Holyoke Veterans Home Reconstruction Access, Inclusion and Diversity Committee Meeting, 04/21/2023

Meeting Minutes

Opening of Meeting

• Commissioner Gladstone called the meeting to order at 10:00.
• Members reminded that the meeting will be recorded
• Committee Members present:
  • Colton Andrews
  • Rubens Boursiquot
  • Karen Courtney
  • Colleen Fonseca
  • William Herbert
  • Bill McAvoy
  • Nicole Obi
  • Michael Rybicki
  • Mary-dith Tuitt
• Committee Members absent:
  • Marcony Almedia-Barros
  • Jose Bou
  • John Cruz
  • Jesse Flynn
  • Aisha Miller
  • Coleman Nee

Introduction Of New Committee Member

• The Commissioner intoduced the new Veterans’ Secretary’s designee to the AIDC committee, William Herbert the DEI Manager and ADA Coordinator for the Secretariat.

Update on Administrative Matters

• Update on remote meeting extension to March 31, 2025 in the supplemental budget
• Confirmed May meeting would be in-person in Holyoke

Vote to approve March meeting minutes

• Meeting minutes prepared by DCAMM team shared with Committee members for review and approval.
• March meeting minutes approved via voice vote.

Update from DCAMM and Commodore/Walsh on the main package

• Joe Fazio provided an update on project timeline and the bidding for the main package.
• Rachel Evans presented a summary of the composition of the workforce to date on the contract. Also presented outreach and diversity efforts the past month and prepared a resource list.

Workforce Discussion

• Continuation of discussion from the March meeting. Frank Kern presented modifications to current workforce reports that DCAMM is working on with the LCP Tracker vendor.

Public Question/Comment Period

• The floor was open to public comments or questions. None received.

Conclusion

• Meeting adjourned.
• Next meeting May 19, 2023 at 10AM