HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-08-23-VISION2025-min (DRAFT) Town of Lexington
Vision for Lexington Committee Meeting
August 23, 2024
Remote Meeting
7:45 a.m. —9:00 a.m.
Draft Minutes
Members Present: Sara del Nido Bush, Marian Cohen, Margaret Coppe, Andrew Dixon, John
Giudice, Jill Hai (Select Board), Dan Joyner, Carol Marine, Catherine Yan
Absent: Larry Freeman (School Committee), Bhumip Khashnabish, Shannon Murtagh, Ambilu
Silvistri, Min Zhou
The meeting was called to order: 7:45 am
The Remote Meeting Script was read by Margaret Coppe
Roll Call Vote: Bush, Aye; Cohen, Aye; Coppe, Aye; Dixon, Aye; Giudice, Aye; Hai, Aye,
Joyner, Aye; Marine, Aye; Yan, Aye
Minutes:
• The approval of minutes from July 26, 2024, as amended (spelling of Catherine Yan, add
Carol Marine to housing group)was moved by John Giudice and seconded by Jill Hai.
• Roll Call Vote: Bush, Aye; Cohen, Aye; Coppe, Aye; Dixon, Aye; Giudice, Aye; Hai,
Aye, Joyner, Aye; Marine, Aye; Yan, Aye
The vote was unanimous.
Meeting Highlights:
The October 25, 2024 meeting will be in person in the Town Hall, followed immediately by the
committee turning the 250'h Countdown Calendar
Town Report
Reviewed and accepted. Will check on deadline for group picture.
VFL Website Report on Emails
No emails this month.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
No report
Update on Subcommittee on Voter Participation in Lexington
Marian Cohen has analyzed voting patterns by age group in the 2023 local election, with the
highest percentage of voters were in the 65+ group, and the fewest in the 18-29 group. She has
received the data from the Town Clerk on the age distributions on two debt exclusion elections
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for schools. However, it is in a format that is difficult to use. Marian continues to work on the
data.
Future study on housing
Group did not meet in August.
Added Carol Marine and Catherine Yan to the group.
Other items:
Budget request for next town-wide survey (2027) should go to Select Board in the fall of 2025.
Discussion about ways to communicate about the survey included post cards and adding flyer to
tax bill (contact Carolyn Kosnoff for date)
Sara offered to help with the 2027 survey.
Candidate interviews for new Town Manager scheduled for August 28, 2024.
September 26, 2024 Jim Malloy Retirement Reception
Ask Jonas Miller, Director of Communications, to make meeting links more visible.
Motion to adjourn:
Roll Call Vote: Bush, Aye; Cohen, Aye; Coppe, Aye; Dixon, Aye; Giudice, Aye; Hai, Aye,
Joyner, Aye; Marine, Aye; Yan, Aye
The vote was unanimous.
Adjourn: 8: 45 am
Next Meeting: September 27, 2024, 7:45am by Zoom
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