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Meeting Minutes
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Date: 2015 -06 -30 Time: 7 -9 PM
Building: Reading Police Station Location: Community Room
Address: 15 Union Street
Purpose: Monthly Meeting Session: General Session
Attendees: Members - Present:
Linda Snow Dockser, Mark Segalla, Kyung Yu, Lori Hodin, Monique
Gnanaratnam, Camille Anthony,
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Devika Ellen Hill from Race Matters Group of UU Church, Christine Hanson,
Lynn Dornink
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Lori Hodin
Topics of Discussion:
Gave thank you gift of flowers to Camille Anthony for her years of service as HRAC Chair Person.
Voted Linda Dockser chair for 6 months, and revisit after 6 months 5 -0
Voted Lynn Dornick for recording secretary 5 -0; membership pending
Christine- Sent email asked if HRAC wanted to support event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the
Americans with Disabilities Act. Are we aware of individuals and /or organizations that are supportive of people
with disabilities and are working to address barriers?
Committee looked over town guiding bylaws for HRAC (2.3.1) and discussed recruiting a real estate agent
and /or business owner, as well as other voting and associate members.
Camille motions to send June 22, 2015 press release, as amended, to Board of Real Estate, Chamber of
Commerce, Advocate, Chronicle, Middlesex East, and other appropriate venues. Vote passes 5 -0
Lori moves to send Lynn's June 29 statement about Church shootings in Charleston SC to Chronicle,
Advocate, and post on Facebook. Group discusses implications of sending letter. Vote passes 5 -0
Camille met twice with Lorraine and Andrea from Reading Public Library to discuss Frederick Douglas dramatic
reading and concluded that program needs a well thought out venue and requires a lot of work. We will table
the program for the summer and perhaps revisit next year.
Linda distributes budget for committee perusal, funds remaining $1,280.28. $100 to Reading Street Faire for
booth, Police dept will donate tent.
Other budget items: METCO idea -- Allocate money for spirit bracelets "Together We are Reading" maybe for
METCO, maybe for Reading Street Faire. Training? Helping AWOD registration- they're currently $500 short.
Training, bracelets, and booth for town faire with discretion for remaining amount vote passes 5 -0
Devika wondering whether we can merge with Race Matters UU committee (4 -15 members). 75 members
went to Mothers Day March. We'll discuss in meeting in the fall.
"Thank you for existing I'm an old Reading person and I'm so happy that you exist"
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Maybe draft an artist to update banner? For future
Vote approval of minutes 5 -0
Meeting Adjournment: 9:00 / Next Meeting: September 3, 7 PM, Police Station
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