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Select Board expands Zero Emissions Advisory Board to seven members and confirms multiple appointments
Summary
The Select Board voted to expand the Zero Emissions Advisory Board from five to seven members and appointed three members to ZIAB; it also confirmed appointments to the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Board.
The Select Board voted Jan. 28 to expand the membership of the Zero Emissions Advisory Board from five to seven members and to appoint three candidates to fill vacancies.
The board approved administrative changes recommended by members of the advisory board and then appointed Patricia Correa, Bill Heinemann and Alan (Ellen) Levitan to the Zero Emissions Advisory Board. Select Board members praised outgoing leadership and said the additional seats will help ZIAB form working groups focused on town operations, residents and commercial buildings as the town advances its Climate Action and Resiliency Plan work.
During the ZIAB annual report earlier in the meeting, ZIAB Chair Nick Carmello and Alexandra Vecchio, Director of Sustainability and Natural Resources, described priorities including a strategic emissions reduction plan, coordination on ground-source and air-source heat pump policy input, and formation of town, resident and commercial working groups to address building emissions and retrofits. The board discussed how ZIAB will engage with the Climate Action and Resiliency Plan vendor and local groups such as Climate Action Brookline (CAB) and Mothers Out Front.
The Select Board also confirmed other board appointments on the Jan. 28 agenda. Stephen Brooks was appointed to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Thomas Rehnkes was appointed to the Planning Board following an interview; members commended his urban‑planning qualifications and his offer to act as a liaison to the Disability Commission.
Board members noted the Select Board receives many qualified applicants for volunteer boards and encouraged staff to keep promising candidates engaged for future openings if not appointed now.
