2012-01-25 Climate Advisory Committee Minutes

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RECEIVED Meeting Minutes TG1NN CLERK January 25, 2012 READING, MASS. Reading Cities of Climate Protection Advisory Committee 1011 APR -2 P 3 30 7:00 - 7:15 Welcome to everyone. Members and Guests in Attendence. Voting Members: Ron, Dave, Ray, and Joan. Associate Members: Michelle and Laurie Ann Guest: Eleanor Burke Hardin Tony has stepped down from a Voting Member to an Associate Member. Anyone interested in being Committee Secretary, let Ron know. Meeting minutes for 12/14/2012 accepted as amended. 7:13 - 7:30 Memorial Tree Program — Revised draft brochure sent to the Tree Warden. Something needs to be added about the name plates. Additional information about the trees that might be used could be added to the Town Website. Michelle looked at alternative plaques buy using a tree slice from the compost center as a base to put the name plates. She is also looking for a carver to add a tree to the trunk slice. A plate could be prepared for presentation to Camille on February 28. Launch the Tree Program to the Town on Earth Day April 22 7:30 — 7:40 Recycle Bin in the parking lot CVS. Promotion of the recycle bin will be through the Reading/North Reading Chamber of Commerce with the support of Bill Crowley who received positive responses to a survey of local business. Flyers can also be distributed directly to business in the immediate area. Michelle will put together a brochure. Anyone with text that can be used in the brochure, pass it along to Michelle. 7:40 — 7:50 Green Business Award - A draft application for the Green Business Award was prepared by Joan. The application is general with broad categories. We can have a list of prerequisites for each of the various categories, energy, water, waste reduction. Swiss Bakery is willing to work with us as our first green business. Mike O'Halloran may have some information on water conservation. 7:50 — 7:55 Matera Cabin — Upgrades on weatherization still need to be done. There is still $200 from the NEGEF grant in our account for supplies. Ron will contact Peter H. to find out who is responsible for the cabin. 7:55 — 8:00 Updating the Town Website and Committee Websites — The Town is converting to a new format that will allow for Committee to post their own material. 8:00 — 8:05 GreenSense Update — No further clarification of the multiple posting of the "GreenSense" articles. 8:05 — 8:15 Final vote on the name change that we put before the Board of Selectmen.