Los Angeles City Health Commission — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2025-02-10
Time: 18:00

LOS ANGELES CITY HEALTH COMMISSION MEETING

 Monday, February 10, 2025

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

 MEMBERS: HOWARD C. MANDEL, M.D., FACOG, PRESIDENT (CD 5)
 NOMSA KHALFANI, M.A., Ph.D., 1ST VICE­PRESIDENT (CD 8)
 SHAMIKA OSSEY, R.N., B.S.N., 2ND VICE­PRESIDENT (CD 15)
 AMANDA COWAN (CD 1)
 JOHN HISSERICH, M.P.H, DR.PH. (CD 2)
 CORINNE HO (CD 3)
 VACANT (CD 4)
 VACANT (CD 6)
 VACANT (CD 7)
 IRMA AVILA, C.N.A. (CD 9)
 VACANT (CD 10)
 RON C. KATO, M.B.A (CD 11)
 VACANT (CD 12)
 STEPHANIE LEMUS, M.A., Ph.D. (CD 13)
 SUSIE SHANNON (CD 14)


 CLARE WILLIAMS, MONICA RODRIGUEZ, ILARI MACHERA,
 RESEARCH ASSOCIATES:
 TATHEER ADNAN, NEYHA PARMAR



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

The audio for Commission meetings is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar. The live audio can
also be accessed via telephone at: (213) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310)
547­CITY (San Pedro Area). If the live video or audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public are
encouraged to use one of the other channels.

The Commission will take public comment from members of the public in­person only; there will be no public comment by
teleconference. Additional information regarding Commission procedures is provided 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.


Roll Call


Approval of the Minutes

 Approval of the Minutes from the November 18, 2024 Special Meeting.
The Commission will take public comment from members of the public in­person only; there will be no public comment by
teleconference. Additional information regarding Commission procedures is provided 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.


Roll Call


Approval of the Minutes

 Approval of the Minutes from the November 18, 2024 Special Meeting.



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) Presentation by Dr. Marc Cohen, Medical Director, Los Angeles Fire
 Department (LAFD), on oversight of the LAFD's Emergency Medical
 Services Division, its staffing, budget, strategic planning, and its diversion
 programs, "frequent flyer" interventions, and mental health treatment
 approaches; and possible Commission action.



 (2) Items for Future Discussion



Adjournment

SUPPORTING MATERIALS

Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Commission’s website found at https://clerk.lacity.gov/clerk­
divisions/cps/city­health­commission.

PUBLIC INPUT AT COMMISSION MEETINGS

Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to two minutes per
item. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to speak up to two minutes for general public
comment on any matter within the subject​ matter jurisdiction of the Commission. The Commission is not required to take
general public comment at special meetings. The Commission may limit the total amount of time for public comment on any
specific agenda item, on all agenda ​items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the anticipated time
required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Commission members and the
SUPPORTING MATERIALS

Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Commission’s website found at https://clerk.lacity.gov/clerk­
divisions/cps/city­health­commission.

PUBLIC INPUT AT COMMISSION MEETINGS

Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to two minutes per
item. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to speak up to two minutes for general public
comment on any matter within the subject​ matter jurisdiction of the Commission. The Commission is not required to take
general public comment at special meetings. The Commission may limit the total amount of time for public comment on any
specific agenda item, on all agenda ​items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the anticipated time
required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Commission members and the
need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Commission shall not discuss or take action relative to any
general public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act.

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION

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) 978­​1133. For Telecommunications Relay Service
for the hearing impaired, please see the information below.

NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES

If a member of the public is compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require them to register
as a lobbyist and report your activity. More information can be found at Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. or at
ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. Further assistance can be found by contacting the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or
ethics.commission@lacity.org.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS

Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of both
for peer­​to­​peer and third­​party 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 the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.