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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWomens Commission - Minutes - 08/18/2004Commission On The Status of Women Minutes August 18, 2004 Present: Barbara Goff, Penny Vincent, Paula Cole, Amanda Almon, Beth Etter, Stacy Arnold, Kristin Chatnani and Alison Johnston Absent: Rondell Ferguson I. Call to Order: 6:21 p.m. II. Approval of Minutes: Beth moved to approve minutes, Paula seconded. Approved unanimously. III. Announcements: 1. Beth shared with the group a discussion that she had with Debbie (?) of KRFC 88.9 FM. The station representative is interested in doing segment on the organization (i.e. purpose of the organization, what are its areas of concern, etc.) Alison and Beth are willing to be interviewed for the program. Beth suggested that everyone give Alison input on areas of concern for which they are responsible Thus, they can speak with intelligence and a knowledge base, should questions com up in a particular area. Barbara suggested that the group get community feedback as well. DO: Beth will clarify details and send out appropriate e-mail to the group. 2. Alison may not be in attendance at the next meeting for personal reasons. IV. Business: 3. Paula announced that she has sent copies of the memo addressing the request for a name change to the City Manager's Office and a copy to Karen. They may have received the copies 2 weeks ago 4. Amanda sent the PDF to Karen. At this point she hasn't received much feedback. Amanda is interested in developing a home link with tree coming off. Various resource links will have sub -menus. Examples: Legislation, Public Health, COSW History, Current Agencies, Interesting Facts (weekly/monthly), Health District (PVH), Employment and Education/Training Amanda will email group the site map for feedback, At some point; she'll visit with Karla. Krisiti suggested e-mail link to Commission. It was also suggested that there be a "Profile of The Month" option. Stacy sent list to Karen. She shared Karen's feedback with the group. Karen like the concept but wanted more focus on a specific area. DO: Alison suggested Stacy e-mail reorganized list (contact agencies) to everyone. Goal: Provide links, have individuals understand the outcome measures of various agencies, which could be used as a referral list or site resource. This information may be used at various city meetings. Goal: Establish areas of familiarity with Policy Agenda Items Additional discussion occurred as to how best to share this information with Council via Karen. DO: Alison will follow-up with Karen regarding the list and get feedback. Stacy suggested cross-referencing the list with the Policy Agenda. Everyone was encouraged to utilize FirstCall's 211's website to review information from specific areas. During Karen's visit, she mentioned a six-month planning initiative. DO: William agreed to check on access to the six-month calendar published from the City Clerk's Office. Additionally, he agreed to check on the attendance policy regarding who could attend the City Council Study Sessions. 5. Essay Contest/Marciel M. Woods Penny is working with a new Poudre School District Representative. She is the Director of Curriculum for the District. There is currently a letter pending from the District asking groups to justify their contest Marty Marsh was identified as a contact if needed. We'll take a wait and see attitude for now. By October, if we haven't heard from the district, we'll make a decision. In the mean time, we can draft a letter of justification. Paula raised the question; "do we still want to do this"? Discussion took place regarding new topic areas for students. Penny will contact Marty regarding direction of the essay contest. 6. Zonta Beth wrote Bridget Mathis regarding the organization. Their meetings take place the Yd Thursday of each month. The next meeting is September 16a' at the Moot House. They've invited us to attend one of their meetings. DO: Beth will e-mail everyone as the dates get close V. Business: Group agreed to continue with the Mariel M. Woods Essay contest. Women's Awards Night meetings begin soon. We need attendance at the meetings. The Women's Center is sponsoring the event. We should cross- reference our mailing list. Letters should be sent out January 2°d and returned a month later. Adjournment: Penny moved to adjourn. Stacy seconded. Adjourn 7:37 p.m.