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Board of Health Minutes July 13, 2016 2 of 4 • BOHAC's intent to discuss the possibility of offering the "safety" features of public health to the Homeless and Affordable Housing Authority per previous BOH discussion The group discussed what BOHAC should be researching and the correlation between public health and affordable housing to establish public health's role. There was also discussion about Hope Source and what home improvements they can help community members with. It was suggested to have BOHAC do benchmarking to see what other community partners are doing in an effort to avoid duplicate work efforts. Ms. Read will take this information back to BOHAC next month. Department Updates/Issues Admin Updates Robin Read discussed the 2016 West Nile Virus update: • Six mosquito samples from Benton, Grant, and Yakima Counties have tested positive this season • Kittitas County will begin conducting mosquito surveillance and information distribution, with the assistance of interns • Discussed 2015 West Nile Virus season (human cases by county of likely exposure and residence, and infected horses/other mammals, birds, and mosquitoes Health Officer Update No Health Officer update at this meeting. Financial update No Financial update at today's meeting. Business Water Resource Program update Holly Myers gave a presentation on the Kittitas County Water Mitigation and Metering Program and reviewed the following information with BOH members on the water mitigation and metering program: • Permanent regulations • Mitigation options (Package A and Package B) • Metering program review of information • Customer process • Eligibility • Water bank zones • Different paths for green and yellow zones (length of time for permits) • Updated status on mitigation certificates applied for and the future of county purchasing more water • Ongoing development of meter program • Future goals of department Ms. Myers handed out information on the current applications for water mitigation received in the health department. Ms. Myers also discussed the possible future of cisterns. It was clear from the discussion that more conversations will need to be had as to where the water for cisterns will come from, but Ms. Myers is hopeful that a cistern program will be established in the future.