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AND WE'RE RIGHT. HERE WE GO SEE? I'M GONNA CALL US TO ORDER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE,
[I. Opening Statement]
EVERYBODY AS WE WAITED FOR THIS TO START WELCOME TO THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY BOARD OF HEALTH.OUR MEETING START TIME IS NOT 730. IT'S 746. UM. AND I'LL JUST DO THE OPENING STATEMENT. I JUST WANNA SAY HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY. ON ASH WEDNESDAY. AND I JUST DOUGLASS'S BIRTHDAY. THAT UM YEAH, I AM. OK SO OPENING STATEMENT. OH, NO. IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE BOARD TO CONCLUDE THIS MEETING BY 9:30 P.M. ANY AGENDA ITEM NOT CONSIDERED BY 9:30 P.M. WILL BE TABLED UNTIL THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. THANK YOU FOR GETTING THE DOOR. UM OPENING STATEMENT ADEQUATE NOTICE OF THE MEETING, AS REQUIRED BY SECTIONS THREE AND FOUR. A OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETING ACT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC AND FILED WITH THE TOWNSHIP CLERK. I WILL DO THE ROOF. DOCTOR SORAYA. HERE, DR GRAYSON. GOT SOME GEARY HERE, DOCTOR FRISELL SHARMA. HE IS DR NEWMAN. MR O'MARA HERE HERE. HERE. SECRETARY JENNIFER FOSTER TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE LIAISON, DENNISON. HOUSE. UM. PUBLIC COMMENTS DO WE HAVE? I THINK THE ANSWER IS NO. OK?
[IV. Consent Agenda]
ABOUT THAT. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL MATTERS LISTED HERE UNDER ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND WILL BE APPROVED IN ONE MO. ANY MEMBER. MAY REQUEST THAT AN I IS EXCUSE ME FOR CONSIDERATION. SO WE HAVE THREE MONTHLY REPORTS. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT FROM JANUARY 2024 COMMUNICABLE DISEASE REPORT FOR 2024. JANUARY AND ANIMAL CONTROL IS WORKING ON JANUARY 20. WE ALSO HAVE THE MINUTES THE MINUTES OF THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH HELD ON JANUARY 10TH 2024. THE MOTION TO APPROVE. PRO THANK YOU. NOW. OUR GUESTS. THE PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY. WOULD LIKE. TO PRESENT[V. Public Service Electric & Gas Company (Holding Tank) Block: 4001, Lot: 28; 161 Trent Place]
PLANS FOR A HOLDING TANK AT BLOCK 4001 LOT, 28. UH, 1161 TRAMP PLACE. AND WE. OK KRISTEN, ARE YOU GONNA PROVIDE THIS? YES. SO BASICALLY, PSC AND G WANTS TO PUT OR A SUBSTATION. UM ON THIS PROPERTY. IT'S A BUNCH OF LITTLE, UM, LOTS THAT NEED TO BE SUBDIVIDED INTO THE AREA THEY WANNA USE SO THEY NEED TO GO TO THE PLANNING BOARD. THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO GET A TREATMENT WORKS APPROVAL BECAUSE THE SOIL IS NOT SUITABLE FOR SEPTIC SYSTEM. SO THEY WANT TO PROPOSE A PERMANENT HOLDING TANK. UM THAT WILL BE PERMITTED BY THE NJDP. WHEN THAT APPLICATION GOES THROUGH THE BOARD OF HEALTH WILL HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON THAT APPLICATION. BUT THEY WOULD LIKE THE BOARD'S PERMISSION. TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT TO THE PLANNING BOARD. INDICATING THAT THAT YOU WOULD YOU WILL SIGN THE APPLICATION WHEN THEY SUBMIT IT. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANYTHING? I, UH I'M SORRY. UH, YOU WERE SPEAKING TOO QUIETLY FOR ME TO HEAR. SORRY. I WAS JUST SAYING. I GUESS MY MIC'S NOT WORKING, JEN. NO. UM JUST SAYING IF THERE WAS ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO SAY, BEFORE WE HAVE OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. UH MY NAME IS KATHY HERRING. I'M WITH HU PM. I'M A REPRESENTATIVE OR A CONSULTANT WITH PSENG. AND I THINK, KRISTEN PRETTY MUCH SUMMARIZED, UM, OUR APPLICATION, UM, ASKING THE BOARD FOR THEIR ENDORSEMENT OF THE PROPOSED HOLDING TANK. WHICH WOULD SUPPORT THE MINOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION TO THE BOARD, UM, FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY. UH FOR A SUBSTATION. UM IF THE BOARD HAS ANY QUESTIONS, UH, WE'RE AVAILABLE. OK? WOULDN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. UH, I JUST WONDER HOW OFTEN DO YOU THINK THE TANK WOULD BE EMPTIED? SO THE TRUCK WILL COME AND EMPTY IT? I THINK UH, THE STATION IS TYPICALLY VISITED ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. UM BY TECHNICIANS JUST TO DO LIKE VISUAL INSPECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SUBSTATION. AND THEN THE TANK GETTING EMPTY THE HOLDING TANK. THEY'LL BE THE HOLDING TANK AND WE'LL HAVE A CONTRACT FOR IT TO BE PUMPED OUT. UM ONCE A WEEK OR ONCE A[00:05:03]
MONTH OR I HAVE NO IDEA DEPENDING ON I SAY, I DON'T HAVE AN IDEA AT THIS POINT ONLY BECAUSE OF BETWEEN THE FREQUENCY AND THE SIZE OF IT. I IF THIS IS FIRST TIME BEING PRESENTED TO BOARD OF HEALTH IS CAN YOU GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF OVERVIEW OF THAT? SO WE UNDERSTAND WHAT WHAT? YOU, UH, PUTTING IN YOUR APPLICATION FOR? THEY THE WHOLE THE SUBSTATION ITSELF. UH, THE THERE IS A NEED. UM BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH, UM IN THE AREA, AND, UM THERE'S A NEED FOR AN ADDITIONAL SUBSTATION WITHIN THIS REGION TO HELP SUPPORT THE OTHER STATIONS, AND THEY THE POTENTIAL GROWTH. UM AND AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBSTATION ITSELF, UH, PSCNG IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A BATHROOM IN THE CONTROL HOUSE. UM AND BASED ON THE SOIL CONDITIONS, WE CAN'T DO A SEPTIC SYSTEM SO WE NEED WE'RE ASKING FOR THE PERMISSION TO DO THE HOLDING TANK. AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOLDING TANK FOR THE LIKE ENVIRONMENT AND ALL THAT, CAN YOU CAN YOU SAY WHAT IT WILL DO AND WHAT WILL HOW IT WILL HELP THIS HOLDING UH, THE HOLDING TANK WILL BE LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE OF THE SUBSTATION AND ACCESSIBLE BY THE A PUMPING TANKER SO THAT IT DOESN'T NEED TO ENTER INSIDE OF THE SUBSTATION, UM, FOR LIKE SAFETY REASONS, SO ACCESS TO THE HOLDING TANK WILL BE OUTSIDE OF THE SUBSTATION ITSELF. UM THE, UH ONE OF THE PLANTS THAT I HAD PROVIDED WOULD SHOW THE ACCESS ROAD AND I TRIED TO OUTLINE IN RED, UM, WHERE THE HOLDING TANK WOULD BE WITH RESPECT TO THE FENCE AND THE HOLDING TANK. OH, EXCUSE ME AND THE CONTROL HOUSE. IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED, THERE'S ALSO IT'S ALSO THERE'S AN APPLICATION IN, THE PIN YOUR PACKET AS WELL. MM. IN ADDITION TO THE PLANS THAT THEY SENT. IS THERE ANY PHOTO OF THAT HOLDING TANK? I'M JUST CURIOUS TO SEE HOW DOES IT LOOK? AND WHAT? WHAT IS THAT? IT LIKE A WHAT'S THE APPROXIMATE SIZE? IT WOULD BE THE MINIMUM SIZE THAT'S REQUIRED I. I BELIEVE 1500 GALLONS. 1500 GALLONS. IT. IT WOULD BE THE MINIMUM REQUIRED. PER, UM SEVEN, CALLING EIGHT. I JUST BASED ON THEIR FREQUENCY, BUT THERE'S THE MINIMUM SIZE THAT NEEDS TO BE PROVIDED. THANK YOU. I SAW EQUIPPED WITH THE HIGH LEVEL ALARMS. THAT WILL GO OFF SHOULD THE LEVEL GET TOO HIGH. BEFORE THE. YEAH. IN THE TOWNSHIP. YES. UM ONE WE HAVE, UM DO YOU KNOW THAT LITTLE, UM SECOND HAND SPORTS TO OUR NEXT TO THE BELLE MEADE POST OFFICE. THAT PROPERTY ON A PERMANENT HOLDING PAGE AS WELL AS THE PLUMBING. COMPANY LOCATED NEXT DOOR TO BOTH THOSE PROPERTIES ARE UNFOLDING TANKS. OKAY? AT THE TOWNSHIP ENCOUNTERED ANY ISSUES WITH THOSE TWO PROPERTIES IN THE LAST 510 YEARS. WHAT ISSUES DO WE HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR? I DON'T SEE ANY ISSUES AND THE FACT THAT IT'S SO RARELY GOING TO BE USED. I DON'T SEE IT AS ANY KIND OF PROBLEM. I MEAN, 1500 GALLONS WOULD LAST. 21. TO AND WHAT WILL PROMPT TO VACATE THAT? IS THAT LIKE A PARTICULAR LEVEL, OR IT'S BY DURATION, HOW THAT WILL BE PUMPED OUT. I'M I'M SORRY. CAN YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION? WHAT WILL PROMPT OR WHAT WILL INITIATE TO WORKING THAT OUT.THE TANK. IS THAT LIKE BY SOME CERTAIN LEVEL THE OR BY DURATION , OR THERE IS A THERE IS A FLOAT OR A AN INDICATOR ON LIKE A HIGH FLOAT LEVEL AND THINGS LIKE THAT . YES UM, UM, BASED ON THE TECHNOLOGY THAT PSCG HAS JUST TO CONTROL THEIR SUBSTATION AND ALL THOSE EQUIP ALL THAT EQUIPMENT, THERE'S A SKATER SYSTEM. UM AND ACTUALLY WI FI THAT WILL BE MONITORING NOT ONLY THE ENTIRE SUBSTATION BUT MONITORING THE EQUIPMENT FOR THE HOLDING TANK IN TERMS OF, UM HIGH WATER LEVELS OR AFFLUENT LEVELS. YEAH. ABOVE GROUND OR BELOW GROUND. EXCUSE ME, IS THE TANK ABOVE GROUND OR BELOW GROUND, IT WILL BE BELOW GROUND. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WHAT DO YOU NEED? DO YOU NEED TO VOTE OR JUST I GUESS WE JUST NEED YOU TO DO ALL THE TIME. OK?
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JUST GIVE PERMISSION FOR US TO SIGN OFF ON IT. FOR SO IT CAN GO TO THE PLANNING BOARD BECAUSE THE PLANNING BOARD WON'T SEE IT UNLESS IT HAS BORDER HEALTH APPROVAL. OK SO COULD WE HAVE A MOTION TO SEND THEM TO THE NEXT? LEVEL OF APPROVAL. I MOVED TO SEND THIS TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF APPROVAL. THANK YOU. SECOND EVERYBODY IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. I . I GUESS I COULD DO A FORMAL WORLD CALL. DO YOU NEED A FORMAL OK? I THINK YOU'RE OK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING ALL OUR QUESTIONS. TAKE A BREAK NOW. YOU NEED A BREAK. THE EXCITEMENT WE'VE HAD UM. THE NEXT ITEM. FOREVER HAVING OLD BUSINESS. NEXT THING OLD BUSINESS. OLD BUSINESS WE HAD TO DISCUSS. CAN WE DISCUSS THE PRODUCTS BRING UP AGAIN? THE HEALTH OFFICER TO A HELL NO ONE HAS ANY BUSINESS THEY WANT TO AIR. OK? GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT, WILL DO THE HEALTH
[VII. Health Officer Comments]
OFFICER COMMENTS NOW. ALL MY COMMENTS ARE WILL BE VERY SHORT. UM SO STAFFING UPDATES. WE'VE UM, OFFERED JOCELYN BROWN, WHO WAS OUR PART TIME PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE, THE FULL TIME PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE POSITION. AND YOU KNOW SHE IS REALLY HITTING THE ON FUNDING HELPING WITH, UM ALL OF OUR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND , UM, HELPING MANAGE ANY OUTBREAKS THAT THAT ARE COMING THROUGH TO US. UM WE PLAN TO POST A PART TIME PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE PHYSICIAN JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT JOCELYN, YOU KNOW IS, YOU KNOW, COMFORTABLE IN HER ROLE AND UM. GIVING HER SOME SOME OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY LEARN THE ROLE BEFORE WE BRING IN ANOTHER PERSON, AND SHE'S ALSO MET WITH THE RUTGERS. UM NURSING. STUDENT NURSING SUPERVISOR AND THEY'RE VERY INTERESTED IN PARTNERING WITH US. SO YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL BRING TO THE BOARD ONCE THAT THAT PROJECT HAS BEEN FINALIZED WITH WORKERS. UM WE HAVE POSTED THE PART TIME LOCAL HEALTH OUTREACH COORDINATOR POSITION THAT'S A GRANT FUNDED POSITION JUST THROUGH JUNE. 30TH THIS PERSON WILL HELP US STREA M LINE. UM MANY OF OUR OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, ASSIST WITH GRANT MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING AND O OTHER GRANT ACTIVITIES. SO THAT'S. THAT'S THE FIRST STAFFING FOR NOW, AND THE JOB ONLY RUNS TO JUNE 30TH. YEAH. LET'S DO THE STRENGTHENING GRANT. AND WE DON'T KNOW YET. WHAT THE STATE IS GOING TO DO WITH THIS STRENGTHENING GRANT POST JUNE 30TH, BUT AS OF NOW, YOU KNOW WE'RE BEING TOLD THAT, UH WE MAY SEE 30 PER MAYBE 30% OF THE GRANT FUNDS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE CLOSE TO $500,000 FOR THIS GRANT. SO WE MAY SEE 30% OF THAT STARTING JULY 1ST. UM SO MUNICIPAL LINES UPDATES, WE A RE, UM, HOSTING BEAT THE WINTER BLUES UNDER THE MAYOR'S WELLNESS CAMPAIGN UMBRELLA ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH IN THIS ROOM HERE. AND WE A RE PARTNERING WITH THE RUTGERS CO-OPERATIVE EXTENSION. WE HAVE, UM, A RESIDENT WHO IS ALSO A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR. WHO WILL BE PRESENTING. WE HAVE, UH, SOMEBODY PRESENTING ON MINDFULNESS FROM THE HEALTHY, MIND HEALTHY BODY INITIATIVE.AND RUTGERS CO-OPERATIVE EXTENSION WILL BE TALKING ABOUT NUTRITION AND, UH, IMPACT AND ITS IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH AND WHAT TO LOOK FOR. UM. I MEAN, WE ALSO WILL HAVE OUR, UH, YOU ACTION BOARD STUDENTS AND WE'LL BE PARTNERING WITH THE MONTGOMERY LIBRARY ON ON A DISPLAY FOCUSED AROUND MENTAL HEALTH AND SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER. SO IT'S UH SHAPING UP TO BE A GREAT EVENT. THE SCOUTS HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN TABLING SO WE HAVE BOTH THE BOY SCOUTS AND THE GIRL SCOUTS WILL BE THERE AS WELL. AND, UM PREVENTION RESOURCES. THERE ARE NONPROFIT FOCUSING ON SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND THE WINTERS FARMERS MARKET WILL BE THERE RIGHT ACROSS THE LOBBY AND THE OTHER LIBRARY MEETING ROOM. SO IT'S SHAPING UP TO BE A REALLY GREAT EVENT. AND. THE ALLIANCE IS PLANNING ON A BIG MAY IS, UM, MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH EVENT SO THAT'S STILL IN THE PLANNING STAGES, BUT WE HOPE TO HAVE MORE UPDATES. IN THE FUTURE. UM. THE MAYOR'S WELL IN THIS CAMPAIGN PROGRA MMING WE SO WE HAVE BEAT THE WINTER BLUES.
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WE HAVE A, UM AMERICAN HEART HEALTH MONTH. SOME EVENTS SCHEDULED, UH, WE HAVE IT'S ALL ON THE WEBSITE. BE ORDERING SOME EVENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON. BARNABAS HELP! UM HEALTHIER SOMERSET PARTNERS AND. UM, WE'VE ALSO HAD SKILL CARE PHARMACY. UM LOCAL BUSINESS IN TOWN. HE IS INTERESTED IN PARTNERING WITH US AND HELPING US, UM VACCINATE UNINSURED PEOPLE. UM, HE HAS FLU VACCINE RIGHT NOW. BUT HE IS LOOKING. TO HE'S LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES ON HOW HE CAN HELP US SO WE DEFINITELY NEED HELP WITH FLU VACCINATIONS AND VACCINATING THE UNINSURED. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR PARTNERS WHO CAN HELP US VACCINATE PEOPLE, UM . OR HOMEBOUND POPULATION AGAINST COVID. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT BECAUSE OF THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF THE COVID VACCINE. WE HAVEN'T HAD ACCESS TO COVID VACCINES, SO WE'VE HAD TO RELY ON MOM AND POP PHARMACIES. SO IF YOU YOU KNOW IF ANYBODY ON THE BOARD COMES ACROSS ANY PARTNERS, UM ANY PHARMACIES OR PROVIDERS OR INTERESTED IN OFFERING THE COVID VACCINE? AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO VACCINATE THE UNINSURED. THERE IS A BRIDGE PROGRA MME, UM THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WHERE YOU KNOW THEY CAN GET REIMBURSED FOR THAT. UM PLEASE, LET ME KNOW. BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE COVID VACCINE. UM. AND I HAD, UM I ACTUALLY HAD A RE A FORMER BOARD OF HEALTH. UM MEMBER UM GREG, HE HAD EXPRESSED INTEREST IN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW COVID IS STILL AN ISSUE AND IT IMPACTS, ESPECIALLY THE SENIORS AND VULNERABLE POPULATION. UM MOST OF US HAVE BECOME VERY DESENSITIZED TO COVID AND, UM WE ARE STILL SEEING COVID OUTBREAKS AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. UH, THERE WAS THERE HAVE BEEN SOME NEWS ALERTS ABOUT CDC, POSSIBLY CHANGING THE ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE GUIDELINES. AND WE KNOW THAT THAT THAT'S AS OF RIGHT NOW THAT THAT WON'T BE IMPACTING HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, UM BUT WE STILL WANT YOU KNOW THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF VACCINATION. AND IF YOU ARE SOMEBODY WHO INTERACTS WITH SENIORS OR. UM MEDICALLY VULNERABLE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED. PEOPLE TO, YOU KNOW, REALLY CONSIDER GETTING THE COVID VACCINE. UM, BECAUSE THEY'RE SO EFFECTIVE, SO THE UPTAKE IS SO LOW OF THE BOOSTER AND WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF EMS CALLS FOR THREE OR FOUR LAST WEEK THAT I CAN THINK OF THAT COVID POSITIVE, SO IT'S STILL REALLY BAD. I MEAN, IT'S AND IT'S I'M SEEING MORE OF IT NOW THAN I DID A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. MHM. YEAH. AND, UM YOU KNOW, SO WE WANT TO TRY TO. PROVIDE RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY AS IT RELEASED A COVID VACCINATIONS. AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE DO HAVE A LIST OF, UM PHARMACIES AND PROVIDERS ON OUR WEBSITE WHO DO PROVIDE THE COVID BOOSTERS. UM AND WE'VE HAD THE MOST LUCK WITH, UM, PARTNERING WITH THE MOM AND POP PHARMACIES IN THE AREA. SO WE'RE WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE SCHOOL HERE.PHARMACY HERE AND, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY THAT CAN HELP US. UH AS WE, YOU KNOW, PLAN FOR, UM, FALL VACCINATION PROGRAM. I THINK THAT'S THAT'S IT. IT WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO GET IT NOW THAT IT'S COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE. SO THE STATE IS SAYING THAT THEY BUT THEY A RE ALLOCATING COVID VACCINES FOR THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. BUT IT'S NOT. THEY'RE NOT EASY TO OBTAIN SO AND THE OTHER THING , TOO IS SOMETIMES WE MIGHT ONLY COME ACROSS ONE OR TWO PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE IN NEED OF A COVID VACCINE. BUT THAT, BUT IF YOU HAVE, UM YOU KNOW $5.05 DOLLARS OR 10 DOSE FILE, THEN IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT. TO SO IF IT REQUIRES A LOT OF PLANNING AND II, I DON'T THINK THAT WE, YOU KNOW. WILL AFTER THAT YET. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR HEALTH OFFICER COMMENTS. ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE QUESTION. TO READ ON KIDS. OH YES, WE DO HAVE RADON KITS. KRISTEN HELPED US. UM UH, COMPLETE A GRANT APPLICATION WITH THE NJDEP AND WE RECEIVED $2000. FOR OUR RADON KITS. UM SO IT DIDN'T COST THE TOWNSHIP ANYTHING AGAIN THAT THROUGH GRANT MONEY, AND WE DO HAVE SOME RA ON TEST KITS STILL AVAILABLE.
I WILL BE ENCOURAGED LEARNING THE KIDS, YOU KNOW, I WANNA THANK THE YOU KNOW THE BOARD OF HEALTH FOR HAVING TO ON KIDS AVAILABLE, AND, UH, THE AWARENESS TO GET IT TESTED AND MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE DID IT ON PLAN IN OUR HOUSE AND WE HAVE BEEN TESTING ON THIS YEAR. HE DID COME TO THE LEVEL WHERE IT NEEDED LIKE THE MITIGATION. AND IF ANYONE TEST IT AND THEN IF IT COMES IN THAT WAY THAT IT NEEDS MEDICATION. CONTACT THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
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JENNIFER WAS HELPFUL. LIKE YOU KNOW, SHE GAVE THE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO COULD DO THE, UM, MITIGATION AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE AROUND AND BE THE ONE IN HILLSBORO AND THEY CAME WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. THEY WERE ABLE TO. IT DEPENDS UPON LIKE, HOW BIG IS YOUR BASEMENT? AND THEY TALKED ABOUT LIKE THE CIRCULATION OF THE AIR. SO WE DO HAVE IT. AND IF IT'S YOUR, YOU KNOW, OLDER HOUSE, YOU MIGHT NEED ONE MORE. THAT'S WHAT HE SAID. AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET A READING FOR THE REPEAT TESTING RESULTS. BUT, UM IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S A YOU KNOW THE GAS IS YOU DON'T SMELL THE GAS, AND IT'S GOING TO COME AND IT DEFINITELY INCREASES THE RISK FOR LUNG CANCER. AND YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE OTHER RISK FACTORS LIKE SMOKING OR SUPPORT, IT'S PROVEN IN SIZE THAT IT'S GOING TO INCREASE YOUR RISK FOR LUNG CANCER. SO WE'VE HAD SOMETHING IN THE MONTGOMERY NEWS ABOUT IT. NOW THAT WE HAVE A NEW SUPPLY. WE ADVERTISE. FOR THE KIDS. I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER DONE IT ON MONTGOMERY NEWS. IT'S ALWAYS YOU KNOW THE US OBTAINING THE TEST KITS REALLY DEPENDS ON WHEN N GDP OPENS UP THEIR APPLICATION , SO IT'S ALWAYS LIKE A SHORT TURNAROUND TIME. BUT WE DO, UM, HAVE IT ON OUR WEBSITE AND THROUGH THE E BULLETINS. I KNOW WE'VE SENT IT OUT. THE EMAIL WAS THE FRIDAY BULLETINS HAD THAT INFORMATION ACTUALLY, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO OR A MONTH AGO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YEAH, I REMEMBER SEEING THAT TOO. WE ARE CLOSE TO AS LONG AS IT'S BEING, IT'S BEING PUSHED OUT. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT, YOU KNOW. AND AS YOU TEST IT, YOU WILL NEVER KNOW THAT YOUR LEVELS ARE HIGH OR NOT RIGHT? BUT THAT'S WHY I THAT, YOU KNOW YOU KNOW IT, BUT ANY HOME RIGHT THERE. THEY RECOMMEND IT ANY HOME IT THERE'S UM, REGARDLESS OF AGE OF HOUSE OF THE OF THE PROPERTY. YOU DON'T HAVE IT.THANK YOU. NOTHING ELSE AND THE NEW BUSINESS. A NEW BUSINESS. I JUST WANTED TO, UM, LET YOU LET
[VIII. New Business ]
THE BOARD KNOW THAT THE, UM JEREMY GRAYSON AND. NEWMAN AND I ARE MEETING WITH TOWNSHIP. UM, TOWN MANAGER. TO BE COLLABORATIVE AND UNDERSTAND MORE OF THE RESOURCES IDENTIFY.SORRY DENNIS. I FORGOT YOU, UM, OUR MEETING WITH THE, UM TOWNSHIP. UH, MANAGER AND SOME OF HER S, UH, STAFF TO BE COLLABORATIVE AND UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE RESOURCE. UM, CONCERNS WE HAVE UM, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING WITH THE UM COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH LAST WEEK. UM AND, UH, IT WAS AN INTERESTING MEETING. I WILL SAY THAT IT WAS FOR, UM, IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH. IT WAS FROM, UM, MY AND, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP WAS, UM, AUDITS OF LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. AND SO WE HAVEN'T HAD AN THE LAST AUDIT. I DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS. 2019 YEAH, SO IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THAT'S A PRIORITY FOR HER. SHE'S THE ACTING COMMISSIONER. UM, BUT WITH A NEW ADMINISTRATION. WE MAY UM AN AUDIT OF THE OF IT, AND SO IT WILL BE IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE MEETING OUR OBLIGATION TO THE STATE IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY TO BE CONSIDERED A LOCAL I JUST UM.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS THERE'S A FINANCE AND BUDGET MEETING ON 20 SEVEN ON TUESDAY NIGHT. IF ANYBODY CAN YOU ARE. 6 TO 7. YOU CAN HEAR MORE ABOUT THE FINANCES AND WHERE IS IT? IS IT IT IS ZOOM. A ZOOM MEETING A FEBRUARY, 22ND. ONE. TUESDAY THE 2027. 66 TO 7. BUT IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED, LET ME KNOW BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT. WE'RE NOT PUSHING. YES. NOT A QUORUM, OK? MAKE SURE WE HAVE. I THINK THAT'S IT. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER BUSINESS. IS IT? JEREMY? CHRIS, DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE MEETING? UM THE ONLY THING I'D SAY IS, I THINK THAT WE JUST HAVE TO UM HE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT SOME OF OUR PRIORITIES WITH STAFFING AND SPACE AND I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP ON THAT. I I THINK WE CAN'T JUST HAVE A ONE AND DONE MEETING BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT WILL GET US ANYWHERE. I THINK WE AS A BOARD AND JUST, YOU KNOW. THE THREE OF US MET, BUT INDIVIDUALLY, JUST BE AWARE THAT MAYBE. MAYBE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ISN'T AS PRIORITY. AND, UM KEEP PUSHING THEM TO FUND IT. THE SPECIAL NEEDS, AND I THINK
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IT'S GONNA BE A PROCESS THAT I THINK WE HAVE TO NOT FORGET THAT. SERIOUS. IMPROVING.SITUATION. I'M SORRY I FORGOT YOU. DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, TOO? UM, NO, I WAS JUST GONNA RECAP. THE UH, THE LAST MEETING WE HAD WITH, UM YOU KNOW, WITH THE WITH THE ADMINISTRATOR. NO. READING WHAT CHRIS WAS SAYING ABOUT JUST MAKING SURE THAT UM, WE FIND A SPACE OR INTERNS AND ADDITIONAL, UM. AND FIGURING OUT FUNDING IS FUNDING IS A VERY, UM HAS THE TOPIC BECAUSE OF WANTING MORE FUNDING, SO. YOU KNOW THAT'S THAT'S ON THE TC TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN, UH FIND FUNDING FOR OUR TOWN, RIGHT? WE WE CAN'T ONLY RELY ON BRANDS AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TELLING. EVERYBODY. IT'S JUST. AND WE CAN'T KEEP RAISING RESIDENTS TAXES, EITHER. SO THAT'S. IT'S ALWAYS IT'S ALWAYS A SENSITIVE TOPIC. UM, FOR SURE. BUT WE ARE WORKING ON IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S IT. ANYTHING ELSE? BUSINESS. WANNA BE, UH, YOU'RE GETTING READY. HOLD ON. WE BRING UP ONE POINT, ACTUALLY HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
SORRY I JUST WANT. UH AND MAYBE THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY FROM A BOARD OF HEALTH STANDPOINT. UH, AS A CONCERNED PARENT. UM, DROP OFF AT MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL, AND MAYBE THIS IS A HEALTH DEPARTMENT INITIATIVE. YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR HAS THE SAFETY CROSSWALK. WHATEVER YOU KNOW THINGS AROUND TOWN. THE LAST FEW WEEKS, I HAVE NOTICED. AS THE TIME GETS LATER TOWARDS DROPPING OFF YOUR CHILD BEFORE THE BELL RINGS, UM I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS NEAR MISSES OF PEDESTRIAN HITS.
UH TEACHERS, STAFF CROSSING AND STUDENTS. AND SO, I. I MEAN, I'VE HONKED MY HORN A FEW TIMES, SO I THINK IT'S GETTING. I MEAN, I WAS GONNA DRAFT AN EMAIL TO THE PRINCIPAL AS WELL. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A BOARD OF HEALTH. WE CAN FIGURE OUT SOME. I'VE SEEN POLICE INTERMITTENTLY THERE, BUT THEY'RE NOT THERE CONSISTENTLY. AND IT'S THE SAME OFFENDERS THAT KEEP. I MEAN, THEY LITERALLY CUT OFF PEOPLE AND GO AROUND. AND THESE ARE PARENTS MORE LIKELY RIGHT? BECAUSE THEY'RE DROPPING YOUR CHILD OFF. SO AS A PARENT, I'M VERY CONCERNED, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING WELL, THAT'S A DIFFERENT POINT. NO THERE PEOPLE DON'T SOMEBODY WANTS TO JOIN ME IN A DROP OFF IN THE MORNING AND WATCH WHAT I SEE. YOU CAN TAKE OUT THE PARKING LOT AND I WILL TELL YOU IT IS A DANGEROUS PLACE TO BE. WELL THAT THAT CAMP MEETING AND I RIDE MY BIKE TO WORK AND PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS RUN ME AND THIS IS TURNING LEFT. LIKE YOUR KID IS YOU ARE DRIVING. YEAH BUT, UH, AS A HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS REALLY HAS TO BE ADDRESSED RIGHT NOW.
BUT IT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THIS, I GUESS, UH, THE SCHOOL BOARD YOU KNOW, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS AS A BOARD OF HEALTH, MY DAUGHTER AND SCHOOL ALL THE TIME AND UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE DRIVING ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AND THEY'LL STOP IN THE MIDDLE BLOCK TRAFFIC AND THEY'LL HAVE THE KIDS GO IN AND. IT IS RIDICULOUS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO BE THE SCHOOL BOARD. THAT YOU. TO I MEAN, I IT'S GETTING WORSE. I MEAN, I'VE SEEN THIS. SHE'S NOW A JUNIOR, SO I'VE SEEN THIS FOR THREE YEARS. BUT IT'S GETTING WORSE. AND I MEAN IT'S LITERALLY WORSENING. SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE COULD DO AS A BOARD OF HEALTH AS A PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVE TO SAY SAFETY. WE DO THAT? WE DO HAVE, UH, THERE HAS BEEN ISSUES WITH PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IN THE TOWNSHIP OVER. SO THAT IS ONE THING THAT WE'VE BEEN ADDRESSING WITH THE TOWNSHIP. UM, THIS IS SPECIFIC TO THE. IT'S PROBABLY MY GUESS IS IT'S ALSO A PROBLEM AT L MS AND UM. SI WOULD ASSUME IF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE CHILDREN. SO ONE THING THAT WE CAN DO, AND I'LL DO THIS IS, UM, FOLLOW UP WITH DOCTOR AMANDA, WHO WAS OUR ADVISOR TO THE TOWNSHIP. UM, SCHOOL. UM, AND THEN MAYBE. FOLLOW UP WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. JUST ASK THE SITUATION OR AT LEAST REACH OUT TO THE IN ORDER TO FIND CITIZEN WITH ITS SIMPLE TO DEPARTMENT.
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THE LEASING IS NOT THE SOLUTION. YOU KNOW, IF ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT AS A OPTION, THE SCHOOL UM.I DID HAVE SOMETHING FROM LAST YEAR WHEN THE WATER MAIN BROKE. UM, AND THEY SHUT DOWN A SECTION OF 26 AND I. THERE WAS THESE BUSINESSES THAT WERE SHUT DOWN AS WELL. AND THEN YOU KNOW THEY GOT FOR STILL REMAINING OPEN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, UM, BUT THIS WATER MAIN IS REALLY OLD.
UM, AND IT'S GONNA CONTINUOUSLY AND I'VE ASKED YOU KNOW, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE UM TRYING TO GET AMERICAN WATER TO. GIVE US A STUDY ON THIS WATER MAIN AND HOW OFTEN YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED, RIGHT? IT'S NOT. AND EVERYBODY KNOWS IT'S GONNA BREAK SOMETIMES SOON AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW? IT COULD BE. ONE. IT COULD BE A YEAR DOWN THE ROAD, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO BE PREPARED ABOUT, YOU KNOW? YOU DON'T HAVE WATER TO CLEANLINESS AND YOU KNOW IS AMERICAN WATER. GONNA PROVIDE THE WATER FOR RESIDENTS OR BUSINESSES THAT. YOU KNOW, THEY CAN'T GET FRESH ORDER, TOO. SO IT IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD KEEP AN EYE OUT. THE PLANNING. I MEAN, YOU LOOK A T THIS WHEN THEY'RE WITH ALL THE DEVELOP MENT GOING ON IN THAT AREA IS HAS THEY HAVE THEY ADDRESSED THE I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE, UM YOU KNOW IT. IT IS SOMETHING THAT BASICALLY, I'M THE ONLY ONE LIKE. IF YOU IF YOU . YOU KNOW YOUR WATER COULD BE OUT FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND IF YOU HAVE A HOUSE THAT YOU LIVE AROUND THAT AREA AND THEY'RE OUT OF WATER, IT'S YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO'S RESPONSIBILITY. IS IT AND WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO AND WATER TO MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S BASICALLY AMERICAN WATER. UM WHO IS RESPONSIBLE AND YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S WHY WE WANT THEM. TO LET US KNOW WHAT WHAT'S GOING ON. AND WHAT CAN THEY DO TO EITHER REPLACE THAT ENTIRE WATER MAIN, UM OR UM, IF THEY SAID THEY CAN. IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE OR WHATEVER IT IS, THEN YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE ORDER TO OUR TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO GET THEM TO DO THAT STUDY? AND WE RECOMMEND REQUESTS. WHO WHO HAS TO HAS TO, I GUESS YEAH, THE TC OR OR YOU KNOW FROM HERE, THAT PORT OF HEALTH, I MEAN, IT IS A HEALTH CONCERN. SO THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE. WE SHOULD PROBABLY FOLLOW UP ON THIS, TOO. WE ALSO ASKED THEM TO DO A SAFE. INITIATIVE, THE PLANNING COMMITTEE. UM, PLANNING BOARD. WE COULD ASK THEM BECAUSE OF THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA. WE ASKED THEM TO DO EIGHT STREETS. THAT'S NOT THE AREA AND WE CAN ADD THIS. WELL BECAUSE IT'S ALSO A DRUG. MM. NOT ONLY THE BUSINESSES BUT ALSO WITH THE COMMUNITY RESIDENCE THAT WAS, YOU KNOW. DO YOU THINK A LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF HEALTH WOULD HELP? I THINK IT WOULD DEFINITELY HELP. UM YOU KNOW, AND, UM WELL, THAT'S LIKE, CAN WE? I GUESS THAT'S THE THING, JEN. I ALWAYS ASK YOU BECAUSE I'M LIKE, WHAT CAN WE DO? CAN WE ASK? THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS THE WATER MAIN ISSUES. CAN WE MAKE THAT AS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE BOARD OF HEALTH? MAYBE A DENTIST CAN BRING IT. BRING IT TO THE T. YEAH, III. I DEFINITELY HAVE BROUGHT IT UP A COUPLE OF TIMES. YOU KNOW, UM I FEEL SICK. YOU KNOW, IT'S I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHICH PERSON AMERICAN WAR BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE TALK TO AMERICAN WAR, BUT IT'S MAINLY FOR YOU KNOW OUR SEWER. UH, SYSTEM AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO DEFINITELY NEED TO FIND THE RIGHT PERSON TO REACH OUT TO BOARD OF HEALTH HAVE A CONTACT. I MEAN, UM I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH OUR ENGINEERING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT. THEY MIGHT ALREADY HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE. SO AND SEE YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT THAT IS CHRIS. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS I DON'T HAVE A CONTACT. I WOULD SUGGEST. MAYBE YOU COULD TALK TO MARK HERMAN, TOO, BECAUSE HE MIGHT HAVE YEAH, MARKETS A RE, A TOWNSHIP ENGINEER, SO I THINK THEY THEY MIGHT BE THE BEST. UM, SUBJECT MATTER. EXPERTS ON THIS AND I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH WITH YOU WITH WITH CARRIE ANNE AND THEN KANNE FOLLOW HER. YEAH. IF THERE'S A NUMBER I CAN CALL I CAN. I CAN ALL. DI I. OK, WELL, WE'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT. RIGHT?
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SO HAVING. HAVING NO JEREMY'S JUMPING AT THE BEER, HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO DISCUSS THE MOTHER. HE IS THE MEETING AT EIGHT. 21. MOTION TO ADJOURN. I BAM! EVERYBODY.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.