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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-08-22 Climate Advisory Committee MinutesJAN Pq�oi Town of Reading RECEIVED Meeting Minutes TOWN CLERK ifr• READING, MA. Board - Committee - commission - Council: 2023 MAR -9 AH 10' 27 Climate Advisory Committee Date: 2018-08-22 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; Laurie Ann Sylvia, member; Celeste Kracke, member; Members - Not Present: Jeff Everson, associate member; Gretchen Latowsky, member; Gina Snyder, associate member Others Present: Jennifer Kallay, Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Board; Julie Smith -Galvin, Wakefield Town Counilor; Andy Freedman, Reaing Select Board Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: ; Ray Porter Topics of Discussion: Welcome to Members and Guests Review minutes, vote on acceptance 5/23/2018 Minutes accepted Ongoing Business: Electric Heat Pump Proposal (Sept 2018) • Six potential awards. Looking to leverage adjacent town involvement. • Interest in expanding electric revenue to the municipal light districts. • Reading Street Fair / DPW (Sept 9) • Solicit committee members to attend DPW at their booth • DPW 6 -month waiver form prepared. One already applied for an extension (Dynamic Sports). • DPW FAQ prepared with corrected dates (Sept 10) • Visits with larger businesses nearly complete. Rite -aid visit pending. • Plastic Straw Bans • Not a strong interest in initiating a policy or bylaw. Future Activities • Movie nights o Children suing for environmental damages o Feature length films (screening costs significant). Licensing issue. o Ocean plastics - reduce plastic waste Page 1 1 Town of Reading - Meeting Minutes o "Bag It" - 30-45 minutes o Jonathan Bird presentation • Earth Day - update in issue and objectives • Solar grants - Reading Library a customer of EBSCO. o Need to talk to the Library Board - Alice Collins, Amy Lim The meeting adjourned at 8:25 pm Next meeting 9-12-2018 at 7:00 pm Page 1 2