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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-05-06 CHC MinutesEDINA COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMISSION CITY OF EDINA MAYOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM, EDINA CITY HALL TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014 6:30 PM I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:31 p.m. II.ROLL CALL Answering roll call members were Melinda Bothun-Hurley, Kristen Connor, Tone Deinema, Nadia Martyn, Ginny Ogle, Alison Pence, Michael Sackett, Joel Stegner, Staff Liaison Jeff Brown and guest MJ Lamon. Absent were members Kumar Belani, Matt Doscotch and Student Member Aditya Mittal. New member, Ginny Ogle, introduced herself to the Commission members. MJ Lamon explained her role with the City. Vice Chair Stegner (acting as Chair) reviewed the attendance policy. The June Meeting will count as two meetings since there is a Council work session with a regular meeting to follow. Guest Lamon explained that a total of 4 nonconsecutive meetings per year or 3 consecutive meetings missed will result in the member being removed from the Commission. III.APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA The motion to approve the Agenda was made by Member Pence. The motion was seconded by Member Connor. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV.ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of March Minutes The motion to approve the March Minutes was made by Member Martyn. The motion was seconded by Member Pence. All said aye. The motion carried. IV.COMMUNITY COMMENT None. VI.REPORTS/RECOMMNDATIONS A. Annual Election of Officers (Terms beginning at June meeting) Elections were discussed as Chair Doscotch’s term has come to an end. Member Sackett nominated Member Stegner for Chair. Member Pence volunteered for Chair. Member Bothun-Hurley volunteered for Vice Chair. Member Stegner withdrew his nomination. Member Stegner motioned to approve the appointment of Member Pence as Chair and Member Bothun-Hurley as Vice Chair. Member Sackett seconded the motion. All said aye. The motion carried. New appointments will be effective at the June meeting. B. Electronic Cigarettes/Vapor Lounges (Member Conner, Legislation Update; Consider Adoption of the City Clean Air Ordinance; Discuss Status of Scientific Literature; Recommendation to Council) Member Conner explained legislation in the House and Senate is moving forward with voting taking place at the end of the week. The Senate bill has language to include e- cigarettes, sales to minor users and inclusion in the Clean Air Act. The less restrictive House bill does not include the Clean Air Act piece but does address sales to minors. The bill regarding sales to minors is likely to pass but inclusion in the Clean Air Act may not. This puts the Commission in a position to make recommendations to the Council regarding the City Ordinance. Member Martyn recently attended an Edina Chemical Health Partners meeting and heard a presentation about e-cigarettes organized by ANSR, the Association for Nonsmokers - Minnesota. ANSR is available to attend a Commission meeting. Member Conner proposed that an ordinance be drafted but not presented until legislative session ends so that it can be adjusted if necessary. Member Bothun-Hurley suggested that draft resolutions be put in order to get something to the council right away as the session ends May 19. The Commission should be proactive and bring something to the Council before being asked. Acting Chair Stegner inquired about whether the group agreed with Member Connor. Member Sackett suggested it be less restrictive so that business could make its own decision. Member Pence suggested it be restrictive as it might get loosened with revisions. Member Bothun-Hurley said from the health perspective, the bar should be set high. Staff Liaison Brown said that Bloomington’s Advisory committee is presenting their proposal on June 6. Member Bothun-Hurley motioned that Member Connor take the lead and the Adult Subcommittee work on the draft. Member Sackett seconded the motion. All said aye. The motion carried. A draft will be circulated before the next meeting. It was suggested that a list of cities that have already taken action be included. C. Minnesota Anti-Bullying Legislation (Member Sackett) Safe and Supportive Schools Act 2014-2015 Bullying includes off campus electronic posts. Smaller districts are not in favor as they consider it to be an unfunded mandate. The Chemical Health Group has been dealing with the bullying issue. Member Martyn will ask Chair Doscotch to get information from that group about how big of an issue this is in Edina. D. Status Update on Grandview Development (Staff Brown) The Development Group is struggling to agree on how to decide how the property is to be used. There is still time for the Commission to have input on the land use. Member Bothun-Hurley shared an e-mail from Chair Doscotch. “The CHC has voiced its concern that, and expectation for, the City to consider the Health of the community in making decisions on the use of the site. The CHC believes consideration should be given to the use of the site that promotes the physical, mental, and social well-being of those that live and work in Edina. A Health in All Policies approach. One possible site use is something that supports fitness and also has a multi-use component such as rooms to rent for events or space dedicated the arts (may support any one of the physical, mental, and social-wellbeing of residents). With regard to Seniors, The Senior Center is a block away and provides easier access to fitness activities (particularly during the winter, when activity levels can be influenced by weather) rather than the sites located throughout the City that require additional travel (e.g., traveling to Edinborough Park for swimming activities at a facility that is not comparable to other City run pools). Also, access can be hampered by cost. Other city fitness centers appear to offer fitness opportunities at a lower cost, particularly for seniors, than private clubs. The goal is to get this information into the minutes so the City Council understands our request that Health be considered and potentially relevant points regarding the same.” Member Conner recommended that the Commission work to be involved in the planning process. A plan will be formulated at a future time. E. 2014 Work Plan and Subgroup Health Improvement Opportunities (HIOs) Progress Update i. Communications: Member Stegner Subgroup members are Member Stegner and Chair Doscotch. They have been reviewing the website for accuracy. Currently the Commission Chair is not listed correctly. The member photo is out of date. It was suggested that a new group photo be taken at the June meeting and again in September. Each Subgroup should think about what to resources to include on the site. ii. Youth: Member Martyn (includes Edina Chemical Health Partners Update). Subgroup members are Martyn, Ogle, Sackett. Chair Doscotch has also been attending the meetings. It should be noted that the students should attend depending upon availability. Chemical Health Partners update – Life of the Athlete student group approached the Boosters for funding. The Boosters will be voting on it. Good Samaritan Law – the group was responsive to it being positive. Social Host Ordinance – if parents are not physically in the home, it is difficult to include them in the current statute. See what other comparable cities have done for their ordinance and sent the information to Member Martyn. Chaska, Shakopee, Lakeville have statutes that work. Do we need stricter penalties? Edina ordinance is from 1970. It is still used to enforce. Get permission in June from the Council to work on it. Law enforcement support is important. Possibility is to invite the Chief to a meeting. It seems that the best way to approach binge drinking is through the parents. Communication in a parent newsletter – write an article about student health and student survey – positive and negative – in September. iii. General/Senior: Member Hurley Subgroup members are Connor, Bothun-Hurley, Pence and Belani. The group has a brainstorming session on ways to address adult/senior health. F. City Mission and Vision Update (Member Pence: update and discuss potential approaches to health in all policies (as applicable, inclusion of health concepts in each City vision objective), consider alternatives of creating a separate vision statement on health or incorporation of concepts of health throughout the document to further health in all policies objective). Member Pence discussed how the Commission was tasked with updating the Mission/Vision Statement to incorporate Health in All Policies for Vision 20/20. It is a working document. The Council received the proposal from the CHC on August 9, 2013 but has not yet adopted any of the recommendations. It can be addressed at the June Council meeting. G. Develop Agenda of Items to Discuss with Council at June Work Session (potential topics to address, assignment of responsibilities, and preparation for meeting) Council Meeting Agenda Items – Shift toward public education Student survey Social Host Ordinance E-cigarettes Grandview Health in All Policies VII. CORRESPONDENCE None. VIII. CHAIR AND COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS Member Pence shared that Bloomington SHIP has hired a new coordinator. Bloomington Health Department’s new director starts at the end of the month. The SHIP RFP is to work on sugar sweetened beverages with different ethnic communities. Edina Community Ed received a grant for Act on Alzheimer’s. The goal is to set up dementia friendly community. Staff Liaison Brown shared that a new field inspector (Environmental Health Specialist) has been hired for the Health Department. Guest Lamon spoke about the Heritage Preservation Board’s Advisor blog. The Commission could assist with responsibilities. There is a requirement of one post per week but split among four or five boards, it would only be about every 6 weeks. Commissions are required to have a contact person. A staff person (Staff Liaison Brown) needs to vet it for content and then it goes to communications. The Commission has expressed an interest in being included. The Commission needs to decide on a topic for the first post as soon as possible. Staff Liaison Brown will be responsible for making sure it meets guidelines. Guidelines for the blog are being developed and will be distributed by Staff Liaison Brown. First blog could be an introduction to the group. Regarding anti-bullying, Guest Lamon shared that the HRC has anti-bullying on their work plan. This is a cross-over area. It is possible for groups to partner for events, etc. Subgroups should meet before the next meeting if possible. X. Adjournment Motion to adjourn was made by Member Martyn. Member Pence seconded the motion. All voted aye. The meeting was adjourned at 8:14 p.m. NAME TERM J F M A M J J A S O N D Work Session Work Session # of Mtgs.Attendance % Meetings/Work Sessions 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 6/3/2014 (enter date) Bothun-Hurley, Melinda 2/1/2017 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 86% Belani, Kumar 2/1/2016 1 1 1 3 43% Doscotch, Matt 2/1/2016 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 86% Martyn, Nadia 2/1/2015 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 100% Conner, Kristen 2/1/2015 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 100% Ogle, Virginia 2/1/2017 1 1 1 1 4 57% Sackett, Michael 2/1/2017 1 1 1 1 1 5 71% Stegner, Joel 2/1/2016 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 100% Pence, Alison 2/1/2017 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 86% Deinema, Tone Student 1 1 1 1 1 5 71% Mittal, Aditya Student 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 86% Liaisons: Report attendance monthly and attach this report to the Commission minutes for the packet. Do not enter numbers into the last two columns. Meeting numbers & attendance percentages will calculate automatically. INSTRUCTIONS:Counted as Meeting Held (ON MEETINGS' LINE)Attendance Recorded (ON MEMBER'S LINE) Regular Meeting w/Quorum Type "1" under the month on the meetings' line. Type "1" under the month for each attending member. Regular Meeting w/o Quorum Type "1" under the month on the meetings' line. Type "1" under the month for each attending member. Joint Work Session Type "1" under "Work Session" on the meetings' line. Type "1" under "Work Session" for each attending member. Rescheduled Meeting*Type "1" under the month on the meetings' line. Type "1" under the month for each attending member. Cancelled Meeting Type "1" under the month on the meetings' line. Type "1" under the month for ALL members. Special Meeting There is no number typed on the meetings' line.There is no number typed on the members' lines. *A rescheduled meeting occurs when members are notified of a new meeting date/time at a prior meeting. If shorter notice is given, the previously-scheduled meeting is considered to have been cancelled and replaced with a special meeting. COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMITTEE