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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-08-22-VISION2025-min Town of Lexington Vision for Lexington Committee Meeting August 22,2025 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, Daniel Joyner, Bhumip Khasnabish, Vineeta Kumar(Select Board),Tom Lin, Carol Marine, Shannon Murtagh, Catherine Yan Absent: Larry Freeman (School Committee), Michael Schanbacher(Planning Board), Min Zhou Meeting was called to order: 7:49 AM Members present for the Subcommittee on Voter Participation: Margaret Coppe, Marian Cohen, Daniel Joyner,Jeri Zeder The remote meeting script was read by Margaret Coppe. Roll Call Vote: Budish, Aye; Cohen, Aye; Coppe, Aye; Dixon, Aye; Giudice, Aye;Joyner, Aye; Khasnabish, Aye; Kumar,Aye; Lin, Aye; Murtagh, Aye;Yan, Aye. Minutes: • The approval of minutes from July 25, 2025, was moved by John Giudice and seconded by Andrew Dixon. • Roll Call Vote: Budish, Aye; Cohen, Aye; Coppe, Aye; Dixon, Aye; Giudice, Abstain;Joyner, Aye; Khasnabish, Aye; Kumar, Abstain; Lin, Aye; Murtagh, Abstain;Aye;Yan, Aye.The vote was unanimous with three abstentions. Meeting Highlights VFL Website and report on emails The committee has received general notifications from the Town. There are no other updates on the email. Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity The Town is wrapping up interviews.There will be a decision made by our next meeting. Town Wide Survey Update on Budget:Tom Lin met with Mark about the process for the last town survey.There was an electronic archive that we will reach out to the Town Clerk about obtaining. Some funding remains from the previous survey.The funds may be unused from the postcard mailing.The committee discussed the CEL grant, which was used for post-mailing during the previous survey. Abe will contact the Finance Department about the remaining funding. Preliminary Schedule:The timeline for outreach to other Town committees, including the Tourism and Celebrations committee, was discussed. It was suggested that the committee initiate the outreach as soon as possible, as it may require a few reminders to gather all the responses.Taylor Galusha, Director of Communications, has agreed to assist with this task.The working group will start reviewing the subcommittee's previous work.The subcommittee will be reestablished later this year. Draft Report on Voting in Local Elections: For review and vote to send to the Select Board if agreed upon The Subcommittee on Voter Participation voted to approve the final draft of the report, which was sent to Vision for Lexington committee members.The report received positive feedback from multiple committee members.The committee discussed its responsibility for implementation and recognized that ultimately, that decision comes from the Select Board. However, the committee will continue to advocate for it as it is an essential report for future town goals. Motion to accept the report on Lexington voter participation as submitted: Motion from Daniel Joyner. Seconded by Vineeta Kumar. Roll Call Vote: Budish, Aye; Cohen, Aye; Coppe, Aye; Dixon, Aye; Giudice, Aye;Joyner, Aye; Khasnabish, Aye; Kumar,Aye; Lin, Aye; Murtagh, Aye;Yan, Aye. Public comment No public comment Motion to adjourn: Motion from John Giudice. Daniel Joyner seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Budish, Aye; Coppe, Aye; Dixon,Aye; Giudice, Aye;Joyner, Aye; Khasnabish, Aye; Kumar, Aye; Lin, Aye; Murtagh, Aye;Yan, Aye. Adjourn:8:40 AM Next meeting: September 26, 2025 7:45 AM Remote by Zoom The Subcommittee on Voter Participation: Motion to adjourn from Jeri Zeder. Seconded by Daniel Joyner.The subcommittee voted 3-0 by roll to adjourn at 8:41 AM.