Los Angeles City Health Commission
Regular MeetingLos Angeles, CA · June 12, 2023
Agenda
LOS ANGELES CITY HEALTH COMMISSION
Monday, June 12, 2023
ROOM 340, CITY HALL 6:00 PM
200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
MEMBERS: HOWARD C. MANDEL, M.D., FACOG, PRESIDENT (CD 5)
MATT GRIMMIG, 1ST VICEPRESIDENT (CD 4)
SHAMIKA OSSEY, R.N., B.S.N., 2ND VICEPRESIDENT (CD 15)
VACANT (CD 1)
JOHN HISSERICH, M.P.H, DR.PH. (CD 2)
VACANT (CD 3)
TRAVIS CHAPA, Ph.D. (CD 6)
VACANT (CD 7)
NOMSA KHALFANI, M.A., Ph.D. (CD 8)
IRMA AVILA, C.N.A. (CD 9)
VACANT (CD 10)
RON C. KATO, M.B.A (CD 11)
BEN PAK, B.A. (CD 12)
STEPHANIE LEMUS, M.A., Ph.D. (CD 13)
SUSIE SHANNON (CD 14)
LAUREN YEN, SARA KHOSHNIYATI, MARVIN CHOWDHURY,
RESEARCH ASSOCIATES:
CLARE WILLIAMS
(Rita Moreno, Legislative Assistant (213) 9781074 or rita.moreno@lacity.org)
The Commission meeting will be broadcast live on Cable Television Channel 35 and can be viewed live at lacityview.org/live,
on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar, and on YouTube. The live audio for this meeting is available via
telephone at: (213) 621CITY (Metro), (818) 9049450 (Valley), (310) 471CITY (Westside) and (310) 547CITY (San Pedro
Area). If the live video or audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public should try another channel.
The Commission will take public comment from members of the public inperson only; there will be no public comment by
teleconference. Additional information regarding Commission procedures provided at the end of this agenda.
SI REQUIERE TRADUCCION AL ESPANOL, COMUNIQUESE CON LA PERSONA INDICADA ARRIBA COMO
“LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT” CON POR LO MENOS 72 HORAS DE ANTICIPO.
Sign Language Interpreters, Communication Access RealTime Transcription (CART), Assistive Listening Devices, or other
auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at
least 72 hours prior to the meeting/event you wish to attend. Due to difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five
or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For additional information, please contact the Legislative Assistant
listed above.
Roll Call
The Commission will take public comment from members of the public inperson only; there will be no public comment by
teleconference. Additional information regarding Commission procedures provided at the end of this agenda.
SI REQUIERE TRADUCCION AL ESPANOL, COMUNIQUESE CON LA PERSONA INDICADA ARRIBA COMO
“LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT” CON POR LO MENOS 72 HORAS DE ANTICIPO.
Sign Language Interpreters, Communication Access RealTime Transcription (CART), Assistive Listening Devices, or other
auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at
least 72 hours prior to the meeting/event you wish to attend. Due to difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five
or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For additional information, please contact the Legislative Assistant
listed above.
Roll Call
Approval of the Minutes
Approval of the Minutes for the April 10, 2023 Regular Meeting.
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 NonAgendized 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 Darius Tahir, KFF Health News Correspondent based in
Washington D.C., who reports on health technology, will discuss the use of
artificial intelligence (AI) in the doctor’s office; and possible Commission
action.
(2) Items for Future Discussion.
Adjournment
PUBLIC INPUT AT COMMISSION MEETINGS
Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak for a limited amount of
time per item, and up to a limited total amount of time for multiple agenda items. The Commission’s chairperson or designee
will announce at the meeting the time speakers are allowed per item and the total time allowed for multiple items. At regular
meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to speak up to one minute for general public comment on
Adjournment
PUBLIC INPUT AT COMMISSION MEETINGS
Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak for a limited amount of
time per item, and up to a limited total amount of time for multiple agenda items. The Commission’s chairperson or designee
will announce at the meeting the time speakers are allowed per item and the total time allowed for multiple items. At regular
meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to speak up to one minute for general public comment on
any matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. The Commission is not required to take general public
comment at special meetings. The Commission may limit the total amount of time for public comment on any specific
agenda item, on all agenda items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the anticipated time required to
hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Commission members and the need to
maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Commission shall not discuss or take action relative to any general
public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act.
SPECIAL ACCOMODATION
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) 9781133. For Telecommunication Relay Services
for the hearing impaired, please see the information located at the end of this agenda.
NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES
If a member of the public is compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require them to register
as a lobbyist and report this activity. More information ca be found at Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 48.01 et seq. or
at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. Further assistance can be found by contacting the Ethics Commission at (213) 9781960 or
ethics.commission@lacity.org.
EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES
A member of the public seeking to challenge a City action in court may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the
public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk prior to the public hearing in
time reasonably to be considered by the Commission members. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk
before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS
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 peertopeer and thirdparty 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 TIYBased TRS; SpeechtoSpeech Relay Service; Shared NonEnglish
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/telecommunicationsrelayservicetrs.
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, hardofhearing, 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: https://www.fcc.gov/accessibility
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 TIYBased TRS; SpeechtoSpeech Relay Service; Shared NonEnglish
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/telecommunicationsrelayservicetrs.
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, hardofhearing, 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: https://www.fcc.gov/accessibility