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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOH Minutes 11/16/1989BOARD OF HEALTH November 16, 1989 MINUTES i Members present: Chairman Edward Rosenberg, Clerk Michael Donald Steele Also present Health Agent Scott Leite 1. CALL TO ORDER by Chairman at 7:35 PM. 2. CONSENT AGENDA ,r t DEC 1 2 9 89 VanSplintz," andf y a. Minutes of November 2, 1989 b. Disposal Works Installers Permit for L.S. Gentile & Sons, Inc. MOTION: To approve Consent Agenda VanSplinter /Steele. All in favor. VOTED 3. COMMUNICATIONS a. Copy of letter from Codex to Dept. Environmental Protection, Nov. 7, 1989, re: Notice of noncompliance PWS ID#4167000 b. Memo from Board of Selectmen, Nov. 14, 1989, re: Joint meeting on December 4th at 8:30PM. c. Copy of letter from Frank Zarek to Chairman, Board of Selectmen, Nov. 15, 1989, stating he will not be a candidate for re- appointment. 4. VISITORS a. Bruce Montgomery, General Manager of Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts presented is post- season report and discussion was held for nearly an hour re: number of complaints, future plans, future goals (both short -and long- term). For the 83 concerts, 124 households called Great Woods with complaints; last year, there were more. Mr. Montgomery feels that they will never be 100% free from complaints. Member Steele commented that the ultimate purpose of monitoring was to come up with a solution to the problem, and Member VanSplinter felt that he's not sure that this cooperative effort between Great Woods and the Board of Health would be tomitigate the problem. Concensus was that containment of sound at the facility would be the most effective. The question is how to do it. Mr. Montgomery alluded that there will probably be no major construction changes next season, but they are investigating various methods of improvement. MOTION: That on an annual basis, Board of Health will determine whether to monitor levels of sound or whether to get to the source to monitor. VanSplinter /Steele. All in favor. VOTED. MOTION: That Great Woods provide to the Board of Health use of the appropriate audio and calibrating monitoring equip - ment to measure sound levels. VanSplinter /Steele. All in favor. VOTED. BOARD OF HEALTH -2- November 16, 1989 5. HEALTH AGENT'S REPORT a. Agent thanked the Board members for sending him to the Household Hazardous Waste Conference in Orlando, Florida. He reported that he was pleased to learn that the Mansfield Board of Health is advanced of others as far as collection days are concerned. He met a rep from SEAMASS, which already has a letter of endorsement from the Town of Mansfield. In fact, Member VanSplinter said that Mansfield is third on the waiting list. Future may hold a curbside pickup of various hazardous waste. Overall, conference was informative. b. The "mountain" of asphalt on the DeGirolamo property off East Street will be used as a base for new roads. When enough is accumulated, the asphalt is ground up to put down as a base. Asphalt is considered a "special hazardous waste ", which poses no threat to public water supply or offers any contaminants. Agent feels there is no action to be taken. C. A company has requested permission to haul through the Town of Mansfield medical wastes. Foxboro, North Attleboro and Attleboro have waived a haulers license. The truck will not stop in Mansfield, only pass through. d. On Tuesday evening, Nov. 14th, members from the Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee toured Town departments. Chairman Rosenberg and Agent Leite addressed these committee members with the short- and long -term goals of the Health Department and their latest decision to ask for an engineering feasibility study for the implementation of fluoride into the public water supply. 6. OLD BUSINESS None presented at this time. 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Meetings in December will be on the 7th and the 21st. b. Member VanSplinter noted that on November 6th a State reg passed that mandates that physicians and dentists must have a plan to dispose of hazardous wastes that they generate, i.e., needles, certain amount of bloody wastes. This plan should be submitted to the local Boards of Health. A list of doctors and dentists will be compliled and Health Agent will review the new reg. Item will be on next agenda. c. Motion: To obtain a plaque, properly engraved, for a years of service that Frank Zarek gave to the Town of Mansfield, specifically, the Board of Health. VanSplinter /Steele. All in favor. VOTED. 8. PENDING - Continuance of regs. 9. ADJOURNMENT - MOTION: To adjourn at 9:25 PM Steele /VanSplinter. All in favor. VOTED. Respectfully submitted, Dianne Royle, Rec. Secy ,Clerk Date'