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Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of July 27, 2021 Update on Comprehensive Plan. Cindy identified that there has been no direct communication with the Comprehensive Plan group since she and Dan were interviewed last month. Charles reported that a lot of outreach is planned for this fall and the plan is targeted to be completed by the end of the year. BEUDO —Continuing Conversation. Todd provided the overview that a building energy use disclosure ordinance (BEUDO) has been discussed at recent committee meetings and has been kept on the agenda for continued discussion. Stella reported that she has no updates but will continue to look into what other communities are doing. Mark commented that Boston has had a BEUDO for about 7 years and is beginning to transition to a Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO)that would include requirements that building owners meet targets for emissions per square foot based on the building type. The program sets 5-year targets and is not prescriptive on the approach to reduce emissions. Fees are imposed if targets are not met. The committee discussed that such an ordinance would need to go before Town Meeting and a warrant article for spring 2022 Town Meeting would need to be submitted to the Select Board by December. Cindy, Dan, and Todd agreed to lead an effort with Stella to begin the work to prepare language and plan outreach for the warrant article. Dan identified that starting with municipal buildings (i.e., the buildings operations/performance policy) would be a needed first step to set the example for commercial buildings. Mark commented that Town buildings represent about 20% of the buildings over 25,000 sq ft. Residents Jeanne Krieger, Ricki Pappo, and Mary Hutton expressed interest in supporting the effort. Heat Pump Promotion— Continuing Conversation. Stella identified that she is looking at grants for heat pumps and is working to set up a webinar to educate residents about heat pumps. At spring Town Meeting, Stella plans to request funding to support a community outreach program. Neonicotinoids: Stella contacted DPW and they reported that they do not believe that use neonicotinoids on Town property. No input has been received yet on whether Conservation has a policy of the use of these chemicals on leased Town land. Todd asked Stella if she would ask DPW if they would be willing to allow a representative of the committee to review their list of purchased chemicals (Jeanne Krieger offer her support). Todd commented that the state passed restrictions earlier this year that only licensed professionals were allowed to apply these chemicals. Ricki suggested that Lexington Living Landscapes might be able to take up a larger effort to educate residents and landscapers about neonicotinoids. Capital Planning Tools: There have been no discussions with the Department of Public Facilities (DPF) since they presented the Capital Planning Tool to the committee. The committee discussed that the implementing performance requirements into this tool would be a valuable way to implement the planned Building Operations/Performance Policy. The team looking into the 3