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Town of Lexington Noise Advisory Committee Minutes of Meeting of January 16, 2019 A meeting of the Noise Advisory Committee was held on Wednesday,January 16, 2019 at 7:30 PM in the Hudson Room of Cary Hall. A quorum of three members was present. Members Present: Nick Afshartous, Mark McConnell, Lee Minardi (Chair), Dan Koretz, Joe Pato (Selectman). A quorum was present. The meeting acted on the following items: Joe Pato Introduction Joe Pato is a new member of the committee filling the Selectman position vacated by Michelle Ciccolo. This may be a temporary assignment for Joe but should be resolved by the March town election. Discussion of open-meeting law Lee: • Briefly explained the law's main points that we should follow when communicating outside of a public meeting of the committee. Joe: • Confirmed that deliberations can only be conducted in posted, open meetings. Cannot use e-mail or serial communications to deliberate. • Noted that the attorney general has a guide explaining this. • Confirmed that 3 is a quorum. • Subgroups may do background work, but this must be brought to an open meeting and not send on to other members individually by e-mail. Discussion of slides presented on December 3, 2018 to the Board of Selectmen Lee: • Started by noting some of the issues that arose in the December presentation, in particular, (1) specific noise level limits and how enforcement could be done and (2) questions about public support. Nick: • Would not be a comprehensive plan without enforcement. Joe: • Suggested "testing the water" with residents and then proceeding to a proposal. 2019 01 16-NAC-min.docx