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MINUTES OF THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE AUDITORIUM January 23, 2023 Present: Councilmembers Sarah Kepple, Cindy Marx Also Present: Councilmembers Tristan Rader, Tom Bullock, John Litten, Jason Shachner&Kyle Baker; Mayor George, Law Director Vargo, Human Services Director Berry, Planning Director Shawn Leininger, Assistant Planning Director David Baas, The Center for Community Solutions Visting Fellow, Value Based Health Care Loren Anthes, Anti-Racism Task Force Member Angelina Steiner, Three Arches Foundation President Kristin Broadbent, Healthy Lakewood Foundation Director Kate Ingersoll, Clerk Bach & Council staff Call to Order: 6:07 PM Communication from Planning Director Leininger and Assistant Director Baas regarding Community-focused Health Needs Assessment (referred to HHS 09/19/22) Assistant Director Baas gave a brief overview of the presentation and introduced Lakewood's partner organizations. Mr. Anthes introduced himself on behalf of The Center for Community Solutions and thanked Council and the Administration for having him. He began the presentation by describing his hope for action and what that entails for the City of Lakewood. Mr. Anthes explained the scoring and criteria for the Community Health Needs Assessment. The plan and supporting materials were made public on the Community Solutions website. The Lakewood community was active in this process through a bus tour, open houses, an online charette, and an in-person charette. Mr. Anthes described the importance of implementation with future processes and foundations. He explained that the Action Plan is not a formal contract but is a prioritized list of brainstormed ideas from the community. Mr. Anthes spoke about his three concluding recommendations after the data was reviewed. The first recommendation was to create a permanent CHNA and Action Plan Body. He explained this process as the most important to Community Solutions. A standing committee comprised of key stakeholders, and the Planning Department could be developed and meet quarterly. The second recommendation included the adoption of an implementation tool. Mr. Anthes described this implementation as a measure of how feasible an action is. The third recommendation included an improvement in communications. This improvement has the potential to give regular feedback throughout the process. Chair Kepple thanked Mr. Anthes for his presentation and expressed the importance of moving forward with the Action Plan. 1