Sustainable Arlington an Envision Arlington environment committee Meeting Agenda Date: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020 Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm Location: Town Hall Annex, 1st Floor Conference Room, 730 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington, MA 1. Introductions 2. Approve minutes 3. Update from Planning Dept. 4. Arlington Fossil Fuel Ban a. Updates b. Ways to get involved 5. Emily Sullivan, the Town’s Environmental planner, to talk about Town Resilience 6. Town Survey resilience questions and preliminary data 7. EcoFest Update 8. Envision Arlington Standing Committee leadership vacancy 9. Local Environmental Action Conference sponsorship a. $70 for two tickets and $35 tickets for group members 10. Sustainable Arlington partnership with Arts Arlington: Learn to make Plarn! a. Next Plarn Workshop: Jan. 25, 2-4:30 pm, Fox Library b. Workshop schedule: http://artsarlington.org/artist-in-residence/workshops-and- meet-ups/ 11. New business 12. Announcements a. January 28th MCAN webinar: Affordable Housing as a Climate Solution https://www.massclimateaction.org/1_28_affordable_housing_as_a_climate_solution_3 b. HeatSmart Arlington/Winchester ends January 31st. c. Envision Arlington Standing Committee meeting open to the public: Wed., Feb 12, 7pm Town Hall Annex, 1st floor conference room. d. Take the Envision Arlington Town Survey by Feb 29th: http://arlingtonma.gov/survey e. Sustainable Middlesex public meeting: Feb. 29, 9:30 am – 12 noon, Climate Legislation/Carbon Countdown, Jenks Center, Winchester f. Local Environmental Action Conference: Saturday March 7th, Northeastern University g. EcoFest 2020 Sat. March 21st. Theme: Community & Climate Resiliency h. Fixit Clinic and Clothing Swap: Sunday May 3rd, Thompson Elementary School. Find Fixit clinic in other communities: http://www.boltonlocal.org/initiatives/repair-cafe 13. Adjourn