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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-06-18 . .d Animal Permits (continued) Mrs Brita E Swenson, 210 Marrett Rd - 1 horse Harold Meicher, 10 Winthrop Rd. - 25 chickens Frederick Hopwood, 172 Burlington St. - 4 horses and 20 chickens John D 13rucchi, 63 Paul Revere Rd. - 6 sheep, 8 horses, 3 cows, 6 goats, 2 deer and 300 chickens Alfred Iodice, 63 Winter St. - 1 duck, 3 peacocks and 20 deer Wilson Farm, Inc., 10 Pleasant St - 4500 poultry, 2 cows Dr Howard W. Foley, 5 Harrington Rd - 3 horses Alma E. Anderson, 73 Paul Revere Rd. - 2 horses David L Gennaro, 108 Winter St. - 1 horse John H Holdsworth, 6 Coach Rd , - 1 horse Mrs Martin Rowe, 69 Blossomcrest Rd. - 2 horses James V Cosgrove, 307 Wood St - 4 horses, 3500 poultry Robert & Marie Rollins, 205 Grove St. - 3 horses Marian M McIntire, 205 Wood St - 2 horses Dudley West, 33 Oak St. - 4 horses, 1 pony Eugene F. Delfino, 94 Reed St - 1 horse, 1 pony Roger Trudeau, 7 Volunteer Way - 1 horse, 1 goose Krebs School Foundation, 453 Concord Ave. - 1 pony Gerald Cupp, 171 Woburn St - 4 horses Cindy Parsons, 65 Allen St - 1 horse Funeral Directors Licenses Alice M McCarthy James F Timothy Arthur F Doug:ass John B. Douglass Louis H Spencer Food Permits Fiske School Fair, May 12, 1971, one day only Lexington Council Knights of Columbus Hayden Recreation Centre, Inc., Ice Show 3 days - May 18, 19 and 20th Denny'$ Restaurant, 438 Bedford St. Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School, public dining room Lexington Veterans of Foreign Wars Chadwick's Ice Cream Parlour, 903 Waltham St Mediplex of Mass. Inc., Lexington Hall, 178 Lowell St Ledgemont Lab, 128 Spring St Lexington Girl Scouts, St Bridid's Church, May 12, 1979 Mobile Food Server Ben Freitas, 263 Lincoln St Swimming Pool Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING JUNE 18, 1979 The regular meeting of the Board of' Health was held Monday, June 18, 1979' in room G-l5 of the Town Office Building. Members present were Dr. William L Cosgrove, Chairman; Mr. James W Lambie and Dr. Michael S Erdos, also Director of Public Health, George A Smith. The minutes of the May 7, 1979 meeting were approved as typed The new contract for nursing services for the period of July 1, 1979 through June 30, 1979 with the Visiting Nurse and Community Health, Inc. was discussed by the Board It was noted that the only change in the contract was a fifty cent LVNA increase in the hourly rate, from $11.50 to $12 00 This will still keep the fees well within the expense budget which has been apnrived by Town Meeting The contract was approved and will be processed in accordance with procedures Mr Smith reported that Spaulding and Slye had submitted plans for 5 FORBES RD the re-arrangement of kitchen equipment at 5 Forbes Road. The original KITCHEN plan for the equipment had been approved by the Board, this new plan is really just a new arrangement of the equipment. The Board said that unless Mr. Smith saw any problems they would approve these plans A copy of a letter written by Dr. David F Sun to the Conservation BICENTENNIAL Commission regarding the drainage at Mr. Freeman's Bicentenial Farms Sub- FARMS division was read and discussed by the Board. Mr. Smith explained that some of the people in this area were planting shrubs, etc in the drainage easement which was causing some of the problems, Also the houses in this area to adhere to the four foot water table require- ment were built on mounds The owners now wished to mow their lawns and were disturbed because it was difficult because of these hills Dr. Cosgrove asked if this was our problem? Mr Smith said really "No" because the State overruled the local Con- servation Commission this should now be the State's problem. He went on to say that at this time the Planning Board was handling this problem Dr Cosgrove said that unless this was a health problem we should not be concerned Mr Smith said this area could be a mosquito breeding area but because mosquito control had been dropped there was nothing we could do about it. Mr. Smith again reported on the noxious odors at the Department of Public ODORS Works Building. He said we had done all we could and the State will send us PUBLIC WORKS a report on their findings, they will also deal directly with the people at Public Works. NOXIOUS ODORS Hayden Ice Skating facility is converting to liquid gas for their HAYDEN ICE equipment and have set up a more stringent schedule of operation for the ZINK ZAMBONI Zamboni machine and they will also provide more ventilation. At the Housing Authority Office the copy machine was checked because the NOXIOUS plants in the office were dying The fluids used in this copy machine contained ODORS petroleum and all plants must be kept at least 6 feet away from the machine. SHERATON Mr Smith reported that the plans for outdoor cooking at poolside at MOTOR the Sheraton Motor Inn had been cancelled because of the expense of installing INN the permanent equipmenr t Mr. Smith reported that he had heard that the Middlesex Swim and Tennis MIDDLESEX Club were planning on building a new pool. At the present time they are TENNIS & operating but they could be in trouble at anytime He went on to say that this SWIM CLUB facility is closed more than it is open The Burroughs sewer connection is still being worked on, Mr. Smith said He also reported that this sewer connection was really quite a problem they had BURROUGHS dog down now at least 23 feet. Hopefully the rain tonight will not cause any SEWER problem and they will be able to finish the project. Mr. Smith reported he was still having trouble with the Freemont Street FREEMONT ST drain. He thought when the house next to the drain was connected to public DRAIN sewer this would solve this problem but it did not IIe thinks this is laundry waste because the odor occurs early in the morning and then again around 6 30 p.m. It was reported by the Health Department that many mosquito complaints have been received. Mr. Smith said he wanted to report to the Board that the article MOSQUITO in the paper regarding the final mosquito spraying had been changed dramatically COMPLAINTS by the publication staff and he was very upset. A correction should be made in the next edition. At 8 45 p. m Dr. Cosgrove declared that the Board was in Executive Session to meet with Mr & Mrs Garleanau, 82 Bow Street, Lexington (see separate notes) At 8 00 p. m. Mr. Philip S. DiSalvio, Director of Operations for Mediplex of Massachusetts, Inc. new owners of Hancock House Nursing Home now call Lex- ington Hall Nursing & Convalescent Center met with the Board ' Mr. DiSalvio said that the new owners had a different philosphy regarding LEXINGTON the operation of nursing homes than the previous owners of this facility had. HALL NURSIN! He said Mediplex of Massachusetts has five nursing homes in Connecticut and HOME three in Massachusetts At the present time the company is in the process of setting up corporate offices in Newton. The Lexington facility now has 100 beds and is a level three rest home with supportive care At the present time they are in the process of upgrading the facility both inside and out. He went on to say that hopefully as this upgrading is finished that the physicians in Lexington will check the facility out. Mrs Munroe who had been the hear nurse is now the Administrator and they were also doing a lot more staffing in all areas. The carpeting in the advance care wing has been removed and tile installed this move will make a big difference in the odor and the cleanliness of the facility. The facility should improve as new housekeeping techniques are in- troduced. Mr DiSalvio went on to say he felt that by introducing tried and proven techniques many of the problems would disappear He said they were working very hard to change their image Dr Erdos said that Mr DiSalvio had talked about physical and sanitation changes but did not talk too much about staff increases and changes. Mr DiSalvio said he realized that the staffing had been very poor but with a new budget they were now able to bring in proper staff. Their main pri- ority is patient care and so therefore with increase staffing this will be possible. J5 The basement area is to be utilized now with a new kitchen, laundry room, therapy room and a recreation room away from the first floor TV room. This facility will now be brought right up to the State standards. Mr DiSalvio said he had been in touch with Symmes Hospital and he would welcome any input from any of the local doctors. After a few further questions Mr. DiSalvio said he would welcome the Board to "Open House" being planned for the Fall Mr. DiSalvio thanked the Board for their time and retired. Mr Smith reported that the owners of the subdivision entitled "Ingle- INGLESIDE side" which is in the area off Maple Street near Gold Ribbon Farm, had sub- mitted a new section for development of four houses. This area will be connected to public sewer and public water so Mr. Smith foresaw no problems. Mr. Smith reported that the owners of Cambridge Farms Subdivision had CAMBRIDGE submitted a revised plan which reduced the lots to four. This will have all FARMS facilities supplied by the Town such as water and sewer. Mr. Smith said he did not see any problems with either of these sub- divisions. The Board agreed to conduct their next meeting on July 23, 1979. At 8 30 p. m. Mrs. Jayne Tapia of the Tri Community Nursing Services came before the Board to discuss a few things. TRI COMMUNITY Mrs. Tapia told the Board that Tri Community Health Services had moved to new quarters at 87 Pleasant Street in Arlington and the name has been changed to Visiting Nurse and Community Health, Inc. Mr Smith stated that he had talked to Mrs Tapia regarding the nursing services for the special needs group in the Recreation Department's Summer Program. The State considers this group a summer camp type operation and the requirements are a registered available. Tri Community has agreed to take this on. He also asked if one of the nurses could talk to the playground staff on Wednesday at one forty-five at the Cary Library Mr. Tapia said she would arrange for a nurse to be there she also had a first aid book used in the Winchester Schools which she asked Dr. Erdos to look at. He said with a quick glance that it looked adequate Dr. Cosgrove told Mrs. Tapia that the contract had been approved earlier in the meeting Mrs Tapia again approached the Board about taking one of the Clinics for the Well Elderly from Greeley village and moving it to the Council on Aging quarters This would not increase the number of clinics but would relocate one of the existing clinics. Mrs Melchear, Administrator for the Council on Aging feels there is a need for this clinic at the Council on Aging Headquarters because they have an entirely different group of people than those in the Villages She went on to say that she would have to talk to the Board at Greeley to see if this would be acceptable.