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Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of June 22, 2023 o Todd raised a point (for future project consideration) that we would have learned more about the challenges of town-wide implementation if the pilot involved 2,000 homes in contiguous neighborhoods rather than 2,000 homes that already want to participate. o Lin asked what happens if we don’t hit 2,000 by the deadline and Maggie commented that more can be added later. Lin said that hopefully peer pressure will encourage more to join and that other individuals will adopt the program once it is required town-wide. o Cindy commented that the new waste hauler contract with Capital Waste starts on July 1. !Maggie added that they will be using a manual truck (i.e., staffed with a driver and a loader), but they have the ability to automate the trucks. Lin commented that the state’s target for container size is 35 gallons. Todd added that the new contract identifies at least 65 gallon containers are planned if they move to automated pickup. !Celis asked about how charges from the hauler work for materials sorted for recycling that end up being burned as trash. He added that it would be great to have an annual report describing how the waste was processed in the past year. Cindy described how the process worked under the old contract including the challenge of full traceability when material is sold to third-parties. !Rick commented that the program should include an education effort to move residents toward source reduction. •Climate Action Plan: o Maggie reported that the third and final working group effort is in process and she expects it to be done by the end of July or early August. The draft plan should be completed by July 10 and feedback sent to KLA in mid-July. She is planning to arrange a public forum in August and a final plan by end of August. !Ricki commented that August is a slow time in Lexington and a tough time to get feedback from residents and that September may be better. Maggie responded that there are constraints due to the contractor, but that she could run an additional feedback session in the fall. o Ricki asked if there are data about the transition to heat pumps and Maggie replied that there are estimates in the report. o Todd asked whether updates to the emissions model have been made following Mark Sandeen’s feedback. Maggie and Cindy confirmed that that had been done. o Cindy added that the CAP is a living document and can change. She also recommended that the CAP should be shared broadly with Town staff. o Ricki asked who (beyond Maggie) is responsible for following the CAP and keeping us on track – saying that it has to have buy-in from the Town. Maggie commented that it .3