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2000-02-17City of Beverly, Massachusetts Public Meeting Minutes Board: Board of Heaith Subcommittee: Date: February 17, 2000 Place: Beverly Council on Aging, Conference Room Board members present: Dr. Frank Carbone, Jr., MD, Norman Spector and Peter A.Hersee Board members absent: Others present: William Burke, Director of Public Health and Thomas Scully, Director of Community Services. Recorder: Judith Balboni Meeting called to order at 7:30 a.m. The Board reviewed and accepted the minutes of January 20, and January 26, 2000. Mr. Burke and Mr. Scully informed the Board of their meeting with Superintendent Lupmi and various School Department staff members regarding a Special Projects Tobacco Grant. The Grant would be used to strengthen school tobacco policy and associated enforcement efforts. The potential grant monies would be available for July 1, 2000. Mr. Burke informed the Board of renovations to the Briscoe Middle School which are planned to take place several years bom now and how it could affect the location and/or operation of the Dental Clinic. Mr. Burke told the Board he would ask the School Department to involve the Board during the planning process to avoid another interruption of dental services. Mr. Spector inquired as to what vision and hearing services are provided to school children. Mr. Burke gave a brief synopsis of the vision and heating screens provided by Mrs. LeClerc at St. Mary's & St. John's. Mrs. LeClerc will provide more details at the next meeting. Director's Update Mr. Burke has begun collecting various Body-piercing Regulations; still waiting to receive some, will forward to Board. Although not selected for Office of Technical Assistance (OTA), Academic Pollution Prevention- Learning from Experience (Apple Program), the training, on-site technical assistance and compliance guidance is still available free of charge. Mr. Burke is in the process of scheduling a meeting with Pat Goelhert, Program Director of the North Shore Coastal Boards of Health Tobacco Control Program and Mr. Tim Flaherty of the Youth Center to discuss possible Tobacco Control Education & Cessation Program which would be beneficial to the Center's participants. 118-122 Rantoul Street. The finding of Unfitness for Human Habitation of the dwelling units at this property have been lifted as of February 4, 2000. There are still outstanding code violations which may require initiation of court action to obtain compliance. Court case for Laine Chase, 63 Ober Street was postponed by the court to February 29, 2000. The inspectional staff attended a MDPH Training at Tewksbury State Hospital on February 9, 2000. The training focussed on amendments to the Lead Paint Law and the Sanitary Code Chapter pertaining to Recreational Camps for Children. It is anticipated that there will be at least a 300% increase in the number of camps requiring inspection and licensure from 1998. Proper inspection and licensing of these facilities places a tremendous seasonal burden on thc inspectional staff due to other seasonal inspectional demands (pools, beaches) and the short duration of operation (sometimes, 1 week). The Department will schedule an informational seminar for camp operators to discuss regulatory requirements and emphasize the ones that must begin prior to the start of Camp (i.e. Health Care Consultant, Agreement, Immunization Requirements, Building & Fire Department Inspections, etc.) The seminar will be scheduled sometime between the middle of April and beginning of May. Extensive amendments to the Food Code are to become effective later this year. The amended regulation will mirror or reference the Federal Model Food Code. Training for Board of Health staffis scheduled for May, 2000. An Oral/Dental Health Program will be presented to seniors at the Council on Aging by Ms. Doherty on April 25, 2000. The next meeting scheduled for March 16, 2000 Meeting adjourned at 8:20 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Judith A. Balboni Clerk