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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-07-07 CHC Minutes MINUTES EDINA COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMISSION EDINA CITY HALL Tuesday, July 7th, 2015 6:30 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL A. Present: Chair Alison Pence, Vice-Chair Melinda Bothun-Hurley. Members: Matt Doscotch, Joel Stegner, Steve Sarles, Cathy Cozad, Ginny Ogle. Student Member Aditya Mittal. Staff: Jeff Brown, Karla Kollodge, Spencer Cain. B. Absent: Members Britta Orr, Kristen Conner. Student Member Magen Puerzer. III. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA (Doscotch/Stegner) A. Additions: i. Discussion of Student Health Commission at Edina High School ii. Information from Child/Adolescent Health group IV. APPROVAL OF MAY MEETING MINUTES (Cozad/Ogle) V. COMMUNITY COMMENT During “Community Comment,” the Community Health Committee will invite residents to share relevant issues or concerns. Individuals must limit their comments to three minutes. The Chair may limit the number of speakers on the same issue in the interest of time and topic. Generally speaking, items that are elsewhere on tonight’s agenda may not be addressed during Community Comment. Individuals should not expect the Chair or Committee Members to respond to their comments tonight. Instead, the Committee might refer the matter to staff for consideration at a future meeting. VI. REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS A. Elham Ashkar, BPH. SHIP 4 Update i. SHIP 3 is ending and SHIP 4 strategies are being developed. Presentation forcused on Edina-specific items to be done in SHIP 4. Edina Baseball Association participating by adding healthy items to concession menu. Possible initiatives include: City nutrition policy in which food purchased with City dollars must be a certain percentage of healthy options, adjusting City tobacco policy to include no tobacco use on City grounds, adding pack size or flavoring limitations to tobacco sales in the City. Draft of SHIP 4 strategies will be distributed to CHC members when available. ii. Discussion of Health-in-all Policies approach and where City is in comprehensive planning at present. B. Medical Cannabis Dispensary – Code Language/Moratorium i. Discussion of need for dispensary in Edina. Member Ogle will check with physicians to see if someone is willing to present information on the topic at an upcoming meeting. Staff will check on status of moratorium and end date (February 2016). Draft of advisory communication to council to be developed after further discussion. C. Council Work Session i. CHC selected September 16th for work session with City Council. Work session to be held at 5:00 p.m. ii. Topics for work session discussed 1. Medical Cannabis Dispensaries 2. Survey Data – SHAPE Survey a. Motion by Member Stegner: recommendation to City Council that funding is budgeted for Edina-specific data collection during next SHAPE survey cycle. Per Bonnie Paulsen at BPH, previous estimate for Edina-specific sampling was under $10,000. (Stegner/Doscotch) D. Discussion of School District Presentation i. General discussion. Presentation was an overview of a very broad based student wellness plan. Commission willing to participate in development and will try to stay informed. E. Student Health Commission i. Student Member Mittal plans to form a Student Health Commission at Edina High School this fall. May consist of members from different groups/clubs to take holistic approach to health/wellness. Would likely have a staff person assigned. Asked for and received willingness for CHC support if necessary to get group started. New student members of commission may be resource for this group. F. Child/Adolescent Group i. Handout regarding proposal to increase physical activity in Edina, partnership with Park and Rec. HealthPartners and Allina are working on physical activity and swimming classes for Somali mothers and girls. Providing safe/secure environment and may train older girls to become teachers/lifeguards in future. VII. CORRESPONDENCE VIII. CHAIR AND COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS IX. STAFF COMMENTS A. Description of Public Health Emergency Preparedness mass dispensing drill on June 25th involving Police Department officers and staff. X. ADJOURNMENT (Doscotch/Bothun-Hurley) The City of Edina wants all residents to be comfortable being part of the public process. If you need assistance in the way of hearing amplification, an interpreter, large-print documents or something else, please call 952-927-8861 72 hours in advance of the meeting.