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Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of April 25, 2023 force successfully advocated for the inclusion of a “re-opening” clause in the newly signed waste hauling contract that permits the contract to be reopened to consider every-other-week pickup and other options. No word yet on the EPA grant application. •Article 27 at the 2023 Annual Town Meeting, the 10-communities fossil-fuel-free demonstration project, passed; the next step is to submit an application to the state. Lexington’s place is assured as soon as we navigate the application process. It will become effective sometime in 2024. •Maggie reminded us of the upcoming Mode Shift Challenge, in which the town is partnering with the 128 Business Council to encourage participants to shift two trips in a week in May or early June from car to other forms of transport (bike, walk, bus). •BEU-D: Training is scheduled tomorrow for reporters; about 25 owners (covering about half the affected buildings) are signed up. •All school solar canopy projects are online now except Diamond and Bridge. •LexCAN received a grant to hire a Clean Heat specialist. There are five strong candidates being interviewed this week. •Maggie walked the committee through a document outlining how the town is implementing its obligations under three recent Town Meeting resolutions requiring that the town take climate change, systemic racism, and full inclusion into account in all decision-making. Some brief discussion followed. •Maggie and Todd are working on the municipal building operation policy and will provide an update at the committee’s next meeting. Police Station solar project. Dan reported on the community meeting that took place immediately prior to tonight’s meeting. The goal is to go to Town Meeting for funding subject to design approval by the Select Board and the Historic Districts Commission. The community is looking for a lower canopy or a reduction in size; they are not opposed to solar, just expressing concern about the scale and industrial design. The design team is tasked with exploring their suggestions and coming back to the HDC with ideas, with the goal of including the solar project in the current construction cycle. Turf working group. Cindy reported that not much has happened because of Town Meeting, but they are meeting again on May 5. Integrated Building Design and Construction Policy. Todd reported that the current draft is being included in the bid documents for the next phase of high school planning. Todd also heard from Joe Pato that the Select Board authorized the Permanent Building Committee and Sustainable .2