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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021/07/27 - Board of Health MASON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH PROCEEDINGS 411 North 5"Street,Shelton,WA July 27,2021 Virtual Attendance:Randy Neatherlin,County Commissioner;Kevin Shutty,County Commissioner;Sharon Trask, County Commissioner;Peggy Van Buskirk,Hospital District#2;Dave Windom,Mason County Community Services Director;Lydia Buchheit,Mason County Community Health Manager;Alex Paysse,Environmental Health Manager;Darrin Moody,Hospital District# 1;Keri Davidson, Shelton School Board;Gary Plews,Fire Fighters Association;McKenzie Smith,Clerk of the Board. 1. Chair Peggy Van Buskirk called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m. 2. Approval of Agenda—Keri Davidson/Cmmr.Trask moved and seconded to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried. 3. Approval of Minutes—Keri Davidson/Cmmr.Trask moved and seconded to approve the May 25,2021 minutes as presented. Motion carried. 4. Health Officer Report—David Windom Dave shared that the Puget Sound Health Officers came out with a request for people to start masking again indoors due to the State having another spike in cases. Both the Health Officers and the Governor's Office had the thought of"why vaccinate if you have to wear a mask". The Center for Disease Control(CDC)put out the recommendation to wear a mask if you are around individuals that you do not know what their vaccination status is. 5. Administration Report—David Windom Dave shared that the Health Officer position was offered to Dr.Keri Gardner who will review the contract and work remotely. There has been an uptick in COVID cases,from 0-2 per day to 7-8 per day over the weekend. Lydia shared the increase is within large families. At this time Lydia does not have the statistics for vaccinated versus unvaccinated and length since vaccination. Dave shared that the CDC and the State are working on how cases are defined. For example,vaccinated versus unvaccinated,has the individual had COVID before,what constitutes a breakthrough case,and what constitutes reinfection. The push is to get vaccinated due to symptoms being typically reduced for those who are. There is an increase in at-home COVID testing kits which has brought the question of what does the individual do next,who inputs the data,who walks them through the next steps,etc. Dave mentioned that Mason Matters is meeting again and finances are squared away. The Health Educators are working a lot with the local forum and putting together community health assessments and improvement plans. Darrin added that Mason General Hospital is looking into contracting with an agency to do parking lot testing. The agency will bring in a kiosk that is manned five days a week. 6. Environmental Report—Alex Paysse Alex shared that included in his Environmental Report is water quality and the addition of two new staff. The Sewer Advisory Committee has reviewed the sewage code updates and have voted in favor. Title VI is under the authority of Board of Health and requires review by the State Department of Health. The timeframe is to have an effective date of January 1,2022. The sewage program is based on both State and local codes and has an overall purpose to manage on-site sewage systems. This ensures that the sewage systems are properly installed,maintained,operated,and dispose of sewage properly. The State often leaves gaps in the code for things that would better be addressed locally. All in all,this is to update local codes and address new gaps and do overall maintenance of the sewer code. The State code is in the process BOARD OF HEALTH PROCEEDINGS July 27,2021—Page 2 of going through the State Board of Health. Highlights include:pit toilets no longer being allowed, codifying minimum standards for building permit policies,updating permit review time for septic system, adding sewage disposal requirements,requiring an inspection of sewage system by a specialist when selling a home,eliminating the contractor review board,adding background language around non-occupancy and condemning for lack of sewage disposal,updating appeals language,and adding a waiver section. 7. Community Health—Lydia Buchheit Lydia shared that her staff will be working on the www.healthnpasoncogniy.com website with live stories, resources,partner information,and most recent updated assessment data. COVID response is continuing. Community Health is hiring for another position for COVID work to help staff get back to their normal work. Lydia also shared a News Release and Proclamation declaring August 2021 Overdose Awareness Month. Cmmr. Shutty/Cmmr.Trask moved and seconded to approve the August 2021 Overdose Awareness Month News Release and Proclamation. 8. Other Business and Board Discussion 9. Public Comments 10. Meeting adjourned at 3:39 p.m. BOARD OF HEALTH PROCEEDINGS July 27,2021—Page 3 ATTEST MASON COUNTY,WASHINGTON BOARD OF HEALTH MASON COUNTY,WASHINGTON McKenzie Skhh,qeA of the Board Darrin M dy,W6spital Dis i t#1 �m Kathy M ow City Co issioner Kevin Shutty,V6mmissioner Rang geathMin,Commissioner Sharon Trask,'Commissioner Peggy V+jBusUrk,Hospit District Gary PlewV Fir ommission Keri Davids ,S 1 on School