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Town of Reading <br /> g Meeting Minutes E ) 1 4 U <br /> T " tl r E R K <br /> F <br /> Board - Committee - Commission - Council: 2920 AUG 27 PM 3: 03 <br /> N PAC, <br /> Date: 2020-07-02 Time: 7pm <br /> Building: Town Hall Location: Town Zoom Call <br /> Address: Remote Session: <br /> Purpose: Monthly Meeting Version: Final <br /> Attendees: Members - Present: <br /> Kyung Yu, Kern Perry, Josh Goldlust, Jordan Serpone, Lori Conway, David <br /> Clark <br /> Members - Not Present: <br /> Others Present: <br /> Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Josh Goldlust <br /> Josh calls meeting to order at 7:13 pm <br /> 1. Introduction of new members: Lori Conway (member) and Jordan Serpone <br /> (associate member) <br /> 2. Sharing Experiences <br /> a. Lori commented that it feels the divide in the town is getting worse. Both <br /> sides digging in. And it is a bit dis-heartening. <br /> 3. Police Readout: <br /> a. Patch article from May. Chief Clark looked in the logs. There was something <br /> about a woman getting a mailing that she didn't ask for but nothing more was <br /> listed or filed. Businesses were asked to log any concerns but there was <br /> nothing else in the logs. <br /> b. Chief commented it has been a bit crazy with the rallies though everything <br /> has been safe. Nothing truly negative. <br /> c. Agrees the divide is getting worse-> hopeful it stays positive for change. <br /> d. Kyung wanted to recognize the Chief stance for BLM movement. Meant a lot <br /> 4. MA human rights coordination <br /> a. In last meeting, HRAC agreed to support hosting an upcoming MA human <br /> rights virtual meeting along with other groups in Reading like RED. Josh <br /> asked for a volunteer to coordinate with RED on the logistics and confirm <br /> specific roll for HRAC <br /> b. Jordan agreed to help coordinate with the other groups & report back to <br /> HRAC. <br /> 5. Community Listening Event (idea) <br /> a. Josh raised idea of having a listening event with state senator to help raise <br /> awareness and understanding. This was based on conversations &outreach <br /> from Sen Lewis' staff. <br /> b. Lori suggested broadening the event to include representatives supporting <br /> Reading to have participates across both sides of the spectrum. Kern added it <br /> would be great to have everyone participate in the same event. <br /> Page 1 1 <br />