2001-06-15-2020-min (Implementation Committee)

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2020 Vision Implementation Committee Meeting Minutes June 15, 2001 Members Present: Fernando Quezada, Tony Siesfeld, Nancy Wilson, Sherry Gordon, Peggy Perry, Alan Lazarus, Bernard Harleston, Peter Enrich, Ellie Epp, Chuck Benson, Tom Harden, Todd Burger, Jerome Smith Staff: Rick White, Candy McLaughlin, Kelly Zeoli Call to Order Approval of Minutes The minutes from the May 4, 2001 meeting were approved. Town Staff Process. Rick said the Town staff is an important engine for moving 2020 Vision forward. Currently the Senior Management Team is developing a town wide project inventory, and preparing information on 2020 Vision projects and programs for a July 11 goal setting meeting of the Selectmen. The goal setting exercise involves inventorying responsibilities and strategic partnerships required for implementation. 2020 Vision goals and objectives will be ranked from the perspective of different departments and then the Town as a whole. Fernando emphasized that this infusion of energy from Town staff and other implementers does not put the Implementation Committee in a passive role but rather a complementary one. Education Subcommittee Report. Being the first subcommittee formed, this group struggled with its role at first, particularly because much is ongoing in education but very little is “quick and tangible.” They have drafted questions for the Superintendent of Schools and will meet with her soon. Peter said the Operations Subcommittee had identified measurement of success as a critical role for subcommittees. Implementation Committee Role. Jerome asked if the IC mission is clearly defined. Others responded that it has an independent monitoring role, different from elected boards and appointed staff who work within political and operational constraints. The Implementation Committee should be seeking ways to link day-to-day tactical tasks (such as fixing a pothole) to the strategic vision or roadmap (improved roads), and to define what success is. We also need to keep the community engaged in the 2020 Vision process. Relationship to Comprehensive Plan. Tom identified the Planning Board’s comprehensive planning process as the implementation device for a major piece of 2020 Vision. He outlined the schedule for completing the seven different elements. Communication between this process and the 2020 Vision Implementation Committee will be critical to avoid redundancy. Survey Analysis. Tony discussed three additional ways to slice the data. First, the importance/performance information implies some relative priorities. Second, we have a