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BOARD OF HEALTH

A G E N D A

Date of Meeting:Tuesday, April 6, 1999Enquiry:Trudy Perrin

100 Queen Street Westclerk@city.toronto.

Toronto City Hallon.ca

Time:

2.00 p.m. Secretary
Location: Committee Room 2, 2nd Floor, 392-8027

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

1.A HARMONIZED ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE (ETS) BY-LAW FOR THE CITY OF TORONTO: COMMUNITY INPUT PROCESS.

PRESENTATION BY MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH

Medical Officer of Health

(March 26, 1999)

Recommending that the Board of Health:

(1)Adopt the process outlined in this report to seek public input on the proposed ETS by-law for the City of Toronto, and

(2)Forward the attached policy options and recommendations paper to Community Councils for staff presentation and deputations.

1a.Petition, addressed to Councillors Case Ootes, Jane Pitfield and Michael Prue, for Ward 1, submitted by approximately 35 students at Leaside High School seeking support in creating a smoke-free environment in all Toronto restaurants.

2.CHANGES IN ONTARIO'S ELECTRICAL SECTOR AND AIR QUALITY.

PRESENTATION BY MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH

Medical Officer of Health

(March 25, 1999)

Recommending that the Ontario Minister of Environment and Ontario Minister of Energy, Science and Technology:

(1)establish the regulatory framework necessary to ensure that competition in Ontario's electrical sector does not lead to greater reliance on coal-fired generating stations and further degradation of air quality, human health and environment in Toronto and the rest of Southern Ontario;

(2)establish annual air emission caps for the entire electrical sector to limit the volume of air pollutants released each year, ensuring that caps:

(a)apply to companies supplying electricity to Ontario as well as those generating electricity in Ontario;

(b)encompass carbon dioxide and persistent toxins as well as sulphur dioxide nitrogen oxides to encourage a shift towards natural gas and renewable energies for the production of electricity;

(c)for the year 2002 be set as follows: 17.5 kilotonnes (kt) for sulphur dioxide, 25 kt for nitrogen oxides, 15,000 kt for carbon dioxide, 19 kilograms (kg) for arsenic, 9 kg for beryllium, 7 kg for cadmium, 180 kg for chromium, 24 kg for lead, 45 kg for mercury, and 228 kg for nickel, as recommended by the Ontario Clean Air Alliance;

(d)for 2010 reduce the annual air emissions cap for nitrogen oxides to reflect the cap recommended by the Ontario Medical Association for coal generated electricity;

(3)establish a renewable energy standard which defines the percentage of electricity that must be generated with renewable energies by electrical suppliers serving Ontario consumers; and

(4)establish a public benefit fund to support the promotion of energy conservation and the development of renewable energies with a surcharge on the transmission of electricity.

3.UPDATE ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE FROM THE CYCLOSPORA OUTBREAK OF SPRING 1998.

Medical Officer of Health

(March 23, 1999)

Informing the Board of Health on the status of the recommendations made in the October 1, 1998 Board of Health Report on the Cyclospora Outbreak in Spring 1998; and recommending that the Board of Health continue to request that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency not allow Guatemalan raspberries to be brought into Canada until they have been shown to be contamination-free.

4.UPDATE ON TUBERCULOSIS.

Medical Officer of Health

(March 23, 1999)

Providing information to the Board of Health about the epidemiology of Tuberculosis (TB) in the City; and recommending that this report be received for information.

5.PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES IN MENTAL HEALTH AND THEIR ROLE IN SUICIDE PREVENTION.

Medical Officer of Health

(March 23, 1999)

Recommending that:

(1)the Board of Health support Public Health's continued role in the three major interventions for reducing suicides as outlined in this report: restricting access to the methods of suicide; developing a system of mental health services for Toronto that is adequate to need; and promoting mental health and preventing mental illness among the Toronto population;

(2)the Board of Health advocate to the Ontario Ministry of Health for full funding for mental health services in Toronto as stipulated by the Metropolitan Toronto Health Reform strategy. The Province should immediately release the $21 million for mental health services in Toronto which it announced in December 1998, and allocate an additional $30 million as soon as possible to bring total funding in line with the Mental Health Reform recommendation of $51 million; and

(3)the Board of Health, in concert with the Canadian Mental Health Association and other community mental health agencies, continue to monitor mental health needs and service adequacy in Toronto, advocate for sufficient resources to meet ongoing and emerging needs, and collaborate in mental health promotion and education.

6.SUPPORT FOR EFFECTIVE GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION - THE FIREARMS ACT, 1995 (BILL C-68).

Medical Officer of Health

(March 23, 1999)

Informing the Board of Health of action taken on behalf of the Medical Officer of Health in December 1998 in support of The Firearms Act, Bill C-68, and to apprise the Board of earlier positions taken by former Boards of Health within Metro Toronto on the issue of gun control; and recommending that the Board of Health endorse support for The Firearms Act, Bill C-68.

7.STATUS REPORT: PROGRESS IN THE FORMATION OF A TORONTO CANCER PREVENTION COALITION.

Medical Officer of Health

(March 25, 1999)

Reporting on progress to date in the formation of a Toronto Cancer Prevention Coalition based on the recommendations of the Ontario Task Force on the Primary Prevention of Cancer (1995) and on the requirements and standards for the early detection of cancer outlined in the Mandatory Health Programs and Services Guidelines (Public Health Branch, 1997); and recommending that the Board of Health receive this report for information.

8.BUDGET UPDATE.

(Verbal status report from the Medical Officer of Health)

9.COMMUNITY HEALTH PROFILES AND STRATEGIC PLANNING UPDATE.

Medical Officer of Health

(March 23, 1999)

Updating the Board of Health regarding Toronto Public Health's strategic and program planning and to share newly developed community health profiles; and recommending that the Board of Health receive this report for information.

10.ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

Councillor Irene Jones

(March 25, 1999)

Recommending that the Board of Health reconsider its decision, at its meeting on February 22, 1999, to dissolve the Animal Services Advisory Committee; and further requesting approval of the addition of two members previously identified.

11.REPLACEMENT TORONTO BOARD OF HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE ON ALPHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Andrew Papadopoulos, Executive Director

(March 10, 1999)

Requesting a replacement for former member, Elca Rennick, as Toronto Board of Health representative.

12.SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS, MAY-JULY, 1999.

Secretary, Board of Health

(March 1999)

Submitting a schedule of meetings for the Board from May to July, 1999.

13.BOARD OF HEALTH BYLAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMUNERATION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

ANY OTHER MATTERS

 

   
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