Board of Health

CITY OF MALDEN Health Department / Board of Health 215 Pleasant St., 3nd Flr Malden, MA 02148 781-397-7000 ext. 2049 (P) Christopher Webb, Director Malden Board of Health Meeting Minutes April 13, 2022, at 6 PM Room 108 Members in Attendance: Scune Carrington, Chairperson, Dr. Singh Member Clerk: Christopher Webb 1. Motion by Dr. Singh to accept the minutes from the March 2, 2022, Board of Health meeting. Seconded by Dr. Carrington. 2. Mr. Webb updated the Board on the current COVID situation. The B.2 variant is infecting a lot of residents though very few, if any, are being hospitalized. The office will continue to monitor the hospitalization rate and inform the Board of any spikes or increased hospitalizations. 3. Maureen Buzby and Mr. Webb reviewed the current Tobacco Regulations with the Board. The goal was to incorporate all of the State law into the BOH regulation so that the fines and specific violations are better defined. Motion to table until Mrs. Buzby and Mr. Webb make a working document to include all of the needed updates for the Board to consider. 4. Mr. Webb informed the Board that he thought that Section 2, Regulation #4 of the Malden Board of Health Rules & Regulations was not clear on who was responsible for the installation and cost of exterminating those affected properties within 300 feet of their project. Motion by Dr. Singh to amend regulation #4 by adding” by the responsible party performing the renovation or excavation.” After the word “exterior” in the last sentence. Seconded by Dr. Carrington. 5. Motion by Dr. Singh to accept the Annual Report for 2022 as submitted. Seconded by Dr. Carrington. 6. Mr. Webb informed the Board of a request made by Melrose Wakefield Health Department to give Maureen Buzby, Tobacco Control Co-Ordinator, a pay increase in FY 23 of $964.52. Each of the five communities will pay the same amount. Motion by Dr. Singh to approve the increase because of the valuable work Mrs. Buzby does for this community. Seconded by Dr. Carrington. 1  7. Mr. Webb Informed the Board of the request for an additional three -exemption from Rental Unit Inspections as required by Section 9.16 of the City Ordinances, from Windsor at Oak Grove, 12 Island Ave, Malden. Mr. Webb informed the Board there have been no complaints from this complex during their first three year exemption and would recommend that an additional three year exemption be granted. Motion by Dr. Singh Seconded by Dr. Carrington 8. Mr. Webb updated the Board on the Purdue Pharma Opioid Lawsuit. The City of Malden has received almost 1 million dollars to be allocated over the next 15 years to sustain substance use disorder programs in the city. 9. Mr. Webb informed the Board that he was ready to start the Rodent Control Survey of Ward 7-3A using the CDC rodent survey program. 65 addresses were chosen at random out of 452 or 25%. A website has been set up for online consent forms and the letter requesting access went out on April14, 2022. This program should better inform this department on what is contributing to the rodent infestation in the city. The survey will start on May 1, 2022 and will end June 30, 2022. All finding will be shared with he Board and then the public by way of the city website. Old/ New Business – None Motion to adjourn by Dr. Singh, Seconded by Dr. Carrington. Meeting adjourned at 8:00PM. Christopher Webb Clerk 2