2014-05-29 Climate Advisory Committee Minutes

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e`i. or 40 Town of Reading a' Meeting Minutes 3, �pCOP�OP� HECECLOY% Board - Committee - Commission - Council: �GWN MASS. E ADWG. Climate Advisory Committee Date: 2014 -05 -29 Time: 7 PM AN JUL I I P 3' 1141111 Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Lower Level Conference Room Address: 16 Lowell Street Purpose: 81-monthly meeting Attendees: Members - Present: David Williams, member; Laurie Ann Sylvia, member; Joan Boegel, member; Michele Benson, associate; and Ron D'Addario, member Members - Not Present: Gina Snyder, associate; Ray Porter, member Others Present: Michael Scola, late arrival Minutes Respectfully submitted By: Ronald M. D'Addario Topics of Discussion: Agenda Item: Review and approve minutes of recent meetings. The minutes for May 14, 2014 were approved with minor edits. RMLD LED Light Project Grant: Laurie Ann related that the RMLD has a LED street light grant pending with an answer at the end of June 2014. Recycle Bins at Town Parkins Lots: Jean Delios, town planner, e- mailed loan suggesting that Ron D'Addario should try again to gain bin space with Mr. Mawn, president of Northern Bank at the M.F. Charles properties. Ron will write a draft letter and send It to Joan for review. We will resurrect our efforts to Install a recycle bin in the M.F. Charles parking lot. Friends and Family Day on Saturday. June 14th: Dave submitted a print -out for the voluntary Opt In program in Reading which uses reverse 911 calls to warn residents of impending dilemmas. The committee discussed using the Opt in program for residents to alert them to lower their electrical demand to help reduce critical peak electrical loads. Michele added that commercial electrical accounts are offered incentives to reduce their electrical demand during peak load situations by Enemoc through ISO. Basically businesses get a credit for reducing their load at peak times. She said that it is the commercial companies that use the bulk of the load. Page 1 1