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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWomens Commission - Minutes - 04/16/2001Gty of Fort Collins Office 0 Commission on the Status of Women Minutes —April 2001 /V/(P/o/ Present Annmane Izuel Evans, Haemi Cha, Lisa Gorham, Sharon Brmgelson, Deb Thompson, Sarah Lamia, Tam Frager, Jeane Wynck Excused Absences Rita Anatasio Unexcused Absences Deb Tamlm I Call to order 6 10 PM II Minutes Approved Haemi approved Sharon seconded, passed unanimously III Review of agenda IV Announcements Jeane announced this was sexual violence awareness month CSU is sponsoring the Take Back the Night "event on 4-26-01 Annmane complemented Deb, Jean, and Haemi for all their efforts in the WHM essay contest as well as the Commission as the ceremony went very well V Business Items A Discussion RE Receiving the minutes A number ofpeople are still unable to receive minutes via email and needed a hard copy for the meeting Minutes for April will be sent out both on email and as hard copy We will check on the email retrieval again at the May meeting B Marcile N Wood Jean and Tam worked on a revised format for the nomination form The form was reviewed and accepted by the Commission This year is the loth anniversary of the award Discussion about changing the format for this year ensued No decisions made Plaque discussion ideas not provide winners with a plaque each year provide a framed certificate instead Create one plaque with the names of all recipients on it to be showcased at City Hall Committee will meet to discuss costs and handling of plaques Haemi will looknto cost of one plaque vs plaques for each year Annmarie will contact Kendall @ City Manager's office to see what the Mayor's schedule will be at the end of August and the availability of the CIC Room C Reprinting of the Report Lisa reported that she did contact Deb Tamlin and had not received a reply She will try again and report back in May D Periodic Review and Self-examination of the Commission Deb T Haemi and Annmane met on 4-13-01 to compile the information They found the group to be in agreement for the answers to the questions The committee will complete the final document to be presented at the meeting on 5-21 01 After reviewing the purposes and objectives in the bylaws, the members agreed they are meeting their current objectives Commission on the Status of Women Minutes April 2001 ,0C im on 1'O Rf \ ;90 ! ort Collins (O 40S22 1780 �9-0) 221 6871 TAX (970) 224 rU'-O TDD (970) 224 6004 E Council Liaison Discussion Members discussed their communication with Karen Weitkunat There was agreement on the following • Extend a formal invitation to meetings 3x per year • Extend a formal invitation to Wm's History Month Essay contest awards • Extend a formal invitation to Marcile Wood Award presentation • Invite Karen to attend the May meeting to discuss the daycare issue and how the Commission can reach out toward other women's groups in the community for visibility Next Meeting May 21, 2001 Agenda Call to order Minutes approved Announcements Business Items Marcile Woods committee update Report on reprinting of report Penodic Review discussion Retreat possibilities Targeting of Women's Groups to form hasions Adjourn Commission on the Status of Women Minutes April 2001