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Town of Brewster
Health Department
2198 Main Street
Brewster, Massachusetts 02631-1898
(508) 896-3701 Ext. 120
FAX (508) 896-8089
THE BREWSTER BOARD OF HEALTH WORK MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2006 AT 7:OOPM
TOWN HALL, ROOM A
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Present: Raquel Ellis, Vice Chairman, Joanne Hughes, James Reynolds, Dan Brightman, Nancy Ellis Ice, Health Director
and Tammi Mason, Administrative Clerk
Board agreed to have RE chair the meeting in the absence of EW.
1. Minutes from 3/7/05 meeting
Motion: JH-accept minutes as written. JR seconded. 4 yes.
2. Discuss Planning Board application for 2342 Main Street
RE excused herself from discussion due to conflict. JH questioned gpd amount. NI told her the system was large. The
Board wanted NI to get the exact calculations. Tell planning board that they are not comfortable with application
because of the calculations.
3. Discuss Planning Board application for Millstone Road
Noted
4. Discuss nomination of Animal Inspector
Motion: JR-nominate SM for Barn inspection part of duties only. DB seconded. 4 yes.
5. Discuss the continuity of Operations planning
Discussion.
6. Discuss memo from Nauset Public Schools re: Wellness Policy
Noted.
7. Discuss Fuel Storage Regulations
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JH asked that this be put back on. She is questioning the fact that the fire dept still permits single walled tanks.
Motion: DB-add "No permit will be issued for single wall tanks". JR seconded. 4 yes
8. Discuss definition of a bedroom
Still waiting for TC to give back a draft.
9. Discuss Leaching Facility setback regulation & Real Estate Transfer Regulation
Still waiting for TC to give back a draft.
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10. Discuss proposed Animal Waste Removal Regulation
Discussion
Motion:JH-add #1 suggestion and under violations & penalties change with suggestions. Remove "take an action
relative thereto" JR seconded. DB amended to add private property to the regulation also. JR seconded. 4 yes.
11. Discuss Tobacco Regulation
JH-can we add nursing home restrictions to the State's Regulation? Tell Town Counsel that the Board would accept the
State law on tobacco but they want to include nursing homes restriction to it.
12. Discuss NIMS training & requirements
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NI passed out answers to questions ~b test
Documents to be signed:
1. Fuel Storage Regulations- Board signed
Bills to be maid: Motion: DB pay bills, JH seconded. 4 yes.
1. W.B. Mason supplies $51.03
2. NEHA credential renewal $115.00
Informational items:
1. Letter from Town of Dennis and email from Town of Sandwich re: Phosphates removal from stores
2. Memo from Jillian Douglass re: Helpful Guidance Documents
3. Letter from DPH re: Youth Forestry Camp inspections
4. Flyer: "Breaking the Barriers"
5. January monthly report from the Assistant Health Director
6. February monthly report from the Assistant Health Director
7. Notice from the Water Dept. re: Sodium notification (Board asked that NI follow up on this)
8. Letter from Charles Sumner re: Animal Control Staffing (NI let Board know that the Selectmen and the
Finance Committee approved the article)
9. Information form the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
10. Minutes from the 1/9/06 Rabies Task Force Meeting
11. Planning document for press conference for the Rabies Task Force of Cape Cod
12. Memo from DPH re: Antiviral Medications & Stockpiling and Enhanced Surveillance for Avian Influenza
13. Key facts about Avian Influenza from the CDC
14. Resource list from the DPH for pandemic preparedness & Avian flu
15. Glossary of terms from the DPH
16. Influenza Vaccine, Recommendations and Resources from DPH
Add on's
NI passed out info from pandemic training she went to, priority groups for getting vaccinations, different phases. We are
in phase 3
Spoke about the design manuals that RE asked for.
Meeting adjourned at 8:OOPM.
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