MINUTES
OF THE
BOARD
OF HEALTH MEETING
Time and Place of
Meeting: The February monthly meeting, held at the
In Attendance: Bernice
Shapiro, Board Vice-Chair; Michele Kemper, Board Member;
Call to Order: With
a quorum present, Vice-Chair Shapiro called the meeting to order at 7:20 p.m.
and stated that adequate notice of the meeting’s date, time and place had been
provided to the public pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act (N.J.S.A.
10:4-6 et seq.) by mailing to the media, posting on the Township
bulletin board and filing with the Town Clerk.
The Board proceeded with new business.
First order of business: November Special
Meeting and January Meeting Minutes
The November Special
Meeting minutes and the January minutes were tabled.
Second order of
business: Public Health Report
The Board members received the monthly report for January,
2004. Mr. Obryk reviewed the substance
of the report for the Board. Regarding
the complaint of no water being provided at the Star Ledger building on Route
130, Ms. Shapiro asked whether there is a time period which will be allowed for
them to fix the problem. There was a
fire at the site – John will determine what is happening. The workers told him that they are using the
facilities at the Oil Change place next door.
Bernice asked John to make sure that the workers know that the problem
will be resolved. Connie Bauder said that the recycling is a problem on
John let everyone know that he is no longer being
transferred to
Third order of business: Environmental
Report
The Board members
received the monthly report for January, 2004.
Mr. Donnelly reviewed the substance of the report for the Board.
Fourth order of
business: Old Business
Mr. Orron presented his revised ordinance to
the board members and reviewed the changes thereto. Bernice asked whether areas designated as
easements, or open land, designated property will be covered under this
ordinance. Mr. Orron
answered that if it an area where people congregate, as opposed to green space
in a person’s yard, it would be covered.
A discussion was held concerning the issue of one-time vendors, such as
those providing food at Cranbury Day, or a catering service that is hired by a
resident, should be covered under this ordinance. John said that if covered under the ordinance,
they would be required to inspect the food provider to make sure that they
would meet the sanitary requirements of the ordinance. Mr. Orron said that
community and church groups are exempt under an existing ordinance which
requires temporary permits. Mr. Orron suggested having a companion ordinance to address
this issue separately. The Board members
said that they wish to prohibit butchering, etc. by anyone – whether a
professional or not. Therefore, someone
could hold a pig roast if the pig is spit-ready when brought to the park. A discussion was then held about whether to
exempt preparation of fish. The entire
section dealing with exceptions was struck by the Board members. Motion by Cheryl Coyle to
introduce the ordinance as amended; second by Michele Kemper. Mr. Orron will
prepare the ordinance for publication.
Fifth order of
business: New Business
Cheryl Coyle reported that a survey was
conducted and 67% of people in the country said that they are in favor of
smoking ban in public places.
Adjournment: There
being no further business before the Board, Vice-Chair Shapiro stated that she
would entertain a motion to adjourn. The
motion was made by Cheryl Coyle and seconded by Michele Kemper. The vote was unanimous in favor of adjournment
and the meeting was concluded at
Certification: I,
the undersigned, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed Secretary of
the Cranbury Township Board of Health and that this document, consisting of
three pages, constitutes a true and correct copy of the minutes of the monthly
meeting held on
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto subscribed my name this 12th day of March, 2004.
Kathleen S. Wasson
Board Secretary