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Town of Reading <br /> Meeting Minutes REGEiVED <br /> s TOWN CLERK <br /> REA.01NG, MA <br /> Board - Committee - Commission - Council: 7019 JUL - I AM 1141 <br /> Climate Advisory Committee <br /> Date: 2017-09-27 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; Gretchen Latowsky, member; <br /> Celeste Kracke, Member <br /> Members - Not Present: <br /> Laurie-Ann Silva, member; Gina Snyder, associate member; ]eff Everson, <br /> Associate Member <br /> Others Present: <br /> Butch ? <br /> Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ray Porter <br /> Topics of Discussion: <br /> Welcome to Members and Guests <br /> None <br /> Review minutes, vote on acceptance <br /> 8/23/2017 minutes approved <br /> 9/13/2017 minutes approved <br /> Ongoing Business: <br /> • Comments for Businesses on Checkout bags <br /> • A call by Dave with Clint Richmond who reports that there are no compostable <br /> plastic bags which meet the ASTM D7081. <br /> • Recommend dropping the Marine degradable plastic bag definition from the <br /> by-law. <br /> • Hitching Post uses paper bags and was supportive of the plastic bag by-law. <br /> • Reviewed summary of other business responses. <br /> • Communication from public <br /> • Dave met with Powerful Organized People (POP) (The Huddle) on Sept 21 <br /> meeting at the Library (6:00 - 9:00). Generally supported the by-law. <br /> Provided names of additional people who support by-law. Laura is proposing <br /> to contact town meeting members in each precinct using scripted text and <br /> Facebook. <br /> • Other groups <br /> • Walkable Reading <br /> • Trails Committee <br /> • Reading Ramblers <br /> • Reading Neighbor Network <br /> Page 1 <br />