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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Climate Advisory Committee
Date: 2020-07-08
Building: Reading Town Hall
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: Bi -monthly meeting
Attendees: Members - Present:
Time: 7:00 PM
RECEIVED
TOWN CLERK
REAMIN G. MA.
2023 MAR -8 PM 08
Location: Conference Room
David Zeek, Chair; Ray Porter, Secretary; Denise McCarthy, Member;
Celeste Kracke, Member; Jeff Everson; Member; Peter MacGown, Associate
Member; Travis Estes, Associate Member
Members - Not Present:
Patti Cameron RMLD, Associate Member
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ray Porter
Topics of Discussion:
Meeting was held via a Zoom Conference Call
Welcome to Members and Guests
Review minutes, vote on acceptance
Meeting minutes for 6/24/2020 was accepted as amended.
Ongoing Business:
• Chuck Underhill RMLD Residential Conservation Service not attending this meeting
He will be at the meeting on July 22.
• Green Communities — Select Board Presentation on July 21
• Karen to endorse the Green Communities Program.
• Karen accepts the Sustainability Plan as presented.
• Dave presented slides that address the Green Communities Criteria.
• Climate Advisory Committee to focus on Criteria 4 and S
0 4. Adopt Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Purchase Policy
o S. Minimize life cycle cost in new construction (adopt Stretch Code)
• Education and promotion important role for the committee
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Define high level objectives so that resources can be assigned
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• Sustainability Plan — Select Board Presentation
• Reformat Sustainability Plan for presentation
• Keep bullets simple with detail provided verbally
• Focus on Transportation and Buildings with Food and Health to follow
• Follow up with costs, due dates and actions
RCAC Website
• There are many civic groups promoting environmental and sustainability.
• Have the RCAC be a "clearinghouse" for other groups
• Elevate Sustainability on the Town Website page.
• Wordpress, Facebook, Town Webpage platforms with different capabilities
• Have a Frequently Asked Questions area
• Index other Environmental Groups in Town
• Consider who we are trying to reach, what the call of action and responsibilities
for posting and maintenance
• Communication issues and sustainability plan will keep us busy
• Celeste to provide Website best practices
Route 28 Road Diet
• Jeff sent emails to Howard Stein Hudson (nothing has been received)
• Jeff has made suggestions for proving the viability of the Road Diet
• Comparison to Rt. 114 where there is a space for turning.
• Bike -ability and walkabllity of the Road Diet is desirable (reduce carbon emissions)
• Talk with neighbors about the impacts from road diet.
Next meeting 7/22/2020 at 7:00 pm
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