Board of Health
Regular MeetingMiddletown, CT · May 9, 2023
Minutes
Kevin A. Elak, MPH City of Middletown
Director of Health Department of Health
245 deKoven Drive
Middletown, CT 06457
TEL: (860) 638-4960 FAX: (860) 638-1960
TDDL: (860) 344-3521
Middletown Board of Health
Minutes from May 9, 2023 Meeting
Present: Reverend Robyn Anderson, Tanielle Davis, Patricia DiStefano, Kevin Elak, Brian
Gartner Jr., Yvonne Joy, Anthony Mangiafico, Stan Opalacz, Linda Salafia
Absent: None
Guests: Julie Ackerman (CRT), Candace Crane (YMCA), David Godwin (Middletown
Police), Nancy Isa (CRT), Marek Kozikowski (Director of Land Use), Bibi
Rahamatullah (Columbus House), Dic Wheeler (Oddfellows)
Call To Order:
Meeting was called to order at 6:01 PM by Patricia DiStefano.
Approval of Minutes:
Minutes presented from April 11, 2023 meeting. Motion by Yvonne Joy, 2nd by Patricia
DiStefano. All in favor. Motion Passes.
Public Hearing for Agenda Items:
None
Directors Report:
Director of Health
o Director Elak introduced Tanielle Davis as the new Public Health Manager for the
Middletown Health Department.
Old Business:
Draft changes to Middletown Code of Ordinances Chapter 107 (Animals)
o Brian Gartner, Jr. stated that the Commission on Conservation and Agriculture
has failed to achieve a quorum to review and discuss proposed changes to
Chapter 107. Their next scheduled meeting is on May 16th.
New Business:
Applicants for the FY2023-2024 Public Health Block Grants gave brief presentations to the
commissioners on details of proposed activities for the block grant funding. Commissioners
were given the opportunity to ask questions.
Marek Kozikowski from the office of Land Use with the City of Middletown gave a presentation
about the proposed Right to Farm Ordinance that his office is introducing to the Common
Council for approval. The Office of The General Council asked that the proposed ordinance be
reviewed and approved by the Board of Health Commission.
o Pat DiStefano made a motion to approve the draft ordinance. 2nd by Rev. Robyn
Anderson. All in favor. Motion passed.
Other Business:
None
Adjournment
Yvonne Joy made a motion to adjourn. 2nd by Rev. Robyn Anderson. All in favor. Motion passed.
Meeting adjourned at 6:45 PM
Respectfully Submitted,
Kevin A. Elak, MPH
Director of Health
Agenda
Kevin Elak, MPH City of Middletown
Director of Health Department of Health
245 deKoven Drive
Middletown, CT 06457
TEL: (860) 638-4960 FAX: (860) 638-1960
TDDL: (860) 344-3521
MIDDLETOWN BOARD OF HEALTH
LEGAL NOTICE
The Middletown Board of Health will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on:
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 6 p.m.
on Webex and in Room 208 of the Middletown Municipal Building
Dated in Middletown, Connecticut this 5th day of May, 2023.
Kevin Elak, MPH
Director of Health
KEVIN ELAK, MPH City of Middletown
Director of Health Department of Health
245 deKoven Drive
Middletown, CT 06457
TEL: (860) 638-4960 FAX: (860) 638-1960
TDDL: (860) 344-3521
Board of Health
Regular Meeting, May 9, 2023, 6:00 PM
Hybrid Meeting on Webex and in Room 208 of City Hall
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. April 11, 2023
3. PUBLIC HEARING ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY
4. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
a. Director Report – Kevin Elak
b. Division Report
5. OLD BUSINESS
a. Draft revisions to Middletown Code of Ordinances, Chapter 107: Animals
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. Public Health Block Grant Presentations
i. Columbus House – Middletown Warming Center
ii. Community Renewal Team, Inc. – Middletown Elderly Nutrition Program
iii. Middletown Board of Education – FoodCorps Expansion
iv. Oddfellows Playhouse – After-School Circus Program for Youth
v. Police Activity League of Middletown
vi. YMCA – Schwarz Men’s Residence Rent Assistance
b. Proposed City of Middletown Right to Farm Ordinance
i. Marek Kozikowski, Director of Land Use
7. OTHER
8. ADJOURNMENT
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