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Home My WebLink AboutBOH Minutes 6/17/1993S-) BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES JUNE 17, 1993 ? MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Michael VanSplinter, Clerk Donald Steele,,. `?'^ Peter Fontanini, Henry Austin and Carol Sosman ALSO PRESENT: Health Agent Scott Leite 1. CALL TO ORDER at 7:35 PM by Chair VanSplinter in the Town Hall. 2. CONSENT AGENDA a. Approval of Minutes May 20, 1993 and June 3, 1993. b. Approval of Food Service Permits: Town 'N Country Market Village Pizza *Homestead Restaurant *Jim's Old Colony Diner *Nonny Boys Family Food Mart Town 'n Country Market Roscoe's Cafe Cheng -Du House of Pizza Jimmy's Pub Mansfield Variety & Deli Cousin's Pizza & Subs, Inc. Geno's Restaurant and Lounge Gourmet Caterers at Merckens Chocolate Co. c. Approval of Mobile Food Permits: Self -Help, Inc. (Head Start) Jeff's Canteen ** *Boston Events Specialists Co. d. Approval of Retail Food Permit: Bristol liquors e. Approval of Caterer Permit: * ** *Pig Roastin' *Agent inspected Homestead (found it to be very clean and well managed), Nonny Boys (average) and Old Colony (average). He was told that Nonny Boys will eventually be a Dunkin Donuts. Since there has been a delay, Agent ordered that items such as no hot water in men's room, cracked sink in lav, dirty walls in bathroom and back door repair be repaired immediately. * *Agent called Mr. Curelop, Pig Roastin'. Pigs are purchased from a reputable .slaughtering house. Mr. Curelop stays away from potentially hazardous roods. * * *Mr. Gordon, Boston Events Specialists, told Board he has permission to have four mobile units, at the front of the pavilion, and will be cooking sausages, cajun chicken, steak tips, ribs. Unit has a sink. He does not sublease units and has been at Foxboro Stadium for 10 Years. He will start selling food around 8:30 PM. Board of Health Page 2 June 17, 1993 * ** *Agent called Mr. Bishop in Norton. He has not yet applied for his caterer's permit in Norton. Agent will ask for a copy when available. MOTION: To approve Consent Agenda as submitted. Fontanini /Austin. All in favor. VOTED 3. COMMUNICATIONS a. Copy of letter from Agent to installers and engineers, June 11, 1993, re: as -built submittal and Agent's vacation. b. Letter from Camp, Dresser & McKee, Inc., to BOH, May 3, 1993, re: City of Attleboro, Wading River Pump Station. Mr. Brackett is asking for a variance from Title 5 to install a tight tank at the pump station. Member Sosman suggested that a composting toilet would be more economical in the long run. Agent agreed. MOTION: To approve variance as requested. Austin /Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED c. Copy and brochure of Material Safety Data Sheet from Bristol County Mosquito Control Project. Agent reported that they will spray on a regular basis the roadsides. The State Pesticide Regulation had been ref-rred to the the controversial article in the iHansfield News, Agent will write a letter to the Editor of the News to clarify, some of the comments made. 4. VISITORS No one tonight. 5. HEALTH AGENT'S REPORT a. Brugliera, Goward Drive: Window for monitoring closed June 10th. No water in pipe then. Agent will give pertinent data to Town Counsel so that he can proceed. b. Nugent, 540 Ware St: Distance to nearest sewer is 500 -550'. Agent feels it would be too expensive for Mr. Nugent to install sewer for that distance. Member Steele suggested that communication between various boards to discuss sewer lines and where they should be for the proper reasons would be a good idea. The more input and agreed upon conversations between boards would certainly eliminate confusion. Member Fontanini asked Agent to asked Town Engineer how much a lift station costs. Agent thought about $40,000. c. Troy, 171 Ware St.: Repair completed. Pumps in. d. Sewer Reg, Transfer of Ownership: Agent has a breakdown of streets that are partially and totally sewered. He will write an enclosure for use at each lien search. At this point, summer help is not being considered. Board of Health Page 3 June 17, 1993 e. Schedule and Topics of Board Workshops: Agent suggested first meeting of each month to set aside time at end to hold workshop. July ist: Code Enforcement August 5th: Housing Code September 2- Title V October 7th: Mass. Continqency ris.n f. Peres and Plans: 35 Peres and 81 plans. g. Request for Variance Form: Agent presented the draft and members agreed with it, and added that procedures for a hearing be attached, so that applicant has an idea of the hearing format. MOTION: To approve Request for Variance and attach to it Procedures for a Hearing. Fontanini /Austin. All in favor. VOTED. h. Bonney Lane and Erick Road: Almost completely tied into sewer. Waiting for FDIC to complete townhouses. i. Agent's Evaluation: Each member received copies of the evaluation form. Chair suggested forms be filled out with the concept of "total quality management" in mind. Members Fontanini and Steele suggested a workshop first to discuss "TOM ". Chair responded that the Board should create a source document for an evaluation and set objectives for next year. Forms should be completed and brought to next meeting. 6. OLD BUSINESS a. Honey Dew Donut Variance: Chair commented that with the arrangement suggested by Mr. Eagan, non - smokers would have to walk through the smoking section. Chair would prefer smoking area in back, but realizes it cannot be done that way. Member Steele feels that it would not be fair for owners to invest money in ventilation systems and /or smoke eaters if eventually smoking is prohibited in all restaurants. Member Sosman does not want to burden anyone either. Board agreed to ask Mr. Eagan for additional information re: percentage of fresh air intake with his present ventilation system, number of air exchanges, can the volume of intake be increased? b. Versacare: Agent spoke with Versacare administrator and again asked for a printout of services rendered and charges, and warned that Mansfield may be looking for a new agency to contract with. Versacare said the info will be sent immediately. Mansfield donates $5400 /yr. and wants assurances that people who cannot afford to pay are receiving services out of the $5400. Board of Health Page 4 June 17, 1993 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Pesticide Truck: Member Austin saw a truck filling up with water through a hose in the pond on County Street. Agent said that is OK to do. If the filling is done through the hydrant, a backflow preventer is required. b. 9:30 Adjournment: Member Fontanini asked that meetings end at 9:30 PM and if the Board wishes to continue, a motion is made to continue for a half hour. MOTION: To limit meetings to two hours. If members wish to continue, a vote is taken for an additional half hour. This will be tried during the summer. Fontanini /Austin. All in favor. VOTED 8. WORKSHOP At 9:00 PM a workshop was held on food handling. Video was shown. 9. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: To adjourn at `i:=0 PM. Fontanini /Steele. All in favor. VOTED Respectfullv submitted, Dianne Royle Recording Secretary Clerk