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Home My WebLink About2021-08-18 Committee on the Status of Women MinutesCountyof Hawaii Mitchell D Roth, Mayor COMMITTEE ON TIME STATUS OF WOMEN c/o 655 Kiilauea Avenue - Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 (808) 9 61-0466 . Fax (808) 961-8908 MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, August 18, 2021 9:30am to 11:30am Remote participation via ZoomGov link: Join ZoomGov Meeting https://www.zoomqov.com/n/l 609887241?pwd=MXBrbm5ka3VVUkQzMEIHK016TXpoZz09 CALL TO ORDER Mihaela Ryer called the meeting to order at 9:33 am ROLL CALL PRESENT Mihaela Ryer, Chair Brooke Derby, Vice Chair Andrew Langtry, Treasurer Matapuna Levenson, Recording Secretary Shana Logal, Corresponding Secretary Farrah -Marie Gomes Evelyn Lee Mele Spencer Hannah Preston -Pita Cy Hoffeld, HSCSW Rep. Ex-officio Diana Mellon -Lacey, Corp. Council EXCUSED Laureen Martin, Corp. Council III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Brooke motioned and Mele seconded the motion to approve the agenda. Motion approved. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Brooke motioned and Mele seconded the motion to approve the July 21, 2021 minutes. Motion approved. V. TREASURER'S REPORT Andrew reported he received expenditure reports for the FY and we are up to date. He reported no expenditures for April and May. In June, $6,750 was spent on gift cards for the Equal Pay and Essay contests. As of the last FY, $3,067 was left in the budget. There are no July expenditures to report for the new FY. Puna motioned and Brooke seconded the motion to approve the Treasurer's Report. Motion approved. Discussion: Mihaela recommended that CSW members plan ahead to submit requests to fund projects due to delays in expenditure approvals. VI. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Countyof Hawaii Mitchell D Roth, Mayor COMMITTEE ON TIME STATUS OF WOMEN c/o 655 Kiilauea Avenue - Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 (808) 9 61-0466 . Fax (808) 961-8908 None. VII. CORRESPONDENCE None. Vill. REPORTS A. HSCSW liaison report • Cyd reported she was voted in as the new chair for HSCSW which is a 2-year term. Preparing for the 2022 Legislative Session. Gender impact assessment report on the impact of the Feminist Economic Recovery Plan for COVID-19. Ma`i Movement donations event- looking for outdoor venues. • Mihaela reported she attended the August mtg w/ HSCSW and committee chairs from all counties. Kauai shared their Feminist Recovery Report. 8/19 mtg. for the MMNHWG Task Force. • Cyd shared that HSCSW can provide funds if there are delays in expenditure approvals. B. Family Violence Interagency Committee (FVIC) None. IX. OLD BUSINESS A. Subcommittees a. Mihaela shared a word cloud she created based on HC CSW bylaws to define our values, purpose. She will go through individual subcommittees to f/u on. b. Communications - Mihaela i. New CSW brochures will be ready by Sept. 2021 ii. Family Services Directory - updated version will be published Oct 2021 • Farrah asked if you submitted info to check if it was captured accurately. Suggested including info on CSW in the blank space. • Mihaela motioned to include the mission statement in the services directory. • Farrah moved to amend the motion to include any edits within the next 2 weeks. • Mihaela motioned to approve the service directory to include any edits from the committee and CSW mission statement. Farrah seconded. Motion approved. iii. Social media presence -Allen emailed social media guidelines. Mihaela confirmed that the HC CSW can have a FB page. Countyof Hawaii Mitchell D Roth, Mayor COMMITTEE ON TIME STATUS OF WOMEN c/o 655 Kiilauea Avenue - Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 (808) 9 61-0466 . Fax (808) 961-8908 iv. Mihael informed that the space on YWCA website is not meant for storage of internal docs, but for materials shared to the community v. Brooke offered to set up a FB page and social media guidelines. vi. Mihaela motioned for the subcommittee to set up rules, procedures, and FB page before the September mtg. Brooke seconded. Motion approved c. Outreach - Shana i. Shana proposed the following subcommittee goals: • Support mission of CSW • Provide direct services to women of county • Be resources to women of county • Raise awareness in collab w/ Communications • Provide education and volunteer opportunities for Current Projects • Teen Dating Violence • Real Women Essay • Ma'i Movement No report. iii. Proposal • Draft resolution to designate 2022 as Year of the Mother. "Malama Makuahine" o Mihaela requested to expand the definition of ,'mother" to "parent" to be more inclusive. Kahea requested that we include formerly incarcerated women. d. Research - Puna i. Puna asked where data and research is currently stored ii. Shana said she would share the HT event survey and results iii. Diana shared that the County has a research and development dept. and she was willing to connect the subcommittee w/ them. Puna to follow up and get updated data for current status of women report. iv. Shana recommended that we include new census data. e. Legislative & Advocacy - Mihaela i. Subcommittee will come up w/ legislative ideas and identify partners. Diana recommended utilizing Cyd for resources on drafting bills ii. Human Trafficking July 30th Recent event had 70 participants. Mayor, Sen. Ocasio, Councilwoman Kierkowitz all spoke. iii. Equal Pay No report. Countyof Hawaii Mitchell D Roth, Mayor COMMITTEE ON TIME STATUS OF WOMEN c/o 655 Kiilauea Avenue - Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 (808) 9 61-0466 . Fax (808) 961-8908 B. ACTION ITEM: Mihaela requested for the next mtg, subcommittee chairs create specific budget proposals for each subcommittee X.ANNOUNCEMENTS None. XI. ADJOURNMENT Brooke motioned and Puna seconded adjournment. The motion passed and the meeting was adjourned at 11:29 am. Note: Minutes by Puna