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Town of Reading - Meeting Minutes <br />• Instructional motions - Nothing New <br />• Implement a program for legacy trees <br />• Join Mass Green Communities to obtain grants from State Utilities Fund (DOER) <br />o Become a Green Community - Travis <br />o Adopt stretch code for buildings <br />• Adopt more renewable energy including vehicles <br />• Sustainability Plan <br />• Subcommittee: Ray Celeste and Denise to prepare draft <br />• Key topics Health, Food, Waste, and Climate Change. <br />• Also, Building, Transportation <br />• Other City plans: <br />o Lexington Plan to achieve net zero (MAPC). <br />o Inventory of electrical capability of residences (Wakefield G&E) <br />o Gas service upgrades to electricity ordinance <br />o Building codes for new construction (Town Planning) <br />o Boston Climate Action Plan <br />• Updates to Hazard Mitigation Plan - include infrastructure disasters <br />• Topics (previously discussed): <br />o Shave the peak <br />o Solar installations (Town buildings) <br />o Auto charging stations <br />o Road diet on Rt. 28 <br />o Sidewalks for alternative transportation (walking, biking) <br />o Crosswalks and linkages to residences, stores and industrial zones <br />(Walkable Reading) <br />o Bikeways <br />o Tree thinning and plantings (Town Forest Boy Scouts) <br />o HVAC upgrade to schools (heat pump) <br />• Steps <br />o Brainstorm ideas <br />o Cross committee input/buy in <br />o Matrix and prioritization <br />o Present to Select Board and RMLD <br />• Sources of information <br />o Climate Action Plan <br />o Mitigation Plan <br />o LEAP Plan (Ray) <br />o Weston plan (Jeff) <br />o Wakefield G&E (Patti) <br />o Hazard Mitigation Plan (David) <br />The meeting adjourned at 8:45 pm <br />Next meeting 1/8/ 2020 at 7:00 pm <br />page 1 2 <br />