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climate Advisory committee
Date: 2017-04-12 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; Laurie Ann Sylvia, member; Ron
D'Addario, member; Jeff Everson, associate member; Gina Snyder,
associate member; Gretchen Latowsky, member;
Members - Not Present:
Ron D'Addario, member (arrived later)
Others Present:
Celeste Kracke, Guest
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ray Porter
Topics of Discussion;
Welcome to Members and Guests
Celeste Kracke, Guest - Heard about committee from Town Website.
Review minutes, vote on acceptance
None
Ongoing Business:
• Earth Day Planning- Location (Saturday, April 22)
• Follow-up with remaining vendors. Palmetto expressed interest.
• Need to arrange vendors in the gym. Attempt to separate solar vendors.
• Need signs to direct exhibitors and guests. Ron to be in parking lot with the
electric cars.
• Doyans to bring appliances. Home Depot may need a table.
• Student questions to be available.
• Coffee (caf and decaf), sliced bagels (2 dozen) for vendors, juice, and fruit.
• Use/Ban of Plastic Bags (April 24)
• Dave drafted an instructional motion to present at town meeting. (Dave/Ron)
• Bob L. to review draft language.
• Facebook /Website
• Website to go live, pending final cleanup.
• Bike Swap (May 5/6)
• Flyer to be made to handout at the Earth Day Fair.
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Action Items for RCAC (items carried forward)
• Revisit the Energy Services Company (ESCo) - to understand the progress on
the energy efficiency and reductions. Find who (Joe Huggins (781-942-5492))
in Reading is tracking this. - Ray
• Reading Library home energy focus for future home tours. - Gretchen & Ron
• Reinvent our Green Award program (Green Business and Green Leader). -
Laurie Ann & Ron.
The meeting adjourned at 8:40 pm
Next meeting 4-26-2017 at 7:00 pm.
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