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first um meeting this year

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>> Dr. I didn't do you any favors there.

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» Um good evening everyone. Um this is our

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first human rights and inclusion

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committee meeting of the um 2026

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um fall season. We wishing everyone all

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the best as we begin our our affairs of

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the day and for the remainder of the the

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year. Want to thank everyone who's

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joining us on uh the cable access TV and

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all of my wonderful colleagues sitting

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here at the table. Um my name is Dr.

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Charles Desmond. People call me Dr.

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trolley. Um, that works very well for

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me. And maybe, um, before I go any

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further, we'll just have people that are

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themselves and we'll then get into our announcements and what have you.

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>> Sure. Johan Hunter,

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>> Paula Garcia, and Karen Elliot Gradorf

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leazison.

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Hi, I'm Christy Fair on the

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accessibility commission.

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Dammer accessibility commissioner.

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>> I'm Heather Carnival and I'm a teacher

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um a liazison between the high school

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>> Wonderful. Thank you everyone. I'm

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really looking forward to this wonderful

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year that we're going to be having and

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the um issues that we're going to be

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attending to. I think we have a lot to

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share. I'm very happy that u we have

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citizen participation and we will um

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we'll have a lot to accomplish over the

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course of the the year. I'd like to now

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turn to Luis who will um read the Native

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>> Thank you, Dr. Charlie. Uh in keeping

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with our values of equity and inclusion

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and to support those who experience

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marginalization, this evening's meeting

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will begin with a Native American land

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acknowledgement.

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We acknowledge that this meeting is

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taking place on the ancestral ancestral

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lands homelands of the Nagmeck and Agam

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people to honor the Nakmeck and Augan

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communities along with any other

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indigenous peoples who inhabited these

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lands we now known as dampers

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and who might be lost to history. Let us

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take a moment to recognize the past,

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present and future of indigenous peoples

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and reflect on our roles within their

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settler settler colonialism. We

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acknowledge these ancestral grounds we

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have collectively gathered upon and

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support the resilience and strength the

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indigenous peoples have shown worldwide.

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this time I'd like to turn to um

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approval of the minutes of our June 23

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meeting. Um, is there a motion to

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approve these minutes or are there any

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comments, corrections, or other matters

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outgrowth of work that we did last year

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in discussions that I'm sorry um

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Lieutenant Sullivan um we did

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acknowledge the liaison and forgive me

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for not recognizing you. I saw you come

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really represented a a situation in

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which all very very important issues

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discussions that we had. So we really

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of a structure through which we can deal

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citizens and lengthy more deliberative

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issues that might require greater uh

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attention from uh this body. So, we're

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engaged in discussions about that. And I

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want to just give the public just the

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framework of what we're thinking about

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received. So um so what I have the human

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rights and inclusion committee believes

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that an engaged community is essential

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to the work of a community focused

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committee. Hearing directly from

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residents about their experience,

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concerns, ideas, and perspectives

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inform the work we undertake on behalf

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of the community. The citizen comment

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period is an important part of our

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meetings because it provides residents

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with an opportunity to bring issues and

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concerns directly to the committee. We

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want residents to know that their

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participation is welcomed, encouraged,

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and valued. At the same time, the

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committee has a responsibility, a

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responsibility to conduct its meetings

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in an organized and productive manner.

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posted in advance, and identify the

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matters the committee has scheduled for

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consideration. When an unscheduled

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citizen comment develops into an

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extended discussion, it can limit the

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committee's ability to address the

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published agenda. The purpose of these

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proposed guidelines that we're be

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that particular concern. So, uh, I'm

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proposing, uh, that we engage in a clear

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and consistent framework for citizen

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comments and community engagement at our

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human rights and inclusion committee

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meetings. The purpose is not to limit

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public participation, but to promote

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equitable participation by ensuring that

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every resident has a meaningful

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opportunity to be heard and no single

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discussion prevents others from

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uh, on the committees from addressing

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approach, residents could raise brief

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experiences during the citizen comment

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period. Matters requiring additional

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information, preparation, discussion, a

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possible committee action could then be

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thoughtful and effective response. This

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community concerns receive appropriate

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attention while enabling enabling the

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committee to conduct its business in an

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appropriate parties on what that might

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look like and we will get back to the

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public and the committee as a whole as

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that develops. So I think that should be

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the full committee to review and to come

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with legal counsel if they have any

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concerns and the public itself can

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participate and engage if necessary and

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one of the big thing that's that is

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planning a human library event that um

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was supported by a grant from you. So uh

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we are very excited about it. The event

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the senior center. And you might be

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wondering, what is a human library

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event? It is an opportunity for people

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with various backgrounds to become human

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experience of an individual. And so we

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disabilities with their past life

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larger broader community. Um, and then

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we invite you and Danver's residents to

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opportunity to unjudge the people in

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their community, um, to to better

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understand each other. I do have flyers.

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interested if they want to. Um and we do

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training that partic that volunteers

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you have um the opportunity to join us

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um and participate and be part of that

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broader conversation.

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update. Um I guess on behalf of the

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accessibility commission um when looking

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agenda for this evening I noticed on the

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agenda that you're going to be talking

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about suicide prevention month and I

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wanted to bring some information um from

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a disability lens from an accessibility

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lens to kind of um frame that discussion

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when you get to that part of that

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meeting. Um but just some some

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statistics um about we're talking about

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suicide prevention, suicide prevention

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month um that up to 40% of people with

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intellectual and developmental

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disabilities have co-occurring mental

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health conditions.

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>> Additionally, people with disabilities

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report three times more suicidal

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ideiation compared to those without

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disabilities. and adults with

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disabilities are three and a half times

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more likely to experience frequent

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mental distress.

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um which really just considering those

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things that really highlights the

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importance um for training and awareness

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and a community response um in being

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able to provide supports for everyone

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experiencing mental health crisis, but

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also in particular from our lens and our

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place in the world just how

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disproportionately

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it impacts people um with disabilities.

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Just wanted to share that information.

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» You have [laughter] nothing. You have

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nothing. Okay. Thank you.

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» We also just got back to school. So, um

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actually our first full week of Labor

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Day,

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>> so things are still like

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>> unfolding.

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>> Yeah. Absolutely. Absolutely.

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Thank you.

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» Thanks, Mr. Chairman. Um,

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uh, our last meeting I kind of left you

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all with a few incidents that have been

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happening throughout town at our

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playgrounds. Um, and, uh, I'm happy to

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report that the the number and type of

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those events have I can't believe I'm

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saying this because I'm going to jinx

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myself. But it it it has stopped um at

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least by that um that actor that was

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doing it across town. Uh and when they

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were destroying our property, it was

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across like entire picnic tables. Very

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visible. Um a lot of damage and done day

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after day. Um since then there have been

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uh I believe two other um incidents that

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were not uh as widespread. Uh, one was

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in the library um where I believe was I

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believe it was the nword that was

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written on a wall. Um, it's really

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difficult to determine how long ago this

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was put there. It was it was by a like

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an air conditioning vent next to a

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public computer space. Um, and it was

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really small, so it could have gone

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unnoticed for an extended period of

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time. Uh, in another incident, I believe

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it was a swast sticker that was um

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at one of the public parks. Um, we're

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unsure as to what was it was like the um

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it was like a a black Sharpie was used

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in the picnic tables. Um, this was

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either chalk or if you were to take like

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if you take a rock and like scratch onto

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concrete, um, that was kind of what was

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used. But if both of those were easily

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removable. Um they since those have

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happened since our last meeting, we've

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had no other incidents uh to report of

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that type of nature. Um and I was also

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going to ask I know we're just getting back to school, but

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if the uh if we can get permission from

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the board to get a future date uh to

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invite um Prism, we have a donation to

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present to them from funds raised at the

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Pride event.

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Thank you everyone. Appreciate your

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comments. Can I ask a question? Can I

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ask a question? I have a question.

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>> Yes.

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>> Sorry. I just had a question about the

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human library. You said you're still

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taking um people are are you taking

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young adults as well or does it have to

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be an adult? I think the

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so it's been I I've been very careful

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about inviting people because I am

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cognizant of the fact that we're

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inviting people to share very vulnerable

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parts of their selves. Um I think that

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I would prefer if it was a teen, it was

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an older teen just because of that

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potential. I don't want to assume that

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people coming are going to um cause

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harm, but there is that possibility and

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that is part of the the training. That's

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part of why books need to go through

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training. So, you're going to be talking

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about your identity um with strangers.

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>> Um but if it's depends, you know, we

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could talk about it. Um I think that I I

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would never want to discourage teens

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from sharing their experiences and this

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is one of those amazing opportunities to

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do that. Um, so it's not that we have a

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you have to be 18 to do this. Um, I

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think it would just need to be a

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conversation about what the experience

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could be and how comfortable the young

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adult and their family is about that

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experience.

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>> Okay. Thank you.

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>> Any other questions or comments or

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observations?

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Okay. Um, I'd like to now uh turn our

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attention to uh the education committee

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update and I will be um be led by our

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co-chair of the HRIC. I want to say that

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uh Paul has been in the past the chair

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of this committee. I don't think that

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there's too many people better able and

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aware and capable of helping to move the

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work of this uh committee forward and on

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behalf of the citizens of Danvers and uh

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he's also been actively very much

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engaged in work with the public schools.

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uh I've been on a co-chair with him um

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liaison for the public schools at

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various times and so I'd like to turn it

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over to him now who give you some

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updates on um a recent meeting that took

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place with the uh principal of the high

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school.

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>> Yeah. Yes. Thank you Dr. Charlie. We had

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a very positive meeting um with uh

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principal Strauss and it was a meeting

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that we asked for and he asked for

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because we wanted to get uh

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[clears throat] involved get the school

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system involved with some of our events

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this coming year. Um they do

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I'm going to rely on Dr. Charlie too to

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correct to fill in or correct me but uh

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[clears throat] they do work in in the

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immigration area in uh uh what's the

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word I want to a food the

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>> food food insecurity

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>> food insecurity right um and a couple of

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other things that we we would like to

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get them to come here and present the

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program and that's the kind of thing we

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want to do with the schools we also Dr.

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Charlie and I are going to meet with the

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uh school principal of the high school

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and the middle school because they have

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a new staff with the middle school

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pretty much and through [clears throat]

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Dr. Bower uh he's asked us to come in

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and we're more than willing to come in

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and sit with the middle school folks and

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uh get a feel for where they think they

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are and how things are going because

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again I think there might have been two

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or three changes at the at the middle

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school. Um, so it's important that we we

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relate to them and also uh we want to

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continue to work and that's one of the

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reasons why we have Heather there now

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too because we need as much help as we can get um and also in our program

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development. I think that's key. Uh

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that'll help us um get the town more

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involved. Uh and al and the um we have

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to get the students back in here. The uh

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what's there was a

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>> um United

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>> United and they're another one of our

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liaison. So we got a lot of liaison now

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and this and this is good. No, because

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it gets us to the point where now we're

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talking to the groups that are really

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handling some of the issues, problems

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and uh positive things that happen in

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the town. So, it was a produ it was a

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productive meeting. Uh, we didn't really go in with any specific agenda, I

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think, other than Dr. Charlie and I

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wanted to see if we could um

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uh join with the schools and have them

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come in and make one or two preserv

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presentations over the uh this year.

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Okay. Any qu that's it.

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>> Yeah. other other than the fact that um

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there was a open uh agreement that um

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coming to one of our meetings at some

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time and making a presentation on some

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of the issues that are happening at the

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school. It's a very complex year in the

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sense that there's a a broad a range of

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students that are at the high school

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this year and in the middle school. And

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I think we'd all benefit from hearing um

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from the perspective of an academic

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leader um what has to happen in order to

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make that system run well and benefit

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all students. So um we'll keep you

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posted on that and if anyone has any

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observations or uh suggestions to make

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that you think that we should be aware

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of in our liaison meetings just let us

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know and we'll be happy to carry that

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with us and report back to you in the

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future.

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Um, yes.

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» Um, I did remember there was one thing

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um as you're all speaking um that uh I

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did want to just mention to anybody who

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would be interested in joining the at

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the high school um on October 6th at um

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just looking at 4 pm we're going to be

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having our second unified basketball

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game or second annual. It's going to be

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pretty big deal. We did one last fall um

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for is everyone familiar? I'm not sure

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if everyone's familiar with what a

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unified basketball team is. We have

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students who are um are sort of our

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learning disabled population with some

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regular ed students as well and they are

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com a combined basketball team and then

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we invite a team from another school

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who's a similar kind of team. Uh and

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they come together and they play

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basketball and it's really it's actually

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and I'm not a sports fan one of the more

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fun sports events I have ever attended

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I'll say. Um, and [clears throat] then I

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know that this is sort of a a goal also

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of um of Superintendent Bower to try to

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there's we're going to try to aim to set

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the Massachusetts record of 10,000 or

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sorry 10,000 1,50 attendees, which is

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going to be quite a lot

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[laughter] to to just keep uh order, but

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it was a lot of fun last year. Again,

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it's four o'clock um on October 6th in

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the fieldhouse at at the high school.

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>> Thank you. Well, this certainly seems to

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me like a an event that Danvers can show

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up in full force wearing our colors, you

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know. Let's let's let's bring it to the the records, the Guinness record for

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Danvers. I guess that's our our

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objective.

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>> Um, so

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>> I'll say that I saw that they're also

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selling shirts like the Damra CPAC is

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selling shirts for the event as well.

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So, you can find those on Facebook or at

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the CPAC which is pretty cool.

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>> Very cool. Would they be selling them at

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the event?

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>> I'm sorry, what?

545
00:25:59,039 --> 00:26:00,960
>> Would they be selling them at the event?

546
00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:03,039
>> I'm not sure to be honest. Um I think

547
00:26:03,039 --> 00:26:05,200
Julie would have that information, but

548
00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:07,200
um I know last year they had like a

549
00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:09,039
small number and the community responded

550
00:26:09,039 --> 00:26:13,440
to them saying we want more. Um so I I'm

551
00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:15,600
going to imagine that they do maybe, but

552
00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:17,120
I don't want to speak for them.

553
00:26:17,120 --> 00:26:18,960
>> Right. We can get the entire ship to

554
00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:20,400
come so we'll update the numbers of

555
00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:20,799
them.

556
00:26:20,799 --> 00:26:22,559
>> Yes.

557
00:26:22,559 --> 00:26:27,029
So we need a,50.

558
00:26:27,039 --> 00:26:30,000
» It was pretty packed last year, I say.

559
00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:32,240
Um, it was pretty exciting. So,

560
00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:33,679
>> okay. Well, we'll do our best to be

561
00:26:33,679 --> 00:26:34,080
there,

562
00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:36,799
>> right? All of us community at home.

563
00:26:36,799 --> 00:26:40,000
>> Don't forget October 6, the fieldhouse.

564
00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,400
We need,50 folks. We'll see you guys

565
00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:44,320
there.

566
00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:46,480
>> That's wonderful. I'd like to now turn

567
00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:48,240
it over to item number eight on our

568
00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:50,320
agenda, which is National National

569
00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:52,320
Hispanic Month. activities and Louisa is

570
00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:55,039
going to share some insights with us to

571
00:26:55,039 --> 00:26:56,000
that matter.

572
00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:59,039
>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, how you doing

573
00:26:59,039 --> 00:27:02,720
everybody and folks at home? Uh,

574
00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:05,120
National Hispanic Heritage Month. So,

575
00:27:05,120 --> 00:27:07,520
each year from September 15 to October

576
00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:09,919
15, United States observes National

577
00:27:09,919 --> 00:27:12,320
Hispanic Heritage Month. And what

578
00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:14,559
started as a week-long observation under

579
00:27:14,559 --> 00:27:17,200
President Linda B. Johnson back in 1968

580
00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:20,640
expanded into a month-long celebration.

581
00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:22,240
uh when none other than President Ronald

582
00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:28,000
Reagan signed it into law on August 17, 1988. Now, President Reagan

583
00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:29,440
knew that the contributions and

584
00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:32,720
experiences of Latinos United States are

585
00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:34,880
an essential part of our nation's

586
00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:37,520
history and culture. Now, during

587
00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:39,440
Hispanic Heritage Month, Americans join

588
00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:41,679
in to celebrate the history, diverse

589
00:27:41,679 --> 00:27:43,360
cultures, achievements, and

590
00:27:43,360 --> 00:27:45,919
contributions of Latinos whose ancestors

591
00:27:45,919 --> 00:27:49,200
came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean,

592
00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,840
Central, and South America. Uh, this

593
00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:53,760
presents an opportunity for many in the

594
00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:56,960
US to learn about or to be reminded of

595
00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:59,039
the contributions of Hispanic people,

596
00:27:59,039 --> 00:28:01,520
the nation's largest racial or ethnic

597
00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:03,840
minority. So, fun fact, Mr.

598
00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,000
According to the US census, the Hispanic

599
00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:10,000
population in the US reached 7 70.1

600
00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:13,600
million in 2026, accounting for 21% of

601
00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:17,360
the total US population and making us

602
00:28:17,360 --> 00:28:19,360
the nation's largest racial or ethnic

603
00:28:19,360 --> 00:28:22,640
minority. Now this year's theme unidos

604
00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:25,760
mass translated to together we are more

605
00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:27,919
pays tribute to the community strength

606
00:28:27,919 --> 00:28:30,240
shared values and the collective impact

607
00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:33,520
of of generations of Hispanic Americans

608
00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:35,120
who have positively influenced and

609
00:28:35,120 --> 00:28:37,600
enrich our history and nation and

610
00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:40,159
society while recognizing the only the

611
00:28:40,159 --> 00:28:42,399
unity of Hispanic and Latino communities

612
00:28:42,399 --> 00:28:45,279
in United States. Unitos mass honors the

613
00:28:45,279 --> 00:28:47,120
unique voices and experiences of

614
00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:49,200
individuals shaping the future while

615
00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:51,600
recognizing historical achievements of

616
00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:54,000
the past. Our festivities across the

617
00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:55,840
nation spotlight the interconnected

618
00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:58,480
struggles of Latin, Caribbean, and South

619
00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:00,720
American countries and show the history

620
00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:02,399
of fighting for the rights of indigenous

621
00:29:02,399 --> 00:29:04,640
people while gaining independence from

622
00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,440
the Spanish crown. Now, September 15 was

623
00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:09,679
chosen as the beginning of National

624
00:29:09,679 --> 00:29:11,760
Heritage Hispanic Month for historic

625
00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:15,679
significance. On September 15 of 1810 at

626
00:29:15,679 --> 00:29:18,799
1157, Padre Miguel Dalgo told the bells

627
00:29:18,799 --> 00:29:19,760
of his church in the town of the

628
00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:22,559
Loresalgo in Mexico and rally the

629
00:29:22,559 --> 00:29:24,640
country to take up arms in their fight

630
00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:26,720
for freedom against Spanish rule. On

631
00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:30,240
September 15 of 1821, Costa Rica, El

632
00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:32,799
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and

633
00:29:32,799 --> 00:29:35,200
Nicaragua signed the act of independence

634
00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:37,200
of Central America, effectively

635
00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:38,720
proclaiming their independence from the

636
00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:40,960
Spanish Empire.

637
00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:42,480
Folks, the parallels between the

638
00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:44,320
struggle for independence in United

639
00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:46,640
States is profound. Just as the founding

640
00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:49,279
fathers had enough of the tyranny of

641
00:29:49,279 --> 00:29:52,240
King George and rebelled, heroes such

642
00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:54,880
Jose Marti and Simon Bolivar led their

643
00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,120
people to vanquish European colonizers

644
00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:58,960
and break the break free from the yoke

645
00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:00,799
of subjugation.

646
00:30:00,799 --> 00:30:03,360
I stands today United States of America

647
00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:06,320
and we the people are proud to celebrate

648
00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:08,559
National Hispanic Heritage Month by

649
00:30:08,559 --> 00:30:10,640
embracing the diversity in our diverse

650
00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:13,039
community and recognizing the

651
00:30:13,039 --> 00:30:14,799
contribution of Hispanic Americans to

652
00:30:14,799 --> 00:30:17,120
the growth of the American dream in this

653
00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:19,440
country that we all call home. Thank

654
00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:20,399
you, Mr. Chair.

655
00:30:20,399 --> 00:30:22,159
>> Thank you very much. Very excellent

656
00:30:22,159 --> 00:30:24,960
presentation. Comments, observations,

657
00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:26,640
thoughts?

658
00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:28,080
We're looking forward to this. It's

659
00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:30,640
going to be a great month.

660
00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:32,799
Uh, I'd like to now turn it over to Paul

661
00:30:32,799 --> 00:30:34,799
Pollock, the co-chair, who will give us

662
00:30:34,799 --> 00:30:37,279
some feedback on our agenda, our

663
00:30:37,279 --> 00:30:40,000
scheduled meeting for the year. Uh, yes.

664
00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:42,240
I just, uh, if you'll notice in item

665
00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:46,720
nine, uh, on the, uh, agenda. Uh, I have

666
00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:49,520
set up meeting dates

667
00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:51,760
through February. All right? And the

668
00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:53,919
reason we don't go go beyond February is

669
00:30:53,919 --> 00:30:57,120
because at some point we are bumped from

670
00:30:57,120 --> 00:31:03,120
this room uh because of uh FinCom and the budget work that is done in the

671
00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,919
springtime. So, we're scheduled right

672
00:31:05,919 --> 00:31:10,399
now through the um uh February uh month

673
00:31:10,399 --> 00:31:14,240
of February and um this meeting of

674
00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:18,080
course is uh 9:17 if you look and the TR

675
00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:20,640
stands for TUMI room

676
00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:22,960
in case you're wondering. Okay. Then on

677
00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:25,840
10:15 because of the election and this

678
00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:28,720
room is being used for early election.

679
00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:30,720
All right. We will have our meeting at

680
00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:32,799
the senior center

681
00:31:32,799 --> 00:31:36,159
followed by um [snorts] November 19th

682
00:31:36,159 --> 00:31:39,840
we'll be at the TUMI room. December 17th

683
00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:43,600
at the TUMI room. January 27th we're

684
00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:45,840
going to meet at the uh Dammers Police

685
00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:48,240
Department. That'll be after our MLK

686
00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:52,080
event so that we can down uh you know

687
00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:54,640
speak about it, brief brief ourselves on

688
00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:56,880
the meeting, etc. But other things can

689
00:31:56,880 --> 00:32:00,960
come up also. Um and then the

690
00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:04,799
uh February 18th will be our our uh

691
00:32:04,799 --> 00:32:07,600
meeting here in the TUMI room and then

692
00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:10,559
we'll work around what town hall needs

693
00:32:10,559 --> 00:32:12,880
and move our meetings acc accordingly.

694
00:32:12,880 --> 00:32:16,000
It may be that you we may want to move a

695
00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:18,240
meeting from a Thursday to a Wednesday

696
00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:20,799
depending upon how we feel depending

697
00:32:20,799 --> 00:32:23,519
upon what the commitments are. Um, I

698
00:32:23,519 --> 00:32:25,840
know myself being on finance committee,

699
00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:27,360
I do have I think there's a couple of

700
00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:29,440
conflicts in there, but I know you can

701
00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:31,279
do without me. Don't don't worry about

702
00:32:31,279 --> 00:32:34,320
it. That's it.

703
00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:36,159
>> Uh, you were going to say a few words

704
00:32:36,159 --> 00:32:37,200
about the meeting attendance

705
00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:37,760
requirements.

706
00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:39,200
>> Oh, yes. That's next.

707
00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:41,600
>> Yes. I believe I looked at the minutes

708
00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:43,760
again and last

709
00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:45,919
the last meeting which was I think was a

710
00:32:45,919 --> 00:32:48,720
June meeting we decided that we wanted

711
00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:50,240
to

712
00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:51,840
uh

713
00:32:51,840 --> 00:32:53,600
require

714
00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:56,000
all members to at least attend six

715
00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:59,440
meetings. That's six out of 10

716
00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:01,279
>> regular scheduled meetings as we know

717
00:33:01,279 --> 00:33:04,480
them once a month. Um we don't think

718
00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:06,960
that that's uh a burden on anyone. We

719
00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:09,840
hope not. But uh and we're not we're not

720
00:33:09,840 --> 00:33:11,519
in a position and I certainly don't want

721
00:33:11,519 --> 00:33:14,000
to be in a position to ask people to

722
00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:16,559
leave but when we ask people to come on

723
00:33:16,559 --> 00:33:18,320
the committee we're certainly asking for

724
00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:21,760
their time and their effort and uh so we

725
00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:24,960
ask them to attend at least six meetings

726
00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:26,799
it I believe it doesn't have to be in

727
00:33:26,799 --> 00:33:28,559
person it can be zoom if we have to

728
00:33:28,559 --> 00:33:32,159
right correct and also to take if

729
00:33:32,159 --> 00:33:35,919
necessary the chairman uh the chair of

730
00:33:35,919 --> 00:33:37,679
one of the subcommittees you may be

731
00:33:37,679 --> 00:33:39,600
working on for instance I know Paul

732
00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:41,600
right now you're you're sub you're the

733
00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:44,640
subcommittee chair for uh um celebration

734
00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:47,840
on okay so those are what we that's what

735
00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:50,399
we agreed to do and we voted on it and I

736
00:33:50,399 --> 00:33:55,279
think it was unanimous vote so we're sort of taking attendance uh but

737
00:33:55,279 --> 00:33:57,120
it's uh you know we're not we're not

738
00:33:57,120 --> 00:33:58,799
going to try to be overbearing in any

739
00:33:58,799 --> 00:34:01,440
way other than we want participation

740
00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:03,919
>> correct

741
00:34:03,919 --> 00:34:06,720
>> uh just a question I'm wondering um Paul

742
00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:09,280
if you've discussed having sort of

743
00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:10,960
establishing a process so that if

744
00:34:10,960 --> 00:34:13,679
somebody needs to attend by Zoom um

745
00:34:13,679 --> 00:34:16,800
there would be a process by which um

746
00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:20,560
they would they would need to let one of

747
00:34:20,560 --> 00:34:22,960
you that are serving in in the executive

748
00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:24,159
team

749
00:34:24,159 --> 00:34:27,200
>> let them know so that you could then let

750
00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:30,079
>> those that need to know know um so that

751
00:34:30,079 --> 00:34:32,079
it's not a scramble the day of because

752
00:34:32,079 --> 00:34:34,480
that has happened in the past

753
00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:36,720
>> you know I'm going to rely I'll I will I

754
00:34:36,720 --> 00:34:39,599
will look look look at that and try to

755
00:34:39,599 --> 00:34:41,040
get back to town I'll get back to town

756
00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:44,639
hall but I'm just wondering um how's it

757
00:34:44,639 --> 00:34:46,159
been done in the past I've never been

758
00:34:46,159 --> 00:34:49,040
involved with how um what the procedure

759
00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:53,520
is does is town hall set it up or or um

760
00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:53,839
>> um

761
00:34:53,839 --> 00:34:56,320
>> is it is it is it a cost for the member

762
00:34:56,320 --> 00:34:57,359
to set it up?

763
00:34:57,359 --> 00:35:00,079
>> No, there's not a cost. So, uh, town

764
00:35:00,079 --> 00:35:02,880
hall by and large, uh, seems to use

765
00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:04,400
teams

766
00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:08,320
>> and so far that has needed to be set up

767
00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:11,440
by somebody within town hall.

768
00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:15,359
>> And that was very easily done when there

769
00:35:15,359 --> 00:35:18,000
was a staff person in town hall who was

770
00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:19,760
uh, committed to working with this

771
00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:22,640
committee. And so since somebody has not

772
00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:24,160
been in that position, it's just been a

773
00:35:24,160 --> 00:35:26,880
little it's been a little tricky. And so

774
00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:29,040
sometimes we've had to find alternative

775
00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:30,800
ways. I mean, we've had some meetings,

776
00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:32,160
as you know, because you've all been

777
00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:34,960
there that we've met completely online.

778
00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:37,920
And so we've we've had to um we've had

779
00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:41,040
to spontaneously respond respond when

780
00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:43,040
the tech wasn't quite working. And I

781
00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:44,800
think I'll just leave it at that. So

782
00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:48,560
this is an area for improvement and and

783
00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:50,640
um getting it clear from the beginning

784
00:35:50,640 --> 00:35:52,560
and communicating what the plan is.

785
00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:55,440
>> Mhm. I'll just mention that um what it

786
00:35:55,440 --> 00:35:57,119
is is that on Thursday's town hall

787
00:35:57,119 --> 00:35:59,599
closes at 7. So essentially the

788
00:35:59,599 --> 00:36:02,160
individual who's the late person in the

789
00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:04,640
HR team is the person that's getting

790
00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:08,240
this teams up and running.

791
00:36:08,240 --> 00:36:12,400
Um teams tends to be challenging. So if

792
00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:16,240
it's not up and running 15 minutes into

793
00:36:16,240 --> 00:36:19,040
um us starting it, that staff member may

794
00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:21,359
no longer be working. So that's where it

795
00:36:21,359 --> 00:36:23,200
gets a little tricky. But for the most

796
00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:25,440
part, um I think we had success with at

797
00:36:25,440 --> 00:36:28,160
least when Lieutenant Sullivan opened

798
00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:30,079
it, I think they gave him all the codes

799
00:36:30,079 --> 00:36:33,760
and he was able to run it. Um so, you

800
00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:36,720
know, maybe getting the information for

801
00:36:36,720 --> 00:36:38,640
us to manage it might be the easiest

802
00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:41,200
solution. However, I do we had success

803
00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:43,920
with um you know, when Paula had to log

804
00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:47,040
in and um even Jorge had to log in from

805
00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:49,359
afar. I think it's been, you know, it's

806
00:36:49,359 --> 00:36:52,320
been a nice way to help those who want

807
00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:55,280
to be present, um, if they have, you

808
00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:57,920
know, a location situation going on.

809
00:36:57,920 --> 00:36:59,440
Yeah.

810
00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:05,030
>> All right. Now, I

811
00:37:05,040 --> 00:37:07,119
» No, I don't have anything.

812
00:37:07,119 --> 00:37:08,320
>> Can I ask you to help me?

813
00:37:08,320 --> 00:37:10,720
>> Oh. Oh, sure. Yeah, absolutely. I need

814
00:37:10,720 --> 00:37:13,040
all the help I can get when it comes to

815
00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:15,520
that aspect of technology as you mo all

816
00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:16,720
know because you're always trying to get

817
00:37:16,720 --> 00:37:21,040
me on soon. So, I'd be more than h happy

818
00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:22,720
to lead it, but I'm going to need some

819
00:37:22,720 --> 00:37:27,589
real good help. All right.

820
00:37:27,599 --> 00:37:29,599
» Thank you very much, U Paul. That was a

821
00:37:29,599 --> 00:37:31,440
good report. I'd like to now turn to

822
00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:34,079
item 10 on our agenda. No, excuse me,

823
00:37:34,079 --> 00:37:36,960
item 11, which is the celebration

824
00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:40,480
update. Move to hear from Paula. Yes.

825
00:37:40,480 --> 00:37:43,920
>> Thank you. Um, so we are very excited.

826
00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:46,000
Celebration is happening this year, so

827
00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:49,040
mark your calendars. Um, on October 14th

828
00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:52,720
at 5:30 p.m. in the library. Um, so

829
00:37:52,720 --> 00:37:54,880
historically, celebration has been kind

830
00:37:54,880 --> 00:37:57,200
of a fun community event on the weekend.

831
00:37:57,200 --> 00:37:59,520
Um, enjoy is a very integral, you know,

832
00:37:59,520 --> 00:38:03,359
keystone aspect of lat many Latin Latinx

833
00:38:03,359 --> 00:38:04,880
cultures. And so we wanted to continue

834
00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:06,480
to honor that in a way that felt very

835
00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:08,079
intentional and supportive of the

836
00:38:08,079 --> 00:38:10,480
community. Um so in order to do this

837
00:38:10,480 --> 00:38:12,480
we've opted for an evening event at the

838
00:38:12,480 --> 00:38:15,359
library um in lie of the day event um on

839
00:38:15,359 --> 00:38:17,440
the weekend. Um and there's going to be

840
00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:19,760
delicious food, good vibes, some really

841
00:38:19,760 --> 00:38:22,000
cool organizations. Um we're also going

842
00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:23,760
to be screening a movie that highlights

843
00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:26,640
many aspects of the Latinx experience.

844
00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:28,640
Um and we're going to be setting up a

845
00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:31,760
very cool Day of the Dead of Um which is

846
00:38:31,760 --> 00:38:33,520
going to be on display for community

847
00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:35,599
interaction in the library starting at

848
00:38:35,599 --> 00:38:37,520
the beginning of October.

849
00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:39,359
um and then subsequently moved to the

850
00:38:39,359 --> 00:38:41,680
event to the event space um for

851
00:38:41,680 --> 00:38:44,800
continued interaction during the event.

852
00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:47,760
>> Um so the loss muertos and ofas are you

853
00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:50,240
know a community-based tradition where

854
00:38:50,240 --> 00:38:52,000
people honor and remember their loved

855
00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:54,400
ones collectively um and support each

856
00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:56,000
other through you know honoring their

857
00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:57,920
loved ones. And so it's a tra tradition

858
00:38:57,920 --> 00:38:59,119
that's very reflective of the

859
00:38:59,119 --> 00:39:00,880
communityentric and joyful spirit found

860
00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:03,200
across Latinx cultures. Um, so it's

861
00:39:03,200 --> 00:39:04,880
really exciting that we can share that

862
00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:06,400
cultural experience with the community

863
00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:09,119
here in Danvers. Um, so it's going to be

864
00:39:09,119 --> 00:39:10,560
a great time. Please mark your

865
00:39:10,560 --> 00:39:12,560
calendars. Um, join us and we'd love to

866
00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:14,880
obviously have anyone and everyone. Um,

867
00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:17,839
all are welcome. Um, I have also printed

868
00:39:17,839 --> 00:39:20,480
out quite a few flyers. Um, so, you

869
00:39:20,480 --> 00:39:22,320
know, happy to hand them out. Also, if

870
00:39:22,320 --> 00:39:25,040
anybody has any local orgs that, um, you

871
00:39:25,040 --> 00:39:26,880
know, cafes or things like that where

872
00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:28,720
this can be posted up so that the word

873
00:39:28,720 --> 00:39:30,960
can um, be spread about this event, that

874
00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:33,040
would be great. Um, and yeah, we're

875
00:39:33,040 --> 00:39:36,160
really excited. So, please come.

876
00:39:36,160 --> 00:39:37,760
>> Excellent. That's It sounds like that's

877
00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:39,200
going to be a fun event.

878
00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:40,720
>> Yeah, I think we're excited.

879
00:39:40,720 --> 00:39:44,000
>> Excellent. Um, so let's turn back to uh

880
00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:46,000
Luis, who will be commenting on night

881
00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:49,200
item number 12 on our agenda, which is

882
00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:52,079
National Suicide Month.

883
00:39:52,079 --> 00:39:54,400
>> Thank you once again, Mr. Chair. And

884
00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:57,839
before I continue, I just want to um I

885
00:39:57,839 --> 00:39:59,760
just want to

886
00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:02,400
if anybody at home is watching, um we're

887
00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:04,240
going to talk about suicide attempts.

888
00:40:04,240 --> 00:40:06,160
And for anybody who that's triggering,

889
00:40:06,160 --> 00:40:09,520
just be aware and warn um because

890
00:40:09,520 --> 00:40:12,320
September in our in the United States,

891
00:40:12,320 --> 00:40:15,599
it is um

892
00:40:15,599 --> 00:40:17,599
suicide prevention month and it's a

893
00:40:17,599 --> 00:40:20,720
heavy um it's a heavy subject. Of

894
00:40:20,720 --> 00:40:24,720
course, um many of us have have had that

895
00:40:24,720 --> 00:40:28,880
experience that we lost someone. Um

896
00:40:28,880 --> 00:40:30,960
and basically tonight we would like to

897
00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:32,560
recognize the suicide prevention month

898
00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:35,280
of 2026. Now these months remind us that

899
00:40:35,280 --> 00:40:36,720
mental health is a community

900
00:40:36,720 --> 00:40:39,200
responsibility

901
00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:41,200
and that each of us can play a role in

902
00:40:41,200 --> 00:40:42,640
supporting someone who might be

903
00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:45,119
struggling across the country. Nearly

904
00:40:45,119 --> 00:40:48,480
45,000 people died by suicide last year

905
00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:50,320
and many more faced overwhelming

906
00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:53,280
emotional distress here in Exus County.

907
00:40:53,280 --> 00:40:55,520
Rates of depression and anxiety continue

908
00:40:55,520 --> 00:40:57,920
to rise and access to care can be

909
00:40:57,920 --> 00:41:00,400
challenging. That's why knowing where to

910
00:41:00,400 --> 00:41:03,599
turn and how to help is so important. I

911
00:41:03,599 --> 00:41:05,200
would like to share a few resources for

912
00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:08,720
the folks here and those at home um that

913
00:41:08,720 --> 00:41:10,319
they know that we are not alone. For

914
00:41:10,319 --> 00:41:12,560
example, and at a national level, the

915
00:41:12,560 --> 00:41:15,440
988 suicide and crisis lifeline is

916
00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:18,880
available 247. Anyone can call, text or

917
00:41:18,880 --> 00:41:23,359
chat. Um 988

918
00:41:23,359 --> 00:41:25,359
train has trained counselors who provide

919
00:41:25,359 --> 00:41:26,960
immediate emotional support during

920
00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:28,800
mental health or substance related

921
00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:31,520
crisises. In Denver, we have some local

922
00:41:31,520 --> 00:41:33,280
support and we have some strong partners

923
00:41:33,280 --> 00:41:35,760
right here in our community as well.

924
00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:38,240
Elliot Community Human Services provides

925
00:41:38,240 --> 00:41:40,560
mobile crisis intervention and urgent

926
00:41:40,560 --> 00:41:43,520
evaluations throughout Exis County. Ley

927
00:41:43,520 --> 00:41:45,760
behavioral health services offers

928
00:41:45,760 --> 00:41:49,520
outpatient therapy and psychiatric care.

929
00:41:49,520 --> 00:41:52,160
Danverse cares supports youth families

930
00:41:52,160 --> 00:41:54,000
and school in schools with prevention

931
00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:56,560
and mental health education.

932
00:41:56,560 --> 00:41:59,119
Mental health first aid in our area.

933
00:41:59,119 --> 00:42:00,720
Now, community members can also learn

934
00:42:00,720 --> 00:42:03,040
how to recognize signs of mental health

935
00:42:03,040 --> 00:42:04,800
or substance use challenges through

936
00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:08,000
mental health first aid training. In

937
00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:09,839
addition to programs offered by Elliot,

938
00:42:09,839 --> 00:42:12,800
Ley, and Danver, the Northeast Ark in

939
00:42:12,800 --> 00:42:14,560
partnership with United Healthcare and

940
00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:16,480
the Ark of the United States is offering

941
00:42:16,480 --> 00:42:18,240
monthly

942
00:42:18,240 --> 00:42:20,079
mental health first aid training

943
00:42:20,079 --> 00:42:21,280
throughout the fall right here in

944
00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:23,200
Danvers. Now these sessions are open to

945
00:42:23,200 --> 00:42:26,240
the public and anyone interested should

946
00:42:26,240 --> 00:42:28,560
visit North Northeast AR book website

947
00:42:28,560 --> 00:42:31,599
for registration and details. Um there's

948
00:42:31,599 --> 00:42:33,680
some dates I want to share for the fall.

949
00:42:33,680 --> 00:42:38,000
Um October 10 October 14 November 14 and

950
00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:41,040
December 12 once again October 10

951
00:42:41,040 --> 00:42:44,480
November 14 and December 12. These are

952
00:42:44,480 --> 00:42:46,960
training. These are trainings teach

953
00:42:46,960 --> 00:42:49,200
everyday people how to identify warning

954
00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:52,000
signs of initial support and connect

955
00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:54,000
someone to professional help that are

956
00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:55,920
practical, accessible and incredibly

957
00:42:55,920 --> 00:42:58,079
valuable for anyone who wants to be

958
00:42:58,079 --> 00:43:00,800
prepared to help a friend, a coworker or

959
00:43:00,800 --> 00:43:02,560
a family member. [snorts]

960
00:43:02,560 --> 00:43:06,800
Um 988 versus 911. The two of those

961
00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:09,200
numbers uh is very important for us to

962
00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:11,359
understand the differences.

963
00:43:11,359 --> 00:43:12,880
911

964
00:43:12,880 --> 00:43:14,640
is for mental health emergencies when

965
00:43:14,640 --> 00:43:16,640
someone is overwhelmed, in emotional

966
00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:19,119
distress, or thinking about suicide. It

967
00:43:19,119 --> 00:43:21,440
connects directly to crisis counselors.

968
00:43:21,440 --> 00:43:25,119
911 is for immediate physical danger

969
00:43:25,119 --> 00:43:27,920
when someone has already been harmed or

970
00:43:27,920 --> 00:43:30,640
harm themselves, is unable to stay safe

971
00:43:30,640 --> 00:43:32,640
or needs urgent medical or police

972
00:43:32,640 --> 00:43:35,280
intervention intervention. Both numbers

973
00:43:35,280 --> 00:43:37,280
save lives, but they serve different

974
00:43:37,280 --> 00:43:39,599
roles. And I do want to make note that

975
00:43:39,599 --> 00:43:41,200
our incredible Danbridge Police

976
00:43:41,200 --> 00:43:43,520
Department does often play a role when

977
00:43:43,520 --> 00:43:45,200
someone is experiencing a mental health

978
00:43:45,200 --> 00:43:47,680
emergency in our town. Our officers are

979
00:43:47,680 --> 00:43:50,000
skilled at the escalation and are able

980
00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:52,079
to connect folks with resources to

981
00:43:52,079 --> 00:43:54,079
support individuals and mental mental

982
00:43:54,079 --> 00:43:57,119
health crisises and emergencies as well.

983
00:43:57,119 --> 00:43:59,520
Um as we observe suicide prevention

984
00:43:59,520 --> 00:44:03,520
month, let's commit to being a community

985
00:44:03,520 --> 00:44:06,880
where people feel supported and safe. uh

986
00:44:06,880 --> 00:44:10,079
these resources check in on one another

987
00:44:10,079 --> 00:44:12,400
and help make sure no one in Denver

988
00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:15,440
faces crisises alone. Thank you, Mr.

989
00:44:15,440 --> 00:44:16,640
Sher.

990
00:44:16,640 --> 00:44:18,000
>> Thank you very much. It's a very

991
00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:20,240
sensitive and complex issue and I think

992
00:44:20,240 --> 00:44:23,040
that all of us need to be aware as we've

993
00:44:23,040 --> 00:44:25,760
heard tonight that there are uh tensions

994
00:44:25,760 --> 00:44:28,560
that sometimes go unnoticed that but

995
00:44:28,560 --> 00:44:30,079
that are critical to our community and

996
00:44:30,079 --> 00:44:32,720
Damas is not immune in any way from

997
00:44:32,720 --> 00:44:35,920
these um external forces. So, let's all

998
00:44:35,920 --> 00:44:38,960
be aware and cognizant of uh what we can

999
00:44:38,960 --> 00:44:43,440
do to be be helpful. Um, I'd like to now

1000
00:44:43,440 --> 00:44:45,839
just quickly turn to item 13, which is

1001
00:44:45,839 --> 00:44:48,160
the uh update on the mini grant program.

1002
00:44:48,160 --> 00:44:51,440
As everyone knows, last last season we

1003
00:44:51,440 --> 00:44:54,079
awarded, I believe, eight mini grants to

1004
00:44:54,079 --> 00:44:55,920
various groups and organizations across

1005
00:44:55,920 --> 00:45:04,230
Stanvers that are uh doing efforts to um

1006
00:45:04,240 --> 00:45:07,920
oh, excuse me. Um

1007
00:45:07,920 --> 00:45:09,760
uh so to lead initiatives or activities

1008
00:45:09,760 --> 00:45:11,760
in Danvers to spread inclusivity and

1009
00:45:11,760 --> 00:45:13,760
cultural awareness to support the

1010
00:45:13,760 --> 00:45:16,720
mission of ampl amplifying marginalized

1011
00:45:16,720 --> 00:45:19,520
voices or celebrate the identity of

1012
00:45:19,520 --> 00:45:21,920
citizens in the community. A secondary

1013
00:45:21,920 --> 00:45:23,280
goal is to merrist the committee's

1014
00:45:23,280 --> 00:45:24,800
mission in the community through

1015
00:45:24,800 --> 00:45:27,359
opportunities on the ground impact. We

1016
00:45:27,359 --> 00:45:28,800
request that the grant recipients

1017
00:45:28,800 --> 00:45:30,319
publicly acknowledge the mission of the

1018
00:45:30,319 --> 00:45:32,880
HRC and the grant materials. Um and

1019
00:45:32,880 --> 00:45:35,280
we're we are just uh today we've sent

1020
00:45:35,280 --> 00:45:41,030
out um

1021
00:45:41,040 --> 00:45:44,240
documents to ask grant recipients to

1022
00:45:44,240 --> 00:45:46,960
give feedback on their grant activities,

1023
00:45:46,960 --> 00:45:48,880
what happened uh what kinds of results

1024
00:45:48,880 --> 00:45:50,480
that they had, what they have to report

1025
00:45:50,480 --> 00:45:52,960
about uh what transpired, how much

1026
00:45:52,960 --> 00:45:56,271
impact it had on the community. And um

1027
00:45:56,271 --> 00:45:58,400
[snorts] another factor that we included

1028
00:45:58,400 --> 00:46:00,319
in that

1029
00:46:00,319 --> 00:46:02,319
report that we sent to grant recipients

1030
00:46:02,319 --> 00:46:04,240
was whether or not they would be uh

1031
00:46:04,240 --> 00:46:06,640
would be willing to come to our MLK

1032
00:46:06,640 --> 00:46:09,040
event in January to report to their

1033
00:46:09,040 --> 00:46:12,319
broader public on how the grants were uh

1034
00:46:12,319 --> 00:46:14,400
executed. Maybe that's not the best

1035
00:46:14,400 --> 00:46:16,480
word. How the grants were implemented

1036
00:46:16,480 --> 00:46:18,640
and um and some of the impact that they

1037
00:46:18,640 --> 00:46:20,400
had. We think that would be a wonderful

1038
00:46:20,400 --> 00:46:21,599
thing to share with the broader

1039
00:46:21,599 --> 00:46:23,839
community. So that is in process right

1040
00:46:23,839 --> 00:46:26,240
now. We will keep everyone updated and

1041
00:46:26,240 --> 00:46:28,640
posted on that as it progresses and

1042
00:46:28,640 --> 00:46:30,720
that's the extent to which um we're

1043
00:46:30,720 --> 00:46:32,400
going to report on the mini grant

1044
00:46:32,400 --> 00:46:34,400
activity. Are there any questions or

1045
00:46:34,400 --> 00:46:37,280
observations about that?

1046
00:46:37,280 --> 00:46:39,440
There being none, thank you very much.

1047
00:46:39,440 --> 00:46:42,800
Um so if there's any new business that

1048
00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:46,720
any members of the

1049
00:46:46,720 --> 00:46:48,880
liaison group or our board members like

1050
00:46:48,880 --> 00:46:50,880
to raise, this is an appropriate time to

1051
00:46:50,880 --> 00:46:52,400
do so.

1052
00:46:52,400 --> 00:46:54,160
>> I have something. Go ahead.

1053
00:46:54,160 --> 00:46:57,359
>> Um, for those of us who are fans of

1054
00:46:57,359 --> 00:46:59,280
fresh fruits and vegetables, which we've

1055
00:46:59,280 --> 00:47:02,480
been talking a lot about this week, I um

1056
00:47:02,480 --> 00:47:04,400
realized as I was scrolling on the

1057
00:47:04,400 --> 00:47:06,960
Danver pages that we have our last

1058
00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:09,280
farmers market this Saturday. So, for

1059
00:47:09,280 --> 00:47:10,960
anybody who's interested and doesn't

1060
00:47:10,960 --> 00:47:14,640
want to go to another town, um we have a

1061
00:47:14,640 --> 00:47:19,040
farmers market pop up this Saturday at I

1062
00:47:19,040 --> 00:47:21,119
want to say this is Danver's Art

1063
00:47:21,119 --> 00:47:24,480
Association from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

1064
00:47:24,480 --> 00:47:28,880
Um it's at 105 Elliot Street. Yeah. So,

1065
00:47:28,880 --> 00:47:31,280
um they say there's going to be produce,

1066
00:47:31,280 --> 00:47:33,520
flowers, baked goods, food and drinks,

1067
00:47:33,520 --> 00:47:37,040
and handmade goods. So for anybody who's

1068
00:47:37,040 --> 00:47:38,640
interested,

1069
00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:40,880
come on down. I think I'll be

1070
00:47:40,880 --> 00:47:42,319
>> there Saturday 1 to 5.

1071
00:47:42,319 --> 00:47:45,520
>> This Saturday, um 300 PM to 700 p.m. So

1072
00:47:45,520 --> 00:47:47,599
it's actually pretty, you know, you can

1073
00:47:47,599 --> 00:47:49,359
get your stuff done in the morning and

1074
00:47:49,359 --> 00:47:50,480
still make it. Yeah.

1075
00:47:50,480 --> 00:47:55,510
>> Okay.

1076
00:47:55,520 --> 00:47:58,000
» I understand there's a farmers market on

1077
00:47:58,000 --> 00:48:00,068
the committee.

1078
00:48:00,068 --> 00:48:01,359
[laughter]

1079
00:48:01,359 --> 00:48:03,520
Um, actually

1080
00:48:03,520 --> 00:48:06,319
>> someone I got someone was trying to give

1081
00:48:06,319 --> 00:48:07,760
away cucumbers.

1082
00:48:07,760 --> 00:48:09,119
>> Oh, a tomato.

1083
00:48:09,119 --> 00:48:10,480
>> There's a trade going on.

1084
00:48:10,480 --> 00:48:11,839
>> There's a trade.

1085
00:48:11,839 --> 00:48:12,480
>> There were eggs.

1086
00:48:12,480 --> 00:48:14,478
>> My tomatoes for Johan's cucumbers.

1087
00:48:14,478 --> 00:48:15,200
[laughter]

1088
00:48:15,200 --> 00:48:15,839
>> Okay.

1089
00:48:15,839 --> 00:48:17,920
>> And my eggs.

1090
00:48:17,920 --> 00:48:20,373
>> My hands.

1091
00:48:20,373 --> 00:48:20,960
[snorts]

1092
00:48:20,960 --> 00:48:23,760
>> I just would like to meet private after

1093
00:48:23,760 --> 00:48:26,880
the meeting with

1094
00:48:26,880 --> 00:48:28,880
Luis and Pa.

1095
00:48:28,880 --> 00:48:31,040
>> Okay. About celebration. Yeah. Okay.

1096
00:48:31,040 --> 00:48:32,559
thank you.

1097
00:48:32,559 --> 00:48:33,200
>> So,

1098
00:48:33,200 --> 00:48:34,640
>> sorry, I just wanted to mention one more

1099
00:48:34,640 --> 00:48:39,280
thing before I forget. Um, there was an email exchange. Just wanted to make

1100
00:48:39,280 --> 00:48:41,920
sure everyone saw the school committee

1101
00:48:41,920 --> 00:48:43,920
le the new chair of the school committee

1102
00:48:43,920 --> 00:48:46,240
um would like to know if it's feasible

1103
00:48:46,240 --> 00:48:50,319
for a liaison to attend um via teams.

1104
00:48:50,319 --> 00:48:52,160
Um, so I guess this is a continuation of

1105
00:48:52,160 --> 00:48:56,400
our team's conversation, but um, I did

1106
00:48:56,400 --> 00:48:58,000
draft a response, so if you guys want to

1107
00:48:58,000 --> 00:49:00,160
talk about it later, but um, they're

1108
00:49:00,160 --> 00:49:02,160
trying to they would like to be more

1109
00:49:02,160 --> 00:49:04,000
involved this year and just trying to

1110
00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:06,400
bridge the gap between work schedules

1111
00:49:06,400 --> 00:49:08,559
and other committees that everybody's

1112
00:49:08,559 --> 00:49:10,240
on. Um, trying to see if that could

1113
00:49:10,240 --> 00:49:10,640
work.

1114
00:49:10,640 --> 00:49:11,680
>> Y

1115
00:49:11,680 --> 00:49:13,760
>> we try to accommodate, I think, as best

1116
00:49:13,760 --> 00:49:14,559
they can.

1117
00:49:14,559 --> 00:49:17,359
>> Yeah. Uh, I'm the liaison for the school

1118
00:49:17,359 --> 00:49:18,960
board, but I'm not going to ask to do

1119
00:49:18,960 --> 00:49:21,680
that through Zoom. I'd rather go. Could

1120
00:49:21,680 --> 00:49:24,079
one minute? Our friend Alance from Salem

1121
00:49:24,079 --> 00:49:26,319
is here. When did you sneak in?

1122
00:49:26,319 --> 00:49:28,160
>> About [clears throat] five minutes ago.

1123
00:49:28,160 --> 00:49:29,040
>> Okay. [laughter]

1124
00:49:29,040 --> 00:49:31,520
Thank you for coming, Alons.

1125
00:49:31,520 --> 00:49:34,079
Um, so uh I want to thank everybody on

1126
00:49:34,079 --> 00:49:36,800
the board and our liaison and visitors

1127
00:49:36,800 --> 00:49:39,280
as well for uh joining us tonight and

1128
00:49:39,280 --> 00:49:40,960
for participating in this discussion

1129
00:49:40,960 --> 00:49:42,559
which is always very important.

1130
00:49:42,559 --> 00:49:44,319
Obviously, we thank our listening

1131
00:49:44,319 --> 00:49:46,640
audience who are listening into what

1132
00:49:46,640 --> 00:49:48,960
we're uh conversing and discussing at

1133
00:49:48,960 --> 00:49:51,359
the board meetings and it's always open

1134
00:49:51,359 --> 00:49:54,079
opportunity to provide feedback if you

1135
00:49:54,079 --> 00:49:55,200
have something that you'd like to

1136
00:49:55,200 --> 00:49:56,720
comment or if you need additional

1137
00:49:56,720 --> 00:49:59,280
information. Um I also wanted to say

1138
00:49:59,280 --> 00:50:02,319
that uh uh D

1139
00:50:02,319 --> 00:50:06,319
our our board chair um town board chair

1140
00:50:06,319 --> 00:50:08,319
is out of state which is why he's and

1141
00:50:08,319 --> 00:50:10,720
liaison to this board uh was out of

1142
00:50:10,720 --> 00:50:12,480
state today which is why he was not in

1143
00:50:12,480 --> 00:50:14,880
attendance. So he uh sent a note to let

1144
00:50:14,880 --> 00:50:17,599
me let you know as to why he wasn't

1145
00:50:17,599 --> 00:50:19,680
here. Uh so with that I'd like to ask

1146
00:50:19,680 --> 00:50:22,480
for a vote to adjourn.

1147
00:50:22,480 --> 00:50:24,240
>> Move to adjourn.

1148
00:50:24,240 --> 00:50:26,079
>> All in favor? I

1149
00:50:26,079 --> 00:50:26,640
>> I

1150
00:50:26,640 --> 00:50:30,280
>> thank you very much.