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MINUTES-Draft <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br />November 28, 2018 <br />S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda & Abstracts\2018 Agenda & Abstracts/ November Page 4 <br />• Brevity of the survey <br />• Free form section – determining the limit of text characters, possibility to upload <br />documents <br />• Defining fluoridation <br />• Notifying the public that the water is currently fluoridated <br />• Ensuring that the only individuals completing the survey are the OC residents that are <br />being affected (only Carrboro and Chapel Hill) <br />• Removing “Survey” and replacing it with “Questionnaire” <br />• OWASA will disseminate the notice allowing a 2 week opportunity to comment after <br />panel <br /> <br />B. Health Director Report <br /> <br />In addition to her report, some of the highlights Ms. Stewart gave are below: <br /> <br />• Ms. Stewart briefly discussed the water main break that occurred the first week of <br />November in front of the treatment center in Chapel Hill and smaller water break in <br />Carrboro. <br />o Water pressure dropped; a boil water advisory was issued; schools closed; patients <br />couldn’t be seen. <br />o Victoria Hudson and Kristin Prelipp were praised for their efforts during this event. <br />o Chatham, Durham and Hillsborough piped in water. <br />o OCHD participated in a debriefing with OWASA that was attended by UNC school <br />and hospital representatives, Carrboro Chamber, Chapel Hill elected officials and <br />several business owners. It was mentioned that the health department improved <br />their communication since the water main break that occurred in February 2017. <br />o Lessons learned from 2017 were integrated. <br />o EMS is still looking to improve the OC Alerts. <br />• REI Groundwater Presentation will take place on December 4th at Whitted. An offer to <br />cover the BOH members’ participation was extended. <br />• An invitation to attend the OCHD Holiday Breakfast on December 5th was extended to <br />the BOH members. <br /> <br />C. Media Items <br /> <br />Kristin Prelipp, Communications Manager, briefly mentioned articles regarding the boil water <br />advisory and the appointment of our medical director, Dr. Erica Pettigrew, to the NC <br />Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services <br />which was included in the Media Items packet. <br /> <br />Media items were in the packet which focused on Orange County’s events and our <br />involvement in various efforts. <br /> <br /> <br />Before going into closed session, Ms. Elmore presented a plaque of appreciation to <br />Commissioner Burroughs, who was thanked by all for her service. <br /> <br /> <br />At 8:10pm, Paul Chelminski motioned to move into closed session and Jessica Frega <br />seconded.