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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWomens Commission - Minutes - 05/15/2000City of Fort Collins Office Commission on the Status of Women Minutes —May 2000 n//5/00 Present Annemarie Evans Chair Haemi Cha Bobbie Gonzales Tam Frager Lena Sunthankar, Rita Anastasio Sara Lamia, Lisa Gorham Debbie Tamlm Liaisons Barbara Spalding Human Rights Office Diane Gregg Crossroads Excused Absent JoAnn Gina] Absent I Call to Order 6 15 H Minutes approved Minutes revision —Tam should be excused from the April meeting III Review Agenda IV Announcements A New Liaison from Lanmer County Kim Walkenhorst Annmane will contact B Thank you card from FRCC for presentation C New member Sharon Bnngleson, was introduced to the Commission V Business Items A Guest Speaker Linda Fellron The Women s Center Child Care Assistance Center Annmane asked Linda to speak about what is happening with daycare in the City Ms Fellron explained the City will not be expanding Transforts routes so increasing transportation to day care centers from transfort will not be happening soon There may be some ways to refund development fees Fort Collins received a Head Start Grant with one year planning time At Fullana an Early HeadStart (0-3) prgm (48 children) will start on July 1st Although probably could enroll up to 300 children today Enrollment is based on families being at 100% or less of poverty due to income and most at-nsk children will have priority At-nsk will be based on an Assets model The HeadStart program has not started however due to need an Expansion Grant was written to service 100 children Part of the Grant was to develop an infant/toddle center on a pad at the FCHS site Expansion Grant was written by PSD, 2 for profits one non-profit and the County Larry Neil did cost projections Reynolds will build Ms Fellron suggested that one role for the Commission might be to lend support for getting the development fees refunded Another suggestion is that the Commission on the Status of Women could organized a fund raiser selling bricks for the proposed daycare center Ms Fellron suggested that a conundrum in daycare is that it cost much more to furnish good day care than parents can pay It has been projected that it will cost $131 000 to run the center for 6 mos The center will accept 24 low income children 405 Canti on PO Box 580 Fort Collins CO 80522 0580 (970) 221 6871 FAX (970) 224 6050 TDD (970) 224 6004 City is supporting child care in giving $60 000 for sliding scales Lisa Gorham suggested that the role of the Commission would be to lobby the Council to use this project as an example She explained that Greg Byrne said any chance of refunding the development fees will not be possible unless it is possible to show that the refund will benefit the children Ms Fellion spoke about a grant the school district is writing to find ways to work with parents and daycare providers to work with children who get "bounced around and kicked out of all the programs' they are in before they are six Ms Fellion explained about the problems that are encountered by many parents who are the parents of the children in the programs Example Parents on TANIF who can only find work at night Daycare atnight? Lisa Gorham asked about the referral service Linda said there is a meeting in Dnvr tomorrow night to get community input about how the 4% seed money should be used Money comes from the child care development fund Health and Human Services She also asked for help on the Advisory Committee meetings are tvpically every other month on a Monday night When asked to give the Commission on the Status of Women two to three areas to work on she suggested the following Look at the Early Childhood Council s Workplan to see where you could be useful Workplan will be due by June 8 Could use help in organizing Week of the Child next year, facilitating the minutes of the meetings April 1 st-7 h next year Early Childhood Council applied for a grant to give money to childhood centers who work with hard to serve families Awarded $75 000 May 25"' there will be a child care provider appreciation at the Rialto Would like help to get people there get press coverage, come robe ushers Contact Judy Seybold 663-2288 to help Deb said she was working to get Barbara Bush here She would like to use her appearance to help with getting the Childcare Cntr At the FCHS location Ms Fellion suggested using websrte fightcnme org to get information to support ideas Lisa asked if there is a Childcare Coop at the Wm s Cntr Ms Fellion said no because of how it affects the child to have so many different people caring for a child She stressed the consistency in personnel for quality care for kids Other actions for daycare issue • Deb will meet with Greg Byrne tomorrow to ask about the refund of the development fees • Rita will contact Larry Neil about the FCHS pad site B Crossroads Update Outreach center will be open first of June 316 West Olive C Marcel Woods Subcommittee Annmane asked who wanted to volunteer to be involved? She suggested the subcommittee would need to concentrate on the following Early advertising (use Marcel Wood mailing list) sending out the mailer getting information to radio stations and the Coloradoan ) tweaking the application 2 May 2000 N&nutes Volunteers Tam Haemi Deb Lisa Lena will do mailing Tam will contact Barb Spalding to work on the application Annmarie asked for suggestions about the Marcel Woods celebration with not being able to use the CIC room Tam suggested getting the Mayor to do it a night other than a Council night Deb suggested doing ittwice Do the proclamation on the Council night Then do a separate reception for the Woods awardees No decisions were made D New Board Members Annmane explained board members could be limited We would have to write a formal letter to be read at Council to have a formal motion to change the number Deb moved we not downsize Tam seconded Passed VI Adjourn 8 12 p in Agenda for June I Call to Order IT Minutes approved III Review Agenda IV Announcements V Business Items Discussion of Felhon presentation Marcel Wood Subcommittee Break off into subcommittees Website committee Boards and Commissions Day Discussion of new board members —discussion with Karla Smith VI Adjourn s Ma} 2000 Minutes