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20/20 Vision Committee Meeting
May 31,2019
Parker Room,Town Office Building
1625 Massachusetts Avenue 7:45 a.m.—9:00 a.m.
Members Present: Fernando Quezada,Joe Pato, Dan Krupka, Mark Manasas, Andrew Dixon, Alan
Wrigley, Bhumip Khasnabish, Margaret Coppe
Members Absent: Carroll Ann Bottino, Peter Enrich, Peter Lee, Kathleen Lenihan,
Visitor(s): Nancy Corcoran-Ronchetti
The meeting was called to order: 7:48 a.m.
The minutes for the April 26, 2019 meeting were approved.
The following motion was unanimously seconded and approved:Approve the changes to the 20/20
Vision subcommittee charge for Enhancing Communications in Lexington (ECiL).
The meeting was primarily devoted to
■ Announcing the New Management Fellow and Planning Board Liaison
■ Planning for the Futures Panel event
■ Receiving an update on the ECI subcommittee's progress
■ Approving the revised charge for ECI
Meeting Highlights
■ Bob Peters was introduced as the new liaison for the Planning Board, and Katharine Labrecque
was announced as the new Management Fellow.
■ Futures Panel Planning Discussion
■ The Futures Panel working group must immediately start contacting the
following:
• LexMedia to get on their schedule to broadcast the event
• SMART Cities representative
• Carlo Ratti
• Jay Kaufman for the facilitator role
• Nariman Behravesh
• Julie Hackett for a representative who can speak on the topic of
Education
• A representative from Lexington NEXT
• Lexington Patrimony
• A speaker for Climate Change Adaption and identifying how to
incorporate this topic into the lineup of speakers as well
■ Enhancing Communication in Lexington (ECiL)
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o Sean Dugan is working with members of the Lexington School system to try and
incorporate an option to sign up for Lexington Newsletters into the school registration
process.
0 38%of Lexington households have school age children.
o The results of the LHS PTO Newsletter survey were presented.
■ Volunteer Opportunities ranked the highest for parents interest
o Received an update on Town social media activity
o Best practices have been compiled by the subcommittee
o The survey is currently in development with Sean Dugan, Marian Cohen, and Mark
coordinating the process
o Lexington Alert and newsletter sign-up demonstration
From discussions,we formulated the following decisions and action items:
Decisions
■ The representatives for the Futures Panel Working Group are Peter Lee, Peter Enrich,Alan
Wrigley, Dan Krupka, Fernando Quezada, and Nancy Corcoran-Ronchetti.
■ The 20/20 Vision Committee needs to have a both at the upcoming Discovery Day.
Action Items
■ Mark will send a copy of the revised ECiL charter to Rajon for submission to the Town Clerk.
■ The Futures Panel Working Group will begin contacting potential speakers and representatives.
Next Meeting Date
■ Friday,June 28, 7:45 a.m. in the Parker Room
Subsequent Meetings
■ Friday,July 26, 7:45 a.m. in the Parker Room
■ Friday,August 30, 7:45 a.m. in the Parker Room
■ Friday, September 27, 7:45 a.m. in the Parker Room
Meeting ended at 8:59 a.m.
Minutes submitted by Rajon Hudson
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