February 23, 2011
COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
5:00 PM
City Hall, Room 408
Roster:
President Kay Gulbengay Vice President Julie Soo
Commissioner Katherine Munter Commissioner Carolene Marks
Commissioner Rebecca Prowda Commissioner Andrea Shorter
Commissioner Stephanie Simmons
Total Estimated Meeting Time: 1 hour 13 minutes
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I. CALL TO ORDER/ AGENDA CHANGES DISCUSSION/ACTION 2 min.
Remarks by President Gulbengay.
Action: To approve the meeting agenda.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION/ACTION 5 min.
Explanatory document – Draft Minutes from January 26, 2011.
Action: To approve draft minutes from January 26, 2011.
III. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT DISCUSSION 20 min.
A. Executive Director's Report
Explanatory document: The Executive Director’s Report discusses the work of the Department based on the Commission’s Strategic Plan which reflects the principles of the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). *Executive Director Murase will be at the United Nations this week. Acting Department Head Carol Sacco will be available to answer any questions about the Report.
B. Report from
Policy Director Ann Lehman will report on the human rights training that she and Senior Policy Analyst Anu Menon conducted in
IV. CONSENT AGENDA DISCUSSION/ACTION 10 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. Recognizing the 2011 Women’s History Month Honorees
B. Resolution Recognizing N’Tanya Lee of Coleman Advocates
C. Resolution Recognizing the Life of Bob Zimmerman
D. Resolution Recognizing Shelley Bradford-Bell on the Occasion of International Women’s Day
E. Resolution Recognizing Laura Marshall
F. Resolution Recognizing Nancy Goldberg, Recipient of the Lantos Humanitarian Award
G. Resolution Recognizing the Life of Carolene Marks
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Welcome to New Partner Agency Executive Directors 10 min.
1. Holly Pederson, Dream House
2. Monica Walters, Cameron House
XI. OLD BUSINESS
A. Commissioner Roles and Duties 30 min.
1. Ethics Commission Presentation
John St. Croix, Executive Director of the Ethics Commission, will provide an overview of Commissioner roles.
2. President Gulbengay will lead a discussion about Commissioner duties.
Action: To include Commissioner reports at Commission meetings on a regular basis.
VII. 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.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT ACTION 1 min.
Adjourn the meeting in the memory of Bob Zimmerman, the late husband of Policy Director Ann Lehman, and in memory of the late Commissioner Carolene Mark.
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