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COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
City and County of San Francisco
Regular Meeting
Minutes

Wednesday, February 27, 2002, at 5:00PM
City Hall, Room 408
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102

DRAFT


MEMBERS PRESENT                                        STAFF PRESENT
President Carolene Marks                                        Rosario Navarrette
Vice President Dorka Keehn                              Ann Lehman
Commissioner Julie Burton                                        Rebecca Rolfe
Commissioner Juanita Miles
Commissioner Emily Murase
Commissioner Andrea Shorter

1.           CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL                                                  
President Marks called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm
Commissioner Valerie Tulier excused
Commissioner Andrea Shorter arrived at 5:10 pm
Commissioner Dorka Keehn arrived at 5:20 pm

          NO PUBLIC COMMENT


2.           ADOPTION OF AGENDA                                                  
          
m/s/c (Murase, Miles, Approved) To adopt the agenda for Wednesday, February 27, 2002, Regular Meeting.

NO PUBLIC COMMENT



3.           APPROVAL OF MINUTES
                                                  
m/s/c (Miles, Murase, Approved) To approve the minutes of the Thursday, January 17, 2002 Special Meeting.

m/s/c (Miles, Murase, Approved) To approve the minutes of the Wednesday, January 23, 2002 Regular Meeting.

m/s/c (Miles, Burton, Approved) To approve the minutes of the Monday, February 11, 2002 Special Meeting, with the correction that Commissioner Valerie Tuilier arrived at 3:10 p.m. not 3:40 p.m.

m/s/c (Miles, Burton, Approved) To approve the minutes of the Wednesday, February 13, 2002 Special Meeting.

          NO PUBLIC COMMENT


4.           INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ’S REPORT
§          FY 2002-03 Baseline Budget and Performance Measures: Ms. Navarrette submitted the department’s baseline budget and mandatory reduction plan. She is preparing talking points for the Commissioners outlining key budget issues. These will be forwarded to the Commissioners as soon as they are available.
§          Statements on Economic Interest: Ms. Navarrette distributed forms for the Statements on Economic Interest that Commissioners are required to complete by April 1, 2002. Ms. Navarette will schedule a training to update the Commissioners on changes to the Sunshine Law. The Commissioners request that this training be scheduled during a regular Commission meeting.
§          Women Making History: Ms. Navarrette informed the Commissioners that the awards for Women Making History will be on Monday, March 18th at 3:00 pm during the Board of Supervisors meeting. There is no reception scheduled for this event.
§          Domestic Violence Investigation: The proposed date of the release of the Domestic Violence Investigation Report has been moved forward. Approval of the report will be on the March Commission meeting agenda, and the report should be sent to Commissioners the week before the meeting. The press conference will be held the day after the Commission approves the report.
§          March Commission Meeting: The Regular Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 27, 2002 at 5:30 pm. has been moved to Tuesday, March 26, 2002 at 5:00 p.m. in order to accommodate attendance of all members of the Commissioner on the Status of Women. The meeting will be held at City Hall. Commissioner Murase proposed that the community meeting originally scheduled for Japantown, with a special focus on older women be scheduled for a time later in the year.

NO PUBLIC COMMENT

5.           NEW BUSINESS
Discussion regarding the request for the Commission to sponsor "The Road to Durban", a photo exhibit on the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. Clarification that the sponsorship requested is to join the exhibit organizers in hosting a small reception and that the Commission is not being asked to contribute monetarily.

m/s/c (Shorter, Burton, Approved) The Commission on the Status of Women lends its co-sponsorship to the photo exhibit "The Road to Durban".

NO PUBLIC COMMENT

6.           PRESIDENT ’S REPORT                               
§          Update on Executive Director Search: President Marks announced that the Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, March 12, 2002 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. At this meeting they will conduct additional first round interviews with candidates for the Executive Director position. The Commissioners have committed to conducting two interviews with all finalists for the position. Commissioner Murase will not participate in the first round interviews, but will participate in the second round of interviews.
§          National Association of Commissions for Women: Commissioner Miles is interested in attending the annual convention, which is scheduled to be in North Carolina in July. Since the Department’s budget has not been confirmed, it is not clear that there will be Department funds available to pay for travel expenses. Commissioner Miles will contact the Friends of the Commission on the Status of Women to see if they are able to provide funds for travel expense to this convention.
§          Friends of the Commission on the Status of Women (Friends):
·          Commissioner Shorter will contact the Friends with two possible dates for a potluck dinner, April 4, 2002 and April 10, 2002. Commissioner Shorter will also find a location for the potluck that meets accessibility and public meeting requirements.
·          In addition to the potluck, Commissioner Shorter will ask about the Friends plans for Women Who Make a Difference, and whether it is still possible to have a reception for the women honored at Women Making History.

NO PUBLIC COMMENT

7.           OLD BUSINESS
Strategic Plan: Ms. Navarrette presented the Proposed Policy Priorities for FY 2002-03. These priorities represent the third and final year of the three-year strategic plan adopted by the Commission in 2000. Given the limited staff available in the Department, and the potential for a staffing reduction in FY 2002-03, the Commissioners discussed the best way to prioritize the policy priorities.

m/s/c (Keehn, Miles, Unanimous) The Commissioners will all identify their top three priorities for the activities listed as "proposed" in the draft Proposed Policy Priorities for FY 2002-03. Commissioners will identify these top three priorities for the current year (FY 2001-02) and next year (FY 2002-03). The Commissioners will send these priorities to President Marks by March 15, 2002.           

8.           REPORTS                                                                      
§          CEDAW Report: Commissioner Murase reported that the Department of Public Works came to the CEDAW meeting on February 27, 2002 and provided an update on their progress in implementing CEDAW Task Force recommendations. Additionally, Task Force members will be contributing training materials and have offered to assist in the Commission’s proposed training on CEDAW.
§          Violence Against Women Legislation Report: Rebecca Rolfe reported that Elmy Bermejo, District Representative with Senator John Burton, has been extremely helpful in bringing our policy issue regarding eligibility for victim compensation insurance to Senator Burton. The Adult Sexual Assault Task Force (ASAFT) identified a need to change eligibility requirements that allow people on parole or probation for non-violent felony offenses to be eligible for victim compensation. Senator Burton has agreed to work with the Department on the Status of Women and the ASATF to bring this issue to the State Legislature this year.

N0 PUBLIC COMMENT                                                                                

9.           PUBLIC COMMENT                                                   
§          Beverly Upton, Executive Director of the Domestic Violence Consortium (DVC), spoke to the DVC’s commitment to working cooperatively with the Commission to address the potential budget cuts to the Department on the Status of Women. The DVC is committed to full funding for both the Violence Against Women grants program and the other Department programs. The DVC would like to work with the Commissioners and the Partners Ending Domestic Abuse to represent the importance of these programs to the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors.

10.           ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                  
§          Commissioner Shorter will not be able to attend the Tuesday, March 26, 2002 Commission Meeting due to a previous commitment.

11.           ADJOURNMENT                                                  
m/s/c (Keehn, Burton, Approved) President Marks adjourned the meeting at 6:50.



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 Avenue, 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/.