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Commission on the Status of Women

Commission on the Status of Women Meeting

Date: January 09, 2020

Time: 6:00 - 11:59 p.m.

Registration Required: No

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Agenda

First District: Jan Blalock, Joanne M. Brown
Second District: Trisha Almond (Chair), Caitlin Quinn (Officer-at-Large), Katie Gordon
Third District: Lorena Barrera (Vice-Chair)
Fourth District: Leticia Padilla, Dianna MacDonald
Fifth District: Ariana Diaz De Leon, Jessica Wood, Peggy Rogers

  1. CALL TO ORDER – INTRODUCTIONS – MISSION STATEMENT
  2. APPROVAL OF THE JANUARY 9, 2020 AGENDA
    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.
  3. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 14, 2019 MEETING MINUTES
  4. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDIZED ITEMS
    Public comment is limited to three minutes per topic, unless otherwise noted.
  5. COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Commissioners to provide any Commission-related announcements, report on communications with supervisors and also announce any tabling opportunities.
  6. OPENINGS AND APPOINTMENTS
    1. Chair will report out on openings.
    2. Chair will swear in Maddy Leader.
  7. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS
    Public comment is limited to three minutes per topic, unless otherwise noted.
  8. PRESENTATIONS – None
  9. REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
    1. Report on Administrative Responsibilities – Almond, Barrera, Quinn
      Officers will go over various administrative items.
    2. Black History Month & Blacks’ Right to Vote – Almond
      Discussion and possible action on providing sponsorship of Black History Exhibit & Program focused on the Black’s struggle for the right to vote and obstacles that still exist. Hosted and organized by Petaluma Blacks for Community Development.
    3. One Billion Rising/The Vagina Monologues Fiscal Support – Almond
      Discussion and possible action on approving a fiscal sponsorship for Petaluma’s One Billion Rising/The Vagina Monologues event being held on February 14, 2020.
    4. By-Law Revisions – Almond, Brown, Barrera, Diaz De Leon, and MacDonald
      Approval of the draft revised by-laws for the Commission. (This is a two-part process. The by-law revisions were introduced at the November 14, 2019 meeting.)
  10. AD HOC COMMITTEE AND PROJECT COMMITTEE UPDATES
    Commissioners to provide reports and/or updates from the work being done by their ad hoc committee(s) and/or project committee(s).
    1. Empowerment Ad Hoc
    2. Marketing Ad Hoc
    3. Women’s Voices
    4. Junior Commissioner Project Committee
  11. COMMUNITY ISSUES, LIAISONS, AND COORDINATORS
    Commissioners to provide brief updates or ideas on the following:
    1. Association of California Commissions for Women (ACCW)
    2. Council on Aging
    3. Field Trip Ideas
    4. Human Trafficking Task Force
    5. Legislative Advisory Group
    6. National Association of Commissions for Women (NACW)
    7. National Women’s History Alliance (NWHA)
    8. Sonoma County 2020 Centennial Coalition
    9. Speaker Coordinator
  12. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING
    Proposal, discussion, and possible action items for next Commission meeting.
  13. ADJOURNMENT

Agendas and Materials

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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.
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 sococsw@sonoma-county.org, as soon as possible to ensure arrangements for accommodation.