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1/11/2024 AC Minutes 4 Ms. Kosnoff asked for feedback on how the article should be formatted, either as a single request or broken up into sub-sections like other capital articles. The consensus response was to provide sub- sections. A sustainability capital program also may involve providing some seed funding that can be used to launch projects that would qualify for grants, rebates, or partial funding from an agency. Mr. Padaki asked about whether the Town could access new federal grants for sustainable infra- structure projects announced by the Biden administration. Ms. Kosnoff was not sure if the Town would qualify, but she would research it. There is a revenue stream in the form of rebates from many of these installations. Mr. Michelson asked if the Town could establish a revolving fund to capture grant funds or funds from these re- bates and apply them to future sustainability capital projects. Ms. Kosnoff responded that she pur- sued this idea until she received discouraging feedback from the state Department of Revenue. However, other municipalities may be considering the idea as well, and she believes the Town would create a revolving fund if it became possible. Mr. Michelson stated that he is willing to fund the EV charger at this time, but over the next decade he expected the private sector to largely take over the provisioning of EV charging stations. Mr. Lamb stated that he expected the EV chargers would likely be installed by a private vendor, such as ChargePoint, so the program is already quasi-private. He also endorsed the use of two sub- motions for the article. He noted that the Capital Expenditures Committee has been happy to recog- nize EV chargers as capital in past projects, even though they fall below the $25,000 threshold. Mr. Lamb was happy to see that sustainability projects will be supported in a coordinated fashion through the Sustainability Officer. Review of Draft Warrant Articles for 2024 Annual Town Meeting Mr. Padaki noted that the Committee’s spreadsheet covering report assignments needed to be up- dated. Mr. Parker reminded him that it was his responsibility to manage the spreadsheet. Mr. Parker stated that he would be working on creating a skeleton report over the weekend in prepa- ration for article submissions from the members. Mr. Parker asked if there had been any progress on finding a Recording Secretary. Ms. Kosnoff stated that she had not had time to screen any candidates, but she would forward some resumes to Mr. Parker and Mr. Lamb. Approve Minutes of Prior Meetings Minutes from the Committee meetings on January 4 were approved by a vote of 8-0. Future Meeting Schedule Mr. Parker stated that the next meeting would be Thursday, January 18, and that Marilyn Fenollosa from the Community Preservation Committee would be discussing the CPC requests under Article 10. Mr. Parker expects to discuss technical support for the Committee’s report with Budget Officer Rosalyn Impink. Mr. Parker agreed to share documents regarding prefunding for the Affordable Housing Trust with the Committee and with Mr. Lamb once he has coordinated with Elaine Tung, Chair of the AHT.