Meeting

Los Angeles City Health Commission Meeting

Monday, June 14, 2021

ROOM , CITY HALL - 6:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

MEMBERS:   HOWARD C. MANDEL, PRESIDENT (CD 5) 
    MATT GRIMMIG, 1ST VICE-PRESIDENT (CD 4)
    SHAMIKA OSSEY, 2ND VICE-PRESIDENT (CD 15)
    IRMA AVILA (CD 9)
    J. LORRAINE ESTRADAS (CD 1)
    BRIAN GAVIDIA (CD 7)
    JOHN HISSERICH (CD 2)
    RON C. KATO (CD 11)
    NOMSA KHALFANI (CD 8)
    STEPHANIE LEMUS (CD 13)
    BEN PAK (CD 12)
    SUSIE SHANNON (CD 14)
    MICHAEL SIROTA (CD 3)


(Erika Pulst - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1057 or [email protected])

In conformity with the Governor's Executive Order N-29-20 (March 17, 2020) and due to concerns over COVID-19, the Los Angeles City Health Commission meeting will be conducted telephonically.

The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar. The live audio can also be heard at: (213) 621-CITY (Metro), (818) 904-9450 (Valley), (310) 471-CITY (Westside) and (310) 547-CITY (San Pedro Area).

Members of the public who would like to offer public comment on the items listed on the agenda should call 1 669 254 5252 and use Meeting ID No. 161 909 7326 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into the meeting, press *9 to request to speak.

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 Telecommunication Relay Services for the hearing impaired, please see the information located at the end of this agenda.

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Roll Call

Approval of the Minutes

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 Non-Agendized 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 Marc Hellerstein, MD, PhD, University of California at Berkeley, Professor of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition, University of California at San Francisco, relative to research on T-cell responses to the COVID-19 vaccine; and possible Commission action.                                                                         
                                                                 
                                                        
 
   
 
 
 
(2)
Presentation by Anders Corey and Anthony Cespedes relative to the County of Los Angeles’ efforts to expand mental health support for students in Los Angeles; and possible Commission action.
   
 
 
 
(3)
Introduction of Jingye Yang, MD and Tanya Kondolay regarding preparation of a paper for the Los Angeles City Health Commission on insight into access to medical and mental health care of the homeless population in the City of Los Angeles; and possible Commission action.
 
   
 
 
 
(4)
Items for Future Discussion
   
 
 
 
Adjournment

Telecommunication Relay Services

Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, 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 TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English 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/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.

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, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability.

For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.