HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-07-01-SPAIG-min.pdf TO Whatever this group now is (see below)
FROM. Peter Enrich
RE Minutes for 7/1 meeting
DATE 7/3/93
PRESENT Rick White, Nancy Adler, Betty Eddison, Jay Kaufman,
John Oberteuffer, Andy Friedlich, Marge Battin, Donna Hooper,
Nancy Cannalonga, George Burnell, Karen Dooks, Neal Boyle, Dan
Fenn, Peter Enrich
ABSENT Paul Hamburger, Bill Dailey
1 Rick and Dan reported on Bill Dailey's presentation to
the Selectmen concerning the group's work to date, and on the
Board's endorsement of the general action plan The Board
intends to designate a group to plan for implementation, probably
at its 7/19 meeting, after consultation with School Committee and
financial committees The Board's expectation is that the
"Steering Wheel" will be, at least, a central component of the
implementation planning group
2 It was agreed that the "Steering Wheel" has finished its
original task of developing a plan for fulfilling the Art 4
Resolution's goals Subject to the following clarifications,
Jay's outline of the Implementation Plan (dated 6/23/93) was
agreed to
a) It is understood that the first round of public
hearings for the strategic planning process are also to provide
input into the FY95 budget process;
b) Rick's clarifications (see Minutes of 6/24 meeting)
were accepted; and
c) Precise dates (especially for later stages of
strategic planning process) are to be understood as tentative,
and later stages of strategic planning process may be subject to
modification as process proceeds
3 The FY95 process should now run on its own, guided by the
implementation plan Rick noted July 26 as a possible date for a
first joint meeting of the four Boards/Committees The "Steering
Wheel" has no further role in managing/planning this process,
although it may be appropriate for it to review progress on an
occasional basis
4 Discussion centered on how to move ahead with planning
the implementation of the strategic planning process Agreement
was reached on the following points
a) Pending appointment of an implementation planning
group by the Selectmen, a modified version of the Steering Wheel
should get started on implementation planning
b) The initial focus should be on the first round of
hearings Whether a separate group should be identified to work
on the longer range process was discussed; the tentative
conclusion was that a single group (possibly with sub-groups)
would suffice
c) Representatives of Selectmen, School Committee and
financial boards will participate as liaisons, not as actual
members of the implementation planning group
d) Rick will participate as an "observer " He and his
staff will provide logistical support for the implementation,
although the extent of such support remains subject to
discussion The possibility of additional support from the B U
School of ???, from DRI, or from other sources requires further
exploration
e) The group should be expanded to include some
interested residents with professional experience in strategic
planning and related activities Jay agreed to pursue possible
leads
f) The group should be expanded to include
representation of the Planning Board and/or others concerned with
planning for the town's physical evolution Peter will contact
David Williams
g) The group should be expanded to include broader
representation of the citizenry People with recommendations
(especially the liaisons from the Committees) will pass names on
to Peter
5 Subject to these understandings, all of those present
agreed to participate in the implementation planning (Marge may
prefer to serve in an informal advisory role, to avoid conflict
with her responsibilities as Moderator )
6 For the group's next meeting on July 8, Nancy Cannalonga
and Peter will prepare a proposed list of near-term tasks and of
issues to be resolved Others will provide input to them by 7/5
Respectfully submitted,
Peter Enrich