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Town of Lexington Noise Advisory Committee(NAC) Minutes of Meeting April 13,2021 A meeting of the Noise Advisory Committee ("NAC") was held via Zoom videoconference on Tuesday April 13, 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 1. Follow up from April 8,2021 Meeting Dan advised the Committee that he was able to solve the problem of distributing the mass email to landscapers ahead of the planned public forums.After discussions with the Town, NAC will be able to distribute its materials via the Town's Constant Contact account. He advised that,following approval by the Committee, he will provide the CSV and PDF Files to Town administration and expects that the materials will be sent out this week. Nick updated the Committee on the issue of potential bulk purchasing of eco-friendly equipment which would provide discounts for landscapers prepared to convert their equipment from gas to electric. He plans to follow up with Stella Carr and Rick Reibstein and hopes to be in a position to provide information to landscapers by the time of the public meetings. He noted that Caseon equipment may be able to provide group discounts. He further noted that the best discount available at this stage appeared to be Husqvarna equipment. Vicki queried whether focusing on certain wholesale providers would potentially cut out local equipment providers such as local resident Bob Smith who has been selling and servicing equipment for many years. After discussion on this matter, Dan expressed the opinion that landscapers should have the option of choosing between suppliers.This was agreed among the Committee members. 2. Town Landscaper Email List and Documents to be Circulated The Committee discussed the contents of the email cover letter and attachments and reviewed the proposed plan for the conduct of the landscaper meetings. It was unanimously agreed by the Committee that three (3) minutes of speaking time would be provided to each landscaper willing to speak during the planned meetings and that written materials could be filed by landscapers via the Town website. Stewart agreed to review the OSHA decibel limit requirements and advise at the next meeting. After further discussion on the format and content of the email cover letter the Committee voted on approval of the contents. MOTION