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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBrd of Health 04/03/2003 .... .. BOARD OF HEALTH April 3, 2003 MINUTES i:n ,...-.Members Present: Chairman Raymond Martin, Clerk Christi'1~,~"o/~~rri~w Z;1B~m), Liane Cochrane, Kenneth Torman & Ronald Greene ',_j l ,. '. j .,' : ., i " " Also Present: Health Agent, Scott Leite [;', .~ Ii t! ! ) !-- ',- T S '- I I 1. Call to Order @ 7:00 P.M., 2nd Floor Committee Meeting Room by Chairman, Raymond Martin 2. Consent Agenda a. Approval of Minutes of February 6, 2003 b. Approval of Disposal Works Installer's Permit William Berta relli , Bertarelli Bros. c. Approval of Hauler's Permit Waste Solutions, Inc. d. Approval of Permit to Operate a Mobile Food Establishment Carolyn Berkowitz, Union Canteen Co., Inc. e. Approval of Permit to sell Milk and Cream Carolyn Berkowitz, Union Canteen Co., Inc. r MOTION: To approve Consent Agenda GreenelTorman 4:0 PASSED 3. Communications a. HealthCare Options Town of Mansfield Board of Health Report for January 2003 b. HealthCare Options Town of Mansfield Board of Health Report for February 2003 c. Penney Engineering, Inc. to Mr. John D'Agostino, Town Manager _ re; Mansfield Electric Department. Dated February 13, 2003 Notification of a Release Abatement Measure Completion Report written for the assessment activities conducted at the High Street Plant outdoor storage area. The RAM plan was approved by the DEP. No significant risks have been identified. d. Camp Dresser & McKee to Scott Leite - re; Town of Mansfield, Compost Production at the Wastewater Biosolids Composting Facility. Dated February 27,2003 MOTION: To Approve Sale of Compost with DEP approval Torman/Cochrane 5:0 PASSED r e. CYN Environmental Services to Mr. Ray Martin, Chairman - re; Response Action Outcome Statement, 185 Winter St. Dated March 13, 2003 "Sudden Release" of No.2 Fuel Oil. No Significant Risk and a Permanent Solution was ultimately achieved at the disposal site as a result of remedial activities. T1 .._ f. Department of Public Health to Arthur M. O'Neill, Chief of Police - re; Inspection of Mansfield Police Department. Dated March 6, 2003 The inspection revealed no violations. r g. Department of Environmental Protection to Apollo Motor Express - re; Notice of Responsibility, Forbes & Hamden Streets. Dated March 18, 2003 A tractor-trailer jack-knifed causing a release of an estimated 20 gallons of diesel fuel to the roadway and median strip. Apollo Motor Express is the owner and responsible for cleanup. 4. Health Agent's Report a. Thermometer Exchange - In conjunction with the DEP and DPW, the BOH is giving out free digital or forehead thermometers in exchange for mercury thermometer. The Town Recycling Coordinator, Jonathan Kirschner, headed the program originally scheduled to run from March 4th through April 4th. Due to the fact, that Jonathan is no longer employed by the Town and we have a large supply of thermometer left over, the Board agreed to continue the program until the thermometer are gone. Notices will be put in the local newspapers and on cable notifying residents of the continuation of the thermometer exchange program. (' b Office Flooding Board of Health Office was flooded on February 18th by a broken heat pipe in the adjoining engineering room. Approximately 2 inches of water was on office floor. Carpets were removed and some slight damage to BOH files. No files had to be destroyed. c. Gorham Silver Indoor Air Sampling and DEP Audit - 3 homes tested y Textron for VOC's. One home had higher than normal vocs. State and ENSR is investigating. Agent met on-site with DEP while and audit was conducted on March 26, 2003. DEP was pleased with the audit. 4.5 million gallons of water were treated in the last 4 years. d. .Lyme Disease Seminar - Agent asked Board if they would be interested in a Free Lyme Disease Seminar open to the public. All members agreed they would be interested. e. Household Hazardous Waste Collection -Approval was given on 3/31 to use the $15,000 originally available for the HHW Collection. Due to time constraints, we will not be able to hold it in the spring as usual, but it will be held in the fall. f. May Meeting - Health Agent will be on vacation May 1st. Board agreed to hold the May meeting on Thursday, May 8th. f. Office Hours - There has been concern by the Selectmen about the availability of the Health Agent on Wednesdays from 8am - 8pm. Agent stated he presently takes no lunch or dinner on Wednesdays and leaves at 6:30pm, although he is always available to anyone who is unable to come in before 6:30 and lets him know in advance. This allows him to be available to tradesmen and residents when they conduct most of their business that pertains to the Health Department. Chairman, Raymond Martin stated that because of the type of business conducted in BOH office, he feels it is not necessary for the Office to be staffed until 8pm and the Health Agent should continue to operate as he presently does. All Board Members agreed. g. Municipal Roadway Vegetation Management Plan - Date changes made to original plan need to be resigned. MOTION: To Approve and Sign Vegetation Management Plan r- GreenelWest 5:0 PASSED 5. Old Business - None 6. New Business r Ray Martin mentioned a CDC webcast on SARS on 4/4 Ken Torman asked what kind of work is being done on North Main Street. Agent stated that an area where an oil tank had been removed in the past is now being cleaned up. 7. Workshop - Air Pollution The Health Agent conducted a workshop on Dust, Noise and Odor. The Board of Health's role in air pollution and the Massachusetts Laws and Regulations was explained. Definitions, examples, and enforcement were also covered in length. 7. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: To adjourn at 8:00 PM. West/Greene 5/0: Voted Respectfully submitted, r Patricia Byrnes, Recording Secretary NEXT MEETING THURSDAY, MAY 8th, 3rd FLOOR, 7:00 P.M. (;J~Qj ~ Clerk Date (~/ r;/ f53 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. r n .1.'