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RECEIVED <br /> Town of Lexington 2021 02 P"SCO, 9AA, HIII 'm <br /> TOWN CLERK <br /> Noise Advisory Committee(NAC) LEXINGTON <br /> MA <br /> Minutes of Meeting November 4,2021 <br /> A meeting of the Noise Advisory Committee ("NAC")was held via Zoom videoconference on Wednesday <br /> November 4, 2021, at 7:00 PM.A quorum of three members was present. <br /> NAC Members Present: Dan Koretz (Chair), Vicki Blier, Nick Afshartous, Stewart Smith, April Wang <br /> Others Present:Joe Campbell, Mark Sandeen (Select Board), Suzie Barry(Select Board), 19 members of <br /> the Public, Landscapers and Town Meeting Members <br /> 1. Introductory Remarks <br /> Dan convened the meeting at 7:00 pm and took the roll of NAC members in attendance. <br /> After calling the meeting to order he referred to the posted agenda for the meeting. He observed that <br /> November 3rd had been the last date to submit changes to Article 10. However, in light of recent issues <br /> raised by members of the public,Town representatives and landscapers (subsequent to the NAC's <br /> October 20, 2021, meeting) he indicated that the NAC had received permission to submit final revisions <br /> on November 51n <br /> Dan noted that there were a number of attendees at the meeting aside from NAC members. He stated <br /> that the Committee would begin by considering and deciding any outstanding issues ahead of finalizing <br /> the Warrant Article. Depending on how long this aspect of the meeting took, the balance of the meeting <br /> time would be dedicated to an open meeting for comments and feedback. Dan asked that all non-NAC <br /> members remain muted until that time. He also reminded all in attendance to maintain decorum at all <br /> stages of the meeting. <br /> 2. Approval of Minutes <br /> The Committee reviewed Minutes from the October 20, 2021, meeting of the NAC which had been <br /> posted on Slack in draft form. Dan moved that the Minutes be approved, and the motion was seconded <br /> by Nick. Following a roll-call vote, the motion was carried unanimously. <br /> 3. Outstanding Issues <br /> a. Confusion regarding definition of Landscape Equipment <br /> Dan noted that several landscapers had recently expressed concern regarding the extent to which <br /> Article 10 potentially could restrict landscaping equipment other than GLBs: in particular, gas-powered <br />