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City of Medford
Office of Energy and Environment
City Hall Room 209
Medford, MA 02155
Approved Minutes
11/8/2010
1. Welcome - Mayor McGlynn
Introduction by the mayor where he appointed Fred Laskey as
Medford Energy
Committee Chairman.
2. Introduction to Committee - Alicia Hunt
As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Energy
Efficiency Conservation
Block Grantthe position of Energy Efficiency Coordinator was
created for the City of Medford. Alicia
was hired into that position and one of her responsibilities is
to work with the Medford Energy Committee.There is a description of
the committee that can be found on the web page.
3. Introduction of members and attendance: Fred Laskey, Alicia
Hunt, Jonathan Hunt, Susan Altman,Bob Pain, Jawad Benazzi, J.R.
Siegel, Rick Sacco, Curtis Tuden, Richard Cormio, Jeff
Goldsmith
Not in Attendance: Brett Sullivan and Elisabeth Krautscheid
4. Process and Discussion
Housekeeping: Meeting Schedule: Second Monday of the every month
at 6pm.
-Subject to change [ed. Meeting time changed to first Monday
of each month due to room scheduling difficulty]
Subcommittees: Will be formed through Committee and scheduled to
meet as
needed.
Parliamentary Procedure: Majority rules stressing the need for
cooperation
between Committee members. No decisions will be made or
debatedoutside official meeting schedule in accordance with Medford
open
meeting rules.
5. First Steps and HomeworkHandout: Recent Energy and
Environmental Initiatives
-outlined projects completed over the last 10 years
Handout: Current Projects
- outlines current projects and submitted grantsHandout: City of
Medford Climate Action Plan (October 2001)
Moving Forward: 1. Being aware of current grants &
projects
- focusing on increasing the efficiency of materials in Medford
Public
Schools and municipal buildings- Upgrading hot water heaters at
Medford High School, currently
measuring hot water consumption at MHS i.e. meters and
preparing RFQ for consultant
- Purchasing electricity more intelligently- Investigating
mechanisms for reaching out to more citizens
Action Items: Initial review of Medfords Climate Action Plan,
please read and come prepared to
discuss at the next meeting.
-ideas for updating
