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Home My WebLink About2019-04-02 Committee on the Status of Women MinutesHARRY KIM County of Hawaii Mayor COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN c/o 655 Kilauea Avenue • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808) 961-0466 • Fax (808) 961-8908 MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, April 2, 2019 10:00 am Location: North Hawaii Education and Research Center (NHERC) 45-539 Plumeria St. Honoka'a, HI 96727 CALL TO ORDER Chair Brooke Derby called meeting to order at 10:26am. ROLL CALL PRESENT Brooke Derby, Chair Mele Spencer Farrah -Marie Gomes Mihaela Ryer Andrew Langtry Diana Mellon -Lacey, Corp. Counsel EXCUSED Lee -Ann Heely, Vice Chair Jewel Castro, Treasurer Debra Ebreo, Recording Secretary Kami Bolster APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mihaela motioned to approve agenda. Mele seconded. Motion passed. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (March 13, 2019) • Add Kami Bolster as present. • Correct spelling of Diana's name from Diane to Diana. • On page 2, item C, add Sako as last name for Deanna. • Mele motioned to approve meeting minutes of March 13, 2019 with above amendments. Mihaela seconded. Motion passed. V. TREASURER'S REPORT A. March financials — no information received from Jewel. VI. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC — None VII. CORRESPONDENCE • A letter dated March 31, 2019 was received from the NACW acknowledging receipt of Hawaii County CSW's membership. Mele made this payment and will get reimbursed from Hawaii County CSW, then the State CSW will reimburse Hawaii County CSW. ACTION ITEM: Mele will follow-up with Lisa and Laney about reimbursements. Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer VIII. REPORTS A. No report from Hawaii State CSW. B. Andrew moved to approve renewing the CSW's membership to NACW for 2019 with the understanding that the State CSW will reimburse the County CSW for the $100 expense. Mihaela seconded. Motion approved. C. NACW's 49th Conference will be in Chicago on July 22-24, 2019. ACTION ITEM: CSW members who are interested in attending should notify Brooke as soon as possible. IX. OLD BUSINESS A. Teen Dating Violence — no report B. Real Women Essay Contest • RFP for the venue has been sent out with a respond by deadline of April 9. • All scores have been received and tabulated, so winners have been selected. Invitations will be sent out as soon as location and date are finalized. • We received notice from Lisa that all of the gift cards have been purchased. • We will have a form available at the luncheon for any students interested in reading their essay on the radio. C. Hawaii Island Women's Leadership Forum • We are looking at hosting a screening for Rise of the Wahine on May 21, 22 or 23 at the UH Hilo Performing Art Center. • We are still trying to determine ticket price. To encourage attendees to come with others, support each other, etc., the sub -committee is looking at creating an incentive for two tickets to be cheaper when purchased together as opposed to separately. • We are looking at potentially having a professional development session with Andrea Pro. • There will not be a Summit in 2019. We are looking at 2020 as the next Summit date. D. CSW Brochure • Mihaela received the CSW logos. • Still need more photos to include in the brochure. E. Family Services Directory • Lisa has the final electronic copy of the 2019 directory. • The paper has been ordered. • CSW will take the complete inventory when the order is done so that we can account for all copies. E F. Human Trafficking • Mihaela received a response from Hawaii CC. They do not have any students at this time who are interested in this project. • Mihaela reached out to Julie Mowrer at UH Hilo. They might have students who are interested in doing a video project on this topic. • Committee discussed desired outcome for this project. • Sub -committee will meet to discuss options and come back with a plan for project execution in next fiscal year. G. Equal Pay • Today is Equal Pay Day based on use of 2018 salary data. However, next Tuesday is the nationally recognized Equal Pay Day, which traditionally falls on the second Tuesday of each month. • Radio ads have not yet been recorded, but have been scripted. • Jewel and Brooke have been in correspondence with Lisa and Laney about how to get the ads paid. A portion will be paid by County CSW. The other portion will be paid directly from the State CSW. Lee Lord clarified with Deanna Sako that as long as County CSW did not engage in any contracts with the radio station, it was okay for the State CSW to pay the ads directly to the radio stations. • The target is to get the ads to run on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. • State CSW mailed Pay Day candy bars to Brooke. Farrah will print the labels and deliver to Hawaii County Council members. X. NEW BUSINESS A. New Programs + New Projects — None B. Update CSW Operating Guidelines • Started review of the document, but was short on time. Everyone is requested to review the document before the next meeting. ACTION ITEM: Send recommendations to Mele. She will compile before meeting. C. Form Nomination Committee for Elections Mihaela motioned to nominate Farrah, Mele and Andrew as the Nomination Committee for this year's election. Mele seconded. No discussion. Motion approved. XI. ANNOUNCEMENTS A. Brooke distributed a flyer from Alan for National Crime Victims Rights Week. Please share with others. XII. ADJOURNMENT A. Mele motioned to adjourn the meeting. Mihaela seconded. No discussion. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 11:51 am. B. Next meeting is on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 9:30am via video conference in Hilo and Kona. 3