A meeting of the Sharon Board of Health was called to order at 7:15 P.M. on Monday evening, November 29, 2004, in the Sharon Town Offices, with the following members in attendance: Suzi Peck, Elizabeth Barnett, M.D., Vice-Chair, Sherwin Goodblatt, and Anne Bingham, Chair.
Meeting dates: The Board agreed upon the following meeting dates: (Next meeting date is December 13, 2004). 2005: January 3 and 24; February 14 and 28; March 14 and 28; April 11 and 25; May 23; June 13 and 27.
Vote to accept donations:(Bingham/Barnett) voted unanimously to accept $l69 in donations to the Health Department to assist with health future promotions.
Glendale 40B: The Board reviewed a letter from Alice Cheyer regarding the upcoming ZBA hearing on this project on December 8th. Anne Bingham will prepare preliminary comments and circulate amongst BOH members to present by l2/8th ZBA meeting.
Mandarin Taste: The Board reviewed a request from Alice and Allen Hui to extend the deadline for installation of a new septic system through June 30, 2005. The Board agreed unanimously that the request is unreasonable, since the Board has already granted multiple extensions. The Board will notify the Huis that the BOH intends to enforce the terms of the escrow agreement and expects a new system to be in place by March 3l, 2005.
Minutes of Meeting of October 25, 2004
VOTED: (Peck/Barnett) Peck, Barnett, and Goodblatt voted in the affirmative; Bingham abstained....to accept the minutes of the meeting of October 25, 2004, as clarified.
Minutes of Meeting of November 8, 2004
VOTED: ( Peck/Bingham) Peck, Bingham, Goodblatt voted in the affirmative; Barnett abstained......to accept the minutes of the meeting of November 8, 2004.
Discussion of flu vaccine distribution and phone- in discussion with Commissioner of Public Health.
Testing reduction requests......Anne will review board’s current policy against history of testing of systems. Sherwin suggested possibly reducing requirement to 3 times a year. Suzi Peck expressed concerns about separate metering to be sure systems are run constantly.
Request for Reduction of Testing. The Board agreed to deny the request for reduction of testing at Temple Sinai at this time, with a note that the Board will continue to actively consider the request.
Uncontrollables budget: VOTED: (Barnett/ Peck) unanimously to recommend the uncontrollables budget, as prepared, to the Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee.
Cafeteria Equipment issues
Dr. Dunham, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, was unable to attend the meeting. Ken Wertz, Supervisor of Maintenance and Operations for the School Department, was present in response to the Board’s request to review outstanding issues, as noted by Dr. Lapuck in recent inspections. . Suzi Peck expressed appreciation to Ken Wertz for improvements made in the past several years. Mr. Wertz noted that soap and towel dispensers have been installed.. He also noted that there is a crack in the sneezeguard at the Middle School and that it is a special order item. Dishwasher for High School is pending completion of bid process He further noted that some issues at East Elementary School are ongoing with the contractor on site....that all the items noted on the BOH list are priority items on the
“punch list” and that Ken Wertz keeps reminding the contractor these are high priority items. Sherwin Goodblatt asked that Dr. Lapuck verify that single service is still being used at East Elementary, pending installation of a new dishwasher. Elizabeth Barnett asked how the BOH can help. Ken Wertz will email Linda Rosen with health punch list items, so that a letter can be sent by the BOH in an attempt to finalize the cafeteria issues at East Elementary.
Recycling: Ken Wertz indicated he has provided Marie Cuneo with information on recycling. Suzi Peck has a template for a municipal contract to include recycling at the schools and other municipal buildings; Anne Bingham has a list of recycling contractors, e.g., for cardboard. Discussion included questions regarding the logistics of workload; .there are companies that will do the work in return for taking the money involved. Middle School currently has a recycling program in place. Most school locations don’t have adequate sites to put 2-3 containers.; question on where to place containers. Ken Wertz suggested that Board members speak with either Dr. Jackson or the School Committee to see how far they’re
willing to go with this in order to include appropriate request in bid. The Board agreed to request an extension of the current contract with McNamara and Sons through June 30, 2005. Anne Bingham or Suzi Peck will also speak with Marie Cuneo on this issue.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 P.M.
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