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2020 Vision Implementation Committee
Meeting Minutes
June 15, 2001
Members Present:
Fernando Quezada, Tony Siesfeld, Nancy Wilson, Sherry Gordon,
Peggy Perry, Alan Lazarus, Bernard Harleston, Peter Enrich, Ellie Epp, Chuck Benson,
Tom Harden, Todd Burger, Jerome Smith
Staff:
Rick White, Candy McLaughlin, Kelly Zeoli
Call to Order
Approval of Minutes
The minutes from the May 4, 2001 meeting were approved.
Town Staff Process.
Rick said the Town staff is an important engine for moving 2020
Vision forward. Currently the Senior Management Team is developing a town wide
project inventory, and preparing information on 2020 Vision projects and programs for a
July 11 goal setting meeting of the Selectmen. The goal setting exercise involves
inventorying responsibilities and strategic partnerships required for implementation.
2020 Vision goals and objectives will be ranked from the perspective of different
departments and then the Town as a whole. Fernando emphasized that this infusion of
energy from Town staff and other implementers does not put the Implementation
Committee in a passive role but rather a complementary one.
Education Subcommittee Report.
Being the first subcommittee formed, this group
struggled with its role at first, particularly because much is ongoing in education but very
little is “quick and tangible.” They have drafted questions for the Superintendent of
Schools and will meet with her soon. Peter said the Operations Subcommittee had
identified measurement of success as a critical role for subcommittees.
Implementation Committee Role.
Jerome asked if the IC mission is clearly defined.
Others responded that it has an independent monitoring role, different from elected
boards and appointed staff who work within political and operational constraints. The
Implementation Committee should be seeking ways to link day-to-day tactical tasks (such
as fixing a pothole) to the strategic vision or roadmap (improved roads), and to define
what success is. We also need to keep the community engaged in the 2020 Vision
process.
Relationship to Comprehensive Plan.
Tom identified the Planning Board’s
comprehensive planning process as the implementation device for a major piece of 2020
Vision. He outlined the schedule for completing the seven different elements.
Communication between this process and the 2020 Vision Implementation Committee
will be critical to avoid redundancy.
Survey Analysis.
Tony discussed three additional ways to slice the data. First, the
importance/performance information implies some relative priorities. Second, we have a
very rough demographic profile of who supports and does not support the different goals.
Thirdly, there is some demographic difference on a few of the attitudinal questions.
Overall, Tony characterized the survey as saying, “Let’s make the status quo better.” We
need to be able to measure and communicate how things are getting better, because
change is often hard to notice unless it’s radical.
Future Meeting Schedule
July 13 at 7:45 a.m. in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room (top floor of Town Hall)
(no meeting in August)
September 7 or 14
Adjourn
Submitted,
Candy McLaughlin