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2020 Vision Implementation Committee
March 10, 2005 – Meeting Minutes
7:45 a.m. Selectmen’s Meeting Room
Members Present
: Peter Enrich, Ann Redmon, Fernando Quezada, Scott Burson
Others:
Candy McLaughlin, Wendy Rundle, Kerry Evans
Minutes:
The minutes from the February 10, 2005, Implementation Committee meeting were approved.
Report to the Boards:
Candy passed out a proposed sample cover letter to the Boards and a few minor
edits were suggested. Candy had asked the liaisons to propose some dates for when the Committee might
be able to give a brief report and also gather information for a good format regarding the larger group
meeting after Town Meeting. The Planning Board has requested that their presentation not be before
early April. Scott Burson, for the School Committee, suggested that if not next Tuesday, that it will have
to be at one of their meetings held the hour before Town Meeting sessions. Since it will be a short
presentation, he thought that the Committee could present sometime in March or April. Peter suggested
that when the Committee gives the presentations to the boards that they also provide a one-page timeline
of past and future 2020 activities. Fernando also suggested giving a list of past and present membership
of the Committee. Candy passed out a copy of what is on the 2020 website and it includes all past
members. It was decided that the Committee members will present the preliminary report to the boards
(the short 5-10 minute presentation) and that task force members should give the presentations to Town
Meeting. The short presentations will include a brief outline of the process, some accolades about the
great work the task forces were able to complete, and an outline of the next steps, especially the joint
events to be held in May. It was suggested, and agreed upon by the Committee, that a copy of the letter to
the Boards should be given to all task force members. Peter and Fernando will invite the new members of
the Board of Selectmen (Hank Manz and Norman Cohen) to sit down with them and bring them up to
date and answer any questions they may have on the 2020 process. Scott Burson will be in contact with
the new School Superintendent and bring it up to him as well. It was suggested that it would be good, in
the final public interviews with the Town Manager candidates, to hear what they feel about long term
perspectives etc.
Report to Town Meeting:
Candy passed out a draft for the report and would like to gather suggestions
and recommendations from the Committee. Peter suggested that the report contain the same lead-in and
conclusions given to the three boards, but in the middle, give time for members of the two task forces to
give more substantive info. Whoever gives the lead-in part should mention the Economic Development
taskforce. It was suggested that a chronology of 2020 events and the web information for the 2020 site be
passed out at Town Meeting. Candy will talk to Marge Battin about having 20 minutes for the
presentations, preferably prior to the budget articles, and talk to Marian Cohen about finding someone to
present the Forging Constructive Community Discourse task force report. Peter will get someone to
present the Budget task force report.
Publicity:
Candy will talk to Susan Bushey about getting three newspaper articles into the Minuteman,
with the first one in before Town Meeting. The three articles would be a framing piece, one on the budget
task force, and one on the constructive community discourse task force. Peter Lee will be asked to do
outreach to the Colonial Times and possibly the Globe NorthWest. There will be mailings to all 2020
alumni that will include a bulleted list of the task force recommendations and some of the information
that will be presented to the Boards and Town Meeting.
Committee Membership:
Fernando asked if, at the time of the presentation to the Boards, it would
appropriate to ask about membership. The Committee agreed that it would be okay to ask them to start
thinking about possible new members. It was suggested that after the new Chair of the TMMA was
elected, it would be good to solicit a representative from TMMA and mention that the Committee would
like to meet with the executive board after the close of Town Meeting. Fernando will look into getting a
representative from the Clergy Association – if Howard Jafee is not interested, he will contact the chair of
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the association to ask for a recommendation. The Committee was asked to think about some people who
might be interested and ask if they would like their names brought forward. It was also suggested that
when recruiting new members, to mention the meeting days/times, and while the days are somewhat
flexible, they must be able to meet in the mornings.
Future of 2020:
The future of 2020 is still undetermined. There are issues that have been “parked”,
from both the original 27 goals and the goals that came out of the precinct meeting process. It was
suggested that the future of 2020 may depend greatly of the reception of the boards and the community on
the two task force reports as well as discussions with the future town manager.
Future meeting schedule:
It was asked if switching the days from Thursdays to Fridays would work for
people. Peter said that after April, his Fridays are open but that he wasn’t sure what Marian’s schedule
would be in the future.
2020 Vision Committee meetings: Thursday, April 7
Thursday, May 5
Friday, June 10
Meeting adjourned
at 8:53am
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