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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-11-09 Cities for Climate Protection MinutesdJ Global Warming Task Force - Meeting minutes for Nov 9, 2005 In attendance: Ron, Tracy, Stephanie and Gina.. Power Point Presentation to Town Meeting (11-14-05) Headings for the Power Point Slides What was the purpose of the Ad Hoc Committee on Energy and Environment? What is the Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) organization? What is the CCP program? The CCP structure uses a 5-milestone program: • Conduct a Baseline of Emissions Inventory for municipal, business, and residential operations. • Set an Emissions Reduction Target. • Develop an Action Plan outlining steps the town plans to reach its Emissions Reduction Target. • Implement the initiatives in the Action Plan. • Monitor Emissions reductions and fine-tune Action Plan What are the potential benefits for Reading? What other communities in CCP have we spoken to? What have they accomplished? What do they recommend? What does the Ad Hoc Committee recommend to the Town of Reading? What is the next step in this process? On November 22, 2005, the board of Selectmen will begin the process of establishing a permanent committee to bring Reading into the CCP organization and oversee the CCP program. What is a possible timeline for the CCP program? What can you do? • Join the committee to be formed. Fill out application at the Town Hall. • Be on the look out for ways to reduce energy usage and lower greenhouse and other harmful emissions. Thank you, The Ad Hoc Committee: Gina Snyder, Stephanie Anderburg , Tracy Sopchak, Ray Porter, Steve Goldy, and Ron D'Addario November 8, 2006 Reading Advisory Committee on Cities for Climate Protection Program Committee Notes for Nov. 8, 2006 (Next Meeting Nov. 15"' at Town Hall) Pre-meeting 4 PM to Discuss the Suburban Mobility Grant. Present: Ron Daddario, Michele Benson, Stephanie Anderberg, Gina Snyder, Dan Blodgett. Discussed level of effort needed to pull together the proposal and the critical need for transportation offset from GHG emissions. Voted to check with Peter H. to see if this is our only opportunity. Meeting with Peter Hechenbleikner 4:30 PM, Present: Ron Daddario, Michele Benson, Stephanie Anderberg, Gina Snyder, Dan Blodgett, Tracy Sopchak, and Peter Hechenbleikner. First, regarding making a presentation to Town Meeting on Nov. 13'', Peter H. indicated that Town Meeting moderator has had to limit the number of reports due to last annual meeting taking 1 %2 hours of reports before town meeting ever started. He therefore recommended presenting to Selectmen (decision was for January date) and working with RCTV to develop a program to publicize efforts and needs. Second, the Suburban Mobility Grant has been advertised for several years, and appears to be an annual opportunity. Committee, in consultation with Peter H., determined that data gathering this year may put us in better position to apply next year. Committee Meeting 7 PM, present were Stephanie Anderberg, Michele Benson, Ron Daddario, Tracy Sopchak, Gina Snyder, Dan Blodgett, Joan Boegel, and Ray Porter The minutes for Oct. 25 were accepted unanimously. Provided a recap of meeting with Town Manager (as above). a) Ideas for data collection (students to help? See below); shuttle may benefit if townspeople feel `ownership', eg, donors may get to `name' seats. Need to think about how to make it cool, fun, and something people would use. As Peter H. noted, public transit is almost never self-supporting. Perhaps we could get businesses to support it. We would also have to work with a number of other committees, such as elder affairs who operate a senior shuttle, Peter Sanborn Place that just got a van donated by the Rotary, etc. Suggested cutting it into chunks to work on all the various requirements. b) Ron will contact RCTV regarding a program as follow up to Town Manager meeting. Over 2000 fliers handed out on voting day (congrats to Miles Sopchak, #1 ambassador!) Got 12 additional names for Dan to enter into pledges on EnergyStar website. Kudos to Ron for giving out his phone#! Michele and RMLD stuffed the TM/GM letter into 9500 bills that went out Tues and Wed. We will hope to get our 500 pledges, now at about 70. The bags for the Tree Lighting are on order. Stephanie will check to see when they might arrive. Hope to stuff info into them, Nov. 15th. Festival of Trees decorating/set up is afternoon of December 1'. from 3 to 5 PM at Parker Middle School, 45 Temple Street. Stephanie has a small tree and will be there about 3:15 and anyone who would like to help decorate is invited to meet there (please bring a camera). Joan met with John Doherty 11/3 & discussed curriculum opportunities. He added the change a light letter from the Town Manager to the Edline website and some students also took home as an announcement. He understands climate change issue and is interested, but there is not much in the MA guidelines to include it specifically in the curriculum. Next year AP bio and AP environmental sciences will be added at the HS, so there may be upcoming opportunities. Recycling may be better addressed through another committee. The third grade has an electricity unit, perhaps we could fund a solar kit that could make the rounds of the elementary schools when they are doing the electricity unit. The Envirothon is under Science Teacher Christopher Capone at Austin Prep. The Reading HS is not participating. The Students have to do some community activity and would like to work with our committee. Joan will forward the details via email, and will let the students know that we'd like their help with the mobility grant data gathering. Students might be a great way to survey commuters. The committee voted unanimously to assist the Envirothon Team. The town building committee met last week, Mary Delai seems to be very energetic and set up many subcommittees. Work will have to begin with the lowest cost, highest return activities, behavior primary among them, occupancy sensors, retrofits, then changes. Dan will be helping to enter building data into EnergyStar Portfolio manager. Goal is to have it entered by mid-December (next meeting), they have 5 years of data. Milestone 1 preliminary results were graphed by Michele. Discussion of a hand out for Town Meeting, try to get it on one piece of paper, black and white. Pie charts were suggested, Michele will continue to work with the data and graphical presentation, and will send out for comment. Committee voted not to have Esco come to a meeting, schools already opted not to use similar program. Our next meeting is Nov. 15th. - X) C~e h///;