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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWomens Commission - Minutes - 05/15/2007City of Fort Collins Women's Commission Meeting Minutes May 16, 2007 215 N. Mason, Room 1-A Attendees: Stacey Arnold, Beth Etter, Pat Lewis, Jill Walusis, Sue Baccari, Tanya McCandlish Members not in attendance: Barbara Goff (Excused)) Liaisons present: Karen Gebhardt, CSU Liaison not in attendance: Marjorie McTaggart, SAB Staff Liaison: Suzanne Jarboe -Simpson Meeting called to order at 6:37pm by Commission Chair, Beth Etter. Beth asked for a motion accepting the minutes from the March 21, 2007 meeting. Tanya moved acceptance of the minutes as presented. Pat seconded the motion. The motion passed, unanimously. Announcements Jill Walusis announced she has a new job working for the City of Fort Collins in the Recreation Department. Suzanne will check on the City's Policies re: staff serving on a Board or Commission. Updates David Roy is the Commission's Council liaison. The Commission is interested in inviting David to attend one of the upcoming meetings. City Manager, Darin Atteberry, has expressed an interest in briefly attending one of the Commission's meetings. His assistant will find a date that works for his calendar. Suzanne provided a brief update on the City's budget process. A budget request will be submitted on behalf of the Commission for $1,200. for 2008 and 2009. Old Business Essay Contest Recap Suggestion to publish the winning essays at the schools, or as a link to the Commission's website Suggestions to check with the Coloradoan re: publishing the winning essays — or possibly in the Fort Collins Weekly Suggestion to get pictures of the winners published Suggestion to consider tying the essay contest in more tightly with Women's History Month Suggestion to get a press release out in February Need to follow up with the Home Schoolers and private schools to increase participation in the contest Consider a meeting in November with representatives from both home school programs and private schools to explain the contest City Council Recognition: find out when the meetings will be re -cast and provide that info to the winners/participants Investigate the possibility of recognizing the essay contest winners at one meeting and the MNW award winner at a different meeting in order to provide the recognition and time that each deserve Consider bringing in a speaker for the essay contest event in conjunction with the school board recognition/event Consider providing savings bonds or a gift certificate from the City for each of the essay contest winners Location of the recognition events: the 2007 event was held at Poudre High School. It was conveniently located near the Administration Building, and the staff was easy to work with, but the space wasn't particularly cozy. Stacey will compile the notes from the essay contest MNW Award There were two applicants Suggestion to clarify the criteria (resident of Fort Collins?) The extension of the deadline was a good idea. However, it didn't give the winner much advance notice for the presentation or dinner. Dinner with the winner and her nominator was a great idea. The Crown Pub was fun but noisy. Maybe a quieter place next time? Next time, start earlier, get the information to KUNC, KRFC, Newspapers and Angie Joseph at 211 Discuss ways to increase the number of nominations Pat will send the contact information for this year's winner to Jill, who will provide it to Journey Magazine. Jill will recommend that Journey consider doing an article closer to the holidays on the winner — which may result in donations for her work. Members of the Commission felt they should provide something in addition to the plaque and dinner for the winner. Sue moved that the commission present to Jenifer a $100 Visa gift card as part of the recognition. Tanya seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Jill will get the gift card and submit the receipt to Suzanne Newsletter Topics for consideration: identify, transportation, economic well-being, political participation 2008 Step 1 — chose a topic: Economic Wellbeing Target September 2007 for the first issue First issue will be 1 page, front and back (2 pages of text) Consider linking to a survey on economic wellbeing on the Commission's website Jill will work with Barbara to develop the primary article The rest of the Commission will look for other topics that relate to Economic Wellbeing Suggested topics: top ten best paying careers, data on top majors at FRCC and CSU based on gender Members were asked to bring ideas back to the June meeting. Periodic Review Questionnaire Discussion The Commission prefers a 2-3 year workplan, not an annual plan. The Commission will continue to review their goals throughout the year. They like the ambitiousness of their workplan. Beth will take the summary comments and compile them and send them to Suzanne who will submit them to the Clerk's office. Bylaws Changes Beth will update the bylaws.and send them out for comments to Commission members. No update on the Victim protection legislation New Business Sub -Committees The following committees were proposed and adopted: Legislation Committee: Barb, Stacey, Pat The Legislation Committee is responsible to identify legislation that is likely to affect women and to bring that information along with a recommendation for/against supporting the legislation to the Commission Newsletter Committee: Jill, Sue and Tanya The Newsletter Committee is responsible to develop the ideas suggested by the Commission and/or to suggest ideas for the newsletter. They are also responsible for the development and distribution of the newsletter, once the Commission has accepted it. Each committee will be responsible to research their topics and bring recommendations back to the Commission. Karen will see how CSU can support the Committees and their efforts The Committees will communicate via email or by small group meetings in order to identify questions, concerns, recommendations, etc. Tanya will follow up on a `blue ribbon commission' she's familiar with. Additional Suggestion that the minutes be distributed the week following the meeting. Tanya will take notes for the June meeting and will try out a new format. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30pm. Next meeting: June 20, 2007. Submitted by Suzanne Jarboe -Simpson