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LEXINGTON BOARD OF HEALTH <br /> MEETING MINUTES <br /> Wednesday, March 20, 2019 <br /> 6:00 P.M. <br /> Cary Hall Memorial Building <br /> Estabrook Hall, (Lower level) <br /> 1605 Massachusetts Avenue <br /> Lexington, MA 02420 <br /> Board of Health Members in Attendance: <br /> Wendy Heiger-Bernays, PhD, Burt Perlmutter, M.D., John J. Flynn <br /> Office of Public Health Attendees: <br /> David Neylon, Public Health Nurse <br /> Kari Sasportas, Public Health Director <br /> Speakers: <br /> Matteo Gallizio, La Dolda <br /> Jaspal Magi, 321 Spice Box Curry &Pizza <br /> Shinjara Singh, Spice Box Curry &Pizza <br /> Beth Osborne, Aloft Hotel <br /> Documents: <br /> Community Health Report <br /> Environmental Health Report <br /> Massachusetts Influenza Activity (as of March 9, 2019) <br /> Plan Review La Dolda, 1736 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington <br /> Plan Review Spice Box Curry &Pizza, Lexington <br /> Food Establishment Inspection Report, Aloft Hotel <br /> Aloft/element Lexington Safety Training, Microsoft PowerPoint presentation <br /> Cliffe Ave/Melrose Ave Vacant Lot, memorandum <br /> Emergency Preparedness Report <br /> Wendy Heiger-Bernays, PhD, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. <br /> Minutes of February 20, 2019 were reviewed. In a motion duly made and seconded, the minutes <br /> were approved with revisions. <br /> The board reviewed the Community Health Report; <br /> The Office of Public Health has been participating in the Lexington Mental Health and Wellness <br /> Task Force (LMHWTF) along with members of the Human Services Department, Lexington <br /> Public Schools staff and community stakeholders. This Task Force grew out of a series of joint <br /> Selectmen/School Committee meetings in 2018 that tasked town and school staff with <br /> systematically addressing mental health concerns in Lexington residents of all ages. In its role <br /> on the Task Force, the Office of Public Health is working within the "Identification/Research" <br /> subgroup to identify existing resources and relevant local, state and national data that can aid in <br /> future task force decision-making, including potential Implementation grant funds. Other <br /> subgroups within the Task Force include "Prevention," "Intervention," and "Postvention" as it <br />