City and County of San FranciscoDepartment on the Status of Women

COSW Meeting Information - November 21, 2014 - Meeting Minutes

COSW Meeting Information - November 21, 2014

                 COMMISSION ANNUAL PLANNING MEETING MINUTES

Wednesday, November 21, 2014

9 am - 3 pm

Duane Morris

1 Market Plaza, Spear Tower,Suite 2200

San Francisco, CA  94105

Members Present

President Nancy Kirshner-Rodriguez

Vice President Andrea Shorter

Commissioner Amy Ackerman

Commissioner Alicia Gamez

Commissioner Julie D. Soo

Absent

Commissioner Mary Jung

 

Staff Present

Executive Director Emily Murase, PhD

Associate Director Carol Sacco

Director of Women’s Policy Minouche Kandel

Fiscal & Policy Analyst Stephanie Nguyen

Executive Management Assistant Iris Wong

Policy Fellows Allison Ipsen & Elizabeth Newman

PAAWBAC Fellow Sarah-Maya De Guzman

 

  1. CALL TO ORDER/ AGENDA CHANGES

President Nancy Kirshner-Rodriguez called the meeting to order at 9:15 am and introduced the facilitator for the day, Beryl Michaels.

Action: To approve the meeting agenda as proposed.                                         m/s/c (Soo/Shorter/unanimous)

 

  1. PLANNING SESSION

Ms. Michaels facilitated the following activities.

 

  1. Top Three Priorities for the Coming Year

Participants were divided into four groups, and each group developed three priorities for the Commission. After reconvening and reviewing the priorities each group developed, everyone agreed on an overall set of priorities:

 

  1. Violence Against Women
  2. Economic Empowerment
  3. Gender in Policies

 

  1. Review Strategic Plan in Relation to Top Priorities

Participants were divided into three groups, each focused on a priority. They were tasked with reviewing the current Strategic Plan and cut out portions of the plan that relates to the priority and should be continued in the upcoming years.

 

  1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Action: To approve draft minutes October 22, 2014 and November 12, 2014.    

m/s/c (Ackerman/Shorter/Unanimous)

 

  1. APPROVAL OF THE 2015 COMMISSION MEETING SCHEDULE

Action: To postpone the approval of the 2015 Commission Meeting Schedule until the next Commission meeting.

m/s/c (Gamez/Ackerman/Uanimous)

 

  1. CLOSED SESSION

Commissioners agreed to postpone the closed session until the next Commission meeting.

  1. ADJOURNMENT

Action: To adjourn the meeting.                                                                     m/s/c (Shorter/Gamez/unanimous)

 

Meeting was adjourned at 3 pm.