| | | | | | | | Los Angeles City Health Commission Minutes Monday, January 11, 2021 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL, 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 - 6:00 PM | | | |
| | | | | | | | Meeting started at 6:00 p.m.
Members Present: Estradas, Gavidia, Grimmig, Hisserich, Kato, Khalfani, Lemus, Mandel, Ossey, Shannon, and Sirota (11); Absent: Avila (1); Vacant: Council Districts 6, 10, and 12.
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| | | | | | | | Approval of the Minutes from December 14, 2020.
Minutes from the December 14, 2020 meeting were approved.
Motion: Kato - Grimmig
Ayes: Estradas, Grimmig, Hisserich, Kato, Khalfani, Lemus, Mandel, and Sirota (8); Abstain: Gavidia and Ossey (2); Absent: Avila and Shannon (2).
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| | | | | | | | | ITEM NO. | (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Presentation by Andrii Parkhomenko, Assistant Professor, Department of Finance and Business Economics, University of Southern California, relative to the potential benefits and economic implications of working remotely post COVID-19; and possible Commission action.
Professor Parkhomenko discussed research findings on the impact of working from home on mobility patterns for workers and employers, real estate prices, density, traffic, and public health; and responded to questions from Commissioners.
Members Present: Estradas, Gavidia, Grimmig, Hisserich, Kato, Khalfani, Lemus, Mandel, Ossey, Shannon, and Sirota (11); Absent: Avila (1).
| | | | | | ITEM NO. | (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Presentation by Dr. Leonid Kruglyak, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Human Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, on genomic surveillance of COVID-19, and current data on mutant viral strains in the Los Angeles area; and possible Commission action.
Dr. Kruglyak discussed the genetic epidemiology of the COVID-19 outbreak in Los Angeles, and the United Kingdom lineage B.1.1.7 and its increased rate of infectiousness; and responded to questions from Commissioners.
Members Present: Estradas, Gavidia, Grimmig, Hisserich, Kato, Khalfani, Lemus, Mandel, Ossey, and Sirota (10); Absent: Avila and Shannon (2).
| | | | | | ITEM NO. | (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Items for future discussion.
- Cultural content of education and outreach efforts on the vaccines
- Health effects of a prolonged fire season
- EMT update from Dr. Epstein
- Increase in STDs during the COVID-19 pandemic; treatment and prevention
Members Present: Estradas, Gavidia, Grimmig, Hisserich, Kato, Khalfani, Lemus, Mandel, Ossey, and Sirota (10); Absent: Avila and Shannon (2).
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| | | | | | | | Meeting adjourned at 7:53 p.m.
Motion: Sirota - Hisserich
Ayes: Estradas, Gavidia, Grimmig, Hisserich, Kato, Khalfani, Lemus, Mandel, Ossey, and Sirota (10); Absent: Avila and Shannon (2).
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