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Preliminary Social Media Engagement Ideas <br /> Mr. Phelan moved the meeting to the next topic of preliminary social media engagement ideas. <br /> Mr. Lehrer has been trying to think of some creative ideas for the first visioning workshop by <br /> using social media. Since he would like to use town social media he would have to get <br /> permission from the Town Manager. He proposed a closing workshop exercise for the first <br /> visioning workshop in which he would ask people to write a newspaper headline that would <br /> address a vision for the Town in a period of 15 years. He felt that if a hashtag was created this <br /> exercise could be done virtually on Twitter and Face Book allowing people to write their <br /> headlines. He also elaborated that this exercise could also involve all levels of school aged <br /> children. This would be a great way to get people inspired and involved in what the Town is <br /> trying to accomplish. The responses generated would be used in the first workshop. Mr. Lehrer <br /> said in the interim he would like to exhaust as many resources as possible before the point of <br /> procuring a consultant and moving towards the visioning process. <br /> Mr. Phelan and Mr. Fulone liked the idea of involving school children. Mr. Balzarini proposed a <br /> contest for school aged children to compose an essay stating what they like most about Mashpee <br /> and offering a season beach sticker as a prize. Mr. Lehrer supported the idea and said he would <br /> speak to the Superintendent. Mr. Phelan added not only might we want to know positive things <br /> about Mashpee but perhaps we want to hear about negative things such as no bike paths or lack <br /> of outdoor activity areas. Mr. Lehrer said children and the younger population utilize the town <br /> much differently than older populations and they are often left out of the planning process when <br /> they actually have a lot of thoughts and ideas and can offer valuable information. Mr. Balzarini <br /> felt that if school children are involved in this exercise, ultimately parents will become involved. <br /> APPROVAL OF MINUTES—February 17, 2021 <br /> There were no comments regarding the minutes. <br /> MOTION: Ms. Waygan made a motion to approve the minutes. Mr. Balzarini seconded <br /> the motion. Roll call vote: Mr. Balzarini-yes; Mr. Fulone-yes; Ms. Waygan-yes; Mr. <br /> Callahan-yes; Chairman Phelan-yes; Mr. Hansen-yes <br /> NEW BUSINESS <br /> Discussion Regarding Consulting Engineer Proposals and Interviews <br /> Chairman Phelan invited the Board for comment on the two candidates previously interviewed. <br /> If there were no comments he asked if the Board would like to move directly to a vote. Ms. <br /> Waygan wanted to make a comment before the vote. She stated it was Mr. Balzarini's question <br /> during the previous interviews regarding who had experience with the Cape Cod Commission <br /> that aided in her decision. She elaborated that Mr. Pesce has already done a development <br /> agreement with the Commission,the Town of Barnstable and the developer and saw him as <br /> highly recommended while rating the Merrill Corporation as recommended. Mr. Callahan <br /> agreed with Ms. Waygan that the Board should choose an engineer who is on Cape and local. <br /> While both companies seemed strong,the fact that Mr. Pesce has worked on the Cape and had <br /> more of a local presence made Mr. Callahan feel more comfortable with Mr. Pesce. <br /> 4 <br />