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Town of Lexington Vision for Lexington Committee Meeting April 30,2021 Remote Meeting 7:45 a.m.—9:00 a.m. Members Present: Fernando Quezada, Dan Krupka, Margaret Coppe, Mark Manasas,Joe Pato, Bhumip Khasnabish, Kathleen Lenihan,Alan Wrigley, Samita Mandelia, Peter Lee,Andrew Dixon, and Robert Peters Members Absent: Guests: Candy McLaughlin, Marian Cohen,Jyotsna Kakullavarapu, and Weidong Wang Professional Staff Present: Katharine Labrecque, Management Analyst The meeting was called to order: 7:47am The Remote Meeting Opening Script was read by the chair, Fernando Quezada. Minutes: • Minutes from the March 26, 2021 meeting were approved with minor edits. Handouts/Documents Shared on Zoom Screen: • Townwide survey project timeline. Action Items Summary: • Andrew and Peter will work together to create a new committee logo. • Joe and Kathleen will organize a meeting with the Town Manager and Superintendent to discuss the letter sent to the select board and school committee. • All committee members should think about three ways to improve participation in the survey. • Dan and Margaret will work on a new member orientation/plan. Meeting Highlights: Vote to Confirm Vision for Lexington Co-Chair The committee unanimously approved Margaret Coppe as Co-Chair. Future committee membership, charge and structure, and New Member Orientation Margaret provided a general update. Margaret,Joe, and Dan met to review the 15 applications submitted to the Town. Margaret commented they chose 3 applicants who they thought would enhance the diversity of the committee.They also considered enlarging the size of the committee.Joe noted that this committee has the highest number of applicants for a single seat.Joe added that after this meeting we would forward the recommendations to the Select Board,who will ultimately make the decision.The 1