2005-04-04-WALKS-min - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

SIDEWALK COMMITTEE Minutes of April 4 2005 Meeting The Lexington’s Sidewalk Committee meeting was convened by Chairman Craig Weeks at 11:10 in the Selectman’s Meeting Room.. The first order of business was to discuss the protocol for meetings of all official Lexington committees, ours included, which must follow the open meeting law. Notice must be posted 48 hours in advance of all meetings where policy issues are discussed by a quorum of members and/or votes are taken on matters of public interest. The minutes of these committee meetings must also be made available to the public. Craig stated that the minutes in final form could be made publicly available using the Sidewalk Comm. website being developed which will be linked to the Town website. Olga Guttag suggested that significant subcommittee documents or findings with public impact should also be posted on the web to avoid any suggestion of actions kept from public view. It was agreed through discussion that it would generally not be necessary to post Sidewalk subcommittee meeting times, meeting minutes, or email interactions between members, but that documents and notices of interest to the public would be made accessible, usually at the website. It was agreed that all subcommittees will bring materials to be distributed publicly to the entire committee for approval. This will allow multiple subcommittees to use one joint publication representing all interests. COMMITTEE UPDATES Community focus group: Sue-Ellen Briggs said that her focus team had met and that a survey had been drafted and sent out to parents asking about present practices and future preferences regarding travel to and from school The survey had been submitted to and approved by the superintendent of schools. School principals and the PTA groups had also been contacted before submission for distribution. Olga stated that each school has a School Council organization which should also be informed. She emphasized the importance of top-down informing of relevant officials/groups. Stephanie Mitzenmacher had agreed to work with Lex MM to get notice out to the general public about committee plans and objectives. After developing a presentation, the focus group is planning to have a number of public meetings describing our initiative and soliciting public discussion and feedback Olga stated that the Center Collaborative Comm. was active in looking for improvements for pedestrian facilities in the Center and should be appraised of our efforts. This group is planning a charrette on June 11 and our committee should be involved. Craig will see about a spokesperson from our group for this event. Website development: Lucy Fletcher-Jones is beginning to design a site that will be linked to the Town website. With help from the Chairman and