Meeting Information

Monday, May 12, 2008

4:00 PM

        City Hall, **Room 400** (Note Room)               

                     San Francisco, CA 94102

Roster:

                  President Katherine Munter                            Commissioner Dorka Keehn                           

                                    Vice President Carolene Marks                                   Commissioner Jing Xu Lee

                                    Commissioner Nicky Calma                             Commissioner Andrea Shorter

                                    Commissioner Kay Gulbengay                        

Total Estimated Meeting Time:   1 hr 27 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 April 23, 2008.

Action: To approve draft minutes from April 23, 2008.

III.       OLD BUSINESS                    

A.        Violence Against Women Grants (VAW)      

            1.  Funding Committee Recommendations               President Munter                               20 min.                          The Commission will review the funding Committee recommendations for the VAW Prevention and          Intervention Grants Program for       the 2008-2011 funding period. 

            2.  Public Comment

            At the April 23 Commission meeting, many parties provided public testimony on these recommendations.  Priority for public comment will be given, first, to individuals who did not provide public testimony on   this agenda item at the April 23 meeting and, second, to individuals who wish to comment on issues not    raised at the April 23 meeting.

            3.  Action: To approve the funding allocation of the VAW Grants Program for the 3-year              funding cycle beginning FY 08-09.  

IV.       ADJOURNMENT                                                                  ACTION                    1 min.

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