HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-11-28 Climate Advisory Committee Minutes Town of Reading
Y Meeting Minutes RECEIVED
TOWN CLERK
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Climate Advisory Committee
Date: 2018-11-28 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Lower Level Conference Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: Bi-monthly meeting
Attendees: Members - Present:
David Zeek, chair; Ray Porter, secretary; Jeff Everson, associate member;
Gina Snyder, associate member; Celeste Kracke, member
Members - Not Present:
Laurie Ann Sylvia, member; Gretchen Latowsky, member;
Others Present:
Butch Conroy; Steven and Tom
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ray Porter
Topics of Discussion:
Welcome to Members and Guests
Review minutes, vote on acceptance
None
Ongoing Business:
• Movie night discussion
• Two movies discussed.
• No Impact Man vs Age of Consequence
• Craig Brandt foreign affairs discussion at the Library
• Look for space availability in February at the Library
• Ron D'Addrio Presentation
• Discussed Ron's PointPoint presentation.
• Slides slightly bulleted, depends on accompanying narration
• Find out where he wants to present, timing
• Suggest adding a call to action and include more recent congressional report.
• Board of Health Letter on natural gas
• Reading along with 77 other cities and towns set letters along to the State.
• Globe editorial suggested stopping expansion of gas lines and terminals.
• Ideas for Earth Day Fair 2019
• Need to reformat the event. What are other towns doing?
• Work with Walkable Reading on a grant around trees.
• Work with Rotary and "bare root" trees, related to carbon capture and native
plants.
• Reading Garden Club flower sale, joint participation.
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• Other Items
• Winter walk in Matterra Cabin 1:OOpm ]an 27
• Gretchen thought she had resigned from the committee (check with Laura)
• Reading Symphony Saturday, Dec 1, 3:30pm at Reading High School
The meeting adjourned at 8:45 pm
Next meeting 12-12, 2018 at 7:00 pm
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