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Meeting Name: Equity, Gender, Seniors, Families and Vulnerable Populations Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/23/2021 6:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual
Somerville
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209916 3209916OrderThat this Council collaborate with the Administration to apply racial and gender equity lenses to all decisions, including resource decisions and new programs or laws.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
209976 3209976OrderThat the Director of SPCD discuss highlighting equity for seniors in SomerVision 2040 in the areas discussed in the attached document.Work completed  Action details Not available
210118 3210118OrderThat the Director of SPCD add the attached changes into the SomerVision 2040 draft.Work completed  Action details Not available
211056 3211056OrderThat the Chief of Police and the Director of Health and Human Services discuss the data collected and the mental health impacts that the lockdown drills have on school age children.Work completed  Action details Not available
210228 4210228ResolutionSupporting full implementation of body worn cameras by sworn personnel in the Police Department.Work completed  Action details Not available
210237 4210237ResolutionThat the Administration re-assess its hiring policies to include people of color in leadership positions and update this Council on efforts to promote equity across all departments.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
210238 4210238OrderThat the Director of SPCD update this Council on the minority-owned business initiative and provide data on the number of businesses that have been helped from being gentrified.Work completed  Action details Not available
209615 4209615OrderThat the Director of SPCD and the Director of Health and Human Services consider developing, and hiring a third party for, an Equity Justice Review for the Somerville Climate Forward Plan and the SomerVision 2040 Plan.Work completed  Action details Not available
209786 4209786ResolutionThat the Somerville Education Foundation share their organizational priorities with this Council’s Committee on Equity, Gender, Families and Vulnerable Populations.Work completed  Action details Not available
208573 5208573OrderThat this City Council, In collaboration with the School Committee and the Administration, particularly the Director of Parks and the City Solicitor, draft a "Local Title IX" ordinance ensuring equal opportunity and spending on the basis of gender identity to athletic and academic programs offered by the City.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
209572 5209572OrderThat the Committee on Equity, Gender, Families and Vulnerable Populations provide feedback on SomerVision 2040's chapter on Youth and Education with respect to metrics and key tasks.Work completed  Action details Not available
209365 6209365OrderThat the Chief of Police review options relative to the School District's lock-down drills, and provide a description of times when the protocol was used in response to a threat.Work completed  Action details Not available