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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-10-28-2020-min TownofLexington 20/20VisionCommitteeMeeting October28,2016 ParkerRoom,TownOfficeBuilding 1625MassachusettsAvenueΑ7:45am MembersPresent:PeterEnrich,DanKrupka,JoePato,AlanWrigley,AndrewDixon,MargaretCoppe MembersAbsent:FernandoQuezada,JudithCrocker,PeterLee,BhumipKhasnabish,CarrollAnne Bottino,GinnaJohnson Visitors:ElaineAshton,RitaPandey,MarianCohen Minutes:ClaireVanessaGoodwin Calltoorder:8:02am ActionItems: 1.ClairewillcheckwithRobAddelsononhowthefundingforthesurveycanbedistributed 2.MarianwilldevelopcontractandproposalforthesurveyandsubmittoClaire 3.ClairewillreviewsurveywithCarlandprovidefeedbacktosubcommitteeandMarian 4.ClairewillmakeeditstoAnnualReportdraftandsubmittoChristinaBurwell 5.PeterwillsendClaireitemsrelatedtothesurveyforposting Minutes:TheminutesfromSeptember23werenotabletobeapprovedduetolackofaquorum.The groupwillreviewandapprovetheminutesatthenextmeeting. SubcommitteeonAsianCommunitiesΑReportonvisitfromCaliforniadelegation:Danstatedthe WalnutValleyschooldistrictcompletedtheirvisittoLexington.Overall,itwasasuccessfulvisitandDr. CzajkowskiislookingtovisittheminMarch.Thesubcommitteeisfinishingupthereportwhichisduein Decemberandintegratingtherecommendations.Petersaidtheforumwasgreat.Danwas disappointedthereǞĻƩĻƓ͸Ʒmorepeople.Ritaaskedwhatthepurposewasofthevisitfromthe Californiagroup.DansaiditwasanideasexchangeandtheTownwilllookintowhatitcandotofurther thegoalsofthesubcommittee.DansaidtheSubcommitteeisrecommendingaͻķźǝĻƩƭźƷǤthinkƷğƓƉͼa groupdedicatedtoaddressingissuesofdiversityandsuggestingpracticalsolutions.Ritaaskedifshe wasinterestedinadvocatingforforeignlanguagesintheschoolwhereshewouldgo.Joesaiditwould betheSchoolCommittee.PeteraskedifthedraftreportwouldbeavailableattheNovember20/20 meeting.DansaiditwouldbeavailablebylateNovemberthenreviewedbytheCommitteethen offeredouttothepublicinearlyDecember. SocialDiversityandTownWideSurvey:PetersaidMarianisdevelopingaproposalwithFramingham Stateforthesurvey.Mariansaidthatthecontracttemplateseemedextradetailedwithsuperfluous information.Shesaidlasttimeshejustwroteupacontract.MariansaidtheFraminghamStatewould likethefundingallatonceandwondersifthatispossible.ClairestatedshewouldcheckwithRob. MarianaskedhowdetailedabudgettheTownwouldlike.Clairestatedasdetailedaspossible. 1 PeterstatedtherehasbeendiscussionofrevisingtheoldTownsurvey.ElainedistributedthedraftΑ the2012survey.Mariansaidintermsofthetimeline,sheneedsfeedbackfromtheschoolcommittee, theBOS,Carl,andthePlanningBoardyesterday. Iftherearequestionsorareaswheretheymightwanttoinclude,shewouldliketohear.Affordability, sustainabletownpractices,ect.Themorespecificitythebetter.Clairestatedshewillgooverthe surveywithCarlonMonday.MarianwasconcernedthatthereŷğƭƓ͸Ʒbeenmorefeedbackfromthe variousstakeholders.FeedbackshouldbesenttothesubcommitteeandMariansoshecanbegin constructingthesurvey.Marianaskedifthegroupwantedtohaveamoreopenendedsurveyormore measurableone.Joesaidamoreopenendedsurvey.Mariansaidthatwouldbeeasier.Marianand JoediscussedquestionsaroundwhatwouldmakeresidentsmoveoutofLexington:jobclimate,schools, housing?Joesaidhewantedtoseesomethingaroundhousinginthesurveybutwaswaitingtohear fromthePlanningBoardontheirfeedbackbecausethinksthosecommentsshouldcomefromthem. MarianwantstodrilldowntospecificsandavoidvaguelanguagelikeͻƨǒğƌźƷǤofƌźŅĻ͵ͼPeteraskedifit wasağƩźğƓ͸ƭresponsibilitytoreachouttoGinna.Mariansaidno,itwastheroleofthecommittee. Petersaidifthedeadlineforcommentsisnextweek,thentheywouldwantameetingtoregroup10 daysafter.Mariansaidtherearewaystocombinedifferentquestionstoaskwhatyouwant.Petersaid onequestioncategoryincludesthecostbenefitstothetownregardingthegrowingtaxbill.Joesaidhe ķźķƓ͸Ʒknowifthiswastherightvehicleforit.Mariansaidtheywerethinkingaboutafocusgroup. Elaineaskedwhenthetaxmailinggoesoutsothegroupcouldincludeaninsert.Joesaidflyersget approvedaroundDecember1.Petersaidthemainitemthegroupwantstoknowiswhatismissing fromthesurveywewouldwanttoknow? EGovernment:Margaretsaidtherewasaproblemwithmultiplecalendarsontheschoolside,Town side,andcommitteeside.Margaretsaidmaybetherewasasoftwareprogramwhichcouldresolvethe problem. Itemstoposttowebpage:PeterwillsendClaireitemsrelatedtothesurveyforposting. AnnualReport:TwoeditswillbemadebyClaireandshewillsubmittoChristinaBurwell. Groupphoto:DavidTabelingtooktheŭƩƚǒƦ͸ƭphotofortheAnnualReport. Otheritems:MargaretsaidshewasconcernedthereǞğƭƓ͸Ʒenoughaffordablehousingforthose theBOSwouldbe wantingtodownsize.JoesaidtheTownwasatacrossroadsforthisissueandthat lookingattheBalancedHousingBylaw.Joesaid500housesaresoldeveryyear.Whyarewegrowing? Becausetheregionisgrowing. Adjourned:8:45am NextMeetings th Friday,November18,2016,7:45am,ParkerRoom th Friday,December16,2016,7:45am,ParkerRoom 2