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Town of Lexington Noise Advisory Committee(NAC) Minutes of Meeting April 20,2021 A meeting of the Noise Advisory Committee ("NAC") was held via Zoom videoconference on Tuesday April 20, 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. Approval of Minutes The Committee reviewed the minutes from the NAC meetings held on April 8th and April 20, 2021. Dan moved that both sets of minutes as posted on Slack be approved.The motion was seconded by Nick and carried unanimously. 2. Review of Landscaper Meeting Talking Points Dan presented a draft of talking points to be used by NAC during the public landscaper meetings which are scheduled for April 27th and May Stn After reviewing the draft,the Committee discussed the content and several revisions were incorporated into the document.The Committee also discussed scenarios during the Landscaper meetings which included expected attendance by landscapers and a potential situation where one landscaper purports to speak for a group. It was agreed that any landscaper was entitled to three minutes of speaking time and that groups would have to have their members speak individually. After discussion, it was agreed that Dan would reach out via email to certain self-identified groups (based on previous interaction with NAC) to advise on the application of the three minute rule to groups. Dan moved that the Talking Points be approved as amended.The motion was seconded by Stewart and approved unanimously. 3. Other Business Dan noted that a practice session with Town staff utilizing the Town's webinar meeting format was scheduled for Wednesday April 21"at 9:OOam. Dan, Nick and Stewart will attend the practice session. Nick updated the Committee on his ongoing work to explore bulk purchases of green landscaping equipment for Lexington landscapers. He indicated that he had met with Stella Carr and Rick Reibstein. Stella advised that although the Town would likely be supportive, it would be reluctant to become directly involved in procurement efforts. Continued discussion will take place on this matter. Nick also wrote to State Rep. Michelle Ciccolo regarding state procurement activities and referenced Michelle's Bill which has not reached the Committee stage. It was noted that Michelle was beginning to speak about the