Minutes of the Regular Meeting March 7, 2012

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1 Minutes of the Regular Meeting March 7, 2012 I. Call to Order A. Roll Call Chair Teton-Landis called the meeting to order at 5:15 PM. The meeting was held at the Administration Building in Santa Barbara and was wheelchair accessible. Roll call followed and it was determined that a quorum was present. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT First District: Marybeth Carty Alejandra Gutierrez Melissa Walker COMMISSIONERS ABSENT Second District: (One Vacancy) Gwendolyn P. Hampton Gail Teton-Landis (Chair) Third District: Fran Clow Deborah Dawicki Kelly Gray (Vice Chair) Fourth District: (Two Vacancies) Martha Hight Fifth District: (Three Vacancies) No Commissioners Staff: Amber Lloyd, EEO Staff B. Welcome and Introductions of Commissioners and Guests Chair Teton-Landis welcomed everyone present. Commissioner Walker introduced herself and stated that she is a Journalist with Noozhawk isociety. Commissioner Dawicki introduced herself and stated that she was a prior Commissioner and welcomes her return. Amber Lloyd introduced the EEO Manager and Chair Teton-Landis Landis welcomed her on behalf of CFW. The CFW welcomed its newest commissioners to the group.

2 C. Public Comment There was no public comment. II. Regular Business A. Approve: February 1, 2012 Regular Meeting Minutes Commissioner Clow made the motion to approve the meeting minutes. Commissioner Hampton seconded the motion. Commissioners Walker, Dawicki, Carty and Gutierrz abstained. The motion carried. B. Announcements: Commissioner Carty announced the Women s Festival, March 9, 10, and she wants to hand out the CFW Resource cards at this event. Commissioner Walker stated that she would be in attendance and would assist in CFWs efforts at this event. Commissioner Carty met with the Women s Foundation of California to discuss the Special Report, Falling Behind, which details the impact of the recession and budget crisis on women and their families. Commissioner Carty requested to partner with the Foundation to hold the event during the Spring 2012 (May). Commissioner Carty announced that Supervisor Carbajal honored AAUW at the Board of Supervisors Meeting and she was presented a resolution. Commissioner Carty announced that she was attending a Health Forum in San Luis Obispo on March 15. Louis Capps will also be in attendance. Chair Teton-Landis announced the Mock City event, which benefits foster youth. Chair Teton-Landis invited CFW to attend the event and requested one or two volunteers to participate at the event. C. Accept Oral Report- Chair Teton-Landis Attendance at the monthly meeting of Harry s Foster Friends. A meeting was held with Pro-Choice Coalition (voices for planned parenthood) ACCW, Suzanne Doty, has been in contact with Chair Teton-Landis to sponsor a resolution, which was sent to the Commissioners. There was also a fundraiser in Orange County. The Chair met with Jarrod Schwartz from Just Communities and he would like to be a CFW guest speaker. D. Review, Discuss & Act: CFW Meeting Location-All The Commissioners were provided with five possible meeting locations: People Helping People (PHP), City of Solvang, City of Solvang YMCA, City of Solvang Courthouse and Santa Ynez Charter School. City of Solvang location is theatre style and does not appear to accommodate meetings of CFW. City of Solvang YMCA would present noise problems for meetings of CFW. Commissioner Dawicki presented PHP as a possible location. She stated that there was a cost associated with PHP $390.00, approximately, annually. The meeting room is located on the second floor. Vice Chair Gray suggested the City of Solvang Courthouse. Chair Teton-Landis recommended the Santa Ynez Charter School. The Commissioners were advised to ensure that they checked for ADA accessibility for parking, restrooms.

3 Chair Teton-Landis made a motion to approve spending $ on PHP for the conference room. Commissioner Carty seconded the motion. The motion carried. Commissioner Gray made a motion to secure the Courthouse first, Santa Ynez Charter School would be the second choice and PHP would be the third choice. Commissioner Carty seconded the motion. The motion carried. E. Review, Discuss & Act: CFW Service Awards -All The Board of Supervisors meets only three times a month, therefore the Service Awards will have to be presented in April; April 3, 10, 17. The Commissioners recognized that they wanted the Service Awards presented in Santa Barbara and the next meeting would be held April 17. Vice Chair Gray thought it was a good idea to honor Domestic Violence Solutions in each District. The First District nominated Domestic Violence Solutions. The Second District nominated Storyteller, which deals with homeless children, Assistance League. The Third District nominated Domestic Violence Solutions. The Fourth District needs more time. The Fifth District does not have any Commissioners. Commissioner Gray stated that she would assist the Fifth District. The Commissioners agreed that each District would nominate an agency that represented the CFW mission. Commissioners were informed that each District should have nominations, inclusive of agency information, contact information, paragraph, submitted by March 14. Vice Chair Gray made the motion to have the Service Awards presented at the April 17 meeting. Commissioner Carty seconded the motion. The motion carried. Commissioner Clow made the motion to award an agency dealing only with Domestic Violence from each District. Commissioner Dawicki seconded the motion. The motion did not pass. F. Review, Discuss and Act: Women s Literary Festival -All CFW has provided four scholarships in the past. Commissioners Gutierrez and Carty indicated that they wanted to attend on behalf of CFW, May 5. Commissioner Carty made the motion to award $ towards Good Friend and two extra scholarships. Commissioner Gutierrez seconded. The motion was carried. G. Review, Discuss and Act: Budget-All H. Review, Discuss and Act: CFW Action Plan-All

4 I. Review, Discuss and Act :Committee Updates-All 1. Outreach: Gutierrez 2. Health: Carty, Gray, Gutierrez, Teton-Landis 3. Violence Against Women and Children: Gray, Hampton Commissioner Walker was added to the Committee. 4. Events: Carty, Hampton Commissioner Carty reported that On May 4 there will be a screening of Misrepresentation of Women, by the League of Women Voters at Plaza Theatre in Carpentaria. 5. Executive: Teton-Landis Vice Chair Gray was added to the Committee. J. Meetings with Supervisors - All Chair Teton-Landis discussed the report on sexual education, SB71. The Commissioners were reminded of their commitment to meet with their Supervisors. K. Other Business All Chair Teton-Landis and Commissioner Hampton reported on AACW. Chair Teton-Landis introduced a resolution for the hosting of the United Nations 5 th World Conference on Women 2015 in San Francisco. The resolution was drafted from another agency. Chair Teton-Landis reviewed the resolution to send to Governor Jerry Brown urging the reinstatement of the California Commission on the Status of Women from the state budget. The resolution was drafted from another agency. Chair Teton-Landis made the motion to support the resolution for the hosting of the United Nations 5 th World Conference on Women 2015 in San Francisco. Commissioner Gutierrez seconded. The motion was carried. Vice Chair Gray made the motion to further review the resolution urging the reinstatement of the California Commission on the Status of Women within five days. Chair Teton-Landis seconded. The motion was carried.

5 L. Agenda Items for next meeting-all i. CFW Service Awards ii. CFW Literary Festival iii. Resolutions III. Adjourn Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Commissioner Hight. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Clow. Motion was carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:15 P.M. The next scheduled meeting will be held on April 4, Location will be determined.