COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
City and County of San Francisco
Regular Meeting
Agenda
Wednesday, August 27, 2003
5:00 P.M.
City Hall, Room 408
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102

Public comment will be heard before and/or during each agenda item

Roster

President Dorka Keehn                                  Commissioner Andrea Shorter
Vice President Emily Murase                         Commissioner Valerie Tulier
Commissioner Carolene Marks                      Commissioner Angela Williams-Cofield
Commissioner Juanita Miles              

1.      CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL                                                                       1 min.

2.      ADOPTION OF AGENDA                                         ACTION                           2 min.

3.      APPROVAL OF MINUTES                                       ACTION                           4 min.

Regular Meetings held Wednesday, July 23, 2003
Explanatory Document - Draft Minutes

4.  PRESIDENT’S REPORT                                      DISCUSSION                   5 min.

a.       Justice and Courage Panel
b.       Executive Director’s Review Process

5.  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT                     DISCUSSION                 5 min.
a.   Violence Against Women (VAW) Program Update
b.       Girls Report Update
c.       Association of California Commissions for Women (ACCW)
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            CONSENT AGENDA

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.

Note:  No items have been calendared for the Consent Agenda for this meeting.

6.   OLD BUSINESS                                                          DISCUSSION/ACTION

a.   Friends of the Commission                                                                                       5 min.
Discussion:  To discuss the Action Plan for the Friends of the Commission
Explanatory Document – Action Plan
b.  Commission  Visibility                                                                                               5 min.
Action:  To appoint a point person to meet with the Executive Director to brainstorm further issues
c.   Legislative Update                                                                                                    5 min.
      - SB 921 – Single Payer Legislation
      - AB 292 – Prohibit use of Children as Translators
      - AB 1342 – Adoption of CEDAW on the State level
      - Proposition 54 – Racial Privacy Initiative

7.   NEW BUSINESS                                                          DISCUSSION/ACTION             

a.   Shannon Dooley – Information about the San Francisco AIDS Foundation Marathon    3 min.
b.   Election for President and Vice President of the Commission                                      5 min.
Action:  To elect the President and Vice President of the Commission
c.       Managing Relations with Contract Agencies                                                            10 min.
Discussion:  To discuss policies and procedures dealing with issues that arise with contract agencies
d.   The Release of Battered Woman Prisoner Flozelle Woodmore                                     5 min.
Action: To decide whether to sign on to the letter to Governor Gray Davis requesting the release of Flozelle Woodmore
Explanatory Document – Letter to Governor Gray Davis

8.   REPORTS                                                                      DISCUSSION                 5 min.

9.   ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                    DISCUSSION                  5 min.

10. PUBLIC COMMENT                                                    DISCUSSION                  2 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 COSW’s future consideration.)

11. ADJOURNMENT                                                        ACTION                          2 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.

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 415-554-7724.  To obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance contact Donna Hall, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, City Hall, Room 244, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689, phone: 415-554-7724, fax: 415-554-7854, email: Donna.Hall@sfgov.org.  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.

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 Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code § 2.100 – 2.160) to register and report lobbying activity.  For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Ave., Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA  94102; phone: 415-581-2300, fax: 415-581-2317 and web site http://www.sfgov.org/ethics.