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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-11-18-2020-min TownofLexington 20/20VisionCommitteeMeeting November18,2016 ParkerRoom,TownOfficeBuilding 1625MassachusettsAvenueΑ7:45am MembersPresent:PeterEnrich,DanKrupka,JoePato,AlanWrigley,AndrewDixon,FernandoQuezada, JudithCrocker,PeterLee,CarrollAnneBottino,GinnaJohnson MembersAbsent:BhumipKhasnabish,MargaretCoppe Visitors:ElaineAshton,RitaPandey,MarianCohen,VictorGorospe Minutes:ClaireVanessaGoodwin Calltoorder:7:57am ActionItems: 1.ClairewillpostthelistofthepreviousmemberstothewebpageunderͻIźƭƷƚƩǤͼ 2.ClairewillsubscribetheCommitteetoSurveyMonkeyGold Minutes:GinnaaskedthatonechangebemadetotheOctoberminutes.Withthechange,theminutes areapprovedforOctober.Septemberminuteswerealsoapproved. SocialDiversityandTownWideSurvey:Peterstatedthatthegrouphasbeenmeetingeveryfewdays. Thegrouphasreceivedgoodfeedbackfromdiversestakeholders.Theyaretryingtobalancethe contentofthesurveywiththerecommendationstheyreceived.Thegroupwantedtoaddquestions aroundplanningandschoolissues.Peteraskedthatsubmissionsbesentbytheweekend.Petersaid thenextstepistosharethebetadraftwiththe20/20group.TheSurveyMonkeysubscriptionneedsto berenewedandClairewilllookintohowtoaccomplishthat. Fernandoaskedaboutcirculation.PetersaidthereisavolunteertotranslatethesurveyintoMandarin andHindi.Peteraskedifthereisanydataonthelanguagebarriersandwheretheneedmaylie.Dan saidMandarinandKoreanwerelanguageswhereLexingtonhadlargenumbersofnonEnglishspeakers. Fernandosaidthestatisticalrepresentationofthecommunityshouldbeapplied.Ginnasaidshe wondersiftheyshouldinvestigateputtingthesurveyinthetaxbillorwaterbill.Petersaiditwouldbe veryexpensive.Mariansaidifyouincludethesurveyinthemail,itisdifficultbecauseyouneedto provideenvelopesandstampsforresponses.GinnasaidthegroupcouldreachoutusingTownMeeting membersattheprecinctleveltobesurenottomisstheolderpopulation.Mariansaidsendingthe surveylinkthroughthePTA,TownMeetingmembers,churchgroups,andprovidehardcopiesatTown HallandtheCommunityCenterwouldbeefficient.Elainesaidthegroupcouldutilizetheofficestaffat largeapartmentcomplexesandleavethesurveyintheofficeforresidents. JudithsaidthattheLeagueofWomenVotershasafirstFridayeventinMarchthatcouldbeusedfor advertisingpurposestopromote2020Visiontopicsandthesurveycanbediscussedaswell.Marian agreedthattalkingaboutthesurveyanddescribingwhyitisimportantiscrucial.Peteraskedif FernandowantedtoreachouttoMargaretCoppeastherepresentativeoftheLeagueofWomen Voters. 1 FernandosaidlastmeetingPeterwasthinkingaboutdifferentkindsofdataforthesurvey.Fernando askedaboutthecomprehensiveplanfromthePlanningBoardandiftheprojectsarecongruent.Marian saidbasicdemographicdatacanbeobtainedthroughAmericanCommunitySurveydata.Petersaidhe hopedtohaveabetaversionbylateDecemberofthesurveyinstrument.ItwouldbetestedonSurvey MonkeybyearlyJanuary,readyfortranslationforlateJanuary,anddistributedinearlyMarch. Translationwouldbedifficultinsurveymonkeybecauseyouhavetocreateanewinstrument.Marian willneedatranslatortotranslatetheanswersaswellasthequestions. Fernandoaskedaboutyoungerpeopleasrespondents.Mariansaidlasttimetheyhadarepresentative sample.MarianaskedifFernandowantedanIRB(InstitutionalReviewBoard)certification.Fernando askedthatClairecheckwithCarl.PetersaidunlesstheTownwasplanningtopublishthesurveyina scholarlypresentation,youǞƚǒƌķƓ͸Ʒneedit.Itwouldrequireinformedconsent.Mariansaidsomeone wouldneedtoprepareanapplicationattheFraminghamwebsite.PetersaidontheTuesdayworking groupmeetinghecandiscusstheoptionsandMariancanmakearecommendation. SubcommitteeonAsianCommunities:Dansaidthatthereportisready.Itwascirculatedinearly Octoberandeditswereapplied.DansaidhewouldliketohaveittotheCommitteebynextweekand getcommentsbackwithintwoweekssothegroupcanvoteonitonDecember16.DansaidCarland Maryhavenotseenityet.Adiversitythinktankwasrecommendedfortheschoolandoneforthe Town.DansaidCarlsuggesteditmightbepossibletoenlisttheHumanRightsCommittee(HRC)to assist.DanpointedoutthatCarlandMarywouldneedtoworktogethertodevelopitscharter.Dan saidtheschoolswouldbeagoodplacetostart,andthattrainingshouldalsobedevelopedforthe PTA/OtƩĻƭźķĻƓƷƭ͸Council,theBOS,Townemployees,andTownMeeting.Theinitialfocuswouldbeon AsiancommunitiesbutthereisnothingsayingitĭğƓ͸Ʒbeforeveryone.JudithsaidshecanconnectDan totheHumanRightsCommittee. FernandoaskedifLexingtonisͻƭğŅĻͼoristhereanimpactonthecommunityfromthepresidential election.PetersaidthatheseestheelectionresultsasarealproblemforthediversegroupsinTown. Mariansaidsheseesthethinktankasaperfectopportunity.JudithsaidtheHRChasfieldedseveral incidentsofhate.Elainesaidthataspecialeducationteacherreportedtoherthattherehavebeen incidentsbasedonraceintheschool. GinnaaskedwhytheAfricanAmericanpopulationinLexingtonissolow.PetersaidthatLexingtonisnot onthelistoffriendlyplacesforAfricanAmericans.Mariansaidasasociologisttherearenotmany AfricanAmericanindividualslivinginTownbecausetherearenotmanyAfricanAmericanslivingin Town.Ginnaaskedifthe2020VisionCommitteeisthegrouptodiscusstheissues.Victorsaidthe answeristhattheperceptionofasegmentofthepopulationlieswiththem.AƦĻƩƭƚƓ͸ƭblindside shouldbeaddressedbytheindividualsthemselves.Victorsaidthecomplexityofwhathashappened hasbeenputintobucketsandpeoplearemissingthepoint.WhyğƩĻƓ͸Ʒweasdiverse?Hesaidhecan comeupwithsomerightanswersbutmostlywronganswers.Membersshouldreachouttothe populationandaskthemwhytheyķƚƓ͸ƷliveinLexington.PetersaidheǞƚǒƌķƓ͸Ʒwantthefocustobe movedawayfromtheAsiancommunity. Victorsaidthereisalevelofpoliticalcorrectness.Thereareprejudicescomingoutoftheelectionbased onappearances.Ifsomeonecametohimandsaid,ͻDƚbacktoyourĭƚǒƓƷƩǤͲͼhewouldsay,ͻLamfrom ŷĻƩĻ͵ͼPeoplehaveaperceptionwhichmaynotbecorrectΑbecausepeoplemaylookacertainwaybut theymaynotbe(LGBTQ,AsianAmerican,etc.). 2 Dansaidthathisprojectisessentiallydoneandhewouldliketocelebratetheconclusionwithasmall th gatheringandinvitetheSubcommitteetothenext2020VisionmeetingonDecember16. EGovernment:FernandosaidthathewillcheckinwithBhumip.Fernandosaidhewouldliketo eventuallyinvitethenewCIO,TomCase,tospeakatthemeeting. Adjourned:8:49am NextMeetings th,2016,7:45am,ParkerRoom Friday,December16 Friday,January27 th,2016,7:45am,ParkerRoom th Friday,February24,2016,7:45am,ParkerRoom 3