Minutes - Equity - 11-29-22 Dispositions — File 22-2065

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Equity, Gender, Seniors, Families and Vulnerable Populations Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions 6:00 PM Virtual Tuesday, November 29, 2022 Others present: Susan Yerkes – Director of Parks and Recreation, Karin Carroll – Director of Health and Human Services, Nicholas Salerno – Election Commissioner, Hannah Carrillo – Legislative Liaison, Peter Forcellese - Legislative Clerk. The meeting took place virtually via GoToWebinar and was called to order at 6:00 PM by Chair Gomez Mouakad and adjourned at 7:04 PM on a roll call vote of 3 in favor (Councilors Strezo, Pineda Neufeld and Gomez Mouakad), none against and none absent. Roll Call Chairperson Beatriz Gomez Mouakad , Vice Chair Judy Pineda Neufeld and Kristen Strezo Present: 1. Approval of the Equity Committee Minutes of September 19, 2022. 22-1625 Approved Chairperson Gomez Mouakad, Vice Chair Pineda Neufeld and City Councilor At Large Strezo Aye: Equity 2. That the Director of Parks and Recreation eliminate equity barriers for residents signing up for recreation programs. 22-1884 Councilor Strezo, Councilor Burnley Jr., Councilor Clingan, Councilor Davis, Councilor Ewen-Campen, Councilor Gomez Mouakad, Councilor Kelly, Councilor McLaughlin, Councilor Pineda Neufeld, Councilor Scott and Councilor Wilson Sponsors: Kept in committee 3. That this Council’s Committee on Equity, Gender, Seniors, Families and Vulnerable Populations hold a public hearing to discuss the feasibility of conducting CORI and SORI checks for Crisis Pregnancy Centers. 22-1571 Councilor Strezo Sponsors: Kept in committee Page 1 of 3

Equity, Gender, Seniors, Families and Vulnerable Populations Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions November 29, 2022 4. That the Election Commissioner update this Council on the September 6, 2022 primary, including the number of voters moved to the List of Inactive Voters prior to this election and the number of affirmations signed by voters on the List of Inactive Voters, with comparisons to prior years. 22-1598 Councilor Wilson Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed 5. That the Director of the SomerViva Office of Immigrant Affairs provide an update on the proposed 5-year language plan and how this plan will be implemented in the next five years. 22-1717 Councilor Gomez Mouakad Sponsors: Kept in committee 6. That the Director of Parks and Recreation report on enrollment processes, communications, matriculation data, staffing and programs offered in the past five years. 22-0671 Councilor Gomez Mouakad and Councilor Wilson Sponsors: Kept in committee 7. That the Chief of Police provide this Council, in writing, data from FY 2021 for all traffic citations, outcomes of those citations, and any collected demographic data. 22-0471 Councilor Pineda Neufeld Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed 8. That the Director of Health and Human services discuss the potential effects of the recent Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health on Somerville women, pregnant women, pregnant people and reproductive health. 22-1298 Councilor Strezo and Councilor Pineda Neufeld Sponsors: Kept in committee 9. That the ADA Coordinator deliver a list of ADA complaints received from members of the public in FY 2021 and FY 2022. 22-1272 Councilor Scott and Councilor Clingan Sponsors: Kept in committee 10. That the ADA Coordinator provide a status on requests for Braille transcription of materials. 22-1277 Councilor Scott and Councilor Clingan Sponsors: Page 2 of 3

Equity, Gender, Seniors, Families and Vulnerable Populations Committee Meeting Minutes Dispositions November 29, 2022 Kept in committee Families and Vulnerable Populations 11. That the Director of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with SomerViva, provide a plan for preventive medicine clinics for immigrant communities. 22-0277 Councilor Gomez Mouakad, Councilor Pineda Neufeld, Councilor Kelly, Councilor Burnley Jr., Councilor Strezo and Councilor Wilson Sponsors: Recommended to be marked work completed Page 3 of 3