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Town of Lexington
Vision for Lexington Committee Meeting
July 10, 2026
Remote Meeting
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Members Present: Sara del Nido Budish, Marian Cohen, Margaret Coppe, Bob Creech
(Planning Board), Andrew Dixon, Bhumip Khasnabish, Tom Lin, Shannon Murtagh, Mona Roy
(School Committee), PK Shiu, Min Zhou
Absent: Vineeta Kumar (Select Board), Carol Marine, Catherine Yan, John Giudice
Guests: Elizabeth Mancini (Purchasing Director, Town of Lexington), Mark Manassas, John
Zhao (Council on Aging)
Staff: Tim Goncalves (IT Director), Darah Meister (Management Fellow)
Meeting was called to order: 8:03 am.
The remote meeting script was read by Margaret Coppe.
Roll Call Vote: Budish, Aye; Cohen, Aye; Creech, Aye; Dixon, Aye; Khasnabish, Aye; Lin,
Aye; Murtagh, Aye; Roy, Aye; Shiu, Aye; Zhou, Aye.
Minutes:
The approval of minutes from May 29, 2026, was moved by Marian Cohen and seconded
by Bob Creech.
Roll Call Vote: Budish, Aye; Cohen, Aye; Creech, Aye; Dixon, Aye; Khasnabish, Aye;
Lin, Aye; Murtagh, Aye; Roy, Aye; Shiu, Aye; Zhou, Aye.
The vote was unanimous.
Meeting Highlights:
VFL Website and Report on Emails
N/A.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity
Town staff focused on DEI: Vannak Khin, Community Engagement Coordinator; Juanica
Buchanan, Clinical Engagement and Community Equity Officer; and Luke Burke-Fournier,
Assistant Human Resources Director/Internal Equity Officer.
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Town Wide Survey
Review history of committee outreach for 2022 survey (Mark Manassas)
Chinese Americans of Lexington (CALex) to be added to outreach history.
Establish Subcommittee (Sara del Nido Bush, Tom Lin, Min Zhou) Vote
VFL voted to establish the 2027 Townwide Survey Subcommittee comprised of Tom Lin (chair),
Sara del Nido Budish, and Min Zhou. Bob Creech moved the motion, and Andrew Dixon
seconded it.
Roll Call Vote: Budish, Aye; Cohen, Aye; Creech, Aye; Dixon, Aye; Khasnabish, Aye; Lin,
Aye; Murtagh, Aye; Roy, Aye; Shiu, Aye; Zhou, Aye.
RFP status: Elizabeth Mancini, Purchasing Director Town of Lexington
VFL discussed next steps for contracting a consultant to develop, administer, and analyze the
townwide survey.
Elizabeth Mancini, Purchasing Director for the Town, outlined the legal and procedural
requirements for contract work with the Town. There are three processes for VFL’s
consideration:
RFP process
o Minimum required posting time: 2 weeks
o Decisions are not price-driven; not obligated to select lowest bid
RFQ process
o Minimum required posting time: N/A (best practice 1 week)
o Required to send the request to at least three vendors
o Option for projects between $10,000-$50,000
o Decisions are price-driven; obligated to select lowest bid
Informal procurement process
o Option for VFL if contracting with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
(includes state colleges/universities)
o Option for VFL if project is less than $10,000
Consultant submissions (Possible vote)
Marian Cohen noted that she wanted to be considered for the contract in her professional
capacity. Marian was contracted for the 2022 Townwide Survey when she was affiliated with
Framingham State University. She is no longer affiliated with Framingham State University and
would conduct the work as an independent contractor. She also noted she could conduct the
survey activities for under $10,000.
VFL members did not reach a consensus on a consultant or which process to follow and
scheduled a meeting for July 24, 2026 to revisit the conversation.
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Student participation in survey
VFL discussed the possibility of conducting two surveys, one for adult residents and one for high
school students.
Meeting in person
Not discussed.
Public comment
No public comment.
Motion to Adjourn:
Bob Creech moved to adjourn; Andrew Dixon seconded.
Roll Call Vote: del Nido Budish, Aye; Cohen, Aye; Creech, Aye; Dixon, Aye; Khasnabish, Aye;
Murtagh, Aye; Roy, Aye; Coppe, Aye. Not present: Lin, Shiu, and Zhou.
Meeting ended: 9:20 AM
Next meeting: July 24, 2026, at 8:00 AM. Zoom.
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Minutes submitted by Darah Meister, Town of Lexington Management Fellow
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