05/14/2019 MASHPEE INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE Minutes

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inquired whether the Committee was interested in identifying a picture for the brochure and Ms. Doyle reported that she had worked on developing a possible committee logo to be used for the future. Ms. Waterman inquired whether the draft of the brochure had been shared with the Chamber, adding that changes were needed regarding some of the text and inquiring about possible overlap between the two resources. The Chair confirmed that she would be contacting everyone listed in the MIDC brochure to confirm that the proper text and contact information was being used. The Chair confirmed that Ms. Palumbo was supportive of the brochure. Ms. Wilson noted that Mashpee Human Services did not appear on the list, but would be a good resource to add. Ms. Waterman noted that the Senior Center thoughtfully marketed their programs, and used terms such as "older adults," and Ms. Doyle suggested developing a listing of Town Departments. Ms. Waterman suggested the need to ensure that all populations were addressed, including the population of 20-60 year olds,while children and teens and older adults were already being addressed. There was support for the possibility of developing a logo for the Committee. Ms. DeBoer suggested offering a contest for the high school students. Ms. Waterman suggested inclusion of the Mashpee Seal to identify the Committee as a Town Committee. Mr. Horner suggested that the logo include the five races of the world and Ms. Doyle noted that she had been brainstorming ideas and anything could be changed. Ms. Wilson stated that the Substance Use Task Force had a logo contest at the high school to develop a logo for the Task Force. Ms. Waterman stated that it would be important that a logo incorporate the mission of the Committee. Ms. Nadeau suggested that identifying the goals of the Committee would be helpful in creating the identity of the Committee. Community Awareness/Diversity Campaign Subcommittee-Ms. Nadeau reported that they had not yet met as a subcommittee, but, at the last meeting, it had been determined that a prompt would be developed and the timeframe had been pushed back to the fall. The subcommittee would meet again to develop more details for the next meeting. Veterans Parking-Mr. Horner distributed an image from Shaw's in Hyannis showing a designated shopping space for combat wounded Veterans. Mr. Horner met again with Major Quilty, who had spoken with 15 districts regarding the Committee's efforts to establish the Veteran parking space. Major Quilty shared with Mr. Horner the work that had been done by Leominster in support of Veterans. The Chair noted that Mashpee also honored Veterans in the Enterprise. Mr. Horner reported that Major Quilty would be sending a letter to Representative Tim Whelan. Mr. Horner was exploring outside of the Committee, on his own, to see if the Governor would be interested in pursuing the possibility of designating parking spaces for Veterans throughout Massachusetts. Mr. Horner reported that there were 70 parking spaces at the library and 65 parking spaces at the Senior Center, not including handicapped parking. Mr. Horner wished to develop the proposal and include those additional Town buildings. Ms. Waterman inquired whether the Committee had determined that they would first focus on Town Hall and the Chair noted that, initially, the proposal considered all Town buildings and the Town Manager had suggested that further research be conducted regarding parking space availability, but only at Town Hall. Mr. Horner confirmed that there were approximately 24 spaces at Town Hall that were not typically filled. Mr. Horner also spoke with Don Lincoln in Falmouth, who strongly advised creating a permanent parking space, rather than a roll away sign. Major Quilty agreed to join Mr. Horner in a meeting with the Town Manager to extend his support for the MIDC proposal. Mr. Horner noted that some actions should be taken because it is the right thing to do and not necessarily data driven. The Chair stated that the Committee would have Mr. Horner follow up with Mr. Collins and Mr. Horner confirmed that he would follow up with Ms. Landry to coordinate another meeting. Community Television Presentation-The Chair reported that she had been interviewed for a community television program and today a crew was filming a portion of the meeting to be included with the footage. The Chair will let the Committee know when the program was available. Ms. Waterman inquired about the content of the interview and the Chair responded that she had drafted notes to include the history and 2