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Lexington 2020 Vision Committee
February 2, 2006 Meeting Minutes
7:45 a.m. Selectmen’s Meeting Room
Members present:
Peter Enrich, Marian Cohen, Richard Pagett, Ann Redmon
Others:
Carl Valente, Candy McLaughlin, George Burnell
Call to Order:
Peter Enrich called the meeting to order at 7:40 am. The minutes from the
January 5, 2006 meeting were approved.
Meeting of Economic Development Stakeholders:
There was discussion about the best time
of day for a meeting, and it was decided that 8-10 am would work best. The group suggested
March 7, 8, or 9 and asked Candy to pass this information on to Fernando so he and Mary Jo
could set a date. Richard volunteered to help call people once the date is established.
Progress Report:
The report’s format, content, distribution, and timing were discussed. The
issue of subjectivity in “measuring” progress was identified. There was agreement that, besides
providing a scorecard, the major purpose is to get people engaged. The amount and kinds of
information should be focused, although there does need to be mention of all the goals (original
27 plus those added in 2003). The following decisions were made:
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Contents:
A general introduction,
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Leading progress highlights,
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Summary of the two completed Task Force results,
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Description of the two new areas of focus, and
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A list of all the goals.
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The report will ask for feedback from the community.
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In order to be distributed at Town Meeting, the report should be ready before April
vacation.
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The printed report will be short, and will refer interested people to the website for more
information.
Candy will canvas the staff and the elected boards to identify actions accomplished toward the
goals. The group brainstormed questions relating to the economic development area; Candy
will ask Jeanne Krieger for suggested questions about sustainability. Candy will prepare a draft
report for committee review.
Recruitment Strategy:
Mike Kennealy may be interested in joining the committee after the
Financial Policies report is completed. Marian agreed to contact Duke Bitsko. Fernando had
previously committed to contact the clergy association. Peter will talk to John Rosenberg.
Diversity of ethnicity and age are still lacking. Peter agreed to draft a newspaper article to
recruit new committee members, and will circulate it to the committee for comment. He will
contact the Colonial Times to ask if they are interested in publishing information on 2020 Vision
as well as the Minuteman. Desired timing is late February, with a follow-up article in early April
previewing the progress report. The intention is to make targeted phone calls to follow up on the
article.
Adjourn:
The committee adjourned at 8:50 am.
Next meetings:
Thursday, March 2 and April 6