Board of Health
5:00 p.m.
Members Present: Mark Baker, Dan Brown, and Duane
Gregory
Members Absent: None
Health Agent: Jane
Evans, (excused absence)
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m.
AGENDA
Public Comments
There were no comments.
New Business
Joe Ambrosi
New Septic Hauler
This application has been withdrawn without prejudice and will be filed at a later date. (Wrong forms had been filled out.)
19 West Vine Street
Title 5 Variance
Raul Lizardi-Rivera, a civil engineer, presented the plan to the group on behalf of the owner, Victor DePoalo. This is the lot that had served as a restroom for Silva’s Seafood Connection. On June 18th, 2004 Jane conducted a walk-thru/bedroom count. It had 3 bedrooms and the proposed location for the septic would require the least variances. Jane Evans recommends approving the plan with a deed restriction for 3 bedrooms.
Motion: Dan Brown made a motion to approve the plan
job #205035, dated March 29, 2005 with one condition – that a deed restriction
be placed on the property limiting it to 3 bedrooms. Duane Gregory seconded the motion and it was passed
unanimously. 3-0-0.
(The engineer who was new to our area was then told that the deed restriction has to be filed in the Registry of Deeds.)
3 Duncan Lane
Title 5 variance
Alan Cabral from Felco Engineering presented the plan to the Board. The owners name is Robert G. Dello Russo. Jane Evans did a walk-thru/bedroom count on October 28, 2004 and found that there were three existing bedrooms in the dwelling. There is also an outbuilding being used as an accessory use work space. Alan told the Board that the intended use of the building was never just a shed because it has windows on all sides.
Jane Evans requested through the Board that the septic plan be revised so that the plan will not show a 50 gallon increase for the studio.
Motion: Mark Baker made a motion to empower the
Health Agent to sign off on #04163 revised plan which will not reflect the 50
gallons for the studio. Also the
following are conditions for approval:
1. A deed restriction must be registered for 3
bedrooms.
2. The studio must be restricted to “accessory
use only.”
Duane Gregory
seconded the motion and it was approved 3-0-0.
Discussion:
Septic System Proximity to Wetlands & Assumed High Groundwater Elevation
Dieter M. Groll
(This was a no show.)
Motion: Mark Baker made a motion to continue this
topic on the agenda until Dieter Groll’s arrival. Duane Gregory seconded the motion and it was approved 3-0-0.
Approval of Minutes
for April 28, 2005
Motion: Dan Brown made a motion to approve the
minutes for the April 28, 2005 meeting.
Duane Gregory seconded the motion and it was approved unanimously 3-0-0.
Any other business that shall properly come before the Board
Automatically
Failed Cesspools:
Len Bowen, a local realtor, presented problems he had run into by abiding by the Board’s regulations. There are at least 24 condo complexes in Provincetown having cesspools. The BoH rule states that once a property is sold then any cesspool is deemed failed and must be replaced by a Title V. This presents a problem for the individual condo owner who wants to sell and – in so doing – mandates that the entire condo complex must upgrade to a Title V. Len thought that Dana Faris would probably have a complete list of these complexes. Len further wondered if these condo groups could be put on the alert as to what to expect; perhaps they could make plans to upgrade before the need arose?
Mark Baker suggested that (once the list of properties is obtained) a notice could be sent to all condo owners who fall into this category advising them of the BoH rules. Then Mark thought that perhaps Mary Ann Bragg could be called and invited to write an article about it. At the very least, Mark will ask Jane to write a form letter to be sent to the condo owners.
Food Service
Establishments Restrooms:
Also, on another matter - referring to a memo sent to Jane Evans from Keith Bergman on May 10, 2005 regarding food service establishments having public restrooms for their patrons, the BoH decided to have Jane draft a letter to be sent to all food service establishments.
Town
wide goals and objectives:
The Board perused the May 17, 2004 list of goals and objectives to see which ones were still relevant.
Town-wide Goal Proposals:
1. Wastewater:
a. stet
b. Check with Dave Guertin
c. 2 quick-fixes have already been allowed
d. reopen the RFP process
e. stet
2. Personnel: - remove (for now)
3. LCP: remove
Department-specific Objectives
1. Water – (Jane may follow-up)
2. Joint Town Board Meetings (stet)
3. Personnel:
a. stet
b. consult with Jane
c. change to “additional seasonal Health Inspector”
d. remove
e. remove
f. stet
Jane wants something added in about rabies and our vulnerability. Perhaps the following statement: “Rabies remain a great concern to the BoH as it relates to animal transmission to humans.”
CA-MRSA
(Staph) Information:
Because of possible cases in town, Dan Brown handed out an informative publication from the CDC on CA-MRSA which means methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It’s a very com-municable infection easily spread through populations who have weakened immune systems. After discussing this issue it was thought that one of the best ways to prevent a possible outbreak would be to send out informational letters to gyms and massage salons citing ways for them to ensure a germ-free establish-ment.
75
West Vine Street
This is Martha Roderick’s property that had been approved by the BoH for innovative technology. New construction is allowed in a wetland area if the above innovative technology is used. If Dieter were here he would have been told that they (the ConCom) would be within their rights to order an independent survey done to show the proximity to the wetland. There’s is an anonymous abutter to this property and according to a UV supplier, these new technologies need to be monitored biweekly. That statement was not correct.
Rabies
Transmission:
Duane Gregory had a lengthy informal phone discussion with Dr. Kaiser, a veterinarian, from the Eastham Veterinary Hospital. He said that human rabies is rare but canine rabies and feline rabies are more prevalent. The problem which exists for humans (hypothetically) would be if your dog were to encounter a rabid animal, tussle with it, and then rub or lick you, the saliva from the rabid animal on your dogs fur could infect you. Since rabies is always fatal, preventive measures would have to be taken.
Also dogs are more protected than humans because they have received shots to prevent the disease. Felines are more prone to being infected since they are not protected as often by shots and also are members of a large feral population.
The veterinarian also spoke of the Town’s liability should there be no leash law.
Board Members’ Statements
There were none – other than those under the “Other Business” section.
Reminder:
Mark Baker would like a new listing of Board members’ terms from Doug Johnstone.
The meeting adjourned
at 6:03 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Evelyn Gaudiano
Evelyn Rogers Gaudiano
Approved by ____________________________on ______________, 2005.