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<br /> <br />Town of Lexington <br />Economic Development Advisory Committee <br /> <br />April 20, 2011 <br />Legion Room, Cary Hall 1605 Massachusetts Avenue <br />Lexington, MA <br />8:00am-9:30am <br /> <br />MINUTES <br /> <br />PRESENT: Chair: John McWeeney, Frederick DeAngelis, Jerold Michelson, Lawrence Smith <br />Liaison, non-voting: George Burnell (Selectmen), Peter C.J. Kelley (Selectmen), Greg Zurlo (Planning) <br />Staff present: Aaron Henry, Karen Mullins, Brianna Olson, Carl Valente and Susan Yanofsky <br /> <br />Meeting was called to order at 8:05am. Mark Sandeen of Sustainable Lexington spoke to the committee <br />about their efforts toward the 20% energy reduction by 2020. Sustainable Lexington has been working <br />with I-B logix on a pilot program for their diagnostic software on energy efficiency. They are interested in <br />approaching buildings with 50,000 s.f. or more to sign a release of their utility bills to prepare an analysis <br />of their energy use and potential savings. The EDAC members were enthusiastic in rolling this kind of <br />program out in Lexington. R. DeAngelis commented that for building owners it is a simple matter of <br />reducing costs, it is good business and it is good policy. L. Smith said many building owners work with <br />MassSave to increase their energy savings. It was suggested that Mark Sandeen pull together a memo <br />outlining the program and S.Yanofsky will distribute it to business/landowners. <br /> <br />L. Smith brought up the question of economic development department reorganization. L. Smith expressed <br />that any thought of the department being under planning was cutting it off at the knees. R. DeAngelis <br />concurred that the position and department are gathering steam and need to maintain the visibility of this <br />function. C. Valente stated that this is just beginning to be looked at all levels. <br /> <br />Karen Mullins presented a brief summary of the View Permit software the community development <br />department is thinking of purchasing. The software will allow for permit tracking through a universal <br />database and will be a GIS based system. Members expressed that it was a great idea, and big benefit if the <br />program can move along quickly. R. DeAngelis asked how we are becoming more user friendly and that <br />we should look at another community process. <br />Aaron Henry commented that it might be useful to look at larger communities because they have legacy <br />problems and how did they move past this problem. <br />R. DeAngelis suggested ensuring that the company was stable, and suggested looking into how long they <br />have been in businesses, how are they funded, who are the principals and what are their backgrounds, etc. <br /> <br />J. McWeeney brought the question of expanding membership to the committee. It was suggested that <br />invitations be sent to Bruce Embry and Michael Martignetti to attend our meetings as potential members. <br />S. Yanofsky will extend an invitation to both individuals. <br /> <br />Meeting adjourned at 9:30 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />. <br />C:\Documents and Settings\dhooper\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK102\Minutes 4-20-11.doc <br />