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Home My WebLink About2012-9-27Minutes for September 27, 2012, adopted Nov. 15 NiUC�- Z o BOARD OF HEALTH Town of Nantucket C'> c 70 moo' 2 Fairgrounds Road M .� n Al Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554 --+ a' M www.nantucket- ma.g_ov o 7D < Z3 M Commissioners: Patricia Roggeveen (Chair) Malcolm MacNab, MD, PHD, (Vice chair), James Cooper, Helene W8d, R'Stepheen Visco Staff: Richard Ray, Artell Crowley --- MINUTES— ry September 27, 2012 x 4 Fairgrounds Road, Community Meeting Room – 3:00 pm. Called to order at 4:00 p.m. Staff in attendance: Richard Ray, Health Director Attending Members: Malcolm MacNab, MD, PHD; James Cooper; Helene Weld, RN; Stephen Visco Absent members: Patricia Roggeveen Agenda adopted by unanimous consent 1. Tickborne disease: Carol Dunton – Asked about the status. Ray – Stated this has been discussed with the supervisor of health and building, Mr. Vorce and do not yet have a dollar amount. There is an effort underway to get some funding to perpetuate some of the programs this Board would like to see implemented. MacNab – Have made some progress. APPROVAL OF 1. August 9, 2012 – Adopted by unanimous consent 2. August 30, 2012 – Adopted by unanimous consent Sitting MacNab, Cooper, Weld, Visco Representing Ray – Stated that in the past, have run into the problem of needing signatures on short notice and not all Board members were available. Have talked to Town Counsel, who recommended that the Board allow the chairman or acting chairman to sign for the Board of Health. In order to do that, the Board members need to sign a document, which M.r Ray read. Discussion No comments Action Motion to Approve proposal for Single Signature on actions of the Board. Made and seconded Vote Carried Unanimously Page 1 of 3 Minutes for September 27, 2012, adopted Nov. 15 1. 60 Arkansas Avenue Madaket Sitting MacNab, Cooper, Weld, Visco Representing Ray — Tabled, the applicant has some concerns with the ACO, which have been forwarded to Town Counsel. Town Counsel will review those concerns and hopefully and ACO will be ready for approval the next meeting APPROVAL V. 1. 11 Massachusetts Avenue - $30,000.00 2. 79 Madaket Road - $34,249.60 3. 31 Monomoy Road Sewer connection - $6,000.00 Sitting MacNab, Cooper, Weld, Visco Representing Ray — Looking for approval for the wastewater abatement fund. Discussion None Action Motion to Approve these fundings. Made and seconded Vote Carried Unanimously REQUEST / BOARD OF i1 1. Request MA Fish & Wildlife to amend hunting regulations on Nantucket to "add two weeks of archery deer hunting before or after the regular season." Sitting MacNab, Cooper, Weld, Visco Representing MacNab — After two years the Fish & Wildlife have approved the carrying of four deer by hunters on Nantucket; but this still has another approval process. Stated that at this time he is proposing to ask the Town to request the extension of the archery season. The BOS sitting three years ago did not approve that request. Suggested that the Board of Health try again making it specific for Nantucket and for Nantucket hunters only. Fish & Wildlife stated in the past that this had a good chance of being passed. Though it might create controversy, it would be minimal. It might not occur for two or three years. Public Carol Dunton Discussion Cooper — The hunting license is a state license and that could cause a problem. Ray — Concur, concerned about limiting to local hunters. Had asked Fish & Wildlife about the possibility of issuing licenses locally for those weeks; have not received a response to that query. There is precedent in other states. Weld — Hoping winter will be cold enough to do the study, which would help in the argument. Ray — The contract was extended another year for the first snow fall. Action MacNab will draft a letter to the BOS outlining the request to include local licensing for approval at the next BOH meeting. Page 2 of 3 Minutes for September 27, 2012, adopted Nov. 15 Sitting MacNab, Cooper, Weld, Visco Representing Ray — Two pieces of property with 2- bedroom structure on smaller lot. Owner wants to enlarge the structure for 4- bedrooms. The smaller lot does not have sufficient square footage to allow this; to meet that square footage, the owner has agreed to set aside a portion of the larger lot as Forever Wild; this will be added to the aggregate of the smaller lot to allow for the increase in size of the structure. There is still room on the larger lot for a second dwelling. Recommend approval. Discussion Visco — Do the lots have to remain in same ownership? Ray — The larger lot can be sold, but this document accompanies both deeds through the registry of deeds. Action Motion to Approve. Moved and seconded. Vote Carried Unanimously 1. Have received raw data as complied from physician offices and Nantucket Cottage Hospital. The intern is working on a synopsis of the data, which should be available for the next BOH meeting. The pharmacies have agreed to make an attempt to provide information previously requested. 2. Housing Inspections: Have been gaining compliance on illegal basement apartments being emptied and returned to unusable states. Presently focusing on multiple properties on Bailey Road. Have lifted the Condemnation Order on 5A Maryann Lane. Building, Health and Zoning go as a unit on to these sites to ensure all issues are addressed. One property is going to attempt to get the basement apartment permitted. 3. Nantucket Beach Water Quality Issues: Once tested, it is 24 -hours before results return during which time people are swimming in contaminated water. The beach is then closed and tested again, which takes another 24 hours to show the water to be okay. In essence people were swimming in contaminated water then shut off from okay water. Have proposed a new approach which has received support from several towns on Cape Cod, the Cape & Islands Health Officers Association and the Massachusetts Health Officers Association; and will be going to the Mass Department of Health to initiate discussions concerning water quality at beaches that have unrestricted tidal and current flow. Any beach within the harbor, pond or estuary would be closed. Any beach with unrestricted tidal and current flow (South Shore, North Shore, Jetties Beach) would not be closed until a second test taken within 24 hours of the first exceedence shows the water to still exceed bacterial levels. Have documented that since 1996, every time a beach was close, following a 24 -hour period where it should have been closed, the following 24- hour period has been fine. Tidal and current flow will carry any contamination away within hours. 4. Invitations to Join Massachusetts Boards of Health Certification Program Weld - Hummock Pond Letter: Ray — Destined for review by the Estuaries Program. Nantucket came up with the money but the State did not and removed Hummock Pond off the list. A letter from the Hummock Pond Association to assist the Town in funding the entire study. Estuaries Program has agreed to reduce the cost. Will study Hummock Pond under the program, come up with a TMDL; and at that point determinations will be made as to what forms of remediation that pond and the surrounding properties should receive. Cisco Assn would like to see sewer to that area; however do not have the TMDL or sufficient testing data to substantiate mitigating the nutrient loading. Motion to Adjourn: 3:26 p.m. Submitted by: Terry L. Norton Page 3 of 3