4/16/2020 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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OLD BUSINESS 1. COVID-19 update. Mr. Harrington commented that the following actions are completed or ongoing: • Watched daily briefings from Governor Baker's office,and monitored daily updates from the State's COVID-19 Command Center. • Participated in conference calls with DPH and Barnstable County local boards of health. • Communicated new addresses to our public safety answering point and first responders, as well as addresses released from isolation. • Updated the Town Manager of daily case numbers using our address tracker spreadsheet. • Communicated COVID-19 updates to the Town Manager and the Board of Selectmen. • Coordinated with the Town Manager to implement a reverse 9-1-1 call informing Mashpee residents of the importance of staying home for the next 2 weeks. • Built on communication with our VNA representative to ensure accurate case reporting. • Submitted VNA invoices to Barnstable County Health for reimbursement with State emergency funds. • Participated in Emergency Fund Distribution Planning Group for Barnstable County COVID-19 funding allocation. • Talked to the owner of Rory's Organic Market about the COVID-19 protocols in their grocery store. • Maintained close communication with grocery stores regarding new occupancy limits and testing resources for staff members. • Responded to complaints and concerns from the public about landscapers, grocery stores, physical therapists, and food establishments regarding social distancing and lack of face masks. • In response to complaints from the community, communicated with private golf courses at Willowbend and New Seabury neighborhoods to ensure their pro shops and brick and mortar facilities are closed. • Spoke to the manager of a local pool about going through the permitting process,so they are ready to open as soon as the State lifts the non-essential businesses order. • Communicated the concerns of the Mashpee Board of Health to Cape Cod Healthcare and Barnstable County Health about their COVID-19 Heat Map system, and refrained from including Mashpee in their reporting of case numbers. • Sent information to long-term care facilities regarding updated nursing home mobile testing program protocols and new operating guidelines from Cape Cod Healthcare and Barnstable County Health. • Followed up with illegal barbershop, and began process of scheduling an appointment with the owner. • Sent out new FDA guidelines for food establishments regarding safe takeout and delivery operations. • Communicated with seasonal food establishments about opening for takeout and delivery. • Forwarded a cover sheet for building permits to the Building and Planning Departments in response to concerns from the community regarding construction workers and social distancing. • Maintained COVID-19 webpage and coordinated with the Selectman's office to put out information on social media. • Communicated with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe regarding COVID-19. 4