2019-07-18-minutes-board-of-health

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Board of Health Minutes July 18, 2019 2 of 3 • Water Resources worked with Public Works to create a short term water lease program that focuses on providing water to agriculture land during drought times. • It is year-end for a lot of contracts, and the department is working on renewals. • KCPHD will be receiving up to $5000 for the vector program from the state, specifically for staff time for mosquito trapping. • Ms. Lamb is working on 2019 budget finalization, as well as 2020 fees and budget. • Several KCPHD staff attended open government training with Judy Pless. Ms. Lamb then asked Kasey Knutson to give a brief update regarding the coffee stand in the courthouse. Ms. Knutson gave a quick background on the coffee stand, and noted that she had drafted a contract, which had been submitted to the prosecuting attorney's office and received edits, and was now with Human Resources. Ms. Knutson is also drafting a resolution. Health Officer Update Dr. Larson stepped to the microphone to discuss bike safety and helmet use. Currently 12 areas in Washington State have helmet laws, the most recent being Spokane. Dr. Larson stated he is not advocating for a helmet law, but he hopes in the future we can promote helmet safety for biking and skateboarding, in hopes that normalizing it will encourage more people to use helmets. He also hopes that Kittitas County can continue to become safer for cyclists and those who choose to walk. There were several questions and discussion from the board about a previous law, and the difficulty in studying data regarding helmet safety for individuals who are injured and receive head trauma in accidents, vs individuals who are killed. Rich Elliot noted that there is Ellensburg City Code regarding helmets being required for those under 16. Financial Update Tina Rowan stepped to the microphone and gave the financial update. Ms. Rowan is currently working on grant renewals, and discussed the origins of several additional revenue funds, as well as an overage of expenditures due to employee trainings. There was a question from the board regarding year-to-date revenue percentages; these are due to an expected influx of permits during the fall. Business Syringe Exchange Evaluation Update Amy Fuller stepped to the microphone to present data regarding KCPHD Syringe Exchange. The presentation included the following information: • History and Purpose of Syringe Exchange • Program Evaluation Results from Ellensburg and Upper County There were questions from the board regarding the collection of client demographics, and partnerships with Central Washington University. Upper County Syringe Exchange — Request for Direction Lianne Bradshaw presented information about the first year of the Upper County Expansion project. The information included program activities to date, estimated cost of the program, number of participants and the number of syringes disposed of. Ms. Bradshaw then asked the board for direction on how to proceed with the Upper County Expansion program. There was board discussion. Ms. Bradshaw and Ms. Fuller will put the program on pause, while searching for other locations and assessing the needs of how to better provide this service to Upper County.