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Home My WebLink AboutBOARD OF HEALTH - 04/15/2006 - MINUTES Board of Health Village of Elk Grove Village April 15,2006 Board Members Present Board Members Absent Jim Christie, Chairman William Beaupre Dr. John Kelly Lois Colaprete Dr. Harold Labinsky Ray De Palma Sal Pace Terri Dill Dick Scholten Merrill Froney Guests Craig B. Johnson, Mayor Sam Lissner, Village Trustee Staff Present Michael J. Cavallini, Director of Health& Community Services Approval of the Minutes The minutes from the March Board of Health meeting were unanimously approved. Village Anti-Smoking Campaign/Smoking Cessation Program Mayor Johnson provided the Board of Health with an overview of the amended tobacco dealer's license fees. License fees for selling tobacco will be increased from the current$100.00 for all tobacco dealers to $5,000.00 for dealers over 9,000 sq. ft., and $1,000.00 for all other dealers, including cigarette vending machines. This new fee schedule will provide an expected $60,000.00 to $70,000.00 in funding for the Village-wide anti-smoking and smoking cessation programs. The Mayor went on to state that the Village Board envisioned that the monies realized from the new fee schedule would be used in a variety of ways to get the message out to the public and provide the necessary programs to reduce smoking in the Village. One third would be used for promoting the Village as a"Smoke Free Community". This would be administered through the economic development process. The Department of Health & Community Services would have oversight of the other two-thirds; with one-third going towards educational programs on the health risks of smoking and second-hand smoke, and the final third being used for smoking cessation programs. The new ordinance also charges the Board of Health with reviewing current anti-smoking and smoking cessation programs and making recommendations on how to best provide a comprehensive campaign and effective promotion of the Village's goals to deter smoking use in the community, especially among the young who are contemplating smoking for the first time, or have recently started smoking. The Board of Health will start the review process by opening a discussion with the major players in the field of anti-smoking education and health promotion. ABMC, the American Lung Association, and American Cancer Society, and possibly others (DARE) will be asked to participate in the discussions. It is hopeful that their programs and services will benefit the Village in its anti-smoking and smoking cessation initiative. Both Mayor Johnson and Trustee Lissner thanked the Board of Health for their participation and action on the smoking regulation issue. After a brief discussion the Board of Health members present voted to hold a special fact-finding meeting on May 3, 2006 at 7:OOPM at the Village Complex. The above providers will be invited to attend and provide a 20-minute presentation with a question and answer period afterward. The Director will call the participants and make the necessary arrangements for the meeting. Chairman Christie also asked that staff also be present. The Director also provided information on a Suburban Community Health Forum to be presented by the Alexian Brothers Hospital Network spotlighting the harmful and long-term impact of smoking on public health. The forum will be held at the Village municipal Complex on April 18th at 10:30AM. Smoking Regulations At the March 28th meeting, the Village Board passed the ordinance regulating smoking in public place and work place environments. The new ordinance will go into full force and effect on January 1, 2007, as opposed to the original date of March 1, 2007. The section covering smoking in day care homes while children are present will still go into effect on June 1, 2006, the beginning of the new licensing year. At the April 11 th Village Board meeting, a motion was passed to add additional wording to the ordinance. Smoking will also be prohibited at all Village sponsored outdoor events and activities. State Smoking Ban The State of Illinois has yet to pass a statewide bill to regulate smoking in public places. The bill is presently in the Illinois Legislative Rules Committee. West Nile virus Surveillance The Illinois Department of Public Health(IDPH)will start accepting dead birds for testing of West Nile virus(WNV)beginning May 1, 2006. This year IDPH will be testing additional bird species. In the past only crows and blue jays were collected for testing. This year perching birds such as grackles, starlings, sparrows, finches, robins, cardinals, flycatchers, swallows, catbirds, mockingbirds, warblers and wrens will also be tested. A community can submit no more than five birds for WNV testing this summer. May Community Blood Drive In conjunction with the 50t Anniversary Celebration(May is Health Month) and the Elk Grove Park District Pavilion Health Fair, the Village will be holding the quarterly blood drive at the Garden Terrace Banquet Room from 10:30AM to 3:30PM. LifeSource will be providing the services. Unused Medication Disposal Health& Community Services and the Elk Grove Park District will be participating in the Cook County Sheriff's Office medication drop-off event on May 31, 2006, from 8:30AM to 3:30PM at the Sheila Ray Senior Center. Residents may drop off unused or expired prescription and non- prescription drugs and pharmaceuticals for proper disposal. Syringes and needles will not be accepted. Experts now agree that dumping drugs down the toilet is not a recommended way to dispose of old medications. Termites in Garden Mulch Another urban myth? E-mails continue to circulate that termites might be unintentionally transported to Illinois via mulch purchased at home improvement stores. The e-mail states that the mulch is supposedly infested with termites from wood debris from Louisiana area due to Hurricane Katrina. This e-mail is not true. All wood from this area is under quarantine by the State of Louisiana, and must be placed into a landfill for disposal. In addition, any termites that would get into a bag of mulch would not survive the chipping,bagging, and handling processes. New License Fee Schedule At the March 28th Committee of the Whole meeting, it was the consensus of the Mayor and Village Board to raise the license fees for certain businesses to bring them more in line to the amount of time spent by the various Village Departments conducting licensing inspections. A number of businesses inspected by the Department would be affected. Summer 2006 Villalle Newsletter Items The Director submitted a number of articles for the Summer 2006 Village Newsletter. • Grass & Weeds Regulations • May 6"'Blood Drive • West Nile virus Information • Long-term Storage Regulations • Spring 2006 Household Hazardous Waste Events • May 31St Medication Drop-off Program • Children's Immunization Schedule Environmental Health Inspector's Report-April March Activities Routine Inspections 77 Misc. Activities 238 Complaints 60 Citations 12 TOTAL 387 Community Health Nurse Report—April March Activities Report Blood Pressure Screening 52 Blood Sugar Screenings 4 Home/Site Visits 51 Office Visit 1 Consultations (Office/Employee) 2 Blood Drive p Day Care Inspections 6 TB Screening 46 Misc. 8 Flu Shots p Site Visit p Unhygienic Home p Immunization Children (including flu shots) 15 Shots (61 total) TOTAL 185 C: Mayor and Board of Trustees Village Manager Assistant Village Manager Assistant to the Village Manager Village Attorney Village Clerk