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Champaign County Board of Health Met March 16.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

Call to Order

The Champaign County Board of Health held an electronic meeting via Zoom. The meeting was called to order at 5:32 PM by President, Dr. Krista Jones.

Roll Call

Upon roll call, the following Board members were found to be present: Dr. Krista Jones, President, Dr. Julie Kumar, Vice President, Dr. John Peterson, Secretary/Treasurer, Mr. David Thies, Dr. Dorothy Vura-Weis, Dr. Lyndon Goodly, and Mr. Jacob Paul, County Board Liaison. Ms. Cathy Emanuel was in attendance at 5:33 PM.

Also present: Ms. Julie Pryde, CUPHD Administrator, Mr. Awais Vaid, Deputy Administrator and Epidemiologist, and Mr. Jim Roberts, Director of Environmental Health.

Mr. Jacob Paul is the newest member to the County Board of Health and is a local small business owner.

Approval of Agenda/Addendum

Dr. Vura-Weis made a motion to approve the agenda. Dr. Goodly seconded the motion. With all in favor, the motion carried.

Approval of Minutes

Dr. Goodly made a motion to approve meeting minutes August 18, 2020, October 5, 2020, and November 17, 2020. Dr. Vura-Weis seconded the motion. With all in favor, the motion carried. 

Public Participation on Agenda Items Only

None

Correspondence and Communications

Dr. Jones noted that she along with Julie Pryde, Awais Vaid, and Jim Roberts met with several of the Champaign County Mayors and discussed topics including what public health does, the role of the County Board of Health, and environmental health. The County Board of Health and CUPHD will continue to provide communication to the area Mayors on a regular basis.

Board of Health Minutes

SmileHealthy

Mr. Thies made a motion to receive and place on file the following SmileHealthy monthly reports: June 2020, July 2020, August 2020, September 2020, October 2020, November 2020, December 2020, and January 2021. Dr. Vura Weis seconded the motion. With all in favor, the motion carried. 

Ms. Nancy Greenwalt has left her position with Promise Healthcare but no changes are currently anticipated.

CUPHD

Dr. Peterson made a motion to approve the following CUPHD invoices: July 2020, August 2020, September 2020, October 2020, November 2020, December 2020, and January 2021. Mr. Thies seconded the motion. Ms. Pryde noted that two large COVID-related grants had been received and the fund balance had not been used. With all in favor, the motion carried. 

Ms. Pryde provided a COVID-19 update: 216 active cases, eight people hospitalized, 454 in quarantine, 134 deaths, and a positivity rate of 1.8 percent. Public health continues to focus on outreach clinics and other healthcare partners continue to provide clinics throughout Champaign-Urbana and the County.

Dr. Goodly left the meeting at 5:59 PM.

Mr. Jim Roberts stated that CUPHD is working with the District Attorney on an Ordinance for Enforcement of COVID-19 Mitigation and looking at a fine structure for non-compliant restaurants.

Mr. Roberts also provided environmental health updates. He stated that there is a new public portal for food establishment inspection reports and from January 2020 to January 2021 the District had a net decrease of 19 food establishments and the County had a net increase of one. Additional items for consideration post COVID include a disclosure of food establishment inspection results, consideration of raising fees for food, water and sewage programs, a joint permit for mobile food establishments, and corrections of ordinance errors which he believes the State’s Attorney can write an ordinance to correct those errors. Further discussion was held regarding the joint health permit for mobile food establishments. The Board’s consensus was to have one $300 fee to be split between the District and the County. Dr. Jones will reach out to the CUPHD Board of Health and this item will be placed on the next agenda.

Item #11, discussion of local CURE funding, was not needed due to other grant 97 funding.

of Health Minutes

Dr. Vura-Weis made a motion to place on file the CUPHD Reportable Diseases and Performance Management reports. Mr. David Thies seconded the motion. With all in favor, the motion carried.

Old Business

None

Other Business

The 2021 County Board of Health meeting schedule was presented. Ms. Emanuel requested an additional meeting prior to June to further discuss the IPLAN and COVID. Dr. Vura-Weis made a motion to approve the proposed meeting schedule with the addition of a meeting on May 4, 2021 at 5:30 PM. Dr. Peterson seconded the motion. With all in favor, the motion carried.

Dr. Vura-Weis made a motion to postpone the discussion of the 2021-2023 IPLAN. Mr. Thies seconded the motion. With all in favor, the motion carried. Ms. Pryde noted that CUPHD has been recertified for five years.

Public Participation on Non-Agenda Items

None

Next Meeting

The next County Board of Health meeting will be Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 5:30 132 PM.

Adjournment

With no further business to be discussed, Dr. Peterson made a motion to adjourned the meeting. Dr. Vura-Weis seconded the motion. With all in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 6:49 PM.

https://www.co.champaign.il.us/boardofhealth/Meetings/2021/210316_Meeting/210316Minutes.pdf