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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-02-28-SLC-minTown of Lexington Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of Meeting of February 28, 2012 A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC) was held on February 28, 2012 at Town Hall. A quorum of three was present. Members Present: Mark Sandeen, Chair Rick Abrams, Ken Moraff, Todd Rhodes Members Absent: None Other Attendees: George Burnell, Selectman Dan Voss, Resident Michael Miranda, NextStep Living The meeting was called to order at 6:15 pm. • The committee approved the minutes from the January 24, 2012 meeting. Mr. Sandeen discussed the potential for the "All Things Sustainable" column and identified the publish dates for the Colonial Times as 2/3, 3/2, 3/30, 4/27, 6/1 o Potential topics for articles are: If you boiler is old enough to vote ... / When should I replace my boiler? o Mr. Sandeen offered to write the first article. o Mr. Rhodes offered to write a short piece about the committee and its members, and to work with Mr. Sandeen on a list of potential articles. • Mr. Rhodes presented aggregate data on Lexington energy use collected from NSTAR and National Grid. • Michael Miranda provided an update on NextStep Living (NSL) activities in Lexington. Since its inception, NSL records indicate that they have conducted 276 home energy assessments (HEAs). Of these, the results /status are: o 82: resident decided not to do more 0 87: no opportunities to do more 0 27: resident is deciding 0 80: Air sealing /insulation is complete or planned: ■ 53: Complete ■ 27: In process o Based on the actions taken, NSL calculates that the release of 70.97 metric tons of eCO2 have be avoided. The committee requested the NSL provide the following information: • Monthly breakdown of the number of HEAs, actions, and results • Details of NSL method for calculating eCO2 • An estimate for the percent reduction in energy consumption following a HEA (based on both dollars and BTUs) Page 1 of 2 • Mr. Miranda described a NSL program that provided non - profits and local businesses with $10 for each HEA completed in the organization's name. o Priorities for the committee are are the creation of a flyer /card for Lexington, and to get more information on the non -profit program. • Mr. Moraff discussed the meeting that he and Mr. Rhodes had with Karen Mullins at the Conservation Commission and plans to meet again with her and John Livesy. The meeting is planned for March 30 and the intent is to identify next steps to initiate a project using Green infrastructure to address stormwater (flooding) problems that have already been identified the Charles River Watershed report to DPW. Such a project would likely go into the FY2014 Town budget. • Mr. Rhodes presented an update to the committee's Water Resources research based on his discussions with Steve Estes- Smargiassi at MWRA. • Mr. Rhodes will follow up with the DPW to determine whether water can be pumped in from Lincoln/Bedford /Burlington in an emergency. • Mr. Burnell identified that some areas of town have insufficient water pressure (e.g., Grove Street) The meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm. Respectfully Submitted, Todd Rhodes, Scribe Page 2 of 2