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Q,NK OFp�O' <br />�_ Town of Reading tREG <br />tIVEu <br />!�� .�r Meeting Minutes TpWI<; CLERK <br />jTto <br />�� r�EADih(C;, RI/�A.,. <br />n Q"'ixcoav�Pv rfr. <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: 201 SEP 18 PH I: 45 <br />Board of Health <br />Date: 2023-08-10 Time: 7:00 PM <br />Building: Virtual Location: Zoom <br />Address: Session: Open Session <br />Purpose: Open Meeting- Remote Session Version: Final <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Chair Richard Lopez, Kerry Dunnell and Paula Curren, Associate Members <br />Geri Cramer and Kevin Sexton <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Others Present: <br />Health Director Ade Solarin, Mary Ellen O'Neill and Jackie McCarthy <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Cassidy Keegan <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />The meeting was held remotely via Zoom. <br />Chair Richard Lopez called the meeting to order at 7:01PM and reviewed this evening's <br />agenda. <br />Roll Call: Paula Curren, Kerry Dunnell, Geri Cramer, Kevin Sexton and Richard Lopez. <br />Review/Approval of Minutes from June 8'h. 2023 <br />Reviewing the minutes, two typos were found by Health Director Ade Solarin, in the Public <br />Comment section and the Rodent Control Follow -Up section. Chair Richard Lopez had a few <br />adjustments as well including a portion in Public Comment, a few things in Rodent Control <br />Follow -Up, and in Annual Reorganization. <br />Motion to approve minutes. <br />Roll call: Kerry -Yes, Paula -Yes, Richard -Yes <br />Public Comment <br />There was no public comment. <br />Rodent Control Follow -Up <br />Ade Solarin mentioned that Contrapest was purchased and gave a demonstration on how it <br />would be put together. He explained that It is not poisonous to animals and or humans. The <br />attractant gel only attracts rats and mice. Ade Solarin states that Jennifer Velazquez, Health <br />Inspector for Reading, will be taking the initiative in monitoring the boxes. Locations will <br />stay the same as the current bait boxes and will be adjusted accordingly, if needed. When <br />monitoring the activity level of the rats, an increase or decrease will be measured by the <br />amount of Contrapest being consumed. As these new bait boxes are being placed, this will <br />be a pilot until there is data to help analyze the best locations for the boxes and the <br />accurate activity level of rodents in Reading. <br />Page 1 1 <br />