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Board of Health Minutes
April 7, 2011
Present: Michael Healey, Chairman; Joseph DeGirolamo, Clerk; Nancy Wall; Catherine Memory; Michael
McClean.
Also present: Scott Leite, Health Agent
1. Call to Order @ 7:00 pm - Meeting Room 2A/B
2. Consent Agenda
a. Approval of Minutes for March 3, 2011
b. Approval of a Permit to Operate a Temporary Food Establishment
Cayuga Concessions - NEFFA Approval of a Permit to Operate a Catering Establishment
Dancing Smoothies - NEFFA
Dave & Jerry's, Inc. - NEFFA
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts, Inc. Troop #77097 - NEFFA
Lavender Country & Folk Dancers - NEFFA
Lithuanian Folk Dance Group of Boston "Samburis" - NEFFA
Street Eats - NEFFA
M&M Concessions - Comcast (3 permits)
c. Approval of a Hauier's Permit
Barry Bros. Disposal, LLC
d. Approvai of Funeral Home Permit
Sherman & Jackson Funeral Home
Amici Funeral Home, Inc.
e. Approval of Septage Pumping and Transporting Permit
Podgurski Corp.
f. Approval of Permit to Operate a Food Service Establishment
Canoe River Campground
Flint Farm Ice Cream
g. Approval of License to Sell Milk and Cream
Canoe River Campground
Flint Farm Ice Cream
Love at First Bite Creative Catering @ St. Mary's Church
h. Approval of Permit for the Sale of Tobacco Products
Canoe River Campground
i. Approval of a Permit to Operate a Catering Establishment
Love at First Bite Creative Catering @ St. Mary's Church
j. Approval of an Installer's Permit
Grant Bros., Inc.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA
WALL/MEMORY PASSED S-O.
7:00 pm: Visitor: Bruce Montgomery, Comcast Center
3. Communications:
Bruce Montgomery, General Manager of the Com cast Center, spoke to his letter requesting the Comcast
Center be issued a food license for the purpose of allowing contracted vendors to distribute pre-packaged
food samples and that the Comcast Center will report weekly on the vendors that distributed food samples.
The license fee would be set by the Board of Health.
MOTION TO APPROVE A RETAIL FOOD PERMIT FOR THE COMCAST CENTER WITH THE FOLLOWING
STIPULA TIONS:
1. Only non-PHFs, pre-packaged will be distributed.
2. The permit fee will be based on the previous year's vendor days.
3. The Comcast Center shall report weekly on the vendor attendance
Wail/McClean Passed s-o.
February and March Nursing Report
4. Health Agent's Report
1. Emergency Preparedness
A. The CDC has issued the Preparedness Standards for the next five (5) years. By attending the
Center for Domestic Preparedness we are well grounded to meet requirements.
B. A GIS Proposal to utilize iPads has been presented to the Emergency Preparedness Bureau.
C. An ipad Proposal for the Bristol County Emergency Preparedness Coalition, similar to Mansfield's
request has been submitted.
D. Mutual Aid: The Town Manager will hold a meeting with various departments regarding Mutual Aid
agreements.
2. Household Hazardous Waste Collection will be held April 9, 2011 at the Comcast Center from 8 am to 1
pm.
3. Pharmaceutical Collection: Mansfield has been uninvited to the Foxborough Drug Take Back Program,
as the Foxborough Chief of Police registered with the US Drug Enforcement Agency for a town, not a
regional collection.
5. New Business
The Town of Mansfield Municipal Roadway Vegetation Plan was submitted for approval to the Board of
Heaith.
MOlTON TO APPROVE PLAN
WALL/MEMEORY PASSED 5-0.
Hearing: Proposed amendment to REGULATION AFFECTING SMOKING AND THE SALE,
VENDING AND DISTRIBUTION OF TOBACCO: Section 2. Free Distribution Coupons:
Chairman Michael Healey opened the hearing at 7:58 pm. The proposed amendment was read: "No
means, instruments or devices including but not limited to coupons and vouchers, that allow for the
redemption of tobacco products for free or at less than retail price shall be distributed". Wording will
repiace existing language.
No one spoke in opposition.
Hearing closed at 8:04 pm.
MOlTON TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
MEMORY/DEGIROLAMO PASSED 5-0.
6. Adjournment
MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 8:10 PM.
DEGIROLAMO/WALL PASSED S-0.PAS5ED 5-0.
NEXT MEETING MAY 5, 2011 AT 7:00 PM.
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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