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Climate Advisory Committee
Date: 2019-06-12 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Reading Police Station Location: Community Room
Address: 15 Union Street
Purpose: Bi -monthly meeting
Attendees: Members - Present:
David Zeek, chair; Ray Porter, secretary; Celeste Kracke, member
Members - Not Present:
Gretchen Latowsky, member;
Others Present:
Denise McCarthy, Andy Freidmann, Karen Gately Herrick, Patti Cameron
RMLD, Peter MacGown
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ray Porter
Topics of Discussion:
Welcome to Members and Guests
Review minutes, vote on acceptance
Minutes from May 22, 2019 accepted as amended
Ongoing Business:
Creation of a Joint Sustainability Group
• Create a joint committee with Climate, RMLD and FinCom
• Advocate projects that promote sustainability projects in Reading
• Vulnerability assessment grant application
• RMLD Trustee, Select Board member, and FinCom member to define scope of
effort
• Awaiting action from Select Board to initiate the meeting
• Enthusiastic excitement for the idea was expressed
• Identify "entry points" to each organization to facilitate future initiatives.
• Presentation to the Select Board (Meeting July 2 or early August)
• Discussed draft presentation as prepared by Dave
• Added future action items.
• Andy to confirm date
• Friend and Family Day (Saturday, June 15)
• As a town committee we will have a tent and table
• Whale Jenga with cards to determine what block you would draw
• Messaging to self or child about the climate or environment
• Handouts prepared for the New Residents can be used
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• Summer Cookout (Sunday, June 30)
• 4:00 to 8:00pm
• Grilled food by Porter/Howard
• Sides and deserts by attendees
The meeting adjourned at 5:55 pm
Next meeting 6/26/ 2019 at 7:00 pm
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