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NASC Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 7:00 PM
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Town Hall 2 Floor Conference Room
Meetings Start Up Again: August 6th
I. Call to Order
II. Introduce guests, new members, and potential new members
III. Assign meeting scribe: minutes to Chris McClure and post in Google Drive
IV. Approve the minutes
V. Current Business
A. Recap of Sheep Shearing Sunday, May 19
1. Donations
2. New contacts
3. 400 compostable bags= $250
4. Have kids write letters to the company.
5. Overall positive feedback.
B. Stevens Memorial Library
1. World Environment Day program:
a. Just Eat It screening: Wednesday, June 5, 6:30 pm
b. Discussion
c. Attendees: Julia, Joanna, Jessica, Alvin
2. Lunchroom sorting publicity? NA Patch
C. RDP Program/ Joanna-PDF for website
1. Community Board
2. 8 9 pts
D. School Recycling updates/ Joanna
E. Mill Pond curbside recycling update after meeting with Jim/ Adrienne
1. Needs a contract, in search for Millpond 1974 Contract
F. Plastic Bag Ban update/ Adrienne & Julia & Bryan & Devon
1. BOS presentation?
2. Corporate sustainability partners?
3. 2020 March Deadline for May Town Meeting
a. Senior Citizen Benefits
b. Market Basket- Step it up
G. Promotion
1. Facebook/ Jessica & Joanna
2. Twitter/ Madhu & Bryan
a. Current handle is @NA_Sustainable
b. 5 followers, last posts from 2016
3. Newspaper articles/ Devon
4. Bags/ Shoba
5. T shirts & sweatshirts/ Andy $10
6. Website/ Bryan
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a. Remove from board members list:
i. Seema Gupte- Approved
ii. Derrick Ward-Approved
iii. Susan Almono-Approved
b. DENIED- Remove from left-hand side navigation bar: “Archived
issues of OPT – no longer in publication” – last newsletter is 2010
c. APPROVED- Remove from “Green Living” page: “NA Green
Communities Action Plan” – published June, 2010
d. New Tabs Added to Website
i. Recyclopedia
ii. Hazardous Waste
iii. NASWAC-removed
H. Internal/Administrative
7. Annual updated Online Ethics Certificate and Signed Conflict of Interest
form. Please use this link to complete and upload.
8. NO MEETING in July; Meetings resume August 6, September 3, October 1,
November 5, December 3
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9. 2 floor conference room reserved
10. Shared Google drive: agendas, minutes, and more
11. Accounts update/ Kevin
12. Fundraising for committee operations
13. New co-chair-Andy
VI. New Business
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A. Artisan Market: 3 week of September?
1. Kids activity
a. Seedlings w/ compost for kids from compost bins
VII. New business not foreseen at the time of posting
VIII. Adjourn