Charge - FY21-FY26 Goal & Priority Setting Subcommittee (CONCOM4)

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Subcommittee Charge Conservation Commission FY21-26 Goal and Priority Setting Subcommittee Members: 5 Ex-Officio Members: 1 Appointed by: Conservation Commission Length of Term: 3 months Appointments made: June 29,2020 Meeting Times: As necessary Description: This Subcommittee will consider Conservation Commission and Staff Goals and Priorities for FY 21 through FY 26 in regards to Conservation Land Management and Stewardship and make Project Priority Recommendations for FY 21 through FY 26 to the Conservation Commission for approval. Documents to support the efforts of this Subcommittee include: 1) 6/22/2020 Joint Conservation Commission and Steward Meeting Presentation(by Staff 2) Stewards 6 22 2020 Presentation(by Keith and Mike) 3) LexCC 6_22 2020Fina1 Draft Cotton Farm 20-21 Presentation(by Jeff 4) 2020 Stewardship Projects&Annual Activities 5) Lexington Conservation Division Projects FY 2020-2026 6) 2019 Land Management Priorities and Goals Exercise 7) Action Plan of the 2015 Open Space and Recreation Plan Update (Link: https://www.lexin_ton�ma.gov/sites/lexinQtonma/files/pages/lexington_osr2 ubdate_2015_fin al rebort_01-14-16.pdf) The goal of the Subcommittee will be to evaluate current projects and the proposed master list of projects while balancing newly identified projects along with limited staff bandwidth, especially in light of vacancies and the pandemic,in order to make recommendations to the Conservation Commission for setting Conservation Land project priorities for FY 21 to FY 26. Consideration of priorities shall be given to projects that achieve multiple Goals identified in the 2019 Land Management Priorities and Goals Exercise and in the 2015 Opens Space and Recreation Plan Update Action Plan. Criteria for membership:Three Members will be members of the Conservation Commission while the other two members shall have an interest or background in Land Conservation, Stewardship and/or Land Management. Ex-Officio Members/Staff: The Conservation Director is ex-officio nonvoting member and shall support this subcommittee at their discretion. Prior to serving as a member of this Subcommittee, appointees, if not a member of another committee having already completed these items, are required to: 1. Acknowledge receipt of the Summary of the Conflict of Interest Statute. Further, to continue to serve on the Committee, the member must acknowledge annually receipt of the summary of the Conflict of Interest Statute. Said summary will be provided by, and member's acknowledgement shall be sent to,the Town Clerk. 2. Provide evidence to the Town Clerk that the appointee has completed the on-line training requirement required by the Conflict of Interest Statute. Further, to continue to serve on the Committee, the member must acknowledge every two years to the Town Clerk completion of the on-line training requirement. Ref.: The Conservation Commission adopted this charge on June 29, 2020.