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Town of Lexington Vision for Lexington Committee Meeting June 25,2021 Remote Meeting 7:45 a.m.—9:00 a.m. Members Present: Fernando Quezada, Dan Krupka, Margaret Coppe, Mark Manasas,Joe Pato, Bhumip Khasnabish, Samita Mandelia, Peter Lee,Weidong Wang, Kathleen Lenihan and Rina Kodendera Members Absent: Robert Peters, Daniel Joyner,Andrew Dixon and Alan Wrigley Guests:Jyotsna Kakullavarapu and Marian Cohen 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 May 28, 2021 meeting were approved with minor edits. Handouts/Documents Shared on Zoom Screen: • Townwide survey project timeline. Action Items Summary: • Katharine and Joe will look at trimming the remote meeting script. • Samita and Weidong offered to work on developing a master list of all community groups in Town. • Peter and Andrew will continue to work on the logo and think about ways to get the youth involved. • Fernando will send around the list of the committee's past projects to the new members. Meeting Highlights: New Committee Members Orientation Margaret prepared an orientation for new members explaining the committee mechanics. Margaret also discussed some of the committee's past work and projects that led to many notable reports and recommendations. Dan mentioned that one of the issues we need to deal with is diversity. Dan Krupka mentioned that one of the issues we need to deal with is diversity. Dan noted that a task force was created by the former Town Manager and Superintendent of Schools to advise decision makers on diversity issues as recommended by the subcommittee on Asian Communities. However, it seems like the task force has been dismantled and replaced by a new body created by the new Town Manager and Superintendent without consulting members of the task force. 1