Board of Health
The full agenda, as filed
All 3 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
HL16.1adopted
The purpose of this report is to recommend amendments to the procedures by-law of the Board of Health to allow electronic participation by members of the Board in meetings held during an emergency declared to exist in all or part of the City under section 4 or 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act.
The Board of Health: 1. Amended By-law 2-2019 and adopted the draft bill in Attachment 1 to the report (April 30, 2020) from the City Clerk to provide that during an emergency declared to exist in all or part of the City under section 4 or 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act: a. a member of the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board or of any committee of the Board by electronic means and will be counted in determining whether or not a quorum of members is present at any point in time; and b. a member of the Board may participate electronically in a meeting of the Board or of any committee of the Board that is closed to the public.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk recommends that the Board of Health: 1. Amend By-law 2-2019 and adopt the draft bill in Attachment 1 to provide that during an emergency declared to exist in all or part of the City under section 4 or 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act: a. a member of the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board or of any committee of the Board by electronic means and will be counted in determining whether or not a quorum of members is present at any point in time; and b. a member of the Board may participate electronically in a meeting of the Board or of any committee of the Board that is closed to the public.
HL16.2amended
The Medical Officer of Health and other City Officials will give presentations on COVID-19 Update.
The Board of Health recommends that: 1. City Council commend Toronto Public Health staff for their exemplary dedication and hard work to keep Torontonians safe and healthy through the COVID-19 pandemic. 2. City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with the Medical Officer of Health, to conduct a review of measures needed to protect clients and to continue to provide shelter services safely while COVID-19 is a concern, including reviewing the existing Toronto Shelter Standards related to the separation of beds and the use of bunk beds, and report on the implementation considerations for medium- and longer-term response strategies. 3. City Council direct the City Manager and appropriate staff to consult with Chinese-Canadian social justice organizations about their work and the opportunity for collaboration including, but not limited to: a. ensuring new services introduced to address the negative impacts of COVID-19 are culturally and linguistically accessible to all Toronto residents, including those that speak Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese; b. creating a public awareness campaign to counter anti-Chinese and anti-Asian racism and discrimination exacerbated by the global pandemic and to launch it as soon as possible as part of the "Toronto For All" public education initiative; and c. recording and addressing incidents of anti-Chinese and anti-Asian violence, harassment, and labour and housing discrimination as part of the City's Vision Statement on Access, Equity and Diversity. 4. City Council request the Government of Ontario to require the collection and public reporting of health and community service data, including COVID-19 tests disaggregated by race and occupation, in collaboration with affected communities and health professionals. 5. City Council request the Government of Ontario to proactively share data disaggregated by race, occupation, and congregate settings to the public and public health units during the COVID-19 recovery phase. 6. City Council request the Government of Ontario to review the staffing and funding models for the long-term care sector, including issues of poor and precarious working conditions, to permanently improve the standards of care and reduce the risk of infectious disease outbreaks. 7. City Council request the Government of Ontario to permanently ensure that sufficient paid sick leave is available to all workers who must quarantine or self-isolate, without the requirement for a doctor's note.
HL16.3adopted
Proposed Change to the Toronto Urban Health Fund Review and Allocation Process due to COVID-19
This report outlines the impact of the City of Toronto's COVID-19 response on the Toronto Urban Health Fund funding allocation process for the 2020 funding cycle. Under normal circumstances, funding allocation decision-making is conducted by Toronto Urban Health Fund Review Panel and Toronto Urban Health Fund Indigenous Review Panel members at in-person Committee meetings. The extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 outbreak has led to the cancellation of regular City Council and Committee meetings until May 31, 2020, including the April and May meetings for the Toronto Urban Health Fund Review Panel and the Toronto Urban Health Fund Indigenous Review Panel. This report recommends that the Board of Health approve a change to the review and funding allocation processes for the 2020 funding cycle for the Toronto Urban Health Fund Review Panel and the Toronto Urban Health Fund Indigenous Review Panel. In lieu of Review Panel members, Toronto Public Health staff conducted funding proposal reviews and made funding allocation recommendations for proposals that were submitted. This would prevent a lapse in funding to critical community-based HIV prevention and substance misuse programming.
The Board of Health: 1. Approved a change to the review and allocation process for funding proposals submitted to the Toronto Urban Health Fund for the 2020 funding cycle such that Toronto Public Health staff perform the review process, in lieu of Toronto Urban Health Fund Review Panel and Toronto Urban Health Fund Indigenous Review Panel members.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Medical Officer of Health recommends that: 1. The Board of Health approve a change to the review and allocation process for funding proposals submitted to the Toronto Urban Health Fund for the 2020 funding cycle such that Toronto Public Health staff perform the review process, in lieu of Toronto Urban Health Fund Review Panel and Toronto Urban Health Fund Indigenous Review Panel members.