Minutes of Meeting
January 8, 2007
A meeting of the Sharon Board of Health was called to order on Monday, January 8, 2007, at 7:35 P.M., in the Sharon Town Office Building, with the following members in attendance: Anne Bingham, Chair; Elizabeth Barnett, Vice-Chair; Suzi Peck; and Stanley Rosen. Jim Andrews, Health Agent for Engineering, was also present.
Minutes of Meeting of December 18, 2006
VOTED: (Bingham/Rosen) unanimously to accept the minutes of the meeting of December 18, 2006.
Policies re septic permits
The Board discussed procedures to be followed when extensions of permits are required/requested. The board members agreed that the following are to be added to BOH policies and procedures as they relate to the Health Agent for Engineering:
“The Health Agent for Engineering may renew permits which have been approved by the members of the Board of Health one time (for a 12 month period), without requiring the applicant to return to the Board for another approval, as long as the permits have not yet expired. If a septic permit application has expired after being approved by the members of the Sharon Board of Health, the applicant must return to the Board of Health to request a new permit.”
Variance Request - 10 Massapoag Avenue
William Gottwald, P.E., did not appear. Michael Moreshead, contractor was present. The hearing was continued.
Board of Health Budget for FY08
Stan Rosen recused himself from this discussion. The Board reviewed the proposed budget(s) for FY08. The budgets were prepared in accordance with the instructions provided by the Finance committee: 1)level-funded; 2)+2.5$; 3)level-funded with contractual obligations; and 4)an optional budget which reflects the department’s actual needs. The Board also reviewed the proposed FY08 “Uncontrollables” budget.
VOTED: (Bingham/Peck) Bingham, Peck, and Barnett voted in the affirmative; Rosen abstained; to present the budget(s) as proposed to the Finance Committee with some minor editorial changes to be made to the introductory letter.
The Board will invite the developer chosen for the Wilber School LIP to a BOH meeting to discuss wastewater issues as they relate to plans for this project.
Discussion re ZBA...40B process
Walter Newman was present for a discussion on the 40B process as it relates to BOH concerns regarding wastewater. He explained the ZBA process: An initial hearing takes place...plans are submitted and distributed to the various boards (including the BOH); then the peer review process begins; the ZBA engineer comments. Then....months later..can be a year later....hearings take place (BOH is notified).
ZBA assumed that local septic regulations would be handled by BOH after ZBA approval has been granted. Anne Bingham explained that following ZBA approval the BOH can only require Article 7 parameters; this is why it is important for BOH to provide input PRIOR to ZBA approval.
Following discussion, the following was decided: When the BOH and Jim Andrews receive plans for a 40B or LIP from the ZBA, Jim will review them initially and provide comments to the BOH and flag likely Article 7 issues. The BOH will review Jim’s comments and provide the critical issues, along with public health rationale for them (aside from economic issues) to the ZBA....asking the ZBA to place additional requirements on the applicant beyond Title 5, where appropriate. Walter Newman asked that the Board comment specifically providing a solution when raising a problem, e.g., geology, hydrology, things specific to the case....with a public health rationale, not simply stating the relevant chapter/section of Article 7. Then, the ZBA will link in the BOH concerns in the scope of the peer review, providing a
list of specific wastewater issues to be the consultant for comments to be made to ZBA and BOH.
Following this process, BOH concerns can then be written into the ZBA decision.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 P.M.
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