HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/26/2025 - Women and Gender Equity Advisory Board - AGENDA - Regular MeetingWOMEN AND GENDER EQUITY ADVISORY BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
Wednesday, February 26, 2024 – 5:00 pm
Conference Room A (281 N College Ave)
Meeting Contact: Redd, Staff Liaison, kredd@fcgov.com, 970-416-2009
Teams – See Link Below
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. AGENDA REVIEW
4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
6. BOARD UPDATES
a. International Women’s Day updates
b. RCV, gender equity, super issues meeting
c. Alex Nelson guest speaker
d. City Council 101
e. Other updates
Participation for this Women and Gender Equity Advisory Board Meeting will be in person
at 281 N College Ave., Conference Room A.
You may also join online via Teams, using this link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-
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Online Public Participation:
The meeting will be available to join beginning at 5:00 pm, February 26, 2024. Participants
should try to sign in prior to the 5:00 pm meeting start time, if possible. For public comments, the
Chair will ask participants to click the “Raise Hand” button to indicate you would like to speak at
that time. Staff will moderate the Teams session to ensure all participants have an opportunity
to address the Board or Commission.
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7. NEW BUSINESS
a. Sexual Assault Awareness month proclamation
b. Overview of new State legislation
c. Work Plan Goal 3, Bullet 3 discussion
d. Work Plan Goal 4, Bullet 1 discussion
e. Work Plan Goal 6, Bullet 3 discussion
f. Review City Council’s Calendar
8. OTHER BUSINESS
9. NEXT STEPS
a. Agenda Items?
10. ADJOURNMENT
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Gallichotte called the meeting to order at 5:05 PM.
2. ROLL CALL
• Board Members Present – Jebrail Dempsey, Emily (Fitz) Fitzmeyer, Emily
Gallichotte, Gina Maez, Kendall Stephenson, Julie Trone
• Board Members Absent – None
• City of Fort Collins Staff– Kayla (Redd)
3. AGENDA REVIEW
• No changes.
4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
• No present public attendees during this time.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
• Emily Gallichotte made a motion to approve the minutes of the December 18th, 2024
meeting.
• Julie Trone seconded the motion.
• Motion passed
AYE –Dempsey, Fitzmeyer, Gallichotte, Maez, Stephenson, Trone
NAY – None
6. NEW BUSINESS
• International Women’s Day Updates
o The Board reviewed and approved the International Women’s Day
proclamation language.
o Emily Gallichotte made a motion to approve the draft proclamation for
Internation Women’s Day.
o Jebrail Dempsey seconded the motion.
o Motion passed
AYE –Dempsey, Fitzmeyer, Gallichotte, Maez, Stephenson, Trone
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NAY – None
• Rank Choice Voting Discussion
o Emily provided a general synopsis of rank choice voting and its effect on
women and gender nonconforming people to the Board and provided an
opportunity for further discussion at the February meeting.
• Update from Julie
o Julie presented an opportunity for the Board to invite Alex Nelson from
Men Engage to speak at a meeting. The Board agreed and general dates
were discussed.
• Super Issues Meeting
o Emily shared dates for Super Issues meetings and the Board discussed
future involvement.
• Google Drive Update
o Emily and Redd spoke about utilizing Google Drive. Questions came up
that Redd will speak to CAO on before the February meeting.
• City Council 101
o Emily presented an opportunity to provide a general overview of City
Council processes, functions, and procedures. The Board agreed and
general dates were discussed.
• Review City Council’s Calendar
o City Council’s Planning Calendar was reviewed and discussed for the
Board’s opportunities of attendance and participation.
7. OTHER BUSINESS
8. NEXT STEPS
• Board members composed next meeting’s agenda.
9. ADJOURNMENT
• Meeting was adjourned at 6:15 PM.