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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - AEC - 11/04/2019 .:, Town of Cohasset Massachusetts FINAL — APPROVED 11/18/2019 Meeting Minutes Alternative Energy Committee TIME: Monday, November 4, 2019 PLACE: Cohasset Special Town Meeting, Cohasset High School, at 6:00 pm ATTENDEES: Committee Members Excused Absences Guests Tanya Bodell Bill Fusco Town Meeting Attendees Patricia Gooding Steve Girardi Mary Jo Larson Michael Schmitt Steve Wenner Unexcused Absences None CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:35 pm. The Alternative Energy Committee convened at Town Meeting to begin socializing the Community Choice Aggregation program. 1) APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES Review and approval of meeting minutes was deferred to November 181" meeting. Tanya noted that the Committee would be meeting on November 181" as well as before the Board of Selectmen on November 19t", and both meetings would be posted to allow for discussion by the Committee members. Alternative Energy Committee Tf AEC - Meeting Minutes ' =- ° ° November 4, 2019 `` ' Cohasset Jr` Massachusetts Page 2 2) COMMITTEE OUTREACH Committee members greeted attendees to Special Town Meeting and provided an overview of the Community Choice Electricity Aggregation program. The posters are included as Attachment A to these minutes. At the end of the Special Town Meeting, Steve Wenner and Mary Jo Larson took the posters to present to the Cohasset Middle/High School. 3) QUARTERLY REPORT The Alternative Energy Committee is scheduled to present to the Board of Selectmen as part of their quarterly updates on Tuesday, November 19. Tanya is preparing a slide deck for presentation to the Board of Selectmen. The committee will be able to review at the next meeting, the day before the presentation to the Board of Selectmen. She thanked everyone for their contributions. 4) MATTERS NOT REASONABLY KNOWN IN ADVANCE Mary Jo noted the role that Patricia was playing with respect to the strategic planning meeting in December and suggested that Patricia should be vice chair. After discussion, Tanya made a motion that Patricia be Vice Chair, Mary Jo seconded, and attendees unanimously approved the motion. 5) ADJOURNMENT A motion was made to adjourn, seconded and unanimously approved at the end of Special Town meeting. Respectfully submitted, Tanya Bodell Chair of the Alternative Energy Committee Alternative Energy Committee Meeting Minutes T° ° November 4, 2019 Cohasset °Page 3 Massachusetts - ATTACHMENT A POSTERS DISPLAYED OUTSIDE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING THE NEWLY RECONSTITUTED ALTERNATIVE ENERGY MI_MI_ITTEE, The Cohasset Board of .selectmen hereby tasks the Alternative Energy Committee with the following goals and objectives: Investigate and identify alternative energy{ resources and opportunities for municipal energy efficiency and resilience; Support the Town Manager and his staff in exploring grants and procurement options that maximize safety, energy efficiency, and reduced emissions; Investigate community-wide, residential and business, energy efficient and clean energy options; Contribute to public awareness and education on Town initiatives and long-term benefits of achieving Cohasset's strategic energy efficiency objectives; Together with the Tov,rn Manager, report to the BOS quarterly on the Ton's progress and the cost-saving benefits of meeting the objectives of the Green Community status and other energy-based policies that benefit the Town and its citizens; and Support other committees, as requested by the Board of Selectmen. 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