Will we please rise for the pledge of allegiance? Thank you. Welcome to the June 2026 board of health public meeting. My name is Dr. Drew Bunker, chairperson. To my left is Kathleen Savage, board member, and my right, Vivian Katano, board
member. Invitable. Invited municipal staff is Lauren Buck, director of public health, Michael Wells, health agent, director of inspectional services, and Paula Supa, board of health clerk. First thing we're going to do is uh I'm going to ask the other board members if
they approve the minutes from the May meeting. >> I approve the minutes as readen. >> I approve of the minutes. >> Excellent. Me as well. Next is going to be the public health communicable disease monthly report with Lauren Buck.
Thanks, Dr. Bunker. For June 2026, um we had a very low burden of communicable diseases, which is great news. Um we had four cases of flu, which reflects the fact that we are no longer in flu season, so that's to be expected. Two cases of Lyme disease, that's probably an undercount. Um we are definitely in
the height of tick season right now. From the state and national public health updates, um the FDA has approved a new sunscreen ingredient for the first time in over two decades, uh two decades. The ingredient I'm probably going to pronounce this wrong. Be botriizenol
batrizenol I think um has been used in for years in Europe, Asia, and Australia where it has been prized for strong stable protection against both UVA and UVB rays. You're probably asking why it has taken so long for approval in the US. It's because we regulate sunscreen as a drug and therefore the approval
process takes many years. Um you can expect to see new products with this ingredient on the shelves later this year, though wide availability will will take time. Um, another national update. There's been another infant bachulism outbreak. This time tied to Nara Organics organic baby formula. This is
sold nationwide in Target stores and so far there have been three babies that have become ill in California, Pennsylvania, and Washington. So, make sure you're checking your the um if you use that brand, make sure you check the lot numbers. You can find it on our website. The city of River Health and Human Services updates just one for
today. Our third annual community liaison resource day is tomorrow, Friday, June 26 from 12:00 to 2:00. Rain or shine, hopefully it will be sunny uh on the park across the street at Veterans Memorial Park at 249 Broadway. Additionally, at the same time, we will be hosting River's first ever community
baby shower at the American Legion American Legion Hall. Pre-registration is closed for the baby shower, but all are welcome to attend resource day. There will be free food. We hope to see you there. Lots of good resources for you to engage with. And that's it. Great. Thank you, Lauren. Next is going
to be the inspectional services monthly report with Michael Wells. >> Thanks, Dr. Bunker. Uh, inspectional services monthly report for June. um on the interior housing division. Um, certificate of fitnesses, 52, certificate of fitness reinspection, 30,
interior complaints in process, 10, interior complaint inspections, four, pool spar inspections, we conducted three, pool spa reinspections, seven. On the food inspection division, uh, number of routine inspections was 28. Number of reinspections was four. Number
of complaint inspections was three. Number of pre-opening inspections was two. And number of uh temporary food inspections was 35. On the exterior sanitation division, um we issued 369 violations uh trash violations. We
issued 26 u violations for overflowing dumpster. We issued uh 19 violations um for junk heap uh dumps and automobile graveyards and five violations for multiple unregistered vehicles on
property. Also issued 365 violations for unclean unsanitary land which is overgrowth and that conducts the report for June. >> Great. Thank you. Uh next topic to be discussed is the uh vote for the board
of health on the regulations restricting the sale ofratom products. So I think each board member has theratom uh the regulations onratom in front of them. Um so we will be voting for the uh
the ban of retail sale of allratom products in river and um is there any questions from the board members in terms of the regulations before them right now? >> No. >> Okay. So yeah I I from um my perspective
I will just go first. My vote is to um go ahead with these regulations um institute them. I think we had talked about in two weeks. Is that possible or is this something that would have to take about a month to be able to be
instituted? >> Thank uh so Dr. Bunker Mike and I were just discussing. I think we could potentially start educating retailers definitely in the next >> couple weeks. >> Couple weeks and potentially have a So I think what we would do is that we would
need a um date where every product would have to be off the shelves. We would probably after we do education need to give them a little bit of window to do that. Probably a month or so. Probably a month. Um, so I would say that would the ban go into effect
in like six weeks, maybe six weeks, >> two weeks for education. >> July 1st. Um, July 1. Get it out. Give them August or September 1st. >> Maybe a September 1st start date if if the board thinks that that's appropriate. >> Yeah, that sounds reasonable for me.
Just to give time for education and um yeah, compliance and all that. Yep. If it's okay with the other board members, I think then yes, we'll go ahead with the plan for September 1st, 2026 to ban all products from being sold in uh River.
>> And can we just have the other board members vote say they're >> Oh, sorry. Yes. >> Yeah, I agree with the proposal. >> I agree as well. >> Great. So, that's three for three. So, we'll go ahead and sign these today. Um,
excellent. Um, oh yeah, Laur have Lauren speak for a second. >> Okay, the last thing on the agenda is a chicken keeping license. Um, so we have a application for another chicken um, coupe here in River, which is great. Um,
this was submitted by Anna Bario. Her address is 135 Washington A. Um, I'm asking you to approve the license. um her coupe and run is not fully constructed and she doesn't actually have chickens yet, but we've done some communication with her and her hus and her her son who will be building the
coupe. Um and they're going to move forward with it and we're going to stay in very regular communication with them to make sure that um all the building is following all the regulations and all that good stuff. Um but in order for her to start, you know, the process of building and purchasing chickens, I'm
asking you to approve the license. So again, submitted by Anna Bario, 135 Washington A. Her inspection was today and she did pass provisionally with the expectation that we're going to continue to go. So I'm asking you to approve her license. >> Yes, I approve the license. Other board
members, >> I also approve. >> I also approve. >> Three for three. All right, that will conclude this month's board of health meeting. Thank you.