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HomeMy Public PortalAboutBoard of Health -- 2016-02-02 Minutes new+T - TOWN OF BREWSTER OFFICE OF °t it tI 2198 MAIN STREET HEALTH DEPARTMENT _� BREWSTER,MA 02631 ° y PHONE:(508)896-3701 EXT 1120 o ?1p.�rge ° FAX:(508)896-4538 BREWSTER T IN 1 L .K. " "' BRHEALTH @BREWSTER-MA.GOV '16 MAR 9 ,:13 BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2016 AT 7:00PM TOWN HALL, ROOM A Board members present: Lemuel Skidmore,MS, Chairman; Carmen Scherzo, DVM,Vice Chairman;Mary Chaffee,RN,PhD and Joe Ford Others present:Nancy Ellis Ice,MPH,CHO,RS, Health Director and Tammi Mason,Senior Department Assistant Board member Annie Dugan participated in the meeting remotely via telephone. 1. Chairman's announcements Mr. Skidmore announced to the public that board member Annie Dugan would be participating remotely and that votes would be done by roll call. Item#1 under informational items(Article re: Ban on synthetic drugs)is for the Board to review and will be on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting. 2. Habitat for Humanity-request for waiver of fees for Tubman Road project Leedara Zola,Land Acquisition and Permitting for Habitat for Humanity and Keith Fernandez,project manager from J.M. O'Reilly Associates Inc. were present to answer any questions. They are asking for the Board of Health to waive all the fees associated with Health Department permits. Dr. Chaffee asked what the cost of this would be. It was thought to be around$2730.00. Motion: Waive the Health Department fees for the Tubman Road project. Motion:Dr.Chaffee Second:Annie Dugan Vote: Lemuel Skidmore-yes Action: Motion carried Dr. Scherzo-yes Dr. Chaffee-yes Joe Ford-yes Annie Dugan-yes 3. Paul&Marie Giannetti-local variance request for 42 Featherbed Lane The Giannetti's are asking that they be allowed to leave their current SAS roughly 110' from the pond. It was noted that groundwater flows towards pond and the system is 8+feet above groundwater. Mr. Ford stated that there was no other place to put it on the lot. Motion: Finding that this is a 2001 system and there is no other place to put it on the lot,grant the variance request to keep the existing SAS 110' from the pond. Motion:Joe Ford Second: Dr. Chaffee Vote: Annie Dugan-yes Action: Motion carried Joe Ford-yes Dr. Scherzo-yes Dr. Chaffee-yes Lemuel Skidmore-yes W W W.TO WN.BRE W STER.MA.0 S Ai 4. Daniel Montgomery&Inger Landers-discuss un-permitted animals at 1286 Long Pond Road It was brought to the attention of the Board that the owners of this property may have horses that are not permitted. A letter was sent to them requesting them to apply for the proper permit to keep the horses. There has been no contact with the owner. Motion: Send certified letter to owners requesting them to attend the next meeting. If they do not attend,fines may start. Motion: Annie Dugan Second: Dr. Chaffee(for discussion purposes) Dr. Chaffee asked for confirmation of dates that letters went out. She thought it would be best if someone confirmed that there are animals there before a letter gets sent out. The Board agreed to have the inspector go out to the property to confirm there are animals there. 5. Discuss VNA bid for Nursing Services Mary Devlin and Meg Payne from the VNA were present. Mrs. Devlin handed out written samples of clients that the public health nurse had seen. It was noted that the VNA works heavily with the Council on Aging and gets a lot of referrals from them. Communicable disease surveillance has gone up in the last year. The cost is basically the same as last year. Motion: Approve VNA bid for Nursing Services Motion:Joe Ford Second: Dr. Chaffee Vote: Annie Dugan-yes Action:Motion carried Joe Ford-yes Dr. Chaffee-yes Dr. Scherzo-yes Lemuel Skidmore-yes 6. Marco DiDomizio-Food Service permit application for 1882 Main Street(Candleberry Inn) Mr. DiDomizio is buying the Candleberry Inn and will be running it as it currently is. There will be no name change. Mr. Skidmore spoke about special events at the Inn. Motion: Approve the Food Service permit application with the stipulation that all of the Assistant Health Director's recommendations are met. Motion: Dr.Chaffee Second: Dr. Scherzo Vote: Annie Dugan-yes Action: Motion carried Joe Ford-yes Dr.Chaffee-yes Dr.Scherzo-yes Lemuel Skidmore-yes 7. Bennett Environmental-annual report for Pleasant Bay Health&Living Centers David Bennett presented this to the Board. He stated that there was a problem in March but other than that the system has been working properly. Within the last 30 days there was a pipe in the parking lot that broke. It was fixed and they have had no problems since. 8. Whitewater&Wastewater Solutions-annual report for Epoch This was continued to the next Board of Health meeting. BOH 2/2/2016 minutes Page 2 9. A.E.Com-annual report for Ocean Edge This was continued to the next Board of Health meeting. 10. Discuss the draft Pond Nutrient Regulation It was noted that informational item#2(Information on Waterloo Biofilter Systems)should be part of this discussion. Dr.Scherzo handed out a 4 page summary of his concerns. He read this to the Board. His recommendation was to add a section 8.1 to the regulation, which would have to do with breakthrough analysis. There was a lot of discussion on the proposed regulation and Dr. Scherzo's ideas of what needed to be added. Motion:Add a Section 8.1 Phosphorus Breakthrough Analysis Motion: Dr. Scherzo Second: Dr. Chaffee Vote: Annie Dugan-yes Action: Motion carried Joe Ford-yes Dr. Scherzo-yes Dr.Chaffee-no Lemuel Skidmore-no Motion: Eliminate section 8.1B Motion:Annie Dugan Second: Dr. Scherzo Vote: Annie Dugan-yes Action: Motion carried Joe Ford-yes Dr.Chaffee-yes Dr. Scherzo-yes Lemuel Skidmore-yes There was talk about have a requirement that septic pumping be done every 3 years. Motion:Add an 8.4 which will be that pumping shall be required of septic systems 300 feet up gradient of the pond every 3 years. Motion:Dr.Chaffee Second: Dr. Scherzo Vote:Annie Dugan-yes Action: Motion carried Joe Ford-yes Dr. Chaffee-yes Lemuel Skidmore-yes Dr. Scherzo-yes The changes will be made and a new draft will be brought to the Board at their next meeting. 11. Topics the Chairman did not anticipate None. Informational items were noted. Meeting adjourned at 8:45PM • Any documents related to agenda items are available for review in the Health Department • To review past/present meetings:www.brewster-ma.gov/documents BOH 2/2/2016 minutes Page 3