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Meeting Minutes RECEIVEDTDWN CLERK
READING. MASS.
Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Board of Health IM FEB 22 P 3: 2 F
Date: 2014 -08 -12 Time: 5:30 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:
Health Director Ruth Clay, Peg Sallade, Demetra Tseckares
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Darlene
Topics of Discussion:
Request for Variance for Keeping Chickens
106 Oak Street - The applicant, Demetra Tseckares currently has 12 hens, an increase from
the 9 she had last year. She does not plan or want to have any more than that in the
future. She has not had any Issues with her neighbors and there have been no complaints
filed with the Health Department. She did suggest the Board revisit the regulation
pertaining to the number of chickens that are allowed. Friedmann made a motion to grant
the variance, seconded by Singer. Motion passed 3:0
159 Wakefield Street - The applicant was not in attendance, however she had submitted
her request for a variance to keep 15 hens, an Increase from the 8 of the previous year.
Clay advised she didn't see any problem in granting the variance. There have not been any
complaints filed with the Health Department. Meade made a motion to grant the variance,
seconded by Friedmann. Motion passed 3:0
Reorganization of Board of Health
Meade made motion to appoint Friedmann to chairman of the board. Motion seconded by
Singer. Motion passed 2:0. Friedmann made motion to appoint Meade as vice chairman,
seconded by Singer. Motion passed 2:0
Strategic Plan Discussion
Clay Introduced Peg Sallade, Project Director of DanversCARES Prevention Coalition and a
public health consultant. She approached Sallade as a facilitator to assist in the strategic
planning process. Clay had applied for a mini -grant from DPH and advised that we have
been awarded $1500 for our strategic planning process. Payment should be received in
September. Sallade presented an outline of the scope of services to be performed. She
will interview BOH members by telephone for their input on planning expectations. Meade
inquired as to who would be invited to participate as a stakeholder. Possible suggestions
were made to have representatives from health care institutions /providers, police, fire, elder
services, RCSA, YMCA, school nursing, business owners, housing authority, and an assisted
living facility. Friedmann asked what is the next step should the board decide to move
forward. Sallade stated she would begin phone interviews with board members. The dates
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should be set for meetings and stakeholders should be invited. Friedmann made a motion
to accept the scope of services provided by Sallade, seconded by Meade.
Minutes of June 19, 2014 were presented. Meade made motion to accepted, seconded by
Singer. Motion passed 3:0
Minutes of June 30, 2014 were presented. Singer made motion to accept, seconded by
Meade. Motion passed 3:0
Clay advised that monthly reports would now be submitted on a quarterly basis to the
department head. She reported there were two E.coli cases In Wakefield. There was one
Reading case; however the cases were not related.
Meeting adjourned 7:00 pm
Materials Distributed:
Agenda
Draft minutes of 6/19/14
Draft minutes of 6/30/14
Variance request -106 Oak St
Variance request - 159 Wakefield St
Monthly Report for June 2014
Sample Planning Agenda for Health Dept.
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