2011-03-17 - Health Commission (Board of Health) - Minutes Board orCommission: ❑ Board of Health
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Meeting ate: 03/17/2011
Type of Meeting: ❑ Regular Meeting
VBG Board of Health Minutes 2011-03-17.pdf
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE BOARD OF HEALTH
Regular Meeting
March 17, 2011
The Village of Buffalo Grove Board of Health regular meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. on
Thursday March 17,2011 in the Lower Level Conference Room of the Village Hall,50 Raupp Boulevard.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present:
Commissioner Goldberg
Commissioner Wigodner
Commissioner Gould
Commissioner Kuffel
Commissioner Kersky
Commissioners Absent: Commissioner Loeb
Also Present: Trustee Sussman
Andrew Stein
Peggy Starczowski Health Inspector
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
New Business:
Activity Report—No comments
Health and Wellness Fair will be held Saturday April 9'11 from 9AM until Noon at the Arboretum Club at
401 Half Day Road. A list of participants was distributed. Commissioners discussed vendors.
Commissioner Goldberg and Commissioner Wigodner will work the first shift from 7:30 AM to 10:00 and
Commissioner Gould and Commissioner Kuffel will work the second shift from 10 Am until 12:30.
Commissioner Gould will also be contacting the BG Fitness Center and Cook County Health Department to
see if they would like to be in the event. Commissioner Goldberg will contact BG Martial Arts for the
same reason.
A document destruction event will be held on Saturday June 11 from 9AM until 11 AM at the Public
Works lot.
An electronics recycling event will be held on Saturday September 24 from 9 Am until Noon at Sirmens at
920 Deerfield Pkwy.
Old Business:
Program Updates:
1. CFL Bulb&Battery recycling Programs
2. Medicine Disposal Program— For 2010 the Village collected 16 containers @ 5 cubic feet
each of prescription/expired drugs for a total of 728 pounds of waste that was diverted from
the landfill and properly disposed.
3. Sharps Collection/Disposal—For 2010 the Village collected 15 containers @ 5 cubic each of
sharps for a total of 596 pounds of wasted that was diverted from the landfill and properly
disposed.
4. Holiday Light Recycling - For 2010-2011 Holiday season the Village picked up a total of
2195 pounds of holiday lights. This was Villages first year in this program,given its success,
I'm sure we will do it again next year.
Comments:
Commissioner Loeb had sent an email to Peggy Starczowski with concerns about the Board of Health and
their role in the Village. Peggy Starczowski indicated that the main day to day responsibility of the
Board of Health is to keep abreast of local, regional and national health concerns, as they relate
to the health and welfare of the community and to bring forward issues/programs that they feel
may benefit the community. From time to time the Village Board of Trustees may request the
Board of Health to review an issue, or concern, and to provide a recommendation to them for
their use in making a final decision on the issue. History tells us that the Board does not often do
this. Commissioner Kersky has spoken with Commissioner Loeb about this. Other members
agreed, that the Board of Health should become more active in the Village. Commissioner Kersky
mentioned that everyone has a medical background yet they have not been asked for any input
on medical issues in the Village, such as water contaminants. Commissioner Kersky went on to
say the Board of Health could do some type of education to residents such as the hazards of
cleaning up a broken cfl bulb to adult immunizations. Discussion ensued. Peggy Starczowski
indicated that the Board of Health could do an article in the Village Newsletter, with some type of:
Healthful Hints". Everyone was asked to come up with title for the article and some ideas for
upcoming newsletters.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next regularly scheduled meeting is May 19,2011 at 7:30 p.m.in the Lower level Conference Room of
the Village Hall,50 Raupp Boulevard.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:25 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
Peggy Starczowski
Health Inspector