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Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of September 26, 2023 •High Performance Building (HPB) Policy o Maggie is working with the Department of Public Facilities (DPF) and is close to finalizing the policy. She will be presenting to relevant committees in October before bringing it to the Select Board. •BEU-D Report o Maggie is working with GIS staff to create an interactive map with information about the affected buildings. She is summarizing the collected data to include in the first annual report, which is due in October. Lex Electrify •Andy gave an update on the Energy Fair, which will be held on 10/28 at the High School. •They are looking for organizations to table at the fair – the focus is on electrification. Andy asked for recommendations of organizations that are not already participating and requested the SLC also set up a table. •There will also be an EV event at the fair. Residents will bring their EV cars and electric bikes so that participants can talk to owners and get their questions answered. Police Station •Todd identified that the Historic District Commission had the solar canopy on their agenda last month, but did not discuss the solar canopy. It should be on the agenda again in October. The discussion should be focused on the details of the design. The footings are fixed, so DPF has what it needs to complete construction this fall. High School •Cindy provided an update on discussion of the IBDCP with the Owner’s Project Manager (OPM) to resolve some questions regarding how the line items are interpreted. •Maggie added that there are incentives from MSBA (Massachusetts School Building Authority) associated with sustainable building elements – i.e., MSBA will add funding if the town chooses to add solar, batteries, etc. Solar Gap •Todd presented an updated version of the Solar Gap assessment. This ~10 page version was prepared to be presented to the Select Board. The Resilient Lexington Plan is scheduled to be presented to the Board on October 16 and the request from the group preparing the assessment was that this presentation be approved to be presented on the same night. •The presentation generated a lot of discussion. The feedback included: .5