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Attendees: Pam, Brian, Russ (chair), Rob (secretary).
Meeting called to order, we have a quorum.
Agenda:
1) Approval of meeting minutes from Sept. 20.
2) Forming new committee (elected/appointed) which is permanent.
3) Consultant to perform carbon audit.
4) Specifics for draft action plan to be presented to town meeting.
Approved Sept. 20, 2007 minutes (Rob post and make official on web site).
Pam: Keane, Maine using marketing ideas to promote the green projects.
Russ: Kingston, no idling ordinance for town owned vehicles.
Pam: update on ICLEI, Betty Foley has the application, it is in progress. Last selectman's meeting $600. to join ICLEI was approved.
Russ: funding for carbon footprint study at last HMLP board meeting, they approved up to $20K. Provide them with two written proposals. We have one from Jim Shipsky. We might get another proposal from Source One. We need a second written proposal before we can vote to accept anything. We only had a verbal proposal from Source One of $18K to $20K, but did not include residential.
Russ: I will make copies of Jim Shipsky's proposal so we can all review.
Pam: I have a proposal from ICLEI to do carbon footprint study, need to discuss the fee, estimate of approx. $35K.
Russ: Shipsky gives a good scope in his proposal. Pam, do you want to go back to ICLEI and get a scope and proposal?
Pam: Yes, I'll do that. We can use the ICLEI software ourselves or have them do it.
Russ: Lets wait until John gets back so he can get with source one and then we can vote on a carbon footprint proposal.
Brian: Agree, lets wait for John, since he's worked with source one.
Russ: Lets talk about the warrant we need to put together. Charlie Cristelo (town administrator) suggested we talk about a standing committee. Perhaps Laura Burns is for this too. A standing committee is permanent, it is elected or appointed (we can recommend). Advisory committee helps form warrant articles (and committee structure) recommendations.
Brian: maybe we should start thinking of working sessions to start building our document.
Russ: its on our agenda. Consensus on warrant article.
Russ: I make a motion to submit a warrant article to make this a permanent committee.
All vote: in favor.
Russ: who is the liaison from this committee for the carbon footprint study? A primary and a backup person.
Russ: how do we want to break up the study/green action plan.
Brian: get up on the whiteboard and start laying out the structure. Then start trying to assign names to tasks.
Brian: has there been any feedback on our recommendations to the selectman.
Russ: still waiting for feedback from HMLP board on maintaining the 12% of green energy. The fuel economy improvement recommendation is a hard sell. ICLEI membership was approved and carbon study funding approved.
Russ: the league of women voters (was also in the journal) will start sitting in on certain committees to be a 'watchdog'.
Next agenda:
- Voting for the carbon footprint study consultant.
- Need a liaison from this committee for the carbon footprint study. A primary and a backup person.
- Feedback from Charlie on warrant to form permanent committee.
- Start laying out structure of our action plan for deadline of April 1 to be ready for town meeting.
Meeting is adjourned at 8:02pm.
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Next meeting: Thursday, January 3 at 7pm.