Community Outreach Meetings

FITCHBURG CITY CLERK Apr 13 2023 1:24 pm North Central Climate Change Coalition (NC4) Meeting Agenda Date: April 19,2023 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Remote REMOTE PARTICIPATION ONLY Instructions for residents to participate remotely can be found on the homepage of the Town of Pepperell’s website. https://town.pepperell.ma.us/683/Remote-Public-Meeting-Participation AGENDA Welcome and Introductions Approve minutes (February and March) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) updates and community reports Revised MOU and Terms of Reference- review and approve proposed changes. Job Skills and Tasks Report – review draft and approve EPA Grant Opportunity – update on regional planning grant Climate Chief Hoffer Fitchburg visit (rescheduled to date still being determined) Rural and small community climate equity discussion Ideas for possible future forums (Electric utility grid needs, possible MMA presentation, what else?) Meeting Review and Items for May’s agenda Adjournment NC4 is composed of municipal and civic leaders across Massachusetts Congressional District 3 working on the frontlines of climate change resistance, resilience, and adaptation. We see first-hand climate change’s impacts to the health and well-being of our communities and to our natural and built environment. Our hopes are to harness the power of people and communities working together to build awareness and attract funding for regional efforts to address already baked in climate impacts and opportunities to create a healthier and safer future. The mission of The North Central Climate Change Collaborative (NC4) is to foster and strengthen regional municipal collaborative efforts to combat climate change through: • shared projects, educational efforts, and best practices, and • informing state and federal legislative actions. Since convening on an informal basis in the Summer of 2021, people from communities in the 3rd Congressional District have met regularly to share knowledge on climate initiatives in their communities and ideas for how a regional group of communities could more effectively work together.