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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOH Minutes 7/1/1993r" C, BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES :_.:-JULY 1, 1993 MEMBERS PRESENT: Clerk Donald $frgele, Peter Fontanini, Henry Austin and Carol 8osman;'� 1 I S ALSO PRESENT: Health Agent Scott Leite Members agreed to appoint Don Steele as Acting Chair and Carol Sosman as Acting Clerk. 1. CALL TO ORDER at 7:40 PM by Acting Chair Steele in the Town Hall. 2. CONSENT AGENDA a. Approval of Minutes June 17, 1993. b. Approval of Food Service Permits: Regent Cafe Classic Pizza St. Mary's Church (fee waived) c. Approval of Mobile Food Permit: Deb's Catering d. Approval of Retail Food Permit: The Store e. Approval of Residential Kitchen Permit: Uncle Bill's Kitchens, Inc. MOTION: To approve Consent Agenda. Austin /Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED 3. COMMUNICATIONS a. Agent reported that at Great Woods on Sunday, July 4th, the Jazz Festival, Bill Graham Presents, will have seven mobile food units Agent will go on Sunday to inspect each unit. This group travels around U.S, participating in Jazz Festivals and serving Louisiana -type cuisine. They are requesting a temporary mobile food permit @ $25.00 each, seven total. MOTION: To approve the one -day licenses for Bill Graham Presents (July 4th) at Great Woods pending positive inspections by Health Agent. Fontanini /Austin. All in favor. VOTED b. Contract from Community Visiting Nurse Agency, July 1, 1993 to June 30, 1994, $16,450 (no increase from last year). MOTION: To approve and pay CVNA per contract for FY94. Fontanini /Austin. All in favor. VOTED c. Memo from Town Manager to Union Officers and Dept. Heads, June 24, 1993, re: No Smoking Policy. Board of Health Page 2 July 1, 1993 d. Letter from VersaCare, June 21, 1993, re: Breakdown of services rendered, 4/1/93 to 5/31/93, and letter for support of VersaCare, Inc., quarterly payment April, May and June, $1,350.00. Board reviewed and will discuss in detail next meeting. MOTION: To take under consideration. Fontanini /Austin. All in favor. VOTED e. Copy of letter from DEP to Hub Folding Box Co., June 24, 1993, re: Technical Review Period. f. Copy of letter from DEP to Texas Instruments, June 24, 1993, re: Recycle Permit. g. Request for Rabies Examination Report, June 28, 1993, Negative results. h. Notice from Dept. Public Health re: Tobacco Control Technical Assistance Grants. Newsletter will be sent to CVNA to see if they are interested in applying. 4. VISITORS No one tonight. 5. HEALTH AGENT'S REPORT (, a. Brugliera, Goward Drive: Town Counsel sent letter to Mr. Brugliera's attorney, Mr. Nugent and asked him to make a proposal re: Mr. Brugliera's septic system. Town Counsel advised Health Agent that he feels the Judge will not rule in favor of the Town since the system is working fine, even though it does not meet Title V requirements. Agent is concerned that Town Counsel is questioning the Board's desire to enforce the law. Agent will talk with Town Manager re: hiring a special attorney to argue this case. b. Nugent, 540 Ware St: Mr. Nugent hired two septage pumping companies and both certified that his system is working fine. The bank and prospective buyers are satisfied with the certification; therefore, the system will not need to be replaced as planned. c. Troy, 171 Ware St.: Engineer has sent in his evaluation of the septic system. Since there may be litigation, Agent recommended that the Board not discuss 171 Ware St. d. Sewer Reg, Transfer of Ownership: Agent has completed the breakdown of streets that are partially and totally severed. He read the letter to be enclosed for use at each lien search. Board had one minor change. Agent also read the letter of explanation for the applicant requesting a variance under the sewer reg. One minor amendment. e. Mill Farm Estates: Martha Flint called Agent and said that this subdivision will be sewered. Board Of Health Page 3 July 1, 1993 e. 17 -19 Erick Road: Sewerline will be pressure tested on Friday, July 2nd. f. Oxford Road: In previous minutes, referred to as Forbes Blvd. Agent spoke with Conservation Agent and was told septic system has failed and is being pumped daily and will eventually be hooked up to sewer. g. Peres and Plans: 37 Peres and 85 plans. h. Old Colony Way: that two monitoring pipes mistake. When monitored, the groundwater, some has level 4.5 parts /billion). reps from Fayo and Waite A letter from Fayo and Waite has indicated have been installed on Town property by it was discovered that POE's were found in high as 9.5 parts /billion (acceptable DEP Agent will be meeting with Town Manager and in July 6th. I. Rumford River, County St.: Agent was on -site with Marcel Bolitz, DEP, and investigated a portion of the Rumford River that appeared to have oil on top. It was agreed that it was not oil, but instead pollen, bacterial film and sludge residue from swamp. j. Tracey Circle: The subdivision plan showed the sewer (manhole) extending into Ware Street; however, it was not built that way. Agent reviewed correspondence and discovered that the reason for not extending the sewer was because Ware Street had been recently paved. Agent will investigate further. 6. OLD BUSINESS a. Honey Dew Donut Variance: Have not yet heard from Mr. Eagan. Agent will send letter telling him that since he did not respond to the Board's request, he must comply with the smoking reg. b. Cigarette Sales: Member Sosman noticed that businesses are advertising cigarettes at reduced sale prices. Also, the tobacco industry is suing the EPA for advertising that "secondhand smoke is hazardous to your health ". c. Lift Station: According to Michael Trowbridge, Engineer, cost of a lift station is approx. $40,000. d. Mechanism for Sewer Hookups: Member Steele asked what the mechanism is, after a perc test had been taken years ago, to now tell the applicant that he may have to hook up to sewer? Agent responded that when the septic plan is filed, he will alert the applicant to the sewer regulation. Board of Health Page 4 July 1, 1993 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Agent's Performance Evaluation: Member Sosman was the only member to hand in Agent's eval. Others will give their's to Chair. Chair VanSplinter sent via Agent a copy of an evaluation tool for members to review and fill out, in addition to the evaluation form from the Town Manager's office. July 15th will be a workshop on the relationship between Board and Agent and the Agent's evaluation. 8. WORKSHOP At 9:00 PM a'workshop was held on enforcement.procedures. -- 9. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: To adjourn at 9:23 PM. Fontanini /Austin. All in favor. VOTED Respectfully submitted, Dianne Royle Recording Secretary NEXT MEETING: AUGUST 5, 1993 D /.5 Clerk Date