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Town of Reading <br /> z Meeting Minutes RECEIVED <br /> TOWN CLERK <br /> Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br /> 2019 JUL -1 PM 12 0 <br /> Climate Advisory Committee <br /> Date: 2018-12-12 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; Jeff Everson, associate member; <br /> Gina Snyder, associate member; Celeste Kracke, member <br /> Members - Not Present: <br /> Laurie Ann Sylvia, member; Gretchen Latowsky, member; <br /> Others Present: <br /> Butch Conroy; Denise McCarthy <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 11/28/2018 accepted as amended <br /> Ongoing Business: <br /> • Movie nights discussion <br /> • No Impact Man movie night at library - date to be determined <br /> • Promotion through local churches <br /> • Goal: To adopt more choices about reducing carbon footprint <br /> • Age of Consequence to follow "Great Decisions" Class <br /> • Craig Brandt foreign affairs discussion at the Library <br /> • Goal: Understanding the security consequences of climate change <br /> • Ideas for Earth Day Fair 2019 <br /> • Rotary Club promotion of trees with 5'h graders. Arbor Day <br /> • Work with Rotary and "bare root" trees, related to carbon capture and native <br /> plants. <br /> • State grant pending. <br /> • Pennies for Pines through the Garden Federation - Penny wars <br /> • Mike Haniford has taken the role of tree warden <br /> • Need to reformat the event. What are other towns doing? <br /> • Work with Walkable Reading on a grant around trees. <br /> • Reading Garden Club flower sale, joint participation. <br /> o Mary Ann Higgins current president <br /> • Need to reformat the event. What are other towns doing? <br /> Page I 1 :mo.os-m <br />