Sustainability, Energy, & Resiliency Committee

NOTICE OF MEETING You are hereby notified that the Salem Sustainability, Energy, and Resiliency Committee will be holding a public meeting on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at 6:30 PM in person and via remote participation with instructions posted to www.salemma.gov in accordance with Chapter 2 of the Massachusetts Acts of 2023. The location for in-person attendance will be at 98 Washington St., First Floor, in the medium conference room at the rear of the building. Important Announcement: Pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Mass. Acts of 2023, this public meeting of the City of Salem Sustainability, Energy, and Resiliency Committee is being conducted via hybrid participation. Specific information and the general guidelines for remote participation by members of the public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement to attend this meeting can be found at www.salemma.gov, and on the committee web page, at www.salemma.gov/sustainability-energy-and-resiliency-committee-serc. Members of the public who wish to watch, listen, or provide comment remotely during the meeting may do so in the following manner: Remote Participation Instructions Join online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87692982443 Phone in: 833 548 0282 (Toll Free) or 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0276 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 876 9298 2443 The meeting will be opened at 6:25 P.M. to allow members of the public to test their audio. During portions of the meeting in which public comment is permitted, members of the public who have “raised their hand” in Zoom will be called on to offer comments. In order to raise a hand, members of the public using the Zoom computer or phone application may click the “Raise Hand” button; members of the public dialing in may press “*9” to raise their hand to speak. 98 WASHINGTON STREET, SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970 ♦ TEL: 978.745.9595 FAX: 978.740.0404 ♦ WWW.SALEM.COM  Meeting Agenda June 28, 2023, 6:30 P.M. - Hybrid Participation • Introductions • City Updates - Sustainability & Resiliency Department o Neal Duffy, Director ▪ Comprehensive Energy Project ▪ City Solar Generation Report ▪ Open Department positions o Stacy Kilb (she/her), Sustainability Engagement Coordinator ▪ Report on previous outreach events ▪ Energy Coach position incorporated into Sustainability Engagement Coordinator position ▪ Rain barrels and compost opportunities; textile recycling • City Council Liaison Update (Andy Varela) • Guest Speaker: Rebecca Noyes (She/Her), Sr. Manager - Perch Energy; An Introduction to Community (Shared) Solar • Old/New Business o Discussion of hybrid meeting/zoom logistics o Update on Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) of Port redevelopment project (John Hayes) o Discuss August gathering • Public Comment • Approve Meeting Minutes – April 26, 2023 • Upcoming City Committee Meetings o Agendas can be found at: https://www.salemma.gov/minutes-and-agendas o Salem Food Policy Council: First Monday* of the month, 7/10/23, 6:00PM *Moved to 7/10 due to 4th of July Holiday o Recycling Committee: First Tuesday* of the month, 8/1/23, 6:30PM *No July meeting due to 4th of July Holiday o Tree Commission: Third Monday of the month, 7/17/23, 6:00 PM o Conservation Commission: Third Tuesday of the month, 7/18/23, 6:30PM • Upcoming Events • Next SERC Meeting - Wednesday, July 26th, 2023, at 6:30PM, hybrid • Adjournment 98 WASHINGTON STREET, SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970 ♦ TEL: 978.745.9595 FAX: 978.740.0404 ♦ WWW.SALEM.COM  Persons requiring auxiliary aids and services for effective communication such as sign language interpreter, an assistive listening device, or print material in digital format or a reasonable modification in programs, services, policies, or activities, may contact the City of Salem ADA Coordinator as soon as possible and no less than 2 business days before the meeting, program, or event. Know Your Rights Under the Open Meeting Law, M.G.L. c. 39 §23B, and City Ordinance Sections 2-2028 through 2-2033. Please contact the Sustainability and Resiliency Department at (978) 745-9595 x41010 for more information. 98 WASHINGTON STREET, SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970 ♦ TEL: 978.745.9595 FAX: 978.740.0404 ♦ WWW.SALEM.COM