Meeting Information

COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

City and County of San Francisco

Neighborhood Meeting

Wednesday, July 26, 2000 at 5:30 P.M.

San Francisco Public Library Bayview-Walden Branch

5057 Third Street (at Revere)

San Francisco, California 94124

American Sign Language interpreters and a Sound Amplification System provided upon request with 48-hour advance notice to 415-252-2570. Limited accessible street parking available. Accessible MUNI Lines are the 15, 44, 23 and 24 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 make arrangements or for accessibility information, contact Rosario Navarrette at 415-252-2570 (Voice) or 415-252-2550 (TDD).

AMENDED AGENDA

Roster:

President Juanita Miles

Vice President Carolene Marks

Commissioner Dorka Keehn

Commissioner Emily Murase

Commissioner Andrea Shorter

Commissioner Valerie Tulier

** Public Comment will be heard during each agenda item.

1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA (ACTION ITEM)

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

· Special Meeting held Wednesday, June 28, 2000 (Action Item)

4. PRESIDENT’S REPORT

· Certificates of Merit for Ms. Ruby Dee, Ms. Helena-Joyce Wright, and the Oakland Ensemble Theatre (Discussion Item)

· Monthly Conferences with Vice President Marks and Sonia Melara, Executive Director (Discussion Item)

5. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT

· National Association of Commissions for Women Convention (Discussion Item)

6. NEW BUSINESS

· Presentation by Tracy Brown on the YWCA Mission Girls Services (Discussion Item)

· Presentation by Deborah Alvarez-Rodriguez on the status of childcare in the new year’s budget, gender parity issues in DCYF funding and SafeStart Project (Discussion Item)

· Presentation on United Council of Human Services-Barbara Brown (Discussion Item)

· Presentation on WFN Women’s Financial Network (Discussion Item)

· Violence Against Women Emergency Fund Report-Beverly Upton, Director, W.O.M.A.N., Inc. (Discussion Item)

7. REPORTS

· Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Task Force (Discussion Item)

· Updates (time permitting-Discussion Item):

· Living wage

· SFUSD Sexual Harassment Prevention Program

· Paid Parental Leave

8. PUBLIC COMMENT

9. ANNOUNCEMENTS BY COMMISSIONERS (Discussion Item)

10. ADJOURNMENT

Know Your Rights under the Sunshine Ordinance

(Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance, or to report a violation of the Ordinance, contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force at 415-554-4851. To obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, Rachel Arnstine O’Hara, Clerk, City Hall, Room 362, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102-4683, phone: 415-554-6171, fax: 415-554-6177, email: rachel_arnstineo’hara@ci.sf.ca.us. Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can also be obtained from the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s website at www.sfgov.org. To review or obtain documents referred to on agenda, contact Kit Chau at 25 Van Ness Ave, Room 130, San Francisco, CA 94102; phone: 415-252-2570, fax: 415-252-2575.

Attention: Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (SF Admin Code 16.520 - 16.534) to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 1390 Market Street #701, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone 415-554-9510, fax 415-703-0121 and web site http://sfgov.org/ethics.