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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH February 28, 2008 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 8 February 28, 2008 choose an option to pursue. The Board discussed the need for one and perhaps more Board members to be present at the Commissioners meeting on March 6 in Hillsborough. Chris Harlan, Chair, volunteered to attend the meeting on the Board’s behalf. b. Flu Update Wayne Sherman gave a flu update. February has been a record high month of reported cases. The department still has approximately 170 doses of vaccine. Dr. Carey stated that there were 80 people in the emergency room at 8:00 am that morning. He felt this was an indicator of severity of flu in the area. c. Smoking Ordinance Update The Board was given a copy of the tobacco use ordinance that was passed by Commissioners on February 19. The nest step is to ask each of the municipalities within the county to pass a resolution allowing the ordinance to be enforced in their jurisdiction. The Health Director will be attempting to schedule all three municipalities in March and April to allow full implementation of the ordinance. d. Social Justice Goal Follow-Up The Human Rights and Relations Commission presented the social justice goal draft to the Board of Commissioners at a joint meeting of the two boards. The narrative portion of the goal was given to the Board for review. If Board members would like to review the entire document, staff will make it available via email. Moses Carey reported that the Commissioners were positive toward the goals and the direction the policy is heading but asked for some adjustments to the statement. K. Tracking Form Review The tracking chart helps the Board and staff track upcoming agenda items and projects that will require attention in the coming months. The Board was asked to review the table for additions, deletions and changes. L. No Fault Well Repair Fund Water Treatment for Arsenic As a component of the No Fault Well Repair Fund (NFWRF), bottled water has been provided to 9 homes (on 8 wells) due to detectable levels of arsenic in the drinking water (>1 part per billion ([PPB]). If the well were otherwise satisfactory, the homeowner would receive bottled water to be paid by the NFWRF at a rate of 15 gallons per person per month. The basis for provision of bottled water rather than treatment was that the treatment systems available in years past have had varying success with arsenic removal at these low levels. In November of 2007, the Board of Health approved the installation of a reverse osmosis water treatment unit on one of the homes where the homeowner preferred a treatment system to bottled water. The unit was installed in January. After one month