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RECEIVED 2022 12 May, 11 SSS aui °m TOWN CLERK Town of Lexington, Human Rights Committee Meeting LEXINGTON nn Thursday, March 10, 2022 Virtual 8:30 a.m.-9:55 a.m. Present Members:Tanya Gisolfi [TG] (Chair), Monami D. Roy [MDR] (Vice Chair,) Stephanie Hsu [SH] (Clerk), Cleveland Coates [CC], Christina Lin [CL], Melissa Interess [MI] (Town Manager's Office Member/Human Services Department), Cleveland Coates [CC], Christopher Barry [CB], (Police) Absent: Larry Freeman [LF] Meeting called to order at 8:30 AM, Quorum was present'at 8:30 AM 1. Welcome 2. Minutes -January 13, 2022; MDR motion to accept January 13, 2022, minutes; MI second; Approved unanimously 3. Commission on Disability (CoD) request for LHRC to join in a Collaborative Reform Workgroup on Emergency Response —John Rossi and Shaun Grady presented on behalf of CoD; CoD is looking to form a collaborative multi — board/committee/department workgroup that will look at the resources/training available to our first responders when they are responding to calls related>to persons with disabilities. The workgroup will make recommendations to the Town and LPb for improving our Crisis Response Training. Chief McCleansupports this effort'and someone from the department will be a part of the workgroup. MDR and SH volunteered to be a part of the workgroup from the HRC. Human Services will send a representative. MI commented that the. Mental Health Taskforce, a collaboration between the schools and municipal staff with community members serving in an advisory capacity, are working on a Critical Incident Response Protocol that is an overarching response for either Town or school depending on the incident that is meant to be the response after an incident happens, not a protocol for what to do while an incident is happening and to be aware of the difference. Suggested having LPS to be part of the workgroup and COD will follow with Dr. Hackett on same.