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Lexington Board of Health Meeting, May 14, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Town Office Building, Room 111 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA Attendees: Wendy Heiger-Bernays, Chair; Burt Perlmutter; Judith Feldman; Sharon MacKenzie; Deborah Thompson 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 April 19, 2008. Perlmutter motioned to accept the minutes of April 19, 2008 as amended. MacKenzie seconded. All approved. The Board reviewed the Public Health Nurse report. Food Code Compliance Program Update The Board reviewed the April 2008 Food Inspection Report. Pool Permit Variance Requests Five Fields Pool, Pool and Spa at Quality Inn Suites, Paint Rock Pool and Moon Hill Community Pool submitted letters to the Board requesting variances. Perlmutter motioned to grant the appropriate variances requested by these pools, pending proper signage. MacKenzie seconded. All approved. Cody recommended creating a single program for granting variances at one time. Community Health Update/Reports The Board reviewed the Community Health Reports. Cody mentioned the VMBIP will begin on June 23, 2008, and the Health Department will no longer be distributing vaccine for children and it will all be handled by McKesson which is a nation-wide vaccine distributor. Cody advised the Board that the Town of Belmont made a few administrative changes to the Public Health Nurse Agreement. The agreement will need to be reviewed by Lexington’s Town Counsel, and then the position will be advertised. Cody informed the Board that since the first medical waste day was so successful with approximately 80 participants, a second collection is scheduled to take place on Wednesday evening in June at the same location behind the Town Office Building. Environmental Health Report Housing Code Compliance Program Update 9 Stimson Avenue – Cody opened the hearing concerning housing issues at 9 Stimson Avenue. Cody introduced the owner and resident of the property, Leslie Bonini to the Board. The Animal Control Officer notified Cody of a call received from the moving company doing work at 9 Stimson Avenue because they wanted to bring to the attention of the ACO because a dead cat was in the refrigerator. Ms. Bonini let the Health Director and Environmental Agent into her home to perform a State Sanitary Code Inspection.