Minutes December 14 2017
Commissioners Present:
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*
Fourth District: Leticia Padilla*
Fifth District: Ariana Diaz De Leon (Vice Chair), Jessica Wood (Officer-at-Large)*
Commissioners Absent:
Third District: Jennielynn Holmes, Jennifer Whyte*
Fourth District: Stephanie Larson
Fifth District: Lorena Barrera
Junior Commissioners Present:
Abbey Poten Alana Cree, Israel Lopez, Taylor Talcott
Staff Present:
Tracy Cunha, Deputy Clerk
* Commissioner Fleming arrived at 5:08pm, Commissioner Wood arrived at 5:13pm, Commissioner Padilla arrived at 5:15
- Call to Order – Introductions – Blalock
Meeting called to order at 6:04pm - Approval of the Agenda December 14, 2017 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. - Consent Calendar Items – Blalock – 5 Minutes
- Single item on the Consent Calendar: Approval of the November 9, 2017 Draft Minutes (pgs. 4-10)
- Public Comment on Consent Items
- Public comment is limited to three minutes per topic, unless otherwise noted.
- Vote on Consent Calendar
Motion: Commissioner Almond
Ayes: 4
Noes: 0
Second: Commissioner Castro
Absent: 7
Abstained: 3
Commissioners Barrera, Fleming, Holmes, Larson, Padilla, and Wood were absent. Commissioner Whyte is on a leave of absence. Commissioners Badham and Diaz De Leon abstained due to absence. Commissioner Blalock abstained as Chair. The motion passed. - Commissioner Announcements/Communications with Supervisors/Tabling Opportunities – All – 5 Minutes
- Openings and Appointments – Blalock
The Chair announced that 4th District - Public Comment On Non-Agendized Items – Blalock
No members of the public addressed the Commission. - Regular Calendar Items
- Guest Speaker – Nancy Kirshner-Rodriguez, Executive Director of the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls – Blalock
Nancy Kirshner-Rodriguez, Executive Director of the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, addressed the Commission. Kirshner-Rodriguez described the actions and goals of the independent state agency, which focuses on identifying and eliminating inequities in laws, practices and conditions that affect California’s now more than 19 million women and girls – with the primary focus being on providing oversight on compliance of existing laws.
The Commission implements its mandate by identifying policies that need legislative or executive action; maintaining and distributing information to the public on California programs and policies designed to impact the status of women and girls; and developing efforts to effectively support and monitor the implementation of new laws.
Kirshner-Rodriguez provided an overview of current activities and the legislative agenda in Sacramento. - Association of California Commissions on Women (ACCW) March Conference Update – Almond, Blalock, Diaz De Leon
This item moved up due to late arrival of guest speaker.
Commissioners reported out on the status of plans for the March 23 & 24, 2018 ACCW conference hosted by the Commission. Planning sessions will begin in earnest at the end of December. Commissioner Langdon to join the planning committee. - 40th Anniversary of Women’s History Month Celebration – Blalock, Staff Chair Blalock and Staff reported that the tentative plans were in progress for the 40th Anniversary celebratory event in collaboration with the Women’s History Month Project and the City of Santa Rosa, but that nothing definitive had yet been determined.
- Legislative Affairs Report – 5 Minutes (Barrera, Diaz De Leon, Fleming)
(Barrera, Brown, Diaz De Leon, Fleming) Commissioner Diaz De Leon stated there was nothing at present to report. - Administrative Report – Staff – 5 Minutes
- Motion to approve the Budget Adjustment for an additional $8.87 from the Outreach/Marketing funds for the Sonoma County Human Trafficking Task Force Campaign
Motion: Commissioner Fleming
Ayes: 4
Noes: 0
Second: Commissioner Padilla
Absent: 7
Abstained: 3
Commissioners Barrera, Holmes, and Larson were absent. Commissioner Whyte is on a leave of absence. Commissioner Blalock abstained as Chair. The motion passed - Staff discussed potential meeting locations, indicating the hearing room may occasionally still be available, which was agreeable to Commissioners. It was expressed that meeting outside of Santa Rosa was not an option for most.
- Additional items attached on pages12-14 were distributed
- Letter of appreciation from the Sonoma County YWCA
- Invitation to Roseland Annexation Celebration January 20, 2018
- Reminder of 2018 Wednesday Night Market dates
- Motion to approve the Budget Adjustment for an additional $8.87 from the Outreach/Marketing funds for the Sonoma County Human Trafficking Task Force Campaign
- Guest Speaker – Nancy Kirshner-Rodriguez, Executive Director of the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls – Blalock
- Community Issues, Liaisons, and Coordinators – 5 Minutes
Program development updates not included above.- Field Trip – No impending trips scheduled
- Human Trafficking Task Force – Blalock announced screening of film, I Am Jane Doe at the Finley Center January 24, 2018.
- Speaker Coordinator – No speakers currently scheduled
- Volunteer Coordinator – Vacant
- Agenda Items for Next Commission Meeting
Commissioners to send items related to:- Affordable Child Care
- Junior Commissioner Project
- Adjournment
Meeting was adjourned at 6:24 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Tracy Cunha, Deputy Clerk
Motion to approve the December 14, 2017 Agenda
Motion: Commissioner Diaz De Leon
Ayes: 6
Noes: 0
Second: Commissioner Almond
Absent: 7
Abstained: 1
Commissioners Barrera, Fleming, Holmes, Larson, Padilla, and Wood were absent. Commissioner Whyte is on a leave of absence. Commissioner Blalock abstained as Chair. The motion passed.