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Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of Meeting of January 24, 2023 A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC) was held by Zoom conference. A quorum of at least seven was present throughout. Members Present: Cindy Arens (chair), Celis Brisbin, Paul Chernick, Lin Jensen, Andy Joynt, Rick Reibstein, Todd Rhodes (vice -chair), Dan Voss, Charlie Wyman Members Absent: Staff Present: Maggie Peard Other Attendees: Ricki Pappo (LexCAN), Tanay Dalmia (SustainabLY), Atreyi Basu (SustainabLY), Charles Hornig (Planning Board), Robert Peters (Planning Board), Marcia Gens, Tina McBride, Nancy Sofen (Tree Committee), Mark Sandeen (Select Board) The meeting was called to order at 6:02 pm. Cindy referenced the opening statement requested by the Town Clerk and all members present responded that they could hear. Approval of past meeting minutes. The draft minutes of December 20, 2022, and January 6, 2023, were approved as written. Comments from residents; emails to committee mailbox; new business. ' Cindy warned us that authority to meet remotely may be ending and we may need to meet in person in March; she will let the committee know. Ricki announced that LexCAN has obtained a grant from Mass Save (with input and support from Maggie) to promote heat smart programs, particularly to low-income residents, and is looking to hire a part-time person in the 15-20 hour/week range. ' Todd mentioned that he had passed one email looking for MEPA contacts along to Maggie. SustainabLY. Tanay reported that they have met with Lex Zero Waste to explore common interests. Atreyi noted that SustainabLY has endorsed the tree statement. They have used their Instagram account to promote the Resilient Lexington survey and will add another post soon about trees. Sustainability & Resilience Officer updates: 1.