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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWomens Commission - Minutes - 01/27/19970 0 MINUTES COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Meeting of January 27, 1997 PRESENT: Stephanie Lane, Becki Fosha, Lu Fisk, Audrey Faulkner, Doreen Kemp, Loma Reeves, Danielle Johnson, JoAnn Ginal, Megan Murphy, Diane Lathrop, Lynne Warner, Micki McMillan EXCUSED ABSENCE: Dana Hiatt UNEXCUSED ABSENCE: Toni Chavez COUNCIL LIAISONS: Jaime Mares & Laurie Fonken-Joseph GUEST: Libby James, Technical Writer CALL TO ORDER: Doreen Kemp called the meeting to order and after introductions, the members welcomed the newest commission member, Becki Fosha. Becki recently graduated from CU Boulder with a degree in psychology. LIAISON REPORT: Gina Janett was not present - no report provided. MINUTES: Lu Fisk moved adoption of the minutes as presented and Loma Revees seconded the motion. The November, 1996 minutes were unanimously approved. ANNOUNCEMENTS: A. Eighth Annual Legislative Breakfast on Women's Issues: Doreen reminded the members of the upcoming February 10, 1997 meeting that will be held in Denver, from 7:00 - 9:30 a.m. at Central Presbyterian Church, 1600 Sherman. The cost is $18.00 per person. B. _O_ur Own Best Interest Group information sheet: The members discussed the letter provided in the packet regarding support for the revisions to the City's Human Rights Ordinance. Audrey Faulkner called one of the members of the "Best Interest" Group and reported that the group was formed in support of the revisions to the Human Rights Ordinance. Commission members were reminded of the training meeting scheduled this Thursday, January 30, 1997, at 10:00 a.m. in the CIC room for those members who wish to assist in making public presentations on the ordinance. BUSINESS ITEMS A. Marcile N. Wood Event: Doreen mentioned the article which appeared in the Coloradoan and thanked all the members and staff who worked on the event. Megan Murphy, Micki McMillan, and Danielle Johnson volunteered to lead the Marcile N. Wood Award event this year. Commission on the Status of Women January 27, 1997 Page 2 of 4 Audrey moved and Diane seconded that the Commission write a letter to the City Council regarding their disappointment in being moved at the last minute. Doreen will draft a letter to Gina Janett and provide a copy to the Mayor. Ideas for the Marcile N. Wood Event in August: • It is important to get all the information on the event mailed out early. There is a folder and packet of information available. • Get more women's groups notified of the event. i.e. Women's Bar Association • Get mailing list put on a data base and categorized. Stephanie is working on this project. • Identify a different room so we don't get bumped? No conclusion on this thought. B. Essay Contest in recognition of Nation Women's History Month for March: JOAnn Ginal, Lorna Reeves, (chair) Diane Lathrop, and Megan Murphy volunteered to work on the Essay Contest. Lorna will try to locate last year's proclamation. Laurie Fonken-Joseph will schedule the proclamation with the City Council. We will attempt to have the event on March 18, 1997 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. C. Activities for 1 Oth Anniversary Report Technical Writers Meeting: We need more participation by commission members at the meetings. To help get more participation, the commission discussed moving the meeting time and breaking the topics up by member's interest. All members are encouraged to attend the meetings. A schedule of the meeting dates, topic, times, and locations will be forwarded with the minutes. Audrey Faulkner will ask Karen Johnston to bring a copy of the current statistical tables for the topic area to each of the meetings. • Wrap-up Session: In order to begin finalizing the report, the Commission will meet on April 19th, from 9:00 - 4:00 @ Doreen Kemp's home located at 1705 Deweese Street. (Near Rocky Mountain High School. - Doreen will send out a map.) Printing: The commission discussed that the funds remaining will not support the entire cost of printing the report. Lynne Warner will check if the commission can get a student to help format the document and get it ready to print. Should a student not be identified, Libby James will check further on formatting and printing options. Jaime Mares will call Lou Wymisner regarding "Enterprise Zone" should a print shop offer assistance in printing the document. • Media Campaign Committee: This committee should identify how to best notify the public of the report. Stephanie, Lynne, Lorna, and Becki volunteered to serve on this committee. Commission on the Status of Women January 27, 1997 Page 3 of 4 Focus Groups: Audrey Faulkner reported that focus groups have been set up with a variety of community groups and asked that commission members sign on to facilitate the group and take notes of the meeting results. A sign-up sheet was distributed and returned to Audrey. A Community Forum was scheduled for February 26, 1997 from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. at City Hall CIC room. Community Forum: As previously announced, the commission decided to hold a community -wide forum asking for feedback for the project. JoAnn and Lu volunteered to serve as recorders for the meeting. Stephanie volunteered to write a press release. The meeting is tentatively scheduled for February 26, 1997 from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. at City Hall, CIC room. Jaime will check on room availability and contact Audrey with verification. D. Community Organization Representation: The next Larimer County Women's Network meeting is scheduled for April 1, 1997, at 3:30 p.m. This group formed as a result of the Women's Economic Summit held two years ago to work on Women's economic issues in Fort Collins. Diane will be responsible for coordinating the CIC Room for future meetings. She will call Pam Morris, 493-8493 and Barb Musslewhite, 491-6473 regarding the CIC Room arrangement. E. Legislative Affairs: Lu Fisk will contact Blair Leist and invite him to the next meeting. Lu volunteered to act as a legislative contact to Blair's office. F. Nominating Committee: Micki and Lynne will identify a proposed slate of officers for the next meeting. The new officers will take their office in April. G. Colorado State University's Institute for Women & Leadership will be attended by Micki McMillan who already serves on the Board. The Chair of the Commission will serve as the lead role for the City and report to the Mayor regarding the issues the institute is working on. H. Update on Welfare Reform: The Commission has not yet received a response from the Mayor regarding the Welfare reform bills being presented at the state level. Audrey Faulkner provided information to the commission members on a new bill titled the "family investment bill". It appears that this bill is focused more on helping women get off poverty versus just getting off welfare. Audrey moved that the commission send a letter to the Mayor encouraging the City to support this bill. Diane Lathrop seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. I. Update on Staff Liaison Transition: A meeting was held on January 13, 1997 with Doreen, Audrey, Stephanie, Jaime, Joan, Laurie Fonken-Joseph, and Wendy Meyer. Starting in February, the Commission on the Status of Women will be provided support from the Human Rights Office. Human Rights Office phone number is 221-6871; the fax number is 224-6050; Wendy's phone number is 224-6046. Commission on the Status of Women January 27, 1997 Page 4 of 4 J. HRC Report: Lu report that HRC members Shari Olson and Carl Cooper resigned from the commission. Including one existing vacancy, there are now three appointments to be made. There are a number of significant issues before the HRC included the Citizen Review Board and the revisions to the Human Rights Ordinance. K. Meeting Adiourned: There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.