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The Northbridge Board of Health approved these
minutes at a meeting held
This meeting was
called to order at
Minutes: A motion was made by Ms.
Thompson to accept the minutes of
Knights of
A
hand drawn sketch of the facility showing the placement of both sinks in a
closet was reviewed by the Board. Ms. Gilchrist stated that she and Ms. Gniadek
had conducted a site visit to determine the appropriateness of this location.
Ms. Gilchrist stated that it is fine for the mop sink but not the hand wash
sink. Mr. Garabedian stated that he would not even accept the plan that was
submitted it was hand drawn, no straight lines, and definitely not to scale.
Mr.
Cella questioned why they would even consider placing the hand wash sink in the
closet. Ms. Gilchrist stated that she had an idea of where she would like the
sink to be placed but when she and Ms. Gniadek visited the facility we told
them where we wanted it and they argued back where they wanted it. Mr.
Garabedian recalled that at a previous meeting they argued about the plumbing
set up. He stated that he did not accept that as a legitimate problem. Mr.
Garabedian offered to meet with Ms. Gilchrist at the facility. The Board
expressed their displeasure with the K of C for not having a representative at
this meeting which was held at a time suitable for the attendance of our agent
Ms. Gilchrist.
Ms.
Gilchrist stated that a butcher block table in the kitchen is badly worn and
needs to be removed. She stated that she would like to see that removed and a
smaller table installed which would allow for the installation of a hand wash
sink adjacent to the table.
Mr. Cella motioned
to send a letter to the Knights of Columbus stating that based on the
inspection of the health agent the Board is requiring that the hand wash sink
be installed against the wall adjacent to the butcher block table and that they
submit suitable plans detailing the location of the sinks and that a
representative of their establishment must be present at the next meeting of
the Board of Health or further action may be taken by this Board. Motion
seconded by Ms. Thompson; the vote was all in favor.
Food Service
Certificate of Merit Program: Ms. Terry Gilchrist asked the Board to consider adopting a
certificate of merit program similar to what is being used in Westboro. She
stated that the program has been quite successful. It awards food permit
holders when certain criteria are met. The names of those establishments
receiving certificates are also be printed in a local newspaper. Mr. Cella
asked who would pay for this program. Ms. Gilchrist stated that the only cost
is for the paper for the certificates.
Motion made by Mr.
Cella to accept the certificate of merit program as proposed by Ms. Gilchrist
and being similar to that used by the Town of Westboro. Motion seconded by Ms.
Thompson; the vote was all in favor.
Title 5
The
Board reviewed the letter from Wal-Mart accepting responsibility for the floor
drains. The Board agreed that this was acceptable.
Mr.
McKeon questioned whether we were all set with the as-built and certificate of
compliance. Mr. Malley stated that he and Mr. Hutnak need to get together to
review the plans to make sure that the as-built is complete. No further
meetings should be necessary if all the housekeeping matters are resolved to
the satisfaction of Mr. Malley.
Ms.
Drea provided the Board with the original letter from Wal-Mart regarding the
floor drains the letter on file had been received via email.
Title
Housing
Resignation of Health Agent: The Board accepted the resignation of David Crocker, Housing Inspector.
Tobacco Mini
Grant Application: The Board reviewed the mini grant application for tobacco youth access
compliance checks. New this year is the requirement that data be entered into a
main computer system. Mr. McKeon informed the Board that Ms. Gniadek is
registered for that training.
Motion made by Mr.
Cella to approve youth access tobacco mini grant application. Motion seconded
by Ms. Thompson; the vote was all in favor.
OWB Regulations: The Board reviewed a
letter from the Department of Environmental Protection regarding the recently
adopted Outdoor Wood Burning furnaces regulations. The letter states that the
regulations have been approved subject to one advisory comment. That comment is
that the regulations, in order to have the full force of law, must be published
in their entirety. This matter was tabled to the next meeting for further
clarification.
In
other business, the Board was requested to conduct a site inspection of
Old & New
Business:
Mr. McKeon stated that he would like the office policy regarding Building Permit Applications revised so that expansion
of properties where a connection to town sewer is proposed to meet state
regulations (as an example: septic systems that were given a local upgrade for
repair do not allow for an expansion of the dwelling) that the property be
required to make that connection prior to the issuance of a building permit to
ensure that this activity occurs. If the connection doesnt occur then it will
require a lot of work on our end to make sure that the connection takes place
so, if the Board requires the connection first, it should simplify the process.
Mr.
Cella questioned how this is different from our current policies regarding
on-site sewage expansions. Shouldnt the Board also require that those be
upgraded prior to signing off on the building permits. Mr. McKeon agreed the
policy should apply to both town sewer connections and upgrading septic systems
to accommodate additional flow.
Motion made by Ms.
Thompson to require that all building permits where additional flow to the
septic system requires either the upgrade of the on-site sewage disposal system
or a connection to town sewer where available that the Board of Health will not
sign off on the building permit until such time that the upgrade or connection
has been completed. Motion seconded by Mr. Cella; the vote was all in favor.
Correspondence:
Correspondence dispersed to the Board included:
1.
Berkowitz Wood Chipping
Notice Month of September
2.
Eileen Russo
re: participation in Trap, Neuter, Release program for feral cats
3.
There being no further business, motion to
adjourn by Mr. Cella, seconded by Mr. Garabedian all in favor.
Attested by,
Jeanne M. Gniadek, Administrative
Assistant