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Board of Health
Date: 2018-02-20 Time: 5:30 PM
Building: Reading Public Library Location: Community Room
Address: 64 Middlesex Avenue
Purpose: General Business Session: General Session
Attendees: Members - Present:
John Costigan, Kevin Sexton, Heidi Pfieier
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Jean Delios - Assistant Town Manager, Laura Vlasuk - Health Agent,Karen
Richard - Resident and Student, Jean Maloney-Stewart - Reading Garden
Club, Denise McCarthy-- President Reading Garden Club, Joah Kingston -
Reading Garden Club, Mary Ann Higgins.- VP Reading Garden Club.
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Kristen Grover
Topics of Discussion:
Costigan called the Board of Health meeting to order at 5:30pm in the Community Room at
the Reading Public Library. Members of the Reading Garden Club were present.
Costigan had the Garden Club members introduce themselves.
Costigan introduced the matter of previous guidelines for bake sales being on the agenda.
He opened up discussion with the Board and Garden Club members. Discussion included if
there were going to be changes to temporary food permit applications, and that the Garden
Club is willing to accommodate a totally nut free event if that is the new regulation, the
Garden Club keeps records on file incase of allergies including those to latex gloves.
The Garden Club discussed topics pertaining to their upcoming event including - that instead
of portable toilets - guests use the Police Station and Church for restrooms, and that in the
past they have had only one person handling money who does not handle food, and that
hand sanitizers.are used and gloves are changed often.
There.was discussion about food prepared and packaged ahead of time versus prepared and
packaged on site and the difference in regulations for each.
The Board, Delios and Vlasuk discussed legislation, allowable food items, the issue of hot or
cold food items, and nut allergies. They reviewed the application and guidelines and revised
wording to make'a more clearly defined document. They also discussed the topic of issuing
a permit versus a registration. Delios mentioned that Town Council will also need to
approve the revisions.
Motion by Sexton to accept guidelines as amended and subject to amendments from Town
Council; motion seconded by Pfiefer. Roll Call vote: Sexton (yes), Pfiefer (yes), Costigan
(yes). Motion carries.3-0-0.
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CHAIR REPORT
Costigan opened his chair report by stating it has been a bad month for the flu, that
according to the CDC report, nationally 63 children and 22 others have passed away from
influenza related causes. Vlasuk informed the Board that there were�no request for flu shot '
vaccines and none were administered this past month.
Costigan discussed tobacco regulations in Woburn and that it did not.cover flavored
nicotine.
Costigan asked Delios how to get on the schedule for the Board of Selectmen to discuss
pesticides. Delios replied she would be happy to bring it to them.
Costigan reported the he and Vlasuk performed a site visit to Reading Village to check in. He
asked Delios if the demolition permit had been issued. Delios informed him and the Board
that the applicant was finalizing the last outstanding issues with.Engineering and Building
regarding fencing and the like and once those are resolved the permit will be issued. She
advised Costigan and the Board that the Health Department sign offs have been met,
inspectors have been monitoring the area and there have been no complaints as of yet.
HEALTH AGENT REPORT
Vlasuk reported that inspections are going smoothly - 64 inspections have been performed
and no flu shots were.administered. She noted the guidelines for.bakes sales and pot luck
events, the Region 3B meeting, and that-there were still a few lingering annual permits.
Minutes of 01-16-2018
Motion by Pfiefer to approve minutes as presented; motion seconded by Sexton. Roll Call
vote: Sexton (yes), Pfeifer (yes), Costigan (yes). Motion carries 3-0-0.
Next meeting Tuesday March 27, 2018 at 5:30 — Berger Room.
OTHER BUSINESS
Motion to adjourn by Costigan; motion seconded by Pfeifer. Motion carries 3-0-0 —
Meeting adjourned.at 6:29pm.
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