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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOH Minutes 8/6/1987hfINUTES BOARD OF HEALTH { I� AUG 26 1q�� AUGUST 6, 1987 Members present: Chairman Edward Tartufo, Clerk Edward Rosenberg, Peter Fontanini, Donald Steele, Frank Zarek Also present: Health Agent Scott Leite 1., Meeting was called to order at 7:40 p.m. by Chairman Tartufo. 2. MINUTES Motion: To approve Board of Health minutes of meeting of June 18, 1987. Edward Rosenberg /Frank Zarek. Four in favor. Donald Steele abstained. Motion: To approve Board of Health minutes of meeting of July 9, 1987. Peter Fontanini /Donald Steele. Three in favor. Edward Rosenberg and Frank Zarek abstained. 3. CORRESPONDENCE Statement from Community Health Agency, Inc. for August, 1987 services. Motion: To make payment of $1,355.50 for August services. Edward Rosenberg /Donald Steele. All in favor. VOTED - Complaint from Arthur Courtemanche regarding the trash from Fernandes blowing around the neighborhood property. Mr. Courtemanche never did request to be put of Board of Health agenda. - Letter to the Board of Health, from Mr. & Mrs. Paul Perrey of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, dated August 3, 1987, regarding their recent vacation at Canoe River Campground and the filthy conditions at the ice cream palace. Health Agent Leite was not aware of pizza parlor. He found the conditions clean. Over the winter, they will bring restaurant to code and standards. - Letter dated August 6, 1987, from Marilyn Ouellette to the Board of Health, inviting the Board to attend the Mansfield Committee for Solid waste Alterna- tives next meeting to be held on August 11, 1987. Peter Fontanini and Scott Leite may attend. - Copy of Preliminary Program of Cogen -Power Conference to be held in New Orleans, September 15 -17, 1987,regarding Resource Recovery. - Copy of letter dated July 23, 1987, from Chairman Tartufo to John Keane of Mansfield Co- Operative Bank, advising Mr. Keane that the Board of Health approved his request to dispose of the building located at 80 North Main St., in the town's landfill, subject to DPW's requirements and appropriate fees. Chairman Tartufo took a telephone pole from Board members, all members were in favor. Board of Health Minutes Page 2 August 6, 1987 - Memo dated July 10, 1987, from Stephen Quinn, Chairman of Planning Board, to Health Agent Scott Leite, regarding modification of Balcolm Ridge, thanking him for his efforts in helping the Planning Board work out an acceptable drainage plan. - Copy of Water Protection District Advisory Committee's final recommendations, dated July 14, 1987, from Linda Sohn, Chairman to Norman Mahana, Chairman - Board of Selectmen. - Letter dated July 14, 1987, from Health Agent Scott Leite to Bruno Zambotti, informing him of violations of State Sanitary Code, Chapter 11: Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation - 100 Old Farm Road. Regarding dumping on roads, Health Agent asked the Board if we should make it standard to take people to court, since the landfill is now closed. Chairman Tartufo responded yes, we should immediately, otherwise situation will get worse. Members of the Board are very concerned about trash every- where. Clerk Rosenberg suggested we go to the Board of Selectmen on this issue of enforcement. - Memorandum dated July 21, 1987, from Rande Wilson to Chairman Tartufo, regarding a complaint of trash and old vehicles on Old Farm Road by Mrs. Vicki Veren. - Copy of letter dated July 21, 1987, from Rande Wilson to Robert Hoffman, responding to Mr. Hoffman's letter of July 3rd, regarding the continued disturbance emanating from Great Woods, periodically. - Copy of letter dated July 29, 1987, from Rande Wilson to Steve Lombardi, General Manager of Great Woods, requesting copies of sound level monitoring readings for the evenings of July 27, 28 and 29 Bon Jovi concerts. - Letter dated July 22, 1987, to the proper Mansfield Departments and DEQE, from Mr. & Mrs. Deviney, Mr. & Mrs. Sylva, Mr. & Mrs. Ethier, and Mr. & Mrs. Manifase, regarding Carl Nelson, Conservation Agent, erecting a fence behind their properties on Union and Spring. They are concerned about other activity that is going on which may be beyond the scope of the Conservation Commission's authority. - Community Health Agency, Inc. Annual Contract effective July 1, 1987. Motion: To approve annual contract effective July 1, 1987 to June 30, 1988, for a total sum of $16,266 payable in monthly installments of $1,355.50. Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED - Copy of letter dated July 14, 1987, from Gordon Sutin, SEMASS, to John McNair, Chairman - Board of Selectmen, regarding the delay in forwarding a final service agreement for waste disposal services. 4. LICENSES Disposal Works Installer's Permits: - #58 Timothy Boswell, U.S. General Contractors, 393 Elm Street, Mansfield Motion: To approve application for Disposal Works Installer's Permit. Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED Board of Health Minutes Page 3 August 6, 1987 - 1159 Frederick A. Strong, L & S Excavating Co., P.O. Box 118, Mansfield Motion: To approve application for Disposal Works Installer's Permit. Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED Food Service Establishment Permits: - #113 Kuo -Rung Tang, Cheng -Du Restaurant, 249 N. Main Street - Food Service 1182 Milk and Cream Motion: -.To approve. Edward Rosenberg /Donald Steele - 11114 Augat Inc. /Service Systems Corp. - Marriott FSM Div., 89 Forbes Blvd. - Food 1186 Milk and Cream Motion: To approve. Edward Rosenberg /Donald Steele. All in favor. VOTED - 11115 Teixeira's Donuts, 221 North Main Street - Food Service 1187 Milk and Cream Motion: To approve. Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED - 11116 Sheraton Mansfield Inn & Conf. Center, 31 Hampshire Street - Food Service 11 89 Milk and Cream Motion: To approve. Edward Rosenberg /Donald Steele. All in favor. VOTED Milk and Cream Licenses: - 1182 The Family Food Mart,'660 East Street Motion: To approve. Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED - 1183 VFW Post 3264, 88 Chilson Avenue Motion: To approve. Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED - 1184 Curtis Compact 11167, 223 North Main Street Motion: To approve. Edward Rosenberg /Donald Steele. All in favor. VOTED - 1185 Curtis Compact 11182, 40 Chauncy Street Motion: To approve. Edward Rosenberg /Donald Steele. All in favor. VOTED - 1188 Marie E. Monroe /Laurie's Catering, 4 Drake Street, Easton, MA 02375 Motion: To approve. Edward Rosenberg /Donald Steele. All in favor. VOTED Funeral Home Permit: - 11121 Sherman & Jackson Funeral Home, Inc., 55 North Main Street Motion: To approve renewal application for funeral home permit. Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED Board of Health Minutes Page 4 August 6, 1987 5. SOIL EXAMINATIONS - 1187 -90 Golden Hill Homes, Boundary Road, Lot 8 Motion: To approve soils and percolation rate with an adjusted groundwater level at 110 ". Edward Rosenberg /Frank Zarek. All in favor. VOTED - Bonwood Corporation, Massapoag Estates Motion: To approve the following soils and percolation rates with adjusted groundwater levels. 1187 -55 7 Patty's Road, Lot 4 - adjusted groundwater level at 84 ". Edward Rosenberg /Frank Zarek. All in favor. VOTED 1186 -190 Patty's Road, Lot 5 - adjusted groundwater level at 96 ". Edward Rosenberg /Frank Zarek. All in faovr. VOTED 1186 -191 Patty's Road, Lot 6 - adjusted groundwater level at 94 ". Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED - 1186 -192 Patty's Road, Lot 7 - adjusted groundwater level at 114 ". Edward Rosenberg /Frank Zarek. "All in favor. VOTED 1186 -193 Patty's Road, Lot 8 - adjusted groundwater level at 88 ". Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED 1186 -194 Patty's Road, Lot 9 - adjusted groundwater level at 92 ", subject to septic system being designed around hole two. Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED 1186 -195 Patty's Road, Lot 10 - adjusted groundwater level at 68 ". Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED 1186 -196 Patty's Road, Lot 11 - adjusted groundwater level at 80 ". _Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED 1186 -197 Patty's Road, Lot 12 - adjusted groundwater level at 36 ". Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED 1186 -223 Patty's Road, Lot 38 Motion: To reject. Edward Rosenberg /Donald Steele. All in favor. VOTED 1187 -136 36 Patty's Road, Lot 38 - adjusted groundwater level at 80" Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED 1186 -224 Patty's Road, Lot 39 - adjusted groundwater level at 78 ". Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED 1186 -225 Patty's Road, Lot 40 - adjusted groundwater level at 68 ". Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED Board of Health Minutes Page 5 August 6, 1987 1186 -226 Patty's Road, Lot 41 - adjusted groundwater level at 68" Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED 1186 -227 Patty's Road, Lot 42 - adjusted groundwater level at 86 ", subject to septic system being designed around hole two. Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED 1187 -56 Barbara Road, Lot 43 - adjusted groundwater level at 84 ". Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED Chairman Tartufo left the meeting at 8:48 p.m. - Paul Folkman, Fuller Estates 1187 -21 4 Clementine Road, Lot 9 - adjusted groundwater level at 96 ". 1187 -22 3 Clementine Road, Lot 12 - adjusted groundwater level at 96 ". 1187 -23 7 Clementine Road, Lot 13 - adjusted groundwater level at 96 ". 1187 -24 11 Clementine Road, Lot 14 - adjusted groundwater level at 96 ". 1187 -25 15 Clementine Road, Lot 15 - adjusted groundwater level at 90 ". 1187 -26 14 Clementine Road, Lot 18 - adjusted groundwater level at 80 ". 1187 -27 10 Clementine Road, Lot 19 - adjusted groundwater level at 30 ". Motion: To approve these soils and percolation rates, with adjusted ground- water levels, as previously discussed and concensed at meeting of July 9th. Peter Fontanini /Frank Zarek. All in favor. VOTED Chairman Tartufo returned to meeting at 8:53 p.m. - Health Agent Leite explained to the Board the meaning of the following new terms he has been using to describe soils: Ice Contact; Outwash; Basil Till; Ablation. Health Agent feels these terms describe the soil conditions far better. Chairman Tartufo requested that Health Agent outline these terms for the Board members. 6. HEALTH AGENT'S REPORT - Ed Troy - Judge has set court date to September 30th. Health Agent Leite asked the Board members if they want to continue with the court, or wish to condemn. If the Board chooses to condemn, they'll have to put people up until the system is repaired and the town recovers money from Ed Troy. Board members agreed that since the judge has set the court date, to let the courts take care of it right now. Board of Health Minutes Page 6 August 6, 1987 The Board members discussed their concern regarding the pending lawsuits of Ed Troy and Malcolm Post, and the lack of legal action being taken by Town Counsel John Dwyer. Motion: To send letter to Board of Selectmen requesting additional Town Counsel and legal assistance. Due to extraordinary workload of the existing Town Counsel, these cases have not been handled expediently. Edward Rosenberg /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED - Soarses Sanitation - In January, the Board approved application for Cesspool Cleaning and Pumping Permit, pending approval of truck inspection by Health Agent. Soarses now has decided they do not want to pump in Mansfield, requesting their $75.00 application fee to be refunded. Health Agent informed Scares Sanitation that $75.00 fee paid in nonrefundable. - Health Agent informed the Board of his upcoming vacation, September 14th through 18th. Motion: To request that Town Manager, Rande Wilson, allow the Board to appoint Bert Cook as Acting Deputy Health Agent. This appointment is on an emergency basis only. Peter Fontanini /Edward Rosenberg. All in favor. VOTED 7. OLD BUSINESS - Closing of the Landfill. Member Zarek and Member Fontanini are very upset that the Town of Mansfield closed the landfill at this time. They strongly feel there was no justification for it and would like to know on what basis was the landfill closed. Member Steele is concerned that no written engineering reports have been received. Member Rosenberg suggested that the Board should find out what is happening with these engineering reports. Chairman Tartufo agreed that the first step is to request an update on what is taking place; the Board of Health should receive copies of any corres- pondence the Town is getting from Engineers. Again, Member Zarek could not stress enough his concern that the Board has not seen any documents stating the landfill should have been closed. Motion: To send letter to the Board of Selectmen advising them that the Board of Health would like an update on the progress of the closing of the sanitary landfill, and forward information regarding all testing and their timetable for closure plans by September 15th. Peter Fontanini /Frank Zarek. All in favor. VOTED Board of Health Minutes Page 7 August 6, 1987 8. NEW BUSINESS - Underground Storage Tanks for Household Oil in the Water Protection District. Member Fontanini feels that the Fire Department should have a record of where these tanks are, and these tanks should be inspected periodically (like tanks at gasoline stations). Health Agent brought out literature herecently received on this subject from the State of Massachusetts. Member Fontanini will review this book. 9. Motion: To adjourn at 9:50 p.m. Frank Zarek /Peter Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED Respectfully submitted, Beverly Rooney Recording Secretary fIic'11 rI Rosenberg, Clerk Date �