HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/28/2025 - Women and Gender Equity Advisory Board - AGENDA - Regular MeetingWOMEN AND GENDER EQUITY ADVISORY BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
Wednesday, May 28, 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 Code updates
b.Planning August RCV Super Issues meeting
c.Legislative Session updates
d.Discussion and vote on Pride Proclamation updates
e.Trans Sanctuary City updates
f.Other updates
Participation for this Women and Gender Equity Advisory Board Meeting will be in person
at 281 N College Ave., Conference Room A.
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will ask participants to click the “Raise Hand” button to indicate you would like to speak at that
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address the Board or Commission.
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7. NEW BUSINESS
a. Updating Utilities signs in City bathrooms
b. Vote on PFLAG President as guest speaker
c. Vote on inviting Equity Office
d. Short presentation on sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression,
etc.
e. Review City Council’s Calendar
8. OTHER BUSINESS
9. NEXT STEPS
a. Agenda Items?
10. ADJOURNMENT
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281 N. College Ave – Conference Room A
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chair Maez called the meeting to order at 5:03 PM.
2. ROLL CALL
• Board Members Present – Jebrail Dempsey, Emily (Fitz) Fitzmeyer, Gina Maez,
Jamie Ridgeway, Kendall Stephenson, Julie Trone
• Board Members Absent – Emily Gallichotte
• City of Fort Collins Staff– Kayla (Redd), Rachel Owens
3. AGENDA REVIEW
• No changes.
4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
• No public participation.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
• Jebrail Dempsey made a motion to approve the minutes of the March 26th, 2025
meeting.
• Julie Trone seconded the motion.
• Motion passed
AYE –Dempsey, Fitzmeyer, Maez, Ridgeway, Stephenson, Trone
NAY – None
6. BOARD UPDATES
• City Charter Language
o Redd provided an updated on the changes to the Charter and gradual
changes to the City Code as sections are updated over time. Jamie
discussed discrepancies within City Code regarding the Board’s title.
• LRC Update
o Gallichotte provided an email update on the two bill (SB25-003
Semiautomatic Firearms bills is signed into law, SB25-129 Legally
Protected Healthcare passed the legislature, now going to the governor to
sign into law).
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• Other updates
o No other updates were discussed.
7. NEW BUSINESS
• Alex Nelson Guest Speaker
Alex Nelson presented on the Men Engage program and organization model.
• Vote on Sen. Cathy Kipp as Guest Speaker
Jebrail Dempsey made a motion to invite Cathy Kipp as a guest speaker to
the Board.
Fitz Fitzmeyer seconded the motion.
Motion passed
• AYE –Dempsey, Fitzmeyer, Maez, Ridgeway, Stephenson, Trone
• NAY – None
• Discussion on Inviting Equity Office to Meeting
The Board discussed wanting to invite the Equity Office as a guest speaker.
• 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
• Pride Month Proclamation
Redd presented the invite from the Equity Office for the Board to review and
updated the language for the City’s 2025 PRIDE Proclamation. Jebrail and
Jamie will work on this language.
The Board made minor adjustments to the draft proclamation language.
Julie Trone made a motion to approve the draft proclamation language with
the intent to update and vote on a final draft during the May meeting.
Jamie Ridgeway seconded the motion.
Motion passed
• AYE –Dempsey, Fitzmeyer, Maez, Ridgeway, Stephenson, Trone
• NAY – None
9. NEXT STEPS
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• Board members composed next meeting’s agenda.
10. ADJOURNMENT
• Meeting was adjourned at 6:03 PM.