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trouble looking forward. By focusing on a 2030 vision, the Committee can help provide context for the Town through which they can consider long-term planning. Fernando stated that the Committee does have several roles to consider, including educating the public, being stewards of the 2001 status report, establishing measures for tracking and reporting, identifying needs, and many more. He noted that with whom and what the Committee should be communicating would be an ongoing topic of discussion. Candy also noted that additional information on how municipalities are viewing opportunities for online engagement can be found in the following brief: http://www.nlc.org/ASSETS/036A007536C14DF5BE74D8093F6B7B74/Municipal%20Officials%20Views %20on%20Public%20Engagement%202_FINAL.pdf Demographic Change Task Force: Candy stated that there had been no changes made to the report yet, but a concern had been raised about the tone of the report with regard to how the Asian population is referenced. The sense of the Committee was that the terminology used seemed neutral, and focused on the facts of the Report, which state that there is a growing subpopulation in Lexington whose primary language may not be English. It is important to make these facts available to the public, and the discussion and action items that occur because of the Report will be very beneficial to the Town. The Committee discussed a draft letter transmitting the report of the Demographic Change Task Force to the Board of Selectmen. This discussion will continue at the next meeting. With regard to the sequence, Candy stated that the Board of Selectmen will be presented with the report to accept; when they accept it, the 2020 Committee will issue the report and it will be posted on the Town’s website. The Board of Selectmen will be presented with the report after Town Meeting. MAPC: Richard will follow up from his presentation in January at a future meeting. He will discuss in-depth some of the MAPC’s data for Lexington. Adjourn: 9:10 a.m.