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the sentiments expressed at the most recent Select Board Meeting, there appeared to be no objection to the revised proposal at this time. Nick updated the Committee on progress with bulk purchasing initiatives through MPAC. He noted that if the NAC proposal was not considered until Spring 2022 Town Meeting the MPAC initiative may be decided by that point. He also noted that if the NAC proposal was pushed to consideration by Town Meeting during the Spring of 2022,the end date of the proposed phaseout may also have to be pushed back. Dan asked if any members had concerns about the current text of the proposal. No members voiced concerns. Dan therefore noted that, in his opinion, there was no reason to re-open discussion of it further. He observed that certain members of the public and certain landscapers would likely not be satisfied with the NAC proposal and that this was to be expected. However, he noted that the Committee had made significant efforts to engage with all participants and consider opposing views in arriving at the current draft. After discussion the following motion was made: Motion Dan made a motion that the Committee confirm the NAC proposal as complete for presentation to the Select Board and Town Meeting.The Motion was seconded by Nick and following a roll call vote,the motion was approved unanimously. Vicki suggested that, ahead of the Select Board and Town meeting, the Committee should consider putting together a question-and-answer document to proactively distribute before the Town Meeting which would anticipate the expected push back from landscapers. Procedurally it was agreed that the proposed Q and A be considered by the Committee at its next meeting. 4. New Business The Committee then discussed potential new initiatives that the NAC may focus upon going forward. Dan noted that, administratively, the Town did not currently have an effective process for receiving and dealing with noise-related complaints.There are now 4 Town agencies who receive complaints. However, there is no uniformity in how complaints are dealt with, no ticketing system for tracking complaints and no standard system for informing residents how to make complaints. Dan suggested that a new NAC initiative may involve assisting in the development of a streamlined system for the intake,ticketing and resolution of noise complaints. He also noted that Belmont had recently implemented a bylaw which established an overall absolute noise restriction on all activity in that Town.This would obviously require accurate noise measuring tools for enforcement. Implementing this would require a substantial rewriting of the Noise Bylaw. It