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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Climate Advisory Committee
Date: 2021-07-14
Building: Reading Town Hall
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: Bi -monthly meeting
Attendees: Members - Present:
Time: 7:00 PM
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Location: Conference Room
David Zeek, Chair; Ray Porter, Secretary; Celeste Kracke, Member; Jeff
Everson; Member; Travis Estes, Associate Member;
Members - Not Present:
Genady Pilyaysky, Member
Others Present:
Coleen O'Brien, RMLD
Walt Talbot, Resident/guest
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ray Porter
Topics of Discussion:
Meeting was held via an in-person meeting
Welcome to Members and Guests
Review minutes, vote on acceptance
Meeting minutes for 06/09/2021 has been accepted as amended.
Voting for RCAC Leadership Roles
• Dave Zeek was nominated and voted in as Chair of the RCAC
• Ray Porter was nominated and voted in as Vice Chair and Secretary of RCAC
EV Charging Stations / Electrification
• Colleen reported that the grant for EV chargers was approved
• Dave talked with REI and Planet Fitness about EV charges.
• REI was interested in having EV chargers, Planet Fitness was not.
• Recommend talking with property owners about having EV chargers
• Volta, an EV charger provider, has worked with RMLD and may be interested
Environmental Metrics for Sustainable Development
• Dave learned Assessor from the excise tax database that there were 64 registered
EV plates in Reading
• Dave asked about adding a question on fuel use to the annual Town survey
• Need to keep questions focused to minimize non -responses
• Use of data for tracking trends in energy use and communicate incentives for
energy upgrades
• Number of heat pumps in Reading can be tracked by permits for electrical meters
and MassSave Rebates
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Town of Reading - Meeting Minutes
Community Garden Grant
• The earmark funding came through and supported by Karen of the Select Board
• A planning meeting will be held next Tuesday
• A design review meeting is planned for August
• Additional data is needed before meeting with the Town Staff
• Four sites are included in the assessment Including the Matterra site
• Comparing sites against criteria and needs
• Current "modelling" of site needs Is based on Wakefield's garden
• Recommend that an survey be conducted through Social Media to define critical
priorities
Energy Efficiency
Julie will be coming to plan a public meeting on September 22
Response to the Article Jeff had in the Chronicle
• Dave will draft a letter to the editor in support a Town supported Energy
Sustainabilty Director
• Jeff to support and review the letter.
• Energy Efficiency director Is a key element to qualify as Green Community
Student Interns from HS Environmental Club
• Travis has not spoken with Club recently
• Public Service Message (2 - 3 min segments)
• Data Collection (Environmental Metrics)
• Survey for Farmers' Market
• Leon and Sedona are interested in working with the club
• Wait for feedback from students to gauge their interest.
• RPL does not have interns, but they do use student as "Tech Guides" and to
shelve stuff.
• Online content can be posted on YouTube
• Project Idea: Plastic collection drive to earn a recycled plastic bench
Postings
Celebration of Reading Town Forest
o Sept 25 (8:00 to 12:00)
RMLD Events
o Public Power Open House
o Heat Pump Webinar - Case Studies
Next meeting 7/28/2021 at 7:00 pm via Zoom
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