07/09/2019 MASHPEE INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE Minutes

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Mashpee Inclusion &Diversity Committee Meeting Minutes July 9,2019 at 10:00 am Mashpee Town Hall-Waquoit Meeting Room 16 Great Neck Road North Approved 8/13/19 Present: Chairwoman J. Marie Stevenson, Winnie Johnson-Graham, Katherine Brown, Gail Wilson, Lynne Waterman, JoAnn Nadeau, Louis Horner,Elana Doyle, Cheyenne Hendricks (Non-Voting Member Also Present: Human Resource Director Kim Landry Absent: Patty DeBoer, William Baker(Non-Voting Member), Selectman Liaison John Cotton CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by the Chair, with a quorum present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES June 11,2019 Changes were made to the wording on page 3, regarding the Barnstable County Human Rights Commission. Ms. Johnson-Graham clarified that it was the posts that were destroyed and that the DPW was storing the sign made by the students. Ms. Hendricks clarified that her last name was Hendricks and not Hendrickson, to be changed throughout. MOTION: Ms. Waterman made a motion to approve the minutes as corrected. Ms. Brown seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. APPOINTMENTS & HEARINGS None at this time COMMUNICATIONS & CORRESPONDENCE Ms. Doyle read a letter of resignation, a decision made due to childcare challenges. Mr. Horner also tendered his resignation, due to family commitments taking him out of the country. Both expressed interest in continued involvement with the efforts of the Committee. Both members were thanked for their services to the Committee and look forward to their assistance in other ways. OLD BUSINESS Veterans Parking-Mr. Horner stated that he had followed up with Major Quilty about other Districts interested in providing Veterans Parking. Mr. Horner referenced the challenges faced by Falmouth to enforce the Veterans Parking and the need for permanent signage. Mr. Horner shared the Brave Act, which allowed towns to designate parking spaces for Veterans with Veterans' plates. Mr. Horner would be meeting with the Town Manager, along with Major Quilty and Chairwoman Stevenson, next week. Mr. Horner met with Selectman Cotton, who was unable to attend the meeting with the Town Manager, but was supportive of the effort. Mr. Horner distributed an abbreviated proposal, which he would present to the Town Manager, but although he initially removed parking requests from the Library and the Senior Center, he decided to request parking, in addition to the one space at Town Hall, two spaces at the Library and two spaces at the Senior Center. Ms. Waterman suggested that there had been previous discussion regarding requesting only the one space at Town Hall, rather than involving the other buildings. It was Mr. Horner's opinion that, with 70 spaces at the Library, it would make sense to ask for additional