2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 Thursday, August 18, 2005
NEW TIME: 5:30 PM
City Hall, Room 421
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102
Roster:
President Andrea Shorter Commissioner Jing Xu Lee
Vice President Angela Williams Commissioner Carolene Marks
Commissioner Andrea Evans Commissioner Katherine Munter
Commissioner Dorka Keehn
Total Estimated Meeting Time: 112 min.
I. CALL TO ORDER/ AGENDA CHANGES 1 min.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION/ACTION 2 min.
Explanatory document - Draft Minutes from July 27, 2005 Meeting
Action: To approve draft minutes from July 27, 2005.
III. PRESIDENT’S REPORT DISCUSSION 5 min.
IV. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT DISCUSSION 20 min.
A. Explanatory document-The Executive Director’s Report discusses the work of the Department: Justice & Courage, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), Public Outreach, Violence Against Women (VAW) Grants, Department Operations, and Upcoming Events.
B. Staff Report-Interns Alexandra Vasström and Julie Gamble will provide the Commission on a report on their work in the areas of human trafficking and gender parity, respectively.
C. Violence Against Women (VAW) Partner Agency Profile: Mary Elizabeth Inn
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.
V. CONSENT AGENDA DISCUSSION/ACTION 5 min.
Action: To approve the Consent Agenda.
A. Hispanic Heritage Month, Res. 2005-029: Resolution recognizing September as Hispanic Heritage Month
B. Elizabeth Aguilar-Tarchi, Res. 2005-030: Resolution recognizing Elizabeth Aguilar-Tarchi’s contributions to the Justice and Courage Project.
C. Letter to the Public Health Commission asking for the status of the Office of Women’s Health.
D. Paula Jesson, Res. 2005-031: Resolution recognizing the contributions of Deputy City Attorney Paula Jesson to the work of the Commission and the Department.
- Asian Women’s Resource Center , Res. 2005-032: Resolution recognizing its 21 years of service to immigrant women and their families.
- “Mother Brown” Barbara Jean Brown, Res. 2005-033: Resolution recognizing posthumously the contributions of “Mother Brown” to the community of San Francisco .
- Income Tax Credit, Res. 2005-034: Resolution recognizing the preservation of the Earned Income Tax Credit
- Elder Abuse Awareness Month, Res. 2005-035: Resolution recognizing September as Elder Abuse Awareness Month.
- Letter to Wu Yee Children’s Services recognizing their Butterfly Social 2005 fundraiser.
VI. NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION/ACTION
A. Entertainment Commission Robert Davis 10 min.
Robert Davis, Executive Director of the Entertainment Commission will talk about its work with exotic dance clubs in San Francisco and its policy around issuing permits to exotic dance clubs.
B. Trafficking Legislation and VAWA Act Eric Luce 10 min.
Assistant Public Defender Eric Luce will discuss his concerns related to current and proposed state and federal legislation that was developed to protect trafficked victims as well as the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and how the legislation impacts sex workers.
C. Election of Officers for 2005-2006 President Shorter 5 min.
The Commission will vote to elect the President and Vice President of the Commission for 2005-2006. At the July 27 meeting, President Shorter and Vice President Williams were nominated for another term.
Action: To elect President Shorter and Vice President Williams as President and Vice President for 2005-2006
D. Commission Retreat President Shorter 5 min.
The Commission will review the draft agenda for the Commission Retreat on September 23, 2005 .
Explanatory document-Draft Agenda for 09.23.05 Commission Retreat
Action: To approve the agenda for the September 23 Commission Retreat.
E. Concerns Related to Lead in Candy Commissioner Marks 5 min.
Commissioner Marks will discuss recent articles outlining increased amounts of lead found in candy and the impact on the children of San Francisco .
F. Women’s Equality Day President Shorter 5 min.
The Commission will discuss on its sponsorship of the California Women’s Agenda (CAWA) and the Women’s Building August 26th Equality Day event.
Action: To sponsor August 26th Equality Day event.
VII. OLD BUSINESS DISCUSSION/ACTION
A Labor Conditions of Exotic Dancers Commissioner Evans 10 min.
The Commission will hear an update on work being done regarding the labor conditions of the exotic dancers. The Commission will also discuss the status of the legislation being developed by the City Attorney’s Office.
Explanatory document-Letter to City Attorney Herrera
Action: To send a letter to City Attorney Dennis Herrera requesting a deadline for the legislation.
VIII.REPORTS DISCUSSION/ACTION
A. Justice & Courage Commissioner Keehn 5 min.
Commissioner Keehn will give an update on the work of the Justice & Courage Project.
B. CEDAW Committee Commissioner Williams 5 min.
Commissioner Williams will give an update on the work of the CEDAW Committee and discuss two candidates for the CEDAW Committee: Philip Ginsberg, Human Resources Director, and Sandra Holmes of the Controller’s Office to the CEDAW Committee.
Explanatory documents-Resumes
Action: To approve candidates for the CEDAW Committee.
IV. CLOSED SESSION DISCUSSION/ACTION 15 min.
A. Public comment on all matters pertaining to the Closed Session.
B. Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(b):
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: Executive Director
C. Reconvene in open session
Action: Elect whether to disclose any or all discussions or actions taken in closed session (San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a).
X. PUBLIC COMMENT DISCUSSION/ACTION 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 Commission’s future consideration.
XI. ADJOURNMENT ACTION 2 min.
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(Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)
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