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Town Clerk /Board of Registrars continued from previous page • An organization -wide electronic document management program was enhanced, with collection and archiving of board and committee meeting minutes and limited posting of such minutes on the town's web site. • Published Supplement #9 to the Code of Lexington, updating bylaw changes adopted at the 2007 Annual Town Meeting and regulations enacted or updated during 2007. Statistics Population:.... 30,002 Vital Statistics for 2007: Births ........... 170 Marriages ......... 83 Deaths .......... 260 Lexington 2020 Vision Committee ROLE: To be stewards of the January 2001 Lexington 2020 Vision Status Report and monitor the implementa- tion process. The Committee seeks to keep the goals cur- rent, identify community priorities, engage larger con- stituencies having responsibility for action items, and develop measures for tracking and reporting on progress. APPOINTED by the Board of Selectmen, in consultation with the School Committee and the Planning Board, for 3 -year terms: Fernando Quezada, Chuck Benson, George Burnell, Marian Cohen, Margaret Coppe, Peter Enrich, Mollie Garberg, Stacey Hamilton, Peter Lee, Ann Redmon, and Gregory Zurlo. The Committee meets approximately once a month and establishes subcommit- tees that meet as needed during the year. HIGHLIGHTS • Received the final report of the Environmental Sustainability Task Force. The document is available at http: / /ci.lexington.ma.us /Committees /boards.htm and click on Lexington 2020 Vision Committee. • Based on the Sustainability Task Force's recommenda- tions, joined Cities for Climate Protection, which pro- vides access to software tools along with information about programs in other communities worldwide. The Selectmen appointed an ad hoc Climate Action Plan Committee to develop a Climate Action Plan for Lexington. • Received an interim report from the Economic Development Task Force. The Task Force: — assisted with the recruitment of a new Economic Development Officer; — participated in the effort to attract a major pharma- ceutical company to locate in Lexington; Licenses: Dogs .......... 2,168 Raffles ........... 14 Business Certificates ....... 251 Flammables ....... 13 Back row, left to right: Ann Redmon, Marian Cohen, Fernando Quezada, George Burnell, Matt Courcbene; Seated: Mollie Garberg, Candy McLaughlin, Peter Enrich. — identified the need for assessing commercial develop- ment possibilities within existing zoning. — The Task Force will complete its analysis with a final report to the spring 2008 Town Meeting. • Established a Study Group on Demographic Change to explore changing demographics in Lexington and rec- ommend a structured process for identifying issues and addressing concerns. • Continued to address ways to improve public commu- nication and encourage new citizens to become involved in local government. Review of community goals, as well as recruitment of new committee mem- bers representative of the diverse segments of our com- munity is ongoing. O 0 o Pn rD Z Lo 2007 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 9