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Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of May 23, 2023 committee. Atreyi reported that they had their last meeting of the year the day before and are looking for more high schoolers. She also said they’d be happy to help engaging the 4th grader. Sustainability & Resilience Officer presentation and updates. Maggie reported: •BEU-D: The official deadline has been moved to May 31 to sync with water bills. So far 21 connections have been made through Portfolio Manager, encompassing 25 buildings, in addition to 30 Town buildings, out of a total of 120. •Clean Heat Outreach Specialist hire: LexCAN and the Town partnered on a grant to hire a Clean Heat Outreach Specialist, and Andy Joynt has been hired. •Fossil-fuel Free Pilot: The state has issued the final regulations, opening the door to the application process, and everything points to Lexington being one of the 10 chosen. •Upcoming Noise Bylaw education & enforcement: The Town will be hosting an educational event Thursday night on the noise by-law (both current seasonal restrictions as well as eventual ban) to help with the transition. •Launch of compost pilot: Sign-ups went live on May 17, with over 1,000 on the first day. The list currently stands at 1,537 (out of 2,000 total authorized). •Upcoming Zero Waste Plan meeting: This will be held tomorrow evening to introduce and seek input on the draft Zero Waste Plan for the town. It will be a hybrid meeting, with both in-person and Zoom break-out rooms. •Home Performance Contractors: There have been a number of complaints about HomeWorks, the current MassSave contractor that the town partners with to conduct home energy assessments. Some discussion followed about why we partner with a particular contractor and what we need in one (capacity, willingness to invest in promotion of the program). Maggie will explore options. •Resolution Framework: Maggie briefly reviewed it again, focusing on changes since the last meeting. It is now being circulated to committees, with the next step being to bring it to the Select Board. The question of whether to incorporate the Climate Emergency Resolution as well was brought up earlier; she explained that it is less actionable but should be referenced. Tina noted that the Climate Emergency Resolution was championed by young people and noting it is another way to demonstrate that we are listening. Following discussion, it was moved, seconded and voted unanimously that the Sustainable Lexington Committee supports the framework that Maggie and Hemali have assembled. •Climate Action Plan GHG Inventory: The Climate Action Plan working group meets again on June 7 to generate implementation blueprints for climate actions. There was some discussion about the methods, purposes, and uses of the greenhouse gas inventory. Mark .2