Board of Health

‭BOH MEETING MINUTES‬ ‭11/1/2023‬ ‭In attendance: Bridget Sweet, Chair; Timothy Cochrane Jr., Vice Chair; Jeffrey Harris, Member; Cathleen‬ ‭Liberty, Director; Ginny McNeil, Health Agent; Alisha Sullivan, Public Health Nurse; John Robertson,‬ ‭Shared Service Grant Regional Inspector; Epidemiologist Cassia Monteiro; Maureen Canesi,‬ ‭Administrative Assistant and Kim Mu-Chow.‬ ‭CALL TO ORDER: ►Chair Sweet called the Meeting to order at 5:00 pm.‬ ‭APPROVAL OF MINUTES: ►October 4, 2023.‬ ‭►MOTION to Approve the October 4, 2023 meeting minutes by Harris. SECOND by Cochrane.‬ ‭No discussion. ►ROLL CALL VOTE: Cochrane-YES; Harris-YES; Sweet-YES►VOTE: Yes-3,‬ ‭No-0, Absent-0.‬ ‭NEW BUSINESS‬ ‭CHNA‬ ‭Director Liberty reviewed the CHNA Grant which the Town received. She stated that this is a one time‬ ‭grant of $10,000 for the Migrants located here in Franklin. 95% of the grant is for Transportation.‬ ‭Status on Emergency Shelter‬ ‭Director Liberty reviewed the status of the Migrants housed in the Emergency Shelter in town. She stated‬ ‭that currently there are 94 families totaling 307 people. She noted the DPH is in Phase II which includes‬ ‭the screening of past immunizations and putting this information into the Massachusetts database system.‬ ‭Vote to approve a local upgrade at 20 Earls Way‬ ‭Twenty Earls Way Realty Trust requesting approval for depth of cover. The depth of cover is proposed to‬ ‭not exceed 5.5 feet.‬ ‭►MOTION to approve request for a local upgrade variance at 20 Earls Way by Cochrane.‬ ‭SECOND by Harris.►No discussion. ►ROLL CALL VOTE: Cochrane-YES; Harris-YES;‬ ‭Sweet-YES►VOTE: Yes-3, No-0, Absent-0.‬ ‭Metacomet Shared Service Grant Inspector Update‬ ‭Regional Inspector John Robertson updated the board with the Regional Inspector Report for the month‬ ‭of October, 2023.‬ ‭Metacomet Public Health Nurse Update‬ ‭Public Health Nurse Alisha Sullivan updated the board with the Public Health Report for the month of‬ ‭October, 2023.‬ ‭Metacomet Shared Service Grant Epidemiologist Update‬ ‭Epidemiologist Cassia Monteiro updated the board with the Epidemiologist Report for the month of‬ ‭October, 2023.‬ ‭Chair Sweet thanked Member Timothy Cochrane for his service to the Town and the Board of Health.‬ ‭CITIZENS COMMENTARY‬ ‭ADJOURNMENT‬ ‭►MOTION to adjourn AT 5:31 by Cochrane. SECOND by Harris. ►No discussion. ►ROLL‬ ‭CALL VOTE: Cochrane-YES; Harris-YES; Sweet-YES►VOTE: Yes-3, No-0, Absent-0.‬ ‭Respectively submitted by: Maureen Canesi‬