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Town of Lexington Noise Advisory Committee Minutes of Meeting of November 19,2019 A meeting of the Noise Advisory Committee was held on Tuesday, November 19,2019 at 7:00 PM in the Reed Room of Lexington Town Hall.A quorum of six members was present. Members Present: Holly Sweet(Chair), Dan Koretz, Mark McConnell,April Wang, Nick Afshartous, Mark Sandeen Holly presented the minutes of the previous(October) meeting.The committee voted to accept them. The committee accomplished the following items: • Discussed noise decibel limits that were missing from the Lawn Care Equipment Bylaw revisions in previous meeting minutes. • Reviewed the proposed Construction Noise Bylaw revision drafted during the previous Noise Committee meeting in October. • Discussed the process for submitting and presenting a Warrant and Motion for the Construction Noise Bylaw revision. • Strategized about public awareness campaigns for both the Construction Noise and Lawn Care Noise Bylaw revisions. • Developed a list of action items for the committee to meet deadlines listed on the timeline. The details of the above accomplishments are listed below. Missing Noise limits irorn proposed Lawn Carr- Equipment Noise Bylaw revisions Dan K indicated that the noise limits as part of the proposed Lawn Care Equipment Bylaw revision (as discussed in previous meetings)were missing from the August meeting minutes. He restated the noise limits with a slight revision as follows: "Noise limits shall be no more than 78 dbA at 50 feet when the bylaw is adopted and 65 dbA starting two years after adoption." The revision includes an increase from 75 to 78 dbA at the start of the bylaw to allow landscapers to temporarily make use of the equipment they currently own. Warrant and Motion for Construction Noise Bylaw revision Mark Sandeen explained the necessary steps for drafting,submitting and presenting a Warrant and Motion for the Construction Noise Bylaw revision. The Warrant should begin with a simple statement of purpose(e.g.,"The Noise Advisory Committee are proposing a change to the construction noise bylaw to amend times")followed by a (descriptive not persuasive) paragraph underneath explaining the proposed bylaw changes in more detail. Dan K agreed to draft the Warrant and Motion. Mark S suggested that the Warrant and Motion be reviewed by someone who can draft them using legally acceptable language. Norm Cohen was suggested as an appropriate person to review,revise and approve the Warrant article and motion. The Warrant and Motion should be completed by December 19,2019.