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2 other, unlike the current process. Weidong asked the committee if they want to proceed with this and if so, if we can formally approve it. Hosting the site would cost about $100/year. Margaret confirmed that this aligns with the work that ECiL subcommittee did. Margaret asked who maintains all the sites. Weidong responded that Kathy Santos updates the website periodically. Margaret commented that it makes a big difference when certain sites have their own webmaster. Mark proposed that he, Weidong and Samita make a more formal proposal to the committee at the next meeting. Mark added that what we are really asking for is this committee’s support. Dan asked if this is something that fits into our charter. Joe commented that he doesn’t feel this is the core direction of the committee, but there is potential value here in bringing the community together and making communications more feasible. Rina commented that although this is not directly related to the committee’s work, it will make other committees, subcommittees and group’s work easier if this information was available. Rina continued that this would create a lot of work to maintain, and that may not be something the committee should be doing. Samita commented that even though the Town has a list of community organizations, many community groups are missing and information is not up-to-date. Samita asked if there is a way for us to register organizations we already have data for instead of the organization doing it themselves. Weidong responded that we could if we wanted to. Shannon commented that maybe there can be some sort of future partnership with the Town. Shannon also shared the Town’s concern about spam emails because in her position on the PTO, she gets inundated with them. Joe commented that the function of this committee is to make long-term recommendations to the Select Board, and doesn’t want this activity to take away from the central work of this committee. Joe added it could be something a subcommittee works on. Mark asked Joe if there is another committee that would be a natural fit for this, or if this is something that a private citizen should take up. Joe said no, there isn’t another target committee he has in mind. Town-wide Survey Preparations Mark commented that 9.6% of the Town population responded the survey. The increases in the number of responses that came in are clearly connected to the mailings and Sean’s outreach. The working group is currently preparing to host the focus groups in late May. Mark said he will send around a sign-up sheet asking members to sign up to be a scribe or facilitator. Shannon will be training volunteers. Mark continued that the final report will be delivered to the committee in August for approval before being sent to the Select Board. After going to the Select Board, there will be 3 public presentations. Mark asked Kathleen, Joe and Bob what the best way is to schedule a joint meeting like we did in 2017. Joe suggested contacting the chairs of the three committees to see what would work. Mark asked how long this presentation needs on the agenda. Everyone commented that at least an hour is necessary. Mark also asked who else should Marian present to. Mark suggested League of Women Voters or a public presentation at Cary Library. Marian suggested the PTO groups or various cultural groups. Weidong suggested a presentation at Cary hall and invite anyone to come. Margaret asked if the focus groups will be remote. Mark responded that it depends on what is in place in May. Subcommittee on Voter participation in Lexington Margaret shared that Rina offered to be the Chair of this subcommittee. Margaret said that the subcommittee met on March 3rd and they will meet again on April 4th. We won’t be putting their questions together for other Towns until we get the results from the Town-wide survey. Rina asked that the members reevaluate the time they meet so that we have a quorum. Dan suggested putting together a timeline for each action and then press Marian for the data sooner than later. Margaret responded that