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LEXINGTON BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, June 12, 2019 7:00 P.M. Town Office Building Parker Room, (Lower level) 1625 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA 02420 Board of Health Members in Attendance: Wendy Heiger-Bernays, PhD, Sharon MacKenzie R.N., CCM, Burt Perlmutter, M.D., John J. Flynn, David Geller, M.D. Office of Public Health Attendees: Kari Sasportas, Public Health Director Kammy Demello, Public Health Agent Francis Dagle, Public Health Assistant Speakers: Alberto Gala, GSA Inc. Natalie Cohen, LPS Green Team Kay Chai, Dabin Restaurant Documents: Community Health Report Proposed 2019 Town of Lexington Flu Clinic Schedule Draft Order to Attend BOH Meeting on June 121h—Dabin Restaurant, Correspondence Timeline of Violations —Dabin Restaurant Food Establishment Inspection Report, Dabin Restaurant Food Consultants/Trainers, document 67 Turning Mill Road Exemption request, document Variance Request—Vistors Center, document rDNA update, document Emergency Preparedness Report Wendy Heiger-Bernays, PhD, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Minutes of May 15, 2019 were reviewed. In a motion duly made and seconded, the minutes were approved with revisions. The board reviewed the Community Health Report; The town was awarded a 3 year implementation grant for approximately $60,000 to complete the proposed work of the Lexington Mental Health and Wellness Task Force. The Task Force has divided into the following four advisory groups to move forward on the work plan: Identification & Research, Prevention, Intervention, and Post-intervention. The Lexington Health Director is the lead on the Identification & Research advisory group and also sits on the Mental Health and Wellness Task Force Steering Committee. As one of the first deliverables for the Identification & Research advisory group,the Health Director is drafting a scope of work for a data consultant