Board of Health Meeting

TOWN OF HARWICH

BOARD OF HEALTH

732 Main Street Harwich, MA 02645

508-430-7509 – Fax 508-430-7531

E-mail: health@town.harwich.ma.us

TOWN OF HARWICH BOARD OF HEALTH

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2022-6:30 P.M.

HARWICH TOWN HALL – DONN B. GRIFFIN ROOM

MEETING AGENDA

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I               CALL TO ORDER

II             PUBLIC COMMENT

III            MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING (Regular Meeting Minutes) August 19, 2022–Minutes shall be reviewed; proposed changes shall be possible; and a vote to approve with any noted changes shall be taken.

IV            BOARD OF HEALTH WORK SESSION

A. COVID-19 Update- Health Director update on any current COVID-19 data and information- Vote to accept/deny/take this under consideration

1. Memo from MA Department of Public Health regarding COVID-19 boosters
2. Email from MA Department Of Public Health regarding new Bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccines
3. Baker-Polito Administration Distributing 3.5 Million Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests for Massachusetts Residents

V             OLD/UNFINISHED BUSINESS

A. Public Hearing-to solicit public comment on the proposed “Town of Harwich Board of Health Local Regulation to Supplement Title 5 State Environmental Code Bedroom Definition for the Purpose of Sizing a Septic System and for Building Permit Review” (continued from August 16, 2022 Board of Health meeting)-  Vote to accept/deny/take this under consideration

VI            NEW BUSINESS

A. Public Hearing to solicit comment on the proposed revisions to Town of Harwich Board of Health Animal Regulations- Vote to accept/deny/take this under consideration

B. Show Cause Hearing-236 Division Street/Webber-Owner has requested to appeal Notice of Violation issued on August 11, 2022 regarding septic system failure- Vote to accept/deny/take this under consideration

C. Show Cause Hearing-Miss Lisa’s Cuisine/554 Route 28-Apartment 1-Violation of 105 CMR 590.000 State Sanitary Code Chapter X-Minimum Standards for Food Establishments and the Federal Food Code- Vote to accept/deny/take this under consideration

D. Show Cause Hearing-Buca’s Tuscan Roadhouse/4 Depot Road- Failure to comply with Health Department request for an updated seating plan- Vote to accept/deny/take this under consideration

E. Show Cause Hearing-126 Route 28-Owner was requested to appeal Notice of Violation issued on August 31, 2022 regarding septic system failure- Vote to accept/deny/take this under consideration

VII          REPORT OF THE HEALTH DIRECTOR- Health Director report for the month of September 2022-Vote to accept/deny/take this under consideration

                A. Memos (3) from MA Department of Public Health-Required Public Health Reporting of Demographic Information relating to Monkeypox

B. MassDEP-Clinical & Laboratory Testing Guidance for Monkey Pox

VIII         CORRESPONDENCE- Vote to accept/deny/take this under consideration

                A. Memo from Cape Cod Commission-Dirtworks Mining Operation Contractors Yard

                B. Violation notice issued to East Harwich Market

                C. Violation notice issued to Main Street Quik Pik          

                D. 2022 Flu & COVID-19 Booster Clinic for Harwich Residents

IX            PERMITS- Vote to accept/deny/take this under consideration

X             OTHER- Vote to accept/deny/take this under consideration

XI            ADJOURN- Vote to accept/deny/take under consideration

Authorized posting officer:                                                                          Posted by:         

Jennifer Clarke                                                                                                                                 

Signature                                             Date                                                      Town Clerk                                         Date

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