Los Angeles City Health Commission — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2022-11-14
Time: 18:00

LOS ANGELES CITY HEALTH COMMISSION

 Monday, November 14, 2022

 ROOM 340, CITY HALL ­ 6:00 PM
 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

 MEMBERS: HOWARD C. MANDEL, M.D., FACOG, PRESIDENT (CD 5)
 MATT GRIMMIG, 1ST VICE­PRESIDENT (CD 4)
 SHAMIKA OSSEY, R.N., B.S.N., 2ND VICE­PRESIDENT (CD 15)
 J. LORRAINE ESTRADAS, R.N., B.S.N., M.P.H. (CD 1)
 JOHN HISSERICH, M.P.H, DR.PH. (CD 2)
 MICHAEL SIROTA (CD 3)
 TRAVIS CHAPA, Ph.D. (CD 6)
 VACANT (CD 7)
 NOMSA KHALFANI, M.A., Ph.D. (CD 8)
 IRMA AVILA, C.N.A. (CD 9)
 VACANT (CD 10)
 RON C. KATO, M.B.A (CD 11)
 BEN PAK, B.A. (CD 12)
 STEPHANIE LEMUS, M.A., Ph.D. (CD 13)
 SUSIE SHANNON (CD 14)


 LAUREN YEN, SARA KHOSHNIYATI, MARVIN CHOWDHURY,
 RESEARCH ASSOCIATES:
 CLARE WILLIAMS




 (Rita Moreno ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1074 or rita.moreno@lacity.org)

 Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID­19, this Los Angeles City Council
 committee meeting will take all public comment by teleconference.

The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar. The live audio can also be
heard at: (213) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310) 547­CITY (San Pedro Area).

Members of the public who would like to offer public comment on the items listed on the agenda should call 1 669 254 5252
and use Meeting ID No. 161 909 7326 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into
the meeting, press *9 to request to speak.

Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with
Disabilities Act can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978­1133. For Telecommunication Relay Services
for the hearing impaired, please see the information located at the end of this agenda.

SI REQUIERE TRADUCCION AL ESPANOL, COMUNIQUESE CON LA PERSONA INDICADA ARRIBA COMO
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT, CON POR LO MENOS 72 HORAS DE ANTICIPO.
heard at: (213) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310) 547­CITY (San Pedro Area).

Members of the public who would like to offer public comment on the items listed on the agenda should call 1 669 254 5252
and use Meeting ID No. 161 909 7326 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into
the meeting, press *9 to request to speak.

Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with
Disabilities Act can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978­1133. For Telecommunication Relay Services
for the hearing impaired, please see the information located at the end of this agenda.

SI REQUIERE TRADUCCION AL ESPANOL, COMUNIQUESE CON LA PERSONA INDICADA ARRIBA COMO
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT, CON POR LO MENOS 72 HORAS DE ANTICIPO.




Sign Language Interpreters, Communication Access Real­Time Transcription (CART), Assistive Listening Devices, or other
auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at
least 72 hours prior to the meeting/event you wish to attend. Due to difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five
or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For additional information, please contact the Legislative Assistant
listed above.


Notice to Paid Representatives: If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require
you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is
available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or
ethics.commission@lacity.org.
Roll Call


Approval of the Minutes

 Approval of the Minutes from the Special Meetings of October 3, 2022 and
 October 24, 2022.



Neighborhood Council Comments (pursuant to Ordinance No. 184243)

Neighborhood Council representatives will be afforded an opportunity to provide the Commission with
its formal position on any matter listed on the agenda, provided it has been filed with the City Clerk in
the form of a Community Impact Statement or written Resolution.

Public Comment

Comments by the public on agenda items and on all other matters within the subject matter jurisdiction
of the Commission will be heard during the "Public Comments" period of the meeting. Members of the
public who wish to speak on Agendized items shall be allowed to speak for up to two minutes per item,
and one minute on Non­Agendized items, up to a total of five minutes per meeting. Given the logistical
limitations of interconnecting two independent virtual meeting spaces, once every member of the public
has been given the opportunity to be heard, further public comment will not be possible at this meeting.

Items(s)

 (1) Findings to Continue Teleconference Meetings Pursuant to AB 361
 Determination in accordance with AB 361 Section 3(e)(3) that, while the
 state of emergency due to the COVID­19 pandemic, as originally
 proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020, remains active and/or state
 or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote
 social distancing, this legislative body has reconsidered the circumstances
limitations of interconnecting two independent virtual meeting spaces, once every member of the public
has been given the opportunity to be heard, further public comment will not be possible at this meeting.

Items(s)

 (1) Findings to Continue Teleconference Meetings Pursuant to AB 361
 Determination in accordance with AB 361 Section 3(e)(3) that, while the
 state of emergency due to the COVID­19 pandemic, as originally
 proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020, remains active and/or state
 or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote
 social distancing, this legislative body has reconsidered the circumstances
 of the state of emergency and that the state of emergency continues to
 directly impact the ability of the members to meet safely in person and/or
 state or local officials continue to impose or recommend measures to
 promote social distancing.



 (2) Presentation by Dr. Dan Morhaim, Emergency Medicine Physician,
 Lifebridge Health System, Baltimore, MD; author of the book, Preparing for
 a Better End; and Maryland State Legislator 1995­2019, on the failure of
 the War on Drugs policy, and the relationship between drugs and
 homelessness and crime, such as chemical/EtOH dependency; and
 possible Commission action.



 (3) Items for Future Discussion.




Adjournment

Telecommunication Relay Services

Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in
technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and
individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications
methods, both for peer­to­peer and third­party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications.

Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and
receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or
long distance calls. TRS providers ­ generally telephone companies ­ are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a
state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user.

What forms of TRS are available?There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment
available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English Language Relay
Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail
descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications­relay­service­trs.

Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay
service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is
deaf, hard­of­hearing, or has a speech disability.

For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit
theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.
What forms of TRS are available?There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment
available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English Language Relay
Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail
descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications­relay­service­trs.

Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay
service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is
deaf, hard­of­hearing, or has a speech disability.

For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit
theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.