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BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES 96 OCT 24 pPI 2: 43
OCTOBER 3, 1996 ,
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Members Present: Chairman Ray Martin, Clerk Gary Forget, andljg�&WUS,61TS
Joe Kowalczyk
Also Present: Scott Leite, Health Agent
1. Call To Order at 7:35PM by Chairman Martin in the Town Hall.
2. Consent Agenda
a. Approval of Minutes, September 19, 1996
MOTION: To approve the Consent Agenda as submitted.
Kowalczyk/Forget. All in favor. VOTED
3. Communications
REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE:
1. Memo to Board members from Dianne Royle, Admin. Secretary, Sept. 26, 1996, re:
NEMS Tobacco Program..
2. Letter from DEP to Rhode Island Hospital Trust, Sept. 17 and 18, 1996, to John L.
Clemmey, Inc., Westport, MA, Sept. 17 and 20, 1996, re: former Clemmey Tank Co., 1
Foundry Rd.
3. Letter from Dept. Environmental Mgmt., Sept. 25, 1996, re: Ten Mile Watershed Survey.
4. Memo Taunton River Watershed Alliance, Inc., Sept. 26, 1996, re: Letter of support for
their grant.
5. Fluor Daniel GTI, Sept. 27, 1996, NPDES Permit exclusion monthly discharge monitoring
report, August 1996, for 340 S. Main St.
6. Memo from John Buckley, Ass't DPW Director to Town Mgr., Sept. 23, 1996, re:
Proposed Road Salt Policy.
7. Copy letter to Peter Fontanini from Board of Selectmen, Sept. 25, 1996, thanking him for
his years of service.
8. Memo from Shaun Burke, Director of Planning & Development, Sept. 25, 1995, re:
Master Plan Update
9. Letter from Wade Saucier, Health Agent town of Easton, September 25, 1996, re:
Withdrawal from NEMS Tobacco Control Program.
10. Board's letter to NEMS members and Gretchen Elliott, Health Educator, Sept. 26, 1996,
invitation to meeting on October 3rd. with Mansfield BOH.
11. Package of Mansfield's interest for the Community Septic Management Program, Sept.
30th.
12. Fuller Hospital National Depression Screening Day, Oct. 10, 1996
13. Notice AIDS screening, First Thursday each month at Attleboro Family Planning
Page 2, BOH Minutes, October 3, 1996
4. Visitors
At 7:45 PM Chair opened hearing for Carmine Lorusso, owner, for 25 years, an 8 -unit
building at 46 Cottage St., Mr. Lorusso is requesting that the Board rescind its order to
install main door entry locks. Installation will be costly, hardship on tenants when rent
increases and owner may lose tenants. Resident James Goodwin opposed the locks since it
would be an inconvenience for his elderly father.
Agent spoke of the intent of the law, security purposes. Any variance to the law would have
to be granted by the Mass. Building Commissioner.
MOTION: To withdraw order of June 26, 1996 and direct Mr. Lorusso
to the Mass. Building Commissioner.
Forget/Leonard. 4 -0 VOTED
At 8:00 PM discussion of the NEMS Tobacco Control Program began. Present were:
• Colleen Berg, Norton Public Health Nurse representing Norton Board of Health, She
extended a message from Norton Town Manager and Board of Health that they were all
quite satisfied with former Program Director's job performance.
• Gretchen Elliott, NEMS Health Educator
• Linda Rosen, NEMS Sharon rep and Sheila Miller, Sharon Public Health Nurse
• Dave Garner, Easton Board of Health arrived at 7:00 PM, spoke with Health Agent, and
left.
Chairman Martin initiated a discussion of where the program is now and where we go from
here. Position of Coordinator has been advertised and 8 resumes have been received. Closing
date is October 7, 1996. Discussion continued re: develop wording re: day -to -day overseeing,
scope of the Mansfield Board of Health authority, input from other NEMS towns, the need to
further define the scope of the grant. Member Kowalczyk noted that when Mansfield BOH
reviewed the budget, they had noticed an expansion of the scope through increased budget
items. He continued that the grant required a monthly meeting with the Program Coordinator;
however, those meetings did not occur.
Questions asked: Who has budget control? What happens to budget if Easton pulls out?
Linda Rosen, Sharon Administrator for Board of Health was very dissatisfied with the
program and received no cooperation. The grant was written in 93 -94 and never updated to
meet the needs of the communities involved. Need to hire a new coordinator ASAP. Sheila
Miller, who was the first Health Educator for NEMS, stated that the purpose of the grant is
enforcement and regulation. Imperative to meet as ajgroup to do a critical analysis of this
grant, need to take ownership of this program, stabilize the situation. Discussion of
involvement in schools, enforcement and citations for violations continued. Schools did not
want NEMS in their buildings since they had received their own grant.
Page 3, BOH Minutes, October 3, 1996
Chair suggested that a subcommittee be formed to review resumes, present candidates at a
joint meeting of NEMS reps to interview and choose program coordinator. Ray Martin and
Jim Leonard will serve on subcommittee.
gent will send a letter to Easton requesting they reconsider their position.
5. Health Agent's Report
a. Household Hazardous Waste Collection: Clean Ventures was hired to do the
collection on Saturday, November 2nd, 9:OOAM to 1:OOPM.
b. Community Septic Management Program: DEP has approved our application
for $20,000 for purchase of a graphical information system package (GIS) that will be shared
by Health, Planning and Engineering Departments.
c. Soil Evaluation: 13 lots on Ware Street and 19 on Bird Road.
6. Old Business
a. BOH Goals & Objectives: Goal lc will be met with the #20,000 grant from DEP
for a GIS. Goal 2 has been funded. Goal 3 will continue at a workshop meeting on
November 7th at 6:30PM Goal 4 continues with Agent attending workshops and holding
workshops. Goal 5 continues and a letter will be sent to ENSR asking for update on Compo
cleanup.
b. Wade, Branch St.: Agent believes Town Manager has referred to Police for
investigation.
c. Shell, North Main St.: Agent has not had time to pursue.
d. Troy, 171 Ware St.: Trial in November. BOH not involved.
e. Stump Dump Plymouth St: Agent will speak to DPW Director and a letter will
be sent next week.
f. Agent's Vehicle: Has use of vehicle, parked at Paine School, Monday- Friday, and
returned to Highway Garage on Friday afternoon.
7. New Business None presented. i
Page 4, BOH Minutes, October 3, 1996
8. Adjournment
MOTION: To adjourn at 9:15 PM.
Leonard/Kowalczyk. All in favor. VOTED
Respectfully submitted,
Joan Crotty
Recording Secretary
NEXT MEETING: October 17 1996 @ 7:30 PM
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