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Southern Nevada District Board of Health Meeting
April 26, 2007 - 9 a.m.


Clemens Room
Southern Nevada Health District Ravenholt Center
625 Shadow Lane
Las Vegas, Nevada

Notice

Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 241.020 requires that written notice of all meetings of the Southern Nevada District Board of Health be given at least three working days before the meetings. The notice shall include the time, place, location, and agenda of the meeting. Individuals may request notice, but a request for notice lapses six months after it is made. The Southern Nevada District Board of Health informs each requester of this fact by this notation on this copy of the notice mailed to you.


Item

Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance

Recognition - Great Basin Public Health Leadership Institute Graduates 2007

  • Dennis Campbell – Environmental Health
  • Sylvia Claiborne – Finance
  • Mary Ellen Harrell – Nursing & Clinics
  • Bonnie Sorenson – Nursing & Clinics
  • Deborah Williams – Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion

Recognition – Great Basin Public Health Leadership Institute Scholars 2008

  • Stephanie Bethel – Public Information
  • Veronica Morata-Nichols – Nursing & Clinics
  • Jim Osti – Community Health
  • Glenn Savage – Environmental Health

Presentation - Public Health Hero Awards

  • Adult Diabetes Education & Management Support (ADEMS) Group: Chris Moore and Theresa LeBlanc Moore
  • UMC Information Services Department: Ernie McKinley, Dan Pacleb and Jim Poulos
  • Humana Hospital Sunrise: Mary Jo Foreman, Infection Control Practitioner

I. Consent Agenda: Items for action to be considered by the Southern Nevada District Board of Health which may be enacted by one motion. Any item may be discussed separately per Board Member request before action. Any exceptions to the Consent Agenda must be stated prior to approval.

  1. Approve Minutes / Board of Health Meeting: 3/22/07
  2. Approve Payroll / Overtime for Periods: 2/24/07 – 3/09/07 & 3/10/07 – 3/23/07
  3. Approve Accounts Payable Registers: #1067: 3/01/07 – 3/08/07; #1068: 3/09/07 – 3/14/07; #1069: 3/15/07 – 3/21/07; #1070: 3/22/07 – 3/28/07; #1071: 3/29/07 – 4/04/07
  4. Appointment of Nominating Committee for Fiscal Year 2008 Board of Health Officers (Chair Fairchild, Members Kirk & Reese)
  5. Petition #12-07: Approval of Family Planning Title X 2007 Fee Schedule for CT (Chlamydia) & GC (Gonnehrea) Laboratory Services

II. Public Hearing / Action

  1. Variance Request to Operate a Food Establishment not in Compliance with the District Board of Health Regulations 1996 Governing the Sanitation of Food Establishments (APN #162-03-301-002). Petitioner: Anita Jankovics, President, Little Tiny Diner, Inc., 365 Apple River Court, Las Vegas, Nevada. (Postponed from March 23, 2007 meeting)

  2. Variance Request to Operate a Public Bathing Place not in Compliance with the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC)444, Public Bathing Places, NAC 444.204 (APN #179-18-802-008). Petitioner: City of Henderson Parks & Recreation, Dominick Casey, Acting Superintendent.

III. Report / Discussion / Action

  1. Memorandum #17-07: Appointment of Robert Schmidt as Emergency Medical Services Hearing Officer

  2. Petition #11-07: Approval to Seek Funding for New Main Campus

IV. Citizen Participation: A period devoted to comments by the general public about matters relevant to the Board’s jurisdiction will be held. Items raised under this portion of the Agenda cannot be acted upon by the Board of Health until the notice provisions of Nevada's Open Meeting Law have been complied with. Therefore, no vote may be taken on a matter not listed on the posted agenda, and any action on such items will have to be considered at a later meeting. Comments will be limited to three minutes. Please step up to the speaker’s podium, clearly state your name and address and please spell your last name for the record. If any member of the Board wishes to extend the length of a presentation, this will be done by the Chairman or the Board majority by vote. All comments by speakers should be relevant to Board action and jurisdiction.

V. Health Officer & Staff Reports

VI. Informational Items

A. Chief Health Officer and Administration:
  1. Monthly Activity Report, Mid-March 2007 – Mid-April 2007
  2. Financial Data: Revenue and Expenditure Report for General Fund, Capital Reserve Fund and Public Health Laboratory Fund for the Month of March 2007
  3. Public Information Monthly Report, Mid-March 2007 – Mid-April 2007
       
B. Community Health:
  1. Monthly Activity Report, March 2007
    a. Letter of appreciation to Rayleen Earney from ADEMS
    b. Letter of appreciation from NTPC regarding Maria Azzarelli
    c. Letter of appreciation to Mike Bernstein from Clark County Children’s Mental Health Consortium
    d. March 2007 Influenza Update
    e. March 2007 Communicable Disease Statistics
       
C. Environmental Health:
  1. Monthly Activity Report, March2007
    a. Letter of appreciation to Paul Klouse from Adams Pool Solutions regarding Lorraine Forston
    b. Letter of appreciation to Amy Irani from Nevada Board of Certification for Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator regarding Donna Houston
    c. Letter of appreciation to Linda Newton from UNLV School of Nursing concerning nursing students’ experiences in Environmental Health
    d. Letter of appreciation to Patricia Hyde from Laughlin Senior Association of Nevada Spirit Mountain Activity Center
    e. Letter of appreciation to Linda Newton from Nevada State College student
       
D. Clinics and Nursing:
  1. Monthly Activity Report, March 2007
    a. Nursing Division Monthly Report, March 2007
    b. Letters of appreciation to Bonnie Sorenson and Mary Ellen Harrell from Governor Gibbons regarding participation in the Great Basin Public Health Leadership Institute
    c. Letters of appreciation to Bonnie Sorenson and Sherry Henninger from UNLV concerning nursing students at SNHD
    d. Letter of appreciation to Bonnie Sorenson from James Bell Associates (JBA) concerning the National Follow-up Study on Abandoned Infants and Boarder Babies for the US Department of Health & Human Services
    e. Letter from UNSOM concerning nursing students’ experiences at SNHD
    f. Letter of appreciation to Kara Bennis concerning nursing students’ experiences in the STD clinic
    g. Health Card Program in Clark County, Nevada poster concerning Hepatitis A

VIII. Adjournment

Note: Disabled members of the public who require special accommodations or assistance at the meeting are requested to notify Administration in writing at the Southern Nevada Health District, 625 Shadow Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89106, or by calling (702) 759-1201

This agenda has been posted in the main lobby of the following locations:

  1. Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas, NV
  2. Las Vegas City Hall, 400 E. Stewart Avenue, Las Vegas, NV
  3. North Las Vegas City Hall, 2200 Civic Center Drive, North Las Vegas, NV
  4. Henderson City Hall, 200 Water Street, Henderson, NV
  5. Boulder City, City Hall, 401 California Avenue, Boulder City, NV
  6. Mesquite City Hall, 20 E. Mesquite Boulevard, Mesquite, NV
  7. Southern Nevada Health District (Main), 625 Shadow Lane, Las Vegas, NV.

 

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