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Town of Lexington
Sustainable Lexington Committee
Minutes of Meeting of January 8, 2013
A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC) was held on January 8, 2013
at Cary Hall. A quorum of six was present.
Members Present: Mark Sandeen, Chair
Rick Abrams, Ken Moraff , Rick Reibstein, Todd Rhodes, Dan
Voss
Members Absent: None
Other Attendees: George Burnell, Joe Pato
Next Step Living representatives: Travis Estes, Bob, and John
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm.
The Next Step Living (NSL) Team presented their Heat Pump program to the
committee.
Mr. Abrams provided background on the recent efforts to increase the number of
home energy assessments (HEAs) in Lexington and the recent discussions with
NSL regarding their Heat Pump program.
NSL representatives presented the program, discussing:
A comparison of heating system emissions and costs
The proposed Lexington Clean Heat Campaign
An example letter that could be sent to homeowners based on the Dedham
Solar Challenge program.
GIS map of oil customers in Lexington.
Mr. Reibstein raised the issue of end-of-life management of these systems to
ensure that fluids are handled appropriately.
Mr. Estes identified that NSL has a target of converting 50 homes to Heat Pumps.
Mr. Abrams made a motion that the SLC support NSL in rolling out the Heat
Pump Program in Lexington and endorsing the program in promotional materials
(e.g., flyers, etc.)
The committee approved the motion unanimously
Mr. Sandeen identified that there is no change in the warrant articles for municipal
solar development and for the climate mitigation/adaptation plan à both are still in
process.
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Mr. Voss provided an update on the Solar Task Force effort, identifying that Cadmus
is working on the technical assessment. The Task Force is beginning its outreach to
Town Committees and Town Meeting members to raise awareness about the effort.
The Committee discussed the proposed climate mitigation/adaptation plan:
Mr. Sandeen presented to the committee the contents of plans from other cities
and towns to identify differences in scope and approach and best practices.
The committee discussed the importance of gaining input from DPW, the Historic
Buildings Committee, and other groups in Lexington. Mr. Burnell recommended
that a matrix of climate issues vs. departments/committees be developed so that
there is a clear understanding of what efforts are already in place and where there
are gaps. Mr. Rhodes offered to prepare a draft of that matrix.
Mr. Moraff offered to lead the preparation of an outline of the plan.
The committee agreed to devote time at the next meeting to discussing the process
for preparing the plan.
The minutes from the December 21, 2012 meetings were approved.
The meeting adjourned at 9:30 pm
Respectfully Submitted,
Todd Rhodes, Scribe
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