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Home My WebLink About2014-10-10 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN MINUTES Friday, October 10, 2014 Convened at Waimea Center Suite 2C 65-1158 Mamalaoha Highway, Kamuela I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Hazel Beck at 9:09 a.m. II. ROLL CALL PRESENT EXCUSED Hazel Beck, Chair Farrah-Marie Gomes, Secretary Cyd Hoffeld, Vice-Chair Elena Cabatu (ex-officio) Mele Spencer, Treasurer Roxanne Costa Brooke Derby Carol Kitaoka Katie Nova Margaret Masunaga (ex-officio) Kim Schneider A quorum was present. III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved as corrected (Date of next meeting). IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of September 22, 2014 of the Committee on the Status of Women is amended to note the following correction: Location of the last meeting. Minutes were accepted as corrected. Request for a list of action items be included in the minutes. Mele suggests the development of Operating Guidelines for the Committee that would include the process of agenda development and the flow & timing of the minutes and the agenda. Action Item: Mele and Hazel will develop V. TREASURER’S REPORT Katie moved to accept the Treasurer’s Report. Kim seconded the motion. The motion was passed. Action Item: Mele to include miscellaneous detail in future Treasurer’s Reports VI. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC None - 1 - VII. CORRESPONDENCE None VIII. REPORTS A. LIAISON No report B. HAWAI’I ISLAND WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2015 1.Date – August 24, 2015 2.Venue – Hilton Waikoloa 3.Discussion on initial program and sponsorship 4.Brainstormed workshop topics that have sizzle and members would enjoy attending: i.Community Building ii.How To Build A Business iii.Financial Literacy iv.Thriving in College v.Leadership In The Home vi.Coming Into Your Own As An Adult vii.Asking For What You Want/Getting What You Deserve viii.Innate Skills To Get Ahead ix.Sister, I Have Your Back – Women Supporting Women x.Non-verbal/Body Language xi.Social Media Etiquette/Openness xii.Protecting Your Privacy on Social Media xiii.How To Serve In Your Community xiv.Turning No Into Success xv.Work/Life Balance xvi.Boomer Women Aging Well xvii.Wills & Estates xviii.Community-supported Assistance/Building A Village xix.Understanding Social Security xx.Single & Proud/Singlehood IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A.CSW BROCHURE 1.Brooke has experienced problems with her computer. Action Item: Brooke will finish brochure and send to Roxanne for distribution to Committee members. B.AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS 1.All corrections made. Kim Motioned for the By-Laws to be approved. Brooke seconded motion. Motion carried. 2.Nomination of Corresponding Secretary tabled until next meeting. Action Item: Hazel will sign the By-Laws and forward them to Roxanne for Mayor’s and Corporate Counsel’s approval. Action Item: Hazel to inquire if Roxanne Costa is interested in serving as Corresponding Secretary. - 2 - C.REAL WOMAN ESSAY CONTEST thth 1.Packets were sent to the schools on Sept. 15. Deadline for submission is Dec. 19. Entries are sent to Roxanne. Carol will compile them. thth 2.On Jan. 5 or 12, entries will be sent to judges. Judges have 1 month to critique the essays. Committee members indicate interest in judging the entries. There are usually 12 judges. 3.Suggestion is made to consider the Hilton as a venue. 4.The Awards Luncheon will be held on Sunday, March 29, 2015. 5.Suggest sending packets to Kanu O Ka Aina Charter School in Waimea and Makua Lani in Kailua Kona. Action Item: Brooke will promote the contest and the event on social media. X. NEW BUSINESS A.TEEN DATING VIOLENCE COMMITTEE 1.Teen Dating Violence Prevention DVD - Committee viewed the DVD. This project was developed by students 14 years to college age. The focus is on healthy relationships. Produced by Hilo High School’s Performing Arts Learning Center. The DVD focuses on 3 themes: i.How to express love & affection without ‘doing it’ ii.How to break up a romantic relationship in healthy ways iii.Family & friends Cyd’s group will take the DVD to Honolulu and present it to a broader audience, including church youth groups. Suggestion is made to include the DVD in the SWAG for the Women’s Leadership Summit in 2015. 2.Cell Phone Safety Wallet Card - After discussion, it was agreed that the cell phone safety wallet card would have broader reach as an app. Margaret suggested contacting David Cunningham of Global Virtual Studios in Kona. 3.Teen Dating Violence Prevention Conference 2015 – Discussion as to whether we can afford 2 events or 1 island-wide event. i.Carol suggested floating the 3 concepts to the teachers – Content and App Building Contest, Real Man Program and Teen Conference. ii.Format suggested as a plenary session with Dr. Jill Murray; students leave; rest of the day, Dr. Jill trains counselors, adults, parents, firemen and police. iii.Discussion about whether HPA would be interested in sharing expenses for their use of Dr. Murray. st iv.Suggested dates are 1 2 weeks in February. Action Item: Carol will ask about the use of the County buses. Action Item: Katie will draft a letter to the schools and Jill Murray contacts from April. She will send a draft letter to Hazel and Carol. Action Item: (Not assigned) Contact Jill Murray for availability based on HPA’s interest in sharing a week of Dr. Jill’s time – 2 days for us, 3 days at HPA. Also contact HPA. Action Item: Cyd and Carol will contact the teachers that we dealt with last April to determine interest in our projects. - 3 - Action Item: Mele will check with Elena & Roxanne to locate our banner (white), last used at the Real Woman Essay Competition in April. B.URGENT SERVICES DIRECTORY 1.– A volunteer with the Prosecutor’s Office will be updating the Urgent Services Directory and have it printed by the Hawaii County Support Services Division. 2. Brooke motioned to allocate $400 to purchase lavender-colored 11” x 17” #24 or #26 weight paper to be used for the Urgent Services Directory. Carol seconded. Motion carried. 3. Need to add a Teen Section to the Directory, listing information for Love Is Respect. 4. Committee would like to review draft of the Directory, ensuring a 1 week turnaround for comments prior to printing. Action Item: Request Roxanne to quote the above paper. C.FY 2015-2016 PROPOSED BUDGET 1. Reviewed the FY 2015-2016 Proposed Budget of $65,100. 2. Katie motioned to approve the FY 2015-2016 Proposed Budget as amended. Brooke seconded . Budget approved. Action Item: Mele to send draft to Hazel over the weekend for review. D.CARRY-OVER AGENDA ITEM 1. A decision was made to include the following item on next month’s agenda: ‘Formation and Selection of Members to three sub-committees: Content & App Building Contest, Real Man Program, and Teen Summit.’ 2.At the next meeting, the Committee will decide on the concept and objective for each sub-committee. 3.In the following month, sub-committees will be asked to report back with a timeline and list of resources required to carry out the objectives of each sub-committee. 4.If members are unable to attend the next meeting, they are requested to indicate which sub-committee they would like to be on so they can be included in the vote. XI. ANNOUNCEMENTS Next meeting is on Friday, November 14, 2014, via videoconference, from 10am-12pm. XII. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 12:35 PM. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY: Hazel Beck - 4 -