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Town of Reading
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TOWN CLERK
Board - Committee - Commission - Council: READING, MASS.
Board of Health
101b FEB 22 P 3 10'
Date: 2013 -10 -17 Time: 5:35 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General Business
Attendees: Members - Present:
Barbara Meade, David Singer, Andrew Friedmann
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Ruth Clay, Joan Vitale, Staff, Kevin Ye, Richard Ortega & Jose Lopez of Oyes,
Susan Fiorello, 22 Irving Street and Attorney Jay Kimball
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Darlene Foley
Topics of Discussion:
Minutes
The minutes of September 12, 2013 were presented. Singer made motion to accept,
seconded by Meade. Approved 2:0
Designation of Burial Agent
The Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics will transition the current paper
death certificate process to an electronic death registration system, with the initiating of a
new system of electronic burial permits in 2014. Burial permits are presently issued by
Health Department staff. Clay met with Town Clerk, Laura Gemme to discuss the possibility
of designating town clerk staff as burial agents. They presently use an electronic system for
birth certificates. Meade made motion to appoint Laura Gemme, Joan Peterson, Julia
Rodger and Heather Tate as burial agents. Motion seconded by Singer. Approved 3:0
Oye's
Senior Health Inspector, Jennifer Keough advised the health director of the repeated
number of critical violations having occurred at Oye's since having a consultant back in
2012. A letter was sent to Mr. Ye on October 10, 2013 requesting his attendance at the
next scheduled Board of Health meeting and fines were subsequently Issued in the amount
of $350 for repeated critical and other violations. After discussing the situation regarding
the repeated violations with Mr. Ye and staff, Friedmann proposed that additional
Inspections be performed, maximum fines be imposed If repeated violations occur with the
possibility of non - renewal of their permit to operate. Clay will send follow up letter to Oye's.
336 Pearl Street
Jay Kimball, representing Susan Fiorello of 22 Irving Street requested that the property
owner of 336 Pearl Street put composting material into a bin in the backyard because it was
attracting rodents. Friedmann advised that he had visited the site and noted they were
composting but was unable to see evidence of rodent burrowing as it was getting dark.
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Clay will visit the site to look for any evidence of burrowing. Friedmann suggested Ms.
Fiorello have her property baited by a licensed pest control company to deter any further
rodent activity using rodent traps instead of bait (poison) due to the possibility of the
poisoned animals dying within walls and giving off foul odors, as well as the possibility of
poisoning non - targeted species.
Health Directors Report
Clay advised that Maureen Buzby, Reading's Tobacco Control Coordinator, recently
performed a survey of stores in Reading and none found to be selling drug paraphernalia.
She presented a copy of a proposed regulation prohibiting the sale of drug paraphernalia in
the Town of Reading as well as blunt wrappers and rosebud glass tubes or other non-
traditional smoking apparatus. Friedmann asked if this included Flavored blunt wrappers for
medical marijuana use. Clay will Investigate further. After further review, if and when
approved, copies of the proposed regulation will be sent to all retail stores.
Other business and items not reasonably anticipated at the time of posting: None
Meeting adjourned at 6:45 pm.
Materials distributed:
Agenda
Draft minutes of 9/12/13
Health Director's Report
Oye's Inspection Report
336 Pearl Street Complaint
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