10/13/2020 MASHPEE INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE Minutes

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Mashpee Inclusion & Diversity Committee Meeting Notes October 13,2020 at 10:00 am Mashpee Town Hall 16 Great Neck Road North, Mashpee *Virtual/Remote Meeting* Public Call in Number: (646) 558-8656 Present: Chairwoman J. Marie Stevenson, JoAnn Nadeau, Patty DeBoer, Richard Klein, Winnie Johnson-Graham, Cheyenne Hendricks (Non-Voting) Also Present: Human Resource Director Kim Landry Absent: Gail Wilson, Susan Wilson, Mohamad Fand, William Baker(Non-Voting) CALL TO ORDER The remote meeting was opened by Chairwoman Stevenson at 10:05 a.m., without a quorum. Guests Police Chief Scott Carlin and Dan Kupferman were virtually present at the meeting. APPROVAL OF MINUTES August 11, 2020 & September 8,2020 The minutes were placed on hold to await a quorum to vote. APPOINTMENTS & HEARINGS None at this time. COMMUNICATIONS & CORRESPONDENCE The Chair reported that emailed correspondence was received from a member of the Board of Selectmen in Holbrook, interested in establishing a similar committee. The Chair has been in contact. Additionally, the Chair had invited Bill Nay from Mashpee TV to participate in discussion regarding any potential ideas or programming. PUBLIC COMMENT None at this time. OLD BUSINESS Public Statement Approved & Published-The Chair confirmed that the public statement approved by the Committee had been published in the newspaper under the category "Public Comment." Multiple Committee Forum-The Chair has followed up with attendees from the February MIDC meeting, noting enthusiasm from the other groups regarding their interest in meeting virtually as a forum. The Town of Mashpee has agreed to allow use of their Zoom account to accommodate the meeting. Ms. Nadeau would also be assisting with the forum to discuss addressing diversity activities with Covid limitations. Chamber of Commerce Update- The Chair reported that she had been in contact with the Chamber of Commerce regarding the potential for developing a Welcome Wagon and town-wide slogan. The Director of the Chamber has expressed interest and has suggested that the Chair submit suggestion to be included in their bulletin.