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had been increasing Human Service referrals as well. Melissa spoke to an upcoming meeting with Interface and will update the group when additional data is available. c. Mental Health Task Force - Task Force has been put on hold due to COVI D-19. A 3 month extension was granted by the CHNA board. Melissa will update the committee when the short- term direction of the Task Force is more clear. d. Other department activities - Tony spoke to QPR trainings in May and September, `Lift the Mask' documentary and panel discussion, `Teens, Tweens, and Quarantines' presentation with John Mattleman and Minding Your Mind, and upcoming pumpkin grab n' go event at the Community Center. Melissa spoke to partnership with the Human Rights Committee to provide active bystander training as well as `The Long Shadow" documentary and community discussion. 4. Committee members report outs on assignments from prior meetings - Betty spoke to efforts with community organizations to provide assistance to seniors during the pandemic, including alternative shopping options/hours. Martha mentioned her discussion with Valerie Overton from LexPride - offered opportunity to have diversity/inclusion conversations, Lexpride newsletter, etc. Leslie spoke to productive conversation with PTA/PTO Presidents Council where she was able to provide Human Services resources and information. Melissa noted Sharon's conversations with other groups like, IAL and CaLex. 5. Discussion of need, purpose, and future of Human Services Committee - Gail discussed refocused charge in terms of being the `eyes of the community' and requested guidance in direction of the committee moving forward. Lea discussed current committee structure in terms of being informative but not necessarily helpful or seen as contributing. Doug discussed prior experience with other committees that have developed future goals or have disbanded, and spoke to difficulty of identifying a vision when certain committee goals have been completed. Gail and Lea discussed the original mission of the committee in terms of trying to serve in an advisory role to the Human Services Department. Gail requested additional guidance from Human Services with regards to how the committee may be useful. Doug suggested re- envisioning committee goals and potentially taking information and data from department reports and focusing more on being the eyes of the community between meetings. Additionally, Doug suggested that there may be future opportunities for the Human Services Committee to serve in an advisory role for various upcoming Town initiatives and policies related to racial justice and diversity/inclusion.