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2020 Vision Committee
Minutes of July 15, 2011
Selectmen’s Meeting Room
Members present: Fernando Quezada, Bhumip Khasnabish, Chuck Benson, Marian Cohen, Dan Krupka,
Margaret Coppe, Peter Lee, George Burnell, Richard Canale
Staff: Candy McLaughlin, Michelle Stevens
Action Items:
Committee members will check back with organizations about arranging focus groups:
Rotary (Alan), Chamber (Janice), LexFun (Ann), TMMA Executive Committee (Barry), and
LHS PTSA (Margaret)
Meeting Began:
7:45 a.m.
June meeting minutes were approved.
Focus Groups:
Margaret reported back to the Committee regarding the June 29 focus group
with Global Warming Action Committee members. She said participants had many suggestions,
especially regarding education and sustainability. GWAC appears to have shifted emphasis
towards the importance of reusing and recycling. The Committee would like to complete
scheduling of focus groups with other organizations this fall.
Other Discussion Topics:
Candy provided feedback from the BOS Goal Setting meeting. The
Committee had suggested two major issues to the Board: climate change and demographic
change. The BOS asked that 2020 pursue the demographic change topic further and report back.
As a first step, Dan suggested reexamining the recommendations from the Demographic Change
Task Force Report as a way to determine how best to move forward.
With regard to climate change, the Board recommended that 2020 Vision hear from the
Sustainable Lexington Committee about their activities. George provided an update on a project
regarding home energy assessments, which are intended to identify savings for the homeowner
by reducing heat loss in the home. The Committee would like to discuss the Sustainability
Committee’s work at a future meeting.
Strategic Planning in Other Communities:
Candy passed around a 1998 report that
summarized various efforts in other communities at the time when Lexington was just beginning
its 2020 Vision process. Candy also identified a few nearby communities that currently have
active strategic planning programs. The Committee expressed interest in following up with
Arlington and Belmont.
Miscellaneous:
Richard announced that the new Planning Board liaison will be Greg Zurlo. He
outlined the Board’s work plan and there was discussion about its relationship to 2020 Vision
goals. The Committee thanked Richard for his efforts.
Meeting Adjourned:
9:05 a.m.
Future meeting schedule:
(all at 7:45 a.m. in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room)
Thursday, August 11
Friday, September 6