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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOARD OF HEALTH - 11/06/1990 - Minutes Village of Elk Grove Board of Health November 6, 1990 The meeting of the Elk Grove Village Board of Health was called to order at 7:30 p.m. , by Pat McHale, Chairman, in Meeting Room C at the Village Hall. Board Members Present Board Members Absent Pat McHale, Chairman Pat Briggs Pat Bourke Ray Dean Dave Dopp Ray DePalma Dr. Kelly James Rubly Dr. Labinsky Staff Present Guest Nancy Ylannias Capt. Mike Lackman Steve Curatti EGV Fire Department The minutes of the September 4, 1990 meeting were approved. I. Mike Lackman, Captain of- the Hazardous Materials Division of the Fire Department, gave a presentation to the Board on Hazardous Materials in the Village. He discussed the roles of OHSA (Occupational Safety and Health Agency) , EPCRA (Emergency Planning 5 Community Right to Know Act) , and CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act) on toxic substances in the workplace. He also explained the Material Safety Data Sheet Program. He expressed concern that businesses in the industrial park may exist that are not adhering to requirements of the reporting system. Lack of staff in this division is also a problem in the monitoring of toxic substances in the industrial park. We could have some potentially dangerous situations. The Board of Health is in agreement with Captain Lackman and would like to see additional staff added to get a handle on this potential problem. II. Old Business A. Recycling Update Multi-Family Recycling has been lagging due to a number of problems is: complexes not making decisions on the type of receptacles they will use and inability to get samples of model dumpsters for viewing and deciding which should be selected. At this time we are probably looking at a start date of January 1st, 1991. _ 2 _ B. Lyme Disease Update A memo on Lyme Disease Rumors was reviewed by the Board of Health. According to Dr. Ralph Cordell, Medical Division Head of the Cook County Department of Public Health, rumors that Lyme Disease is among animals in the Cook County Forest Preserve District are unfounded. Ticks have not been found outside of Wisconsin. This situation is under constant surveillance by Cook County and Dr. Jeff Nelson of St. Luke's Presbyterian Medical Center. III. Routine Reports A. Coordinator's Report -- Immunization 32 children were given 53 shots at the October Clinic -- Blood Drive 105 units were drawn at the October Blood Drive -- Flu Clinics There has been an extremely large number of persons at the Flu Clinics for Elk Grove Village and Schaumburg this year. We will probably have to cancel our last three clinics due to the inability to procure more flu vaccine. -- Ticketing Power For New Sanitarian The new sanitarian has had several occasions to issue tickets in the field. Currently, he does not have the authority to sign these tickets. The Health Department would like to have him authorized to sign tickets because: 1) It is an inefficient use of time for him to come back to the office to have the ticket signed by the Health Coordinator or the other sanitarian. 2) It would increase his effective- ness in the field and give him greater credibility among those violating Village ordinances and 3) The position description of Village Sanitarian gives him the authority for ticketing power. Dave Dopp moved that the Board of Health strongly recommends that Steve Curatti, Village Sanitarian, be given ticketing powers. Dr. Kelly seconded the motion. It was passed unanimously. Medical Waste The Board discussed the problem of medical waste. The Schaumburg ordinance has been very ineffective. The Board feels such an ordinance in Elk Grove Village is not necessary. - 3 - Sanitarians' Reports October 1990 Routine Inspections Commercial Restaurants & Food Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Food Dealers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Food Processors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Carryouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Food Delivery Trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 New Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Service Stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Special Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Retail Inspections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Miscellaneous Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . 13 86 Residential Microwave Oven Inspections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Miscellaneous Inspections & Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Total Routine Inspections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Complaint Inspections Food Commercial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Garbage & Refuse Residential. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Commercial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Industrial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 28 Grass & Weed Residential. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Commercial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Industrial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 20 Drainage Residential. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Insects/Rodents/Animals Residential. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Commercial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 Traps Residential. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Industrial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 12 4 - Sanitarians' Reports (cont'd) October 1990 House Pets Residential. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Air/Noise/Water Residential. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Commercial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 Recycling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Total Complaint Inspections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Grand Total Routine & Complaint Inspections 173 Fee For Inspections In some cases the sanitarians must go back to food service establishments three, four or even six times for follow up inspections. This is a waste of time for the sanitarian and costs the Village for lost time. Many villages are charging establishments for extra followup inspections. This may cause them to correct violations in a more timely fashion if they know they will be charged for those extra inspections. The Board moved the following recommendation: A fee be charged after two follow-up inspections have been made at the same food service establishment. Additional inspections should not be necessary and thus this penalty should be attached. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 9: 15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Nancy Yiannias Health Coordinator