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OFR <br />c <br />��, rte- r•� � ", � ^ , <br />'S39`1NCO400pP� <br />Town of Reading <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Climate Advisory Committee <br />Date: 2015 -08 -12 <br />Building: Reading Town Hall <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street <br />Purpose: Bi- monthly meeting <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Time: 7:00 PM <br />Location: Conference Room <br />To <br />RF N 1CL [Rx <br />M�J S S <br />21 q 8,4 ©F <br />Joan Boegel, member; Laurie Ann Sylvia, member; David Williams, <br />member; Ron D'Addario, member and chair; Gina Snyder, associate <br />member; Ray Porter, member <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Michele Benson, associate member <br />Others Present: <br />David Zeek <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Joan Boegel <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />• Recognition of Past Chair, David Williams. The Climate Advisory Committee <br />presented past chair, David Williams, with a certificate of appreciation for his service, <br />signed by all committee members and by our Town Manager and RMLD General <br />Manager. <br />• Accomplishments from 2014 -2015 <br />o Ron D'Addario reviewed the committee's accomplishments from the past year, <br />including a successful Earth Day event, continuation of weekly Green Sense <br />column (thanks to Gina Snyder), presentations to students at RMHS, library book <br />reviews, Adopt an Island, the business recycle bin, plan for solar lighting in <br />library parking lot, participation in Community Shared Solar initiative, and <br />approval by the Board of Selectmen to continue for two years. <br />• Projects for 2015 -2016 <br />o Ray Porter led a discussion of proposed projects that the committee will focus on <br />during the next year. <br />• Community Shared Solar. Subcommittee of Gina, Mike Scola and Joan <br />Boegel will continue to meet with Tom 011ila (RMLD) and to support <br />bringing CSS to Reading. Joan and Gina noted that there is no new <br />progress to report on this program. <br />• Helping Senior Citizens with Energy Audits and Financing of Home Energy <br />Efficiency Upgrades. Council on Aging will meet again in September. Ron <br />will work with Gina. <br />• Food Waste. The Massachusetts food waste disposal ban, affecting <br />businesses that generate more than 1 ton per week of food waste, went <br />into effect last year. There is a gap between demand and resources for <br />food waste management options, i.e., composting, pig farms and <br />anaerobic digestion facilities. Ray suggested that the committee could <br />find out what local businesses, such as the supermarkets in Reading, are <br />Page 1 1 <br />