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Board of Health
July 8, 2021 Minutes
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improve the public health, environment and wellbeing of our citizens through the enforcement of
federal, state and local statutes and regulations, education and promotion of sanitary living and
working conditions, and protection of the environment from disease and pollution.
Present: Antonia Blinn; Chair, Michael Healey, Leah Gillespie, Graham Wilson, Amy Donovan -
Palmer; Health Agent
Guests: None
The meeting of the Board of Health (BOH) was called to order at 6:06pm by Antonia Blinn.
Moment of silence was observed for past Board of Health member, John Chartier
• Motion to approve the consent agenda made by Ms. Gillespie, 2"d by Mr. Wilson.
o VOTE 4-0 Passes
May 20, 2021
• Motion to approve the minutes from May 20, 2021, made by Mr. Healey, 2nd by Ms.
Gillespie.
o VOTE 4-0 passes
June 3, 2021
• Vote on meeting minutes from June 3, 2021 postponed until next Board of Health rr
Kevin Duquette is still Food Safety Inspector
Xfinity opens this upcoming Saturday, July 10th
Amy states there is still work to be done at Xfinity Center, but they have a good plan in place. Xfinity
used to have over 100 food permits, but that has been consolidated down to 5.
Amy is performing inspections of food trucks at Xfinity Center in conjunction with Mansfield Fire
Department.
Chief Desrosiers Update
• Chief Desrosiers not present at meeting, report provided electronically.
• No current cases in Mansfield.
• Mansfield vaccination rates are above state averages.
• Mike Healey would like too previous years data alongside current data on Program Report
• Antonia Blinn commented that with the summer, it is important to think about ticks and
mosquitoes
• Amy commented that discussions about sun safety would be beneficial
• Family Fun Night —there will be a Board of Health booth
• No Update
• Food Inspection contract ahs been put out to bid; Kevin Duquette has been re -upped for 2
years.
• Mike Healey states that due to the progress with COVID and relaxing of guidelines that it is
time to consider having food safety violators appear before the Board of Health in person
MPD reached out to gain Board of Health support fora grant for which they are applying.
Grant application requires local Board of Health to provide letter of support.
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• Mike states the permit goes back along time to when there were more concerns around
d that the permit no loneer seems
• FOG —Amy reached out to Chipotle, heard from Jeff at Elge plumbing. Jeff wanted water
tested to see actual level of FOG in trap. Test allows 100 mg/L, and Amy states test results
showed 3400mg/L.
• PFAS — None
• Social Media — Health Department has a new page regarding water fluoridation on the
website. Kayley made graphics for it. Kayley will be at Family Fun night. She wants to get a
survey up and wants to set up a QR code to make it easy for people to access the survey.
• EEE/WNV and Bristol County Mosquito Control Update—Arborvirus reports have begun.
Amy is planning to provide information about EEE/WNV, ticks, etc., at Family Fun Night.
• Family Fun Night — Health Department will have a booth and will be providing information
regarding mosquito and tick -borne illnesses as well as other important health information.
• Grant Applications
o Amy is working with Easton, Foxboro, Norton and Sharon on a grant to secure
regional inspectors for housing and food safety (1 housing inspector, 1 food safety
inspector). Mike asks if we are planning on training people about the food code.
Amy states that providing training on specific topics would b e a good idea, and that
Foxboro has put on a training for people in the aforementioned towns. Mike asks if
Kevin Duquette will continue to be using e-reporting on his inspections as part of this.
Amy states that the Easton Health Agent also uses an e-reporting system that works
quite well. With online permitting for food permits, comes online reporting.
o DPH Grant — Grant is about contact tracing for COVID, Amy states the state is
building infrastructure in case of another pandemic to find epidemiologists and public
health nurses. The Police Chief has a spot for people at MPD. The grant application
has been submitted. Antonia states this helps towns to improve public health
services. Mansfield has had a great spot in doing contact tracing.
o Toxic Use Reduction Institute — Builds off SAPHE grant. Focuses on toxic item use
reduction. Amy is working with Rick Ribstein on this grant. The grant focuses on
having educational opportunities to discuss toxic use reduction. This can be done
first with a survey that can be used to provide follow-up education. Antonia asked
how many people in town use private wells for drinking water. Amy states about 150
people. Antonia states that is a group worth reaching out to regarding toxic use
reduction.
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No items
• Motion to adjourn at 7:12pm made by Mr. Healey, 2"d by Mr. Wilson.
VOTE 4-0 PASSED
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