01/06/2022 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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3. 9 Attaquin Street. Mr. Harrington commented that a request for an appeal of the order to pump and inspect the septic system at 9 Attaquin Street had been submitted. The owner requested a continuance from the last meeting of December 16, 2021, and was not notified of this meeting date; therefore, Mr. Harrington requested that the matter be continued until the next meeting. There being no further comments or discussion, Kripani Patel moved to continue the hearing for the request of appeal at 9 Attaquin Street to the next Board meeting. Motion seconded by Ernest Virgilio. Roll call vote: Ernest Virgilio (yes); Kripani Patel (yes); Brian Baumgaertel (yes). VOTE: Unanimous (3-0). NEW BUSINESS 1. Choke-Saver Requirements for Food Establishments. Mr. Harrington commented that any food establishment which seats 25 or more people is required to have an employee who is certified and can provide choke-saving assistance to people in a choking situation. Prior to transitioning to our current online permitting system, food establishment owners had to check a box on their renewal application certifying that they met this requirement. With the onset of COVID, the training, which must be completed in-person, has not been readily available. Prior to the holidays, our office had reached out to the Cape Cod Medical Reserve Corp, who agreed to provide Choke-Saver Training here in Mashpee, free of charge, and many food establishments had committed to attending. With the recent surge in case numbers, it was decided that the training should be postponed until April, with the understanding that food establishments would be issued their 2022 permits, provided they agreed to send at least one employee to the Choke-Saver Training that will be offered in the spring. There being no further comments or discussion, Kripani Patel moved to postpone the Choke-Saver Training until April for food establishments with seating of 25 or more, and to issue their 2022 permits. Motion seconded by Ernest Virgilio. Roll call vote: Ernest Virgilio (yes); Kripani Patel (yes); Brian Baumgaertel (yes). VOTE: Unanimous(3-0). 2. 58 Buccaneer Way. Mr. Harrington commented that,on December 28,2021,the Board of Health received a complaint regarding a large number of boxes being placed on the property. A picture was emailed to our office, and was forwarded to Board members. On January 4, 2022, the Code Compliance Inspector visited the property to verify the complaint, where he took pictures for documentation. Mr. Harrington stated that he also visited the property on January 4th, where he observed no garbage or organic matter, and no odor. The concern is that the longer the boxes are exposed to the weather, the more they will break down and the contents will be damaged. The material will be taken away as refuse if the Town has to clean up the property. Lynda LaMagna,the tenant at the property, introduced herself for the record. She explained her situation to the Board, indicating that she had no choice but to have the items deposited in her back yard, because she had been given very little notice that she had to remove the items from the property where they were previously stored. Additionally, she had not had access to the basement of her residence at Buccaneer Way since June 2021, when she discovered the key no longer worked and the lock had been damaged. The items in the yard belonged to her recently deceased husband and, while much of it would likely end up being sold, donated or thrown away, some of the items had great sentimental value to her, and she needed time to go through the boxes. She asked for patience while she navigated some financial problems she was experiencing as a result of being a recent widow and ongoing issues with her current landlord, Harold Giancola. She indicated that, as soon as she was able to, she was going to have movers relocate everything to a storage facility but, in the meantime, it was her intention to go through the boxes, breaking each one down as she did,and moving the items into the dwelling until she determined what she intended to keep and what would be discarded.