Health and Safety Commission Meeting

CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Room 280A
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING

AGENDA

Monday, February 23, 2015
4:00 p.m.

Pursuant to Executive Order N-25-20, members of the Beverly Hills Health and Safety Commission and staff may participate in this meeting via a teleconference.
In the interest of maintaining appropriate social distancing, members of the public can participate by listening to the Meeting at (888) 468-1195 (participant code 105093)
and/or offer comment through email at commentHSC@beverlyhills.org.

How to Submit Public Comment:
Members of the public may provide written public comment by sending comments to the Health and Safety Commission Recording Secretary at commentHSC@beverlyhills.org.
Written comments should identify the Agenda Item Number or Topic in the subject line of the email.
Comments will be read into the record, with a maximum allowance of 3 minutes per individual comment, subject to the Commission’s discretion.
Written comments will be allowed with a maximum of 350 words, which corresponds to approximately 3 minutes of speaking time. It is recommended that public written comments be submitted prior to the posted meeting date/time.
Public comments will also be taken during the meeting when the topic is being reviewed by the Commission.
If a comment is received after the agenda item is heard, but before the close of the meeting, the comment will still be included as a part of the record of the meeting, but will not be read into the record.

GUIDE FOR PERSONS INTENDING TO SPEAK

This guide has been prepared as an aid so that you will be able to express you opinions briefly and clearly before the Commission and thus increase the effectiveness of your presentation. Remarks are limited to 3 minutes unless extended by the Commission.

1. State your Name and Address.

2. Organization you represent if any.

3. Your Statement should include all pertinent facts within your knowledge. It is important to discuss only those matters relating to the hearing and to tie your discussion of the facts directly to the decision you wish the Commission to reach.

Written Testimony
In order to have written material included in the Health and Safety Commissioner's mailed Agenda Packet, 10 copies of the material must be delivered to the Beverly Hills Fire Department HQ no later than 8 calendar days before the date of the Health and Safety Commission Hearing.
Written material (10 copies) that is presented to the Health and Safety Commission after this date and up to 3 hours prior to the start of the meeting, will be included in the Commissioners' Agenda folder, but may not be reviewed by individual Commissioners due to the amount of material that the Commissioners have to review for the Agenda.

Information Only:

* Commission Calendar

* Mayor’s Cabinet Meeting Notes - January 28, 2015

* FYI - January 29, 2015 Los Angeles Times Editorial: "It’s time to tighten the rules on e-cigarettes

Minutes from the Health and Safety Commission meeting of January 26, 2015.

* Mayor’s Cabinet Meeting Notes - January 28, 2015

* Report from Lewis Hall, Beverly Hills School District Board Member

* Other Items of Interest

The Health and Safety Recognition Program will honor those individuals, businesses, or groups who have demonstrated leadership in the field of health and safety issues or made a contribution to the mission of the Health and Safety Commission.

As one of the Commission’s main focus areas, a memo on the topic of immunizations and vaccinations will be presented to the Commission for review and discussion.

Staff will present the possibility of preparing and distributing the monthly Health and Safety Commission meeting packets electronically in lieu of hard copies.

The Commission will study and review the current Health and Safety Commission ordinance as requested to consider if it is reflective of the Commission’s current role and responsibilities.

Chair Lurie will report on her involvement with the Special Olympics Host City Committee.

Dr. Daniel Fink provides supplemental information to Commissioners’ questions asked at the January 26, 2015 meeting.

* CERT Update - Refresher and Community Courses

* Update on Vicious Dogs