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CF� <br />Town of Reading <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Climate Advisory Committee <br />Date: 2021-04-14 <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 />RE40I`<0, MA. <br />P- <br />2323 MAR -8 PM 3: 10 <br />Location: Conference Room <br />David Zeek, Chair; Ray Porter, Secretary; Celeste Kracke, Member; Denise <br />McCarthy, Member; Jeff Everson; Member; Peter MacGown, Associate <br />Member; Travis Estes, Associate Member; <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Others Present: <br />Chuck Underhill, RMLD <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ray Porter <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />Meeting was held via a Zoom Conference Call <br />Welcome to Members and Guests <br />Review minutes, vote on acceptance <br />Meeting minutes for 03/24/2021 has been accepted as amended. <br />EV Charging Stations <br />• Locations in Reading and Wilmington publicly accessible <br />• Coordination with local planning boards for sites with compatible land use <br />• Also looking at parking lot locations in shopping centers <br />• Fleet use options being pursued (golf course carts) <br />• Issues: nearby power and civil work <br />• Street parking related issues relate to pedestrian traffic, line of sight for vehicle <br />traffic and location of power poles <br />• $7500 equipment cost per charging unit, labor costs vary depending on site issues <br />• Other Issues, who is charged for power <br />• RMLD getting 20 chargers for location somewhere. <br />RCAC and Reading Cares Bike Event <br />• Ray reviewed the operating plans for the bike event and coordination with RMLD, <br />Town of Reading, and abutters. <br />• Help from RCAC members to clean donated bikes is desired. <br />• Update on times at next meeting. <br />Page 1 1 <br />