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Home My WebLink About111705 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES Thursday November 17th, 2005 Board Members: Geoffrey Masci, Chairman - Port Townsend City Council David Sullivan, Vice Chairman - County Commissioner District #2 Phil Johnson- County Commissioner District #1 Patrick M. &dgers - County Commissioner District #3 Jill Buhler- Hospital Commissioner District #2 Sheila Westerman - Citizen at Large (City) &berta Frisse!t- Cztizen at Large (County) Jefferson County Public Healths: Jean Baldwin, Public Health Director Julia Danskin, Nursing Services Director Thomas Lacke, MD, Health Officer Mike McNickle, Environmental Health Director Chair Masci called the meeting to order at 2:35 p.m. in the Conference room, Jefferson County Public Health. All Board and Staff members were present. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion made to approve the agenda by Board Member Buhler; Board Member Frissell seconded the motion. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion made to approve the Minutes as written by Board Member Westerman, Board Member Rodgers seconded the motion. A vote was taken and passed unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENT Masci called on the public for comments, but first made it clear that the public hearing for the S.W. Regs Ordinace was last month. The following citizens had concerns with the Ordinance. George Sims, Randy akerman, Herb Evanson, Eric Holmes, Bud Tay, Tim Gordon, & Blaine Smith. It was requested by Masci for Mike McNickle to answer questions. Beth Wilmart- spoke regarding substance abuse prevention OLD BUSINESS Olympic Education Service District (OESD) for Drul!: Free Community Grant It was explained that this grant is one component of a three part grant focused on drug free communities. The three components are Big Brother Big Sister, Mental Health Services in the School, and Healthy Youth Collation. Katie Carlson evaluated the Mental Health Take Time program in county schools. It has been ongoing in Jefferson County for 4 years. The report is dated for 2004-2005. Take Time places a Family Resource Specialist (FRS) in elementary schools to work with families and children affected by substance abuse and violence. Many kids come in and self refer because they identify themselves as having substance abuse in the home. The FRS provides services to the child and directly works with the family by repeated interaction to address the parents needs to help improve parenting skills. Board Member Westerman requested that the city council needs a presentation for the actual programs that are in place today showing the numbers, outcomes, & impacts in city schools. Letter Port Townsend City Council from BOH Jean Baldwin stated that the letter has been sent but she has received no official response (copy ofletter is in the packet). Jefferson Healthcare Joint Board Follow UP Board Member Buhler stated that it is important that both Board of Health & Hospital Board explore what they can do together to improve health. It was suggested that the Hospital & Board of Health meet two times yearly to review the assessment data and information collected and make a determination of priorities. Dr. Locke stated that one of the Public Health standards is to regularly review information about community health. Initiative 901 Jean Baldwin stated that the new law prohibiting all smoking in indoor public areas is effective December 8th. This will also prohibit anyone from smoking 25 feet from public doors, windows & intakes. The state plans to work with business starting with taverns and bars. This initially be a public education issue & later an enforcement issue for Jefferson County Public Health. The plan is to distribute information and educational packets to businesses in early December and coordinate our efforts with other counties. Hood Canal Meetinl! Follow-up Hood Canal coordinating council invited Board of Health of Jefferson, Kitsap, & Mason County to a meeting on November 16, 2005. They agreed to encourage Shore Bank to provide low interest loans that would fund septic repair for low income residents. Board Member Rogers described the proposal to develop minimwn standards for marine water protection that would need to be met by all 3 counties. The goal is to establish common standards that Mason, Kitsap, & Jefferson Counties can agree on regarding septic systems and their potential impacts on Hood Canal. NEW BUSINESS Public Health Standards Measurinl! Public Health Performance Dr. Locke reviewed the report that came from Washington State Department of Health consultants evaluating Jefferson County Public Health's performance in meeting statewide public health standards. The report describes which services are docwnented. Jefferson County is placed with 12 smaller rural counties for comparison and also compared to all 35 health jurisdictions. Overall Jefferson County Public Health is above some other small counties in meeting the standards. There was significant ebb & flow between areas focused on by the department and areas under funded or understaffed. This is measured every 3 years. 2006 Fee Schedule Mike McNickle explained the Environmental Health fees work to cover program costs. There is a 3.7% increase overall to the Environmental Health fees per CPI. 16.3% increase additionally for the liquid waste and operation to add additional staff per the recommendation of the Latimore Group. More staffing is needed in the onsite area to decrease the backlog in the septic requests; the goal is a one to two week turn around time between application & issues. Currently it is 4 to 6 weeks turnaround time. It was proposed to have septic repairs subsidized for lower income citizens or waive the fee for the repairs that are needed. This proposal will be discussed separate of adopting the fees in 2006. Chair Masci entertained a motion for a public hearing on December 15, 2005 at the next Board of Health meeting for the Environmental fee increase. Board Member Sullivan moved to vote for Public Hearing, Board Member Johnson seconded the motion. A vote was taken and passed unanimously. Board Member Sullivan moved to have the Public Hearing include all the Public Health fees including Community Health at the next Board of Health meeting December 15th. Board Member Johnson seconded the motion. A vote was taken and passed unanimously. Fees will be posted 10 days prior to the hearing. Substance Abuse Board members Jean Baldwin requested a subcommittee from the Board of Health to interview the Substance Abuse Board applications. Board Members Rodgers and Masci volunteered to be on the committee to give input and return to the BOH with recommendations. Breast and Cervical Cancer Prol!ram Public health Nursing Services Director, Julia Danskin presented two Public Health Hero awards to The Main Street and the Soroptimists in recognition of superior efforts in supporting the Health of Jefferson County Citizens, especially for their fund drives and awareness of breast cancer. Al!enda Planninl! Board Member Frissell has a 25 min. DVD concerning the cruise ship anti pollution measures. Board Member Westerman requested to be excused from the Board of Health meeting taking place on December 15,2005. Board Member Westerman moved to adjourn the meeting at 4:27. Board Member Johnson seconded the motion. Next Jefferson County Board of Health meeting is Thursday, December 15,2005 from 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM in the Main Conference Room of Jefferson County Public Health. d ~ . '., I "{ :[1.-,f','..I.l < i.,~"~'(..,t .d '......: "4 Fri ell, Member ~~ (.. \! " '~o.,1 , .1 . ./ k..{/, L'<~,-- \..)v V-TV 1/' ;~V"'\. Sheila w~~~rml' Mernber , ltl J< :-. ...- .' I Phil Johnson, Member JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH G~ r:ho;~o. n 9 ;{17 .'1 / ~,' .' ~/. .., /' ..... , ,~, " ,t:..~~ Commis dfier1f~~ce Chair ,,',"'" Co, .;:- '1.- [:';' j, (,:":;,~0~ '~/f r "U \ JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH 615 Sheridan StreERort Townse~&Vashingtotl98368 www.jeffersoncountypublichealth.org October 26, 2005 David Timmons City Manager, Port Townsend 181 Quincy Street Port Townsend W A 98368 SUBJECT: Port Townsend Liquor Excise Tax (PTLET) Dear David, The Jefferson County Board of Health (BOH) was gravely disappointed to hear your budget recommendation to allocate the 2006 PTLET in the Port Townsend Police budget. As you know, the PTLET has been awarded to Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) for over 10 years. Jefferson County Public Health works diligently to keep our community safe and healthy. The BOH strongly urges you to reconsider this recommendation. We recommend that the City of Port Townsend continue to contract directly with JCPH to provide substance abuse prevention programs. The PTLET annual contribution is the only money the City of Port Townsend contributes to local public health which includes substance abuse prevention. JCPH has the infrastructure in place to assess community needs, develop and maintain capacity, plan effective interventions, implement services, and evaluate prevention programs. All programs withifl JCPH have extensive repor.ting requirements. As Jean stated to you in her October 12, 2005 letter, PTLET funds two specific programs, Project Alert and Big Brothers Big Sisters. Both services have been rigorously researched, are nationally recognized best practices, and fill a documented need derived from local community health assessment data. In 2005, Project Alert served 211 Blue Heron students during 72 classroom sessions through the 13 core and booster lessons. From November 2004 through September 2005 over 40 Jefferson County youth have benefited from over 320 mentoring contacts and 1,382 mentoring hours through Big Brothers Big Sisters. Additionally, both above mentioned services are woven as part of the required 100% in-kind match in our federal Drug-Free Communities grant. Loss of the PTLET will seriously jeopardize JCPH's ability to fulfill the terms of the grant and thereby eliminate these services to youth and families. The core mission of Public Health is prevention. Prevention, simply stated, keeps bad things from happening. We look forward to ongoing collaboration with the City of Port Townsend. Partnership opportunities include developing a long range prevention plan, on-going community assessment, and program evaluation. COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES MAIN: 360-385-9400 FAX: 360-385-9401 PUBLIC HEALTH ,~,LWAYS WORKiNG FOR A SAFER AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NATURAL RESOURCES MAl N: 360-385-9444 FAX: 360-385-9401 Timmons Letter October 26, 2005 Page 2 of 2 Thank you for your consideration of the above. If you need further information for your deliberation on this issue, please contact Jean Baldwin, Director or Julia Danskin, Nursing Director at 385-9400. Sincerely, Jefferson County Board of Health ~..~~~ :2~.~ Port Townsend City Council BOCC-District 2 efferson Healthcare ~if~ Roberta Frissell, Member Jefferson County L)~~u)~<<~ Sheila Westerman, Member City of Port Townsend CC: Calharine Robinson, Mayor, Port Townsend City Council Michelle Sandoval, Deputy Mayor, Port Townsend City Council Kees Kolff, Port Townsend City Council Freida Fenn, Port Townsend City Council Frank Benskin, Port Townsend City Council Laurie Medlicott, Port Townsend City Council Michael Legarsky, Finance Director, City of Port Townsend Conner Daily, Chief, Port Townsend Police John Fischbach, Jefferson County Administrator