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ANGELA WILLIAMS
President
KATHERINE MUNTER
Vice President
ANDREA EVANS
Commissioner
DORKA KEEHN
Commissioner
JING XU LEE
Commissioner
CAROLENE MARKS
Commissioner
ANDREA SHORTER
Commissioner
EMILY MURASE, PhD
Executive Director
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COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
5:00 PM
City Hall, Room 408
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102
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: 102 minutes
I. CALL TO ORDER/ AGENDA CHANGES DISCUSSION/ACTION 3 min.
- Remarks by President
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION/ACTION 1 min.
Explanatory document – Draft Minutes from March 28, 2007.
Action: To approve draft minutes from March 28, 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 the 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 principles.
B. Violence Against Women (VAW) Grants Program Anti-Human Trafficking Campaign -
Arab Cultural and Community Center 10 min.
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 National Action for Peace on Mother's Day
B. Resolution Recognizing the Pacific Asian American Women Bay Area Coalition in honor of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
C. Resolution Recognizing Latina news anchor Jessica Aguirre in honor of Cinco de Mayo
D. Resolution Recognizing the Contributions of Prosecutor Linda Klee
V. OLD BUSINESS
A. Nominations of Officers for 2007-2008 Vice President Munter 10 min.
The Commission will nominate candidates for Vice President of the Commission for 2007-2008. The election will take place at the May 23 Commission meeting.
Action: To nominate candidates for Vice President for 2007-2008.
B. Update on Needs Assessment Lisa Korwin 20 min.
Lisa Korwin, the consultant conducting the Department's needs assessment, will update the Commission on the project.
VI. NEW BUSINESS
A. "Women Breaking Barriers" Exhibit Don Romesburg 10 min.
Curator Don Romesburg will provide information on "Women Breaking Barriers: Women's Music from 1964 to 1984," an exhibit of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transsexual Historical Society.
B. Family Violence Council Legislation Commissioner Evans 20 min.
Commissioner Evans will provide a briefing on the Family Violence Council legislation, the product of an 18-month planning process involving community stakeholders and relevant government agencies to reinvigorate the state-mandated county Family Violence Council.
Action: To approve the Family Violence Council legislation.
VII. REPORTS DISCUSSION/ACTION
A. Health Commissioner Marks 2 min.
B. Justice & Courage Commissioner Keehn 2 min.
C. Violence Against Women Prevention and Vice President Munter 2 min.
Intervention Grants Program
D. CEDAW Committee President Williams 2 min.
E. Family Violence Council Commissioner Evans 2 min.
F. Girls Committee Commissioner Shorter 2 min.
VIII. 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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