Sustainability Energy and Resiliency Committee (SERC) Regular Meeting

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.  

Meeting Agenda 

June 28, 2023, 6:30 P.M. - Hybrid Participation 

Introductions  

City Updates - Sustainability & Resiliency Department  

Neal Duffy, Director  

Comprehensive Energy Project  

City Solar Generation Report 

Open Department positions  

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  

Discussion of hybrid meeting/zoom logistics  

Update on Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) of Port redevelopment project (John Hayes) 

Discuss August gathering 

Public Comment  

Approve Meeting Minutes – April 26, 2023 

Upcoming City Committee Meetings  

Agendas can be found at: https://www.salemma.gov/minutes-and-agendas  

Salem Food Policy Council: First Monday* of the month, 7/10/23, 6:00PM *Moved to 7/10 due to 4th of July Holiday 

Recycling Committee: First Tuesday* of the month, 8/1/23, 6:30PM *No July meeting due to 4th of July Holiday  

Tree Commission: Third Monday of the month, 7/17/23, 6:00 PM  

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 

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.