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Town of Reading RECEIVED
Meeting Minutes TOWN CLERK
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Board -Committee -Commission -Council:
2123 JUN 29 PMI 22
Climate Advisory Committee
Date: 2023-03-22 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:
Cathy Zeek
Simone Payment
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 2/22/2023
Community Garden (Cathy and Simone)
• Phase 2 for Community Garden expansion plan
• Funding coming from several sources which allows for additional amendities
• Opportunities for educational events at the Pavilion (bee keeping)
• Opportunities also available for public participation so support garden expansion
• Activity around the Community Garden has brought attention to Materra Cabin and
Bear Meadows trails.
Polystyrene Bylaw
• Dave, sent draft letter and press release to Public Health Director
• Dave to meet at Town Hall to discuss the flyer
• Discussed the material to include in the flyer
• Have help with Town Hall to prepare graphics link to a website for additional
information/resources
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• Outreach about the bylaw through reposting of a message on the Town website or
Facebook post.
• Emphasize reduction of single use plastic through reposts or comments by RCAC
members.
• Have Gina do a Green Sense on the Bylaw timed to the press release
Friends & Family Day
• Dave to submit a request for a booth that does not include electricity
• Need a way to engage kids
o Treasure hunt for plastics
o Select an alternative for a plastic item
Heating/Cooling Survey for 2023
• Already received 3,710, have not been to Town Hall to collect more
• Walt and David have processes some of the responses
• Gena to ask the Library scanner
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
3/23 Hazard Mitigation Plan Working Group
4/4 Reading Municipal Election
4/12 Climate Advisory Committee - Zoom
4/24 Reading Annual Town Meeting
4/26 Climate Advisory Committee - Zoom
5/10 Climate Advisory Committee - Zoom
5/24 Climate Advisory Committee - Zoom
6/10 Friends & Family Day
6/4 Climate Advisory Committee - Zoom
Next meeting 4/12/2023 at 7:00 pm
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