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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-02-22 Climate Advisory Committee Minutesg�' or'xr�o Town of Reading KEGEIVEU Meeting Minutes TOWN CLERK READIN- MA. 2123 JUN 29 PHRic- I : 21 Board - Committee - Commission - Council: Climate Advisory Committee Date: 2023-02-22 Time: 07:00 PM Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room Address: 16 Lowell Street Purpose: Bi -monthly meeting Attendees: Members - Present: David Zeek, Chair; Ray Porter, Secretary; Genady Pilyaysky, Member; Walt Talbot, Member; Travis Estes, Member; Members - Not Present: 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 reviewed and approved for 2/8/2023 Presentation to the Select Board • Dave did a great job in giving the presentation to the Board • There was a lot of Information on the slides • A lot of interest was Farmers Markets • Fidel expressed support of the market and is willing to connect us to others • Good to have our committee Net Zero Plan • Considerable evolution of climate actions have been taken since 2008 when the first Climate Action Plan was established • Create a page that summarizing the success since the initial plan (Ray) • Date for initiating plan not established Page i 1 Town of Reading - Meeting Minutes Tree Plantings in Reading • Gena looked over the Arlington tree replacement policy • Looking to connect with the Reading Tree Warden to talk about town actions • Travis to look at Arlington staff person about their tree replacement policy • Creation of "special" trees (legacy trees) • Tree planting policies often do not address native vs invasive species • Goal is to define the value of trees as a carbon sequestration and responsibilities for maintaining all trees in Town Discussions with Other Town Committees • Role in protecting trees • Need to define the reasons for meeting. Is it to be specific to a single topic or look more broadly for shared interests Polystyrene Bylaw • Laura Gemme issued an email saying that the bylaw is now in effect. • Fidel wants to put together a "marketing plan" to promote the bylaw • Help business identify whether they are using polystyrene and what are the alternatives • Have help with Town Hall to prepare graphics link to a website for additional information Heating/Cooling Survey for 2023 • Already received 2,875 • Walt processes the first 1,000 responses • Significant decrease in the use of oil, and growth in the use of heat pumps • There was also a strong increase in the interest in converting to HP for primary heating Goals of this Committee for 2023 • Current commitments o Polystyrene ban o Heating / cooling survey for 2023 • Green Community Application o Previously lead through Town Planning o Need to pass article at Town Meeting (fee contribution) o RMLD to implement charging system • Solar Installations on Town Building Roofs • Heat Pumps Adoption • Energy Stretch Code Adoption • Transportation topics • Create a survey of Town engagement and priorities (Travis and Genady) Calendar of Coming Events 3/8 Climate Advisory Committee - Zoom Next meeting 3/8/2023 at 7:00 pm Page 1 2