TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON
CLEAN ENERGY TASK FORCE
SPECIAL MEETING
Thursday, December 5, 2013
6:00PM
TOWN HALL MEETING ROOM
Approved Minutes
Present – John Greeno, Adam Dawidowicz, Peter D’Addario, Javette Allen and
Michael Maniscalco, Town Manager
1. Call to Order- Chairman Greeno called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting of November 5, 2013 – Vice-Chairman Dawidowicz motioned to approve the minutes as written, seconded by Peter D’Addario. Vote: Yes-3; No-0; Abstain-1 (Javette Allen) Motion passed.
3. Adoption of Clean Energy Pledge- Mr. Maniscalco suggested that a written recommendation from the task force be drafted and submitted to the Town Manager requesting the adoption of the Clean Energy Pledge. The written recommendation will be forwarded to the Town Council for approval. Vice-Chairman Dawidowicz made a motion to draft a letter for the recommendation of the adoption of the Clean Energy Plan, seconded by Peter D’Addario. Vote: Yes-4; No- 0 Motion passed. Javette Allen agreed to draft the letter.
4. High School Update: CREC, ZREC- Peter D’Addario and Adam Dawidowicz attended the last meeting and provided an update.
5. Presentation by CREC on ZREC’s for High School Project and Other Municipal Buildings – Roger and Eric (representatives from CREC and ZREC) were present and provided the members of the board with a brief summary of what CREC and ZREC are about and it’s affiliation with the High School Project. After a brief discussion, they offered to re-evaluate East Hampton’s previous solar projects and provide recommendations.
6. Municipal Building Assessments – Benchmarking – Chairman Greeno, Vice-Chairman Dawidowicz and Javette Allen participated in a conference call with Mary Ann Graham from ICF. Chairman Greeno sent the billing history and stated that the invoices will be compiled and given to Ben (intern) to manage. Peter D’Addario volunteered to maintain the Town Municipal binder.
7. Streetlight Inventory – Not complete, no update provided.
8. Website – Javette Allen stated that she is waiting for member approval of the goals. She stated she will resend a draft of the goals to the members and they will vote at the next meeting.
9. Thermal Imaging Effort – Chairman Greeno stated that he will follow up next year.
10. Clean Communities – Rebecca Meyer – Clean Communities Administrator Goal Setting; Municipal, Commercial & Residential – Rebecca suggested a more aggressive approach for the short term goals. Javette Allen will resubmit the goals to the members for the purpose of reviewing and the approval of the goals will be added to the agenda at the meeting next month.
11. 2014 Initiatives – Vice-Chairman Dawidowicz suggested that we add this to the agenda for the meeting next month since Chairman Greeno was not present to comment.
12. Acceptance/Expense of Shirts/Logowear – Chairman Greeno stated that Rebecca Meyer reviewed the logo and deemed it acceptable. Chairman Greeno motioned to accept the cost of the shirts (14 shirts @ $26 ea for a total of $364.00 not including tax), seconded by Peter D’Addario and Javette Allen. Vote: Yes-4; No-0 Motion passed.
13. New Members – Mr. Maniscalco provided a brief explanation of the process of adopting new members. Martin Podskock provided the members of the board with a brief history of himself and his interest in clean energy.
14. Adjournment – Vice-Chairman Dawidowicz motioned to adjourn at 7:24 p.m., seconded by Peter D’Addario. Vote: Yes-3; No-0; Absent – 1 (Chairman Greeno) Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Christine Castonguay
Recording Secretary