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Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of Meeting of August 22, 2023 A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC) was held by Zoom conference. A quorum of at least six was present throughout. Members Present: Cindy Arens (chair), Celis Brisbin, Paul Chernick, Lin Jensen, Andy Joynt, Rick Reibstein, Todd Rhodes (vice-chair), Charlie Wyman Members Absent: Dan Voss Staff Present: Maggie Peard Other Attendees: Marlana Patton and Paul Gromer (Peregrine Energy Group), Mark Sandeen (Select Board), Tina McBride, Ricki Pappo (LexCAN), Charles Hornig (Planning Board), Gerry Yurkevich, Jeanne Krieger, Betty Gau (Bicycle Advisory Committee), Cynthia Pfeiffer 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 minutes. The draft minutes of June 22 and August 8 were approved unanimously as written, except that the date on the first page of the June 22 minutes needs to be changed from May 23. Comments from residents; emails to committee mailbox; new business. Ricki asked about the committee’s role in the Planning Board’s review and adoption of its regulations, to which Charles responded that the committee’s comments are always welcome. Todd said a few emails had come to the committee’s address and he forwarded them on to the appropriate parties. Cindy is drafting our annual report and Todd took a screen shot for our photo. Community Choice Aggregation update. Paul Gromer and Marlana Patton of Peregrine Energy Group walked the committee through the community choice aggregation numbers, showing trends (and offering likely explanations) for numbers of accounts and usage in different categories. A considerable amount of discussion followed, including examination of the trends; what other communities are doing in terms of options offered and how they increase participation in the greener options; pricing trends and changes in the electricity market; DPU’s role in approving programs and the desire for them to act faster, provide more latitude to local programs, and make it easier to provide low-income residents with access to low income solar .1