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Lexington Board of Health Meeting, January 9, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Cary Hall, Ellen Stone Room 1605 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA Attendees: Wendy Heiger-Bernays, Chair; Judith Feldman; Sharon MacKenzie; Burt Perlmutter; Deborah Thompson Health Department Attendees: Gerard F. Cody, Kathy Fox, and Ann Belliveau Heiger-Bernays called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. There was no public participation. The Board reviewed the minutes of December 12, 2007. Perlmutter motioned to accept the minutes of December 12, 2007 with corrections. MacKenzie seconded. All approved. The Board reviewed the data reports and the Public Health Nurse report. Cody informed the Board that the State will be tracking the Hep C cases as well as Lyme Disease so the Health Department will not be involved other than notification that there are cases in the Town. The Board introduced themselves to the new Health Director, Gerard F. Cody. Cody updated the Board on the Public Health Nurse status. Susan Moser is working through mid-May, which should give us enough time to hire a nurse. Cody will be recruiting for the Public Health nurse using MHOA and networking through MEHA. The Board requested the advertising for this position as a high priority. Cody informed the Board regarding the changes forthcoming for the State vaccine distribution on or about June 27, 2008. McKesson will be shipping the vaccines directly to the providers within the Town. Cody explained the environmental health report to the Board concerning plan review updates, food code compliance program update, open housing cases, nuisance open cases, well and septic open cases, and massage regulations update. Cody also informed the Board of Shire Pharmaceutical’s application requesting a variance from the Board to store more than 500 liters of material. A Biosafety Committee meeting will be setup to review the Shire application. While reviewing the open housing cases, Heiger-Bernays asked to add the open case at 1947 Massachusetts Avenue, where chlordane had been applied by the landlord at the carriage house apartment. Heiger-Bernays reminded the Health staff that no one should be living there. Heiger-Bernays updated the Board on her conversation with Town Counsel concerning the Board’s decision on the wood smoke complaint from 58 Bridge Street. Town Counsel advises that not only did the Board not do anything wrong, but the Board did not interpret any regulations inappropriately or incorrectly. It was recommended by Heiger- Bernays that Fox work with the Building Commissioner to make sure that the new woodstove for the addition at 54 Bridge Street is a new EPA approved stove and not the old stove.