HomeMy WebLinkAboutNASWAC MeetingMinutes_05.07.09
Tina KleinPhilip DeCologero
Chair
Lisa Conti
Steve Daly
Vice-chair
Norm Bagley
Bruce ThibodeauSusan Seaquist-Almono
Public Works Director
Tim Moulton
Selectman
Karen Kline
Associate Members
Judy Walker
Keith Alter
Steve Parkes
Pete Murley
Martha Mittelstaedt
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Minutes for Thursday, May 7, 2009
Attendees: T. Klein, S. Seaquist-Almono, S. Sakakeeny, M. Mittelstaedt; Lisa??
I.Call to Order
a.Martha Mittelstaedt to record minutes
II.Accept minutes from April
a.April minutes accepted
III.Municipal–Old Business
a.New police station
i.Subcommittee has met with the Police Station design team and Ray
Santilli. Reviewed the LEED framework to identify the certification
points the building might qualify for. An energy model needsto be done
to determine minimum LEED qualification criteria. We expect the results
at the next meeting.
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ii.April 28meeting didn’t happen –next meeting May 12
iii.Talking with National Grid –meet efficiencies, get rebates??
iv.SteveS. showed design plansto give us a sense for the size of the
addition and extent of the renovations to the existing building.
b.Modular classrooms(Pre-Fab)
i.Atkinsonexpansion
1.Lisa and SteveS.met with school building committee (authorized
by selectmen)to introduce our committee to them and let them
know that we are interested in helping and being kept in the loop
with school building renovation and construction
2.Foundation is in, waiting on building specs
ACTION
: SteveS.has requested, and willtry again
3.Municipal building consultants??
4.The manufacturer selected already has several energy efficiency
measures and environmentally friendly attributes built into the
design. For example: white rooffor heat reflection, low VOC
carpet and paintfor improved indoor air quality
ii.Kittredge??
1.2 ½ buildings,
2.need town warrant to move money
c.Whole Building Assessment at NAMS
Action
i.Audit of HVAC complete;:\[who\]need to get a copy of the report
Action
ii.Lighting assessmentcomplete; \[who\]: has the school dept made
any decision to move forward? We’ll need to findout if/when the work is
scheduled so that we can assess energy usage data after lighting upgrade to
measure the savings.
iii.Feedback back to school??
d.Current recycling programs??
i.Franklin School –Green Committee
ii.School committee –recycling policy
ACTION
: Tina to get Tewksbury recycling policy
IV.Municipal -New Business–continued to future meeting
V.Residential Sector –Old Business
a.Multi-family
i.Issues of pick up with TBI & Northside
ii.Should be able to contact complexes by June
iii.Police dept hasa list ofmanagement contactsfor each complex
ACTION
: Bruce to get a copy
VI.Residential Sector –New Business
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a.Shredding event –May 16
ACTION
i.:Susan to send Article to Martha for newspapers
ACTION
ii.: Martha to put together ½ page on shredding event
iii.Booth at town meeting
1.Back issues of OPT
2.Green recycling stickers
3.Single stream
4.Info on shredding event
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b.Sheep Shearing –May 17
i.Think Green, North Andover banner
ACTION:
ii.Tina to organizeby email
iii.10–4pm
c.June meeting –Kilowatt Ours
VII.General –Old Business
a.ICLEI membership finalized –next steps
i.Action: research ICLEI website to understand tools available
ii.Need to get training on GHG inventory software
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b.OPT –Susan organizingsummer edition, to be published 1week of July
c.Name for Committee –North Andover Sustainability Committee