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MINUTES for:
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 7:00 P.M.
Training Room
DPW, 201 Bedford St, Lexington, MA
Board of Health Members in Attendance:
Sharon MacKenzie, Burt Perlmutter, MD, Jay Flynn, JD
Health Division Attendees:
Gerard F. Cody, Health Director, Linda Rainville, Clerk
1.) Minutes of January 21, 2014 accepted with one correction
2.) Community Health
a.) CHNA grant update
1.) Mental Health First Aid Training schedule - Mr. Cody reported the first training was done in
early January. Eleven people were certified. Initial training was presented to Guidance Counselors, one Police
Offier and D. Neylon, Public Health Nurse. The next training will be sometime in March. The training
sessions will be open to the public.
b.) Community Health and Infectious Disease Report – The Board reviewed the Communicable Disease
report. The document titled “It’s Not Too Late to Get Vaccinated Against the Flu” will be posted on the town
website.
1.) Flu Activity update –Mr. Cody reported that over 2500 people attended the flu clinics this year.
3.) Environmental Health
a.) Environmental Health Report – The Board reviewed the report submitted by K. Fox.
b.) Food Inspection program – The Beijing Chinese Restaurant has 10 critical violations. They have
hired Ms. Maureen Lee of Food Safety Solutions to work with them and do food audits/inspections.
c.) State Sanitary Code Case Review
1.) 12122 Main Campus Road – The resident complained about chronic dampness, moisture on
the windows. After inspection, the resident was instructed to wipe down the windows when the moisture
appears, that will rid them of the mold. There are cracks on the outside which will be repaired when the
weather allows.
2.) 2 Gould Road – The resident is running a lodging facility. There are building and zoning
requirements which the owner is claiming religious exemption. An inspection was done by F. Lonardo,
Building Commissioner. There are ten items that need to be corrected. This is an evolving case, the owner is
traveling out of state at this time.
4.) Emergency Preparedness
a.) Health and Medical Coordinating Coalition, (HMCC) update – Mr. Cody recapped that the State
wants to rename and merge regions. In our area it would be merging Region 4A with Region 4B. At this time
all plans are on hold for up to 6 months.
b.) CASPER training was postponed. The training will be rescheduled in March.
1.) Epi Ready Response team – Medical Reserve Corp is ready to respond if needed.
Miscellaneous
5.) Old Business / New Business
Mr. Cody reviewed his goals and accomplishments with the Board. The Board mentioned that several items
should be included: Hartwell Ave project; supervising the Health Agent and Public Nurse; Regulations on
Lodging. Mr. Cody has done a phenomenal job in 2014.
The Board had a brief discussion regarding the upcoming Town Meeting. The BOH is hoping to strike Article
39 and add Article 40. Some Board Members will attend the meeting.
6.) Next Meeting Wednesday, March 18, 2015