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Town of Lexington Human Services Committee Meeting Minutes Wednesday 1/22/20 @ 7 PM Lexington Community Center, 39 Marrett Rd. Attendees: Gail Fields (Co-Chair), Lea Garden Elkin (Co-Chair), Pam Joshi, Leslie Zales, Martha Kurland, Doug Lucente (Chair of Select Board), Melissa Interess (Director of Human Services), and Anthony Serio (Assistant Director of Youth & Family Services). AGENDA 1. Welcome & introductions - Gail called the meeting to order at 7:08PM. 2. Reviewed and accepted minutes for the October 16, 2019 meeting. No edits were required. 3. Committee charge and structure - Doug Lucente mentioned that there were three vacancies in the Human Services Committee and a discussion was held with regards to changing the committee charge to account for the size of the committee. A vote was held with regards to changing the Human Services Committee structure to five members. Additionally, the committee voted to change the frequency of future meetings to quarterly, and agreed to continue identifying unmet needs and support the Human Services Department outreach efforts as the central role in the committee charge. A plan was made for Melissa Interess and/or Lea to attend the Select Board meeting on Monday (01/27/20) to propose a revised charge for the Human Services Committee and request Select Board approval for the changes. a. Liaison roles with other community groups: Leslie will meet with PPC, LICA, Youth Commission, and LexFUN in May; Pam will meet with JPLEX and IAL in the beginning of February; Martha will connect with CALEX, LexPRIDE and KoLEX in the near future; Gail met with CAAL and has plans to reconvene with them in May/April. i. Reports from committee members - A discussion held around what types of questions and information should be shared during these liaison meetings. Topics discussed include the following: recommendations based on what individuals from their population would need or would benefit from, offering the opportunity for partnerships or co-sponsorships of events, and relaying information about INTERFACE/Human Services department.