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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHEALTH 12032012Board of Health Minutes December 6, 2012 Present: Michael Healey, Chairman; Catherine Memory, Clerk; Nancy Wall; Michael McClean; Scott Leite, Board of Health Agent. 1. Call to Order @ 7:03 PM in Meeting Room 2 A/B 2. Consent Agenda a. Approval of November 1, 2012 minutes b. Approval of a Disposal Works Installer's Permit Advanced Environmental Excavation Advanced Metals Engineering, Inc. All Seasons Septic Service, Inc. AI's Quality Oil Co., Inc. Bay State Sewage Disposal, Inc. Bella Construction Company, LLC Christian & Feck Claude Dubord & Sons, Inc, Colantuoni Bros. Inc. Depco Enterprises, Inc. Dick Morse Excavating, Inc. Earthworks Industries G. Horne Pumping J.J. Bosse & Sons Joro Trust Kenny Jones, Corp. Plainville Pump & Excavating, Inc. Ralph Excavating Ribeiro Enterprises Riccio Builders Robert B. Medeiros Company Soares Pumping, Inc. c. Approval of a Septage Pumping and Transporting Permit Bay State Sewage Disposal Claude Dubord & Sons, Inc. G. Horne Pumping L & R Sanitation Pump Grump d. Approval of a Hauler's Permit Allied Waste Services of Fall River B -P Trucking, Inc. 1 J.F. McNamara MOTION: Ms. Wall made the motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Ms. Memory seconded the motion. Motion passed 4 -0 -0. 3. Correspondence HealthCare Options, Inc. Request: Ms. Memory read a letter from HealthCare Options, dated November 14, 2012, requesting an increase of four per cent in the contract for public health nursing services for the July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 fiscal year. This would be an increase of $986.00, a change from $24,656 to $25,642. Mr. Leite said it would not be practical to increase the contract because of budget constraints. Ms. Memory said this is a substantial increase. MOTION: Ms. Memory made the motion to decline the requested increase by HealthCare Options, Inc. for the public health nursing services for the Town of Mansfield. Mr. McClean seconded the motion. Motion passed 4 -0 -0. Letter regarding possible smoking at a local restaurant: The board received an anonymous letter from a resident of Mansfield concerned about possible smoking in a local restaurant. Mr. Leite said normally he does not respond to anonymous letters unless there is a real public health threat. Because there had been previous problems with this restaurant and there was a concern about food borne illness because of the hand to mouth contact, he visited the establishment and determined the employees were not smoking in the food handling area but were smoking outside the back door. He discussed the issue with the owner and asked that employees smoke away from the doorway. 4. Health Agent's Report 1. Household Hazardous Waste Collection: A. Review of Data: Each board member was given a summary of the funding and cost of the hazardous waste collection with a total of what was collected over the last ten years. B. FY 2014 Funding Request: Mr. Leite told the board there is $17,198 available for the HHW collection, but with the decline in attendance, suggested $10,000 be returned to free cash and the collection be done every two years. Mr. McClean suggested keeping $10,000 in the budget for the 2014 and 2016 collection. The board would then request $5,000.00 for each future collection year. MOTION: Ms. Wall made the motion to return $7,198.00 to free cash and to keep $10,000.00 in the Household Hazardous Waste Collection account. Mr. McClean seconded the motion. Motion passed 4 -0 -0. 2. Public Service Announcements: Mr. Leite has done public service announcements for mosquitoes, mercury recovery, influenza and predatory septic system practices. He hopes to have the announcements placed on the town's server with a link to the town's web page. 3. Flu Clinics: The clinic held on November 7, 2012 was well attended. There will be another clinic held at Town Hall on December 13, 2012 from 4:00 — 6:30 pm. 4. Emergency Preparedness Plans /iPad: Mr. Leite said an iPad has been returned and after all the Emergency Preparedness information has been loaded onto the iPad, it will be given to the Board of Health Chairman. S. New Business: Title 5 Variance request for 328 Elm Street: The homeowner is requesting a variance to install a leaching field within 10 feet of the foundation where 20 feet is required. A 40 mil plastic barrier will be installed along the foundation wall to protect all areas not 20 feet from the foundation. MOTION: Mr. McClean made the motion to grant the variance for 328 Elm Street. Ms. Memory seconded the motion. Motion passed 4 -0 -0. 6. Old Business Dr. Hartman's Tobacco Access Proposal: Mr. McClean told the board Dr. Hartman and Ms. Cheryl Sbarra, Senior Staff Attorney for the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards, met on November 5, 2012 to discuss the local and state activities regarding his proposal to raise the age to legally purchase tobacco products from 18 to21. Mr. McClean told the board that Dr. Hartman had requested the before and after data from the Town of Needham who voted to change the age to legally purchase tobacco products but the data has not received. Mr. Leite suggested the board might want to discuss Dr. Hartman's proposal with the school committee members and the school nurse to get their perspective. The board agreed and Mr. Leite will e -mail the Superintendent of Schools. 7. Adjournment MOTION: To adjourn at 7:50 pm Wall. McClean Passed 4 -0 -0. NEXT MEETING WILL BE January 3, 2013 at 7:00 pm. Clerk /Ag 1-1--.3 Date/ All matters listed under Consent Agenda ar6 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.