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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHEALTHminutes04022009 MINUTES BOARD OF HEALTH APRIL 2, 2009 ," '-""--) t t_i\/tl -, ~3UFF :r:E MEMBERS PRESENT: RAY MARTIN, CHAIRMAN, CATHERINE MEMO~X'n~~,~,RK, MIKE HEALEY, JOE DEGIROLAMO. LUU'i ;L:, I - I /\ II: 3 g ALSO PRESENT: SCOTT LEITE, HEALTH AGENT 1. Call to Order @ 7:00P.M. 2nd Floor Meeting Room 2AJB 2. Consent Agenda a. Approval of Minutes of March 5, 2009 b. Approval of a Disposal Works Installer's Permit Breno Chaves c. Approval of a Temporary Mobile Food Permit Munroe Dairy d. Approval of a Permit to Operate a Food Establishment Children's Enrichment Center e. Approval of a Permit to Operate a Temporary Food Establishment Dave & Jerry's, Inc. - NEFFA Turkish Gourmet - NEFFA MOTION: TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA HEALEYIWALL PASSED 5-0 7:05 - Visitor: Maureen Cardarelli of Community VNA, HealthCare Options. Maureen provides public health nursing services to the Town of Mansfield. She discussed with the board what services she provides to the residents of Mansfield. 3. Health Agent's Report a. NEFFA: The New England Folk Festival will be back April 24th thru the 26th. There will be 10-12 vendors this year. The event will be held at the school complex. b. 60 Park Street: The issues with this property have been resolved; all permits necessary have been applied for and the court case has been withdrawn. c. Stearns Avenue Landfill: 16 wells have been tested; no product was found to be present in any of the wells. d. Tobacco Hearings, Fines/Suspensions: All fines have been paid and the "" suspension for Walid Samrout has been served. A follow-up inspection will be done. e. Wellness Program: An employee health screening, including total cholesterol blood sugar, blood pressure and a health risk assessment will be done at Town Hall on April 23rd and 24th. Another screening will take place at the Mansfield High School Cafeteria on May 27th and 28th. This will be the last of the HIPP program because the state has decided not to continue the program as of July 1st of this year. There was not enough interest or participation - Mansfield only had 40 people participate in the various programs offered. f. Sign Municipal Roadway Vegetation Management Plan: Ray Martin signed the yearly Municipal Roadway Vegetation Management Plan. 4. Old Business At the March meeting Mike Healey told the board he would like more information concerning the tobacco rules and regulations regarding tobacco compliance. He said he would do the research and discuss the information at the next meeting. He contacted Sarah McColgan, the Tobacco Control Director of MHOA, for Information tobacco compliance; fines, programs, etc. After discussing fines and suspensions with Sarah, Mike Healey would like to eliminate the warning for a first offense and issue a $100.00 fine for the first offense with a $200.00 and $300.00 fine for the second and third offense with suspensions of the vendor's tobacco permit at the discretion of the board and the health agent. Ray Martin agreed with the restructuring of fines but wants more flexibility as far as the fines and suspensions are concerned. Sarah McColgan also told him there are classes offered to towns to educate vendors and their employees; each employee who sells tobacco products must read a summary of the tobacco regulations and sign an employee agreement form stating they have read and understand the regulations. She said the employer must keep the forms on file. Some towns require the signed forms be sent to the board of health. Other ways to make sure tobacco sales to minors are greatly reduce: make sure required signage is visible to the customer; make frequent compliance checks; schedule regular inspections. Mike Healey thought it would be a good idea to make it a requirement in the Town's permitting process that new retailers need to attend a class before being Allowed to sell tobacco products and if a retailer failed a compliance check they would be required to attend a refresher course. Ray Martin suggested the discussion be continued, Mike would like another compliance check done soon. 5. New Business Nancy Wall wanted to give the board information about Earth Day, to be held '. April 18th from 9-1 at the Com cast Center. Scott told the board it is essentially set up for recycling; they will take only items that can be reused or recycled such as computers and toys. The event is made up of a consortium of towns- Mansfield, North Attleboro, Plainville, Wrentham and Foxboro. After hearing from Maureen Cardarelli, Mike Healey asked that at each meeting a health topic or disease be presented to educate the board, to get a better understanding of what Maureen does. Scott reminded the board that in the past he gave workshops on various topics. He would be glad to conduct workshops on pollution, housing problems, noise pollution or any other health issues concerning the town. Mike Healey would also like to learn more about septic issues and Title 5. Nancy Wall asked about touring the wastewater treatment plant and Ray ex- pressed an interest in touring the water-treatment plant. 6. Adjournment MOTION: TO ADJOURN AT 8:15 PM. HEALEYIDEGIROLAMO PASSED 5-0. Respectfully submitted Jane Doucette Recording Secretary NEXT MEETING: MAY 7,2009 fad - ct~ CLERK ~ ., ~Af DA T-E All matters listed under Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Board of Health and will be enacted by one motion. There will not be separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. ""