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Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of Meeting of March 23, 2021 A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC) was held by Zoom conference. A quorum of nine was present. Members Present: Cindy Arens, Celis Brisbin, Paul Chernick, Archana Dayalu, Marcia Gens, Rick Reibstein, Todd Rhodes (vice-chair), Dan Voss (chair), Charlie Wyman Members Absent: None Other Attendees: Stella Carr (Sustainability Director), Joe Pato (Select Board), Mark Sandeen (Select Board), Charles Hornig (Planning Board), Robert Peters (Planning Board), Paul Gromer (Peregrine Energy), Ricki Pappo (GWAC), Mary Hutton (MOF), Lin Jensen, Tina McBride The meeting was called to order at 6:03 pm. Todd referenced the opening statement requested by the Town Clerk, and all members present responded that they could hear. 1. Minutes. The minutes of February 23, March 2, and March 9 were approved as written. 2. Comments from residents; new business. None. 3. Farewell to Marcia. Members expressed their gratitude to Marcia, who is stepping down from committee membership. She will remain engaged in many of our issues and promised not to be a stranger. Her husband Frank displayed a thank-you cake that had just arrived at their door. 4. Kudos to the Clean Heat Team. Members of the Clean Heat Team, including Cindy, Archana, Ricki, Marcia and others, were congratulated for shepherding Article 29 successfully through Town Meeting the evening before. 4. Articles 44. Todd asked if the committee was prepared to endorse the article. Joe explained that Select Board members have not yet taken a position on Article 44; concern has been expressed by some in the business community, particularly in the central business district, about some of the provisions. While noting that the Sustainable Lexington Committee is a Select Board advisory committee, Ricki asked if it would be appropriate for the committee on some matters to also report its opinion to Town Meeting as well,just as the Appropriations and Capital Expenditures Committee do. After some discussion, it was agreed that the committee would endorse those aspects of Article 44 related to sustainability, and the following statement was adopted unanimously: 1.