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Town of Reading
Meeting Minutes RECEIVED
TOWN CLERK
READING. MASS.
Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Board of Health 2016 FEB 22 P 3 21' I
Date: 2014 -11 -03 Time: 6:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General Business
Attendees: Members - Present:
Andrew Friedmann, Barbara Meade, David Singer
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Staff Ruth Clay, Facilitator Peg Sallade
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ruth Clay
Topics of Discussion:
Board of Health meeting came to order at 6:05 pm on November 3, 2014 in the Berger
Room of Reading Town Hall.
Strategic Plan Discussion
Peg Sallade lead a discussion concerning a Five Year Improvement Plan listing the seven
Essential Public Health Services identified from the previous process. People responsible for
each of the Improvement Strategies were identified. The seven services were then
prioritized to three: ES #3 Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues; ES
#4 Mobilize community partnerships; and ES #7 Link people to needed personal health
services. Sallade will draft a written report to be reviewed at the November 17th meeting.
Clay will discuss with Jean Delios, Bob LeLacheur and John Halsey the process once the
report is completed. Friedmann expressed that the Board should present a powerpoint
presentation to the Board of Selectmen.
Acceptance of Minutes
Minutes of October 8, 2014 were passed unanimously with two changes in the first
paragraph under "Strategic Plan Discussion ".
Mystic Valley Tobacco Annual Update
The Board expressed their appreciation for the letter from Maureen Buzby with updates
about the regulation changes in the various communities within the tobacco coalition.
Open session for topics not reasonably anticipated 48 hours in advance of the meeting:
Clay provided a copy of a letter sent to the Saugus Board of Health endorsing their efforts
to raise the minimum age for the sale of tobacco and nicotine products to 21. Their hearing
and vote was at the same time as this meeting. Friedmann requested the year be included
in the first paragraph and the PhD be added after his name when the letter is sent to
additional communities.
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A variance request from Alice Miller of 44 Winslow Road was presented to the Board. She
had a permit for two ducks and four chickens. One duck and one chicken had died; she had
replaced the duck with two ducks and the chicken with two chickens which put her at two
over the maximum allowed by the Keeping of Animal Regulations and violated her permit.
The additional animals were noted by the Animal Inspector at the time of her animal
inspection. Motion made by Meade, seconded by Singer to grant the variance and issue a
$50 fine for the willful violation of the Keeping of Animal regulations. Motion passed
unanimously.
Taste of Metro North Variance Request
Clay explained the request from John Doherty on behalf of the Taste of Metro North
committee for the temporary food permit fee to be waived for out of town vendors (it is
currently free for currently permitted Reading businesses). The members of the Board
discussed that this request is the same as the request of the Fall Street Faire Committee
from this past summer which was denied. Motion was made by Meade, seconded by Singer
to deny the variance request. Motion passed unanimously.
Materials included:
Agenda
Draft minutes of October 8, 2014 meeting
October 20, 2014 letter from Maureen Buzby
November 3, 2014 letter from Andrew Friedmann to the Saugus Board of Health
Reading Health Department 5 Year Improvement Plan worksheet
Meeting adjourned at 8:50 pm
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