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Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of January 26, 2021 • Will work with SLC sector groups to help set Sustainability priorities for the coming year. • Looking at opportunities to promote water conservation. • Discussed the Town policy regarding electric vehicles. Stella identified that she has shared the policy with Jim Malloy. The policy recommends the consideration of EVs when new vehicles are purchased. 4. Review of Hartwell Innovation Park (HIP)—Design Guidelines • Marcia identified that the Sustainable Landscaping group is recommending that the SITES program be in included in the bylaw/standards to drive landscaping choices at Hartwell. • Cindy reported that she has heard concerns regarding the "LexLEED"branding of the building performance checklist. • Todd walked the committee through the latest version of the Design Guidelines. 1. Stella commented that the document focuses mostly on building layout and design and is fairly high-level. 2. The committee and guests discussed the Design Guidelines broadly. Comments included: ■ The importanance of promoting an integrated design strategy that includes sustainable design practices should be highlighted at the very beginning of the document and not left to the last section. ■ The bylaw and "LexLEED" checklist should be referenced in the Design Guidelines. ■ The guidelines should include: reduction in the use of toxic materials, better language to address lighting on Hartwell, and all utilities should be buried. • Paul made edits to the Design Guidelines during the meeting. • Cindy, Celis, and Todd offered to build on Paul's edits to reflect the comments made by the committee and send the recommendations to the Planning Department. 5. Electric School Bus Feasibility • Todd provided an update on activities to assess the feasibility of transitioning the diesel school buses that support Lexington Public Schools (LPS) to electric buses. • Todd will be presenting to the School Committee on February 2. There are three options being considered: 1. Require in the next contract(starting in mid-2022) that the bus service provider include electric buses in their fleet at no additional cost above diesel bus costs. 2.