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KATHERINE MUNTER
President
CAROLENE MARKS
Vice President
ANDREA EVANS
Commissioner
KAY GULBENGAY
Commissioner
DORKA KEEHN
Commissioner
JING XU LEE
Commissioner
ANDREA SHORTER
Commissioner
EMILY MURASE, PhD
Executive Director
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COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
Members Present Staff Present
Commissioner Andrea Evans (5:33) Executive Director Emily Murase, PhD Commissioner Kay Gulbengay Administrative Analyst Laura Marshall Commissioner Dorka Keehn Policy Analyst Anu Menon
Vice President Carolene Marks Senior Policy Analyst Ann Lehman
President Katherine Munter Grants Administrator Carol Sacco
Commissioner Andrea Shorter Policy Analyst Jill Tregor
Commission Secretary Cynthia Vasquez
Excused: Commissioner Jing Xu Lee
I. CALL TO ORDER/AGENDA CHANGES
President Munter called the meeting to order at 5:10 pm. President Munter thanked the staff and all those who attended the December 12th Gala Celebration of the Commission. The 30th anniversary event was a sold out success, which was the inaugural presentation of the CEDAW Awards where many dignitaries were present including the Mayor and District Attorney.
Action: Approved agenda. m/s/c/ (Marks/Gulbengay/Unanimous)
No public comment.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
President Munter explained that the November 14, 2007 minutes will be approved at the January Commission meeting.
No public comment.
III. EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT DISCUSSION
A. Executive Directors Report
Dr. Murase referred Commissioners to her written report and thanked the Commissioners, the Friends of the Commission, and staff for their work and support on the 30th Anniversary Gala Celebration. In a city-wide update, Dr. Murase reported that effective January 1, 2008 the living wage rate in the City and County of San Francisco will be $11.03/hour.
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
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.
A. Resolution Congratulating Patricia Lee on Receiving the California Wellness Foundation’s 2007 California Peace Prize
B. Resolution Recognizing Dr. Sandra R. Hernandez on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2007
E. Resolution Recognizing the Service of the Members of the Girls Committee
F. Domestic Violence Cross Training Institute Grant Writer Contract Approval
Action: To approve the Consent Agenda. m/s/c (Keehn/Marks/Unanimous)
Patricia Lee thanked the Commission for the honor and expressed how proud her father, who passed away on December 1st, would have been to see her receiving the recognition of her work serving the women in San Francisco since 1978.
Lisa Hoffman, Deputy Director representing Director Laura Phillips of the Department of Emergency Management, expressed appreciation for the Commission's recognition of Ms. Phillips' work.
Rachel West, Coordinator of the in Defense of Prostitute Women's Safety Project, who also received a proclamation from the Board of Supervisors, thanked the Commission for the honor. Ms. West explained that she has been working since 1980 to end violence against women and how rewarding it is to be recognized for her efforts.
Commissioner Shorter commended all the women for the work that they are doing to improve the lives of women in San Francisco. Commissioner Shorter also commended Patti Lee for her many accomplishments as a mentor of young girls in the city.
V. REPORTS
A. Health
Commissioner Marks has been invited to Sacramento to work with legislators on the "Every Women Counts" initiative. Commissioner Marks was pleased to announce that there will soon be a grocery store in the Bayview/Hunters Point community.
B. Justice & Courage
Commissioner Keehn reported that there are 2 openings on the Oversight Panel and there are 3 candidates that are currently going through the interview process. Candidates will be come before the Commission at the February meeting for approval.
C. Violence Against Women Prevention and Intervention Grants Program
Executive Director Murase refereed Commissioners to the Executive Director's report.
D. Family Violence Council
Executive Director Murase reported that co-chairs, Beverly Upton, Mary Twomey, and Kathy Baxter are developing goals and deliverables to be considered by the Council. The next meeting will be held on January 17, 3-5 pm, in the San Francisco Trial Courts Building.
E. Girls Committee
Executive Director Murase reported that the Girls Committee will be on hiatus for the month of January. Department staff works on recruiting new members. The current members will be working with a graphic designer to complete the Girls Services Directory.
F. Language Access and Association of California Commissions for Women
Commissioner Lee will provide an update at the January meeting.
G. CEDAW
Commissioner Gulbengay attended a human rights training sponsored by the Women's Institute for Leadership Development (WILD) for Human Rights with Policy Analyst Anu Menon, and was impressed with CEDAW implementation in San Francisco.
Senior Policy Analyst Ann Lehman and Ms. Menon provided a 2-day training in Fulton County (Atlanta) for senior county executives on the gender analysis tool.
Ms. Lehman encouraged the Commission to conduct a budget analysis of the City and County's budget now that they have begun to collect gender data.
Commissioner Keehn encouraged Commissioners to meet with the Mayor and members of the Board of Supervisors to brief them on CEDAW and possibly provide them training. Commissioner Keehn emphasized the importance of providing CEDAW training to the Mayor's Senior Staff.
Action: Commissioners resolved to request that the Mayor urge all departments to conduct a gender analysis of the proposed budget cuts for FY08-09, similar to what was done in 2003 as a result of the Gender Analysis of Budget Cuts Resolution that he, as Supervisors, authored.
m/s/c (Gulbengay/Keehn/Unanimous)
VI. NEW BUSINESS
A. Budget Outlook and Proposed Mid-Year Cuts
Executive Director Murase reported that in there is an expected $229 million budget deficit next year and the Mayor has instructed all department to meet a 13% cut to General Funds, or $263,973 in cuts for the Department. The Department has scheduled a budget briefing with the VAW Partner Agencies on December 18.
Commissioners agreed to meet with members of the Board of Supervisors in the next couple of months to convey the deleterious effects on the community of budget cuts to the Department of any amount. The following Commissioners agreed to meet with Supervisors:
· Vice President, Carolene Marks will meet with Supervisor Jake McGoldrick
· Commissioner Evans will meet with Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier
· Commissioner Gulbengay will meet with Supervisor's Bevan Dufty, Sean Elsbern and
Tom Ammiano
· President Munter will meet with Supervisor's Aaron Peskin, Carmen Chu, and Ross Mirkirimi
· Commissioner Shorter will meet with Supervisor Chris Daly
· Commissioner Keehn will meet with Supervisor's Gerardo Sandoval and Sophie Maxwell
Commissioners request talking points for their meetings with the Supervisors. Commissioners further requested discussion on how to safeguard funding for the Department legislatively as we serve an important population.
Commissioners Shorter and Gulbengay agreed to work as an adhock committee to strategically discuss budget issues and explore the different options available and report back to the Commission. Commissioners discussed using the Family Violence Council as a resource as members of the Council work in various city departments' that serve the same clients.
Beverly Upton, Executive Director of the Domestic Violence Consortium, encouraged the adhoc committee to meet before the January 17 Family Violence Council meeting so that they can get feedback from the Council on possible outcomes. Ms. Upton reported that the community agencies have offered to meet Commissioners, members of the Board of Supervisors, and the Mayor to discuss the direct impact of the budget cuts.
B. Proposed Charter Amendments on Women & Minorities on Commission
Executive Director Murase reviewed the proposed Charter Amendments by Supervisor McGoldrick to appoint more women to commissions, taskforces and boards for the City and County of San Francisco.
Commissioners requested a language change to continue to encourage more women to be appointed rather than making it a policy. Commissioner Shorter acknowledged the effort of Supervisor McGoldrick for taking an interest in having more women appointed policy bodies of the City and County of San Francisco. As reported by the Department at the November meeting, the Gender Analysis of Boards, Commissions and Taskforces revealed that many policy bodies should have a better representation of women.
Department staff reported that the city does not have a centralized location with vacancy information related to the appointed bodies in the City. It is important that this information be centralized and accessible to be able to have an accurate demographic profile of appointments. Department Staff has agreed to do a gender analysis of appointed bodies twice every mayoral term.
VII. OLD BUSINESS
A. Public comment on all matters pertaining to the Closed Session.
No public comment.
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B. Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(b):
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: Executive Director, Emily Murase.
Discussion.
VIII. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
The meeting was reconvened in Open Session at 7:30 PM.
A. Possible report on action taken in Closed Session. (Gov't Code section 54957.1(a)(2) and S.F. Admin. Code section 67.12(b)(2))
Action: Not to disclose action taken in Closed Session.
m/s/c (Shorter/Evans/Unanimous)
No public comment.
B. Vote to elect whether to disclose any or all discussions held in Closed Session. (S.F. Admin. Code section 67.12(a))
Action:Not to disclose any discussions held in Closed Session.
m/s/c (Shorter/Evans/Unanimous)
No public comment.
IX. PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comment.
X. ADJOURN
Motion to adjourn meeting. m/s/c (Keehn/Munter/Unanimous).
Meeting adjourned at 7:48 pm.
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