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Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of Meeting of April 27, 2021 A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC) was held by Zoom conference. A quorum of between five and seven was present throughout. Members Present: Cindy Arens, Celis Brisbin, Paul Chernick, Rick Reibstein, Todd Rhodes (vice-chair), Dan Voss (chair), Charlie Wyman Members Absent: Archana Dayalu Other Attendees: Stella Carr (Sustainability Director), Mark Sandeen (Select Board), Ricki Pappo (GWAC), Brennan Luscombe (AMP Energy), Nicholas Topping (AMP Energy), Lin Jensen (resident); Vicki Blier (Noise Advisory Committee), Tina McBride (resident), Mary Hutton (Mothers Out Front), Marcia Gens (resident), Jeff Rhodin (resident), Ricki Pappo (LexGWAC), Byron Woodman (Solect Energy) The meeting was called to order at 6:08 pm. Todd referenced the opening statement requested by the Town Clerk, and all members and staff present responded that they could hear. 1. Minutes. The minutes of April 8 were approved as written. 2. Comments from residents; new business. Vicki Blier of the Noise Advisory Committee informed the committee of the growing trend to restrict or ban gas-powered leaf blowers around the country based on environmental concerns (not just noise) and expressed her hope that Sustainable Lexington will join the Noise Advisory Committee in their efforts educate the community about the issues and to support the proposed bylaw. Todd mentioned that the Sustainable Lexington Committee did support the proposed bylaw and during the discussion of the bylaw emphasized the environmental risks including: air emissions, generating particulate from blowing dirt, and operator exposure to emissions, vibrations, and noise. He recommended that the Noise Advisory Committee get on the committee's agenda at a future meeting to discus the issue further. 3. Sustainability Director's Report. Stella reviewed some of the highlights from her report; see her written report for additional details. • She has received 27 applications from high school students for the two youth positions on SustainabLY. Very encouraging. • Stella described the Cities Race to Zero program, led by CDP (a non-profit promoting the Carbon Disclosure Project) and ICLEI(International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives), that is recruiting cities to make commitments to reduce emissions in advance of COP26 this fall. Participation involves making a pledge to reach net zero in the 2040s or sooner, and to choose a specific project on which to begin implementation in the next year. 1.