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advised him that all interested landscapers would be invited to an open meeting.As of the date of the NAC meeting, no further communication was received from Mr. Stratford or members of the landscaping group. Dan then led a discussion stressing the need to move quickly to organize a public meeting or meetings with landscapers.The Committee discussed updated contact lists which were being prepared and noted the need to finalize an email invitation for landscapers including a fact sheet. Suzie recommended that the distribution group of landscapers be cast very broadly. The Committee agreed that the list would include any identifiable landscapers and landscaping businesses which had some connection to Lexington (i.e. including persons and businesses that were not Lexington based). Suzie also noted that the Committee should be using a Town email address for its communications with landscapers and others in this regard. It was agreed that the Committee would contact Town staff for this purpose. The Committee reviewed the current list of contact information (which was, inter alia, generated from Town dumping permits,Yellow Page searches, prior lists of landscapers known to NAC and individuals who had identified themselves through the recent complaint process) and agreed that all would be contacted via email and invited to attend a public meeting. The Committee also discussed a recently identified issue of landscapers using potentially regulated equipment on their own properties. In particular,the use of potentially regulated power equipment on golf courses and other large non-residential properties. It was agreed that this issue would be explored more fully following the public meetings with landscapers. Next Steps and Assignment of Tasks Dan noted the need to schedule the planned landscaper meetings two weeks in advance. Various suggestions were made by members including the need for a comprehensive fact sheet to be circulated ahead of the meetings.Vicki volunteered to consolidate the existing information related to noise and health effects into a fact sheet. Dan and Stewart agreed to forward existing documentation and presentation materials to her following the meeting. Mark also noted that the Committee could seek to make use of the Town's website. The Committee also discussed whether the public meetings could also include residents who were prepared to offer their thoughts. It was also noted that there was a need to acquire further information from existing green landscapers (locally and potentially from other jurisdictions who have adopted similar bylaws.) which may help to provide success stories for landscapers presently reluctant to switch from gas equipment. It was agreed that outstanding tasks would be assigned to the following members: