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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010 Bd of Health Agendas & Minutes AGENDA ELGIN BOARD OF HEALTH JANUARY 11, 2010 7:30 P.M. MEETING ROOM North Wing—Community Development Conference Room * * * * * * 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER. 2. APPROVE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 12, 2009 MEETING. 3. REVIEW FOURTH QUARTER REPORT. 4. REVIEW YEAREND REPORT. 5. MISCELLANEOUS. 6. ADJOURNMENT. r MINUTES ELGIN BOARD OF HEALTH January 11, 2010 * * * MEMBERS PRESENT: Dr. Ronald Hirsch, Edward Whitcomb, Peggy Cleinmark, Carol Spoden MEMBERS ABSENT: Dr. Franz Stockman STAFF PRESENT: Brad Bohner, Public Health Coordinator The Elgin Board of Health quarterly meeting was held on Monday, January 11, 2010 in the Community Development Conference room at City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hirsch at 7:30 p.m. "'' REVIEW OF THE FOURTH QUARTER In the fourth quarter of 2009 the following food service establishments and retail food stores opened: Subway on East Chicago Street, Sherman Hospital Cafeteria, Sherman Perk, Aapka Bazaar, Taylor Street Pizza, Tortilleria Chihuahua, Porters Pub, Toom Toom Thai Town, Lucky Asian Market, Chorizo Grill, Susie' Company, Uncle T's BBQ, The Roadhouse/Main Event, and Coliseum Pizza. Quizno's on South Randall Road reopened as Jimmy Johns, Hennessey's Steakhouse reopened as The Tilted Kilt, and the Grand Victoria Casino closed their Fox and Hounds sports bar and reopened it as the Crave Deli and Primeburger House. J and K Gasoline and Dairy Queen on south McLean Boulevard have closed. The Osco Drug Stores and the Salvation Army no longer sell potentially hazardous food. The Elgin High school swimming pool and the YWCA swimming pool have closed. Woodview Lanes catering kitchen was closed for two weeks due to unsanitary conditions. Modesta Nunez and Quick E Mart in the Fox Valley Flea Market were closed due to no handsinks available on site. The Holiday Inn swimming pool and spa, and the Hampton Inn spa were closed for one day due to no disinfectant present. PAGE TWO MINUTES JANUARY 11, 2010 2009 YEAR END REPORT Twenty-five food service establishments opened and nineteen closed. Eleven retail food stores opened and seven closed. One tavern opened, one swimming facility opened, and two swimming facilities closed. The Public Health Coordinator and Sanitarian investigated 93 food service establishment and retail food store complaints, 13 of which were suspected food-borne illness complaints. Twenty-five food service establishment and retail food store plans were reviewed. Seven food service establishment licenses were temporarily suspended, and pproximately 4,748 pounds of food were discarded from food service establishments on 6 separate occasions. The Elgin City Council approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Kane County Health Department which required amendments to the food safety ordinance. These amendments made the food safety code and food license fees uniform throughout Kane County and the Cook County portion of Elgin. The Public Health Officer and Sanitarian received State of Illinois certification to treat private property with mosquito larvicide. They also attended quarterly Board of Health meetings to apprise members of health matters, and one conference sponsored by the Illinois Environmental Health Association to obtain continuing education required to maintain their Licensed Environmental Health Practitioners. There being no further items to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 PM. Respectfully submitted, pr,A,00 ge;‘gfr._, Brad Bohner, Public Health Coordinator AGENDA ELGIN BOARD OF HEALTH APRIL 12,2010 7:30 P.M. MEETING ROOM North Wing—Community Development Conference Room * * * * * * 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER. 2. APPROVE MINUTES OF JANUARY 11, 2010 MEETING. 3. REVIEW FIRST QUARTER REPORT. 4. MISCELLANEOUS. 5. ADJOURNMENT. 1 1 i MINUTES r ELGIN BOARD OF HEALTH April 12, 2010 * * * MEMBERS PRESENT: Dr. Ronald Hirsch, Dr. Franz Stockman, Peggy Cleinmark, Carol Spoden MEMBERS ABSENT: Edward Whitcomb STAFF PRESENT: Brad Bohner, Public Health Coordinator The Elgin Board of Health quarterly meeting was held on Monday, April 12, 2010 in the Community Development Conference room at City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hirsch at 7:30 p.m. REVIEW OF THE FOURTH QUARTER In the first quarter of 2010 the following food service establishments and retail food stores opened: Barefoot Cafe, Deli Three, Elgin Flea Market, Quick E Mart, and Carnival Sweets and Treats. The cafeteria at the Elgin Mental Health Center is now licensed. Panudi Bakery, Hunan Garden, and Elliott's Deli have closed. In March 2010 the Kane County Health Department reviewed the food safety program to ensure compliance with the intergovernmental agreement. In the preliminary findings, the Health Depaitment was found to be in substantial compliance with the standards of the Illinois Local Health Protection Grant Rules. The Health Department staff attended the Illinois Environmental Health Association North Chapter Annual Education Conference held at Elgin Community College in March. Both Kailas Nagaraj and Brad Bohner will attend Larvacide Applicators Training conducted by the Kane County Health Department to become licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to apply solid larvacide in 2010. Brad Bohner has been in contact with the Internship coordinator from Illinois State University to have an intern work in the Health Department this summer. Although this position is without pay, several students are interested in working for the City of Elgin to complete their professional practice internship. There being no further items to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 7:40 PM. Respectfully submitted, jg/tAte k-z,__ r Brad Bohner, Public Health Coordinator MINUTES ELGIN BOARD OF HEALTH JULY 12,2010 * * * MEMBERS PRESENT: Dr. Ronald Hirsch, Edward Whitcomb, Peggy Cleinmark, Jeanine Seitz Partridge MEMBERS ABSENT: Dr. Franz Stockman STAFF PRESENT: Brad Bohner, Public Health Coordinator The Elgin Board of Health quarterly meeting was held on Monday, July 12, 2010 in the Community Development Conference room at City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hirsch at 7:25 p.m. Brad Bohner introduced the most recent member of the Board of Health, Ms. Jeanine Seitz Patridge. l6' REVIEW OF THE SECOND QUARTER The following retail food and food service establishments opened in the second quarter of 2010: La Rosita Bakery, Pastigel Bakery inside Armando's and Son's, the Hotdog Joint, The Turnstand, Dairy Queen/Orange Julius on Randall Road, and Mama Lou's Shrimp and BBQ Smokehouse. The Salvation Army Golden Diners was relicensed to serve meals to seniors. Taqueria La Tremenda and Blockbuster on McLean Boulevard closed. Trefons was closed for 26 days due to a fire. The liquor licenses for Estrellas Del Millenium and Casa Lara were suspended for one week each due to violations of the health, building and fire codes. Approximately 15 pounds of food was discarded due to temperature violations, and the cafeteria closed for one day due to no available sanitizing station at Bowes Retirement Center. Three retail food stores were inspected and notified of an FDA recall of prociutto products due to possible Listeria contamination. Both the Public Health Coordinator and sanitarian attended the Illinois Environmental Health Association North Chapter seminar, and the Anderson Pest Control Seminar. They also attended the West Nile Virus training seminar hosted by the Kane County Health Depattiuent to receive their certification to apply solid mosquito larvacide from the Illinois Department of Agriculture. r Page Two Minutes July 12, 2010 MOSQUITO CONTROL PROGRAM The mosquito control program update from Clarke was discussed. This update outlined services performed for the City of Elgin in June. These services included light trap service for adult mosquito population monitoring, inspection of all potential mosquito larvae development sites, and inspection of standing water for mosquito breeding per hotline requests. Clarke also performed control of mosquito larvae sites with backpack, hand equipment, and helicopter larviciding, and stocked mosquitofish for biological control of mosquito larvae. In addition, Clarke treated street catch basins for seasonal control of mosquito larvae. So far there have been no mosquito batches, dead birds, or human cases of West Nile virus in Kane County. The Public Health Coordinator and sanitarian continue to treat all stagnant swimming pools with Altosid XR and/or Vectolex WSP for mosquito larvae. Owners are notified to remove all stagnant water from the pools and pools are inspected to ensure they are properly fenced or secured. If the owner cannot be located, the case is turned over to property maintenance for final compliance. OTHER BUSINESS An application was given to all board members for the final open position on the Board of Health. This position must be filled by a registered nurse in active practice. Dr. Hirsch stated he would try to find interested candidates. There being no further items to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ?g(Ue'J Brad Bohner, Public Health Coordinator AGENDA ELGIN BOARD OF HEALTH OCTOBER 11, 2010 7:30 P.M. MEETING ROOM North Wing—Community Development Conference Room * * * * * * 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER. 2. APPROVE MINUTES OF JULY 12,2010 MEETING. 3. REVIEW THIRD QUARTER REPORT. 4. MISCELLANEOUS. 5. ADJOURNMENT. ,b, MINUTES ELGIN BOARD OF HEALTH OCTOBER 11, 2010 * * * MEMBERS PRESENT: Dr. Ronald Hirsch, Edward Whitcomb, Joni Courtney, Jeanine Seitz-Partridge, Dr. Franz Stockman MEMBERS ABSENT: Peggy Cleinmark STAFF PRESENT: Brad Bohner, Public Health Coordinator The Elgin Board of Health quarterly meeting was held on Monday, October 11, 2010 in the Community Development Conference room at City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hirsch at 7:28 p.m. Brad Bohner introduced the most recent member of the Board of Health, Ms. Joni Courtney. The minutes from the July 12, 2010 meeting were approved. REVIEW OF THE SECOND QUARTER The following retail food and food service establishments opened in the third quarter of 2010: Dulceria Yanelly on Liberty Street, Two Rivers Headstart Daycare Center on Airport Road, and the Elgin Firepit. The Roadhouse/Main Event was closed for 24 hours when the natural gas was shut off. Although it reopened when the gas supply was reestablished, it closed permanently soon after. Also closing were the Acapulco Restaurant, Nikos Gyros, Panipaste Bakery, and Uncle T's BBQ. Approximately 8 pounds of food was discarded from the Golden Chinese Buffet due to improper temperature. A confirmed food borne illness occurred at the American Legion. Several people became ill after eating potato salad served at lunch at this establishment. Stool samples subsequently collected from ill employees were positive for Norovirus subtype G1. An in-service training was conducted for all food service employees to remind them the to practice careful handwashing after toileting and before food preparation, and that employees involved in food preparation who have symptoms of gastroenteritis should be restricted from work until 48 hours after they no longer have diarrhea. Page Two Minutes October 11, 2010 A court case was initiated against La Quebrada for allowing grease from open containers to leak onto a public sidewalk. Although the owner closed the open grease barrels in the dumpster enclosure area, the dumpster also began to leak and the sidewalk still required cleaning. MOSQUITO CONTROL PROGRAM The Public Health Coordinator and sanitarian continue to treat all stagnant swimming pools with Altosid XR and/or Vectolex WSP for mosquito larvae. Owners are notified to remove all stagnant water from the pools and pools are inspected to ensure they are properly fenced or secured. If the owner cannot be located, the case is turned over to property maintenance for final compliance. Dr. Stockman asked if the Public Health Division had noticed an increase in bedbug complaints. Mr. Bohner stated that Code Enforcement has several bedbug complaints from apartment tenants. Once confirmed, the owner of the dwelling is required to hire a certified pest control company to eliminate these insects, which is often expensive and time consuming. A standard operating procedure for these complaints was developed by the Code Enforcement manager and the Public Health Coordinator. OTHER BUSINESS The sanitarian position was vacated in early September 2010. The Public Health Coordinator was able to complete all health related inspections and duties during this time. A new sanitarian was hired on October 11, 2010. There being no further items to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 8:08 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Brad Bohner, Public Health Coordinator