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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Climate Advisory Committee
Date: 2020-06-24 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Conference Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: Bi -monthly meeting
Attendees: Members - Present:
David Zeek, chair; Ray Porter, secretary; Denise McCarthy, associate
member; Peter MacGown, Associate member; Gina Snyder, Associate
member, Celeste Kracke, member; Patti Cameron RMLD, member; Jeff
Everson; member;
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Travis Estes,
Karen Herrick, Select Board Liason
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 6/10/2020 was accepted as amended.
Ongoing Business:
Sustainability Plan - Draft
• Discuss presentation with Karen Herrick
• Karen expressed interest in have the RCAC make a presentation to the Select
Board.
• RMLD to make a presentation to the Select Board at an upcoming meeting.
• What's next for this plan? Create a top 10 list?
• Identify the short term (now) vs longer term actions.
• Transportation actions have support from the Town and RMLD
Agreed to pursue the adoption of the Stretch Code for Buildings
• Support RMLD's efforts provide more renewable energy
• Partnering with a business to support a farmer's market
• Define high level objectives so that resources can be assigned
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• Environmental Actions within Reading
• 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.
Route 28 Road Diet
• April 10 presentation by Howard Stein Hudson
• 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 walkability of the Road Diet is desirable (reduce carbon emissions)
Celeste to post material on walkability along with the link to the Road Diet
Feedback form.
• Talk with neighbors about the impacts from road diet.
Next meeting 7/8/2020 at 7:00 pm
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