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Selectmen’s Meeting – March 14, 2011 Mr. Horton, Chair of the Busa Land Use Proposal Committee, presented the report and suggested that the report should be read in its entirety and to go to the Committee’s webpage for additional information that is included in the Appendix. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 to accept the Busa Land Use Proposal Evaluations and Recommendations Report dated March 14, 2011. Sustainable Lexington Committee Report Mr. Sandeen, Chair of the Sustainable Lexington Committee, made a presentation to the Selectmen. The first steps to a more prosperous, healthy and productive community is resilience by recommending steps to adapt to the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme storms and sustainability by establishing programs to help residents and businesses reduce energy consumption. Next step for the Committee is to recommend that the Town implement pilot projects and possibly broad application of low-impact design; research best practices for low-impact design to prevent flooding, protect infrastructure and preserve water quality; and coordinate with Town departments, boards and committees the many interests that are at stake. The Committee requests that the Selectmen: agree to move forward with a Memorandum of Understanding with NSL to kickoff the 20 by 20 program in September 2011; support the gusher identification pilot program with SageWell; and support a pilot program with iblogix, NStar and National Grid to reduce commercial energy use by 20 percent. The Committee plans to put additional information on the web page and wants to put together videos with LexMedia on miscellaneous subjects (i.e., what to do when you have an ice dam). The Committee will return to a future meeting after the Board has had time to review the suggestions. Leary Committee Update and Approval of RFI Mr. Savage, Chair of the Leary Property Community Housing Task Force, and Mr. Henry, Senior Planner, presented a status report that addressed the process to date, redevelopment goals, preliminary conclusions and next steps. They provided a copy of the proposed Request for Interest (RFI) and asked for authorization to issue the RFI, which they hope will draw out potential developers, ideas, etc., that the Committee has yet to hear. Mr. Savage clarified that the number of units the Task Force will be requesting is 6-8 units.