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Town of Lexington Noise Advisory Committee Minutes of Meeting of October 4, 2018 A meeting of the Noise Advisory Committee was held on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 7:00 pm in the Dawes Room at the Town Offices. A quorum of four members was present. Members Present: Nick Afshartous, Mark McConnell, Lee Minardi (Chair), Richard Canale (liaison) Others present: Rick Reibstein (resident, Sustainable Lexington), Jamie Banks (Quiet Communities) Members Absent:, Dan Koretz, David Pinsonneault (staff), Michelle Ciccolo (Selectman) 1. Lee presented a draft of the key items for a bylaw changes aimed at lawn care equipment noise and pollution. 2. Jamie discussed her experience from Lincoln and is going to check into whether she can share their draft proposal with us. 3. There was a discussion about the specific hours of the day that powered lawn equipment would be permitted. 4. Richard proposed the idea of licensing land care companies so that regulation can be stipulated via permitting. 5. It was agreed to seek guidance and support from the BOH (Board of Health) 6. Richard suggested that Mike Bahtarian(noise engineer) would be willing to review our draft bylaw. Mike was involved with a study done for Hanscom. He was a consultant to Shire and is familiar with Lexington. 7. Jamie pointed out that a bylaw would need to specify the distance as well as dB levels for noise thresholds for meaningful measurements to be taken. 8. A phased timing for equipment changes was recommended(e.g., 75dB first year followed by 65 dB limit thereafter). 9. Jamie mentioned Mass Medical health report from 2017 that would be supporting documentation. 10. Rick mentioned there's evidence that noise over 60dB increases risk of cardiovascular disease. 11. Rick discussed how we should target the commercial landscaper with funding for transition to electric, education,business engagement. 2018-10-04-NAC-min.docx