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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Climate Advisory Committee
Date: 06 12 2024 Time:
Building: N/A
Address: N/A
Purpose: Bi -monthly meeting
7pm
Location: Virtual - Zoom
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Attendees: Members - Present: Ray Porter; Travis Estes; Carolyn Johnson
Members - Not Present: Genady Pilyaysky; Mark Logsdon
Others Present: Mark Ortins; Margot DeNoie Kastrinos
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By:
Genady Pilyaysky
Meeting Called To Order: 7:04 pm - Adjourned: 8:11
Topics of Discussion:
The meeting was held via a Zoom Conference Call
Welcome to Members and Guests
Travis update on net zero MPCA
• New interactive survey
o httos://Dadiet.com/ReadinaNZAP/reading-net-zero-action-plan-nzaD-Dnnbx
o Encouraged to share throughout the community and online
o Ray will look into making other members users of the RCAC Facebook
account
• Next office hours: Thursday, June 20 in the morning (9-10am) and the evening
(5:30-6:30pm)
Ray updated on Killam sustainability initiative
• No new updates
• Margot - what is the status?
o Ray - completely replacing the existing building
o Discussed presented options
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o Noted challenges with building waste
Updates on MBTA Communities
• Carolyn will watch the presentation and report at the next meeting
Friends and Family Day
• Good engagement and conversations
o Surveys allowed for many conversations with attendees
• Corrin Wolf made new posters, which were great
Coolidge 8th Grade Civic Project
• Attended by Ray
• 8th grade classes are required to engage in a civic project related to climate
change in Reading
• Engaged with some students by email regarding topics they were interested in
• Will look for opportunities to engage with the HS and other schools next year
• Consider "hosting" some of the students to present publicly
o At RCAC meeting
o At Library
Tree Survey Topic - Submitted by Genady
Member Interviews Happening Now
• If all approved, all vacant seats for Member and Associate Member will be filled
Next Meeting is 6.26.2024
Adjourned: 8:11
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