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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 AGENDA
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
5:00 PM
Richmond Police Station
Community Room
461-6th Avenue
(Between Anza & Geary)
San Francisco, CA 94118
Theme: Accountability and Planning
Roster:
President Katherine Munter Commissioner Dorka Keehn
Vice President Carolene Marks Commissioner Jing Xu Lee
Commissioner Andrea Evans Commissioner Andrea Shorter
Commissioner Kay Gulbengay
Total Estimated Meeting Time: 1 hrs 42 minutes
I. CALL TO ORDER/ AGENDA CHANGES DISCUSSION/ACTION 3 min.
Remarks by President
Action: To approve the meeting agenda.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION/ACTION 3 min.
Explanatory document – Draft Minutes from October 24, 2007.
Action: To approve draft minutes from October 24, 2007.
III. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT DISCUSSION 5 min.
A. Executive Director's Report Executive Director Murase Explanatory document – The Executive Director’s Report discusses the work of the Department along
5 principles of the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW): 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.
IV. CONSENT AGENDA DISCUSSION/ACTION 5 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. Resolution Recognizing the Honorees of the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women 30th Anniversary Gala Luncheon
Arts & Culture Belva Davis, former Board President, Museum of the African Diaspora
Community Service Beverly Upton, Executive Director, San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium
Corporate Leadership Donna Burke, Regional Vice President, AT&T
Education Gwen Chan, former Acting Superintendent of Schools
Politics & Government U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi
Senator Barbara Boxer
Senator Dianne Feinstein
Philanthropy Luz Vega-Marquis, President & CEO, Marguerite Casey Foundation
B. Resolution Recognizing November as Native American Heritage Month
C. Resolution Recognizing Janice Mirikitani for her 40 Years of Service at Glide Memorial Church
D. Resolution Recognizing Kim-Shree Maufas for her service to the Department
V. NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION/ACTION
A. Domestic Violence Response Cross-Training Dr. Mark Morris 30 min.
Institute Year 1 Evaluation
Mark Morris of Mark Morris Associates, will report on the first session of the Domestic Violence Response Cross-Training Institute.
1. Trainer Perspective Emberly Cross
Ms. Cross will discuss community involvement in the training.
2. Training Impact Captain Marsha Ashe
Captain Ashe will discuss the impacts of the training on police officers.
B. Gender Analysis of San Francisco Commissions Policy Analyst Anu Menon 15 min.
Ms. Menon will present the gender analysis of Commissions in San Francisco.
1. Women's Policy Summit Goal Alix Rosenthal
Ms. Rosenthal will discuss the importance of gender balance on San Francisco Commissions.
C. Needs Assessment and upcoming Executive Director Murase 30 min.
Request for Proposal (RFP)
The Commission will review the Executive Summary of the Needs Assessment and will discuss the direction of the upcoming Violence Against Women (VAW) Prevention and Intervention
VI. OLD BUSINESS DISCUSSION/ACTION
A. Review of COSW Meeting Themes Vice President Marks 5 min.
Vice President Marks will review the proposed meeting themes for the Commission.
VII. PUBLIC COMMENT DISCUSSION 5 min.
This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Commission’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for Commission’s future consideration.
IX. ADJOURNMENT ACTION 1 min.
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