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Minutes Approval After discussion, Dr. Perlmutter made a motion that the Board of Health approves the January 24,2023 minutes as amended. Ms. Wolf-Fordham then seconds the motion. The motion passes unanimously. Open Forum (2 minutes per person, state your name and address) None Proposed Revisions to the rDNA Regulation: Ms. McCartin gave an overview of the proposed changes to the regulation. Ms. Caruso provided further clarifications and answered questions from the Board. After discussion, Dr. Heiger-Bernays made a motion to adopt the revised rDNA regulation. The regulations are to go into effect after legal review by Town Counsel. The motion was seconded by Dr. Tung, the motion was passed unanimously. Discussion: Warrant Article 32- Dunback Meadow Sewer Easement Ingrid Klimoff- 18 Bacon Street. Ingrid Klimoff presented the proposed Article 32 to the Board. Dr. Heiger- Bernays stated the Conservation Commission was also having a meeting tonight regarding this matter. Dr. Heiger- Bernays suggested the Board should postpone a response regarding support of this article and wait until they hear what the Conservation Commission has to say. The Board of Health voted unanimously on the decision to wait until the Board hears the Conservation Commission’s decisions. Update: Alexandria’s Convenience Store: After a discussion of the status of Alexandria’s Convenience Store, Dr. Perlmutter made a motion that the Health Office does an inspection tomorrow (2/23/2023) to decide whether or not they are currently in compliance with the Food Code. An order is to be sent to the store to hire a food consultant and set up monthly inspections for 4 months and send reports to the Lexington Health Office by the end of each month. This motion is to begin immediately. The motion was seconded by Dr. Heiger- Bernays. The motion passed unanimously. . Emergency Condemnation of a Dwelling- 2 Welch Rd The passing of a town resident was a very sad situation. The dwelling was a hoarding situation. The Health staff has yet to find a next of kin. The Health Office had to act to have the dwelling secured and marked by the Fire Department to assure no one would be able to access the dangerous dwelling. The Fire Department marked the house and DPW worked with the Health Office to board up the dwelling. The Order and inspection report along with photos were provided to the Board in their packets.