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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-01-18 Master Plan Advisory Committee Minutes Approved February 1, 2018 Draft Minutes January 18,2018 Master Plan Advisory Committee Attendance • Present: Scott Hammond, Norma Lochman,Christina Minicucci, Diane O'Connor,Gary Sidell, Erin Stevens,John Watters, David Stroh • Staff: Eric Kfoury,Jean Enright • Guests: Patrick Hermans • Absent: Tom Zahoruiko Agenda: Scott opened meeting 7:09pm 1) Introductions a) Patrick Hermans was introduced as a member of the public that is interested in the effort and how it relates to the Sustainability Committees efforts. 2) Vision a) Eric K reiterated the progress and assignments from a January 4t"subgroup meeting b) Members reviewed and discussed several draft Master Plan Vision Statements, Mission Statements and Goals. i) ACTION: Eric K to integrate the positive tone from several proposals (celebrate, steward,thrive, healthy, heritage,fiscal health, connectivity) into a single vision statement with sub-goals. Succinct is preferred. Sub-goal guidelines include using a single word to indicate what a bullet is addressing; limit bullets to 3 lines; consistent lead in verb/tense. 3) Goal Statements a) Committee members provided overarching suggestions and confirmed observations: i) Some goals will be redundant to a degree, among sections ii) Goals will be fleshed out into strategies iii) Consider combining some goals that seem complimentary and would have related strategies iv) Provide clarity on a few goals (e.g., social and emotional health, Care for residents of all ages), and v) Requested confirmation that some of the goals listed were reflective of feedback received to date. 4) Deeper Dive Topic Areas a) Eric of RKG shared the purpose of the Deeper Dive sections intended for each chapter of the Master Plan: the Deeper Dive topics would discuss goals and strategies that touch on multiple chapters of the Master Plan and will be an area researched 5) Schedule planning for the completing the Master Plan. Members reviewed the timing of finalizing the master plan and proposed the following. The dates are subject to change following confirmation via Eric Kfoury on whether or not the plan has to be voted on at Town Meeting. Timing through March 15th is to be scheduled. If the May deadline can be shifted to June,then dates March 29th forward will be modified. a) February 1ST: MPAC to meet to plan strategy for outreach for the 2nd Public Forum. b) February 15th: MPAC meeting to review the final draft of plan that will be presented to the Planning Board on February 201H c) February 20th: RKG present final draft form of Master Plan to Planning Board d) March 15th: 2nd Public Forum to talk about goals and recommendations put forth in the Master Plan e) March 29th: RKG to submit draft Master Plan, in full (goals, strategies, deep dives, implementation plan/agenda) to MPAC f) April 12th: MPAC to meet and provide final feedback as a group on the draft master plan received March 29tH g) April 17th: RKG will turn a final Master Plan and bring to Planning Board for public hearing. Document released on web for a two week open period h) May V: Planning Board to vote on final Master Plan 6) Public Comments invited. None offered. 7) David motioned to adjourn, Scott seconded. Unanimous vote. Meeting Adjourned 9:16.