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Town of Reading - Meeting Minutes <br />• Electric Vehicle (EV) rate <br />o Optional A3 Time of Use (ToU) charge — 3 tiers <br />o Goal to FlII periods of low load (night time) <br />o Effective March 2022 <br />o Encourage EV use <br />• EV Chargers <br />o Full rebate for residential chargers <br />o Mass EVIP grant for 5 retail locations (3 stations in Reading) <br />• Reading Library <br />• Train Station <br />• Downtown near Christopher's <br />o Charging rate of $0.22/KW <br />• Incentive Programs for energy conversions <br />Non -carbon generation assets <br />o Need to balance generation and demand of the daily and monthly variations <br />o Power demand is expected to double by 2050. <br />Support for Sustainability Director <br />• David to confirm budget for Sustainability Director <br />David to attend Finance Committee Meeting to establish budget line Item <br />Community Garden Update <br />• Presentation on Zoom to Neighbors about the plan for a community garden <br />Presentation to the Select Board on Tuesday <br />Presentation to the Conservation Committee on Jan 26 <br />• Questions about shared use of site <br />• DPW to do site prep work and utilities (water access) <br />• 17 plots on the first full terrace <br />• Pollinator garden on the first half terrace <br />Next meeting 1/26/2022 at 7:00 pm <br />Page 1 2 <br />