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Minutes for the Meeting of July 16, 2008 Page 3 <br /> <br /> <br />Audience comments: <br />Mr. John J. Krawczyk said the Climate Action Plan Committee (CAPC) met and discussed Lexington’s <br />carbon footprint and its goal, which was to reduce it. If the new buildings being built on Hartwell Avenue <br />resulted in an increased use of fossil fuel and electricity it would counter the CAPC’s goal of trying to <br />reduce the carbon footprint of Lexington 100% by the year 2020. There could be a trade off on density in <br />return for clean energy generation such as filling the roofs with solar panels. <br /> <br />Mr. Hornig said at Town Meeting the Board received its marching orders to increase commercial <br />development and that does work against CAPC’s goals and could that hurt the CAPC’s plan. The <br />Planning Board would do what it could to help working within the limits of the charter. <br /> <br />Mr. Sacks said part of what was being worked on is based on an assumption of what Boards could do. <br />The kind of footprints, site plans and businesses for the profile have yet to be determined. Encourage <br />businesses that are local to create goods for local use. There are a lot of open questions that would have to <br />be addressed as we go along. <br /> <br />Ms. Otto from the League of Woman Voters asked about the goals regarding water conservation. She said <br />to her knowledge there was no broad range of systems for gray water. Perhaps do a demo on Hartwell <br />Avenue with one building offering an incentive to use kitchen and cafeteria water for irrigation. If it <br />would be under the Planning Board’s jurisdiction, she would like to see the Board consider gray water <br />systems for residential use. Mr. Sacks said Woburn High School uses gray water. We should do our best <br />to reduce carbon emissions to zero. <br /> <br />Mr. Henry asked the Board about action items that the Board would like to discuss further. <br />The list includes: <br />?? <br />It may not be necessary to require certification by external standards, but create our own <br />checklist, point system and prerequisites; <br />?? <br />Energy efficiency; <br />?? <br />Site design that facilitates traffic management, cooperative parking; <br />?? <br />Reduction of automobiles 20%; <br />?? <br />Maintain quality of life in Lexington; <br />?? <br />How much of the standards go in the bylaws and how much in the development regulations; <br />?? <br />Ensure it serves as fair notice and what would be required from developers/applicants; and <br /> <br />