Board of Health

CITY OF SALEM BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING MINUTES March 8, 2016 MEMBERS PRESENT:, Dr. Shama Alam, Chair, Janet Greene, Paul Kirby, & Dr. Jeremy Schiller OTHERS PRESENT: Larry Ramdin, Health Agent, Erica Rimpila, Public Health Nurse, Heather Lyons-Paul Clerk & Council Liaison Beth Gerard of the Board. Guests: Mary Madore and Dr. Jean Arlander TOPIC DISCUSSION/ACTION 1. Call to Order 7:05pm 2. Minutes of Last Meeting J. Greene motioned to take agenda out of order to hear item 5 (Feb 9, 2016) first. P. Kirby 2nd All in favor. Motion passed Dr. Schiller motion to approve minutes. J. Greene 2nd All in favor. Motion passed 3. Chairperson Announcements Dr. Alam reached out to State Representative Paul Tucker’s office about the Home Rule Petition status. It is in the 3rd reading of a committee, from there it will be voted on in Legislation. 4. Monthly Reports-Updates A. Public Health Nurse’s Discussion on DPH Mumps advisory and MMR Report Copy available at the BOH office B. Health Agent’s Opiate update provided Report Copy available at the BOH office Copy available at the BOH office C. Administrative Report P. Kirby motioned to accept reports. 2nd Dr. Schiller All in favor. Motion Passed Opiate discussion – There will be a presentation to the Council on addictions followed by training on how to D. City Council Liaison give Naloxone. Updates Universal Steel –There is a public hearing at the City Council meeting tomorrow. Mary Madore addressed concerns to the Board about The Universal Steel site. A letter was sent addressing the 5. Universal Steel Site – Citizen Board signed by residents with concerns about the Presentation by Mary Madore contamination of site and the handling of the capping of and Dr. Arlander the site. Once the cap was completed the city turned it into a parking lot. Mrs. Madore and Dr. Arlander believe the city can benefit from the site as a parking lot and that  F.W. Webb shouldn’t be allowed to build on the site due to the amount of contaminants still there under the cap. Dr. Arlander spoke about the process that would take place if the City allows them to build there. There is concern about contaminants being released from underneath the cap during construction. *Dr. Alam asked Larry Ramdin if a list of conditions for site are given by the state as well as local. L. Ramdin responded that DEP has to accept the AUL which is provided by the LSP, and then it is put on the deed. The Board’s list of conditions would be given after the city’s plans for the site are determined. He also advised the Board that they have the authority to look into any source of contamination that would pose a risk to the community *J. Greene asked how the barriers will be maintained if the lot is not sold. DEP has mandatory conditions to maintain the lot. * P. Kirby requested that ongoing additional information be provided to the Board for education. *Dr. Alam asked what the Board’s role is at this point in the process. L. Ramdin advised the Board that it would be premature to get involved with restriction now since the Council has not decided on the use of the land yet. L. Ramdin will provide more information to the Board on the site and will provide background on the Walgreens site actions. Dr. Alam provided handouts to the Board from Victoria Caldwell City Solicitor and the Department of Education and went over the options for the evaluation with the Board with OML and privacy 6. Protocols for evaluating concerns in mind. Health Agent - P. Kirby motioned that each Board member will fill out an Continuation evaluation and provide it to the Chair. The Chair will aggregate the comments in the evaluation and the Board authorizes the Chair then to conduct the final evaluation review with the Health Agent in collaboration with the Mayor and provide a copy of the aggregated report to the other members. J. Greene 2nd All in favor. Motion passed 7. New Business / Scheduling of *Items that could not be anticipated. future agenda items *Joyce Redford tobacco flavored suspension, creating exclusion zones, and suspension language. *Invite the DPH personal involved with the Universal Steel project for the May meeting. 8. MEETING ADJOURNED: P. Kirby motioned to adjourn the meeting. Dr. Schiller 2nd All in favor. Motion passed 8:40pm Respectfully submitted, Heather Lyons-Paul Clerk of the Board Next regularly scheduled meeting is April 12 , 2016 at 7pm At City Hall Annex, 120 Washington Street, Room 313 Salem.