October 24, 2023 Minutes
Weld County Board of Health
October 24, 2023 - 9:00 a.m.
Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment
Second Floor Hearing Room 210 & via Microsoft Teams
The Weld County Board of Health met on October 24, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. in the second-floor hearing room of the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment and by via Microsoft Teams.
Those present included:
Board Members: Doug Printz, Lonnie Ford, Linda Kautz, Bree Lukens, and Jeff Reck.
Others: Katie Sall and Lauren Light from Environmental Health, Jason Chessher, Executive Director, Weld County Department of Public Health & Environment, Darci Hata, Clinical Outreach Coordinator, Clinical and Community Health, Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM. A motion was made by Lonnie Ford to approve the agenda. Doug Printz seconded the motion, and the motion was carried unanimously.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The board approved the minutes of the September 26, 2023, meeting. A motion was made to approve by Linda Kautz and Doug Printz seconded the motion and the motion was carried unanimously.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: Jason Chessher reported that 2024 budget was presented to board of county commissioners, it is almost like last year minus covid 2022 & 2024 budget difference is the money related to covid. Human Resources will be conducting a nationwide job survey to make sure that Weld County pay is comparative to other counties. A proposal was also presented for bilingual employees in the county to receive a pay incentive for their bilingual services, about 50% of our clients are Spanish speaking and our clinical staff assist them.
Biosolids Renewal:
Metro Water Recovery - Katie Sall Presented 1 biosolid renewal application. No public comment or concerns were received. Environmental Health recommends approval. DS-20616
Denali Water Solutions - Katie Sall presented 11 biosolid renewal applications. No public comment or concerns were received. Environmental Health recommends approval. DS-200104, DS-200418, DS-200548, D5-200635, DS-200640, DS-201209, DS-201320, DS-201322, DS-201325, DS-1900008, and D51900009.
A motion was made by Linda Kautz to approval the renewals. Doug Printz seconded the motion, and the motion was carried unanimously.
Biosolids Renewal:
Permit No: DS-200616
Applicant: METRO WATER RECOVERY
Owner: WILLIAM J LINNEBUR
Legal Description: N2 S32 T lN R62W
Location: WCR 4 & WCR 77
Permit No: DS-200104
Applicant: DENALI WATER SOLUTIONS
Owner: DENNIS DRAKE
Legal Description: Wl/2 & SE ¼ S 12 T7N R67W
Location: HWY 14 & WCR 25
Permit No: DS-200418
Applicant: DENALI WATER SOLUTIONS
Owner: BOSKY FARMS LLC
Legal Description: Wl/2 & SE 1/4 S12 T7N R67W
Location: HWY 14 & WCR 25
Permit No: DS-200548
Applicant: DENALI WATER SOLUTIONS
Owner: BRNAK JAMES JOSEPH
Legal Description: PORTION OF SE4 SlO TlN R64W
Legal Description: PORTION OF SE4 SU TlN R64W
Legal Description: PORTION OF W2 SlO TlN R64W
Legal Description: PORTION OF W2 SU TlN R64W
Location: WCR 10 & WCR 55
Permit No: DS-200640
Applicant: DENALI WATER SOLUTIONS
Owner: KLAUSNER BROS
Legal Description: S2 S25 T2N R61W
Location: East of WCR 95 & North of WCR 16
Permit No: DS-201209
Applicant: DENALI WATER SOLUTIONS
Owner: DENNIS DRAKE
Legal Description: N2 S 18 T7N R66W
Location: WCR 25 & HWY 14
Permit No: DS-201320
Applicant: DENALI WATER SOLUTIONS
Owner: SCOTT DECHANT
Legal Description: SW 4 OF S30 T3N R64W
Location: WCR 49 BTWN WCR 30& 22
Permit No: DS-201322
Applicant: DENALI WATER SOLUTIONS
Owner: AL VIN DECHANT JR
Legal Description: E2 OF S36 T3N R65W
Location: WCR 49 BTWN WCR 30 & 22
Permit No: DS-201325
Applicant: DENALI WATER SOLUTIONS
Owner: KLAUSNER BROS
Legal Description: N2 S18 T7N R66W
Location: WCR 25 & HWY 14
Permit No: DS-1900008
Applicant: DENALI WATER SOLUTIONS
Owner: HILLENBRAND MARYE ETAL
Legal Description: NE4 & E2 OF NW 4 S20 TlN R63W
Location: WCR8&WCR65
Permit No: DS-1900009
Applicant: DENALI WATER SOLUTIONS
Owner: ERN LTD PARTNERSHIP
Legal Description: S29 TlN R67W
Location: WCR6&HWY 15
Presentations:
Darci Hata, Clinical Outreach Coordinator - Clinical and Community Health, Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment- Darci talked about Weld County Clinical outreach.
July 2022, we began expanding our outreach services.
Our outreach team is made up of Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Medical Assistants, Nursing Students, and Administrative Staff who are highly trained and experienced professionals dedicated to providing the best care possible.
Services that we offer include Immunizations such as Tdap, Flu, and Covid 19 as well as STI testing Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Syphilis, HIV, and Hepatitis C.
Employers or other large groups can request a clinic, so far 38 requests have come thru since July 2023.
Our community partners are Aims Community College, UNC, Housing Navigation Center, Weld County Jail, Weld County Work Release, ICCS, Weld Food Bank, North Range Behavioral Health (including WINGS, True North, and Frontier House,) Public Libraries, Schools, and Recreation Centers.
The locations we service include Dacono, Eaton, Ft Lupton, Greeley, Johnstown, Keenesburg, Kersey, Lochbuie, Milliken and Windsor.
Year 2022 we did 51 clinics, 242 Tdap, 380 Covid-19, 694 STI tests and made 33 appointments, Year 2023 we have done 96 clinics to date, 237 Tdap, 351 Flu, 7 Covid-19, 1,262 STI tests, and made 45 appointments.
Staff Discussion:
Lauren Light thanked all the board members for showing up to BOH meeting and asked if they had any special requests for future presentations.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:26 am. Next meeting is November 28, 2023