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RECEIVED 2022 22 i Mamy &24 aiiiiii Sustainable Lexington Committee "roWN CLERK Minutes of Meeting of October 26, 2021 L E I N G"r"O M A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC)was held by Zoom conference. A quorum of six was present throughout. Members Present: Cindy Arens, Paul Chernick, Rick Reibstein, Todd Rhodes (vice- chair), Dan Voss (Chair), Charlie Wyman Members Absent: Celis Brisbin, Archana Dayalu Staff Present: Stella Carr Other Attendees: Mark Sandeen (Select Board), Ram Reddy (Bicycle Advisory Committee), Shawn Newell (DPF), Peggy Enders (formerly Bicycle Advisory Committee), Martha Duffield (Chief Equity Officer), Mary Hutton (Mothers Out Front), Ricki Pappo (LexCAN), Jeanne Krieger, Tanay Dalmia, Michelle Wu The meeting was called to order at 6:05 pm. Todd referenced the opening statement requested by the Town Clerk, and all members present responded that they could hear. Approval of minutes: The draft minutes of September 28, 2021, were approved as written. Comments from residents, New business: Ricki noted that at the two street fairs she attended recently in Lexington, HomeWorks staff were incorrectly telling people that heat pumps are insufficient alone in our climate and can't keep a house warm when the temperature outside drops below 20 deg F. Stella is meeting with them tomorrow, and Dan will join her, and they will talk to them about this inaccurate information. Todd, on behalf of the committee, thanked Stella for her service as Lexington's first Sustainability Director and told her we will all miss her. There was a round of applause. Discussion of Bicycle Advisory Committee request for a study of protected bikeways in town. Peggy Enders explained that the Bicycle Advisory Committee, in concert with the Greenways Corridor Committee and Transportation Advisory Committee, have renewed their request to the Select Board for a bicycle and pedestrian master plan for the town to make those modes of transportation safer. Members of the committee agreed we are in support of this request, and Todd will send an email to that effect. Fire Station Solar Project—Update and discussion. Shawn Newell of the Department of Public Facilities joined us for this discussion. He first explained that Eversource is making it difficult for Ameresco to add batteries to the solar