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Town of Reading <br /> g Meeting Minutes ti E C C t'v E u <br /> TOWN CLERK <br /> °� "°• READING, IM <br /> Board - Committee - Commission - Council: 2019 JUL - I $ 6 <br /> Climate Advisory Committee N 12: 39 <br /> Date: 2019-04-24 Time: 7:00 PM <br /> Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Lower Level Conference Room <br /> Address: 16 Lowell Street <br /> Purpose: Bi-monthly meeting <br /> Attendees: Members - Present: <br /> David Zeek, chair; Ray Porter, secretary; Laurie Ann Sylvia, member; <br /> Celeste Kracke, member; Gina Snyder, associate member; Jeff Everson, <br /> associate member; Denise McCarthy <br /> Members - Not Present: <br /> Gretchen Latowsky, member; <br /> Others Present: <br /> Andy Friedmann, Ben Ream <br /> Minutes Respectfully submitted By: Ray Porter <br /> Topics of Discussion: <br /> Welcome to Members and Guests <br /> Review minutes, vote on acceptance <br /> Minutes for 4/10/2019 accepted as amended <br /> Ongoing Business: <br /> • Ideas for Arbor Day 2019 (Friday, April 26) <br /> • Denise confirmed a tree donation from Mahoney's is ready. <br /> • Gina talked with Mike of DPW would plant the tree. <br /> • Preferred approach would be to have the hole prepped at Barrows School. <br /> • Denise to talk with School Principal <br /> • October Glory Red Maple with a trunk size of 1.2 to 2 inches <br /> • Promote the event as an "after the fact" news story (RCN, papers, Facebook) <br /> • Red Bud trees to be distributed by Rotary Club to 50 graders <br /> • Flyer on value of trees to be distributed <br /> • Green New Deal Discussion <br /> • Discuss the outline for the Green New Deal informational event. <br /> • Need to promote the Sunrise Movement Tour, on Thursday, April 18. <br /> • Goal is to be informed and knowledgeable on the topic <br /> • Tuesday, May 14 (6 to 9, inclusive with the presentation being 7:00 to 8:30) <br /> • Preliminary PowerPoint by April 24, for review by committee <br /> • Advertising - Facebook post, PATCH, newspapers, RCN, Green Sense <br /> • Inform RMLD Board about this event. Laurie Ann to inform RMLD operations. - <br /> • Celeste to prepare a graphic and Flyer. <br /> Page I <br />