2012-05-23 Climate Advisory Committee Minutes

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Meeting Minutes May 23, 2012 Reading Cities of Climate Protection Advisory Committee 7:00 - 7:06 Welcome to everyone. Members and Guests in Attendance. Voting Members: Ron, Ray, Joan, and Dave. Associate Members: Laurie Ann, and Michelle Meeting minutes for May 9, 2012 reviewed and approved. Meeting minutes for April 11, 2012 reviewed and approved 7:06 — 7:25 Green Business Energy Audit. Coordination with Swiss Baker (Tom) has been arranged. Amend the Green Business to include the contact phone numbers for RMLD, DPW and National Grid (gas) or Mass Save so the company can arrange for an audit. Energy New England did the water audit for the DPW. Contact with the Reading/North Reading Chamber has been slow. Probably do to the new Executive Director, Julie Higgins, being overload. There is a Green Business program listed on the website which might the program we initiated. 7:25 - 7:30 Recycle Bin in the CVS Parking Lot. Potential conflict the location of the recycle bin with the banks located in the lot. . 7:30 — 7:35 Bicycle Path Grant. Reading wants to get on the list of communities for funding for promoting bicycle use. 1 7:35 — 8:10 Family and Friends Day (June 16). Seeking donations for give -away items that are consistent with our promotion of tree plantings for winners of the booth contests. Michelle to distribute letter and flyer. Laurie Ann to get the table from Reading Light. Michelle to do the tent. Handouts are made for the Taking Root campaign. Need to bring a few Green Business Awards flyers. Games: Leaf Identification Game and Pin the Tree on the Forest Game. Ron and Dave to prepare a handout on the benefits of trees. 8:10 — 8:17 Sunday, June 24, 4:00 — 8:00pm. Committee Party at Ray Porter's house. 8:17 — 8:30 LEAP Program Meeting. Michelle reported on the LEAP meeting. Brainstorming session was held to come up with ideas. The process being implemented by the group is similar to what we identified in our Action Plan. 8:30 Adjourned