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Sustainable Lexington Committee TOWN CLERK
Minutes of Meeting of July 23, 2021 LEXINGTON MA
A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC)was held by Zoom conference. A
quorum of five was present throughout.
Members Present: Cindy Arens, Paul Chernick, Rick Reibstein, Todd Rhodes (vice-
chair), Charlie Wyman
Members Absent: Celis Brisbin, Archana Dayalu, Dan Voss (Chair)
Staff Present: Stella Carr
Other Attendees: Joe Pato (Select Board), Mark Sandeen (Select Board), Mary Hutton
(Mothers Out Front)
The meeting was called to order at 5:05 pm. Todd referenced the opening statement requested by
the Town Clerk, and all members present responded that they could hear.
Review for approval of a letter to the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regio_ val
Government in support of the Article 29 Home Rule Petition being considered by the Joint
Committee on July 27, 2021.
Cindy explained that the legislature's Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional
Government will hear virtual testimony on Tuesday on the home rule petitions of Lexington,
Arlington, and Brookline for authority to regulate gas infrastructure in new buildings. (She also
noted that Concord and Acton Town Meetings have both recently passed home rule petitions for
the same purpose as ours.) Rep. Michelle Ciccolo will introduce a Lexington panel consisting of
Mark Sandeen, Jim Malloy (or Stella Carr if Jim has to leave before the panel is called), Cindy,
and Ricki Pappo (speaking on behalf of citizen climate groups) to provide testimony on the
town's behalf.
Cindy walked us through the current draft of the letter, including several edits offered by
members of the committee. After some discussion, consensus was reached on a final version, and
the committee voted 5-0 to approve the letter and to authorize Cindy to submit it and provide
oral testimony on the committee's behalf.
Cindy also explained that she is seeking other Lexington residents to submit letters of support.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:20 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Charlie Wyman