09/10/2019 MASHPEE INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE Minutes

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e Mashpee Inclusion &Diversity Committee Meeting Minutes September 10,2019 at 10:00 am Mashpee Town Hall-Popponesset Meeting Room 16 Great Neck Road North Present: Chairwoman J. Marie Stevenson, Winnie Johnson-Graham, Gail Wilson, Lynne Waterman, JoAnn Nadeau, Patty DeBoer,William Baker(Non-Voting Member), Cheyenne Hendricks (Non- Voting Member), Absent: Katherine Brown, Selectman Liaison John Cotton, Human Resource Director Kim Landry CALL TO ORDER The meeting was opened by the Chair at 10:09 a.m. with a quorum. APPOINTMENTS & HEARINGS None at this time COMMUNICATIONS & CORRESPONDENCE None at this time PUBLIC COMMENT Guests with Possible Interest in Open Positions-The Chair referenced Louis Horner and Elana Doyle's recent resignations, and had reached out to interested members of the community regarding the open positions in the MIDC. The Chair referenced two interested people who were unable to attend today's meeting, but invited the three individuals in attendance to make introductions. Lorraine Malcom, suggested by Ms. Waterman, Lola McCray, who the Chair had met at an outside meeting and Sue Wilson, invited by the Chair. Ms. Malcom expressed her interest in becoming more involved and had a particular interest in matters affecting an older population and currently lived in 55+affordable housing. Ms. McCray had been actively involved with a number of committees in Mashpee and was interested in learning more about the work of the MIDC. Ms. Wilson, an attorney and more recent resident of Mashpee, served on a number of boards in Brookline regarding equal rights for the LGBQ community and was currently the President of Cape Cod Pride and working on regional and local community development outreach. Members of the Committee also introduced themselves. APPROVAL OF MINUTES August 13, 2019 Changes were recommended to the minutes by the Chair and Ms. Wilson, MOTION: A motion was made by Ms. Johnson-Graham to approve the minutes of August 13t11. Ms. Nadeau seconded the motion. 2 yes, 3 abstain OLD BUSINESS Veterans Parking-The Chair confirmed that the signs had been installed for the two Veteran spaces, across the street, at the Veteran's Memorial. The signs reflected the edit recommended by the Committee at the last meeting. Previous discussions included the possibility of approaching businesses in Mashpee to offer similar signage as Botelho's but the Chair also suggested reaching out to veterans to inquire further about pursuing signage or if there were other matters that could be addressed. Ms, Johnson-Graham felt the Committee should continue to work toward establishing additional parking spaces in town to continue the work begun by Mr. Horner, adding that there was sufficient parking