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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM011514JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES Thursday, January 15, 2015 Jefferson County Public Health, 615 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend WA 98368 Board Members Phil Johnson, County Commissioner District #1 David Sullivan, Chair, County Commissioner, District #2 Kathleen Kier, Conn& Commissioner, District #3 Sally Aerts, Citizen at large Kris Nelson, Port Townsend City Council Sheila Westerman, Vice -Chair, Cozen at large Jill Buhler, Hospital Commissioner, District #2 Sta1i'"Metnbers Thomas Locke, MD, MPH Health UUf her Jean Baldwin, Public Health Services Dir Julia Dansldn, Public Health Manager Jared Keefer, Env. Health Services Dir Veronica Shaw, Public Health Deputy Dir Chair Sullivan called the January 15, 20I5 meeting of the Jefferson County Board of Health to order at 2:35 p.m. A quorum was present. Members Present: David Sullivan, Till Buhler, Sheila Westerman, Phil Johnson, John Austin, Catharine Robinson, Sally Aerts Staff Present: Jean Baldwin, Jared Keefer, Julia Danskin ELECTION OF 2015 CHAIR AND VICE -CHAIR Member Buhler Nominated Sheila Westerman for the position of Chair of the Board of Health. Member Johnson seconded the nomination. No further discussion. The nomination was put to a vote and passed unanimously. Chair Westerman Nominated Sally Aerts for the position of Vice Chair of the Board of Health. Member Buhler seconded the nomination. No further discussion. The nomination was put to vote and passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Suggested amendments to the agenda: Old business: (4) Tobacco at bus stops; New business: (5) public health heroes; (6) review of permitting of marijuana businesses Member Kier moved to :approve the agenda as amended; the motion was seconded by Member Johnson. The motion passed unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chair Westerman called for review and approval of the minutes of the 12/15/2014 meeting of the Board of Health. Member Sullivan moved to approve the minutes as presented; the motion was seconded by Member Buhler. No further discussion. The motion passed unanimously. None PUBLIC COMMENT OLD BUSINESS AND INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 1. Community Health Improvement Meeting and Plan The Community Health Improvement meeting, held on January 81h, was well attended by the BOH. Included in the BOH agenda packet for review, are the -goals which the project group agreed were important short-term outcomes. Four draft fact sheets and action ,plans were reviewed: (1) Access to care, (2) Immunizations, (3) Access to mental health and substance abuse care, (4) Nutrition, exercise and chronic disease prevention. Groups will be formed and begin work on these plan areas in the next couple of months. 2.. Application for Olympic Accountable Community of Health Planning Grant A grant has been submitted to the Washington Healthcare Authority. Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap are included in the grant funding which will be used to implement the regionalization and health system reform efforts called for in the State innovation plan. The first step in working with the funding is to gather data, and then to develop a plan. This grant is expected to be funded, but does not cover the full cost of implementation; however there are partners (such as Jefferson Healthcare) who will likely be able to fill in the funding gaps. 3. 24 -Hour Public Health Answering Service Protocols Since 2001, the Centers for Disease Control provides money for public health emergency preparedness. One of the deliverables locally is 24 hour access to public health — a phone line and a regional answering service. Notification of the availability of this service is on Jefferson County Public Health's main phone answer line (after hours) which dials through to the answering service. 4. Tobacco at Bus Stops The Jefferson County clean indoor air act and ordinance was adopted in 2006. This is a nine year old ordinance and could be updated to include vaping and e -cigarettes, and to include bus -stops as an enforcement area. Current ordinance does include transit facilities, but doesn't specify covered bus -stops. Enforcement might be managed through transit employees. Enforcement in Jefferson County currently focusses on restaurants under the ordinance and could be expanded to include bus stops. A first step in managing the issue might be to post no smoking signs. Staff will look into what other rural counties are doing to manage this issue. NEW BUSINESS 1. Solid Waste Changes in Recycling Laura Tucker, Jefferson County Solid Waste Education Coordinator, reviewed a PowerPoint presentation regarding changes in recycling. New plastics will be accepted for recycling soon. Jefferson County hasn't historically accepted #1, and #3-7 because they've historically not been recycled responsibly at the end of the recycle stream (ex: plastics burned in China). Jefferson County Public Works Solid Waste has identified a responsible recycler, and more plastics will be able to be recycled beginning on March 1 rt. JCPH manages the outreach and education component of the Jefferson County waste stream management team. There are various County and other webpages offering information for recycling issues in Jefferson County. The departments and agencies are working to consolidate these information streams. The Port Townsend School Board has begun drafting a recycling policy for the school district. Staff has drafted a letter of support for the program, for the Board of Health's. Member Johnson moved to approve sending a letter of support to the Port Townsend School Board with the addition of "Please let the Board of Health know if there's anything the Board can do to help with the process." Member Buhler seconded the motion; no further discussion; all in favor. 2. Second Review of Environmental Health Fee Revisions Staff continued environmental health fee revision assessment and activities review. Activities tracked were pre -application discussion/planning, intake, initial inspection, design review, multiple inspections, permit completion process. Support staff time and client education time were tracked. A detailed analysis was included in the Board's agenda packet. Repair fees: Chair Westerman suggested a base fee plus an hourly charge. A base fee plus additional hourly charges as justified incentivizes effective andcooperativepermit processing. Staff will develop recommended changes and bring to the board's next regular meeting. 3. 2014-15 Influenza Season Update Tabled due to time constraint. 4. 2015 Legislative Session Preview Tabled due to time constraint. 5. Public Health Heroes Staff called for volunteers to help screen nominations and applications for Public Health Heroes. Sheila Westerman and Sally Aerts volunteered to work on this. 6. Review of 502 Businesses Permitting Issues Tabled due to time constraint. None. None. None. ACTIVITY UPDATE PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA PLANNING CALENDAR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING The next Board of Health meeting will be held on Thursday, February 19 2015 from 2:30 — 4:30 p.m. at Jefferson County Public Health, 615 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend, WA. ADJOURNMENT Chair Westerman adjourned the January 1S, 2015 Jefferson County Board of Health meeting at 4:33 p.m. JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH Phil Johnson, Member Sally Aerts, Member Kris Nelson, Member > LA., W & Sheila Westerman, Vice Chair Respectfully Submitted: Cara Leckenby ill Buhlerz4k"ti...' ember .., David Sullivan, Chair Member )<cafh Leen Kier -