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Home My WebLink AboutBOH Minutes 12/17/1992PLEASE NOTE: THESE ARE RECONSTRUCTED MINUTES. ORIGZ;�Att 0 APPROVED MINUTES ARE MISSING. BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES December 17, 1992 MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Henry Austin, Clerk Edward Rosenberg, Michael VanSplinter, Donald Steele, and Peter Fontanini ALSO PRESENT : Health Agent Scott Leite 1. CALL TO ORDER at 7:30 PM by Chair Austin in the Mansfield Town Hall 2. CONSENT AGENDA a. Approval of Minutes of December 3, 1992 b. Approval of Septage Pumping & Transporting Permits: Scares Sanitation Pumping, Inc., Taunton Eveready Pumping Service, So. Easton Suburban Contract Cleaning, Inc., Weymouth Franklin Sanitation Service, Inc., Wrentham Aardvark Sanitation, Walpole Dana A. Nash & Son, Inc., Bridgewater c. Approval of Disposal Works Installers Permit: Bob Moreshead, Foxboro Barrows Contracting Co., Mansfield Brunelle Contracting Co., Mansfield Hicks Construction, Norton Joseph Gonsalves, Mansfield A.L. Willis Co., Inc. Mansfield Tifdan Development, Mansfield Dana White, Mansfield Riccio Builders, Mansfield Peter DeGirolamo & Sons, Mansfield Herbert Finley, Sandwich J.J. O'Brien & Sons, Inc., Waltham Paul A. Yonker Contracting /Excavating, So. Walpole R. M. Pacella, Plainville R. P. Rowean, Millis Aardvark Pumping, Walpole U.S. General Contractors, Mansfield Allen Manufacturing, Mansfield Global Construction, Canton Franklin Sanitation Service, Inc., Wrentham Mark Realty Corp., Mansfield A. Caponigro, Jr., Mansfield Plainville Pump & Excavating, Inc., Plainville L.G. Gentile & Sons, Inc., Norfolk MOTION: To approve Consent Agenda. Rosenberg /VanSplinter. All in favor. VOTED. Board of Health Page 2 December 17, 1992 3. COMMUNICATIONS a. Community Visiting Nurse Agency summary reports for services for September and October, 1992. 4. VISITORS No one scheduled tonight. 5. HEALTH AGENT'S REPORT a. Edgewood Condos: FDIC has taken over Guarantee First Trust and has the authority to dishonor letters of credit; therefore, no financial leverage to have them tie into sewer. This area involves about 34 condo units. The system is functioning; however, it is not in accordance with State law, Title V. b. Heimlich Maneuver: Agent reported that he does not know who orders the heimlich maneuver in regards to employees in restaurants being trained in case of an emergency. Agent will look into the public health law. 6. OLD BUSINESS a. Fluoride: Mrs. Royle reported that the Capital Improvements Committee does not have the cost of fluoridating town's water supply in their budget. It will not be considered this year due to a limited funds. For the sake of the audience, Member Rosenberg, who initiated the procedures for the implementation of fluoride in our public water supply, gave a brief historical background of the legal steps that had to be taken to get to the ordering of fluoride by the Board of Health. b. Health Clinic: Nurse Chris Delano, Community Visiting Nurse Agency, conducted a cholesterol clinic for Juniors at Mansfield High School. She will send a breakdown. c. Draft Sewer Connection Reg: Approx. thirty residents from East Mansfield were present. Health Agent reviewed with the Board the comments from Attorney Joe Hannon, hired specifically to review the sewer regulation. Definitions for commercial, multi - family, subdivision, residential cluster and residential compound have been re- written, according to planning board regulations in order to keep these definitions consistent. Atty. Hannon recommended transfer of property section to be removed. The Board is now on its seventh draft and discussion pertains to #7, unless otherwise stated. Attorney recommended keeping everying in the reg in a public health frame. That is why Agent went by density in his calculations; for example, rented.houses should not be considered "commercial" because the owner does not live there. They could not have the same affect on groundwater as an actual commercial /industrial building. Board of Health Page 3 December 17, 1992 A failed septic system will automatically have to hook up to sewer, depending on the proximity of the sewerline. Chair suggested three options: (1) Could go forward with this document; (2) do nothing; (3) take portion of this document; (4) some modification of the whole document. MOTION: To discuss "single- family residences" and table rest till next meeting. Fontanini /Steele. Motion and Second withdrawn. MOTION: To discuss "single- family residences" and Articles 2,3, 4 and 5 of Draft 7. Fontanini /Steele. 4 -1 Rosenberg opposed. VOTED MOTION: To approve that for single- family residences there be no mandatory hookup and that the transfer of owner- ship section be deleted. Austin /No second. Motion fails. MOTION: That there be no mandatory hookup for single - family residences. Fontanini /No second. Motion fails. MOTION: To require that hookup be mandatory for single - family residences and for tranfer of ownership, as stated in Article 2, Section 2, Draft 6. VanSplinter /Rosenberg. 3 -2, Austin /Fontanini opposed. VOTED Article 3, Variance and Article 4, Penalties remain in tact. Members Fontanini and Steele need more time to review the formulas under Section 5, Table 1, Draft 7. MOTION: To require mandatory hookup for single - family residences after ten years. VanSplinter /No second. Motion fails. MOTION: To grant automatic variance for senior citizens, 62 years or older at adoption of this reg, until such time septic system fails or transfer of ownership. VanSplinter /No second. Motion fails. MOTION: Approve as written, Article 2, Section 2. as written. Fontanini /VanSplinter. All in favor. VOTED. Board asked Agent to send a letter to Ben Flint stating that people.would not have to hook up to sewer unless system fails and upon transfer of ownership. Board of Health Page 4 December 17, 1992 At this point, audience expressed strong opposition with the approval of transfer of ownership. How will the Town know when a transfer occurs? When will regulation take effect? Response: After reg is approved and signed and published in the newspaper under "legals ". 7. NEW BUSINESS - None presented. At this time, Member Rosenberg thank the Board for being his colleague. For the past 11 years, he enjoyed being on the Board and gained must expertise with all the different issues that arose and had to be resolved. Mr. Rosenberg's experience will be missed. 8. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: To adjourn at 9:20 PM. Rosenberg /Steele. All in favor. VOTED. er Respectfully submitted, Dianne Royle Recording Secretary NEXT REGULAR MEETING: JANUARY 7, 1993 Date