CITY OF BURLINGTON BOARD OF HEALTH
645 Pine Street Post Office Box 849 Burlington, VT 05402-0849 802-863-0442 802-652-4221 FAX 802-863-0450 TTY
BOARD OF HEALTH• Austin Sumner, MD,MPH, Chair • David Casey, RN • Mary D. Hart, RN • Julie Hathaway, MD, PhD • Caroline Tassey, APRN
BOARD ADMINISTRATOR INTERNS:
HEALTH OFFICER William Ward
MINUTES FOR REGULAR MEETING OF BURLINGTON BOARD OF HEALTH BURLINGTON PUBLIC WORKS MAIN CONFERENCE ROOM THURSDAY, JULY 31 2014, 5:30 PM
Attending: Austin Sumner, MD, MPH, Chair, , Mary D. Hart, RN, Julie Hathaway, MD, PHD, Caroline Tassey, APRN William Ward, Health Officer Eugene Bergman Senior Asst. City Attorney Deborah Dalton Absent: David Casey, RN Public: None Meeting called to order by Chair, Austin Sumner at 5:30 PM
ITEM DISCUSSION ACTION 1. Approval of Agenda and Minutes of Prior Meeting Discussion by Austin Sumner Motion by Caroline Tassey to Amend Regarding Amending Agenda Agenda, 2nd by Mary Hart, All in Favor.
Amend Agenda to include: Drug Awareness: Needle Disposal and Needle Safety
Chair’s Report: Volunteer Participation to assist BPH
Neighborhood Safety: Isham St Community Event – Possible BOH Funding for Playmobile
HLHL: Update on Approval of Elect Dept Pesticide Application Minutes
Julie Hathaway amended Minutes Motion by Mary Hart to approve Amended Needles/Sharps section Minutes, 2nd by Mary Hart, all in favor. Create Committee to make some progress on the issue before potential Council turnover. 2. Public Forum/Emerging Issues
Senior Assistant Eugene Bergman attended to update BOH members on recent changes to Vermont Open Meeting Law; Act 143 (5/23/14)
Attorney Bergman addressed: Public Body Action item: Purpose of Open Meetings Definition of Meeting William Ward to contact Scott Shrader re: Accessible Meetings burlingtonvt.gov e-mails for Board of Attendance without being physically Health members to use when conduction present BOH business. Notice Minutes Executive Session Exceptions Enforcement
All items detailed in Memorandum Re: Changes to Open Meeting Law 7/28/14 From Eileen Blackwood City Attorney And Eugene Bergman Sr. Asst. City Attorney to Mayor, City Council, Clerk/Treasurer’s Office, Department Heads. 3. Chairs Report No report
Table discussion re: Volunteers working with Board of Health
4. Emergency Preparedness No report
5. Members’ Written Reports
Neighborhood Safety Initiative Julie Hathaway
Isham St Neighborhood event to bring together neighbors and students/tenants 9/13/14
Board of Health can participate by sponsoring the Rec Dept. Playmobile for site and one hour of face painting.
BOH can also have a table at the event for HLHL Motion:
Mary Hart: Move to contribute $250.00 to provide support for Isham Street Neighborhood event. Julie Hathaway 2nd All in favor.
Second Motion – Caroline Tassey Drug Awareness $250.00 to be provided for Parks and Rec’s Playmobile ($200.00) and one hour of face painting ($50.00). Also Event to include a table for Booard of Health and be included in advertising for the event as appropriate.
Julie Hathaway 2nd, All in Favor.
Food Safety Caroline Tassey: Farmers Markets Motion to table Food Safety Other Licensing Committee No Report
Drug Awareness
Needle Update: Julie Hathaway updated BOH members re: Discussion re ongoing Fact Finding By Committee.
Neighborhood Safety Committee was meeting at same time as BOH at City Hall
Environmental Health Motion: Discussion of Urgent Vote taken by e-mail Caroline Tassey: Healthy Lawns re: Burlington Electic Dept Pesticide William Ward, Health Officer to confirm Urgent need application that urgent meeting re: Burlington Electric 3, yay votes: Mary Hart , Caroline Tassey Pesticide Application was consistent with and David Casey. Public Meeting Law and report back next Austin Sumner abstained BOH meeting. Julie Hathaway voted No 2nd: Mary Hart, All in favor. Other Submitted by William Ward and Posted Code Enforcement Health Officer @ burlingtonvt.gov Report
William Website/Media/Advertisements/NPAS Ward reports City negotiating FPF Pricing for entire City
6. Agenda Items/Next Meeting September 11 2014 DPW
6:00 Start Time
Dan Mulligan Smoke Free Downtown Alcohol Density Prescription Take Back
Report on Isham St Event (9/13/14 ) 7. Adjournment 8:40 pm Motion: Mary Hart moved to adjourn Austin Sumner 2nd, all in favor.