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Town of Mashpee a ,y- 16 Great Neck Road North �u;E jos Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 BOARD OF HEALTH - PUBLIC SESSION Minutes of the Meeting of December 15, 2016 Board Members Present: Member Absent: Also Present: Kalliope Egloff, Chair Lucy Burton, Co-Chair Glen Harrington, Health Agent Brian Baumgaertel, Clerk Chair Kalliope Egloff called the meeting to order at 7:01 PM. APPOINTMENTS 7:15 PM — Housing Code Violations—91 Orchard Road. Attorney Stuart Rapp, representing Etheline Antunes of 91 Orchard Road, introduced himself to the Board. Glen Harrington stated that on September 1, 2016, a sanitary code inspection was performed at the request of the tenant. An order letter was sent to notify the owners and to issue timeframes for correction of the documented violations. The order letter was received by the owners, or representative, on September 22, 2016. On September 28, 2016, an inspection was performed to confirm a water leak in the kitchen hallway. On November 15, 2016, a re-inspection was performed, and 5 of the violations were corrected: 4 from the original September 1, 2016, inspection and the water leak of September 28, 2016. However, 8 violations were not corrected, and six additional violations were identified on November 15, 2016. The remaining 8 violations from the original inspection were not corrected for 76 days, and no other extensions were requested. On September 22, 2016, Attorney Rapp notified the Board of Health that a contractor was contacted to do the repairs. On October 4, 2016, Attorney Rapp responded to the September 28, 2016, order letter, again, stating that a contractor had been retained to perform the repairs. One denial of access was reported to the Board of Health. That occurred via email on December 14, 2016, when the occupants had a conflict with that date. The Board of Health was unaware of the additional access issues. Attorney Rapp commented that Mrs. Antunes has been a resident of Mashpee for many years. She is currently residing in a nursing home in Mashpee and uses the rental income to pay for the nursing home expense. The tenants have not paid rent for about 6 months. Attorney Rapp's emails.and letters to the tenants are never . acknowledged. Since Attorney Rapp presented a letter from the contractor that alleged additional access issues with specific dates, Glen Harrington would like to investigate the situation further. Brian Baumgaertel made a motion that the Board of Health continue discussion on the housing code violations for 91 Orchard Road to the January 19, 2017, Board of Health meeting. Kalliope Egloff seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. 7:20 PM — Request for Hearing of November 9, 2016, Board of Health Decision Letter: Lakeside Estates. l