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Minutes
January 25, 199
Present: Connie Uliasz (chair 225-1681), Ruth Weatherford, Danielle Johnson, Peggy
Loonan, Susan Crowe, Bobbie Gonzales, Sylvia Schmid
Liaisons: Laurie Fonken-Joseph, City Staff (221-6871)
Diane Gregg, Crossroads Safehouse
Excused Absences: Rita Anastasio, Lena Sunthankar, JoAnn Ginal, Annemarie Izuel-
Evans.
Guests: None
I. Call to order: 6:10
IL. Minutes: Approved
M. Review Agenda
IV. Announcements:
A. Mail reviewed.
B. Danielle, passed around a thank you note for Jody Donnovan
C. Introduction of New member: Sylvia Schmid Welcome!
D. Lynne Warner has resigned.
E. Becki Fosha is in boot camp and hanging in there.
F. Suggestion for speaker: Lena has a woman from PVH who works with
pregnant teens. Will be invited to speak to the Commission in February.
V. Business Items:
A. Report on Progress of Ten Year Update Study —Danielle and Laurie. Laurie
began by sharing the status of the printing bid and that we needed to have the
money re -appropriated in 1999. Talked about the fact that the printing will
take 34 weeks once the study is completed and at this point we need to have
it done by mid -February to get to council by March 9, 1999. Commission
members agreed that we will not be ready by mid -February and decided to see
about going to council on June 8, 1999. Danielle shared that Libby has
completed updating all the sections she has and just received income which
has been reviewed by The Women's Center and is a compilation of the other
sections. Complete update of introduction, table of contents, bibliography
and the appendix about welfare. Audrey is working on all these pieces at this
point. It will need to go back to Libby and then be formatted. Had a
Colorado State University student all set up to format it, he has graduated. He
is unavailable for information so we need to look at finding someone else to
do the formatting. Libby talked to a friend who charges $30-$35 an hour but
may be willing to work with us on the cost. Talked about what needs to be
done. Get new bids for printing. Look at budget to see if we have cash for
formatting. See if there is a Colorado State University or high school student
who can do this for us. Susan will contact Service learning. We have several
hundred pages of information on discs which need to be formatted to be
printed out on pages which will become the report. Graphs and charts will
need to be generated. Double sided with line in center and bullets and graphs
were in the center. 8 'h X 11. Bound with plastic binding with card stock on
both ends. Three color document. Connie will look at document to see if she
can do the formatting. Diane will contact printers for bids on printing.
B. Marketing Committee —nothing new to report.
C. Women's History Month Committee. Laurie sent out the letter to teachers
announcing to essay contest. The deadline is February 26, 1999. Committee
will create guidelines for reviewing essays and will read essays. Talked about
having three winners at the same level instead of first second and third.
Bobbie shared that kids want cash (experience from Multicultural
Commission). Lena and Ruth, Susan and JoAnn are willing to read the essays.
Ruth will chair. Ruth shared Historical society is willing to look at
nominating a woman to recognize for contributions made in the early years of
the community. She has talked to Karen Williams and thought the Fort
Collins historic society would be happy to nominate someone. We would
then give this woman an award for her contributions. Laurie will submit the
proclamation. Laurie will send out proclamation with minutes for review and
update.
D. Appoint member to attend Human Relations Commission meetings. Ruth and
Sylvia will share this responsibility.
E. Women's Gathering: Bobbie reported they met today and reviewed several
funding options and they were interested in looking into the Fort Fund, as
well as sponsorships. Plans are coming along. The gathering is scheduled for
October 20, 1999.
F. Other: Need to look at our purpose and redefine who we are, what our goals
are and do we really have something in mind to work toward. Don't feel like
we are doing much to advance the position of women in the City. Time to
reevaluate and create goals for ourselves. Domestic violence education,
issues with women around work and income, teen pregnancy. Important to
get report off the ground and then look at work from there. Program work
has been report for several years now. Need to look at the establishing
committees to do work on focused goals in 2-3 ongoing programs. Every
section in the report could be a program. Need to prioritize. In order to be
heard as a commission and to have any kind of action occur in the community
people need to know the commission is not just about words, but about action.
Need to feel as though they have power. Interest in doing something with the
Working Women's Conference. Brainstormed the possibility of meeting
more than once a month.
G. Peggy reported that Amendment 12 passed Parental Notice for abortion. Has
been moved into federal court. Has been stayed in Boulder county. There is
not a state wide stay. Will be refiled and a motion will be heard next week.
Parental notice is required here in Larimer County.
VI. Adjourn 8:10