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Lexington 2020 Vision Committee
Minutes of Meeting of September 20,2013
A meeting of the 2020 Vision Committee was held on Friday, September 20 at 7:45 a.m.in the Parker Room in
the Town Office Building at 1625 Massachusetts Avenue.
Members Present: Fernando Quezada,Bhumip Khasnabish, Dan Krupka, Andrew Dixon, Alan Wrigley, Joe
Pato
Others: Candy McLaughlin (staff), Carroll Ann Bottino
Members Absent: Chuck Benson, Greg Zurlo, Marian Cohen, Margaret Coppe,Peter Enrich,Peter Lee, Jane
Warren
Action Items:
• Send letter of thanks to Chuck Benson officially recognizing his contributions to 2020 Vision from the
beginning of the process. (Candy, Fernando)
• Draft revised Committee charge for next meeting (Joe, Andrew)
• Future agenda item:presentation on Healthy Communities project(Candy)
• Identify Town suggestions for next step on planning a mini-citizens academy (Candy)
The meeting was called to order at 7:50 a.m. and acted on the following items:
Approved the minutes from August 23,2013.
Next steps on analysis of community survey: The report of preliminary results of the community survey has
been sent out. Candy said she is working on scheduling a meeting for Marian Cohen and Carl Valente to meet
with representatives of the elected boards to identify what more detailed analysis results they are interested in.
Received update on subcommittee on demographic change: Dan said that the draft report is almost done and
will be available for discussion at the Committee's December meeting. Joe advised that the Board of Selectmen
should receive the report before it becomes public. Dan said most of the report's recommendations will focus
on making it easier for people to find out what committees do and what their membership needs are.
Committee charge: Two main points were discussed: setting a fixed, lower number of members and using
more engaging language to describe what the committee is supposed to do. Joe clarified that elected board
representatives can actually be members (not just liaisons) on another committee. Membership of 13 was
suggested to replace "up to 20"because it's slightly more than the current actual membership but the quorum
requirement of 7 seems feasible. Joe and Andrew volunteered to draft some more engaging language for what
the committee is accountable for, as well as what skills and experience are needed to accomplish the goals.
Meeting Adjourned: 9:05 a.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Candy McLaughlin, Scribe
Next meeting: Friday, October 18 in the Parker Meeting Room