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2019 Work Plan and Meeting Schedule
2019 WORK PLAN Page 1
For the year 2019, the Fort Collins Women’s Commission will continue to focus its
efforts on three key areas affecting women in Fort Collins: Safety, Health, and Poverty.
The Commission is focused on becoming a stronger voice to the City Council and the
community on behalf of the women of Fort Collins.
1. MEETING SCHEDULE
2. GOALS
• Continue to align the work plan and monthly agendas with the city of Fort Collins’ seven
key strategic outcomes.
• Review and capitalize on the research available from existing sources to provide a
picture of the status of women in the community, foster dialogue and create the forums
and synergies necessary for problem solving.
• Collaborate and network with local organizations and law enforcement to highlight
issues such as domestic violence, sexual assault, homelessness, gender discrimination
and poverty.
• Bring to the attention of city council and identify and utilize key events/media outlets in
the community where the materials and messages of the women’s commission can be
effectively communicated and leveraged.
• Continue to develop and leverage relationships with other city of Fort Collins’ boards and
commissions around issues that impact the key focus areas of the women’s
commission, i.e. attend super meetings and collaboration meetings.
• Continue to develop and leverage relationships in the community, i.e. presentation of the
Marcile N. Wood Award in conjunction with other community recognition events.
• Focus and align women’s commission activities and work with the key outcome of
community & neighborhood livability, especially as related to the women’s commission
periodic review in 2019.
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2019 Work Plan and Meeting Schedule
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• Spearhead and collaborate with other community and organizational entities to craft a
recommendation to city council for the adoption of a CEDAW resolution.
• Continue to vet the names of Fort Collins women for the city street naming project.
3. WORK PLAN
GOAL 1: Continue to align the work plan and monthly agendas with the city of Fort Collins’
seven key strategic outcomes, with the key outcome of community & neighborhood
livability, especially as related to the women’s commission periodic review in 2019.
o Track the Council’s policy agenda and, in the Commission’s advisory role,
provide information and appropriate comments to the City Council on issues of
information gathered by the commission.
o Monitor City Council 6-month planning calendar
GOAL 2: Review and capitalize on the research available from existing sources to provide a
picture of the status of women in the community, foster dialogue and create the forums and
synergies necessary for problem solving.
o Identify and reach out to community experts and resources to inform the work of
the Women’s Commission
GOAL 3: Bring to the attention of city council and identify and utilize key events/media outlets
in the community where the materials and messages of the women’s commission can be
effectively communicated and leveraged.
o Attend and present material at City Council meetings
GOAL 4: Continue to develop and leverage relationships within the community and with other
city of Fort Collins’ boards and commissions around issues that impact the key focus areas of
the women’s commission,
• Attend super meetings and collaboration meetings. Presentation of the Marcile N. Wood
Award in conjunction with other community recognition events
• Maintain an inclusive process to vet the names of Fort Collins women for the city street
naming project. Collaborate and network with local organizations and law enforcement
to highlight issues such as domestic violence, sexual assault, homelessness, gender
discrimination and poverty.
GOAL 5: Spearhead and collaborate with other community and organizational entities to craft a
recommendation to city council for the adoption of a CEDAW resolution.