PHSSC

That Report PHD 11-2022, dated June 14, 2022, respecting A Renewed Call for Paid Sick Leave in Ontario, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That Regional Council RECOMMEND that the Government of Ontario extend the currently temporary three paid sick days in the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) set to expire July 31, 2022; 2. That Regional Council RECOMMEND that the Government of Ontario engage in consultation with local municipalities, employers, and broader communities regarding making permanent the three paid sick days, and increasing the number of paid sick days to be in line with recommendations for adequate sick leave policies; this consultation should seek to understand the challenges to legislating these sick day policies, and identify the supports necessary to enable increasing the number of sick days and making them permanent; 3. That Regional Council RECOMMEND that the Government of Ontario review the impacts of the amendments to the Canada Labour Code that provided 10 paid sick days for all federal employees across the country; and 4. That Regional Council DIRECT the Regional Chair to communicate the above recommendations to the Premier, relevant Members of provincial Cabinet, Niagara’s Members of Provincial Parliament, Niagara’s Members of Parliament, and all Ontario Boards of Health.

That Report PHD 10-2022, dated June 14, 2022, respecting Improving Indoor Air Quality to Sustainably Prevent COVID-19, Improve Health & Keep Society Open for Good, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That Regional Council, as the Board of Health, DIRECT the Chair to write to the Provincial Government (Minister of Health; the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing; the Minister of Finance; and the Chief Medical Officer of Health) and the Federal Government (Minister of Health; Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities; Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development; Minister of Finance; and the Chief Public Health Officer) requesting that they urgently: 1.1 Update building codes to incorporate higher standards of air quality such that respiratory diseases, especially COVID-19 and other emerging infections, can be sustainably prevented in all new buildings, with regular updates to these building codes, as best available evidence evolves; and 1.2 Create a fund to support small business and local organizations to upgrade the ventilation and filtration in their existing buildings, as well as, invest in validated air cleaning/disinfection technologies with demonstrated safety and effectiveness, so that current public spaces and workspaces can be made safer from COVID-19 and other respiratory infections, including future pandemics of a respiratory virus; and 2. That the above corresp

That Report PHD 12-2022, dated June 14, 2022, respecting Approval of the 2021-2022 Public Health and Emergency Services Program Audits, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the draft audited schedule of revenue and expenses and the annual reconciliation return for the Public Health General Programs for the year ended December 31, 2021 (Appendix 1 and 2 to Report PHD 12-2022), BE APPROVED; 2. That the draft audited schedules of revenue and expenses for the following programs for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, BE APPROVED:  Ambulance Communication Services (Appendix 3 to Report PHD 12-2022)  Community Mental Health Program (Appendix 4 to Report PHD 12-2022)  Infant and Child Development Services (ICDS) (Appendix 5 to Report PHD 12-2022)  Healthy Babies, Healthy Children (HBHC) (Appendix 6 to Report PHD 12-2022); 3. That the annual reconciliation return for the Community Mental Health Program for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (Appendix 7 to Report PHD 12-2022), BE APPROVED; 4. That staff BE DIRECTED to co-ordinate with the auditor to finalize the statements as presented; and 5. That Report PHD 12-2022 BE FORWARDED to the Region’s Audit Committee for information.

That Report COM 17-2022, dated June 14, 2022, respecting Approval of 2021/2022 Community Services Program Audits, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the draft audited annual reconciliation return for the Community Support Services Program (Appendix 1 to Report COM 17-2022) for the year ended December 31, 2021, BE APPROVED; 2. That the draft audited schedule of Revenue and Expenses for the Reaching Home Program (Appendix 2 to Report COM 17-2022) for the year ended March 31, 2022, BE APPROVED; 3. That staff BE DIRECTED to coordinate with the auditor to finalize the statements as presented; and 4. That Report COM 17-2022 BE FORWARDED to the Region’s Audit Committee for information.

That Report COM 19-2022, dated June 14, 2022, respecting 2022 Operating Budget Adjustment due to the Canada Wide Early Learning and Child Care: Ontario Plan, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That an adjustment to the previously adopted 2022 Regional Municipality of Niagara (Niagara Region) operating budget in the amount of $16,020,176, to be fully funded through Ministry of Education (MEDU), under the Canada Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELLC): Ontario Plan, BE APPROVED.

That the following items BE RECEIVED for information: PHD-C 3-2022 Ministry of Health Funding Adjustments PHD-C 4-2022 An Observational Study of Smoking and Vaping on Beaches COM 20-2022 Seniors Services Quality Improvement Report: January - March 2022 COM 21-2022 Medical Directors Annual Report 2021 - Long Term Care Homes

That Correspondence Item CWCD 2022-117, being a letter from Windsor- Essex County Health Unit to The Honourable Christine Elliott Minister of Health and Deputy Premier, dated May 6, 2022, respecting Letter of Support – Response to the Opioid Crisis in Ontario, BE RECEIVED; 1. That Regional Council as the Board of Health ENDORSE the letter from Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit to the Hon. Christine Elliott on March 16, 2022 in response to the Opioid Crisis province-wide, advocating for the provincial government to take the following actions:  Create a multi-sectoral task force to guide the development of a robust provincial opioid response plan that will ensure necessary resourcing, policy change, and health and social system coordination;  Expand access to evidence informed harm reduction programs and practices including lifting the provincial cap of 21 Consumption and Treatment Service (CTS) Sites, funding Urgent Public Health Needs Sites (UPHNS) and scaling up safer supply options;  Revise the current CTS model to address the growing trends of opioid poisoning amongst those who are using inhalation methods; Public Health and Social Services Committee Open Session Minutes PHSSC 6-2022 June 14, 2022 Page 8  Expand access to opioid agonist therapy for opioid use disorder through a range of settings (e.g. mobile outreach, primary care, emergency departments, Rapid Access to Addition Medicine Clinics), and a variety of medication options;  Provide a long-term financial c

That Report COM 22-2022, dated June 14, 2022, respecting Niagara Prosperity Initiative Path Forward Update, BE RECEIVED for information.

That Correspondence Item COM-C 9-2022, being a memorandum from A. Jugley, Commissioner, Community Services, dated June 14, 2022, respecting Activities related to Niagara’s 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Action Plan for March, April, May 2022, BE RECEIVED for information.

That Confidential Report COM 18-2022, dated June 14, 2022, respecting A Matter of Information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality by the Province of Ontario under section 239(2)(h) of the Municipal Act, 2001, pertaining to the allocation of provincial funding for the 2022 fiscal year for the Social Services Relief Fund, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.