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The meeting convened at 1:10
PM. Present were Chairman Louis Fazen, III,
Members Nancy A. Sacco and Richard H. Seder,
Public Health Director Paul C. Pisinski, Public
Health Nurse Leslie Chamberlin, Sanitary Inspector
Dennis Costello and Administrative Assistant
Barbara M. Luther.
The minutes of the May 21, 2008 and June 11,
2008 meetings were review and approved with
changes and clarifications.
Members were briefed on the agenda
and any scheduled appointments.
Mr. Pisinski advised that there was one petition
before them today regarding the possibility
of a salon at 155 Boston Rd. The property owner
was not able to attend the meeting, as she is
out of town, but has left a telephone number
where she could be reached if needed.
Mr. Pisinski also explained that he had hoped
to bring copies of both his and Mr. Costello’s
contract, but Town Counsel had not reviewed
them to form yet because he was on vacation.
The contracts don’t need to be signed
at a meeting and therefore members could come
into the office at their convenience to sign
them as soon as Town Counsel sends them back.
PETITIONS/PUBLIC HEARINGS
Discussion/Vote - 155 Boston Rd. petition to
lease a portion of their building to a beauty
salon – Mr. Pisinski provided the board
with a DEP decision advising that any sink which
is designated to expel into a holding tank will
not be used in the design flow calculations.
All the board would need to approve this petition
for a beauty salon to be located at 155 Boston
Rd. would be a certification from a plumber
that the sink is indeed connected to the Non-Hazardous
Waste Holding Tank. The board should also require
a permit for the holding tank and must see and
file a copy of the contract for proper removal
of the effluent. After seeing that DEP decision,
the board approved the request from the property
owner, to allow her to rent the space to a beauty
salon.
NEW BUSINESS
Paul Pisinski – Hours of work to comply
with retirement limits
Mr. Pisinski reported that he spoke with people
from Worcester County Retirement Association
to review and make an exact determination of
what he can earn under his retirement. He will
have to work fewer hours. The average hours
had originally been calculated at approximately
13.5 hours per week, but will have to be lowered
to 11.5 hours per week. He told the board members
that he had spoken with Dennis Costello and
he will come in Wednesday through Friday and
cover more hours here in Southborough. Dr. Fazen
asked if the overage in hours worked during
FY08 has been resolved. Mr. Pisinski advised
that the extra hours issue was resolved with
the revision of his contract. The revision was
reviewed by and signed by both the board and
Town Counsel. However, he is now aware of the
actual retirement earning limits. Dr. Seder
asked Mr. Pisinski if the department could function
with his limited hours. Mr. Pisinski explained
that with Mr. Costello working more hours, things
will function well.
Water Report Discussion
Mr. Pisinski had put the MWRA water test report
and the Town of Southborough in the member’s
packet. He explained that the town report is
a “report in time”. This report
indicates that nothing was wrong at the time
the test was done. Sometimes the report will
show a minor amount of coliform, which happens
in pipes without a loop or in tanks. When a
test shows these type findings the area is flushed
and another test is done immediately, which
most always shows that the contamination is
gone. Mr. Costello explained that the water
department can almost predict when they will
get a higher than normal coliform count, because
it take some event to cause the high reading.
The MWRA reports come monthly and can be watched
for a report to be made in real time as to the
problem. Mrs. Chamberlin explained that she
would also receive a follow up request or notification
as people would be getting sick and going to
the Emergency Room. This would happen with the
first person to go to the ER and therefore the
board could research and report and problems
to the towns people in good time.
Signage for Board of Health’s
new location – The board requested
that Mr. Pisinski or Mrs. Luther research the
purchase of the nice sign like at the Transfer
Station. Board members would like to know the
history of the wooden carved sign, because the
board is interested in having something like
this at the new office site. It was also discussed
that the board might create a “recognition
award” in Dr. Stone’s honor. Mr.
Pisinski reminded the members that when he spoke
with Dr. Stone regarding this he said the he
wanted Philip Mauch’s name also on any
sign. Dr. Fazen said that Dr. Stone served 57
years on the board and that should be recognized.
Also discussed was the possibility of a “Hall
of Fame” with pictures of long standing
contributors, and people who contributed to
the overall health of the community. A final
decision will be made with in the next few months.
Book Donation – Dr.
Seder will donate 2 books about the Southborough
Water supply to the Board of Health.
Board of Health Activity Expansion
– Dr. Fazen presented his thoughts on
the activities of the Board of Health both current
and future. He said that the board has been
involved to date with “intra board issues”,
and that the new Board of Health is expanding
out to “inter community, and state issues
with involvement in Region 4A. He presented
a visual representation of his vision for further
expansion.
Mr. Pisinski advised that in order to begin
to act of this vision the board would have to
sponsor an article and a ballot question regarding
“Curbing Nuclear Disarmament or Disasters
that end in Public Health Issues” It was
decided that as the Board is an ongoing organization
so this matter can be looked at and possibly
addressed over time.
REPORT ON CORE DIRECTIVES
Working with other Departments - Public
Safety/Public Health Collaboration
Officer David Hagen had requested time on the
agenda to recap the June 11, 2008 meeting that
he and Dr. Fazen had. Officer Hagen said that
he felt that the meeting was very productive.
They were able to prioritize the issues that
can be addressed by the interaction/cooperation
of Police, Fire and Board of Health departments,
such as drugs and alcohol, elder services, and
reduction of motor vehicle accidents. He reported
that they also spoke of each department’s
roll and a Master Plan for Public Safety/Health.
He reported that Vanessa Hale, Assistant Town
Administrator advised that the best way to accomplish
this would be for the Board of Selectmen to
appoint a working group.
Dr. Fazen began by addressing some general elder
issues such as, falls, and winter concerns,
stating that the Board of Health will collect
information of elder issues and look into addressing
them at a town wide level using all the departments
available. This continued the discussion on
the needed long term planning. Dr. Fazen moved
that the Board of Health request that the Board
of Selectmen assist with a Public Safety plan
by implementing a working group to include the
Town Planner, Board of Health, and Police and
Fire Departments. Mrs. Chamberlin advised that
there is now a Safety Committee that meets monthly
with representatives from Counsel on Aging,
Police Department, Food Pantry, etc. These groups
advocate for the seniors with a hands on approach.
At the last meeting they discussed fuel assistance.
Dr. Fazen said that he feels that the working
group could draw from this committee. Mrs. Sacco
seconded the motion and Dr. Seder made the vote
unanimous to request the Board of Selectmen
to appoint a long range working group to address
a Public Safety/Public Health with a town wide
response.
Dr. Fazen said that the next issue he and Officer
Hagen had discussed was the individual health
of first responders. He said that he had met
with the Fire Department last year to begin
educating them on health issues and the things
they can do to protect themselves. Dr. Seder
said that he would like the board to provide
the same education to the Police Department
and suggest a survey on health issues and personal
care be done in each department. After a review
of the survey, the board could present the departments
with measures to assist individuals in taking
care of themselves.
Dr. Fazen reminded the board and Office Hagen
that the issue of “speed kills”
has been discussed before, and yet he read from
the day’s newspaper about a 19 year old
that was killed in Ashland. The article describes
how alcohol and speed were responsible for the
death. Dr. Fazen was concerned with a statement
that the accident was caused by “fooling
around”, because it doesn’t denote
the seriousness of this issue. Mrs. Sacco believes
that there have been some positive changes recently
with regards to awareness programs, and educating
young people about alcohol and driving. Officer
Hagen said he sees a toughening in society and
of the penalties with regards to drunk driving
since he became a police officer along with
educational programs. It was suggested that
the Board of Health can continue to watch this
issue and work towards better education. Officer
Hagen stated that with the benevolence of the
Board of Health and Fire Department people are
more open to being educated. All too often police
are viewed only as the adversary. He also feels
that a questionnaire coming from the Board of
Health would get a better response than one
coming for the police. Others agreed that a
community wide effort such as discussed by Officer
Hagen and Dr. Fazen could be the answer. Dr.
Seder asked if the police department traces
the purchase of alcohol all the way back to
the store that sold it to determine if the sale
is legal or not. In other words is anyone doing
compliance checks on liquor stores? Mr. Pisinski
advised that twice a year tobacco compliance
checks are made by the Worcester Regional Tobacco
Control Consortium. Dr. Fazen suggested that
we might look into grants that might support
compliance check for alcohol.
In the interest of continuing the cooperation
between Public Safety and Public Health Officer
Hagen requested to be on the next meeting’s
agenda.
Emergency Preparedness
Andrew Gleckel MRC/CERT Coordinator reported
that his team had their first deployment. They
were able to attend a Fire Department training
in Milford to help with rehabilitation and basic
ground operation. The training took place on
Sunday June 22, 2008 in the live burning of
a building. Mr. Gleckel stated that he believes
both MRC and CERT volunteers learned a great
deal. Then there was a real deployment where
Mr. Gleckel and Mr. Tony Rae responded to a
fire on Deerfoot Rd. He reported that individuals
who had joined MRC earlier, but had not been
attending meetings have begun to attend the
meetings and he is working to bring them up
to date. Mr. Gleckel showed the board business
cards that he had made for himself. Dr. Fazen
asked about the “badging” of individuals
in the MRC. Mr. Gleckel said that he had met
with Liisa Jackson regarding badges. He said
that the I.D. badges that Liisa showed him were
okay but he felt that they weren’t as
good or safe as the ones that he could produce.
He then showed the member a metal I.D. badge
that he had made himself, saying that they are
stronger and less able to be counterfeited than
the Region 4A badges. There was discussion of
the grant money that was remaining. Mrs. Chamberlin
suggested that the $432 be given to the MRC
to use for training, etc. It was also discussed
that a part of the MRC Executive Committee’s
responsibility is to do fund raising that would
assist in the running of the MRC. Mr. Gleckel
also reported that he had discussed, with Liisa
Jackson, the purchase of vehicle identification
placards to be stored in the Emergency Trailer
and returned to it after each incident, he also
spoke about having temporary I.D. for individuals
who show up at an incident, but are not members
of the MRC yet. The consensus of the board was
to continue to look into the Region 4A I.D.
badges and to bring the idea of vehicle I.D.
Placards before a Region 4A meeting. Mr. Gleckel
also reported that he is in the process of developing
a list comprised of three MRC categories of
service; active, inactive and a “3AM call
list”. The number 1 list would be of approximately
6 people who are willing to be called out in
the middle of the night. Active members list
will be comprised of volunteers that attend
meetings and trainings and/or are willing to
be called out of town; inactive will be members
who do not attend trainings or meeting. Dr.
Fazen said that he would like to look further
into the badges that are being provided by Region
4A. Dr. Seder asked how many volunteers he had
to date and what his goal was. Mr. Gleckel was
not sure, but advised that he is hoping for
a total of 50 with the combination of MRC and
CERT. Mrs. Sacco moved to approve a total of
$432 be given to the MRC for training; receipts
must be submitted to the Board of Health office
immediately after items or training is purchased.
Mrs. Chamberlin advised the members that she
had to purchase 800 syringes rather than the
500 the board had voted on because 800 was the
smallest package available. She advised that
she is requesting that the change in the number
purchased and her reporting of that be recorded
in the meeting minutes, just to make it clear
that she reported the larger purchase to the
board members.
Wellness/Obesity
Mrs. Sacco reported that the Fitness Boot Camp
was really taking of with several people taking
advantage of it, including our Chairman Louis
Fazen.
NOTIFICATION OF ACTIONS BETWEEN MEETINGS
& PENDING ITEMS
Licenses
280603 Luke Alward Installer New
280604 First Steps Childres Center of Southborough
Pool License Renewal
280605 Casaceli Trucking, Inc. Installer Renewal
280606 Morris Funeral Home Funeral Director
Renewal
280607 E.N. Cram Contracting Installer Renewal
280608 D.J. Tucker Excavating, Inc. Installer
New
280609 D.J. Morris Contracting Co., Inc. Installer
Renewal
Septic
Permit Number St Name Applicant Name # Bdrms/GPD
Explanation Plan Date Metrowet Engineering
2002074 114 Marlboro Rd. Adin O'Shea 3 REVISION
6/6/2008 Paul L. Saulnier
2008008 22 Rock Point Rd. Michael Johnson 3
Complete Replacement 6/8/2008 ENGINEERING DESIGN
CONSULT.
2008009 11 John St. McCormick 3 Complete Replacement
6/9/2008 McIntyre Engineering & Septic Service
2008010 10 Mitchell St. Roland Chenard 3 Complete
Replacement 5/30/2008 Clearwater Environmental
2008011 15 Foley Dr. Rita Chance 4 Complete
Replacement 6/13/2008 THE JILLSON COMPANY
200801W 177 Middle Rd. Matt & Laura Bertonazzi
4 Well 8/30/2007 DRAKE ASSOCIATES
2008012 4 Metcalf Lane Trask Inc. 4 New 12/1/2007
BRUCE SALUK & ASSOCIATES
2008013 5 Metcalf Lane Trask Inc. 4 New 12/1/2007
BRUCE SALUK & ASSOCIATES
2008014 6 Metcalf Lane Trask Inc. 4 New 12/1/2007
BRUCE SALUK & ASSOCIATES
2008015 10 Metcalf Lane Trask Inc. 4 New 12/1/2007
BRUCE SALUK & ASSOCIATES
BUDGET
Reg. 4A Grant Money – discussion of possibly
covering some of the cost of Leslie Chamberlin’s
cell phone bill.
Mrs. Chamberlin explained that not only is her
cell phone listed as the HHAN number, but it
is also used as a callback number during Communicable
Disease investigations, interaction with Reg.
4A and Emergency Prep. When she was discussing,
with Ruth-Ellen, who is administering the distribution
of the funds for Region 4A, it was mentioned
that often times some of the grant money is
used to defer the cost of cell phone bills.
Mrs. Chamberlin asked that the board consider
compensating her for the use of her cell phone.
Dr. Seder asked who would sign off on the usage
of the cell phone. It was explained that Region
4A would make a payment directly to the phone
company of the amount approved by the board.
It was moved and approved that $30 per month
would be paid to Mrs. Chamberlin’s cell
phone account until the $484 dollars was depleted.
The meeting adjourned at 5:00 PM
Respectfully submitted by: Barbara M. Luther,
Administrative Assistant to the Board of Health.
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