2003-07-25 Family Violence Advisory Commission Minutes

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NEW BUSINESS nd A.Karen W. Î will be resigning as of September 2 - will be moving to Honolulu and hopes to continue volunteering on domestic violence issues. The commissioners wish to thank her for her time and energy. Lincoln A. Î those who submit an application to be on the commission should speak to their county council representatives and have their representatives put a good word to the Mayor for them. Patti B. Î to forward applications to those who have expressed a desire to be on the commission. Lee L. will inquire if there are any FVACÓs on the other islands. He is aware of one on Maui. The commission may want to partner with them on legislative items and projects. D.Karen W. Community that Care forum gives community leaders an over view of how a community can benefit from participating in prevention planning and implementation of effort. In the future, we may want to invite a representative as a guest and put this on as an agenda item. E.Patti B. Î FVAC projects for 2003-2004. Continue with our current projects - poster contest; DV-101 fine tuning and present training to the Mayor for other agency to possibly attend; public awareness and education by way of radio, magazine articles, articles in the newspaper, involve the faith community, County Newsletter, DV web page, County pay stubs, ads in the theaters, on going input on the gaps, concerns, and possible solutions to domestic and fa issues to be reported to the Mayor. Possible project ideas should be brought to th the next August 29 meeting. Lee Lord to facilitate a safety and technology training. Patti B. to e-mail a list to the commissioners for their input. Projects will be prioritized at the next meeting. Lincoln A. to find out how many voting and honorary members the FVAC can have. G.Emily N. Î CSAP program, which focuses mainly on women, -funding will be over on September 31, 2003. The state funded ADAD program for rehab will still be in existence so there will only be half a program. H.Patti B. FVAC meeting attendance. We need to make a better effort in attending the FVAC meetings. If anyone feels they are spread out too thin, you may want to stand down and let someone who has more time to give to this commission come on board. Patti B. will be calling the commissi individually. A new calendar, for the 2003-2004 will be distribu commissioners at the next meeting. Lincoln A. has stated that because this is an advisory committee many items do not have to be voted on by the committee. It 5