Fw: Boston City Council Sick Building Syndrome hearing

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: Boston City Council

: Notice of Public Hearing

:

: The Boston City Council's Committee on Public Health will hold a public

: hearing on Tuesday, March 26, 2002 at 5:00 PM in the Iannella Chambers in

: City Hall.

:

: The hearing will be held in the A. Iannella Chambers on the

5th

: Floor of the Boston City Hall.

:

: The subject of the hearing is: Docket #0253- Order for a hearing to

discuss

: concerns raised by city employees regarding Sick Building Syndrome.

:

: This matter was sponsored by Councillor Roache and referred to the

Committee

: on 2/13/02.

:

: Members of the public are cordially invited to attend and testify. If you

: know of others who may be interested in this hearing, kindly notify them.

:

: Written comments may be made part of the record and available to all

: Councilors by sending them by fax or mail to arrive before the hearing,

: please use the address below.

:

: For the Committee: J. Honan, Chair

: **Committee on Public

:

: HealthMail Address: Docket #0253, Boston City Council, City Hall, Boston,

MA

: 02201 Attn: Docket # 0253

:

: Fax Number: (617) 635-4203

: Telephone Number: 635-3040

:

: Cablevision A-51 cablecast date: 3/27/02 @ 11:00

:

: ** Since the time this notice was send, the new chair of the Public Health

: Committee is Boston City Councillor .

:

:

: CITY OF BOSTON

: IN CITY COUNCIL

:

: WHEREAS: Sick Building syndrome was acknowledged by the World Health

: Organization in 1986 as a recognizable disease, and

:

: WHEREAS: The symptoms that accompany this disease are documented as

occuring

: more in public buildings, and

:

: WHEREAS: Sick Building Syndrome is generally considered to result from

: inadequate air ventilation, chemical contaminants from indoor as well as

: outdoor sources and biological contaminants derived from bacteria and

mold,

: and

:

: WHEREAS: We are very concerned about the health and wellness of city

: employees and the " healthiness " of City Hall and all city buildings,

: THEREFORE BE IT

:

: ORDERED: The Boston City Council hold a public hearing to discuss concerns

: raised by city employees regarding Sick Building Syndrome, AND THEREFORE

BE

: IT FURTHER

:

: ORDERED: Those representatives from the Department of Public Health, The

City

: of Boston Public Health Commission, environmentalists and affected city

: employees be invited to testify.

:

: Filed in City Council: February 13, 2002