2000 Work Group Orientation Agenda

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Tasks: Each Work Group will conduct the following 9 tasks: 1. Develop a Workplan for its operations, no longer than 3 typed pages. Each Workplan will include groundrules, potential subcommittee structure, membership needs, selection of a chair, schedule of activities, and resources needed. The Workplan will be submitted to the Steering Committee Liaison for approval. (See Attachment A). 2. Discuss the questions already identified for its specific topic, identify additional questions or issues, identify relevant stakeholders and their key issues, review the current status of the topic, and identify information needed to answer the questions or address the issues. (See Attachment B). 3. Examine the existing information available from Work Group members, town officials, previous 2020 project materials, and other sources that the Work Group identifies. Obtain additional information as needed to address the issues identified. (See Appendix C). 4. Develop an "Environmental Scan" for its topic, no longer than 5 typed pages. The Environmental Scan should include the current status of the topic; resident needs and preferences as expressed in previous project forums; predictable future demographic, economic, political, technological, and other trends; uncertainties; and tough questions that the Work Group should take into account in its discussions. The Environmental Scan will be presented to the Steering Committee and the Core Participants Group. (See Appendix D). 5. Develop a draft Lexington 2020 Vision for the topic area. The Vision should be no longer than 1 typed page. (See Appendix E). 6. Develop a detailed set of Goals for its topic area, with a corresponding set of Actions, Objectives, and Measures of Success. In addition, each group will address the implications and trade-offs associated with the reality of limited Resources, such as financial, town services, personnel, land, and others. This information should be presented in narrative form and should reflect the richness of the issues and results of group discussion. This information should be presented in no more than 10 typed pages, along with a Summary Matrix. (See Appendix F). 7. Conduct at least one community outreach activity designed to solicit the input of residents on the topic. Each Work Group will also exchange the documents developed in Tasks 5 & 6 with the other Work Groups for review and comment. (See Appendix G). 2