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Wednesday, March 28, 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: 97 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 January 24 and February 28, 2007.
Action: To approve draft minutes from January 24 and February 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 -
The Asian Anti-Trafficking Collaborative will report on its public education campaign. 5 min.
V. 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. Res. 2007-008: Resolution Recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month
B. Res. 2007-009: Resolution Honoring Soroptimist International of San Francisco on the Occasion of its 85th Anniversary
C. Res. 2007-010: Resolution Recognizing April 27, 2006 as "Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work" Day
VI. OLD BUSINESS
A. Approve members of the Girls Committee Commissioner Shorter 10 min.
Action: To approve Passionae Anderson, Eileen Li, and Melissa Padilla as members of the Girls Committee.
Action: To adopt resolutions honoring the Girls Committee members.
VII. NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION/ACTION
A. Project Homeless Connect Judith Klain & Sharon Johnson 10 min.
Judith Klain, Director of Project Homeless Connect and Volunteer, Sharon Johnson will present information on Project Homeless Connect and upcoming events.
B. Dress for Success Renee N. Surcouf 10 min.
Renee Surcouf, Executive Director of Dress for Success will provide an overview of services provided by Dress for Success.
C. Department of Public Works Update Christine Falvey 30 min.
Christine Falvey, Director of Communications and Public Affairs will provide and update on the
implementation of CEDAW in the Department of Public Works.
VIII. 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.
IX. 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.
X. ADJOURNMENT ACTION 1 min.
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