BOH Minutes

Wellfleet Board of Health

Minutes of Meeting of March 9, 2016

Senior Center, Duck Pond Room, 7:00 p.m.

Present:  Ken Granlund Jr., Chair; Janet Drohan, Gary Locke, Health Agent Hillary Greenberg-Lemos, and Mary Rogers, Committee Secretary

Regrets: Moe Barocas

Chair Ken Granlund called the meeting to order and opened the public hearings at 7:00 p.m.  The meeting was tape-recorded. 

Transfer Station Fees

DPW Director Mark Vincent made a recommendation to adjust the commercial refuse fee and commercial refuse hauler fee at the Landfill.  The rate will go up when the SEAMASS contract is up this year, he said, and a $40 fee increase would cover this.  Town Administrator Harry Terkanian said he had calculated data on residential users of PAYT bags.  Health Agent Hillary Greenberg said that the other piece of information to consider would be the time schedule for the rate increase.  She said it was possible to put it into effect for this year. 

Janet Drohan moved to recommend to the Board of Selectmen an increase in commercial refuse fees and commercial refuse haulers fees from $80 to $120. Gary Locke seconded.  The motion carried 2-0-1. 

Proposed Pesticide Bylaw

Selectperson Helen Miranda Wilson presented her proposal for a General Bylaw: Restriction on Use of Pesticides in Certain Areas.  She explained that the Board of Health could make most regulations stronger at the Town level; however, this is not so with pesticides.  If the Town registers its land with the local Conservation/Health Departments, she said, it makes a statement that gives the Town and other property owners a means to challenge the use of pesticides.  An exception would be the oil that is used on water to kill mosquito larvae.                         

Licenses

The Board approved and signed licenses.

Correspondence

Janet Drohan and Hillary Greenberg-Lemos reviewed the Correspondence File and commented on some of the pertinent items. 

Minutes of February 10, 2016

Gary Locke moved to approve the minutes of February 10, 2016.  Janet Drohan seconded, and the motion carried 3-0.

PAYT Program

Gary Locke suggested bringing the Pay-As-You-Throw program before Town Meeting for a non-binding resolution when the 3-year review period is up in fall.  Helen Miranda Wilson commented on the success of the program but also recommends transparency in Town government. 

Adjournment

Gary Locke moved to adjourn.  Janet Drohan seconded, and the motion carried 3-0.  The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m. 

Respectfully submitted,

Mary Rogers

Committee Secretary

The Board of Health approved these minutes at the meeting held 5/11/16.

Public Records Material of 3/9/16

General Bylaw: Restriction on Use of Pesticides in Certain Areas