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Town of Lexington Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of Meeting of December 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: Joe Pato (Select Board), Mark Sandeen (Select Board), Mary Hutton (Mothers Out Front), Ricki Pappo (Lexington GWAC), Mike Cronin (Public Facilities), Amanda Loomis (Planning Office), Sheila Page (Planning Office), Sandhya Iyer (Economic Development), Charles Hornig (Planning Board), Lin Jensen, Tina McBride, Pamela Lyons The meeting was called to order at 6:05 pm. Todd referenced the opening statement requested by the Town Clerk, and all members responded that they could hear. 1. Previous minutes. The minutes of November 24 and December 2, 2020, circulated previously, were approved as written. 2. New business: Rick reported that the Board of Health has made its concerns known to the Select Board regarding the vaccine distribution plan, including distribution to the disabled, and broader structural concerns such as the office's location within a larger department with no budget of its own, and a salary for the director that is inadequate to attract the talent needed. Rick noted(and Celis seconded) that these latter issues are of concern to Sustainable Lexington as well, as so much of what they do is environmental health. Rick asked that we spread the word that this needs to be a priority and we need strong expertise in the Health office, not only because of COVID but for the long term. The question of whether we should have a formal liaison with the Board of Health, raised by Rick, was postponed until later. 3. Westview Cemetery—Final Guidance on LEED Lexington Checklist. Celis reported that he conveyed the committee's suggestions, voiced at the Nov. 24 meeting, to Mike Cronin and the Permanent Building Committee, and they were well received and a number of changes made. Mike Cronin thanked the committee for its input and commented on two particular points. It is late in the game for significant changes to be made, as they are already at the construction documents stage, but they are doing what they can. For red list items, they may have some boilerplate from the schematic work done on the police station that they can adapt for the construction documents. Rick offered to review the boilerplate. Regarding solar, the building is 1.