2016-04-13 Climate Advisory Committee Minutes

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Town of Reading - Meeting Minutes Publicity - Gina's press release was printed on the front page of local newspapers. She will write a second press release focusing on the Tesla electric vehicle that will be shown at Earth Day. Committee members volunteered to bring food and beverages for the exhibitors. • Bagels, cream cheese, 1 lb bag of coffee - Ron • Granola bars, tea bags - Laurie Ann • Fruit, half & half - Joan • Juice - Gina c Set up. Laurie Ann and Michele Benson will set up tables at RMLD on Friday afternoon. Committee members need to arrive at 9 a.m. Saturday to help exhibitors with set up prior to start of Fair at 10 a.m. Bike Swap Event • Bike Swap date has been set for Saturday, May 14, with bike donations accepted Friday, May 13. • There is a potential problem due to new RMLD liability insurance requirements. It may be necessary for the Reading Climate Advisory Committee to officially host the event with Reading Cares so that the insurance concern is covered by the Town. The Committee voted to host the May 13 -14 Bike Swap event if needed for liability insurance coverage. Future Meetings • RMLD Board Meeting - possibly May 12 or 19 at 7:30 p.m. Ron, Jeff and David Zeek will attend. • RCN "Meet Your Committees Night" - May 11 at 7:15 p.m. (during a regular Wednesday Climate Advisory Committee meeting). Gina and David Zeek will represent the Committee. • Presentation to Board of Selectmen - May 17 • We will have 15 minutes • Presentation will include photos from Brad Jones meeting, Earth Day Fair, December Senior Citizen event with RMLD • Accomplishments include gas leaks resolution - thank BoS for approving • We can talk a little bit about future update of Action Plan and solicit Selectmen's input • Jeff stated that he hopes to be able to contribute to the plan based on what he will learn at two events he will attend soon - Brookline Climate Week and the Babson Energy Conference. • Website • Town website software is in process of update. Paula Schena can revise names and positions of Committee members on the website and will Inform us when software update Is completed. • Jeff Everson will take over role of webmaster for the Climate Advisory Committee. Ideas for Action Plan • Jeff Everson reported that he recently attended two events - Brookline Climate Week and the Babson Energy Conference. He also connected with a Belmont Citizen who was involved in that community's solar energy initiatives. Jeff requested half an hour at a future Climate Advisory Committee meeting to discuss learnings from these events and ideas for Reading's Climate Action Plan in detail. • Ron agreed to give Jeff this time on a future meeting agenda. The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Page 1 2