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Town of Lexington
Lexington 20/20 Vision Committee
Minutes of Meeting of June 26, 2014
20/20 Vision Committee
A meeting of the was held on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 7:45 a.m. in the
Selectmen Meeting Room in the Town Office Building at 1625 Massachusetts Avenue.
Members Present: Matthew Pronchik, Bhumip Khasnabish, Peter Enrich
Staff: Candy McLaughlin, Melissa Jones
Members Absent: Alan Wrigley, Fernando Quezada, Dan Krupka, Marian Cohen, Margaret Coppe, Peter
Lee, Joe Pato, Saatvik Ahluwalia, Andrew Dixon
Others Present: Carroll Ann Bottino
Action Items:
Share final list of new Selectmen goals with the Committee (Candy)
Brainstorm individuals who may be interested in leading the scoping group for studying models
of multicultural integration (all)
The meeting was called to order at 7:55 a.m. and acted on the following items:
Approve minutes from May 23, 2014:
tabled
Hear update on Selectmen’s goal setting discussions:
Candy said that by the next Committee meeting,
we will have a list of the Selectmen’s new goals. Staff is organizing the topics, ideas and action items
identified at the goal setting session; the next step will be for the Selectmen to prioritize the goals. Candy
said that feedback from the 2013 community survey was incorporated into this process. For the list of 43
goals considered by the Selectmen, survey results were included for those goals that matched specific
survey questions. In regards to the demographic change report recommendations, Candy shared the
Selectmen’s concerns that it will be difficult to have regular “candid” conversations with CAAL and IAL
in light of the fact that the Selectmen are subject to the Open Meeting Law. In regards to revisiting
committee charges and processes, the Selectmen are aware of the need to do so but consider this to be a
large undertaking; the Selectmen will likely look at a few committees at a time.
Discuss next steps for study of community models of multicultural integration:
The group discussed
putting together a working group for this study; no timeframe has been identified. The group decided that
additional Committee members should be present before proceeding with this discussion. Peter noted that
he has one individual in mind who might be a good fit for this group. Candy said that this working group
presents a good opportunity to engage participants in non-traditional ways; rather than a long-term
commitment, people can just work on one piece of the project.
Discuss possible task force to address issues of diversity beyond race and ethnicity:
The idea for this
task force is very preliminary. The demographic change report mainly addressed age, race and ethnicity,
but the Committee would like to look beyond these aspects to other kinds of diversity, such as income,
class and family size. The group discussed economic diversity in Town, and noted that there has been a
large shift in income diversity and housing stock in the last decade. The group decided that it would be
ideal to have a representative from the Planning Board on this task force.
Begin planning targeted dissemination of survey results in September:
tabled
Meeting adjourned for want of quorum:
8:35 a.m.
Respectfully Submitted: Melissa Jones, Scribe
Next meeting:
Friday, July 25 in the Parker Meeting Room