2017-09-13 Climate Advisory Committee Minutes

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Town of Reading Meeting Minutes kcCE1VD TOWN CLERK 'v,,,M•.�''� R E A G i"d G, rU A Board - Committee - Commission - Council: 2219 JUL - I AN 11: 4 Climate Advisory Committee Date: 2017-09-13 Time: 7:00 PM Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Lower Level Conference Room Address: 16 Lowell Street Purpose: Bi-monthly meeting Attendees: Members - Present: David Zeek, chair; Ray Porter, secretary; Gretchen Latowsky, member; Laurie-Ann Silva, member; Gina Snyder, associate member; Celeste Kracke, Member; Jeff Everson, Associate Member Members - Not Present: Laurie-Ann Silva, member Others Present: Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ray Porter Topics of Discussion: RMLD is developing a second Community Shared Solar project. There are 200 people on the waiting list. There are 600 shares in the next CSS project. Need to solicit another 400 participants. Welcome to Members and Guests None Review minutes, vote on acceptance None Ongoing Business: • Comments for Businesses on Checkout bags • CVS (personal opinion) and Stop & Shop responses received. Stop & Shop bags offered for 10c does not meet the by-law as currently drafted. • Staples returned questionnaire, Market Basket, Home Goods and Bagel World did not respond. • Follow-up with smaller business (Simms Jewelers, Hitching Post) • Chamber of Commerce for Reading and North Reading • Communication from public • List of interested people - collected at Earth Day fair and at women's group. • Host an informational meeting that includes key community groups. • Powerful Organized People (POP) (The Huddle) Sept 21 meeting at the Library (6:00 - 9:00). • Walkable Reading • Trails Committee • Reading Ramblers • Reading Neighbor Network Page I 1 xon woo