girls_committee
2009 2008 2007 2006 Girls Committee
Monday, August 6, 2007
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
City Hall, Room 421
San Francisco, CA 94102
AGENDA (draft)
Chairperson: Ms. Melissa Padilla
Members: Commissioner Andrea Shorter
Passionae Anderson
Talia Anderson
Madeline Ing
Eileen Li
Dawn Liu
Melissa Padilla
Public Comment will be heard before, during, and/or after each agenda item. Individuals have 2 minutes for public comment per issue.
Estimated Meeting Time: 120 minutes
I. CALL TO ORDER /ROLL CALL ACTION 5 min. (5:05)
II. ADOPTION OF AGENDA ACTION 5 min. (5:10)
A. Action: To approve the agenda for the August 6, 2007 Girls Committee Meeting.
III. ADOPTION OF MINUTES ACTION 10 min. (5:20)
A. Action: To approve the minutes from the May 16, 2007, June 4, 2007, and July 2, 2007 Girls Committee Meetings.
IV. INTRODUCTIONS & GIRL COMMITTEE BUSINESS DISCUSSION
A. Introductions & Committee Paperwork 15 min. (5:35)
1. Building Girls Committee Email List Serve
2. Review Girls Committee Application for Recruiting
B. DOSW A Report on Girls: Benchmarks for the Future
1. Health (continued) 15 min. (5:50)
2. “Alcopops” Anti-Girlie Drinks Campaign Report and Next steps
V. OLD BUSINESS DISCUSSION
A. Summer Interns Briefing 5 min. (5:55)
B. Girl Fest Bay Area Review 2007 15 min. (6:10)
C. Girl’s Services Directory 20 min. (6:30)
1. Final Draft to Assemblywoman Fiona Ma’s Office and progress report
D. 2007 Girls Committee Projects 10 min. (6:40)
1. GiRLFeST Bay Area, Girls Services Directory…What’s the Next Big
Project for the COSW Girls Committee? Refer to Brainstorming sheets.
VI. NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION/ACTION
A. CONSENT AGENDA. 10 min. (6:50)
“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 of Appreciation from the Girl’s Committee to the University of California at San Francisco’s Center of Excellence in Women’s Health Young Women’s Health Summit, Attention: Nancy Milliken, Director, for their work at GiRLFeST Bay Area
2. Letter of Appreciation to the San Francisco Unified School District , Attention: Carlos Garcia, Superintendent of School, for their work at GiRLFeST Bay Area
3. Letter of Appreciation to the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth, and their Families, Attention: Margaret Brodkin, Executive Director, for their work at GiRLFeST Bay Area
4. Letter of Appreciation to GiRLFeST Bay Area, Attention: Kathy Xian, Executive Director, for her work with the Girls Committee and San Francisco
5. “Alcopops” Resolution to support AB 346 and the Marin Institute’s general legislative efforts to reclassify "Alcopops" type flavored malt beverages from a beer/wine product to a distilled spirit product.
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 5 min. (6:55)
A. Upcoming “Girl-Focused” Events
1. Beginning of School (2007-08, Fall Session)
a. San Francisco Independent Schools – August 20, 2007
b. San Francisco Parochial Schools – August 20, 2007
c. San Francisco Public Schools – August 27, 2007
2. Press release for Commission on the Status of Women’s Girls Committee’s Girls Services Directory – August 29, 2007
3. Commission on the Status of Women’s Girls Committee’s “Girls Services Directory” release and press conference with Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, Commissioner Andrea Shorter and Girls Committee Members (exact date and location – to be determined)
B. Upcoming Commission on the Status of Women Meetings
1. Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 5:00pm – City Hall, Room 408.
C. Next COSW Girls Committee Meeting
1. Monday, September 10, 2007 at 5:00pm – City Hall, Room 034.
IX. ADJOURNMENT ACTION 5 min. (7:00)
American Sign Language interpreters and a Sound Amplification System provided upon request with 48-hour advance notice to 415-252-2570. Translation into languages other than English is also available with 48-hour notice. Limited accessible street parking available. Accessible MUNI Metro station in the Van Ness Station and lines are J, K, L, M and N. Accessible MUNI Lines are the 6, 7, 9, 42, 47, 49, and 71 lines. Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available. Meeting proceedings available in alternative formats. In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals. To obtain a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the meeting, please contact the Department on the Status of Women at least two business days before the meeting at 415-252-2570 (Voice) or 415-252-2550 (TTD). The Board of Supervisors has amended the Sunshine Ordinance by adding provision 67A.1. The provision is effective as of January 21, 2001. The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager or other similar sound-producing electronic devices. Explanatory documents: For copies of explanatory documents listed in this agenda, and other related materials received by COSW, please contact the Department on the Status of Women at 25 Van Ness Ave, Suite 130, San Francisco, CA 94102; phone: 415-252-2570, fax: 415-252-2575. Also, to the extent possible, documents will be available on the COSW website at http://www.sfgov.org/cosw.
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