girls_committee
2009 2008 2007 2006 Commission on the Status of Women
City and County of San Francisco
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 130, San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: 415-252-2570 Fax: 415-252-2575
Web: http://www.sfgov.org/cosw Email: cosw@sfgov.org
Girls Committee
Monday, March 5, 2007
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 421
San Francisco, CA 94102
AGENDA
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.
II. ADOPTION OF AGENDA ACTION 5 min.
A. Action: To approve the agenda for the March 5th, 2006 Girls Committee Meeting.
III. ADOPTION OF MINUTES ACTION 10 min.
A. Action: To approve the minutes from the February 5, 2007 Girls Committee Meeting.
IV. INTRODUCTIONS & GIRL COMMITTEE BUSINESS DISCUSSION
A. Introductions 5 min.
B. DOSW A Report on Girls: Benchmarks for the Future
Executive Summary Review 10 min.
V. OLD BUSINESS DISCUSSION/ACTION
A. Graduate Intern Update 5 min.
B. Girl Fest Update – 2007 (July 19th – 22nd)
1. Girls Committee Support Resolution 15 min.
C. Girl’s Services Directory 30 min.
1. Girls Juvenile Probation Service Providers Contacts
2. Young Women’s Health Conference Contacts
3. Young Women’s Conference Contacts
4. DCYF Contacts
5. Youth Commission Contacts
6. SFUSD (including S.A.C. Contacts)
7. DOSW Directory Contacts and others
VI. NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION/ACTION
A. 2007 Girls Committee Projects
1. Committee brainstorming (February 2007) 5 min.
B. Girls Committee Chairperson Selections
2. 2 months per Committee Member 10 min.
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 15 min.
A. Upcoming “Girl-Focused” Events
1. SF Dept. of Recreation and Parks “Girls In Sports” Survey, encouraging girls to take online survey at http://www.sfgov.org/site/recpark_index.asp, located under the Department's Programs and Features Menu.
B. Women’s History Month: Women Making History San Francisco Event
1. Tuesday, March 6, 2007, 3:30 PM in the Board of Supervisors Chambers, City Hall, Room 263 then immediately following, a presentation in the Mayor’s Chambers, Room 201.
C. Upcoming Commission on the Status of Women Meetings
1. Wednesday, March 28, 2006 at 5:00pm – City Hall, Room 408.
D. Next COSW Girls Committee Meeting
1. Monday, April 10, 2007 at 5:00pm – City Hall, Room 034.
IX. ADJOURNMENT ACTION 5 min.
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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