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Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of Meeting of October 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, Rick Reibstein, Todd Rhodes (vice-chair), Dan Voss, Charlie Wyman Members Absent: Andy Joynt Staff Present: Maggie Peard Other Attendees: Mark Sandeen (Select Board), Atreyi Basu, Lincoln Ellsworth, Christian Courduvelis, Ricki Pappo, Gerry Yurkevicz, Marcia Gens, Tina McBride 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. Comments from residents; emails to committee inbox; new business: •Maggie reported that William Woo, a lecturer in sustainable finance, has been in touch to express interest in being involved in sustainable issues in Lexington •Cindy reported that Diane Pursley and a French teacher at Diamond, with help from Lin and Tina McBride, presented the case for designating a staff member to be a Sustainability Champion at each of the public schools, accompanied by an extra stipend for taking on that role. SustainabLY update: Atreyi reported that they are involved in the LexElectrify Energy Fair this coming Saturday, and are exploring collaborations with the LHS wildlife club. LHS student letters – Banning single-use water bottles and requiring minimum amount of solar for new construction: Cindy introduced Lincoln Ellsworth and Christian Courduvelis, both Juniors at LHS. Lincoln explained that he wrote Joe Pato, Select Board chair, with the request that solar be required on all new construction; Christian wrote a letter proposing a ban on single use plastics. The two students were applauded for taking these initiatives and were encouraged to remain engaged on these issues. .1