9/7/2017 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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.F NEVIS BUSINESS 1. Sign Expense Warrants. None. 2. Review/Approve BOH Public Session Minutes: August 24, 2017. Laurel Almquist made a motion that the Board of Health approve the Public Session minutes of August 24, 017. Mallory Langler seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. 3. Variance to Federal Food code: Asia Restaurant(3 Greene Street). Glen Harrington stated that a similar variance for Hissho Sushi at Roche Bros, which became Mai Cuisine, was requested. In order to render rice not a potentially hazardous food, vinegar is used to reduce the pH to loss than 4.6. The required HAACP plan has been submitted} and it outlines the acidification process and record keeping requirements. veronica Warden and Glen Harrington have reviewed the plan, and it meets the requirements per the Food code. At this point Mr. Harrington recommends approval with the Health Agent to witness the protocols of the HAACP Plan during an inspection. Brian Baurngaertel inquired if anyone was present from Asia Restaurant and if they had any comments. Meino Ido, the owner of Asia Restaurant} presented a list of vendors and the recordkeeping of the rice acidification process. Mr. Baur gaertel commented that he appreciated the fact that the person presenting the HAACP Plan is a native speaker for both languages. Mallory Langler made a motion that the Board of Health approve the variance to the Federal Food Code for Asia Restaurant allowing them to use vinegar as a method for food preservation for rice and pending an inspection by the Health Agent to witness the HAACP Plan protocols. Laurel Almquist seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. 4. Request for 2017 Retail Food Permit: L.L. Bean (7 Market Street). Glen Harrington commented that a request for a 2017 Retail Food Permit has been submitted by L.L. Bean to open a store in Nlashpee commons. There is very little retail food, which is all prepackaged, and the retail area is less than 1000 square feet. The Assistant Health Agent inspected the store on August 23, 2017, and the 15 incidental permit fee has been paid. Mallory Langler made a motion that the Board of Health approve the Retail Food Permit for L.L. Bean Inc., lashpee Commons. Laurel Almquist seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. 54 Review Board of Health Fee Schedule. Glen Harrington stated that the only item for discussion in the Fee Schedule is the Nitrogen Aggregation Loading Plan review. The Board had previously established the 50 fee for review of a single family home. The third party review for the subdivisions requires to be in a regulation and also within the Board of Health fee schedule. At this time Mr. Harrington is not recommending any other changes to the fee schedule. At the next meeting Mr. Harrington will present a draft for a septic regulation which must be advertised two consecutive times prior to the hearing. The draft will include the Nitrogen Aggregation Loading Plan third party review fee for subdivisions. Mallory Langler made a motion that the Board of Health approve the 2017 Fee Schedule. Laurel Almquist seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. DLD BUSINESS - 1. sanitary code violations and Fines: 133 Quinaquisset Avenue. Glen Harrington commented that at the last meeting the Board voted to continue discussion for the property located at 133 Quinaquisset Avenue until the September 7, 2017, meeting. veronica Warden, Assistant Health Agent, performed a re-inspection at 133 Quinaquisset Avenue to identify the corrected violations. Two violations were corrected with three still remaining repair of the facia boaird by the chimney, the shower stall trim, and the screens were not installed.