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REVISED COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
Community Meeting on Women & Economic Development
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
5:00 PM
Women's Building, Audre Lorde Room
3543 18th Street(between Valencia & Guerrero)
San Francisco, CA 94110
Roster:
President Angela Williams Commissioner Jing Xu Lee
Vice President Katherine Munter Commissioner Carolene Marks
Commissioner Andrea Evans Commissioner Andrea Shorter
Commissioner Dorka Keehn
Total Estimated Meeting Time: 128 minutes
I. CALL TO ORDER/ AGENDA CHANGES DISCUSSION/ACTION 1 min.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION/ACTION 1 min.
Explanatory document – Draft Minutes from September 27, 2006.
Action: To approve draft minutes from September 27, 2006.
III. PRESIDENT’S REPORT DISCUSSION 5 min.
IV. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT DISCUSSION 5 min.
A. Executive Director
Explanatory document – The Executive Director’s Report discusses the work of the Department: the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)’s Implementation of Women & Girls Human Rights, Right to Adequate Standard of Living, Right to Bodily Integrity, Right to Adequate Healthcare, and Human Rights of Girls to Education and Social Services principles.
V. CONSENT AGENDA DISCUSSION/ACTION 2 min.
All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Agenda and are considered to be routine by the Commission on the Status of Women. 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.
A. Res. 2006-049: Resolution Recognizing October as Latino Heritage Month
B. Res. 2006-050: Resolution Recognizing November 2006 as National American Indian Alaska Native Heritage Month
C. Res. 2006-051: Resolution Recognizing the Inaugural San Francisco "Walk to Cure Lupus" Event on November 4
D. Res. 2006-052: Resolution Marking the 16th Anniversary of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign
E. Res. 2006-053: Resolution Recognizing the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce's National Congress on the Economic Advancement of Women
F. Res. 2006-054: Resolution Recognizing Rina Bar-Tal and Tali Sachar with the Israel Women's Network
G. Res: 2006-055: Resolution Recognizing the 10th Anniversary of the California Coalition for Women Prisoners' Newsletter "The Fire Inside"
H. Violence Against Women Prevention and Intervention Grants Allocations for FY06-07
VI. NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION/ACTION
A. Bank on San Francisco Program Leigh Phillips 10 min.
Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector
Leigh Phillips will provide information on the new Bank of San Francisco program to help low-income individuals and families access low-cost bank accounts.
B. One-Stop Employment Centers Edwin Florentino 10 min.
Edwin Florentino, Marketing Manager with the San Francisco One-Stop Employment Consortium will review the services provided at the One-Stop Employment Centers.
C. Local Business Ordinance Maria Cordero 10 min.
Human Rights Commission
Maria Cordero, Contract Compliance Officer will review the new local business ordinance which replaces the Women-/Minority-Owned Enterprise Ordinance.
D. Small Business Commission Agnes Briones Ubalde 10 min.
Agnes Briones Ubalde, Director of Office of Small Business & Small Business Commission will discuss available city resources for small business owners.
E. 49ers Diversity Initiatives Lisa Lang 15 min.
Lisa Lang, Vice President of Communications for the 49ers, will report on the 49ers diversity initiatives.
F. Department of Elections Linda Tulett 5 min.
Linda Tulett, Deputy Director of the Department of Elections will review key voter information in advance of the November 7th elections.
VII. PUBLIC COMMENT DISCUSSION 45 min.
The Commission invites members of the community to comment on women and economic development and future areas that the Commission may choose to explore.
VIII. REPORTS DISCUSSION/ACTION
A. Health Commissioner Marks 2 min.
B. Justice & Courage Commissioner Keehn 2 min.
C. Girls Committee Commissioner Shorter 2 min.
IX. ADJOURNMENT ACTION 1 min.
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