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Home My WebLink AboutBOH Minutes 4/18/1996BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES fir ( APRIL 18,1996 9: 1�9 Members Present: Chairman Ray Martin; Clerk Gary Forget,''�aines Lebiiail(' fid Joe Kowalczyk Also Present: Health Agent, Scott Leite 1. Call To Order at 7:40PM by Chairman Martin in the Town Hall. 2. Consent Agenda a. Approval of Minutes, April 4, 1996 b. Approval of Mobile Food Permit- Temporary: M &M Concessions, New Hampshire (Elks Carnival) c. Approval of Hypodermic Syringe Permit: Red Dog Inn, Inc. d. Approval of Food Service Permit: GJLC, Inc., d/b /a C.J. Scooters MOTION: To approve the Consent Agenda with a change in Minutes on page 1, "8:40PM to 7:40PM". Forget /Leonard. All in favor. VOTED 3. Communications ACTION ITEMS: None this evening. REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE: 1. Community Health & Home Services, Inc. March Report of Services 2. DEP letter to Ausimont USA, Inc., April 4, 1996, re: Compo and the new discovery of pcb's in the soil. Member Kowalczyk reviewed the letter and reported that pcb's are in about 10 -12 feet of soil. He asked if the Board was comfortable with DEP's order to remove the soil. Board had no questions to ask DEP. 3. Letter from Joe Hannon, special attorney, to Sandra Cordes Vaughan, Attorney, April 11, 1996, re: 380 Mill St., with attached Covenant. Convenant has been executed. 4. Letter from Karl Clemmey to BOH, April 5, 1996, re: Wade Property, 177 Branch St., storage of hazardous materials. Agent reported that in June 1994, Mr. Clemmey had brought this property to his attention. Agent passed it on to the Fire Dept. and Zoning Enforcement Officer. In addition, he made an inspection of the property and discovered 3 -4 jsrrk cars (which fall under the Police Dept.) scrap metal, batteries, tires. This could be considered a °mdsance ", which deprives a person of a comfortable use of their property. Mr. Wade is cleaning tip the property because it will be for sale soon Chair asked if Fire Dept. had moved on this and Member Forget said that a `junk yard" is not zoned for this area Agent showed a video of the property. Member Leonard suggested a certified letter be sent to Mr. Page 2, Minutes, April 18, 1996 Clemmey appropriately stating the Board's position and the other departments that have jurisdiction over this property's alledged violations. 5. Letter from Attorney Patten for Karl Clemmey, April 9, 1996, re: his objection to the HHW collection at Great Woods. Collection tivill be at Great Woods as scheduled. 6. Copy memo from Joan Cutillo, Treasurer to Town Manager, April 8, 1996, re: Stabilization Fund and fluoridation funding. Board has no problem with fimding becoming available July 1, 1996 7. Copy memo to Board of Selectmen from Town Manager, April 16, 1996, re: Water Dept. Workshop on May 1, 1996 at 7:30 PM. Member Kowalczyk will attend. 4. Visitors Karl Clemmey was scheduled, but did not show. He asked to discuss Wade Property, 177 Branch St., and the Household Hazardous Waste Collection at Great Woods. 5. Health Agent's Report a. Household Hazardous Waste Collection Bid Award: Contract has been signed, publicity is out, volunteers needed to direct traffic on Sat. April 27th, 8:30AM to 1:OOPM. b. Wading River Pump Station: Attleboro City Solicitor told Agent that the plot plan could not be filed at the Registry of Deeds because it has to be redrawn. c. Compo, Branch St.: System was shut down and put back on line; however, when blower blew, it was shut down again. No product was found in the monitoring wells. Pumping starts April 22, 1996. Groundwater was so high and the sampling was too deep that the product floated to the surface. Sampling should be done when groundwater is down. Member Kowalczyk suggested that since the system failed and was restarted, it should be certified that it is working accurately. Member Leonard asked if abuttors can meet with the consultant to learn more about the cleanup? Agent asked if the Board would like to have someone from DEP to speak on the Mass. Contingency Plan that has been amended. On May 2nd, the Board will attend a meeting in Boston at DEP to learn more about the Technical Assistance Grant, which will provide expert advice and public education activities concerning hazardous waste disposal sites.. d. Fluoridation Update: Agent spoke with John Buckley, Ass't DPW Director. Mr. Buckley wants to review the quantity of water from each well since each well must be regulated to dispense fluoride based on the amount of water that goes into the system. Member Kowalczyk asked that Mr. Buckley provide the Board with the implementation schedule to coordinate with funding. Target date for implementation, they hope, would be end of 1996. A letter will be sent to DPH stating that funding has been approved. Page 3, Minutes, April 18,1996 e. June Conference: Agent will attend a conference titled, "Communicating the Public Health Message ". in Waterville Valley, NH, June 12 -14th. 6. Old Business a. Policy for Better Communication: Member Kowalczyk is concerned about the Board not being notified when the Agent sends an enforcement order. He would prefer to be notified so that he may give the Agent his opinion and concensus to move forward. The Agent determines if the law has been broken, and to keep the flow of the office moving, he issues an enforcement order if appropriate. He will notified the Chair of the action if the Agent feels it is serious enough or out of the ordinary. The Chair will determine if each member should be notified. Member Kowalczyk is simply asking for no surprises and more communication between meetings if an issue arises that is important enough for members to know. b. Objectives for 1996 Goals: Board discussed objectives for the five goals established. They are as follows: 1. Meet with other land -use Boards and Committees to learn their roles and jurisdiction a. Special Attorney Joe Hannon conduct a land -use workshop. b. Develop a land use process with the Conservation Commission Planning Board, and Zoning Board of Appeals c. Form a Geographical Information Systems Mapping Committee Note: Chair will attend ConComm meetings, Member Leonard, Zoning Board of Appeals, Member Kowalczyk, Planning. 2. Fund fluoridation in FY97 and implement fluoridation in FY98 a. Apply for State grant b. Work with Water Department for establishment of Implementation Plan 3. Critical review of BOH regs a. Create a schedule for overview of regulations, specifically rationale or purpose b. Address what regulations may be lacking c. Consider Mass. General Laws as they relate to BOH jurisdiction 4. Educational workshops a. Agent's workshops b. State workshops Page 4, Minutes, April 18, 1996 Note: Agent commented that an appropriate future workshop could be the Massachusetts Contingency Plan. 5. Maintain a level of compliance with hazardous waste issues, stump dumps, etc., holding the town to a higher standard to show an example to others a. Identify areas of noncompliance C. Shell Oil, 54 Chauncy St.: Member Kowalczyk reviewed the Lincoln Environmental Report and suggested that the Board respond. He will continue review and return with comments. d. Tobacco Control Meeting: Member Leonard cannot attend the next NEMS meeting. He will contact Ms. Scozzafava, Coordinator. 7. New Business a. Comparison of New and Old Title 5: Each member received a copy of Member Kowalczyk's comparison of the new (1995) and old (1978) Title 5 State Law. Will be reviewed and discussed next meeting. b. Summer Schedule: Members agreed to the third Thursday, each month June, July, August. 8. Adjournment MOTION: To adjourn at 10:00 PM. Leonard/Kowalczyk. All in favor. VOTED Respectfully submitted, Dianne Royle, Recording Secretary BOSTON TRIP TO DEP: MAY 2, 1996, McCORMACK BLDG., 7:OOPM NEXT MEETING: MAY 16, 1996 @ 7:30 PM. Clerk