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Sustainable Lexington Committee
Minutes of Meeting of October 24, 2018
A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC) was held at Cary Hall. A
quorum of six was present.
Members Present: Marcia Gens, Rick Reibstein, Todd Rhodes, Mark Sandeen,
Dan Voss
Members Absent: None
Other Attendees: Joe Pato (Board of Selectmen)
Cells Brisbin
Charlie Wyman
1. Approved the minutes from past meetings.
2. Discussion with the Town Manager (M. Sandeen)
• Mark is planning to meet with the Town Manager Jim Malloy in the next week or
so.
• Topics: Revenues from Past Sustainable Projects, Sustainable Action Plan,
Getting to Net Zero, Sustainable Building Policy, EV Chargers, Community
Choice, Solar RFP process, Point of Contact.
3. EV Chargers (M. Sandeen)
• Looking at multiple sites to install chargers. Working with town staff and
Historical District Commission.
4. Solar RFP Process (M. Sandeen)
• The new SMART process begins on November 27�h.
• Discussed the different processes that would be involved for solar projects (e.g.,
Hastings) that are PPAs (Operating Budget and negotiation with supplier) vs
projects that are funded by the Town (Capital Committee involvement with other
Capital projects).
5. 100% Renewable Energy (M. Sandeen)
• Discussed whether to ask the Board of Selectmen to pass a policy or to pass a
bylaw at Town Meeting.
• If we go to Town Meeting, a citizen article is due by the end of December for the
Annual Town Meeting. More time is available for a Selectmen's article.
6. Building Energy Use Ordinance (M. Sandeen)
• The Getting to Net Zero program needs to get an ordinance passed so that we
understand the Town's commercial energy use.
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• As an alternative, businesses may sign on to the Lexington Climate Accord to
report their performance and improvement targets in their own format.
• Would need to decide on the size of the buildings affected (e.g., 25k, 30k, or 50k
sgft or greater).
7. School Building Policy (D. Voss)
• Dan reported that the Superintendent expressed interest in having a process for
assessing the performance of school facilities against a set of targets.
• The committee discussed setting up a dashboard (matrix) of performance targets
and Town buildings so that actual performance against the targets can be
documented, the gaps can be defined, and the Facilities Department can work on
a continual basis to meet those targets when making ongoing building
improvements.
• This approach describes a separate, important process to be followed in addition
to the project-focused effort followed for new building projects.
8. Gas Leaks Public Hearing (M. Sandeen)
• November 27th 7pm Battin Hall
• Discussed the importance of filling the hall, celebrating successes, and raising the
alarm regarding ongoing challenges.
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