The Ad Hoc Tick Borne Disease Action Committee held a meeting on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at the C.H. Booth Library, Main Street, Newtown, CT
Present: Mark Alexander, Kirk Blanchard, Neil Chaudhary, David Delia, Robert Grossman, Kim Harrison, Peter Licht, Michele McLeod, George Miller, and Maggie Shaw; Absent: Mary Gaudet-Wilson; Also Present: Pat Boily and David Shugarts.
Call to Order: Dr. Grossman called the meeting to order at 8:15 p.m.
Approval of Minutes: The approval of the October 27, 2010 minutes were tabled.
Discussion of the Committee Function:
Dr. Grossman opened discussion of the structure of the committee and asked for a vote recommending that the committee remain as is.
Member |
VOTE |
Mark Alexander |
Yes |
Kirk Blanchard |
No |
Neil Chaudhary |
Yes |
David Delia |
No |
Robert Grossman |
Yes |
Kim Harrison |
No |
Peter Licht |
Yes |
Michele McLeod |
Yes |
George Miller |
No |
Mary Gaudet-Wilson |
Yes* |
Maggie Shaw |
No |
*Ms. Gaudet-Wilson’s vote was based on an e-mail sent by her.
Mr. Shugarts asked if minority and majority have an interest in continuing with a consensus (unified) report. Dr. Grossman said the minority opinions will be presented in the report.
Ms. Harrison discussed amended minutes not being reflected on the town website. The clerk asked for any changes to be submitted so that the minutes can be reflected correctly on the website. It was decided that changes will be submitted at the next meeting to discuss. The minutes on the website can be amended accordingly.
Education Section – Review Content, Vote on Recommendations
The committee discussed, in detail, the Education section of the report and then voted on the recommendations. It was the consensus of the committee to allow Ms. Gaudet-Wilson to provide her votes electronically by Saturday, November 20, 2010, since she is out of the state. The votes are attached to these minutes
Final Comments: None
Executive Session: None
The meeting adjournment at 10:30 p.m.
Submitted by Tammy Hazen, Clerk
Final Vote Tabulation on Education Resolutions
Members Present During 11/17/10 Meeting: Mark Alexander, Kirk Blanchard, Neil Chaudhary, David Delia, Robert Grossman, Kim Harrison, Peter Licht, Michele McLeod, George Miller, Maggie Shaw; Absent: Mary Gaudet-Wilson (voted via e-mail on Saturday 11-20-10).
1. The TBDAC recommends that the town engage in a public information and education campaign (PI&E) to run at least annually (with some periodic continuation of seasonally relevant messages). Ideas for such a strategy are contained in this report.
Member |
VOTE |
Mark Alexander |
Yes |
Kirk Blanchard |
Yes |
Neil Chaudhary |
Yes |
David Delia |
Yes |
Robert Grossman |
Yes |
Kim Harrison |
Yes |
Peter Licht |
Yes |
Michele McLeod |
Yes |
George Miller |
Yes |
Mary Gaudet-Wilson |
Yes |
Maggie Shaw |
Yes |
2. The TBDAC recommends that the PI&E campaign be designed to maximize its effectives by considering relevant theory related to health behavior modification (e.g. Health Belief model)
Member |
VOTE |
Mark Alexander |
Yes |
Kirk Blanchard |
Yes |
Neil Chaudhary |
Yes |
David Delia |
Yes |
Robert Grossman |
Yes |
Kim Harrison |
Yes |
Peter Licht |
Yes |
Michele McLeod |
Yes |
George Miller |
Yes |
Mary Gaudet-Wilson |
Yes |
Maggie Shaw |
Yes |
3. The TBDAC recommends that the messages included in the campaign include the topics described in the “Education” section of this report
Member |
VOTE |
Mark Alexander |
Yes |
Kirk Blanchard |
Yes |
Neil Chaudhary |
Yes |
David Delia |
Yes |
Robert Grossman |
Yes |
Kim Harrison |
Yes |
Peter Licht |
Yes |
Michele McLeod |
Yes |
George Miller |
Yes |
Mary Gaudet-Wilson |
Yes |
Maggie Shaw |
Yes |
3a. The town should stress the relationship between deer and tick.
Member |
VOTE |
Mark Alexander |
No |
Kirk Blanchard |
Yes |
Neil Chaudhary |
No |
David Delia |
Yes |
Robert Grossman |
Yes |
Kim Harrison |
Yes |
Peter Licht |
No |
Michele McLeod |
No |
George Miller |
Yes |
Mary Gaudet-Wilson |
No |
Maggie Shaw |
Yes |
3b. The town should stress judicious property spraying as described in the report.
Member |
VOTE |
Mark Alexander |
No |
Kirk Blanchard |
Yes |
Neil Chaudhary |
Yes |
David Delia |
Yes |
Robert Grossman |
Yes |
Kim Harrison |
Yes |
Peter Licht |
Yes |
Michele McLeod |
Yes |
George Miller |
Yes |
Mary Gaudet-Wilson |
Yes |
Maggie Shaw |
Yes |
4. The TBDAC recommends that the messages be disseminated in such a way to reach the maximum number of residents and that there should therefore be a wide variety of paid (e.g. billboards, radio) and free/minimum cost (e.g. banners, flyers, signs) media used.
Member |
VOTE |
Mark Alexander |
Yes |
Kirk Blanchard |
Yes |
Neil Chaudhary |
Yes |
David Delia |
Yes |
Robert Grossman |
Yes |
Kim Harrison |
Yes |
Peter Licht |
Yes |
Michele McLeod |
Yes |
George Miller |
Yes |
Mary Gaudet-Wilson |
Yes |
Maggie Shaw |
Yes |
5. The TBDAC recommends that coordinator(s) be appointed to help implement the recommendations from the committee adopted by the town.
Member |
Vote |
Mark Alexander |
Yes |
Kirk Blanchard |
Yes |
Neil K. Chaudhary |
Yes |
David Delia |
Yes |
Robert Grossman |
Yes |
Kim Harrison |
Yes |
Peter Licht |
Yes |
Michele McLeod |
Yes |
George Miller |
Yes |
Mary Gaudet-Wilson |
Yes |
Maggie Shaw |
Yes |
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