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Minutes For Thursday July 2, 2009
DPW Conference Room, 7:00 PM
Attendees: Tina Klein, Steve Daly, Karen Kline, Martha Mittelstaedt, Susan Seaquist-Almono, Judy
Walker, Pete Murley, Steve Foster
I. Call to Order -Steve Daly to record minutes
II. Accept minutes from June meeting
a. no action taken
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III. Municipal –Old Business
a.New Police Station update
1.Steve Foster reported that aplanned meeting between Ray Santilli and the building
designersto determine if LEEDeedcredits are still attainable for the project is yet to
be scheduled.
2.Steve recommended formulation of a “municipal standard” of energy efficiency to
be applied to any new municipal building project.
3.Intention is for NASC to be involved at the outset of building planning to best
incorporate energy efficiencies.
4.Energy efficiency and energy conservation programs are in place for municipal
buildings. Does the town already own the new police station building? If not,
when will the property transfer occur? \[Did someone take this action item?\]
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Committee seeks to learn at what point the town owns the new police building.
IV. Town July 4 Celebration-NASC to exhibit at the Common from 9AM to 4PM, Saturday only.
a.Three activities: “Spin the needle” for paper recycling questions, Recycle Relay, Quilt
art.
b.Karen to bring “recyclables” and markers. Others may also bring recyclables, too.
c.Susan to bring signs and a waste basket
d.Martha to bring paints and a digital camera
e.Tina to bring clothesline and pins and a pole for No Idle signage
f.Steve D. to bring tent and table.
V. Municipal –New Business
a. Per Bruce Thibodeau’s submitted report, new lighting is installed in the DPW through
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National Grid’s Municipal Initiative program. NG funds 70 % of the cost have new
fixtures installed. The balance is financed at 0% for two years. NG will also look at the
same retrofit for Town Hall, the 2 fire stations, the Youth Center and the Library.
VI. Municipal –Old Business
a.Bruce has met with the Brookside property managementresidents.and will provide
them with a list of potential cart vendors. Recycling pick up will begin once carts have
been distributed. \[It was not clear to me whether the property management would
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provide the toters or whether each residential unit would need topurchase one. Bruce,
can you provide the details here?\]the residents each have a wheeled toter which they
will purchase.
b.Next complex to bring on line is slated to be Royal Crest. Bruce is seeking out the
contact there. Judy to coordinate with Bruceand see if she can help track down a new
contact.
c.NASC has offered recycling education in whatever form required to the residents new to
curbside pickup.
VII.Residential-New Business
a.National Grid meeting June 26,-attended by Bruce, Steve S., Steve D. Karen Kline and
Phil D.
b.i.NG’s energy efficiency programs were reviewed by NG staffers. (We are familiar
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with most of these programs).
c.b.Town Wide Yard Sale –60 homes participated.
VIII.General-Old Business
a.Tina will attend BOS meeting on July 13 to seek formal approval of new committee
organization and direction. BOS should be recruiting for our open positions. feedback on
any new committee appointments.
b.Peregrine Energy Group-Tina,and Susan and Steve F., will attend a July 6 kick-off
meetingwith Bruce.Tina will distribute meeting notes to the groupto kick-off the give
input for the energy audit Peregrine will conduct for the town of North Andover, including
the gas and electric accounts.
c.CEC “Clean Energy Choice” program is changing. Funds donated by electric customers
will no long be matched. The $15,000.00 set aside in the fund for North Andover’s use
must be spent by Nov. 1, 2009.
d.Tina suggests solar hot water for a fire station be considered as a worthy project meeting
the criteria of “alternate energy source” rather than simply “conservation”.
e.OPT-editor needed for Fall ’09 edition. Lisa Conti was nominated. Susan will assist as
needed. Several articles are already planned:
Support for Proposal pending totheexpandedthe bottle billto includemost all plastic
bottles(Tina)
What’s happening with Multi-family recycling(Bruce)
News regarding projects at Atkinson school?(Steve Sak)
The deal with the furniture drop-off at TBI. Needs some research. Did someone
volunteer to do this?
Fall HHW event –Bruce, is this going to be at TBI?
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Update on Anti-Idling kickoff (Phil)
Note: Change to our calendar…No meeting planned for August. Next meeting: Sept. 10
Respectfully submitted,
Steve Daly