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Home My WebLink AboutBOH Minutes 10/3/1991RECEPIED TO''! F1 ,F 1 s„ SF1ELD BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES October 3, 1991 91 OCT 22 Pri k 20 1 i t -;. .�" :° D [I MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Michael VanSplinter, Clerk-,,, al ��Llgerlj, Peter Fontanini and Henry Austin ALSO PRESENT : Health Agent Scott Leite 1. CALL TO ORDER at 7:40 PM by Chairman VanSplinter. 2. CONSENT AGENDA a. Approval of Minutes, September 5, 1991 b. Approval of Minutes, September 19, 1991 c. Approval of Mobile Food Permit: LaBamba, Attleboro Member Steele asked for an amendment to Sept. 19th minutes. Page 4, b. 3rd paragraph, delete "the Board fulfilled its duties by publishing the legal notice, which states that right of appeal." Replace it with "an individual member should not write letters, that are in conflict with Board vote, to the newspapers." MOTION: To approve Consent Agenda with the amendment in the September 19, 1991 minutes as stated. Austin / Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED. 3. COMMUNICATIONS a. Copy of letter from DEP, Sept. 18, 1991, Ausimont USA, Inc., re: Compo Industries, Branch St. b. Copy of letter from DEP, Sept. 23, 1991, Charles A. Richardson, Inc., re: Hazardous Waste. c. Copy of letter from Coogan, Smith, Bennett, McGahan, Lorincz and Jacobi, Attorneys at Law, Sept. 25, 1991, re: Adjacent land owned by Karl Clemmey. Chairman asked if the content of this letter is a BOH issue. Agent responded that he did not think so. d. Copy of memo from Board of Health to Town Clerk, Oct. 3, 1991, re: Fluoridation Law and Appeal Procedures. 4. VISITORS a. Agent inspected Mr. Racine's mobile food unit, (LaBamba) and found it acceptable. It was not necessary at this time for Mr. Racine to appear before Board. 5. HEALTH AGENT'S REPORT a. Lawncare Update: Agent spoke with Ms. Martinelli, (credentials: Masters in Business Admin., Masters in Public Health and Doctor of Law), who is Public Policy Director for Mass. Audubon Society. She told Agent that on November 6th the National Audubon Society will be working with FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act) to rearrange rc Board of Health Page 2 October 3, 1991 Conservation Law Foundation will get more interested when the case gets to the Appelate or Supreme Court. Agent, as stated last meeting, spoke with Sally Newbury, CLF, and their model bylaw closely parallels Mansfield's. Chemlawn has been caught applying fertilizers in town. Agent has documented time and place. Also, Agent will reschedule the meeting with lawncare companies. A resident called BOH office and asked who registered with BOH. They wanted to hire a company who had a permit. Summary of Judgement will be filed very soon and Judge will review information b. 340 South Main St.: DEP ordered Rizzo Associates to do both the vapor extraction and soil removal. Indoor air quality tests will be taken in residences located around the building and in the plume area. Those will start in a couple of months. DEP declared this a priority site, and once the cleanup begins and is to the satisfaction of DEP, they will redeclare it non - priority and will not be looking over the shoulder of Rizzo Associates. c. Hathaway & Patterson: On October 3rd, Agent and Marcel Boelitz, DEP, visited H -P. Agent described the oil recovery system that was constructed. Barriers are in with stone surrounding them. H -P is having a problem with the electricity to the system failing. Agent will send a letter to Electrical Inspector to ensure that H -P has connected the electrical system according to code. d. Symposium: Agent attended a symposium, in Worcester, on electromagnetic fields. He felt it was unproductive and disorganized. e. Mansfield Tire: DEP, Div, of Hazardous Waste, is working with Mansfield Tire, which was washing oil down the storm drain. f.. Balloon & Car Festival: Agent attended and discovered five food vendors without permits. He licensed them on site and collected $25.00 from each. g. Auto Waste Day: Scheduled for October 26th at Mansfield Green Recycling Park. Chairman, Members Steele and Fontanini said they would help out that day. 6. OLD BUSINESS a. Old Colony Diner: Member Austin asked if the violations have been corrected. Agent replied yes and that the next time they occur, Mr. Appel will not be given a grace period, as he had this time. b. Non - Criminal Disposition: Tabled until full board. Board of Health Page 3 October 3, 1991 c. East Mansfield Sewer: Chairman reported that he had met with Health Agent, Chairwoman ConComm and their Agent (Planning Director and Chair were unable to attend). Following was discussed: 1. Develop a strategy to head off 2. Elaborate on who will benefit. 3. Respond to "why bail out Bonney 4. Cost: Far less expensive to rid new public water supply. opposition. Lane and Erick Road residents? of sewerage rather than find a Residents need to be informed, and a collective effort and campaign from all boards and committees can do just that. MOTION: To support the sewering of East Mansfield. Fontanini /Steele. all in favor. d. Fluoridation: Martha Wood, Div. Dental Health, DPH, telephoned. Mrs. Royle informed her that Board ordered fluoridation (June) and that funding was asked for FY93. She recommended that funding not be contemplated until an engineering plan is developed by the State. After the 90 day appeal period lapses (Dec. 12th), an agreement must be signed between Board of Health, Water Commissioners and State OPH. Engineering plan should be available in February or March 1992, then town will have a better idea of how much money to appropriate (probably for FY94). A letter must be sent to Ms. Wood after Dec. 12th if there is no appeal, so that she may start the ball rolling on the state level. e. Miscellaneous: Chairman would like to discuss the term of the chairmanship at next meeting. Also one more evaluation of agent is due. Would like to discuss next meeting. NEW BUSINESS a. Stearns Hill Subdivision: Member Steele commented that this proposal is larger than Forest Park Subdivision and that he has concerns. Agent responded that the lots are not yet perced. Since site has high groundwater, he will recommend when appropriate that Stearns Hill be perced during perc season. He feels that the high groundwater will be a detriment to septic systems and that the rate could be 6 minutes to failure. The soil at Stearns Hill is opposite of Forest Park. Member Fontanini also had questions re: Stearns Hill Subdivision and groundwater soil types. Member Steele questioned if Board should be, as in the past, reviewing subdivision plans and perc tests. He feels that technical discussions related to subdivisions, groundwater quality and septic systems helps him to support issues, such as East Mansfield Sewer, and to set policy. MOTION: To return to reviewing peres, setting groundwater elevations and reviewing soil types. Steele / Fontanini. 2 -2. Motion Fails. u Board of Health Page 4 October 3, 1991 It was suggested that a list of subdivisions, proposed and approved, and a log of septic plan and perc tests might help members to know more about what is going on in the area of development. Also, any new subdivision plans will be presented to Board for their review. Member Fontanini feels that it is inappropriate for him to go to the health office daily to rummage through papers and to see what the agent is doing. Member Austin suggested that maybe the health agent's report be expanded to give a better feel of the daily operation. Some of this is frustration where things are read in the newspaper and we know nothing about it. MOTION: To expand the health agent's report and try that approach for next meeting. Austin /Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED. b. Smoking: Member Steele commented that the Health & Human Service Dept.in Woodstock, Il is creating a law that Town's need to have a permit to sell cigarettes and chewing tobacco. The owner of a cigarette machine would have to keep it in eye's view to deter minors from buying cigarettes. Children between the ages of 13 -16 start smoking, added Steele. Member Austin replied that it is law not to sell to people under age 18, and that the police dept. does have jurisdiction. 8. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: To adjourn at 9:15 PM. Fontanini /Austin. All in favor. VOTED. Respectfully submitted, Dianne Royle, Recording Secretary NEXT MEETING: OCTOBER 17, 1991. See you then. CHOLESTEROL SCREENING - Oct. 17th, 5 -7 PM Clerk