Board of Health - Dissolved

City of Laramie Planning: (307) 721-5207 Code Administration: (307) 721-5271 Community Development Department Fax: (307) 72"l-5248 P.0. Box C Engineering: (307) 72'l-5291 Laramie, V\/Y 82073 Fax: (307) 721- 5216 TTD: (307) 721-5295 MINUTES Board of Health Thursday, Feb 16, 20'l0 6:00 PM Historic Carnegie Building 405 Grand Avenue, Laramie, WY The Board of Health meetings are open to the public. Requests from person with disabilities must be made to the Community Development Department 24 hours in advance of the meeting. 1. CALL TO ORDER Becki Burman called the meeting to order at 6:15 p.m. ROLL CALL Members Present: Becki Burman Chair Ron Mavrich Vice Chair Sandy Novick Secretary David Milam Jean Allais Health Officer Members Absent: None Staff Present: Jerry Hankin Code Administration Supervisor Judi Davis Environmental Health Specialist Ellen Robinson Administrative Assistant PeterWysocki Community Development Director (arrived at 8:l5pm) City Council Liaison: Dee Mickelson (Absent) II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION BY MAVRICH, second by Novick, to approve the agenda. Aye:5 Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED. Ill. REVIEW OF OCTOBER 15, 2009 MINUTES MOTION BY MAVRICH, second by Novick, to approve the minutes. Aye:5 Nays: 0 MOTION CARRIED. IV. OLD BUSINESS A. Pigeons The City has contracted with a trapper from Colorado to perform cannon net pigeon trapping. Baiting training will take place on Feb 22nd. Trapping will commence afier pigeons have habituated to the baiting sites. The contract runs either through July l Laramie Board of Health 16Feb2010 Page I of 4  or until a $2000.00 limit has been met, whichever comes first. Due to liability issues, trapping will only take place on City and UW owned property. B. State Handling Annual Licensing The State has taken over the annual food licensing and all has gone very smoothly. C. Tattoo/ Piercing Draff Regulations The Board requests a copy of the old regulation and National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) recommendations to compare and contrast with the draff regulation. The Board will discuss the draft regulation further after looking at the old regulation and the NEHA recommendations. V. NEW BUSINESS A. Review of Restaurant, Pool/Spa, Body Art Establishment Inspections Davis presented the staff report. There is a new tattoo shop in Laramie called Studio 62. The owners have been licensed before. School lunch programs now need to be inspected twice per year. The City physically inspects one time per year and the State sends schools a self-evaluation fomi which each school fills out for the second inspection. Godfathers was re-inspected in November. A mop sink has been installed since the last inspection. Currently they are on a 6-month inspection schedule. The dining room at the Ramada had been closed for a period of time this winter due to a pest problem. On Thursday February 1 'I" Davis approved the kitchen to serve food again. Currently they are only serving bar food and continental breakfast. Ron Mavrich reported that he knew of a large party held at the Ramada during the time in which their kitchen was closed and asked if there are any kind of disciplinary actions that can be taken to ensure this from happening in the future. Jerry Hankin added that typically the City finds out about people or businesses violating their license by word of mouth. The City did not know about the banquet at the Ramada and if they or the Board of Health were aware of the party action should have been taken. Mavrich asked what recourse the City has affer an incident has taken place. Hankin responded that a citation would be written. The Board of Health could write a reprimand letter as well. B. New Establishments No items were discussed. C. Concerns Novick requested a report be presented to the Board of Health that outlines the name of each establishment inspected, the date of the inspection, the outcome of the inspection, the next appointment/ follow-up comments and whether or not a risk control plan was developed. Laramie Board of Health 16 Feb 2010 Page 2 of 4  David Milam recommended re-writing the regulation to address compliance issues and specifically the ramifications to business owners if they do not comply with inspection regulations. MOTION BY NOVICK, second by Allais to re-write the current food inspection regulation. Staff will draft the revision and present to the Board for approval. Aye:5 Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED. The closure of Wingers Restaurant and the letter from Dr. Warrie Means was discussed. MOTION BY MAVRICH, second by Novick for Staff to draft a letter for the Board and Community Development Director to sign to Dr. Means outlining a concrete plan for preventing an incident like what happened at Wingers from happening again. Aye:5 Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED. D. Review of Variance Request for Amazing Look Permanent Cosmetic Establishment Elaine McCoy requested a variance from the autoclave regulation. The type of procedure performed is called 'Soft Tap'. Tools and materials and procedures were demonstrated. 'Soft -l ap' is like using a pen, no machine is required to perform the procedure. A sterile 'ring cup' is used to dispense the ink. Ink is dispensed into the ring cup and then applied to the skin. All tools used are disposed of immediately following use during the procedure. McCoy mentioned that she started working in Montana and was granted a variance from the autoclave requirement there since she does not use an autoclave. McCoy received her initial training in Missoula Montana from Alexis, the founder of Soff Tap. Hankin asked how the sharps containers are disposed of. McCoy responded that she gives them to a friend who works at the hospital who disposes of them for her. Becki Burman mentioned that Waldo Roth at 'Quality IV provides a sharp disposal service to businesses in Laramie. Hankin asked if the walls at the facility were discussed. McCoy responded that her and Davis have discussed the wall texture in her facility. With the procedure used there is no splatter so the walls should not be an issue. Although, if needed the wall texture can be removed. MOTION BY NOVICK, second by Mavrich to approve the variance to dismiss the autoclave requirement as stated in the regulation. Aye:5 Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED. Vl. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS MOTION BY NOVICK, second by Allais to convene monthly as the Board of Health on the third Thursday of each month at 6:l5pm. Laramie Board of Health 16 Feb 2010 Page 3 of 4  Aye:5 Nay: 0 ,i -) MOTION CARRIED. Vll. ADJOURNMENT The next meeting will be scheduled at a later date. MOTION BY MAVRICH, second by Allais, to adjourn the meeting at 9:15 p.m. Aye:5 Nays: 0 MOTION prepared by: Robinson, Administrative Assistant Community Development Department Laramie Board oj Health 16 Feb 2010 Page 4 of 4