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Friday, July 21, 2006 4:22 PM
meeting notes
Committee; Notes running a little late here! -Gina
July 12, 2006 Reading Advisory Committee on Cities for Climate
Protection Program
Committee Notes for July 12, 2006
Present were Michele Benson, Ron Daddario, Gina Snyder, Tracy Sopchak,
Dan Blodgett, and Ray Porter.
The minutes for June 28 were accepted unanimously.
Welcome to John Rogers from North Reading (recycling committee) who saw
our article in the RMDL newsletter. The committee members provided John
with some background on the committee and members' participation.
Review of t!f~A art shows the five steps for data gathering on
target.
Baseline computed by early August,
forecast early September and final inventory early September.
Target reduction would be set by November, so this would be a Selectmen
and Town Meeting presentation.
Our action plan would be developed from November 06 to January 2007 with
implementation following through the spring and summer.
Then next fall we'd be measuring how we are doing.
Michele provided a summary of the progress of the data gathering for the
CCP software. They have resent the request to the DPW and DPW has said
they will be able to provide info. On town vehicles. Emily also called
the Maintenance Facilities Manager, Joe Huggins, but it being the end of
the fiscal year, it's a tough time to get data. They will start working
on it. Michele tapped RMLD to get municipal building information.
KeySpan is still developing a query, and census data for 2000 can be
used for demographics. Town waste information is only available as total
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tons incinerated. Emily will call regarding recycling data.
Emily can review:
What other towns are doing, what's working and what hasn't worked.
Each new school for dates of when before re-habilitation and after.
Training is upcoming.
The Poster is under development. Th ibrary s 'd the second week of
August (after some construction is done) ey would give us a separate
table. Tracy will look into developing a reading list; to provide a way
for people to do something - take action.
Stephanie had provided an outline of usiness pro with 3
categories with one or two required actions an a couple of elective
choices. We would keep a right to update the pledge options.
This would go to the chamber of comme Cdkaytwas vol ered) in the
fall so we'll try to nail it down over the s ally o eter, and
contact the chamber and rotary.
Tracy will send out e Reading Green Transit -ea previously sent.
Dan checked on REI grants and REI provides for projects that have a
nexus with their business, such as bike paths or canoe launch siting.
Aspiration is that if we have d n Meeting could be as ed to fun
and alternative energy project. %~E ~n ts-frts a renewable
energy trust are NOT available to towns with municipal light departments.
Park Place, the Lifestyle Mall proponents pulled out of their offer to
meet with the committee. Ron invited them to attend "An Inconvenient Truth".
Michele will look into including the pledge in the next RMLD newsletter.
August 51th-for cookout at Ron's.
Next meeting July 26.
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