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MINUTES-Draft <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> November 15, 2023 <br /> Ms. Stewart expressed concerns that meeting any earlier in June would be too close to the May <br /> meeting. Jean Phillips-Weiner, Board of Health Strategic Plan Manager, asked if it would be <br /> possible to skip the June meeting and meet in July instead. Collective opinion was not in favor <br /> of a July meeting, and Mr. Bagby explained that he has sat on several Orange County boards, <br /> and it is standard practice that none meet in July. Dr. Stuebe suggested that maybe the board <br /> could meet on a Tuesday or Thursday in June, but Dr. Rodgers pointed out that Commissioner <br /> Bedford was not present, and those days likely conflict with her BOCC responsibilities. Ms. <br /> Stewart reminded the board that the meeting schedule can be amended as long as there is at <br /> least 30 days' notice before any given meeting. It was decided that the date of the June meeting <br /> would be revisited in the new year at a time when everyone was present. <br /> Motion to approve the proposed 2024 BOH Meeting Schedule with the Board Retreat <br /> scheduled for Saturday, March 2"", was made by Dr. Rachel Royce, seconded by Dr. <br /> Alison Stuebe, and carried without dissent. <br /> D. Approval of Proposed Orange County Rules for Wastewater Treatment and Disposal <br /> Victoria Hudson, Environmental Health Director, shared that zero public comments had been <br /> received about the proposed rule revisions and that NCDHHS had provided no feedback. <br /> Dr. Royce expressed appreciation that the rules included that joints must now be watertight. <br /> Regarding the guidance on page 75 about landscaping around a septic tank, she asked if there <br /> was any opportunity to provide suggested plantings. Ms. Hudson shared that they discourage <br /> planting of food items, such as root vegetables, and thirsty ornamentals like willow trees. In <br /> response to Dr. Royce's question of whether there was a list available, Ms. Hudson shared that <br /> NC State University has a Care and Feeding manual which includes guidance for when people <br /> wish to landscape beyond maintaining a lawn, which can be found here: <br /> https:Hcontent.ces.ncsu.edu/septic-systems-and-their-maintenance. Dr. Royce asked if it would <br /> be possible to incorporate native plant recommendations, and Ms. Hudson said that there is a <br /> staff member in the Environmental Health Department who may be able to collaborate with Dr. <br /> Royce to put together a list that could then be hosted on the department webpage. <br /> Mr. Bagby clarified that Dr. Royce was seeking to gain information with her question rather than <br /> amend the rules, which she confirmed. <br /> Motion to approve the proposed rules was made by Dr. Aparna Jonnal, seconded by Dr. <br /> Rachel Royce, and carried without dissent. <br /> VII. Reports and Discussion with Possible Action <br /> A. Media Items <br /> Marcy Williams, Health Promotion and Education Services Manager, briefly summarized the <br /> articles in the meeting packet. Article topics included an outbreak of Hand, Foot, and Mouth <br /> Disease at Duke University, the surgeon general's recent statement about loneliness as a public <br /> health challenge, findings that some unregulated CBD products being sold in NC are infused <br /> with THC, and three vending machines at UNC Chapel Hill now offering emergency <br /> contraception at a discounted rate ($11 compared to $50). <br /> S:\Managers Working Files\BOH\Agenda&Abstracts\2023 Agenda&Abstracts/ <br /> November Page 7 <br />