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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOARD OF HEALTH - 01/31/1979 - BOARD OF HEALTH VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE Board of Health January 31,' 1979 The rescheduled meeting of the Board of Health was called to order at 8:15 p.m. in the Staff Conference Room o.f. the Village Hall. Present: Absent: Pat McHale, Chairman Alan Antonik Ray Dean Pat Bourke Ray Depalma Dr. John Kelly Staff Present: Dr. Harold Labinsky. Mike Cavallini Sue Stidger Nancy Yiannias Guest: Alan Kracower I. The Northwest Municipal Conference did not give their presentation at this time. They have postponed it for a later date. II. Mr. Alan Kracower, of his own consulting firm, was present to discuss the plan he will prepare for the implementation of the Housing Maintenance Code. A general outline ofhis plan is to develop: 1. An outline of the educational process of the entire program 2. A systematic compliance procedure 3. . A follow-up procedure 4. A financial assistance plan for home maintenance. Other items discussed by Mr, Kracower and .the Board of Health were: 1. The. training. of inspectors 2. Availability of funds -through the.Community Development Act and H.U.D. 3. Neighborhood improvement.programs 4. Membership to Associations such as' the National Association of Housing. Mr. Kracower took a copy of our Housing Maintenance Code. to review and. . will then begin working on our plan with the Health Department and Board of Health members. III. Old Business a. The status of the Retail Sanitation Ordinance is status quo - still in J.P.Z. Committee. b. Evaluation forms will probably be altered since .management staff of the Village will be meeting to devise a universal evaluation form for all employees. Until this form 'is completed, no evaluations will be done of employees; ` I I - 2 - c. The Trustees requested that the cost of an annual inspection of an ambulatory surgical center be. determined by the Board of Health. After studying the accreditation requirements of the Joint Commission of Hospitals and the Association for the Advance- ment of Ambulatory Surgical Centers, and contacting these organiza- tions on the cost of- inspections for accreditation, a cost was determined. $2,000.00 per inspection was the cost forwarded to the Trustees. IV. Routine Reports A. Coordinator's Report - The total units of blood collected for 1978 was close to 1500 - slightly. higher than 1977. - The January "Health Talk" was presented by Dr. J. L. Gorney on Hearing. February's talk will be on "Heart Disease" and the featured speaker will be Dr. Francis Cheng. - Seniors will hear a presentation on the respiratory system with a respiratory therapist from Alexian Brothers Medical Center as the speaker-. - The rescheduled Childhood Asthma Program will be held on five consecutive Thursday nights beginning February 8th and ending March 8th. All sessions will be held at Alexian Brothers Medical Center at 7:30 p.m. - The Health Department budget will. be submitted February 5, 1979. Few changes have been made from last year's budget. Because some major purchases made this year .have been eliminated from the next fiscal budget, this year's budget will be less. . - The final weed complaint report showed a.30% increase in weed inspections in residential areas with increases on .commercial and industrial properties also. - A 36% increase in total inspections.was shown in the 1978 Com- pendium Report. Theincreases were found in all general categories. B. Sanitarian's Report Inspections made between November 16, 1978 and January 16, 1979: Food Establishments 29 Food Processors 2 Miscellaneous Vending 9 Retail Stores 1_ Housing Maintenance 6 I - 3 - - The Elk Grove Cinema has been inspected again. The conditions on inspection have been fair - though better than in the past. They are due .for an official quarterly inspection next week. - A new food dealer, Kathy's Kitchen, opened recently. They are a delicatessen and plan to make sausage on the premises. - A planning guide was prepared for distribution to new food service businesses planning to open in the Village. The booklet explains basic requirements for equipment in a food service establishment. C. Plan Committee Report - none D. Finance Committee Report - none E. Ways & Means Committee Report - none V. New Business - none The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Nancy Yiannias NY/sf Health Coordinator