DEP Grant
George met with the Town Administrator, Phil Lemnios, who will sign the grant when he returns from vacation on September 2.  The grant is due on September 15.  The Town Administrator thinks we're doing a good job.
On the state level, money has been cut from the CEF (Clean Environment Fund) which is the bottle bill money.  George has already sent a letter to our legislators and the PAYT task force will send one too.  There is confidence that the money will be put back.

The next job of this subcommittee will be to help determine how this money will be spent. There will be expenses to cover in the FY03 budget for FY04 implementation.  One example of expenses is for bag inventory of $30,000 - $40,000.

Public Education and Outreach
John Moran and Brinley will be on the Pegasus channel tomorrow night for one of their opening shows.  The topic will be recycling.    Other things going on are the information table at the library, info in the papers, more things on Pegasus and the upcoming panel and Natick Days. 
Panel at the Library on Sept 12:  Plans are solidifying.  Brinley has speakers lined up; need to do publicity.  Natick Days is Sept 14 from 11 - 4.

Financial
No news.  Will start discussing weekly recycling vs larger bins

Bags
There was some discussion on the wording and how much to say.  At the next meeting we'll see a list of potential stores, a draft letter for stores and a draft of wording for the bag.   A question was raised about UPC codes.  Needham doesn't have them.

Town Meeting
The Town Administrator thinks we should have a resolution for support.  Jay will draft one.

Name and logo
The committee agreed that we need to keep the name PAYT but we would like a logo for Natick.    It was suggested that all members of the committee try to come up with a suggestion for the next meeting.  Another idea is to put it on the website and ask for input.

Selectmen's Meeting:  We are due to make another presentation in October.    At that time we should have definite information about the bags and a firmer implementation plan.

Meeting adjourned at 8:45 pm.

Next meeting Tuesday, August 27, 2002.