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Thursday,April 20, 2000 minutes for 4/18 meeting Page:4 group, provide the grass roots opinions of the community and that the CPG will also provide diversity as they review our reports. Agenda Item 6. To start the discussion of our goals, Tom Harden asked group members to list the issues that needed to be discussed. The following issues were suggested: 1. The conflict between no growth and managed growth 2. The need to add a sustainability objective to Goal 6 Marianne Lazarus expressed the desire for the group to address the results of actions taken as part of our goals. The group decided that our vision statement should assume certain outcomes, which would then allow us to work back to the goals and actions -- not try to forecast the results of actions. The group discussed what "managed growth" means versus "no growth. " John Frey suggested that perhaps we should be talking about "change" rather than growth. Maybe we should not say "no growth" but rather allow more density in some areas, less density in others, to try to improve the quality of development, and end up with a better town than we started with. Tom Harden and Jerry Moloney brought up the concept of "filters" that we can define that would make sure that the kind of growth we want occurs. Tom reiterated that we need to focus on how we want the town to look in 20 years. Mike Hanauer explained that when he talks of "no growth, " he is talking 'bout growth within various frameworks (amount of population, traffic ✓olume, water usage) -- we must figure out how to find solutions to growth problems within the frameworks. The group started discussing objective 1.2 from the draft goals document. Several people objected to the suggestion that all development on previously undeveloped land should stop. Karl Kastorf moved that we remove objective 1.2 from the goals document. Lee Sinai seconded the motion. There was further discussion, including suggestions that we merely modify the content of 1.2 to fit it into objective 061 PretLi': 1.1. A vote was taken on the motion, and it was passed 9 yes votes to 4 no votes. Att dVeu.'S Lo u e to Further discussion about issues related to undeveloped buildable lots (pApattt, t) indicated divergent opinions within the group and no consensus was reached on how Pt these issues should be treated in our report. Mike Hanauer read his proposed objective to be added to goal 6. This objective referred to implementing sustainability at the town level. Karl Kastorf noted that he does not understand what sustainability is, which tarted a group discussion of whether a specific objective related to justainability should be included in the goals document. Tom Harden and others stated mai lbox:/Macintosh%2OHD/System%20Folder/ Preferences/Netscape%20Users/