08/13/2019 MASHPEE INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE Minutes

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Mashpee Inclusion & Diversity Committee Meeting Minutes August 13,2019 at 10:00 am Mashpee Town Hall-Waquoit Meeting Room 16 Great Neck Road North Approved 9/10/19 Present: Chairwoman J. Marie Stevenson, Gail Wilson, Lynne Waterman, Louis Horner, Katherine Brown Also Present: Human Resource Director Kim Landry Absent: Winnie Johnson-Graham,JoAnn Nadeau, Patty DeBoer, William Baker(Non-Voting Member), Cheyenne Hendricks (Non-Voting Member), Selectman Liaison John Cotton CALL TO ORDER The meeting was opened by the Chair. Upon the arrival of Ms. Brown,there was a quorum present. PUBLIC COMMENT Mohamed Zefzaf, recommended by Effie Purdy, attended today's meeting with a possible interest in the Committee and the idea of developing peace and diversity among people. Mr. Zefzaf emigrated to the U.S. and was a teacher of ESL and writing for 30 years and a 21 year resident of Mashpee. Sue Wilson, Chair of the Pride Committee,had also expressed interest in the Committee. APPROVAL OF MINUTES July 9,2019 Changes were recommended to the minutes. There was consensus to approve the minutes as corrected. APPOINTMENTS & HEARINGS None at this time COMMUNICATIONS& CORRESPONDENCE None at this time OLD BUSINESS Veterans Parking-Mr. Horner reported that he had redrafted the proposal based on previous Committee meeting discussion, but did not present the new version due to the tone of the meeting. The Chair was present at the meeting with the Town Manager, along with Major Quilty, Ms. Landry and Assistant Town Manager Wayne Taylor. The Chair acknowledged the time and efforts of Mr. Horner, who had worked hard toward acquiring a Veterans' parking space at Town Hall. The Chair noted that a number of reasons were expressed why the parking space could not be allocated for Veterans' parking, including the shortage of spaces currently available at Town Hall. Mr. Taylor proposed identifying two spaces across the street at the site of the Veteran's Memorial. The Chair was appreciative of the alternative option and followed up with Mr. Taylor,who could become a point of contact with Mr. Collins. Mr. Horner stated that he had been invested in identifying a Veteran parking space to recognize Veterans for their service, rather than a need expressed for parking availability. Mr. Horner added that he had charted the availability of parking, during different times of the day, noting that over a month time frame,there was typically no more than 8 of the 26 spaces taken. Mr. Horner suggested that acquiring parking across the street could be a start,with a long term goal of acquiring a parking space at Town Hall, located beneath the American flag. The Chair reported that Mr. Taylor