2016-07-07-2020-min (Social Diversity Working Group)

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work on draft questions for such a survey. Elaine will contact Matt Daggett to see what data he may be able to share with regard to housing topics. Other potential sources for useful housing data include the Assessor's Office and Planning Board. Elaine will also contact the Community Center to see what information they can provide about the demographics of program utilization at the Center. 5. With regard to the content of the survey, it was agreed that one function should be to update, and assess changes from, the prior 20/20 surveys. Marian will distribute the analysis of the results of the previous survey (from 2012 ?). There was also an interest in exploring how responses on these (and other) questions relate to demographic characteristics, especially those dimensions along which there is significant change in the town's demographics. There was also considerable interest in using the survey to explore attitudes toward the town's demographic composition and toward perceived changes in that composition. Peter will solicit thoughts from the Board of Selectmen and Planning Board about additional topics to be covered in the survey. Judy will provide input from the School Committee. 6. With regard to the logistics for the survey, we're looking toward dissemination of the survey next winter /spring, with data analysis in the spring /summer of 2017. Marian advised that preparation of the survey this fall would be furthered by some modest funding (perhaps $10,000) from the town. Analysis of the data will entail an additional cost of approximately $20,000. Peter agreed to contact Joe Pato and Ginna Johnson to explore the availability of funds in the current year's budget, and, if necessary, to initiate appropriate budget requests for the 2018 budget (which would presumably require postponing the bulk of the survey analysis to summer /fall of 2017). 7. Marian agreed to provide a brief report on this meeting at the 20/20 Committee's July meeting. Peter agreed to circulate a Doodle to identify a time in August for the next meeting of the working group. Approved: 8/10/16