At its May 28 meeting the Climate Smart Kingston Commission agreed that the items listed as solar readiness, EV readiness and battery storage should be jointly reviewed by a subcommittee as a single code‑review effort.

Commissioners said the previous meetings had not produced an explicit plan or targeted code updates; the subcommittee members self‑identified as Cal, Phil, Bella, Kat and Emily, with one member volunteering to take the lead on organizing the group and scheduling a meeting between the current and next commission meeting. The chair clarified that combining the items is intended for a consolidated code review first, with the possibility of breaking them into separate tasks after the initial review.

The group discussed practical constraints such as quorum rules for subcommittees (a quorum of six would make smaller working meetings fall under public posting rules). Staff reminded members they must post meetings 48 hours in advance if a quorum of commission members is present. Commissioners agreed to proceed with smaller working sessions, marshal public posting as needed and to complete a code review for the combined solar/EV/battery items before returning recommendations to the full commission.

Discussion also covered battery storage safety guidance and that state recommendations remain in draft form; commission members flagged a proposed 12‑acre lithium‑ion battery facility in a nearby jurisdiction as an item to monitor for safety and permitting precedents. Members asked for a consolidated code task spreadsheet and noted that one volunteer would extract proposed code language changes for review by the group.