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Home My WebLink AboutBOH Minutes 5/19/1994BOARD OF HEALTH May 19, 1994 Fir.•`_: I`, EC3 MINUTES „ ILL- - 94 itill -6 Pi 12: 11F Pi A%S IS i'P,t)SE 11 S Members Present: Chairman Henry Austin, Gary Forget, and Donald Steele. Also Present: Health Agent Scott Leite 1. CALL TO ORDER at 7:30 PM by Chair Austin in the Town Hall. 2. CONSENT AGENDA a. Approval of Minutes, April 21st and May 5th, 1994 b. Approval of Disposal Works Installers Permits: A &A Davis Excavation, New Bedford A. Caponigro, Jr., Mansfield J. J. Bosse & Sons, S. Easton c. Approval of Septage Pumping & Transporting Permit: Cavalieri Cesspool Service, N. Attleboro d. Approval of Funeral Home Permits: Amici Funeral Home Sherman & Jackson Funeral Home e. Approval of Tanning Facility Permit: Quik Tan, Inc. MOTION: To approve Consent Agenda. Forget(Steele. All in favor. VOTED. 3. COMMUNICATIONS a. Letter from Bristol County Mosquito Control Project, May 18, 1994, re: Phone number to call for spraying. b. Memo from Treasurer to Health Agent, re: Sewer reg, transfer ownership, difficulty with mechanism for escrow accounts. c. POLREP #4, Hatheway & Patterson, April 29, 1994, from EPA d. DEP letter, April 29, 1994, re: DeGirolamo Solid Waste, East St. e. GEI letter, May 11, 1994, re: Compo f. Community Visiting Nurse Agency Narrative Report for April 1994. g. CVNA detailed account of services March 1994, and July 1993 -March 1994. 4. VISITORS No visitors tonight. Board of Health Page 2, May 19,1994 5. HEALTH AGENT'S REPORT a. 340 So. Main St.: The groundwater testing by probing has been completed and they are waiting for the results. Several streets off So. Main St. were probed, i.e. Leonard St. and Leonard Circle. Groundwater Technology retested air quality in two homes to confirm the results of the first time. b. Brugliera: Agreement is to be signed. The design of the septic system is in progress, according to his engineer, James Dunn. c: Parente's Poultry Farm: Have had no further response from James DiCorpo, West St., re: his contacts for composting. d. Prevention Day: Event was very well done; however, poorly attended. BOH was represented by the Agent with a display of educational radon info and the sale of radon kits. e. Immunization Clinics: June 28th, 10:00 AM to Noon, Mansfield Depot, Francis Ave., and August 17th, 2:00 PM to 4:00 pm, Library /COA Community Room. f. Hatheway & Patterson: Spoke to Lisa Danek -Burke on May 13th and she reported the following: The material on site has been bulked and is ready to be shipped. She is waiting for the word from facilities that they are ready to accept it.. That should should take about thirty days. On May 17th, they will be demobililizing for a period of time, in order to work on another site, in another state. There will be security for 24 hours a day until the time of disposal. The EPA is sending a team that specializes in wood treatment sites, and they will sample the surface soil for air and contact threats. DEP is re- organizing and therefore EPA has not yet met with them. EPA will hold them to their promises. g. Smoking Regulation Amendments: Amendment offered to bring those who voluntarily are smoke free under the protective umbrella of the smoking regulation. Copies of proposed amendment given to each member to think about. i. Household Hazardous Waste Collection: About 25 drums of material, 6 drums oil, and a number of batteries, propane cylinders and tires. Ran out of money and closed at 11:30 AM. Was not satisfied with Western Enviromental Services, who collected the oil. Will discuss their bill with them. Board of Health Page 3, May 19, 1994 j. Sewer Connection Reg: Discussed with Joan Cutillo, Treasurer, the problems as stated in her memo re: the mechanics of enforcement of the transfer of ownership.. Copy of memo given to each member for their consideration. k. Farmer's Home Administration: Went to meeting re: grants for the eldery and low- income families for loans for home repair and for public health and safety matters only, For example, repair of septic systems, roof repair, etc. 1. Former Conlon & Donnelly: Received report from testing company that stated material (pile of dirt) is below action levels as required by Massachusetts Contingency Plan. Some of the components tested were arsenic, copper and oil/petroleum parts. Permission was given to remove pile of soil from the site. 6. OLD BUSINESS a. Tour of Great Woods: Members Sosman, Forget and Fontanini toured Great Woods sound room and newly renovated facility. Member Forget stated that he was very impressed with the mechanisms they use to monitor sound. They spent about 1.5 hours touring.. 7. NEW BUSINESS MOTION: To adjourn at 8:40PM Steele/Forget. All in favor. VOTED Respectfully submitted, Dianne Royle Recording Secretary NEXT MEETING: NNE 2,1994, TOWN HALL Clerk: V Date: