girls_committee
2009 2008 2007 2006 Girls Committee
Monday, July 2, 2007
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
City Hall, Room 421
San Francisco, CA 94102
Minutes
Chairperson: Ms. Madeline “Maddy” Ing
Members Present:
Maddy Ing (July Chairperson)
Eileen Li
Members Absent (excused):
Commissioner Andrea Shorter
Passionae Anderson
Members Absent (unexcused):
Talia Anderson
Dawn Liu
Melissa Padilla
I. CALL TO ORDER /ROLL CALL ACTION
Meeting called to order by Chair Maddy Ing at 5:15 p.m.
Roll call taken by Chair Ing and it has been noted that the Committee does not have a quorum. General introduction of members of the public.
II. ADOPTION OF AGENDA ACTION
A. Action: To approve the agenda for the July 2nd, 2007 Girls Committee Meeting.
Quorum was not present so action could not be taken.
III. ADOPTION OF MINUTES ACTION
A. Action: To approve the minutes from the May 16, 2007 and the June 4, 2007 (informational) Girls Committee Meeting.
Quorum was not present so action could not be taken.
IV. INTRODUCTIONS & GIRL COMMITTEE BUSINESS DISCUSSION
A. Introductions & Committee Paperwork
No paperwork for members to review at this time.
B. DOSW A Report on Girls: Benchmarks for the Future
1. Health
Committee agreed, at the June 2, 2007 meeting, to discuss “health” as the next topic from the Girls Report. Committee Member Li began the discussion by informing the committee of her summer internship work at S.P.U.R., the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association. Ms. Li talked about her studies of global warming and the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) study of urban communities by aggregated by cultural background. Ms. Li also informed the committee that the TRI study for Bay Area had not been broken down by gender yet, but had noted all of the city’s pollutants that caused cancer. Chair Ing inquired about specific locations. Ms. Li replied that the study focused on San Francisco and the East Bay.
Chair Ing inquired about the experiences of the visitors in the health education courses. Visitor replied that health and sexual education courses began for her in the 8th grade. Chair Ing replied that her sexual education courses began in the 9th grade. Ms. Li replied that she had read an article in the San Francisco Chronicle that not all public schools had sexual education. She had also seen in a web article, that is cost approximately $18,500 to provide sex education through Proposition H funding in 9 schools whereas it costs $50,000 to provide HIV/AIDS education but the article didn’t indicate how many schools that supplied.
Chair Ing solicited other ideas health issues and concerns from members and visitors. Ms. Li inquired with visitors about what might be important health issues for them. Member of the public replied that she liked that San Francisco had a lot of “free” information and products for health. Another member of the public said that there was a lot of attention on HIV/AIDS. Another member of the public indicated that all her classes on health education began when she was in the 8th grade but that she had forgotten most of the information. Ms. Li indicated that she had rarely seen any anti-AIDS commercials but the “TRUTH” health commercials focused on anti-drug use and not sex education for young people. She also indicated that Trojan Condom commercials mentioned using a condom only once and then it goes on with general discussion in the commercial.
Chair Ing moved discussion to body image and Ms. Li indicated that she read Seventeen magazine and their primary health topics were not so much about body image but rather fashion styles and managing menstrual cycles.
2. “Alcopops” Anti-Girlie Drinks Campaign and Rally
Policy Analyst Kim-Shree Maufas updated committee member Ms. Li on her role, with member Melissa Padilla, at the Alcopops Rally and Press Conference at the San Francisco State Building on 455 Golden Gate Avenue at 4 p.m. on July 18, 2007. She reviewed the literature in meeting packet that was provided by the Marin Institute in San Rafael, California and discussed the upcoming Alcopops survey, which will be conducted at Department in the Status of Women office in July before the press conference.
V. OLD BUSINESS DISCUSSION
A. Intern Update – Introduction of New Interns
Department on the Status of Women summer interns Rebecca Tang, a senior from Lowell High School from San Francisco’s YouthWorks Program, and Victoria Lee, a senior at Wallenberg High School from Enterprise for High School Students introduced themselves to the committee. Rebecca informed the committee that she had started her work at the Department only a few days before this meeting. Victoria told the committee that she had been working for a couple of weeks and helped prepare the meeting packets today.
B. Girl Fest Update – 2007 (July 19th – 22nd)
Chair Ing wanted to have the GiRLFeST Bay Area contacts list resent to her so that she could contact GiRLFeST Directors. Policy Analyst Maufas explained typical volunteer duties for the Young Women’s Health Summit at the Sanchez Elementary Site, so members of the Committee and the public would understand what was expected of them if they worked at GiRLFeST Bay Area on any of those days.
C. Girl’s Services Directory: Review draft and make last changes
Committee members were updated on progress of Girls Services Directory and what the directory lacked. Committee committed to supplying more drawings, poetry, and photographs so that the directory would not be a “dry” document, but one that girls and young women would want to use as a reference guide.
D. 2007 Girls Committee Projects: GiRLFeST: Review Marketing and Volunteer Outreach
Everyone at the meeting was encouraged to recruit volunteers for GiRLFeST Bay Area. Chair Ing indicated that she had discussed GiRLFeST Bay Area with several other girl-focused groups that she has been working with over the summer. Policy Analyst Maufas informed the committee that she had a growing volunteer list and that anyone could call or email her, at work, with names of additional volunteers.
VI. NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION/ACTION
A. CONSENT AGENDA.
“All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Agenda and are considered to be routine by the Commission on the Status of Women Girls Committee. They will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Commission. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Commission so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as a separate item. Members of the public may speak on each item listed on the Consent Agenda.”
Action: To approve the Consent Agenda.
1. Letter to U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi from Girls Committee requesting support for 2007 GiRLFeST Bay Area
2. Letter to Senator Carol Migden and Senator Leland Yee from Girls Committee requesting support for 2007 GiRLFeST Bay Area
3. Letter to Assemblyman Mark Leno and Assemblywoman Fiona Ma requesting support of the 2007 GiRLFeST Bay Area
4. Letter to each San Francisco Board of Supervisors, requesting support of the 2007 GiRLFeST Bay Area
5. Letter to Mayor Gavin Newsom, requesting support of the 2007 GiRLFeST Bay Area
6. Letter to the San Francisco Public Defender (Jeff Adachi) and District Attorney (Kamala Harris) requesting support of the 2007 GiRLFeST Bay Area
Quorum was not present so action could not be taken.
VII. PUBLIC COMMENT DISCUSSION
This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters that will fall within the Girls Committee’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Committee’s future consideration.
VIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS DISCUSSION
A. Upcoming “Girl-Focused” Events
1. 2007 GiRLFeST Bay Area sponsored by the Commission on the Status of Women’s Girls Committee
Thursday, July 19th - Sunday, July 22nd
Check program for workshop, film, and concert times and venues.
B. Upcoming Commission on the Status of Women Meetings
1. Wednesday, July 25, 2006 at 5 p.m. – City Hall, Room 408.
C. Next COSW Girls Committee Meeting
1. Monday, September 10, 2007 at 5 p.m. – City Hall, Room 034.
IX. ADJOURNMENT ACTION
Meeting adjourned at 7:01 p.m.
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