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a. Sunday Hours Dan raised the issue of permitting Sunday hours of operation under the NAC's current proposal and noted that Lexington does not presently allow certain activity, including landscaping, on Sundays because of state code.Therefore, in order to revise the Committee's current draft proposal. which allows for limited Sunday hours,the following motion was made: Motion Dan moved that the provision in the draft proposal related to Sunday hours of permitted operation be removed so that landscaping activity was not permitted on Sundays.The motion was seconded by Nick and following a roll call vote was approved unanimously by the Committee. b. Consistency between Landscape Noise and Construction Noise Definitions Regarding whether the currently drafted proposal has any impact on the construction noise bylaw (which contains different wording)the following motion was made: Motion Dan moved that he be authorized to communicate directly with the Town solicitor to obtain an opinion on whether, as drafted,the NAC proposal is consistent with the wording of the construction noise bylaw.The motion was seconded by Stewart and following a roll call vote was approved unanimously by the Committee. c. Stump Grinding The Committee considered whether stump grinding should be covered by the current landscaping noise proposal. It was generally agreed that this activity be covered by the NAC proposal. It was agreed that Dan would circulate a red-lined version of the proposed insertion to the Committee for further consideration at a subsequent meeting. d. Equipment decibel limits The Committee confirmed that landscaping contractors will be required to confirm that the equipment they use conforms (via manufacturers label)to the 78 dB limited contained in the NAC proposal. e. Three(3) Year Phase Out of GLBs Dan noted that few landscapers had reached out or provided input to the Committee on the proposed phase out. Only 4 or 5 landscapers had shared their opinions. Nick briefed the Committee on work that he had undertaken with The Town's Stella Carr at MPAC.This involved working on a proposal regarding bulk purchasing among a number of local communities (6 to 8 towns). f. Potential Exemptions for Large Properties