Los Angeles City Health Commission Minutes

 

Monday, February 8, 2021

 

JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL, 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 - 6:00 PM

Roll Call

Meeting started at 6:00 p.m.

 

Members Present: Avila, Estradas, Gavidia, Grimmig, Hisserich, Kato, Khalfani, Mandel, Shannon, and Sirota (10); Absent: Lemus and Ossey (2); Vacant: Council Districts 6, 10, and 12.

 

Approval of the Minutes from January 11, 2021.

 

Minutes from the January 11, 2021 meeting were approved.

 

Motion: Sirota - Hisserich

 

Ayes: Estradas, Gavidia, Grimmig, Hisserich, Kato, Khalfani, Lemus, Mandel, Shannon, and Sirota (10); Abstain: Avila (1); Absent: Ossey (1).

 

ITEM NO.(1)

Presentation by Maria Lemus, Executive Director, and Lupe Gonzalez-Hernandez, Project Coordinator, Vision y Compromiso, relative to the organizations' efforts to raise awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic in minority communities; and possible Commission action.

 

Maria Lemus and Lupe Gonzalez-Hernandez discussed the diversity of the community of Promotores, it's strategy to become involved in the communities it serves and utilize Liberation Theology in it's popular education program, and it's focus on reducing disparities in community health through it's partnership with the California Community Foundation; and responded to questions from Commissioners.

 

Members Present: Avila, Estradas, Gavidia, Grimmig, Hisserich, Kato, Khalfani, Lemus, Mandel, Shannon, and Sirota (11); Absent: Ossey (1).

 

ITEM NO.(2)

Presentation by Dr. Jasmine Plummer, Associate Director, Applied Genomics, Computational and Translational Core, Cedars-Sinai, relative to data on the CAL.20C COVID-19 strain and its potential cause of a third wave; and possible Commission action.

 

Dr. Plummer discussed the variants and evolution of the Coronavirus, and the methods used to track the virus through general sequencing and its spread in the general population, the California strain's emergence over the holidays, and the data used to identify and target vaccines; and responded to questions from Commissioners.

 

Members Present: Avila, Estradas, Gavidia, Grimmig, Hisserich, Kato, Khalfani, Lemus, Mandel, Shannon, and Sirota (11); Absent: Ossey (1).

 

ITEM NO.(3)

Items for Future Discussion.

 

Commission President Mandel reminded Commissioners to communicate with the Commission Interns on any items for future discussion.

 

Members Present: Avila, Estradas, Gavidia, Grimmig, Hisserich, Kato, Khalfani, Lemus, Mandel, Shannon, and Sirota (11); Absent: Ossey (1).

 

Adjournment

Meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m.

 

Motion: Hisserich - Sirota

 

Ayes: Avila, Estradas, Gavidia, Grimmig, Hisserich, Kato, Khalfani, Lemus, Mandel, Shannon, and Sirota (11); Absent: Ossey (1).