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TO Implementation Planning Group
FROM Peter Enrich
RE Minutes from 7/8 meeting, etc
DATE July 17, 1993
Present Andy Friedlich Karen Dooks, Nancy Cannalonga Nancy
Adler Neal Boyle Donna Hooper Marge Battin , Betty Eddison Jay
Kaufman , Narriman Behravesh, Rick White John Oberteuffer Peter
Enrich
Absent Paul Hamburger Bill Dailey , Dan Fenn George Burnell
1 Peter reported on contacts with Dovid Williams on behalf
of Planning .Board, who expressed concerns about relationship
between this strategic planning process and their comprehensive
plan process which will also involve public hearings toward the
end of 1993 but also indicated en interest in coordinating and
cooperating with our process
2 Jay reported on contacts with some 6-8 strategic planning
professionals who have indicated an interest in advising or
working with us Nariman Behravesh of D R I was able to join
the meeting others hoped to join future meetings In addition
Linda Roemer (Simmons College) sent a letter offering some
thoughts a copy of which is attached
3 There was extended discussion of the goals of the
strategic planning process and of what role the first round of
hearings should play No clear consensus beyond what had
already been captured in the early parts of the 6/23
Implementation Plan emerged The sense of the meeting was that
the first round of meetings should be designed to be maximally
receptive of input, should be focussed on core values and
perhaps should be followed by some kind of survey as a next step
toward identifying community expectations and concerns
4 After aTpo1-1 of those present it was agreed that the
first round should involve 5-10 hearings held in September and
October with a general inclination toward 9 hearings perhaps
one in each precinct
5 It was agreed that both facilitators and recorders for
the hearings should be clearly objective and preferably ,
disinterested and that this was particularly vital in the case
of the recorders In addition it was agreed that there should
be tape recordings of all the hearings
6 It was agreed that subgroups should work on the three
immediate tasks that have to be addre eed in preparation for
hearings in the fall but that, pending authorization from the
Board of Selectmen, the subgroups should not take concrete steps
toward implementation The subgroups and their members are as
follows
a Facilitators and recorders Friedlich ( lead ) , White,
Boyle Adler
b Sites and schedules Cannalonga (lead) Enrich
Boyle
c Publicity Eddison (lead) , Kaufman , Hooper,
Friedlich, Mary Lou Touart
7 Next meeting of whole group will be at 7 AM on Thursday
July 22 In the intervening two weeks, the subgroups will start
work in their areas Jay will look into possibility of a group
of the strategic planning professionals coming to the 7/22
meeting, or one in the next few weeks to offer their guidance on
how we should be proceeding and where we should be heading Rick
will pursue the possibility of a similar presentation by someone
with national experience in municipal strategic planning and
will also put together a bibliography on the topic
ATTACHMENTS
a Names end addresses of participants in planning group
b Notes (from Marge Battin) on experiences of neighboring
towns with comparable planning processes
c Letter from Linda Roemer
REMINDER NEXT MEETING UN THURSDAY , JULY 22 at 7 AM