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Commission on the Status of Women

Minutes December 13 2018

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COMMISSIONERS PRESENT
First District: Jan Blalock
Second District: Trisha Almond (Chair), Karen Langdon, Caitlin Quinn
Fourth District: Dianna MacDonald, Betsy Connolly
Fifth District: Lorena Barrera (Vice-Chair), Ariana Diaz De Leon

COMMISSIONERS ABSENT
First District: Joanne M. Brown
Third District: Victoria Fleming*, Jennifer Whyte (Officer-at-Large)
Fourth District: Leticia Padilla
Fifth District: Jessica Wood

* On Leave of Absence

  1. CALL TO ORDER – INTRODUCTIONS – MISSION STATEMENT – ALMOND
    Chair Almond called the meeting to order at 5:31PM
  2. APPROVAL OF THE DECEMBER 13, 2018 AGENDA – ALMOND

    Motion to approve the December 13, 2018 Agenda

    Motion: Commissioner Blalock
    Second: Commissioner Diaz De Leon

    Ayes: 6         Noes: 0         Absent: 6         Abstained: 1

    Commissioner Connolly was not present for the vote due to arriving tardy. Commissioners Brown, Fleming, Padilla, Whyte and Wood were absent. Commissioner Almond abstained as Chair.

    The motion passed.
  3. APPROVAL OF DRAFT MINUTES – ALMOND

    Motion to approve the October 27, 2018 Draft Minutes

    Motion: Commissioner MacDonald
    Second: Commissioner Quinn

    Ayes: 6       Noes: 0       Absent: 6       Abstained: 1

    Commissioner Connolly was not present for the vote due to arriving tardy. Commissioners Brown, Fleming, Padilla, Whyte and Wood were absent. Commissioner Almond abstained as Chair.

    The motion passed.

    Motion to approve the November 8, 2018 Draft Minutes

    Motion: Commissioner Quinn
    Second: Commissioner Barrera

    Ayes: 5       Noes: 0       Absent: 6       Abstained: 2

    Commissioner Connolly was not present for the vote due to arriving tardy. Commissioners Brown, Fleming, Padilla, Whyte and Wood were absent. Commissioner MacDonald abstained due to previous absence and Commissioner Almond abstained as Chair.

    The motion passed.
  4. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDIZED ITEMS – ALMOND
    Leslie Graves addressed the commission regarding the Women’s March taking place in Santa Rosa in January 2019.
  5. COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS / COMMUNICATIONS WITH SUPERVISORS / TABLING OPPORTUNITIES – ALL
  6. OPENINGS AND APPOINTMENTS – ALMOND
    Chair Almond reported there are still openings in the First and Third Districts.
    1. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS – ALMOND
      Ronda Black addressed the commission with updates on the One Billion Rising/The Vagina Monologues event taking place in Petaluma in February 2019.
    2. REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
      Discussion and possible action on items 1 through 8.
      1. CSW Promotion / Marketing Ad Hoc – Langdon, Quinn and Wood – 20 minutes
        Commissioner Langdon updated the commission on the efforts of the Marketing Ad Hoc. She stated the ad hoc will not be working on a newsletter however, it will be working on a template for press releases. The ad hoc requested funds for the purchasing of Facebook advertising.


        Motion to approve $150 from the general fund for use on Facebook advertising.

        Motion: Commissioner Diaz De Leon
        Second: Commissioner Connolly

        Ayes: 7       Noes: 0       Absent: 5       Abstained: 1

        Commissioners Brown, Fleming, Padilla, Whyte and Wood were absent. Commissioner Almond abstained as Chair.

        The motion passed.   

        Commissioner Langdon continued her report by emphasizing the promotional opportunity CSW would receive in supporting the Santa Rosa Women’s March through a sponsorship. Commissioners agreed and a motion followed.
         


        Motion to approve $500 from the general fund for the “Change Maker” sponsorship opportunity from the Santa Rosa Women’s March event.

        Motion: Commissioner Langdon
        Second: Commissioner Blalock

        Ayes: 7        Noes: 0        Absent: 5        Abstained: 1

        Commissioners Brown, Fleming, Padilla, Whyte and Wood were absent. Commissioner Almond abstained as Chair.

        The motion passed.   

        Langdon then proceeded by stating that the Santa Rosa Women’s March has a pre-event screening and the commission should consider attending. She went on to report that Petaluma is also having a Women’s March event and the commission should also support this event through a fiscal sponsorship. All proceeds from this event will go to Verity. A motion followed.
         

        Motion to approve $100 from the general fund for support of the Petaluma Women’s March event.

        Motion: Commissioner Diaz De Leon
        Second: Commissioner MacDonald

        Ayes: 6       Noes: 0       Absent: 5       Abstained: 2

        Commissioners Brown, Fleming, Padilla, Whyte and Wood were absent. Commissioner Almond abstained as Chair and Commissioner Quinn abstained due to possible conflict of interest.

        The motion passed.   

        Commissioner Langdon informed the commission that Sonoma is also having a Women’s March but she did not have a lot of information at the moment. Commissioners felt it was appropriate to support Sonoma, if a fiscal opportunity became available.
         

        Motion to approve up to $100 from the general fund for support of the Sonoma Women’s March event at the discretion of the officers.

        Motion: Commissioner Diaz De Leon
        Second: Commissioner Quinn

        Ayes: 7       Noes: 0       Absent: 5       Abstained: 1

        Commissioners Brown, Fleming, Padilla, Whyte and Wood were absent. Commissioner Almond abstained as Chair.

        The motion passed.   

        Motion to extend time for an additional ten minutes.


        Motion: Commissioner MacDonald
        Second: Commissioner Blalock

        Ayes: 7       Noes: 0       Absent: 5       Abstained: 1

        Commissioners Brown, Fleming, Padilla, Whyte and Wood were absent. Commissioner Almond abstained as Chair.

        The motion passed.   

        Langdon continued her report with information on the Rabbi Radio Show and the possibility of having two commissioners on the show. She suggested Commissioner Almond and Commissioner Quinn due to the location of the show being in Petaluma. Regarding the upcoming OBR/TVM event the commissioner is supporting, Langdon suggested the commission consider having its February meeting at the event. Chair Almond contributed to the discussion stating commissioners should keep in mind the original purpose of having travel meetings and the fact the event will be held on Valentine’s Day.
      2. Support of California 2020 Women’s Suffrage Project – Brown and Connolly – 5 Minutes

        Commissioner Connolly reported on the branding efforts being made by the National Women’s History Alliance (NWHA). In an effort to support NWHA, she suggested the commission contribute $200 to purchase “poppy seeds” where the funds collected would be used for NWHA website development. A vote followed.

        Motion to approve $200 from the general fund for the National Women’s History Alliance website development efforts.


        Motion: Commissioner Connolly
        Second: Commissioner MacDonald

        Ayes: 7        Noes: 0        Absent: 5        Abstained: 1

        Commissioners Brown, Fleming, Padilla, Whyte and Wood were absent. Commissioner Almond abstained as Chair.

        The motion passed. 
      3. Empowering Women and Women Incarceration Ad Hoc – Barrera, Brown, Connolly, and Quinn – 10 minutes
        Commissioner Barrera explained the work plan and clarified the details on how the planned workshops are visualized. Barrera explained that the workshops are intended to inform women about leadership opportunities and teach them about the process while providing local examples based on the location of the workshop. The ad hoc requested $1,000 from the general fund for use on the workshops.

        Motion to approve up to $1,000 from the general fund for support of the Empowerment Ad Hoc’s Leadership Workshops

        Motion: Commissioner Barrera
        Second: Commissioner Quinn

        Ayes: 7        Noes: 0        Absent: 5        Abstained: 1

        Commissioners Brown, Fleming, Padilla, Whyte and Wood were absent. Commissioner Almond abstained as Chair.

        The motion passed.
      4. January Meeting Location Change - Brown - 5 minutes

        Commissioner Almond informed the commission that Commissioner Brown reached out to La Luz Center in Sonoma requesting a room at their center for the CSW January meeting. Almond stated that Brown was working on confirming a representative from La Luz as the guest speaker for the January meeting. Almond asked commissioners to verify they would be able to attend a meeting in Sonoma in January. A motion followed.

        Motion to move January CSW meeting to La Luz Center in Sonoma on January 10th and that the meeting not begin earlier than 5:30PM.


        Motion: Commissioner Quinn
        Second: Commissioner Blalock

        Ayes: 7        Noes: 0        Absent: 5        Abstained: 1

        Commissioners Brown, Fleming, Padilla, Whyte and Wood were absent. Commissioner Almond abstained as Chair.

        The motion passed.
      5. NACW Voices of Women Survey - Blalock - 5 minutes
        Commissioner Blalock went over the current details of the NACW survey and explained how NACW projects the survey will be analyzed to help the organization.  She stated there are still other details that need to be discussed.
      6. Human Trafficking Awareness Month - Blalock - 3 minutes
        Commissioner Blalock reported that the Human Trafficking Awareness Month Gold Resolution will be presented January 8th, 2019. She also mentioned that on January 23rd, the Human Trafficking Task Force will be screening the documentary “Stopping Traffic” in three locations within the county.
      7. Report on Administrative Information – Almond – 5 minutes  
        Commissioner Almond reported that the officers voted on approving a $100 sponsorship of “An Invitation to be a 2019 NWHP Partner” and she reminded the ad hocs that budget requests would be due for voting at the January meeting.
      8. COMMUNITY ISSUES, LIAISONS, AND COORDINATORS – 10 minutes
        Program development updates not included above.
        • ACCW updates - Commissioner Blalock reported that she will be attending a Strategic Planning Meeting on January 26th. 
        • California 2020 Women’s Suffrage Project – Nothing to report.
        • Field Trip Ideas - Nothing to report.
        • Human Trafficking Task Force – Blalock reminded everyone human trafficking billboards would be up.
        • Junior Commissioner Project Updates – Commissioner De Leon reported that the ad hocs are continuing their work and the juniors are working on their career panel.
        • Legislative Advisory Group – Nothing to report.
        • Sonoma County 2020 Centennial Coalition - Commissioner Blalock reported that the coalition has divided itself into various ad hocs. 
        • Speaker Coordinator – Commissioners are still working on finding a speaker for future meetings.
        • Women’s History Month Liaison – To be removed from future agendas.
        • Women’s Voices - Commissioner Blalock reported a final work plan and budget request will be presented in January. 
      9. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING
        Discussion on potential meeting date change for February.
        • ADJOURNMENT
          The meeting was adjourned at 6:50PM