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Town of Lexington Policy Manual Committee APRIL 19TV Minutes, Meeting of August 23, 2018 Committee Members: Scott Burson, Michelle Ciccolo, Jeanne Krieger, Hank Manz, Joseph Pato Members Absent: Deborah Brown, Laurie Peck The meeting was called to order at 8:32 AM. 1) The Committee reviewed and approved the meeting minutes of May 14, 2018 by a vote of 5-0. The Committee next took up item 5 on the agenda due to member time constraints. 5) Discuss mission of Policy Manual Committee The chair posed the following question to the committee: should the committee look at the substance of policy questions or should it focus on making sure that policies are written properly. The consensus of the committee was that it should address the substance of policy issues. Some policies are poorly written and need review or need updating to stay current, but a significant portion of the committee's deliberation should be around the substance of the policies based on assignments made by the Selectmen. 2) Review draft replacement for the Sustainable Design Policy The committee received a draft update to the Sustainable Design Policy overnight and had printed copies at the meeting. There was some disappointment that the policy did not spell out specific sustainable design targets—but a recognition that this draft was a step forward and was clear that specific goals need to be set before hiring design teams. There was a sense that the next Town Manager should further rationalize the building design and construction process, but that the draft was a positive step forward and clearly established the scope of concerns to be addressed in building projects. A member noted that language explicitly balancing economic considerations had been lost