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%3S Mop 1775 tic 0 Town of Lexington > Lexington Human Rights Committee APRIL 19"' "2 1 N 61 Sean D. Osborne, Chair hurnand hts rn ��)Iexin .............................. .......... Fuang-Ying Huang, Vice Chair Tanya Gisolfi, Clerk Minutes for June 1, 2018 Meeting Present: • Members: Sean Osborne (Chair), Fuang-Ying Huang (Vice Chair), Tanya Gisolfi, Bonnie Brodner, Jeffrey Toronto, Bhumip Khasnabish, Lieutenant James Barry, Mary Ant6n (School Department Member) • Liaisons: Kathleen Lenihan, (School Committee), Jill Hai (BoS Liason), Valerie Overton (LexPride), Debra Zucker (LexPride) Mona Roy (SEPAC/LEXDESI/IAL) • Guests: Mark Corr(Chief of Police), Mabel Amar, Koren Stembridge (Library), Emily Smith (Library), Thomas Mantellone (LPS), Valerie Viscosi (LPS), Stacy Glickman (LPS), Monica Visco (LPS), Mary Czajkowski (LPS Superintendent), Christina Lin Meeting called to order at 8:11 AM, Quorum was present at 8:11 AM. Minutes from May 4, 2018 meeting were reviewed with no changes. Whereupon the motion was made by Lt. Barry, the motion was seconded: Resolved: to approve the minutes for the May 4, 2018 meeting. Chair Report—Opening remarks regarding the expansive charge of the LHRC, many see the LHRC as the right mechanism to put out any fires that appear within Lexington. However, the LHRC is a small committee, which tries to support all groups, educate harmdoers to support change, support targets, encourage active bystanders. The Committee's job is to act as a conduit for information in order to foster community within the greater community. We encourage community support, cohesion, and sometimes work to find solutions. Proclamation Update - The proclamation sent to the Board of Selectmen ("BoS") appears to be favorable. Mrs. Barry, the BoS Chair, expressed that she wanted the entire BoS present to vote, so it will be on the agenda for the next meeting, July 9th. As, the Proclamation is now in the BoS hands, LHRC members should attend the meeting on the 9h if they are if interested in the decision. The follow-up letters to the editor and such were not discussed with the BoS. LHRC Letters —Community requests have been made to the LHRC to create functionality that would allow for submission of anonymous comments via the LHRC website. An interim solution was developed for the website that allows commenters not to submit a name. This result prevents a subsequent conversation with anonymous commenters, which is against the Committee's preferred method of engagement. Nevertheless, we have heard the strong request to submit anonymous 1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE•LEXINGTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02420