2/11/2009 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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r �5 k . Request est for Review& signature of Letter of support for county 1l/A Management Program m Glen Harrington distributed to the Board members a copy of the Letter of Support for the Barnstable County I/AOn-Site Wastewater Treatment System Management Program. The letter states that the Board of Health recognizes the need for an effective management program for oversight of the system and understands the need to create a long terra funding mechanism to support a county staff position to administer the I A Management Program, and therefore endorses the proposed plan of the Barnstable County Dept. of Health & Environment to charge system operators an annual fee for use f the data base, based on the number of systems operated. The Board discussed the letter and offered two amendments to the wording of the letter. Bunton Kaplan made a motion to approve the amended Letter of support for the Barnstable County Crept. of Health and Environment IIA On-Site Wastewater Treatment F System Management Program. Kalliope Egloff seconded the motion. All approved. . Review of Preliminary subdivision Plan: illowbend country club, Inc. viliowbend Country Club, Inc. submitted a preliminary plan of property located in rlashpee for approval as a subdivision as allowed under the subdivision Control Lame and the Mules and Regulations governing the subdivision of Land of the Mashpee Planning Board. Glen Harrington recommended that the following three conditions should be net: 1. Storm drainage retention basin must have a subsurface leaching component 2. Properties shall be serviced by the Willowbend sever system treatment plant) 3. Building permits shall not be approved until the demolition of all existing structures and septic systems is completed. Burton Kaplan made a motion to approve the preliminary subdivision plan provided by Willowbend Country Club, Inc., subject to the above three conditions as recommended by Glen Harrington. Kalliope Egloff seconded the motion. All approved. . Smoking Ban Request uest y Town Manager Joyce Mason Glen Harrington reported that Joyce Mason had approached hien with the request that the Board of Health consider placing a ban on smoking,on the Town's municipal properties, to be followed up by the offering of a Smoking Cessation program. i Discussion followed regarding-the extent of the municipal properties that would be covered under the ruling. Also in question was how the regulation 'Would be enforced. A concern raised was the question of the Town's liability under Workmen's Compensation in a situation, for example, wherein a town employee left the workplace during work hours to smoke, and injury should occur to the employee while off the municipal property. Glen Harrington stated that he would go back to Joyce Mason for clarification as to what municipal properties she had in mind for inclusion in a smoking bare. The Board members agreed that they were willing to undertake the request by the Town Manager to consider the proposed smoking ban, and would revisit the issue at the next BOH meeting. 2