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The Chair watched"When They See Us," on Netflix. Although difficult to watch, the Chair <br /> recommended viewing the program which depicted assumptions made related to race and class, as well <br /> as issues with the prison system. <br /> Ms. Nadeau announced that the Unity Festival would take place on the Community Green in <br /> Hyannis, August 4-7. Ms.Nadeau will forward information to the Chair to be forwarded to the <br /> Committee. Ms. Nadeau also suggested viewing"Race Amity &the Other Tradition." There was <br /> interest expressed by the Committee to view the program during the day so Ms. Nadeau will look <br /> further into viewing the movie. <br /> NEW BUSINESS <br /> Vote on Recommended Increase of Student Representatives-The Chair stated that, at this <br /> time, membership allowed for just one student member. The Committee would need to vote to request <br /> the additional student member with the Board of Selectmen. <br /> MOTION: Ms. Brown made a motion to amend membership to allow for up to two high school <br /> students to serve for two years. <br /> Procedures for Minutes-The Chair stated that she reviewed Open Meeting Law which <br /> confirmed that the Committee needed to maintain accurate minutes for all meetings. The Chair felt <br /> that detailed minutes would be helpful, moving on, for the future. Additionally, the Chair noted that <br /> attendees of a meeting in Falmouth indicated their wish to have someone available to draft minutes. <br /> Rather than reducing minutes to summary at this time, the Chair has requested that minutes be sent one <br /> to two weeks from the meeting, to allow time to review them in advance of the next meeting. Ms. <br /> Wilson asked that a distinction be made between people's subjective opinion about an event they <br /> attended versus the feelings of the Committee as a whole by stating that it was their opinion, <br /> observation or thoughts about a matter. Ms. Waterman referenced minutes from the prior Affirmative <br /> Action Committee located on the Town's website in Archives. Ms. Waterman suggested that some <br /> material discussed could be sensitive or have differing opinions, and would appear in a public <br /> document and could be misunderstood. The Chair added that,within the minutes, a list of documents <br /> would be included, but the document itself did not need to be included, but would need to be available. <br /> Volunteers-The Chair wished to identify a way to involve members of the community wishing <br /> to assist with the work of the Committee. The Chair has learned from the Town Clerk that a sub- <br /> committee could be established to serve as a support system or volunteer group,to assist with <br /> initiatives. The sub-committee would be chaired by one member of the MIDC, to serve as a liaison. A <br /> member of the public,Deborah Davis was acknowledged, and expressed her opinion that it would be a <br /> good idea, indicating her hope to support and promote diversity and inclusion. Ms. Waterman and Ms. <br /> Hendricks suggested that it would be helpful to identify tasks that would be appropriate for volunteers. <br /> Ms. Nadeau suggested that it may still be early to meet with volunteers but it would be helpful to begin <br /> developing a list of volunteers. There was discussion about developing a list connected to the MIDC <br /> email. <br /> Ms. Waterman suggested that it would be helpful to add Public Comment to the beginning of the <br /> agenda to allow for comment from others and to also provide an opportunity for potential interested <br /> members to address the Committee. <br /> 3 <br />