September 4, 2008 Meeting
September 5, 2008
Despite the absence of the Redskins fans that populate the committee, we had a very good meeting last night (I think I can say with some certainty that those of us sitting in the meeting enjoyed our time between 7 p.m. and 8:30 more than the Redskins fans sitting at home did). We settled on a working list of proposals for projects, programs, and initiatives that will be carried forward for further evaluation, and we established a process by which that evaluation will take place. Please read the meeting notes carefully. They are posted as the “Draft Action Plan–meeting notes…,” under “Meeting Notes.” Also, please refresh yourself on the goals, mission, and themes that will guide the committee’s work (these are articulated in the Sesquicentennial Plan, which, you will note, is growing as the committee does its work). We will refer back to these often as we look at ideas for programming. It’s posted under “Committee Documents.”
The next six weeks will be consumed with meetings of work groups charged with winnowing down our rather long list into a firm action plan we can push along. Those work groups will be charged with reporting back (both verbally and in a short written summary) at our October 23 meeting. There will be no meeting of the larger committee on September 25. Rather, we will reserve the date and the space (to be confirmed with the city, but assume it’s so unless you hear otherwise) for use by working groups. The task of these work groups is vital.
I will be sending out work group assignments early next week, including a nominal chair charged with organizing meetings and coordinating the response back to the larger committee.
Once we have a final list of projects, programs, and initiatives, committee members will be free to pick and choose what they work on.
It’s a pleasure to work with all of you. I sense no abatement in the energy and commitment of the group thus far…though it remains to be seen what effect a losing season by the Redskins will have on the effectiveness of the group…..
