1995-09-14 Board of Health Minutes

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The Board of Health meeting of September 14, 1995 came to order at 5:35 pm in the Berger Room of Town Hall. Present at the meeting were members William Murphy, Catherine Baranofsky and James Nugent and staff Ruth Clay. Minutes of July 13, 1995 were approved as submitted. Final Plan of PRD-G as to 48 Mill Street - The applicant was represented by Christopher Latham. The Board voted 3:0:0 to forward the following comments to the Community Planning and Development Commission: • the detention area slopes must be no steeper than 3:1 • the location and results of the deep observation holes with seasonal high groundwater results should be shown on the plan along with the soil profiles • the minimum cellar floor elevations should be shown on the plans, at least two feet above seasonal high groundwater levels Ken Ivester from Wes Parkers came before the Board with Charles Arthur, an attorney and friend. They gave their sales figures from July and August, 1994 and 1995 showing a large drop in revenue. John Horgan from Chew Chew's also gave his estimates to decrease in revenue. He also noted that his lottery revenue is down significantly as his mid-morning and mid-afternoon business was people who nursed a cup a coffee and smoked and played the lottery. Bob Childs from the Main Sail noted that his business is off 30%. Murphy noted that any establishment may request a variance from the Board. He requested that the request be in writing and be specific as to what they were requesting as a variance. 1995 Adult Immunization Clinics - The Board voted 3:0:0 on the following fees: Flu, pneumonia and all homebound shots $3 Tetanus $1 Murphy noted that JoAnn McMahan had been requested to attend the meeting relative to her concern about the fees. Murphy attempted to reach her by phone as she was unable to attend the meeting but was unsuccessful. After discussion, the Board voted that all personnel was subject the same fees. They instructed staff to offer to make up flyers for the paychecks to help school personnel remember to bring money for the vaccinations and as a last resort offer personnel to collect the money if Ms. McMahan was unable to collect the fees. They felt that the bottom line was to have as many people immunized as possible and as this system seemed to be the most effective we would help the School Dept as much as possible. Fee Survey Review - The Board reviewed the comparative fee survey. With the exception of the change in the pneumonia and homebound fees already mentioned, they voted to keep all other fees the same. 15 Dana Road dogs - Clay noted that she had received a new complaint from a neighbor concerning the dogs at 15 Dana Road. The Animal Control Officer noted that she had given them