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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWomens Commission - Minutes - 11/16/1992MINUTES COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN NOVEMBER 16, 1992 Present: Donna Aurand, Bobby Cullor, Kathy Everett, Audrey Faulkner, Lu Fisk, Brownie McGraw, Betty Medina, Kathy McLeod, Lynne Warner, Chris Wood Absent: Carolyn Duff, Kathleen Faller, Dana Hiatt, Sally Miles, Mary Zamora Council Liaison: Ann Azari Staff: Colleen A'Hearn Guest: Jackie Guerrero COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT Ann Azari telephoned Kathy M. prior to the meeting, advising that she would not be in attendance at tonight's meeting. (Ann thought the meeting began at 5:00 p.m. instead of at 6:00.) Commission acknowledged that it's difficult keeping straight regular meeting times vs. task force meetings that are posted on the public notice board. Colleen agreed to provide an update to Ann on the regular scheduled meeting times, as well as information that the December meeting schedule has been changed. The Commission Will nest meet in regular session on DECEMBER 14 FROM 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. IN THE EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE ROOMS 200 WEST MOUNTAIN AVENUE, SUITE A (see copy of press release in December packet.) REVIEW OF MINUTES Minutes of October 19, 1992 were accidently omitted from the agenda and were not formally discussed. They will be reviewed at the December 14th meeting. o Challenge Fort Collins Challenge Fort Collins is soliciting input from the community to assist in focusing the group's efforts. Kathy E. suggested that Commission members might wish to respond to the announcement in the newspaper soliciting input. Commission on the Status of Women Monthly Meeting Minutes November 16, 1992 Page 2 o Work Plan 6 Annual Report Deadlines Work Plans for 1993 (outlining activities for the coming year) are due in the City Clerk's Office by Monday, November 30 at 5:00 p.m. Annual Reports for 1992 (highlighting Commission activities for the past year) are due on January 31, 1993. Please note that further discussion on work plans and annual reports is included elsewhere in these minutes. OLD BUSINESS o Advisory Group to Task Force on Racism Audrey welcomed Jackie Guerrero as the spokesperson for women of the community who have been meeting with the Commission Task Force on Racism. A written update was provided to Commission members, including a proposal that a Multi -cultural Advisory Committee be formally appointed to serve in an advisory and consultative role to the Task Force on Racism and/or to the Commission as a whole. This proposal was unanimously approved by the Commission. Role of the Advisory Committee will be to assist the Commission in identifying problems with racism and utilizing community resources to help work through these problems. It is the expectation of the Advisory Committee that something will be done in regard to racism in Fort Collins, with an understanding that nothing meaningful can happen overnight. Concern was expressed regarding the short term charge of the Cultural Diversity Task Force. Advisory Group hopes that the Cultural Diversity Task Force will not end with the issuance of a report that merely sits on a shelf. MISCELLANEOUS TASK FORCE REPORTS/ISSUES o Accountability Measures Accountability Measures need to be established for all work plan items - i.e. ways to measure whether or not work plan items are accomplished. This discussion was postponed to the December meeting. Donna will suggest proposed accountability measures for inclusion in the December packet. All work plan items will be prioritized and evaluated in terms of credibility, visibility, relevance and other appropriate filters/criteria previously Commission on the Status of Women Monthly Meeting Minutes November 16, 1992 Page 3 established. o Task Force on Racism Commission discussed response from the Cultural Diversity Task Force to the letter sent from the CSW. Mention was made that Cultural Diversity Task Force members Janet Rodriguez and Jaime Mares have been supportive of issues raised by the Commission, but that the task force as a whole has not been. The Commission will continue to monitor efforts of the Cultural Diversity Task Force, attending meetings and providing input based on a continuing a dialogue with the Advisory Committee mentioned previously. In addition, a formal written statement will be sent to the Cultural Diversity Task Force, expressing disappointment that the task force has chosen not to address concerns expressed by the Commission. Correspondence will also outline positive ways the Commission will continue to provide input on issues of racism. Task Force on Racism was authorized to draft a letter and forward it on behalf of the full Commission. Copies will be sent to The Coloradoan and to The Triangle Review. A video tape of the outreach meeting conducted by the Cultural Diversity Task Force on October 21 is available. If interested in viewing individually, contact Julie Wittmeier, staff liaison to the Cultural Diversity Task Force at 221-6525. Colleen will obtain a copy of the tape and will have it available for viewing at 5:00 p.m. on December 14, prior to the regularly scheduled meeting at 6:00 p.m. A formal letter will be sent to the Advisory Committee, inviting them to view the tape with other Commission Members. Kathy M. will sign as the Chair. o Finalizing Work Plan Items for 1993 Commission members broke out into task force groups and worked on finalizing work plan items for 1993. Highlights from draft work plans were discussed by the full commission. Detailed information will be included in final version of the Work Plan sent to City Council; copy will be included in the December packet. Kathy E. volunteered to take the draft work plans and pull them together in a coherent whole. Drafts of work plans for each task force must be submitted to Kathy E. by no later than November 20, so she can finalize them by the November 30 deadline. Work plan should include acknowledgement that issues of critical importance or of an emergency nature will be dealt with by the Commission and cannot be Commission on the Status of Women Monthly Meeting Minutes November 16, 1992 Page 4 anticipated for purposes of the Work Plan that is sent to Council. NEW BUSINESS o Action Items List of action items was kept during course of the meeting. Donna volunteered to type up and give to Joan/Colleen for distribution within 10 days following meeting (see copy attached.) December meeting minutes will be distributed with the January packet. Annual reports for 1992 are due on January 31st and will be topic of discussion for the January meeting agenda. Discussion on Amendment 2 will also be included. o Women•s/Pace Articles November is Lynne's month; Brownie covered. Lu is responsible for January. o Cathy Fromme Commission discussed ways that they might assist Council Member Fromme, given her serious illness. Last time, a card and books were sent on behalf of the Commission. Chris will send a card for now; further discussion will be held at the December meeting. Meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.