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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Climate Advisory Committee
Date: 08/23/2023 Time: 7:03 pm
Building: N/A Location: Virtual via Zoom
Address: N/A
Purpose: Bi -monthly meeting
Attendees: Members - Present:
Ray Porter; Carolyn Johnson; Travis Estes; Genady Pilyaysky;
Members - Not Present:
Mark Logsdon
Others Present:
Bean Ream; Susan Bowe; Narcissa - Christine Lyons; Mary Benedetto (Senior
Planner); Andrew MacNichol (Community Development Director)
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By:
Genady Pilyaysky
Topics of Discussion:
Meeting was held via a Zoom Conference Call
Welcome to Members and Guests
• Quick round of introductions between attendees
Review minutes: No
Reading fall fair participation
• Fair is happening before next meeting
• Forming a small sub -committee for the fall fair participation
• Ray, Carolyn and Gena for a small organizational subcommittee to properly organize
items for the Fall Fair
• Gena to bring sticker book
Mary & Andrew presented slides on hazard mitigation plan:
• Slides overviewing the plan (slides are publicly available)
o Very formulated plan of 200+ pages, updated every 5 years
o Plan is designed to obtain funding from FEMA just in case
o Top three hazards ae Storms, temperature and flooding
• Discussed heatingicooling stations in case of emergency
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• Incorporating native plants into the town owned land, along with different surfaces (e.g.,
woodchips) for different portions of the land
Andrew gave an additional presentation on MBTA
• Ray commented on not just building out the house, but incorporate environmental goals
that we would be supportive of (e.g., green space, electrified, charging stations)
• Andrew encouraged RCAC to distribute survey link, as a committee or as individuals, to
reading residents
Calendar of Coming Events
9/10 Reading Fall Street Faire (Rotary)
10/3 New Residents Open House
Next meeting 09/13/2023 at 7:00 pm
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