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Home My WebLink About2011-11-09 Climate Advisory Committee MinutesMeeting Minutes November 9, 2011 Reading Cities of Climate Protection Advisory Committee 7:05 Meeting was called to order. Members: Ron, Ray, Joan and Dave. Associate Member: Laurie Ann Guest: Virginia Minutes from the previous meeting were not distributed for review or approval. Next meeting Tuesday Nov 22 due to potential conflict with Thanksgiving Eve. 7:10 Committee Website: The basic issue is that the committee's current website is based on html and the Town's website is based on Microsoft software. Ron was to talk with Tracy to see if we can get the original documents (before they were converted to html) to load to the website. We can create branches for residents, businesses and Green Sense articles. Ron stated that the priority is to begin loading current documents to the site. 7:30 Review Cambridge's Green Business Program: Attachments about Cambridge's Green Business Program were distributed for review. While the program is very inclusive, the question is who would do the compliance visits. It has been difficult to communicate with the Reading North Reading Chamber of Commerce. Ron was going to contact Bill Crowley (Past President of the Chamber) to see if we could reopen communication. A subcommittee of Ron, Joan and Laurie Ann was formed to may a draft Green Business Plan based in part on the Cambridge Plan. 7:45 Memorial Tree Program: The grant for the memorial tree program (if approve) would cost $300 per tree, which is comparable to the curb -side tree planting program run by the town. Michele was to write up a Roots for the Future summary for review by Peter, Camille and Bob Keating (tree warden). 8:00 Business paper recycling: Michell to coordinate a meeting with Peter (Town Manager) on the possible locations of paper bins in Town. Dave will email Tom Flannigan of JRM for a picture of the bins. 8:15 Other: Ray presented a summary of the ground source heat pump (GSHP) system that he will be installing at his house as part of the new addition.