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Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of June 22, 2023 will be formally adopted by Select Board. Cindy added that there are “champions” identified in the plan blueprints. o Rick commented that the CAP should marketed to Town staff so that it is something that staff want to be part of. •Home Performance Contractor: o Maggie reported that Arlington put out a formal RFP for home energy performance support and, through that formal process, picked HomeWorks over Revise. She also has received positive feedback on HomeWorks from the Sustainability Director in Melrose. o Maggie will be looking into ways to improve the program with HomeWorks e.g., share some information from Abode with HomeWorks to educate their energy specialists. o The committee discussed working with HomeWorks. Celis recommended working on a script for HomeWorks to use with Lexington residents to also promote CCA, HeatSmart, composting, and other issues important to Lexington. •Community Choice: o Cindy commented that the New England Green rate is currently lower than Eversource basic service and it might be a good time to encourage residents to transition to New England Green and getting Economic Development involved in about reaching out to local businesses to join the CCA program. o Maggie added that another route to contact businesses is through the BEU-D list of companies. o Ricki commented that some other towns (Newton) have yard signs to “Up into New England Green”. Other Updates: •Police Station Solar and Storage: o Cindy provided the background on the project and reported that the Select Board approved the original design with the Mass Ave Leg. The Historic Districts Commission has not yet approved a Certificate of Appropriateness, but approved the basic design (i.e., Original Design with the Mass Ave Leg). While they will continue to consider aspects of the design; the location, square footage, and basic structure are set. Mike Cronin has the approvals that he needs to design and install footings this year. •Integrated Building Design and Construction Policy. o The policy was approved by the Select Board at last night’s meeting. .4