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Home My WebLink AboutWomens Commission - Minutes - 04/19/2017City of Fort Collins Women's Commission Meeting Minutes April 19, 2017 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. 215 N. Mason Avenue; Room 1-B Meeting Minutes The City of Fort Collins Women's Commission promotes decisions and actions that address the needs and positively impact women in our community. We do this by listening to the voice of women, advising city council, promoting community events, and educating ourselves and others about safety, health and poverty as they relate to the City of Fort Collins seven Key Strategic Outcomes. Attendees: Ginny Carroll, Huston Morse, Hailey Atkinson, Stacia Ryder, Kori Wilford, Dru Van Doren, Hannah Little Absent: Liz Donovan, Molly Alderton Staff Liaison: Suzanne Jarboe-Simpson Guests: Kylie & Casandra Holub, Carol Coffey, Tess Buchannan I. Call to Order-Carroll called meeting to order at 6:04 pm II. Approve minutes - Regular meeting, March 22, 2017 -Wilford moves to approve, Ryder seconds. Ill. New Business a. Adei:it ameAEled bylaws b. Collaboration breakfast planning- May 9-want to discuss survey results from other boards and commissions. c. Plans for Women's Health Week (May) -Wilford going to type up a blurb for volunteers to speak about during public comment in May. IV. 6:30 pm - Panel (Stacia moderating for 45-60 minutes and 15-20 minutes for questions, follow up, etc.) a. What are the biggest issues you see in this community? - i. Lack of visibility, sexual education is heterosexual, history does not consider homosexual histories. With lack of visibility, comes lack of resources, and lack of safe spaces. Not even every school has GSA's (Gay-Straight Alliance). ii. Education in the workplace - talking about it, training with terminology, legal restrictions, keeping lines of communication open iii. Concerns about the Youth in the community, to have safe spaces. You can legislate tolerance, but not acceptance. It's all about education and correcting to create environments that are accepting. b. What iv. can Biggest the WC need do for centers these around needs? Youth, and 4 'I Trans community for some individuals. i. Support Organizations ' I\ :l . i. Help with generating centralized list of resources/groups/activities V. Ongoing Business (to be discussed at the May meeting) a. WFCO Event - Program and thank you b. Volunteering at the Food Bank - thanks, Liz! c. Victim advocates & It's On Us- i. Atkinson will invite Katie Abeyta from SAVA to attend May meeting to provide an update on the 2017 It's On Us campaign as well as a general SAVE update. ii. Ryder to discuss with Lea Hanson about aeproaching Councilmember Stevens to be an It's On Us Champion. i-. • iii. Atkinson followed up with DA's office to gain a better understanding of current , programs in place to educate and train DA's on victim advocacy. d. Women in Politics subcommittee & CAWP http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/- Huston, Dru, Liz, Hailey- No current update. e. SANE -Alderton touched base with Elyse about status of donations f. i. Is the WC able to ask City to use current social media outlets to promote donations for SANE. CE DAW task force - Ginny, Kori, Huston, Molly- no update. g. Council Reports -f,: i. Sexual Assault Awareness Proclamation successful, had a lot of participation ... during proclamation and public comment. -..,J h. Action Items/Council Sign-ups .1, .:! i. Any community calendar events to add? VI. Community Events a. Sexual Assault Awareness Month http://savacenter.org/saam-calendar/ VII. Adjourn Action Items Member Item Time Ongoing Sensitive Huston Bring Snacks to next meeting 5/17/17 Kori Draft a Women's Health Week Blurb for WC 4/30/17 members and volunteers to use for Public Comment in May Ginny Email Councilmember Stevens about whether she Done, would like B&C input about Social Media for retreat waiting to & meeting to discuss next steps for CEDAW hear back Liz Get copy of the completed health survey Now Liz Schedule offline meetii:ag,with Women in Politics 3/31/17 subcomittee Liz Email HRC board about deportation issues that have Now become more prominent, see if they are working on • anything & would like to collaborate Suzanne Reach out to staff liaison of Senior Advisory board ALL Read handout on CEDAW program for Cities 2/15/17 ALL Add March 24 from 1-3 pm (2017) to calendar for Now group volunteering at Food Bank Ginny Reach out to Gaia Project about being 2017 Guest 12/31/16 Speaker -- Suzanne Print Civil Discourse handouts and give them to X clerk1s office to put out at meetings Huston Review community events calendar to inform the X WC & add any events that the WC is aware of Huston Update City Council topics (below) per six-month X planning calendar All .. Bring programs ideas of potential partners for educational X All ' . Share community events with WC members X Date Member(s) Topic or Committee May 21 2017 Molly • staff report: Safety, Security & Risk Management Update May 16, 2017 Stacia • • •Events • Capital Amending Spring Recognition Competitive Expansion City of Code 2017 Fee Process City Relating Updates Employee (consent) to (discussion) Special Awards for Public Service Recognition Week. (20 minutes) June 6, 2017 • New Downtown Hotel Parking Structure (First • 2015 Reading) International Codes Adoption (First Reading) June 20, 2017 • Sign Code Update July 3, 2017 (Monday) July 18, 2017 August 15, 2017 August 29, 2017 September 51 2017 September 191 2017 - , ... - - , , ...• . .1,. .J• . -. ., ·, • t ..,