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Sustainable Lexington Committee <br />Minutes of Meeting of December 20, 2022 <br />A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC) was held by Zoom conference. A <br />quorum of at least six was present throughout. <br />Members Present: Cindy Arens (chair), Celis Brisbin, Paul Chernick, Lin Jensen, Andy <br />Joynt, Todd Rhodes (vice-chair), Charlie Wyman <br />Members Absent: Rick Reibstein, Dan Voss <br />Staff Present: Maggie Peard <br />Other Attendees: Joe Pato (Select Board), Ricki Pappo (LexCAN), Tanay Dalmia <br />(SustainabLY), Atreyi Basu (SustainabLY), Charles Hornig (Planning <br />Board), Robert Peters (Planning Board), Marcia Gens, Jeanne Krieger, <br />Hien Nguyen <br />The meeting was called to order at 6:05 pm. Cindy referenced the opening statement requested <br />by the Town Clerk and all members present responded that they could hear. <br />Approval of past meeting minutes. The minutes of November 29, 2022 were approved as written. <br />Comments from residents; emails to committee mailbox; new business. Todd recommended the <br />Planning Board’s working sessions on MBTA Communities candidate zones to everyone for <br />viewing as very instructive. There were no new emails in the Sustainable Lexington mailbox. <br />SustainabLY update. Atreyi reported that they are wrapping up their application to Cary Library <br />and are researching bylaw initiatives they might promote. Tanay reported that their student group <br />has created an Instagram account and has made their first post. If anyone has suggestions and <br />information for their bylaw initiatives or other matters, please email them. Lin and Maggie both <br />offered suggestions. <br />Sustainability & Resilience Officer updates. Maggie reported on the following: <br />•Waste: Dave Pinsonneault will bring three options for a compost pilot to the Select Board <br />(covering the full cost for 2,000 residents – the preferred option – and two levels of subsidy). <br />Securing funding will be the next step and they are exploring various funding streams. The <br />Town’s consultant is gathering feedback and finalizing the Zero Waste Plan for presentation <br />to the Select Board in January or February. Some discussion followed about the status of <br /> .1