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Town of Lexington Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of Meeting of December 2, 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: Joe Pato (Select Board), Mark Sandeen (Select Board), Mary Hutton (Mothers Out Front), Ricki Pappo (Lexington GWAC), Lin Jensen, Jeanne Krieger The meeting was called to order at 6:17 pm. Todd referenced the opening statement requested by the Town Clerk, and all members responded that they could hear. Review proposed article for the 2021 Annual Town Meeting for submission to the Select Board by December 4, 2020: Home Rule Legislation/Bylaw Amendment: Fossil Fuel Infrastructure • Todd walked the committee through the draft circulated earlier. Many edits were discussed and a number made. Cindy agreed to take the committee's direction and produce a final draft for submission to the Select Board. • Following discussion, it was voted to request the inclusion of the article in the 2021 Annual Town Meeting warrant, as discussed and amended. All present voted in favor (8-0), Marcia having had to leave a few minutes early. Other business: Celis noted concerns of others that the job qualifications for the recently posted position of town health director are insufficient. Rick expressed his concerns and encouraged others who may share his view to let the Select Board and Town Manager know. Next Meeting: The next regularly scheduled meeting of the committee will be on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at 6 pm. The meeting was adjourned at 7:36 pm. Respectfully submitted, Charlie Wyman