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members that this would be a site that would list all community and affinity group contract information. Mark explained that we want to have some level of vetting to determine who gets to post their information. Margaret asked members what criteria would be important to have. Vishwanathan asked if there is a way to get some background info on the organizations that would be a part of this database. Joe commented that there were some draft documents developed that we can circulate, but in general this would be for nonprofits, social and cultural groups. Rina commented that those whose names are listed should have some sort of access to list, not just to review the list but to make sure information we have is updated so that this group doesn't have to chase after them. Mark agreed that it could be a potential problem if the information we have is not validated often. Mark suggested that new members review the completed project page on the website. Town-wide survey preparations Mark shared his screen and gave the new members a high overview of the survey and timeline. Mark continued that the 2022 survey differs from the past surveys in that we added questions about DEI and environmental issues. Mark added that the survey is expected to go live mid-January, and we will be advertising and sending out post cards as well as an insert to be included in the census mailing out to residents. Weidong has asked several folks to help translate the survey into Chinese, and we are working to get a Korean translation from KOLex. Mark asked if anyone had any additional ideas of how/where to advertise to let him know. Margaret mentioned two new outlets in Town, the Lexington Observer, an online newspaper, and a weekly English/Chinese newsletter. Margaret will send the contact information for these two outlets to Mark. Bhumip asked for clarification on what dialect of Chinese we are using, and if we will have any translators available to translate the survey. Mark responded that the written version of Chinese is the same for Mandarin or Cantonese, and Weidong will be translated the Chinese versions for Marian. Mark added that we will have hard copies at various locations across Town (villages and library). Mark also noted that we are not expecting a huge response rate from Chinese residents. Dan asked if we are tracking how effective certain methods of communication are. Mark commented that we are not but that's a good idea, and we can try to ask Marian if we can add that. Formation of subcommittee on voter participation in Lexington Margret introduced this topic. With the help of Jerri Zeder, Rina Kodendera, Eileen Zalisk, Marian Cohen, Dan Joyner and Fernando Quezada, a charge for this subcommittee was drafted. Kat displayed the charge on the Zoom screen. Dan commented that under the Possible Tasks section, he doesn't see the questions added to the Townwide survey on this topic. Margaret asked how we might phrase that task. Dan said that we would be analyzing the results of the survey questions regarding the reasons for participation or non-participation in local elections. Margaret said that hypothesis is that people don't understand the importance of understanding who their elected officials are. Bob commented that because people are not aware of the issues and don't feel they have a stake in those issues,then there is no motivation. Bob continued that the decline in weekly newspaper and coverage of local issues has exacerbated this issue. Guest, Eileen Zalisk, commented that she believes there are really two issues. One being the lack of information about local elections, and the other is the lack of realization about the importance of local elections. Dan asked if we should include the schedule at the bottom because it restricts the amount of time we have. Dan also asked if the purpose of the subcommittee is to develop hypotheses, or to work on the hypotheses that will be developed. Rina commented that she thought the document was the hypotheses but more may be added later.Joe commented that this lays out the scope, but it gives the subcommittee the ability to flush out the details.Joe also added that with the respect to the comments about observation and awareness, part of this is understanding civic processes. Mark commented that it 2