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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWomens Commission - Minutes - 10/21/1991MINUTES COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN October 21,1991 Present: Dana Hiatt, Lynne Warner, Audrey Faulkner, Chris Wood, Mary Zamora, Bobby Cullor, Lu Fisk, Kathy McLeod, Carolyn Duff, Kathleen Faller, Donna Aurand, Sally Miles, Kathy Everett, Brownie McGraw Council Liaison: Ann Azari Staff: Ann Turnquist 1. Call to Order: 5:00 2. Chairs remarks --Discussed Doug's letter. Confusion between causes and outcome. How do we accomplish things and still attend to process. Need to be a functional group. Commission discussed letter, training issue, risk taking (think members take risk). May discuss in the future. 2. Council Report: Ann Azari talked about new appointment. Ann and Susan will make recommendation, but any input on who should be appointed would be appreciated. Kathy McLeod asked about what is commission's responsibility and what is staff's responsibility. i.e. Is commission free to act in responsible way to meet goals of bylaws, or must commission take direction from staff. Ann responded that the message from the City Clerk's office was on behalf of Council, using staff as an information conduit. Lynn asked how the Commission could get info about Council's activities. Ann responded, the budget, Council's revisions, and matrix from Diane Jones on how staff is implementing Council's work plan. Discussed that affordable housing will be on agenda for Oct. 29. Worksessions are open to public, though not open for public comment. 3. Review of Minutes: Approved as written 4. Announcements Kathleen and Kathy Hazlett will do a presentation at Private Industry Council, Nov.12 re: tax savings for child care expenses through an employee sponsored reimbursement account. Sally announced, Sat., Nov. 9, celebration of Bill of Rights, brown bag lunch, 8:30 to 3:30 at CSU student center. Commission can sponsor, no funds and no volunteer time required. Four such events are scheduled in state. Commission approved sponsorship. Chris passed around books and a card for Cathy Fromme. Kathleen encouraged individuals to contribute to the Breast Cancer fund. 5. Reports: Lynn and Audrey have arranged to have the proclamations for Lilly and Morgan for Nov. 5 City Council meeting. 6. Adjourned regular meeting: 5:55. Retreat III 7. Convene Retreat: 5:55 8. Brainstorm issues to discuss, with no discussion: Issues left over from previous retreats, minutes and phone calls. Commission discussed criteria for measuring issues which come before the commission, including such measures as impact, credibility, and viability. Commission further discussed the Political function of Commission. Discussed that goals can be a pragmatic statement of political issue. Agreed that the group should establish criteria for selecting issues which will be assigned to a task force for work, and then the Commission should be able to discuss any issue. Then, whatever the Commission chooses to take action on should be through filter of credibility, viability and impact. Other considerations can be part of the filter (i.e. impact should be measure for what action can be taken, not for what can be discussed.) Commission agreed that by the end of the retreat, it should have list of goals, to be fleshed out with Brownie's sheet. Listed issues to address through task force goal. Goal: develop resources of commission to develop the group's identity, through competency inventory, sharing time at meetings, etc. What are other groups in the community doing on women's issues: i.e. forum on self-esteem, status of women, glass ceiling. Goal: Update on where women are now, and what is going on in community. The Commission put together a list of 15+ issues which it thought were of importance to women. The group multi -voted the list down to a short list of 5 issues to try to develop strategies to impact those issues. The list includes: Family Issues: Teen issues; young men; education family; single parents; parenting; child care. Politics Economic equity Violence: Women's safety; impact of the media on violence. Sexual harassment The group agreed to a second session for this retreat in order develop the work plan for 1992 which is due to Council in November. Next meeting will be at 5:00, November 18, Council Information Center. Dinner will be at 6:00. The meal will be Chicken Marsala, salad, dessert. Meeting adjourned.