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Home My Public Portal AboutBoard of Health -- 2021-05-05 Minutes W li0/1„� Town Of Brewster 0 ��\\\\\iq f� Dt��*$ ' i� BREWSTER9MASSACHU8 MAIN 3ETTS 02631 - 1898 ET Health Department Otio cc� � f. Amy L . von Hone, R. S . , C .H. O . Director � Y A PHONE : 508 . 896 . 3701 EXT. 1120 r Q z FAX : 508 . 896 .4538 Sherrie McCullough, R. S . r t — �' • brhealthabrewster-ma. gov Assistant Director ve, �RPoAofs WWW.BREWSTER-MA. GOV Tammi Mason IIII111111111\��\\\\\ Senior Department Assistant Board of Health Meeting Wednesday May 5, 2021 , at TOOPM Remote Participation Meeting Board members on remotely: Carmen Scherzo, DVM , Chair; Penny Holeman, MPH , MA, MS, Vice Chair; Annette Graczewski , MT (ASCP) and Joe Ford Others on remotely: Amy von Hone, R. S ., C . H . O ., Health Director, Sherrie McCullough, R. S ., Assistant Health Director; Tammi Mason, Senior Department Assistant; Joe Henderson, Coastal Engineering and Chad Simmons, Operator for King ' s Landing Wastewater Treatment Facility Dr. Scherzo stated that for anyone wanting to listen to the meeting can do so via the Town of Brewster livestream at http ://video . brewster - ma . gov//cablecastPublicSiteZ? channel = l or on Channel 18 and anyone that has a question or comment could email them to .healthboardmeeting@brester- ma . gov 1 . Call to order Meeting was called to order at 7 : OOPM 2 . Chairman 's announcements As this may be my last Board of Health meeting , I would like to thank the Brewster voters for giving me the high privilege and honor of serving on the Brewster Board of Health for the last seven years . It has been a truly remarkable experience . I would also like to thank my fellow Board members Annette, Penny, Joe and Jeannie, and Amy, Sherrie and Tammi for the countless hours and service to our community. Finally, I would thank George Heufelder for his guidance and counsel . 3 . Citizen ' s Forum None , 4. Joseph Henderson — Coastal Engineering — Annual WWTF Report for King 's Landing Joe Henderson from Horsley Witten, engineer for the treatment facility and Chad Simmons, Coastal Engineering , operator of the treatment facility were in attendance . Mr. Henderson stated that this was a BioClere Wastewater Treatment Facility that was built in 2014 . Flow is approved for 24, 000gpd but, the flow is about 10, 000gpd . Most recently, because the treatment facility wasn 't meeting performance standards, the DEP issued an Administrative Consent Order, which then triggered a comprehensive evaluation report, which Horsley Witten did . Around this same time, the owners of the property decided to change operators, which is where Chad Simmons comes in . It was about a year ago . BOH 5/5/21 Minutes Page 2 BOH 5/5/21 Minutes Page 2 Dr. Scherzo asked if DEP had said anything about the exceedances . Mr. Henderson believes that Mr. Simmons has spoken with them and once Covid restrictions are over they will meet up at the plant and go over everything . He did note that there has been a change in the waste stream since Covid started . Mr. Simmons told the Board that he took over in March of 2020 and that because of Covid , things have been moving very slowly. He has spoken with DEP about making some changes at the plant. Mrs . von Hone asked if there was a dramatic increase in water usage over the past year because of Covid . Mr. Simmons stated that he had not seen that. The owners have a new cleaning process that was tough to deal with . The plant is operating at less than 1/2 the flow currently. The Board agreed to have them come back again in January. s . C0VID - 19 Update — Health Director Mrs , von Hone stated that there are 553 total cases in Brewster. It is a combination of the general population and long - term care facility residents . There are very few active cases at the moment. Last week there were 6 new cases (age bracket of 20 - 60) . She has started posting the vaccination rate on the website . Barnstable County has the highest vaccination rate in the State . There are multiple avenues to get the vaccination . There is an overabundance of it currently. On April 30th, masks are no longer required outdoors if you can maintain 6 feet of social distancing . Any organized event must still wear masks and masks are still required indoors . On May 10th, tournaments, street fairs, etc. will be allowed to start back up again with certain restrictions in place . On May 29th, outdoor gatherings limits will go up to 250 people and food will not be required to be served with alcohol orders . Table limits will increase to 10 people per table . On August 15t, everything will be open . (Jeannie Kampas arrived at the meeting at 7 : 35PM ) 6. Consent Agenda , A . In - House Food Service Permit Approvals i . Amanda ' s Soft Serve, 1069 Main Street, Lemon Tree Plaza ii . Ack Gioia , 302 Underpass Road B . In - House Septic Variance Approvals i . 153 Wayside Drive ii . 138 Vesper Pond Drive Motion : Approve the consent agenda for food permits for Amanda ' s Soft Serve and Ack Gioia BOH 5/5/21 Minute' s page 3 Motion : Annette Graczewski Second : Penny Holeman Vote: Penny Holeman — yes Action : Motion carried Joe Ford — yes Annette Graczewski — yes Jeannie Kampas — yes Carmen Scherzo - yes Motion : Approve the consent agenda for variance requests for 153 Wayside Drive and 138 Vesper Pond Drive Motion : Annette Graczewski Second : Penny Holeman Vote: Penny Holeman — yes Action : Motion carried Joe Ford — yes Annette Graczewski — yes Jeannie Kampas — yes Carmen Scherzo — yes T Review and approve minutes: 11 / 18/20; 12/2/20; 1 /20/21 and 1 /26/21 Motion : Approve the minutes from 11 / 18/20 Motion : Joe Ford Second : Annette Graczewski Vote: Penny Holeman — yes Action : Motion carried Joe Ford — yes Annette Graczewski — yes Jeannie Kampas — yes Carmen Scherzo -yes Motion : Approve the minutes from 12/2/20 with corrections Motion : Annette Graczewski Second : Penny Holeman Vote: Penny Holeman — yes Action : Motion carried Joe Ford — yes Annette Graczewski — yes Jeannie Kampas - yes Carmen Scherzo — yes Motion : Approve the minutes from 1 /20/21 Motion : Joe Ford Second : Penny Holeman Vote: Penny Holeman — yes Action : Motion carried Joe Ford — yes Annette Graczewski — abstain Jeannie Kampas — yes Carmen Scherzo -yes Motion : Approve the minutes from 1 /26/21 Motion : Annette Graczewski Second : Penny Holeman Vote: Penny Holeman — yes Action : Motion carried Joe Ford — yes Annette Graczewski — yes Jeannie Kampas — yes Carmen Scherzo -yes BOH 5/5/21 Minute' s page 4 8 . Liaison reports Mrs . Graczewski stated that the Recycling Commission met on April 27, 2021 , and letters were sent to retailers reminding them that the plastic bag ban goes into effect on July 1 , 2021 , and the water bottle ban goes into effect on September 1 , 2021 . Ms . Holeman stated that the WQRC meeting for April had been cancelled . Dr. Scherzo stated that the Dog Park Committee is hoping the CPC funds will be approved at Town Meeting on May 15tH That money along with the money from the Stanton Foundation grant will allow the park to be built. 9 . Matters not reasonably anticipated by the Chair All the Board members as well as Health Department employees thanked Dr. Scherzo for all his years of dedicated service on the Board of Health . Ms . Holeman read a letter written by Peter Lombardi, Town Administrator thanking him for all his work over the years . Dr. Scherzo spoke about the elevations in the nitrogen in several of the I/A systems in Town . 10 . Next meeting May 19, 2021 Noted . Informational items were noted . Meeting adjourned at 7 : 55PM