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Town of Reading RECEIVED
Meeting Minutes TOWN CLERK
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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Climate Advisory Committee
Date: 2019-12-11 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; Celeste Kracke, member; Jeff
Everson;member; Peter MacGown, Associate member; Patti Cameron RMLD,
member; Denise McCarthy, associate member
Members - Not Present:
Gina Snyder, Associate member,
Others Present:
Travis Estes, Joy Mohr
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ray Porter
Topics of Discussion:
Welcome to Members and Guests
Review minutes, vote on acceptance
Minutes from October 9, 2019 accepted as amended
Ongoing Business:
• Green Sense Editor
• Gina moving to Maine, still interested in writing Green Sense
• Need a party to celebrate Gina's service to the Committee
• Discussion with ]ennifer on Board Wakefield G&L
• Heat pump incentives
• Wakefield and Melrose have indicated interest in teaming on a project
• MassCEC program linkage
• Audit of electrical service customers for outdate residential wiring service
• Ron D'Addario Next Presentation
• Who is the audience?
• What is the message?
• What actions are to be taken?
• Action military planners are acting on Climate Change - (Klare, author) - Ray
• Follow-up to strategic discussion group
• Presentation at middle school, Coolidge? Denise to inquire
• MassCEC grant for speakers (Tim Bless - hip hop artist) - Travis
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• Instructional motions - Nothing New
• Implement a program for legacy trees
• Join Mass Green Communities to obtain grants from State Utilities Fund (DOER)
o Become a Green Community - Travis
o Adopt stretch code for buildings
• Adopt more renewable energy including vehicles
• Sustainability Plan
• Subcommittee: Ray Celeste and Denise to prepare draft
• Key topics Health, Food, Waste, and Climate Change.
• Also, Building, Transportation
• Other City plans:
o Lexington Plan to achieve net zero (MAPC).
o Inventory of electrical capability of residences (Wakefield G&E)
o Gas service upgrades to electricity ordinance
o Building codes for new construction (Town Planning)
o Boston Climate Action Plan
• Updates to Hazard Mitigation Plan - include infrastructure disasters
• Topics (previously discussed):
o Shave the peak
o Solar installations (Town buildings)
o Auto charging stations
o Road diet on Rt. 28
o Sidewalks for alternative transportation (walking, biking)
o Crosswalks and linkages to residences, stores and industrial zones
(Walkable Reading)
o Bikeways
o Tree thinning and plantings (Town Forest Boy Scouts)
o HVAC upgrade to schools (heat pump)
• Steps
o Brainstorm ideas
o Cross committee input/buy in
o Matrix and prioritization
o Present to Select Board and RMLD
• Sources of information
o Climate Action Plan
o Mitigation Plan
o LEAP Plan (Ray)
o Weston plan (Jeff)
o Wakefield G&E (Patti)
o Hazard Mitigation Plan (David)
The meeting adjourned at 8:45 pm
Next meeting 1/8/ 2020 at 7:00 pm
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