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Board of Health Minutes 06/05/08
Present:        Lezli Rowell, Alex Hay, John O’Hara, Health Agent Hillary Greenberg,                    Assistant Agent Andrew Petty and Christine Bates, Committee Secretary
Regrets:        Ken Granlund and Richard Willecke

Vice Chair Rowell called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm.  
          
I.      Title V Variances Requests
1.      Zelman, 115 Atlantic Ave., Map 36, Parcel 33, new well and water line (Cont’d from 5/15/08).  The applicant requested a continuation to 6/19/08.  Rowell moved to continue to 6/19/08; seconded by John O’Hara; passed 3-0.  

2.      Lord, 56 Beach St., Map 35, Parcel 10, new septic system. Alan Cabral from Felco represented the applicant, giving an overview of the project.  Lezli Rowell moved to approve Felco Plan 08039 dated 05/01/08 and grant the three variances requested in the letter of 05/21/08 for the upgrade of a septic system to serve a four bedroom structure, a grandfathered nonconforming dwelling (with respect to the Nitorgen Loading Limitation) with Advantex denitrification technology under the Remedial Use approval category, subject to the following conditions:

a)      Design flow to be limited to 444 gpd, to serve four (4) bedrooms.
b)      No increase in habitable area without Board of Health review.
c)      The well water shall be tested and found potable, with results copied to the Health Department, prior to issuance of the Disposal Works Permit.
d)      Any restriction in design flow and all conditions shall be recorded against the deed for the property at the Registry in Barnstable, and proof of deed recording shall be submitted to the Health Department prior to the issuance of the Disposal Works Permit.
e)      The system is to be equipped with a modem and auto-dialer programmed to automatically call the maintenance company if alarm conditions occur.  
f)      A copy of a 3 year operation and maintenance contract with a certified wastewater operator shall be submitted to the Health Department prior to issuance of the Disposal Works Permit.  Sampling shall be quarterly for effluent for the following parameters:  temperature, pH, nitrate, ammonia, BOD, TSS, TKN and Total Nitrogen. The influent shall be sampled biannually for the above parameters.  If sampling data results exceed maximum effluent discharge limits, a system modification will be required.  The Board of Health will evaluate limits that are exceeded twice in a year’s time.   A water meter is to be installed.  The schedule for monitoring shall be quarterly for the first 2 years of operation, semi-annually for the next 2 years, and 1 sample annually from than on.  Upon transfer of deed this schedule shall be restarted.  All results copied to the Health Department and the Barnstable County Department of Health and the Environment, with data provided in what format is acceptable to those agents.  Any other sampling per DEP approval.
                Motion seconded by Alex Hay; passed 3-0.

II.     Business
        The Board agreed to change the standard language for the condition for I/A      technologies, as recommended by the Health Agent.

        Agent Greenberg received a requested from Jason Ellis to allow provisional plan         and use of design credit with standard deed restriction for 120 Cranberry Hollow Rd, Map 29, Parcel 165 (Costantino).  Lezli Rowell moved to authorize the Health Agent to act on behalf of the Board of Health to grant the request; seconded by Alex Hay; passed 3-0. 

        Agent Greenberg reported that she and Richard Willecke met with Mark Vincent, Director of the DPW to discuss transfer station fees.  It was agreed to increase the daily pay rate from $3.00 to $5.00.  However, Town Administrator Sieloff requested additional revenues for the town and recommended the residential transfer sticker increase from $55.00 to $78.00.  The Board would like to have further discussion regarding this increase when there is a full quorum.

III.          Licenses
        Hyannis Ice Cream                       
        Yak Arts

IV      Minutes
        A quorum is required for meeting minute approval.

V.       Correspondence 
    A letter from the National Parks listing prescribed burns.

Lezli Rowell moved to adjourn at 7:25 pm; seconded by Alex Hay; passed 3-0.

Respectfully submitted,

Christine A. Bates
Committee Secretary