2, 1998.
