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Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of Meeting of November 28, 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: Mark Sandeen (Select Board), Mike Boudett, Ricki Pappo, Atreyi Basu, Dora Liao, Tina McBride, William Woo, Marcia Gens The meeting was called to order at 6:03 pm. Cindy referenced the opening statement requested by the Town Clerk and all members present responded that they could hear. Minutes: The draft minutes of October 24 were unanimously approved as written. Comments from residents; emails to committee inbox; new business: •Todd reported that we received an email from someone in Chelmsford who was curious about PACE and he forwarded the inquiry to Maggie. •Ricki followed up on a note she had sent earlier to the committee about Nexamp, a company that is piloting a program in Newburyport to provide home batteries for a monthly fee. The batteries provide home back-up while the company also uses them to shave the peak, drawing them down at peak times and recharging off-peak. Rick noted that Nexamp has a good reputation. Ricki will put a small group together to meet with the company. SustainabLY update: Dora and Atreyi reported that they have started several new initiatives: reaching out to restaurants in town to implement composting; writing to influence the school building committee and provide support for electrification and solar panels; investigating the Power Down program; and spreading information about SustainabLY at the high school. Considerable discussion followed, particularly regarding restaurant food surplus/waste. Tina described the work of the Lexington Zero Waste Collaborative with restaurants on reusable take- out containers. .1