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16 Great Neck Pwad.North <br />Mashpee, Massachusetts o2649 <br />Mashpee Planning Board <br />Minutes of Meeting <br />Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 7:OOPM <br />Mashpee Town Hall - Waquoit Meeting Room <br />16 Great Neck Road North <br />Mashpee, Ma 02649 <br />Broadcast Live on Local Channel 18 <br />Call -in Conference Number: (508)-539-1400 x 8585 <br />Streamed Live on the Town of Mashpee website https://www.masheema.gov/channel -18 <br />APPROVED 5/04/2022 <br />Present: Jack Phelan, Mary Waygan, Joseph Callahan, Dennis Balzarini, Robert (Rob) Hansen <br />Also Present: Evan Lehrer —Town Planner <br />Absent: Chairman John Fulone <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Vice Chairman Phelan called the meeting of the Planning Board to order at 7:OOP.M. The Pledge of <br />Allegiance was recited. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES — April 6, 2022 <br />There were no comments regarding the meeting minutes. <br />MOTION: <br />Mr. Balzarini moved to accept the meeting minutes for April 6, 2022 as written. Seconded by Mr. <br />Callahan. All in favor. <br />PUBLIC DISCUSSION <br />J. Marie Stevenson- She is the Chairperson of MIDC and she is speaking for herself this evening, <br />which she noted was important to mention. She has been a member of MIDC and had to explore this <br />subject in great detail, diversity, belonging, and inclusion. She also has a background in group process <br />and communication. With that being said, she wants to support the process, she believes in it. There <br />are issues, while we are considering all concerns and recommendations that citizens offer, she had a <br />wonderful conversation with Mr. Lehrer, and worked out some of her own concerns. She would like to <br />elaborate on her perspective. Firstly, you cannot include by excluding. Ironically, the circle process <br />comes from traditions of indigenous peoples. The concept of sharing power instead of exerting power <br />over one another. One way to impede that process is to eliminate. The two persons highlighted by the <br />Board Chair represent two groups specifically: women and Tribal members. These are the optics and <br />they are not good. In her opinion, we can and should welcome all participants and anybody we can <br />include, whether or not they are elected or volunteer, like in her case. There can be clear rules and that <br />was very well delineated by Ms. Waygan and Mr. David Weeden in how they conducted themselves at <br />