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2020 Vision Steering Committee
November 17, 2000 Meeting Minutes
Members:
Fernando Quezada, Peter Enrich, Helen Cohen, Peggy Perry, Chuck Benson
Staff:
Candy McLaughlin, Wendy Rundle
1.Call to Order
2.Approve previous meeting minutes
3.Report comments on draft report
The public comment sessions went smoothly and served their purpose. It was important
for the process that we clearly invited public comments on the draft report.
Wendy reported on ten sets of comments: two from public comment meetings, one from
a CPG member, and 6 from Work Groups or individual members. She grouped the
comments into the following basic categories:
Edits for grammar, punctuation, etc. Wendy will incorporate these as appropriate.
Structure/format issues.
Volumes I and II of the final report will be bound separately and the Executive
Summary will be on different colored paper within Volume I. The final version
of Volume I will be presented in an attractive graphical format. Volume II will be
a limited issue for reference.
Wendy will add something to the Executive Summary about the ongoing,
dynamic nature of the process and the use of the whole 2020 Vision exercise.
Comments received along with the Steering Committee’s response will be
included in Volume II.
We will include a flowchart showing what’s next. This will make clear that the
Steering Committee is steward of a process of ongoing community discussion.
Rewording according to suggestions from two Working Groups. Wendy will
incorporate clearly clarifying language. Candy and Wendy will look over the entire
report from the perspective of current town operations, and remove any clear
inconsistencies. Wendy will follow up to see if the Education Work Group all wants
to sign on to the statement submitted by one member, and have it be included in the
comments.
An individual request to edit a paragraph discussing growth. It was felt that we
cannot give individual comments priority over the integral work of the process, so no
change will be made.
Some thought the CPG vision appeared in two many places. Some of this confusion
arose because Volumes I and II of the draft were bound together. It was decided not
to do a synthesized town vision. The CPG vision will stand as it is, not as THE
vision, but as a comprehensive vision reflective of their charge. No one said that the
CPG vision was inconsistent with the Work Group visions. This is the first release in
an ongoing process, and the most important thing is to make sure the discussion
continues.
Complaints about the process used to choose action items for inclusion in Volume I.
Request to track all Work Group recommendations to where they ended up in the
final report. This was primarily one person’s issue rather than a consensus. It was
felt that the amount of work to do this would be too great. The implementation
process will include tracking mechanisms around the five themes, and this will
include looking back to the Work Group reports.
4.Review preliminary road show planning
It was suggested that we plan for five pieces in the Minuteman, each focusing on the
suggested action items within one of the five themes.
5.Upcoming Meetings
TMMA Executive Board 12/13
Operations Subcommittee 12/1
Steering Committee 12/15
Meeting of joint boards early January
6.Adjourn