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2020 Vision Implementation Committee
December 2, 2004 – Meeting Minutes
7:45 a.m. Selectmen’s Meeting Room
Members Present
: Peter Enrich, Scott Burson, Richard Pagett, Marian Cohen, Ann Redmon
Others:
Candy McLaughlin, Wendy Rundle, Kerry Evans, Susan Elberger
Minutes:
The minutes from the November 4, 2004, Implementation Committee meeting were approved.
Town Report:
A draft of the 2004 2020 part of the Town Report was discussed. With a few minor edits
(which Candy will make), it was accepted and will be submitted for the 2004 Town Report.
Task Force Progress:
Forging Constructive Community Discourse – The group is progressing well and meets every week. As a
group they have been brainstorming a number of issues, including a suggestion that TMMA coordinate
precinct meetings, and have been using a template to discuss each issue that came from the brainstorming.
The group hopes to create a chart with brief narratives, outlining each issue raised. The group is also
discussing recommendations about “how to speak to one another,” using examples of actual conversations
that people have heard.
Strengthening Lexington’s Budget Process – The group meets as a full group every 3-4 weeks for three
hours on a Saturday morning. The full group typically has 12 or so members, but only about 8-10 people
are doing the majority of the work. The group has also split into two tracks: one group is focusing on
interviewing 12 communities regarding a number of budget areas. The other group is focusing on
communication, the budget process as a whole, and performance measures/benchmarking (this group is
split into three sub-groups to tackle each issue). The full committee will meet next Saturday and hopes to
have an outline of the major issues.
Fostering Economic Development – This group has had some trouble getting off the ground. Wendy
reported on the meeting she attended/facilitated back in November. At the end of that meeting, it was
decided that Steven Turner and Mary Jo Bohart would co-chair the group. It’s a small group and there are
some concerns about the level of commitment. There is also a concern in the task force that nothing new
will come out of this process and that everything has already been discussed but not implemented.
Wendy has suggested three possible outcomes for the group: (1) the group doesn’t go forward at all; (2)
the group goes forward as originally planned and starts from the beginning at this point; or (3) the group
writes a report, a diagnostic, outlining why things haven’t been implemented and why the group couldn’t
move forward. There was discussion that one of the more “senior” members of the task force (Fernando,
Mary Jo, or Jerome Smith) needs to work with Steven to provide the historical context of the issues in
order for the group to move forward. Candy will talk to Mary Jo and try to get Mary Jo, Fernando, and
Jerome together to discuss the task force. It was also suggested that if the outcome is for the group to
write the diagnostic, Fernando, Mary Jo, or Jerome would be in the best position to write it, with input
from the other group members.
Key dates:
Internal draft of task force reports: January 14
Final draft: January 26
Report back to boards: early February
Peter reported that the Budget group might need some more time to produce their report. The next
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meeting is scheduled for January 6, but the group present thought it might be better to meet on January
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20, considering the due dates of the task force reports. Candy will send an email out to gather input
from the rest of the committee.
Future meeting schedule
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2020 Vision Committee meeting: Thursday, January 6 (or Thursday, January 20)
Thursday, February 3rd
Meeting adjourned
at 8:57am.
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