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"I's <br />orxego <br />0 <br />� � Town of Reading <br />F� _ � x' Meeting Minutes <br />a r' <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Climate Advisory Committee <br />Date: 2021-07-14 <br />Building: Reading Town Hall <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street <br />Purpose: Bi -monthly meeting <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Time: 7:00 PM <br />RECEIVED <br />TOWN CLERK <br />R=:A^:"IG, MA. <br />624- <br />2923 MAR —8 PM 3: 10 <br />Location: Conference Room <br />David Zeek, Chair; Ray Porter, Secretary; Celeste Kracke, Member; Jeff <br />Everson; Member; Travis Estes, Associate Member; <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Genady Pilyaysky, Member <br />Others Present: <br />Coleen O'Brien, RMLD <br />Walt Talbot, Resident/guest <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ray Porter <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />Meeting was held via an in-person meeting <br />Welcome to Members and Guests <br />Review minutes, vote on acceptance <br />Meeting minutes for 06/09/2021 has been accepted as amended. <br />Voting for RCAC Leadership Roles <br />• Dave Zeek was nominated and voted in as Chair of the RCAC <br />• Ray Porter was nominated and voted in as Vice Chair and Secretary of RCAC <br />EV Charging Stations / Electrification <br />• Colleen reported that the grant for EV chargers was approved <br />• Dave talked with REI and Planet Fitness about EV charges. <br />• REI was interested in having EV chargers, Planet Fitness was not. <br />• Recommend talking with property owners about having EV chargers <br />• Volta, an EV charger provider, has worked with RMLD and may be interested <br />Environmental Metrics for Sustainable Development <br />• Dave learned Assessor from the excise tax database that there were 64 registered <br />EV plates in Reading <br />• Dave asked about adding a question on fuel use to the annual Town survey <br />• Need to keep questions focused to minimize non -responses <br />• Use of data for tracking trends in energy use and communicate incentives for <br />energy upgrades <br />• Number of heat pumps in Reading can be tracked by permits for electrical meters <br />and MassSave Rebates <br />Page 1 1 m 3m 3 <br />