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Town of Lexington Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of Meeting of January 7, 2020 A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC) was held in the Hudson Room of Cary Hall. A quorum of six was present. Members Present: Cindy Arens, Celis Brisbin, Paul Chernick, Todd Rhodes (vice-chair), Dan Voss (chair), Charlie Wyman Members Absent: Marcia Gens, Rick Reibstein Other Attendees: Joe Pato (Selectman), Mark Sandeen (Selectman), Ricki Pappo (Lexington GWAC), Mary Hutton (Mothers Out Front), Leah Rapperport The meeting was called to order at 7:15 pm. 1. Police Station Update. Dan and Todd reported that the Police Chief and PBC updated the Selectmen recently. There are a number of issues swirling around the planning/design phase, some with significant cost implications: project delay, remediation, historic district issues, location (current location v. 173 Bedford St.), which result in a significant cost savings for the Bedford St. location and a higher overall cost in any case. Joe reported that the Board of Selectmen said they didn't want to see either the program or the integrated building design—the first under the newly adopted building policy—to be compromised. 2. Fermata Energy. Facundo Tassara of Fermata Energy provided, by phone, an overview of the company and the specific proposal they have made: the opportunity to install a two-way charging system at a municipal building as a pilot project to prove and showcase their product. They will provide the charger (including maintenance and repair), software, and reimbursement for the lease of a Nissan Leaf for two years; the town would be responsible for installation, insurance and registration of the vehicle, and lease payments beyond two years. The basic premise is that the car will, when plugged in, be available to shave the peak off building electricity use, producing savings that will be split 50-50 with Fermata. Mr. Tassara provided some financial estimates based on generic assumptions, and agreed that, if supplied with detailed numbers by the town (which Mark will supply), he will supply a customized financial analysis before our next meeting on the 28h. 3. Comments from residents. Leah Rapperport shared some thoughts about promoting solar canopies with drawings and photographs that could be displayed downtown, and shared some examples of ideas and artwork. 1.