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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-07-22-SLC-min Town of Lexington Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of Meeting of July 22, 2014 A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC) was held on July 22, 2014 at the Hadley Building. A quorum of four was present. Members Present: Mark Sandeen, Chair Todd Rhodes, Sheryl Rosner, Dan Voss Members Absent: Rick Reibstein Other Attendees: Toby Armstrong, Steve Kaufman, Joe Pato The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm. Community Choice Aggregation (M. Sandeen) • Mr. Sandeen met with Mothers Out Front and they would like to support the aggregation effort in Lexington and in other towns in the Commonwealth. • The next steps are to: • Get approval from the Selectmen • Prepare an RFP to select a broker • Gain approval from Town Meeting to proceed • Approve or reject bid offer from selected broker(4 hour window) • Mr. Sandeen will meet with Paul Chernick and Hank Manz to prepare a letter to the Selectmen. • The team expects to meet with the Selectmen in September. Solarize Lexington (M. Sandeen) • Solarize Lexington has signed up residents has close to 1 MW of installations planned. • The installations are currently in progress. House Bill 4185 —Net Metering and Solar Power (M. Sandeen) • The Board of Selectmen have sent a letter to the Commonwealth with recommendations relative to the proposed bill. • Mr. Sandeen met Representative Kaufman's and Senator Barrett's staff to discuss the importance of net metering to meet the Commonwealth's solar goals. Solar Energy Task Force (D. Voss) • 1.1 MW of PV panels are planned for installation on Lexington schools and the library. • The agreement with Ameresco was finalized last Friday (7/18/2014) and the Task Force is meeting with the Selectmen on Monday. The Town Manager has given authority to proceed. Page 1 of 2 • The panels will be purchased and installed this fall and installation should be complete by the end of the year. • Ameresco is planning to install monitors with performance data and provide educational materials and training at schools for students and residents. • The task force is also assessing the opportunity for solar at the Composting Facility. The task force is considering a 500kW canopy over the hazardous waste collection area and a 1 MW ground system. Climate Action Plan (T. Rhodes, S. Rosner) • The committee reviewed a draft of the Sustainability and Climate Action Plan. Recommended edits included: • Add Economics to the project evaluation criteria. • Reword "3 year goal" to "3 year objective". • Create an index to identify top projects. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm Respectfully Submitted, Todd Rhodes, Scribe Page 2 of 2