Commission on the Status of Women Meeting
Date: February 08, 2018
Time: 6:00 - 11:59 p.m.
Address:
Permit and Resource Management Department
2550 Ventura Avenue
Hearing Room
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
2550 Ventura Avenue
Hearing Room
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Registration Required: No
Agenda
First District: Jan Blalock (Chair), Joanne M. Brown*, Carrie Castro
Second District: Trisha Almond (Officer-at-Large), Barbara Badham, Karen Langdon
Third District: Victoria Fleming, Jennielynn Holmes, Jennifer Whyte*
Fourth District: Stephanie Larson, Leticia Padilla
Fifth District: Lorena Barrera, Ariana Diaz De Leon (Vice Chair), Jessica Wood (Officer-at-Large)
Staff: Tracy Cunha, Deputy Clerk
* On Leave of Absence
- Call to Order – Introductions – Blalock
- Approval of the February 8, 2018 Agenda – Blalock
Due to the requirements of the Brown Act, only changing the order of, or deletion of items may be allowed. New items may not be added. - Approval of the January 11, 2018 Minutes – Blalock – 5 Minutes
(Pgs 4-7) - Public Comment on Agendized Items – Blalock
- Commissioner Announcements/Communications with Supervisors/Tabling Opportunities – All – 5 Minutes
- Openings and Appointments – Blalock
- Staff will administer the Oath of Office for the reappointment of 1st District Commissioner Jan Blalock, and 5th District Commissioner Ariana Diaz De Leon
- The Chair will report on openings
- Public Comment On Non-Agendized Items – Blalock
- Public comment is limited to three minutes per topic, unless otherwise noted
- Regular Calendar Items
Discussion and possible action on items 1 through 10.- Guest
Speaker – Elizabeth Vasquez Quiroz – Blalock – 20 Minutes
Human trafficking and addiction survivor, and community advocate Elizabeth Vasquez Quiroz, will share her story with the Commission. Quiroz is a member of the Sonoma County Human Trafficking Task Force, a volunteer at Women’s Recovery Services, and serves as an Alcohol and Other Drug Studies (AODS) counselor at Turning Point, in Santa Rosa. (Bio attached to agenda packet, pgs. 8-10). - Together
at the Table – Blalock,
Diaz De Leon – 5 Minutes
Commissioners to share information about participating in the Together at the Table program within the Sonoma County Library system, a federal program funded by the Library Services and Technology Act. - Women’s
History Month Events –
Almond, Blalock, Staff – 5 Minutes
- Commissioner Almond to report on a potential collaboration with the Petaluma Community Relations Council to hold the March 8, 2018 Commission meeting in the 2nd District.
- Chair Blalock and Staff will share a tentative plan for the potential revival of a celebratory event to mark the 40th Anniversary of Women’s History Month receiving a national designation.
- Association
of California Commissions for Women (ACCW) – Almond, Blalock, Diaz De Leon, Langdon – 5 Minutes
Commissioners will report out on the status of the March 23 & 24, 2018 event. - Affordable
Child Care Ad Hoc Update – Diaz De Leon, Fleming, Wood – 5 Minutes
Commissioners to provide a revised work plan. - Intimate
Partner Violence Ad Hoc Update –
Blalock – 3 Minutes
Commissioner Blalock will provide an update on the rescheduled screening of the film “Mask.” - Mental Health/Suicide Ad Hoc Update –
Almond, Badham, Barrera, Langdon – 3 Minutes
Commissioners will provide an update on progress made. - Junior Commissioner Project – Castro, Padilla – 5
Minutes
Commissioner Castro to share her ideas for refining the Junior Commission so that it is more in alignment with the goals of the adult commission in future terms. - Legislative Affairs Report – Barrera, Brown, Diaz
De Leon, Fleming – 5 Minutes
Liaisons will provide an update on legislative issues they are monitoring and letters of support or opposition that have been written.- In support of: U.S. S.1693 – Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of
2017
(pg. 11) - In support of: CA AB-1938 – Employment discrimination: familial
status
(pg. 12)
Additionally, liaisons will share, for informational purposes, the final version of a letter to be sent to California Senator Bill Dodd in support of CA SB837 – Universal Preschool – previously voted upon by the Commission (pg. 13).
- In support of: U.S. S.1693 – Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of
2017
- Administrative Report – Staff – 5 Minutes
- Staff to provide updates on a variety of administrative issues related to the Commission
- Guest
Speaker – Elizabeth Vasquez Quiroz – Blalock – 20 Minutes
- Community Issues, Liaisons, and Coordinators – 5 Minutes
Program development updates not included above.- Field Trip – Update from Commissioners managing specific field trips
- Human Trafficking Task Force – Blalock
- Speaker Coordinator – All
- Volunteer Coordinator – Vacant
- Agenda Items for Next Commission Meeting
Proposal, discussion, and possible action items for next Commission meeting. - Adjournment
Agendas and Materials
Due to legal, copyright, privacy or policy considerations, not all materials are posted online. Materials that are not posted are available for public inspection between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 575 Administration Drive, Suite 116B, Santa Rosa, CA.
Public Comment
Any member of the audience desiring to address the Commission on a matter on the agenda: Please walk to the public speaker’s table and after receiving recognition from the Chair, please state your name and make your comments. In order that all interested parties have an
opportunity to speak, please be brief and limit your comments to the subject under discussion. Each person is usually granted 3 minutes to speak; time limitations are at the discretion of the Chair. While members of the public are welcome to address the Commission, under the Brown Act, Commission members may
not deliberate or take action on items not on the agenda, and generally may only listen.
Commitment to Civil Engagement
All are encouraged to engage in respectful dialog that supports freedom of speech and values diversity of opinion. Commissioners, Staff, and the public are encouraged to:
- Create an atmosphere of respect and civility where Commissioners, County Staff, and the Public are free to express their ideas within the time and content parameters established by the Brown Act and CSW’s standard Parliamentary procedures (Robert’s Rules of Order);
- Establish and maintain a cordial and respectful atmosphere during discussions;
- Foster meaningful dialogue free of attacks of a personal nature and/or attacks based on age, (dis)ability, class, education level, gender, gender identity, occupation, race and/or ethnicity, sexual orientation;
- Listen with an open mind to all information, including dissenting points of view, regarding issues presented to the Commission;
- Recognize it is sometimes difficult to speak at meetings, and out of respect for each person's perspective, allow speakers to have their say without comment or body gestures, including booing, whistling or clapping;
Disabled Accommodation: If you have a disability which requires an accommodation, an alternative format, or requires another person to assist you while attending this meeting, please contact the Deputy Clerk at
(707) 565-2821, as soon as possible to ensure arrangements for accommodation.