MINUTES
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
March 11, 2008
The meeting of the Board of
Health was called to order by Chair Bill Hance at 4:00 p.m. in the auditorium of
the Lentz Public Health Center.
Present
Bill Hance, J.D., Chair
Ruth Stewart, M.D., Co-Chair
Samuel Okpaku, M.D., Ph.D., Secretary
Margaret Behm, J.D., Member
Henry Foster, M.D., Member
Janie Parmley, R.N., Member
Youth Advisory Board Update
Precious Bond, Chair, Youth Advisory Board (YAB), gave an update on recent
activities of the YAB. Ms. Bond stated that March 29, 2008 is “National Kick
Butts Day” Youth Conference and Training. This will be a time for different
youth groups to come together, be trained, and see what the YAB has accomplished
as a Board.
Consent Agreement A-08-001
Rob Raney, Director, Pollution Control, presented a brief timeline of events
leading up to the issuance of Consent Agreement A-08-001 to Mr. C’s Cleaners for
failure to maintain all required records on site.
During inspection the Pollution Control Division (PCD) discovered that records
had not been maintained for the period from December 1, 2007 through January 3,
2008 and issued Consent Agreement A-08-001 to Mr. C’s Cleaners, assessing a
penalty of $500 for failure to maintain all of the required records.
In an effort to resolve this violation, Mr. Raney recommended that the Board
ratify Consent Agreement A-08-001. Mr. C’s Cleaners was represented by Mr. Ji-Yong
Han, Owner.
Ms. Behm made a motion to ratify Consent Agreement A-08-001 to Mr. C’s
Cleaners. Dr. Stewart seconded the motion. The motion unanimously passed.
Mosquito Control Plan Public Hearing
Mr. Hance opened the public hearing on the Mosquito Control Plan.
Dr. William Paul, Director of Health, gave an overview of the Mosquito Control
Plan and of his experience in dealing with the West Nile Virus. Fifteen citizens
chose to make comments during the hearing.
The hearing was closed by Mr. Hance and he reminded everyone that all written
comments must be submitted to Dr. Brent Hager by 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 18,
2008.
Update on Issuing Renewals at Testing Sites
Kelly Farmer was present representing the Honorable John Arriola, Davidson
County Clerk. Mr. Farmer gave an update and recap of the in-lane renewal plan,
mobile testing vans, and on-line renewal program. The on-line program will be
deployed and open to the public on May 20, 2008.
Update on Vehicle Inspection Sites
Fred Huggins, Director of Vehicle Inspection, gave an update of the vehicle
inspection sites and stated there is a lot of planning in place and things seem
to be moving in a positive direction.
Lothan Geilen from SysTech presented the Board members with a summary of events
for the last 60 days.
Update on Preparedness
Dr. Chris Fletcher, Medical Officer, gave a brief update regarding Public Health
Emergency Preparedness. Dr. Fletcher stated that the current grant period will
close on August 9, 2008. The scope of services will be substantially different
based on changes in the Federal funding.
Approval of Grants and Contracts
Margaret Holleman, Director of Policy Development and Analysis, referred to the
Grants/Contracts Summary which was submitted to Board members for their review.
The contracts and grants were as follows:
1. Amendment and Extension No. Four to the Cost Reimbursement Research
Consortium Agreement with Vanderbilt University. Compensation: $80,800
2. Grant Award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Compensation: $3,532,078
3. Grant Amendment from the State of Tennessee, Department of Health.
Compensation: Unchanged from original
4. Grant from the Safety Net Consortium of Middle Tennessee, LLC. Compensation:
$65,700
5. Grant Agreement from the State of Tennessee, Department of Health.
Compensation: $51,000
6. Memorandum of Understanding with United Neighborhood Health Services.
Compensation: None
7. Clinical Agreement with Middle Tennessee State University. Compensation: None
Dr. Stewart made a motion to approve the Grants/Contracts. Ms. Parmley
seconded the motion. The motion unanimously passed.
Report of Chair
Mr. Hance called the Board’s attention to the Downtown Clinic for the Homeless
report.
Approval of February 12, 2008 Minutes
Ms. Behm recommended that the Director’s report be included as an attachment to
the minutes.
Dr. Stewart made a motion to approve the February 12, 2008 minutes as written
with an attachment of the Director’s report. Ms. Behm seconded the motion. The
motion unanimously passed.
Report of Director
Copies of the Director’s report were distributed to Board members. Dr. Paul gave
a summary of this report (Attachment I).
Civil
Service Board
Personnel Changes and Exit
Interviews
Stan Romine and Bart Perkey answered questions from Board members regarding exit
interview concerns. The personnel changes were unremarkable.
Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Board of Health will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday,
April 8, 2008, in room 212 of the Lentz Public Health Center.
The meeting adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
William N. Hance, J.D.
Chair
