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Town of Lexington Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of Meeting of May 24, 2011 A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC) was held on May 24, 2011 in Cary Hall. A quorum of three was present. Members Present: Members Absent: Mark Sandeen, Chair Rick Abrams, Todd Rhodes Ken Moraff The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm. Minutes from the March 29, 2011 meeting were approved. There was no update on stormwater or water resources initiatives. Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Moraff will meet to prepare an update for the next meeting. Mr. Sandeen updated the committee on activities related to the Sagewell (Gusher) project: • 50% of the buildings in Lexington have been scanned. • Sagewell is starting to analyze the images this week and plan to have 200 high- opportunity targets in 2 -3 weeks. The committee discussed how to structure a program to gain the greatest value from the use of these images. An important element of this discussion was to have NextStep Living (NSL) work with Sagewell to effectively transition the homeowner from acknowledging that they need to make improvements to taking action to implement the needed changes. The committee discussed using the following process to raise awareness within Lexington about the 1,11, rogram and to help ensure that residents take action to improve the energy efficiency of their homes: 1. Broad communications: Before sending out letters to the homeowners, write an article for the Minuteman or Colonial Times describing the program. The committee could also publicize and deliver a presentation for residents about the program. 2. Letter to targeted households: The SLC will draft a letter (on Town stationary) to the targeted households telling them to expect a postcard /letter from Sagewell containing an IR image of their home and a link to the Sagewell website where they will find a more detailed analysis of the IR image. The letter will describe the "Gusher" program, provide links to articles written about the program, and inform them that NSL is available to conduct a free energy audit and address the specific issues identified in the Sagewell analysis. Page 1 of 3