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RECEIVED <br /> 2021 29 IIMov, 3AI puiT°m <br /> Sustainable Lexington Committee TOWN CLERK <br /> LEXINGTON MA <br /> Minutes of Meeting of July 27, 2021 <br /> A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC)was held by Zoom conference. A <br /> quorum of at least five was present throughout. <br /> Members Present: Cindy Arens, Celis Brisbin, Paul Chernick, Rick Reibstein, Todd <br /> Rhodes (vice-chair), Dan Voss (Chair), Charlie Wyman <br /> Members Absent: Archana Dayalu <br /> Staff Present: Stella Carr <br /> Other Attendees: Joe Pato (Select Board), Mark Sandeen (Select Board), Mary Hutton <br /> (Mothers Out Front), Ricki Pappo (LexGWAC), Griztko A Erickson <br /> (BU student), Michelle Wu (SustainabLY), Tanay Dalmia <br /> (SustainabLY), Charles Hornig (Planning Board), Robert Peters <br /> (Planning Board), Jeanne Krieger <br /> The meeting was called to order at 6:02 pm. Todd referenced the opening statement requested by <br /> the Town Clerk, and all members present responded that they could hear. <br /> Approval of minutes. The draft minutes of May 25, June 4, June 22, and July 23 were all <br /> approved as written. <br /> Comments from residents, New business. Cindy reported that someone from the Special Permit <br /> Residential District Committee (?) contacted her to inform her about potential changes to the <br /> Zoning By-Law, including language about sustainability, and to ask if Sustainable Lexington has <br /> any interest. Charles Hornig replied by directing the committee to the Planning Board agenda the <br /> following evening, which lists a number of by-law changes they are considering for either a fall <br /> Town Meeting (if one is held) or Annual Town Meeting in the spring; these include amendments <br /> to the by-law's special permit criteria, Open Space Residential Development provisions, and <br /> solar energy systems provisions, in addition to the adoption of regulations that relate to <br /> sustainability and landscaping. <br /> Cindy also reported that the testimony that she and other members of the Lexington panel <br /> delivered to the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government earlier in the day <br /> went well. Mark added that their testimony was well received and the response of the committee <br /> to all the home rule petitions on this subject was pretty positive; they will be grappling with the <br /> question of whether to approve such petitions town-by-town or to recommend statewide enabling <br /> legislation. <br /> 1 <br />