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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-01-22-SLC-min Town of Lexington Sustainable Lexington Committee Minutes of Meeting of January 22, 2019 A meeting of the Sustainable Lexington Committee (SLC) was held at Cary Hall. A quorum of six was present. Members Present: Cells Brisbane, Rick Reibstein, Todd Rhodes, Mark Sandeen, Dan Voss, Charlie Wyman Members Absent: Marcia Gens Other Attendees: Joe Pato (Board of Selectmen) Paul Chernek Alan Sherman Ricki Pappo The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm. 1. Sustainable Building Policy • M. Sandeen provided an overview of the history of the building policy effort. • The committee reviewed the draft Building Policy provided by Jim Malloy, Town Manager. • Recommendations: o Mark: Make the Sustainable Lexington member of the PBC a voting member. o Cells: the process should include consideration of funding sources (e.g., Mass Save) o Dan: revise update "every 3 years" to "at least every 3 years". o Todd: For the goals, add a header that identifies that the list of goals needs to be considered for each project and a rationale is required if any of the goals will not be met. o Agreed to remove the two tables from the goals section. • The committee voted to support the policy and goals with the agreed recommendations. 2. Warrant articles • Ricki Pappo presented the latest versions of citizen warrant articles. • Article 9: Sustainability Director • Article 8: Funding for Sustainable Actions • The committee voted to support the two articles. 3. Waste Task Force • Charlie and Rick provided a summary of the discussions they held with Marcia about setting up a task force. • Rick recommended that the Town reinstate a Waste Advisory Group to work with the DPW on waste issues. • Marcia(on phone) recommended that the Green Teams be involved. Page 1 of 2 • Charlie, Rick, and Marcia will set up a meeting with Dave Pinsonneault and Rob Beaudoin to discuss the effort. 4. Solar • Bids for solar on Hasting and the Fire Station will be in on Monday. 5. EV Charging Stations • Need to go to Town Meeting for money for the charging stations. The meeting concluded at 9:00 pm. Page 2 of 2