HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-12-20-VISION2025-min Town of Lexington
Vision for Lexington Committee Meeting
December 20, 2024
Remote Meeting
7:45 a.m.—9:00 a.m.
Minutes
Members Present: Sara del Nido Budish, Marian Cohen, Margaret Coppe,Andrew Dixon,John Giudice,
Dan Joyner, Carol Marine, Shannon Murtagh, Robert Peters, Catherine Yan
Absent: Larry Freeman (School Committee),Jill Hai (Select Board), Bhumip Khasnabish, Min Zhou
Meeting was called to order: 7:53
The remote meeting script was read by Margaret Coppe
Roll Call Vote: Budish,Aye; Cohen,Aye; Coppe,Aye; Dixon,Aye; Giudice,Aye;Joyner,Aye; Marine,Aye;
Murtagh,Aye; Peters,Aye;Yan, Aye.
Minutes:
• The approval of minutes from November 22, 2024, was moved by Marian Cohen and seconded
by Robert Peters.
• Roll Call Vote: Budish,Aye; Cohen,Aye; Coppe,Aye; Dixon,Aye; Giudice,Aye;Joyner,Aye;
Marine,Aye; Murtagh,Aye; Peters,Aye;Yan, Aye.The vote was unanimous.
Meeting Highlights:
Committee Membership
There are three applicants.The committee will wait until after the New Year to reach out. Strategic
planning was identified as an important trait for a candidate.The committee will invite them to join the
next meeting. A new member may be processed by February at the earliest.
VFL Website and report on emails
No emails and nothing to report on the website.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity
The committee discussed the challenges of identifying Asian American participation in town committees
and Town Meeting. Sara del Nido Budish, Dan Joyner, and Shannon Murtagh are working on improving
data collection methods and broadening the scope of the project to include broader demographic
analysis.The possibility of adding a question relating to this topic to the next survey was discussed.
Update from subcommittee on Participation in Local Elections
The committee wants to include a description of the elected boards and committees in town.The town
is missing information on whether they have liaisons to boards and committees.The Town provided a
list that is not fully updated.
Future study on housing:
Found that there are three target audiences.Those are people having crisis relating to housing,
homeowners and renters working to address their interests and needs about housing, and general
housing resources. May add a new target of welcoming new people to the Town of Lexington.
John Giudice notes that there is a challenge communicating with residents and having the resources that
they need.There is a plan to reach out to multiple groups and town employees to schedule meetings.
Created a work plan over the next few months focused on primary tasks.This includes structuring the
information that is gathered and meeting with all the groups and committees that have information so
we can share it with people. Looking to improve the website to make sure that information is easily
accessible.
This conversation will continue. No vote was taken at this meeting.
Public comment
No public comment
Motion to adjourn:
Adjourn: Roll Call Vote: Budish,Aye; Cohen,Aye; Coppe,Aye; Dixon,Aye; Giudice,Aye;Joyner,Aye;
Marine,Aye; Murtagh,Aye; Peters,Aye;Yan, Aye.The vote was unanimous.
Adjourn: 8:56
Next Meeting:January, 312025, 7:45
Remote by Zoom