Commission on Climate Action and Sustainability – Oct 27, 2026

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · 5:30 PM

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The group will review submitted Youth Climate Action Fund (YCAF) applications and vote on award recommendations. It will also set an award announcement date and plan future meeting topics.

Agenda items

Outline plan for award communication to applicants (5 min)
Discuss submitted YCAF applications
Ricky presents data analysis of consolidated scores (5 min)
Discuss applications with the widest ranging scores (10 min)
Tiered approach to awards (25 min): fund applications as is, fund applications at a reduced or different budget, then consider conditional funding if funds remain
Vote on award recommendations (5 min)
Next steps (5 min): consider award announcement dates, discuss next meeting agenda, schedule next meeting date and time, share upcoming relevant events

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Climate Action & Sustainability Commission Agenda

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | 5:30PM | Virtual Meeting

Meeting Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetupjoin/19%3ameeting_YWQwMGVlMDMtYjBhYy00MzdmLWE1ZDItNGVjMDMwZmNlNDEw%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%224a074cd1-7906-46af-b38f-90cd429d7f1b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22651237f4-9307-4b52-8dcf-3f04c3fa328b%22%7d

Roll Call (1 min)

Minutes to be Approved (4 min)

Commission to approve minutes from September 14 meeting.

Youth Climate Action Fund (YCAF) Application Review (50 min) - Ricky

Outline the plan for award communication to applicants. (5 min)
Group to discuss submitted applications.
Ricky to present data analysis regarding the group’s consolidated scores. (5 min)
Begin conversation with applications that had the widest ranging scores. (10 min)
Engage in tiered approach to awards (25 min):
1. Look at applications that the group wants to fund as is.
2. Look at applications that the group wants to fund at a reduced or different budget.
3. If there are still funds left to award, look at the remaining applications and consider funding conditionally, based on edits to project or budget.
Group to vote on award recommendations. (5 min)

Next Steps (5 min)

Consider dates for award announcement.
Discuss agenda for next meeting.
For future meetings, consider YCAF debrief, MyRWA’s CLEANAIR presentation, Black Earth Compost.
Schedule date/time for next meeting (the calendar invite falls on Veteran’s Day, so the group needs to reschedule).
Share out any upcoming relevant events.

Adjournment – 6:30PM

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Agenda posted on the city website (PDF, 105 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 23, 2026.

Terms used here

ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal law on access for people with disabilities.

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Source

This meeting's agenda in the City of Malden's Agenda Center (opens in new tab). First recorded by Malden Publick on October 23, 2026.