Energy Committee- June 14, 2012

Members Present:

Ken Colburn              Bill Bayard     Reed Leberman         Mark Billings

Nate Torr                  

Members Absent:

Deborah Crosby        Phil McCormack

Staff Present:

John Edgar

Minutes from May 10, 2012

• Motion to      approve minutes by Mark, seconded by Nate. Voted Unanimously.

The first agenda item for this meeting was the July 10, 2012 meeting with the Planning Board. The Planning Board has the responsibility for the update to the Town of Meredith’s Master Plan and on July 10^th, representatives from five of the Town’s commissions/committees will meet to discuss issues relevant to the updated Master Plan. On July 11^th, the remaining committees and commissions will hold a similar discussion.

• Chairman Colburn      will be out of town on July 10^th and Vice-Chair Bayard also      serves as Chairman of The Planning Board and attending the meeting in that      capacity. Mark Billings will attend the meeting representing the Meredith      Conservation Commission as well as the Meredith Energy Committee. One      other member may attend, understanding we do not want to have four or more      members (quorum) from the Energy Committee.
• The Planning      Board circulated a short questionnaire to all committees and commissions      as a basis for the initial discussion. Chairman Colburn has drafted the      responses to the four questions posed by the Planning Board and circulated      them for comment by the members.
• It was      emphasized that this meeting is the initial discussion in what will be an      18 to 24 month process in updating the Town’s Master Plan and that this is      not a “joint” committee meeting. It was the committee’s view that the      conversation in the meeting should remain a “high level” discussion about      the energy related issue the town faces.

The second agenda item was John Edgar’s update on his work on the ENERGY CHAPTER for the updated Master Plan. This will be the first Master Plan with a chapter specific to energy. John presented an preliminary outline for the chapter.

• Existing      Conditions & Issues
• Conservation
• Renewables

John also spoke about the issues surrounding reliable and usable data pertaining to transportation and its place in the discussion about energy and greenhouse gas emissions.

It was noted that the Planning Board will hold a PUBLIC HEARING about the updated of the Master Plan at the Community Center on Aug 14, 2012.

Next meeting of the Energy Committee will be July 12, 2012

Motion to Adjourn by Mark, seconded by Bill. Voted unanimously.