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Town of Lexington Noise Advisory Committee(NAC) Minutes of Meeting March 25, 2021 A meeting of the Noise Advisory Committee ("NAC')was held via Zoom videoconference on Thursday March 25, 2021 at 7:00 PM. A quorum of four members was present. NAC Members Present: Dan Koretz (Chair),Vicki Blier, Nick Afshartous, Stewart Smith,April Wang Others Present: Suzie Barry, Mark Sandeen Opening Remarks 1. Approval of minutes. The Committee reviewed the minutes from the February 25, 2021 and January 20, 2021 NAC meetings. Dan moved that the Committee approve both sets of minutes.The motion was seconded by Nick.The motion was approved unanimously. 2. Discussion of revisions to working motion proposed by landscaper George Carrette. Dan referred to the suggested amendments to the bylaw which were provided by local landscaper George Carrette.These suggested changes were previously circulated to the Committee and centered around clarifying the types of landscaping equipment to be regulated and equipment that will be excluded. The Committee discussed the proposed changes to the bylaw. Dan moved that the Committee accept the proposed changes.The motion was seconded by Stewart. Following a roll call vote,the Committee unanimously approved the motion. 3. Planning of additional liaison work with landscapers, including deciding on additional background data, assigning tasks, and setting tentative dates for public meetings. Dan advised the Committee that he had been contacted since the NAC last meeting by Chris Stratford (a local landscaper who had complained to the Lexington Select Board and NAC regarding the now postponed draft bylaw proposal). Mr. Stratford indicated that he had been in communication with a group of other local landscapers and requested a private meeting with the NAC and members of this group. Dan advised Mr. Stratford that a private meeting would violate the Open Meeting Law and