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Lexington Board of Health Meeting, April 9, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Town Office Building, Room 111 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA Attendees: Wendy Heiger-Bernays, Chair; Burt Perlmutter and Judith Feldman Health Department Attendees: Gerard F. Cody, Ann Belliveau Heiger-Bernays called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. The Board reviewed the minutes of March 12, 2008. Feldman motioned to accept the minutes of March 12, 2008. Heiger-Bernays second. All approved. The Board reviewed the Public Health Nurse report. Cody presented to the Board the latest version of the Public Health Nurse Agreement between Lexington and Belmont. A copy was sent to the Belmont Health Department for their approval. Cody is eager to move forward with this position since Susan Moser has resigned as the Public Health Nurse effective April 28, 2008. In the interim, Cody will oversee the responsibilities of the PHN. Cody informed the Board that 80 residents participated in the Medical Waste Collection Day on Saturday. April 5, 2008. Approximately 480 lbs. of medical waste was collected. Heiger-Bernays received a call from S. MacKenzie who attended the collection and reported that the residents who attended were so thankful that they now had a place to dispose of sharps, old medicines, etc. Cody is planning another medical waste collection event in the fall. J.R.M. provided $3,000.00 for these collections. Food Code Compliance Program Update Cody presented graphs depicting Teppanyaki’s downward trend in critical & non-critical violations. After their next re-inspection, Cody will determine whether this trend continues which will demonstrate that the interventions and fines have been successful. If after the next inspection, the situation has worsened, then Cody will set up criteria with goals to be achieved with hiring a food inspector to include 6-8 food inspections and creating HCAAP Plans for the potentially hazardous foods. According to Cody the food handlers speak Portuguese while the chef speaks Chinese and this alone can make for a complicated situation with the language barrier. Cody informed the Board that Teppanyaki voluntarily hired Pilgrim Consultants to work with them. Pool Permit Variance Requests Pleasant Brook Pool, Peacock Farm Pool and Drummer Boy submitted letters to the Board requesting variances. Perlmutter motioned to grant the appropriate variances requested by these pools, pending proper signage. Feldman seconded. All approved.