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Sustainable Lexington Committee
Minutes of Meeting of September 27, 2016
A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC) was held on September 27,
2016 at the Town Office Building. A quorum of five was present.
Members Present: Mark Sandeen, Marcia Gens, Dan Voss, Todd Rhodes, Rick
Reibstein
Members Absent: None
Other Attendees: Aiman Alawa, CEO, NuWatt Energy
Mohammed Siddiqui, President, Solution Sales Management
James Cerbone, Project Manager—Environmental Services,
MassDOT
Eric Wood, Principal, Ramboll Environ
Don Pettey, Mass DOT
Joe Pato, Board of Selectmen
Kris
The meeting was called to order at 7:20 pm.
Update of Town Building Projects (J. Pato)
• J. Pato provided an overview of the Town's building projects including the purchase
of the Liberty Mutual Building, the Pelham Building, changes to the Bedford Street
Fire Station, Hastings Elementary School.
Presentation: Benefits of Co-location of PV Solar Energy Generation with Highway
Noise Barriers
• The program has been under consideration for 2 years, working through DOT review.
• This would be the first such program in North America
• NuWatt is expected to be the developer with KO-TECH, but the size requires it be put
out to bid. The RFP/RFQ will likely go out in January 2017 and construction would
be in the spring of 2017.
Getting to Net Zero (M. Sandeen)
• Established agreement with Perigrin and they are developing the baseline.
• Reaching out to Sustainable Partners International (SPI) and Integral as potential
support.
Solar Task Force (D. Voss)
• Hartwell project has building permit. Ground prep in process. Foundations are being
installed.
• Working to get the system in place by January 8, 2017.
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Lexplore Sustainability Fair (M. gens)
• Planned for October 29, 2016 at Lexington High School.
Community Choice Aggregation (M. Sandeen)
• DOER has reviewed the plan and made small changes.
• DPU is currently reviewing it. Expect approval on November 2.
• Plan to present to Selectmen on November 21st
• Then come back with indicative pricing (expected price range) and give town
manager authority to sign agreement with that range.
• Then communication plan to residents.
Composting (M. Gens)
• The 3 school pilot went well.
• Thinking of expanding to the high school.
• Need to put out a RFP due to the expanded scope
Toxics (R. Reibstein)
• Update on the Toxics Law.
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