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to speak; no one dominates the discussion; stay on the topic; <br /> etc. <br /> We discussed this issue indirectly. There seemed to be somewhat <br /> of a consensus that we do not want frequent interruptions to be <br /> the norm. Karl Kastorf suggested that speakers in our group <br /> meetings should be recognized [by the chairman/facilitator] . <br /> We did not discuss any of the following five questions: <br /> 6. How will unacceptable behavior of group members be addressed? <br /> What constitutes such behavior? <br /> 7. How will decisions be reached? Consensus? Voting? <br /> 8. How will dissenting opinions be recorded? <br /> 9. How will input from non-members in attendance be handled? <br /> 10. Who will draft documents and what will the review process be? <br /> Organizational <br /> 1. Will subcommittees be needed as part of our Work Group? <br /> If so, how many will there be and what will they be called? <br /> We did not discuss this issue. <br /> 2 . Does the group feel that its members are representative of the <br /> Lexington population? Are there individuals in the group with <br /> appropriate knowledge of Lexington town government? Of the <br /> group's specific topic? Of group dynamics and meeting management? <br /> We did not discuss this issue. <br /> 3 . Does the Work Group need to augment its membership? If so, how? <br /> Are there any specific people the group has in mind? <br /> We discussed this issue briefly. One person pointed out that our <br /> group should have a close relationship with the Planning Board. <br /> Since Fred Merrill is one of our Steering Committee liaisons, <br /> this relationship should be easy to establish. <br /> One person said that perhaps our group is a little heavy on the <br /> open space side of things and a little light on housing. <br /> Tom Harden pointed out that he has experience on the issue of <br /> affordable housing, and someone else said that they don't think <br /> we need more opinions (of people not in the group) at this time. <br /> Someone else said that it is too early to tell at this point <br /> what the gaps our in our collective experiences and backgrounds. <br /> Miscellaneous: <br /> The first item on the agenda for our next meeting should be <br /> a proposal for the structure of our group. <br /> Karl Kastorf volunteered to find out if there are electronic versions <br /> of the documents that Joe Marino is keeping as our "library" . <br /> [end of minutes] <br /> Regards, <br /> Larry Belvin <br /> lnbelvin@world.std.com <br />