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Home My WebLink About04/23/2025 - Women and Gender Equity Advisory Board - AGENDA - Regular MeetingWOMEN AND GENDER EQUITY ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, April 23, 2025 – 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. City Charter language b. LRC update c. Other updates 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Alex Nelson guest speaker 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- join/19%3ameeting_MDZhNmE0MWEtNTY0OS00OGNmLWJiZDctOGUxZGZiZDljMzQz%40t hread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2247fa2f5f-0d0a-4a68-b431- 6d1a27b66660%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%229bfd734e-9039-49b7-a456- 17f991accef0%22%7d Online Public Participation: The meeting will be available to join beginning at 5:00 pm, April 23, 2025. 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. To participate: • Use a laptop, computer, or internet-enabled smartphone. (Using earphones with a microphone will greatly improve your audio). • You need to have access to the internet. • Keep yourself on muted status. WOMEN AND GENDER EQUITY ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING b. Vote on Sen. Cathy Kipp as guest speaker c. Discussion on inviting equity office to meeting d. Review City Council’s Calendar 8. OTHER BUSINESS 9. NEXT STEPS a. Agenda Items? 10. ADJOURNMENT Women and Gender Equity Advisory Board REGULAR MEETING March 26, 2025 – 5-7 PM 281 N. College Ave – Conference Room A 2 /2 6 /202 5 – MINUTES Page 1 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Gallichotte called the meeting to order at 5:02 PM. 2. ROLL CALL • Board Members Present – Jebrail Dempsey, Emily (Fitz) Fitzmeyer, Emily Gallichotte, Jamie Ridgeway, Kendall Stephenson, Julie Trone • Board Members Absent – Gina Maez • City of Fort Collins Staff– Kayla (Redd) 3. AGENDA REVIEW • No changes. 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION • A member of the public introduced themselves and shared that they were listening in for a Gender Studies project at Colorado State University. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES • Julie Trone made a motion to approve the minutes of the January 22nd, 2025 meeting. • Fitz Fitzmeyer seconded the motion. • Motion passed  AYE –Dempsey, Fitzmeyer, Gallichotte, Ridgeway, Stephenson, Trone  NAY – None 6. BOARD UPDATES • New member of WGEAB o Jamie Ridgeway introduced herself to the Board. • Position statements on State legislation (SB25-003 & SB25-129) o Gallichotte and Trone prepared draft language to recommend review and support for SB25-003 and SB25-129. The Board reviewed and voted on the two recommendations. o Jebrail Dempsey made a motion to approve the memo to the LRC regarding SB25-003 and SB25-129. o Fitz Fitzmeyer seconded the motion. Women and Gender Equity Advisory Board REGULAR MEETING 2 /2 6 /202 5 – MINUTES Page 2 o Motion passed  AYE –Dempsey, Fitzmeyer, Gallichotte, Ridgeway, Stephenson, Trone  NAY – None • Sexual Assault Awareness proclamation o SAVA will read the Sexual Assault Awareness Proclamation that the Board prepared on April 1st. • Other updates o No other updates were discussed. 7. NEW BUSINESS • City Council 101 Presentation  Emily Gallichotte presented on City Council 101 for the Board. • Review 2025 Work Plan  Gallichotte and Fitzmeyer prepared language regarding gender-inclusive language in the City Charter for Council to review. The Board reviewed and voted on the memo.  Emily Gallichotte made a motion to approve the minutes of the January 22nd, 2025 meeting.  Julie Trone seconded the motion.  Motion passed • AYE –Dempsey, Fitzmeyer, Gallichotte, Ridgeway, Stephenson, Trone • NAY – None • Work Plan Goal 3, Bullet 3 discussion  Kendall shared his work on Goal 3, Bullet 3 of the 2025 Work Plan. • Review City Council’s Calendar o City Council’s Planning Calendar was reviewed and discussed for the Board’s opportunities of attendance and participation. 8. OTHER BUSINESS 9. NEXT STEPS • Board members composed next meeting’s agenda. Women and Gender Equity Advisory Board REGULAR MEETING 2 /2 6 /202 5 – MINUTES Page 3 10. ADJOURNMENT • Meeting was adjourned at 6:49 PM.