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Home My WebLink AboutBOH Minutes 3/5/1998R BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES ( MARCH 5, 1998 Members Present: Jim Leonard, Gary Forget, Dave Jones, and Joe Kowalczyk (arrived at 7:40PM) Also Present: Health Agent, Scott Leite 1. CALL TO ORDER at 7:30PM by Chairman Leonard in the Town Hall, I" Floor 2. CONSENT AGENDA a. Approval of Minutes, January 15, 1998 b. Approval of Disposal Works Installers Permit: L. Dumont Pumping Service, Norton Robert Colleran, Jr., N. Attleboro c. Approval of Mobile Food Permit: Palagi Bros., Inc., Pawtucket, RI (ice cream truck) MOTION: To approve Consent Agenda as submitted. Jones/Forget. All in favor. 3 -0 VOTED 3. COMMNICATIONS 1. CVNA January, 1998 report of services. 2. Standard Contract Amendment Form for Tobacco Control, signed by former Acting Town Manager, Richard Boucher, and Paul Kerrigan, Director Purchase of Service, July 1, 1996 to September 30, 1997, Change of amount, $17,787.53, New total: $87,950.97. 3. Memo from Town Manager, John D'Agostino, Feb. 2, 1998, re: Update on Town Hall Renovation Work Problems Requiring Attention, with accompanying documentation. 4. NMS Tobacco Control Program, January 1998 Report 5. Two letters from DEP to ACT Manufacturing, Inc., Forbes Blvd., Jan. 30, 1998 and February 4, 1998 respectively, re: Non - compliance, air quality and hazardous waste. 6. Certification of Special Town Meeting Vote on November 24, 1997, Article 34, BOH Reg. Affecting Smoking and the Sale, Vending and Distribution of Tobacco amendment. 4. VISITORS (Member Kowalczyk arrived at this time.) 5. HEALTH AGENT'S REPORT a. Troy, 171 Ware St.: Mr. Troy defaulted on complaints. Judge ruled that the Defendant, Mr. Troy, shall repair the septic system within a month of February 9, 1998. March 9a` is the 30 -day deadline and no plan for repair has yet been received. In fact, the system has failed so badly that a pond has been created. Agent took photographs. Attorney Joe Hannon will file an affidavit and a motion Page 2, Minutes of March 5, 1998, Board of Health in court on Tuesday, March 10'h. Mr. Troy, in the meantime, has filed a motion against the default and an appeal motion against the decision with the Grant Brothers, which was ruled with prejudice. b. Household Hazardous Waste Collection: To this date, three responses to the HHW bids have been received. Collection will be either April 18 1h or the 25'h. c. Floor Drain Regulation: Agent prepared the bylaw and met with DPW Director and Ass't Director. Agent has had no response and noticed that it is not on the annual town meeting warrant. Member Kowalczyk commented that this regulation/bylaw is a preventative maintenance issue and could be considered a cross department policy, since any employee who see a floor drain can notify the sponsor of the bylaw. d. GIS: Agent did not attend CIP meeting. He will speak with Town Mgr. for update. e. Sound Workshop: March 19'h at 7:30PM, Bob Copeland, consultant. f. Community Septic Management Plan: DEP offered to speak to the Board and attempt to convince them to participate in the CSMP $200,000 low- interest loan program. Board is willing to listen. g. Town Hall Air Conditioner: Cavanaugh Tocci, consultant, based their report and design on 62 degree sound readings. Health Agent's readings were twice the level, which, therefore, increases the price of mitigating the sound and makes it difficult to Band -Aid the problem. A new unit may be necessary. h. Brownfields: Grant program to clean up hazardous waste sites. For example, Hathaway & Patterson, County St. and Clemmey Tank Co., an area that could be used for MBTA parking. Town has applied for a grant. i. Meningitis: At this time, is a Rhode Island issue. Mass. Dept. Public Health, Center for Disease Control, see no reason to vaccinate all children. 7. OLD BUSINESS a. Variance from Smoking Reg for C.J. Scooters: Switch to turn machine on/off is located at the bar. Children, without parents, are not allowed in game room where cigarette machine is located. MOTION: To grant C.J. Scooters their variance from the Regulation Affecting Smoking and the Sale, Vending and Distribution of Tobacco, Article 5. (specifically, cigarette machine.) Jones/Kowalczyk. 2 -2 -0 Kowalczyk & Forget abstained. b. Well Regulation: Board thoroughly reviewed the draft reg and discussed the pros and cons of various sections. If an applicant files for a "private auxiliary" well, it cannot be used for "domestic" use. A registered well driller must be hired, unless the persons installs the well himself and the DPW office must be notified after the well is installed. Public hearing will be held April 2. Page 3, March 5, 1998 Minutes, Board of Health 8. NEW BUSINESS 9. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: To adjourn at 8:40 PM. Forget /Jones. 4 -0 PASSED Respectfully submitted, Dianne Royle Recording Secretary NOTE: Next Meeting April 2, 1998, Well Reg. Hearing April 9t" Sound Workshop, 7:30PM Third Floor Meeting Room both meetings. Clerk IF UNABLE TO ATTEND, PLEASE CALL. THANKS. 261 -7366.