HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-09-22-2020-min (with BOS, PB & SC)Town of Lexington
Joint Meeting with the 20/20 Vision Committee Meeting, Board of Selectmen, Planning Committee,
and School Committee
September 22, 2017
Estabrook Hall, Cary Hall
1605 Massachusetts Avenue — 8:00 a.m.
Members Present: Peter Enrich, Fernando Quezada, Alan Wrigley, Kathleen Lenihan, Dan Krupka,
Andrew Dixon, Peter Lee, Joe Pato, Bhumip Khasnabish, Carrol Ann Bottino, Mark Manassas
Members Absent: Ginna Johnson, Margaret Coppe
Visitors: Marian Cohen
Opening of the Meeting
Board of Selectmen — called to order at 8:04 a.m.
Planning Committee — called to order at 8:05 a.m.
20/20 Committee — called to order at 8:06 a.m.
School Committee — called to order at 8:09 a.m.
Peter introduced the report to the rest of the committees, and Marian began the presentation of the
report.
The report covered:
Items of Interest
• Economic Development
• Environment
• Town Government
• Availability of Public Info
• Methods of Communication
Priorities
• Municipal Services
• School Services and Programs
• Reductions in school vs. Municipal Services
• Commercial tax base to reduce reliance on residential property taxes
• Roadways
• Use of remaining land for development
• Housing Development
Findings — Issues of Most Importance
Relative Importance of Issues
Performance
Comparison of Ratings of Importance and Performance
Demographics
Civic Participation
Focus Groups
Comparison with 2012 findings
Summary and Conclusions
Questions of the Meeting focused on
Validity of responses
Information vs data
Need for Information
Appropriate responses in age groups/ethnic groups
Intolerance of businesses
Analysis of data
Ethnicity of participants' data
Availability of report
Peter stated that the report will be sent out in a few hours of the presentation.
Meeting adjourned at 9:20 a.m.