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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/23/2025 - Women and Gender Equity Advisory Board - AGENDA - Regular MeetingWOMEN AND GENDER EQUITY ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, July 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.Know Your Rights Legislation b.RCV Super Issues- finalized slides c.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- 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, July 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 7.NEW BUSINESS a.Guest Speaker- Sen. Cathy Kipp b.Mayoral race question regarding gender equity c.Bathroom updates d.Review 2025 work plan 8.OTHER BUSINESS 9.NEXT STEPS a.Agenda Items? 10.ADJOURNMENT Women and Gender Equity Advisory Board REGULAR MEETING June 25, 2025 – 5-7 PM 281 N. College Ave – Conference Room A 6/25/2025 – MINUTES Page 1 1.CALL TO ORDER Chair Gallichotte called the meeting to order at 5:04 PM. 2.ROLL CALL •Board Members Present – Jebrail Dempsey, Emily (Fitz) Fitzmeyer, Emily Gallichotte, Jamie Ridgeway, Julie Trone •Board Members Absent – Gina Maez, Kendall Stephenson •City of Fort Collins Staff– Rachel Owens 3.AGENDA REVIEW •No changes. 4.PUBLIC PARTICIPATION •Aeran L.- Working with Fitzmeyer and Ridgeway on a "Know Your Rights" document and list of health care provider resources. •Ira-Working with Aeran on a questionnaire for trans community feedback 5.APPROVAL OF MINUTES •Emily Gallichotte made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 21, 2025 meeting. •Julie Trone seconded the motion. •Motion passed AYE –Dempsey, Fitzmeyer, Gallichotte, Ridgeway, Trone NAY – None 6.BOARD UPDATES •Speaker: Reggie Johnson o Reggie Johnson, president of PFLAG presented on PFLAG and transgender advocacy. •City Code updates Redd working with City Manager's Office to update our name •RCV at Super Issues meeting Gallichotte got approval from Davina Lu to include slides for the super issues meeting on August 11th. Will review slides at July meeting. •Colorado legislative bills update Gallichotte went over how a bill becomes law Trone highlighted bills relavent to the board Women and Gender Equity Advisory Board REGULAR MEETING 6/25/2025 – MINUTES Page 2 •Other updates o Cathy Kipp will be a guest speaker at July meeting o Claudia Menendez will be guest speaker at October meeting 7.NEW BUSINESS •Recap Boards & Commissions Joint Meeting Gallichotte will share meeting notes with WGEAB Finding collaborative opportunities across boards •Gender Neutral Bathrooms Update Board will begin compiling a list of downtown businesses that have gender neutral/accessible bathrooms Rachel will work with City Manager's Office and Equity Office to get a map of CoFC gender neutral/accessible •Review 2025 Work Plan Gallichotte will send out updated work plan •Review City Council’s Calendar City Council’s Planning Calendar was reviewed and disc ussed for the Board’s opportunities of attendance and participation. 8.OTHER BUSINESS •Board proposed being able to ask board focused questions to the mayoral candidates 9.NEXT STEPS a. Agenda items- July 23 I. Board updates -Know Your Rights legislation- Jamie & Fitz -RCV Super Issues- sharing finalized slides -Other updates II. New Business -Sen. Cathy Kipp guest speaker -Bathroom updates- Emily -Mayoral race questions regarding gender equity -Review 2025 work plan 10.ADJOURNMENT •Meeting was adjourned at 6:59 PM. Women and Gender Equity Advisory Board REGULAR MEETING 6/25/2025 – MINUTES Page 3 10. ADJOURNMENT •Meeting was adjourned at 6:03 PM.