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Draft Annual Town Report Submission Fernando commented that the revised entry was distributed to committee members.Joe commented that the Futures forum highlight should be removed as it actually happened in FY20. Weidong asked whether it was determined if the new members should be included. It was confirmed that all the new members should be included in the annual report. Katharine will make the updates as discussed to the annual report submission. Newly Established State Demographic Data Dan displayed the graph showing the percentage of Lexington residents of Asian descent on the Zoom screen. c 40% a 33.1✓ 30% a Ln 41 J 9.J°✓ zs 20% d� 10.9% 10°r� Lexington could become a tw M 6 4°° majority Asian community by 2035 �a �u 0% 1990. Census 2000 Census 2010 Census 2020 Census Dan commented that the Town's Asian population is increasing and if this trend continues linearly,within ten years'time about 46%of the population will be of Asian descent. Dan added that Lexington could be a majority Asian community by 2035. Dan brought up the question Susie Snell posed to the Select Board, which is: Do our civic leaders have the responsibility to plan strategically for the growth of Lexington's Asian population or should they deal with any consequences as they occur? Dan requested that we set aside a significant amount of time to discuss this at our next meeting. Fernando commented that this question is important, but can be asked about any ethnic group. Additional Topics of Discussion Fernando asked Kathleen for an update on the schools. Kathleen shared show the schools plan to start the year including the restrictions being put in place because of the pandemic. Next Meeting Date • 7:45am, September 25, 2021 • 7:45am, October 29, 2021 Meeting ended at 8:58 a.m. Minutes submitted by Management Analyst, Katharine Labrecque 3