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Town of Lexington Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of Meeting of September 22, 2020 A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC) was held by Zoom conference. A quorum of nine was present. Members Present: Cindy Arens, Celis Brisbin, Paul Chernick, Archana Dayalu, Marcia Gens, Rick Reibstein, Todd Rhodes (vice-chair), Dan Voss (chair), Charlie Wyman Members Absent: None Other Attendees: Stella Carr (Sustainability Director), Jeffrey Rhodin, Joe Pato (Select Board), Mark Sandeen (Select Board), Mary Hutton (Mothers Out Front), Ricki Pappo (Lexington GWAC), Alyssa Baer, Paul Gromer (Peregrine Energy), Marlana Patton (Peregrine Energy) The meeting was called to order at 6:04 pm. Todd read the opening statement requested by the Town Clerk, and all members responded that they could hear. 1. Previous minutes. The minutes of August 18, 2020, circulated previously, were approved as written. 2. Comments from residents; new business. Todd introduced Alyssa Baer, a resident who is interested in learning more about the work of the committee, who was invited by Joe. 3. Peregrine Energy Group Updates. Paul Gromer and Marlana Patton spoke on three matters: • Emission Model Status. Paul explained that we will have an updated document by Monday. He had hoped to include a more complete version of the assessors' database, but hasn't been able to acquire that yet. Paul C. provided more accurate details on solar installations in town, and Mark provided better information on natural gas leaks. The report and model will separate the major federal facilities (Hanscom and Lincoln Labs) from other buildings, since the town has no control of their power use. Their exclusion will permit a more accurate comparison with previous results. Peregrine does not have data on natural gas use at the federal facilites and that will have to be estimated. Mark noted that those facilities will soon be tapping directly into the Algonquin pipeline and will not obtain natural gas through National Grid. • Actions to address electricity seller scams reported in Lexington. A number of residents (including some members of the committee) have received calls, with Town of Lexington as caller ID, saying that they have been overcharged for electricity and to press 1 to get a discount and sign up for lower rates. Paul G. said the best response is for individual residents 1.