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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-09-09 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Friday, September 9, 2011, 10:00 a.m. Prosecutor’s Office Conference Room-Hilo PRESENT EXCUSED Kathleen Peters, Vice-Chair Katie Nova, Chair Kimberly Schneider, Secretary Carol Kitaoka Nancy Kelly, Treasurer Linda Ugalde Doodie Downs Elena Cabatu, HSCSW Commissioner Dawn Pung (ex-officio) Julie Mecklenburg, Corporation Counsel (ex-officio) CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 10:25 a.m. ROLL CALL A quorum was present. APPROVAL OF AGENDA N. Kelly moved to approve the agenda as submitted. D. Pung seconded the motion. The motion was passed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES D. Pung moved to approve the July 22, 2011 minutes. D. Downs seconded the motion. The motion was passed. TREASURER’S REPORT The treasurer’s report was circulated. N. Kelly reported that expenditures since the last meeting were meals, mileage allowance, and the registration fee for the International Women’s Leadership Conference. D. Pung moved to accept the treasurer’s report. K. Schneider seconded the motion. The motion was passed. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC None. CORRESPONDENCE rd A. Invitation from the Family Violence Interagency Committee for the 23 Annual Domestic Violence Family Peace Walk & Vigil “Commit To Change” on Friday, October 21, 2011 B. Letter from Valerie Takata, Complex Area Superintendent of the DOE, expressing support for the “Real Women” Creative Writing Competition Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer REPORTS A. Education 1. Urgent Services Directory N. Kelly reported that there are more directories to distribute. She suggested that CSW members update it next year before the fiscal year ends since there are funds available from the Prosecutor’s Office. 2. Equal Pay No report. B. Health 1. Women’s Health Month E. Cabatu provided a report on the Women’s Health Month PSA and the Ladies’ Night Out event. K. Peters said she wanted to make a comment about the PSAs. She suggested that CSW members brainstorm about any other method to disburse it because a lot of kids do not listen to the radio unless they are in the car with their parents. She wondered whether the PSAs should be on Facebook or on a social network. Another idea is to broadcast it in the classrooms in the morning when the students are in their homeroom. J. Mecklenburg suggested that CSW attach to another group that already has a lot of followers and get them to put out a PSA. CSW will think about it and report back at the next meeting. The target group should be intermediate and high school students. C. Liaison 1. HSCSW No report. 2. Legislative Update The Domestic Violence Victim Discrimination Law (Act 206, SR 229) passed out of the 2011 legislative session. D. Community Reports None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Essay Contest – C. Kitaoka J. Viernes reported that the initial packet to the schools was mailed out on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. CSW members who know a teacher personally could pass on the packet to him/her. J. Viernes offered to email the packet to the teachers if requested. 2 K. Peters asked if a home schooled individual is able to participate. She wondered if there is any organization for home schoolers. D. Downs mentioned that there must be some kind of home campus that the home schooled children have to report their grades to. K. Peters suggested that CSW mail an essay contest packet to the Youth Challenge Program. B. Hawaii County Women’s Hall of Fame – Committee No report. C. Teen Dating Violence Prevention (DVD) – N. Kelly/C. Kitaoka N. Kelly reported that the Prosecutor’s Office brought two presenters from Oahu on August 4, 2011 for a presentation on Teen Dating Violence Prevention in Hilo. Unfortunately, she was unable to attend. However, she heard that the presentation to the kids went well and it seemed that they “clicked.” The participants were the out of school youths (goodwill) and kids from the Youth Challenge Program. The kids do not really know what a good relationship is. They don’t have a role model in their family, not in their immediate or their extended, and not even on television. There is hardly any positive family television shows anymore so the kids don’t know what it is. A presentation was also given to service providers, mainly adults. However, the presentation did not go as well because the expectation of what the whole presentation was about was not clear so the participants came and had a lot of their own to share. D. Mentoring – K. Peters K. Peters said that she just started to do research and pulled out the top 20 of the fastest growing occupations in the country. She thought that CSW should stick with that list and brainstorm to see who would be found on that list. K. Peters asked if CSW members knew of possible people who would be a great mentor to come to a two hour luncheon to speak to girls. The committee should focus on women who is island raised, if possible. The luncheon will be similar to the mentoring luncheon that was held in the past with an open invitation to the career counselors and the girls seated next to someone they want to know more about. It will be done informally in a casual setting. D. Pung felt this mentoring idea sounds like a more durable plan. N. Kelly wondered if CSW would get the right people because in the past it was just a selected group of girls. The luncheon should be open to the public. She suggested that the luncheon originate on the Kona side first. K. Peters said the committee does not have a lot of manpower and money so it will be done informally. CSW needs to decide the cost of the lunch and how many 3 applicants will be accepted. A one page application can be submitted in order to make the selection. K. Schneider said she would like to contact K. Cert of Lifeplan to see how things are going and how they are moving along with their program. Perhaps the Women’s Health Month PSA could be disseminated through their group. She will provide a report at the next meeting. th E. 8 Annual International Women’s Leadership Conference – 9/20/11 K. Schneider and D. Downs will be attending the conference at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel and Resort. They will provide a report at the next meeting. NEW BUSINESS A. Budget FY 2012-13 J. Viernes distributed the budget documents to the Executive Committee. The program budget and final status report on program objectives are due by November 1, 2011. The six month progress report is due by January 31, 2012. N. Kelly said that instructions were given to submit a status quo budget. ANNOUNCEMENTS A. Next Meeting The next meeting will be held on Friday, December 16, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. in the Kona Mayor’s Office conference room. B. Schedules None. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 a.m. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, _______________________________ JEAN VIERNES, STAFF SECRETARY 4