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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHEALTH_04032014_201405021118Town of Mansfield Board of Health April 3, 2014 Minutes Present: Catherine Memory, Chairperson; Nancy Wall, Acting Clerk; Michael Healey. Also present: Scott Leite, Health Agent. 1. Call to Order at 7:00 pm in Meeting Room 2 A/B 2. Reorganization: Postponed to May 1, 2014. 3. Consent Agenda Approval of February 6, 2014 minutes Approval of a Permit to Operate a Food Service Establishment Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt White's Pastry Shop Approval of a License to Sell Milk and Cream Community Care Pharmacy Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt White's Pastry Shop Approval of License to Manufacture Frozen Desserts and /or Ice Cream Mix Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt Approval of a Permit to Sell Tobacco Products Community Care Pharmacy Approval of a Retail Establishment License Community Care Pharmacy Approval of Tattoo Practitioner's Permit for Offering Tattoo and Body Piercing Donald Howe Joseph Peters Approval of Permit for Offering Tattoo or Body Piercing Tiki Tattoo Approval of a Disposal Works Installer's Permit Caponigro Construction DeJonco Construction MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA: Healey/Wall Passed 3 -0 -0. 4. Correspondence: Nursing Reports for April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December 2013. Letters to Mrs. Anjana Patel, Four Corners Citgo and Mr. Wissam Samrout, Mansfield Gas & Service, Inc. Letter from Nancy Graf, Market Manager for the Mansfield Farmers' Market: Ms. Graf asked that the Board consider a variance from the Retail Food Permit and Residential Kitchen Permit fees for vendors participating in the Mansfield Farmer's Market. She explained the market was designed to support local farmers, encourage small businesses, provide fresh, healthy foods to Mansfield residents and surrounding communities and be a community gathering place. She said the market is a limited time event, as opposed to retail stores that operate year round and is opened one day a week with limited hours; the Market is opened for 13 weeks only from 2 -6 pm, starting mid -July through mid - October. Ms. Graf said in its present location on North Main Street there is room for only 6 vendors and, because the parking lot is shared with a bank, the site can be dangerous because of traffic entering and exiting the parking lot. The move to Mansfield Crossing Mail will provide a safer location and allow for more vendors. She said farmers are exempt from the permit fees and she is asking for a variance for the Retail Food Permit and Residential Kitchen Permits, from $100.00 to $50.00. The current fees are difficult for the vendors to accommodate, particularly because the vendors have to pay the money up front before any sales of their products take place. She said the Market vendors do not make a lot of money, some just breaking even. The fee charged to the vendors goes for signs, business cards, etc. Because the Farmer's Market is opened for a quarter of the year, Mr. Leite suggested the fee for the permits be reduced to $25.00. Mr. Healey made the motion to reduce the fee to $25.00 per permit. Ms. Wall seconded the motion. Motion passed 3 -0 -0. 5. Agent's Notes: a. Household Hazardous Waste Collection day will be April 5, 2014 at the Xfinity (Comcast) Center from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm (or as long as funds allow). Three bids were received. Information on FaceBook, Twitter, Cable, Town's Web page and brochures were distributed. b. Youth Tobacco Sales Spreadsheet: Spreadsheet was e- mailed to the Board. Will be updated as compliance checks are done. c. Stearns Avenue /Hercules Amendment: Attorney's for Hercules wanted to amend the amendment to the Well Regulations. Could not amend because the amendment already passed. 6. New Business: 7. Old Business: a. Sign Amended Well Regulation: Board signed the Amendment to the Well Regulation, prohibiting private wells to provide "water for human consumption' in any location that is within seven hundred fifty feet of a disposal site or a parcel containing a solid waste disposal landfill. b. Tobacco Regulation discussion: Board was given a copy of the Tobacco Regulations. Mr. Leite suggested a workshop for May. Ms. Memory said the Board should review the regulations and note any changes or additions for discussion at the Workshop. Mr. Healey suggested the Board review the Regulations every five years. 8. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 7:42 pm. (Healey/Wall) Passed. Next meeting will be May 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm. Nancy Wall, Acting Clerk Date All matters listed under Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Board of Health and will be enacted by one motion. There will not be separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately.