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Home My WebLink About2015-02-03 Community Health Commission MinutesMINUTES EDINA COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMISSION CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA EDINA CITY HALL Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 6:30 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER – 6:42. II. ROLL CALL A. Present: Alison Pence, Kristen Conner, Matt Doscotch, Joel Stegner, Cathy Cozad, Nadia Martyn, Mike Sackett, Staff Liaison Jeff Brown, Resident Michelle Michaelson. B. Absent: Aditya Mittal, Magen Puerzer, Virginia Ogle, Melinda Bothun-Hurley. III. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA A. Stegner/Doscotch. Passed. IV. ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of January minutes. i. Stegner/Doscotch. Passed 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. Michele Michaelson: Graduate student attending a policy making meeting affecting families. Brief description of what the Community Health Commission is; how it relates to the council, and examples of previous activity (e-cigs). VI. REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS A. Committee Discussion and Updates i. Member Stegner suggested changing 3 Committees to: a.Mental Health/Substance Abuse b.Adult Physical Health c.Child/Adolescent Physical Health Item IX. B. 1 Motion by Stegner, 2nd by Martyn, passed. Discussion about where maternal/child health would fit, in child or adult, likely cross-committee discussions. Committee assignments will be determined after additional members are assigned to CHC in April. ii. Discussion around changing committees to or supplementing with working groups, which would allow for involvement of other members of the public. Members will consider options and discuss with contacts outside of the CHC. Change to working group can be made at future meeting. Is Chemical Health Partners still meeting? How to get in touch with that group? Is the Chemical Health Coordinator position being filled? a. Action- Staff Liaison Brown to check on Chemical Health Coordinator position. b. Action- Member Doscotch to check with Chemical Health Partners to see if they still meet. B. 2015 Work Plan Discussion – Topic leader assignments. i. Will decide assignments after committees are assigned at upcoming meeting. C. Pedestrian Safety-Coordination with Transportation Commission i. Member Stegner described experience observing pedestrian having trouble getting across street in winter. Sent observation to Edina Transportation Commission, which would like to use it as part of a blog. ETC if CHC willing to ‘co-sponsor’ blog post, bringing to group for thoughts. CHC membership willing to participate and to be affiliated with article/blog post. D. Binge Drinking Focus/Discussion i. Resident Michele Michaelson question about how binge drinking got on work plan, Member Martyn described history of how topic came to forefront of CHC’s agenda. ii. Member Stegner passed out handout, data pulled from multiple national sources. Staff Liaison Brown will send out to members so all have access. iii. Member Cozad shared NYC’s attempt to address binge drinking in 2010, gave examples of posters, etc. May be able to take lessons from NYC model. VII. CORRESPONDENCE VIII. CHAIR AND COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS A. Member Cozad attended public meeting regarding Grandview development; thought the input mechanism was good; data will now be evaluated and processed through commissions, public, and council. Drawings may come out in summer. Wide range of opinions in meeting, no consensus. Discussion about community center options, comparison to other cities around MN. Parking seemed to be a factor in presentation of options. Discussion: Process will allow for CHC to be involved and influence decision. Member Doscotch read previous advisory communication from CHC to Council regarding Grandview redevelopment. Considering sending updated version to council, as there are two new councilmembers. Member Martyn referenced Maple Grove Community Center where rooms are versatile, can be used for many types of events. ‘Health in all Policies’ must be a component of decision making regarding Grandview. Options for going forward: send another Advisory communication, have Bill Neuendorf back to discuss, try to individually influence other stakeholders, all of the above. Staff Liaison will contact Bill Neuendorf to attend March meeting to discuss options for input. Suggestion by Member Doscotch to funnel thoughts to Chair Pence to assemble and refine before next meeting and presentation to Bill Neuendorf and Karen Kurt. One concern was lack of gender/racial diversity on groups chosen to lead Grandview project process. B. Member Doscotch- Examined state of Edina youth population relative to Immunization. June 2014 numbers; stated 99% of Edina students in compliance with immunization law, but Minnesota Department of Health data suggests 97% with a 2.5% ‘conscientious objection’ throughout district. Data hard to find by district prior to kindergarten. Discussion of risks vs. reward of vaccines. Doscotch looked at process for injuries caused by vaccines, which is managed by the federal government. Boosters may be needed for adults with vaccines thought to be life-long. CDC has specific information refuting study that claimed vaccines caused autism. Alternative/delayed vaccination schedules may be contributing. Member Martyn: Vaccinations are a Public Health issue; (herd immunity) vaccinate to protect each other. Thought to add immunization topic to adult and child committees for further discussion. Doscotch will send out communication regarding background information and data. Member Stegner will send vaccination guidelines for distribution, also recommends finding location in Edina for BPH to perform immunizations, maybe start with flu shots. Doscotch to consult with schools about potential demand. Stegner questioned if senior center offers flu shots. Consensus from the CHC of the public health benefits of vaccinating and that the potential risks of vaccination do not outweigh the benefits. C. Chair Pence-ACT on Alzheimers group presenting data next week. Will bring information to one of next CHC meetings. IX. STAFF COMMENTS A. Tuesday, March 17th Tri-City Meeting, Bloomington City Hall (Haeg Room). Meeting of Bloomington, Edina, Richfield Community Health Commissions (Bloomington and Richfield call them ‘Advisory Board of Health) Food served at 5:30, meeting will begin at 6:00. CHC will still have regular meeting on March 3rd. Please check calendars to determine if you can attend second meeting, as Members need to RSVP for meals. B. May Meeting, change of date: election. i. Meeting changed to Monday, May 4th. Meeting to be held in Council Chambers. C. Vision Edina: Assistant City Manager Karen Kurt will attend March 3rd meeting. D. Shared Services Learning Collaborative Conference i. Brief update regarding conference in Charlotte, N.C. wrapping up national cross-jurisdictional sharing projects. MN had multiple projects, was very interesting to see how far along B-E-R is in relation to other jurisdictions starting the shared services process. X. ADJOURNMENT A. Martyn/Doscotch passed. 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.