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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH August 24, 2006 Board of Health Minutes Transcription completed by Anne Miles Cassell 5 August 24, 2006 “State of the Environment Report.” They decided that they would be happy to review our data but did not feel more intensive collaboration was needed at this time. Alan Rimer suggested brainstorming with academics from the School of Public Health’s Environmental Health Department for their academic perspective on this study. He also suggested that Smart Growth webpage online has an entire section on environmental health issues as they relate to the environment. The Board was asked to consider approving this process that recognizes and encourages community participation in the entire assessment process. Motion to approve the outline for the comprehensive community assessment as presented was made by Matt Vizithum, seconded by Anissa Vines, and carried without dissent. E. Community Water Study Parameters Follow-up In May the Board considered some guidelines on water and septic studies in response to community requests for special studies. Staff developed this into a draft policy that was presented to the Board of Commissioners on June 13. The Board of Commissioners asked that the Board of Health further specify and delineate the items as presented. In addition, the Board of Commissioners asked that the item referring to “studies for the extension of water and sewer” be eliminated as this is outside the purview of the Health Department. One Commissioner also asked for an outline of what prospective studies would look like rather than retrospective studies. In June, the Board of Health asked staff to meet with Alan Rimer as the engineer representative to the Board and review the draft for recommended changes and come back in August with those changes. Rosemary Summers discussed the changes and explained the funding approval levels. A draft including the recommended changes was distributed to the Board for review and approval. Jessica Lee asked for cost figures for the Mill Creek Study. Rosemary Summers replied that direct operational costs were approximately $2000. To add in the cost of staff time the cost would be around $30,000. The Board was concerned with staff time being consumed by studies to the point where they were unable to devote enough time to their regular duties. There were no further recommendations or changes by Board members. Motion to approve and forward the Community Water Study Parameters Report to the Board of County Commissioners was made by Tim Carey, seconded by Chris Harlan, and carried without dissent. F. Options for Accreditations Benchmark Analysis Meeting The Health Department is scheduled for accreditation in 2008 and there are several items that will need the Board’s attention before the deadline. It would be difficult to schedule sufficient time during a regular agenda to give the attention that is needed to examine the Board of