Minutes January 10, 2019

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Commissioners Present
First District: Jan Blalock, Joanne M. Brown
Second District: Trisha Almond (Chair), Karen Langdon, Caitlin Quinn
Third District: Jennifer Whyte (Officer-at-Large)
Fourth District: Leticia Padilla, Betsy Connolly
Fifth District: Lorena Barrera (Vice-Chair), Ariana Diaz De Leon, Jessica Wood

Commissioners Absent
Third District: Victoria Fleming*
Fourth District: Dianna MacDonald

* On Leave of Absence

CALL TO ORDER – INTRODUCTIONS – MISSION STATEMENT – ALMOND
Chair Almond called the meeting to order at 6:08PM
APPROVAL OF THE JANUARY 10, 2019 AGENDA – ALMOND
Motion to approve the January 10, 2019 Agenda

Motion: Commissioner Blalock
Second: Commissioner Whyte

Ayes: 9 Noes: 0 Absent: 3 Abstained: 1

Commissioner Padilla was not present for the vote due to arriving tardy. Commissioners Fleming and MacDonald were absent (MacDonald absent for official CSW business). Commissioner Almond abstained as Chair.

The motion passed.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDIZED ITEMS – ALMOND
No members from the public addressed the commission.
COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS / COMMUNICATIONS WITH SUPERVISORS / TABLING OPPORTUNITIES – ALL
Commissioners reminded everyone about the women’s marches and each mentioned which march she would be attending.
OPENINGS AND APPOINTMENTS – ALMOND
Chair Almond reported Commissioner Victoria Fleming resigned from her position. There are now two openings in the Third District and one in the First.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS – ALMOND
No members from the public addressed the commission.
PRESENTATIONS - 15 MINUTES
Guest speakers of La Luz Center Veronica Mentis, Associate Executive Director, and Patricia Galindo, Client Services Manager, spoke about the work they do and the services La Luz provides for the community. They mentioned that La Luz will be working on family services, mental health and housing issues aside from assisting economic development, education and community engagement. Ms. Galindo also provided some examples of cases she is assisting clients with.

Motion to extend time for an additional five minutes.

Motion: Commissioner Brown
Second: Commissioner Padilla

Ayes: 10 Noes: 0 Absent: 2 Abstained: 1

Commissioners Fleming and MacDonald were absent (MacDonald absent for official CSW business). Commissioner Almond abstained as Chair.

The motion passed.

Commissioners proceeded with questions for the guest speakers.
REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
Discussion and possible action on items 1 through 7.
1. CSW Promotion / Marketing Ad Hoc – Langdon, Quinn and Wood – 20 minutes
  Ad Hoc members went over the press releases they submitted and the communications they have had with organizers of the Women’s Marches. They reported that a meeting will be held to go over budget details in order to be able to provide a budget request for the next commission meeting. During the reporting, commissioners mentioned their idea of purchasing promotional items prior to the Women’s Marches. There was agreement that it was a good idea and a motion was made by Commissioner Quinn, seconded by Commissioner Connolly, and the commissioners voted without the Chair’s awareness that this motion could not be counted due to the ad hoc having failed to submit a budget request and failing to request funds from the general budget prior to having approved the agenda as presented for the meeting. Vice Chair Barrera mentioned her concerns to Chair Almond and Chair almond reported back to the commissioners that the validity of the vote would be confirmed after concluding the meeting. Chair almond stated that if it was determined that the vote was invalid, the request could be re-introduced at the next commission meeting.
2. February CSW Meeting - Langdon - 7 minutes
  Commissioner Langdon discussed her idea of changing the meeting date due to it landing on February 14^th and the scheduling of other events the commission is supporting.
  
  Motion to move the February CSW meeting to February 21^st at 6PM.
  
  Motion: Commissioner Quinn
  Second: Commissioner Brown
  
  Ayes: 10 Noes: 0 Absent: 2 Abstained: 1 Commissioners Fleming and MacDonald were absent (MacDonald absent for official CSW business). Commissioner Almond abstained as Chair.
  
  The motion passed.
3. Women’s Voices – Blalock and Whyte – 10 minutes
  Commissioner Blalock and Whyte reported that the survey would be available at the Women’s March. Surveyors would have the opportunity to participate by scanning a QR Code. Blalock mentioned that the survey would be translated to Spanish but would not be available for the Women’s Marches. Commissioners clarified their ad hoc requested $1,700 for their planned listening sessions and other efforts mentioned in their submitted work plan.
  
  Motion to approve $1,700 from the general budget for the Women’s Voices Ad Hoc
  
  Motion: Commissioner Quinn
  Second: Commissioner Connolly
  
  Ayes: 10 Noes: 0 Absent: 2 Abstained: 1
  
  Commissioners Fleming and MacDonald were absent (MacDonald absent for official CSW business). Commissioner Almond abstained as Chair.
  
  The motion passed.
4. New CSW Banner - Blalock - 3 minutes
  Commissioner Blalock discussed her proposal for purchasing a new banner and she presented the old banner to the commission. Fellow commissioners suggested two banners be purchased rather than one.
  
  Motion to approve the purchase for two banners with the new CSW logo.
  
  Motion: Commissioner Wood
  Second: Commissioner Quinn
  
  Ayes: 10 Noes: 0 Absent: 2 Abstained: 1
  
  Commissioners Fleming and MacDonald were absent (MacDonald absent for official CSW business). Commissioner Almond abstained as Chair.
  
  The motion passed.
5. Ad Hoc Access to Social Media - Almond - 3 minutes
  Chair almond advised that each ad hoc have one assigned person to access the commission Facebook page. Chair Almond took note of the assigned individuals.
6. March CSW Meeting at Petaluma Women’s Club - Almond - 5 minutes
  Chair Almond reported that the Petaluma Women’s Club is okay with allowing CSW to access their facility for the March CSW meeting but they were not interested in collaborating at this time. Chair Almond committed to following up and reporting back to CSW at the next scheduled meeting.
7. Report on Administrative Information – Almond – 3 minutes
  Chair Almond reminded commissioners to submit their bios and photos for the website.
COMMUNITY ISSUES, LIAISONS, AND COORDINATORS – 10 minutes
Program development updates not included above.
- ACCW updates - Blalock reported their strategic planning meeting will be held on January 26^th and that she would be coordinating with the new Solano County CSW on assisting with the survey created by Women’s Voices.
- Field Trip Ideas - Nothing to report.
- Human Trafficking Task Force – Three screenings of the film “Stopping Traffic” have been scheduled in three locations in the County.
- Junior Commissioner Project Updates – Nothing to report.
- Legislative Advisory Group – Nothing to report
  
  Motion to extend time for an additional 5 minutes.
  
  Motion: Commissioner Blalock
  Second: Commissioner Brown
  
  Ayes: 10 Noes: 0 Absent: 2 Abstained: 1
  
  Commissioners Fleming and MacDonald were absent (MacDonald absent for official CSW business). Commissioner Almond abstained as Chair.
  
  The motion passed.
- NWHA – Commissioners are coordinating a discussion with NWHA and have also purchased seed packets
- Sonoma County 2020 Centennial Coalition - A meeting is scheduled for next week and there is now a designee for marketing.
- Speaker Coordinator – Blalock mentioned a Verity representative would address the commission in the near future.
AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING
Proposal, discussion, and possible action items for next Commission meeting.
- Final budget for marketing ad hoc
- Ideas on how to spend extra money
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:29PM