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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOH Minutes 8/3/1995BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES °'= lit t3 AUGUST 3,1995 95S P 13 41 (ii 12 Members Present: Chair Carol Sosman, Clerk Gary Forget, Ray Martin, Peter Fontariini. ={ 0 .. -� Also Present: Health Agent, Scott Leite ;�.�,1til1sF.11 1. Call To Order at 7:30 PM by Chairman Sosman in the Town Hall. 2. Consent Agenda a. Approval of Minutes, July 6, 1995 b. Approval of Food Service Permit First Baptist Church (waiver of fee) St. Mary's Church (waiver of fee) c. Approval of Snack Permit: Rum Runner, Chauncy St. d. Approval of Mobile Food - Temporary Papillon Club of America (request for waiver, August 5, 1995) Taco Grande (Horde Concert at GW, August 12, 1995) Mrs. C's (Horde Concert at GW, August 12, 1995) Hal Muskat, d/b /a/ Custards (Horde Concert at GW, August 12, 1995) African Food Nest (Lollapalooza Concert at GW, July 25, 1995) McNaturals (Lollapalooza Concert at GW, July 25, 1995) The following permits were signed by Chair for Lollapalooza Concert Strawberry Fields Paradise Cafe Big City Burritos Smart Products, Inc. Taco Grande e. Approval of Septage Pumping and Transporting Permit: Bay State Sewage Disposal, Inc. MOTION: To remove Papillon Club of America, Mobile Food - Temporary Permit from Consent Agenda, Forget/Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED MOTION: To approve the Consent Agenda. Fontanini/Martin. All in favor. VOTED MOTION: Not to grant waiver to Papillon Club of America. To approve their mobile food - temporary permit upon receipt of $25.00 fee. 3. Communications ACTION ITEMS: None this evening. PAGE 2, SOH MINUTES, AUGUST 3, 1995 ( REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE: 1. Mass. DEP Bacteriological Analysis Reports for Water, June 29, 1995. 2. Great Woods Sound Reports, July 5th to July 30, 1995. 3. Pollution Report #11 for Hatheway & Patterson, June 26, 1995, from EPA. 4. Copy letter to Town Mgr., July 7, 1995, U.S. EPA, Region 1, re: Grant property, Ware St., "No Further Remedial Action Planned or anticipated at this site by the federal Superfund Site Assessment program." 5. Rabies Summary Report, June 1995, with attached Report of Rabies Examinations, June 1 to June 30, 1995. Also cumulative report of Rabies Exams July 1, 1994 to June 30, 1995. 6. Copy letter to Rolf C. Hagen Corp., from DEP, July 10, 1995, re: Notice of Noncompliance. 7. Report from the Community Visiting Nurse Agency for June 1995. 8. Copy memo to Town Engineer from Town Mgr., July 7, 1995, re: East St. Landfill Monitoring asking to expedite monitoring tests. 9. Report from Groundwater Technology re: Former Gorham Silver, July 26, 1995. 10. Copy of letter to Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. from DEP, July 11, 1995, re: 8 Cottage St., conditional approval to conduct a release abatement measure. 11. Letter to Health Agent from Compo, July 12, 1995, re: Tier I Minor Permit Modification Transmittal Form and retention of new consultant. 12. Copy memo to Town Engineer from Health Agent, July 24, 1995, re: Mill St. Residents interested in sewer. 13. Copy memo to Board of Selectmen from Town Mgr., July 21, 1995, Appointment of Assistant to Town Manager. 14. Copy letter to Yankee Sprinkler Co., Inc., from DEP, July 27, 1995, re: Fabric Care Center, re: installation of a cross connection control device. 15. Copy Enforcement Order to Leonard and Debra Belyea, Stoughton, Aug. 2, 1995, re: Effluent flowing over surface of ground at 405 Pratt St., Mansfield. 16. Copy memo to Town Mgr. from Health Agent, Aug. 2, 1995, re: Invitation to others for a site walk at Hatheway & Patterson, on Monday, August 7, 1995 at 1:30PM. 17. Memo to Carol Sosman, Chair, BOH, from Town Engineer, August 1, 1995, Fluoridation of Town Wells, response to BOH memo dated, July 12, 1995. 4. Visitors No visitors tonight. 5. Health Agent's Report a. Jameson Farm Subdivision Sewer Project: Sewer installation has been completed to the middle of Lot 5. Manhole is installed, but inverts are not as yet. They should be completed within a couple of weeks, and at that time the sewer line should be operational. The house at 340 Mill Street (which has the variance) is nowhere near occupancy. Agent knows of two families in that area that would like (or need to) hook up to sewver.. PAGE 3, BOH MINUTES, AUGUST 3, 1995 ( b. 333 School Street: Goguens have submitted the plans as requested. They are seeking estimates at this time. They have also evicted their daughter from 333 School Street. As long as the system is abandoned, the Goguens do not have to repair the system; their action of eviction gives them a reprieve until such time as the MBTA makes a decision. c. Recreation Day Camp at Memorial Park: Meeting was held with Town Mgr., Recreation Director and DPW Director and heads of groups that use Memorial Park. Purpose of meeting was to ask for assistance, either monetary or manpower to upgrade the Park and to correct the violations related to health and safety and to bring the Park up to code. A sewer line will replace the cesspools at the bathroom and kitchen facilities. d. Hatheway & Patterson: Frank Gardner, EPA, and Julie Hutchins, DEP will host the site walk on Monday, August 7th at 1:30 PM. e. Title 5 Amendments: Minor changes have been fled by the Governor re: Title 5. None have a major effect on public health or the environment. I. Immunization Clinic: August 14th, LOAM to Noon, Library/COA. g. Merckens /Charles St. Odor: Ken Hackett, Sewer Treatment Plant, is working with ( Merckens to correct the odor problem into the Charles St. neighborhood. Mr. Hackett is allowing a slight over chlorination of the effluent in hope of better control of odor. h. Regulation of Fees: Copy revised reg given to each member to review. Public Hearing will be held September 7th. Reg will be approved after hearing. 6. Old Business a. Fluoridation: Members reviewed Town Engineer Bob Swanson's memo in response to the Board's memo. Agent spoke to Mr. Swanson to remind him that even though the BOH orders fluoridation, the Board did not press the matter of funding, in light of the Town's financial situation. Agent reported that the Town must fund upfront and wait for reimbursement from State. Board agreed that this project should be considered under Capital Improvements Program for a Water Dept. project. Agent will call Fred Barker, Engineer for Dept. Public Health, to ask where Mansfield is on list for funding. b. CVNA: Agent spoke with Director of Community Visiting Nurse Agency and suggested to her that the contract be re- structured to include a specific number of clinics. To date, no revised contract has been received. PAGE 4, BOH MINUTES, AUGUST 3, 1995 ( e. Health Issues Related to Youths: Chair Sosman suggested this item for future agenda. During previous discussion of tobacco control and increased smoking among young people, other youth - related health issues were mentioned. 7. New Business None at this time. 8. Adjournment MOTION: To adjourn at 9:00 PM. Fontanini/Forget. All in favor. VOTED Respectfully submitted, Dianne Royle, Recording Secretary NEXT MEETING: SEPTEMBER 7, 1995 @ 7:30 PM.