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HomeMy Public PortalAbout07-12-94 LYNWOOD WOMENS COMMISSIONLYNWOOD WOMEN'S COMMISSION 11330 BULLIS ROAD LYNWOOD, CA 90262 AGENDA JULY 12, 1994 CONFERENCE ROOM AT CITY HALL 3: 00 P.M. REC i I CITY OF LYNWOOD CITY CLERKS OFFICE L ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS A. Call to Order B. Roll Call C. Minutes - June .14, 1994 II. COMMISSIONERS BUSINESS A. OLD BUSINESS JUN 3 01994 AM PM 71819110,11,12,11213i4 $ i 6 1. NACW Conference in Topeka, Kansas 2 Workshop B. NEW BUSINESS 1. Watts Health Foundation Program Ill. COMMISSIONER(S) AND PUBLIC ORALS ADJOURNMENT MOTION TO ADJOURN TO A REGULAR MEETING FOR A UGUST 9, 1994 IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL. L YNWOOD WOMEN'S COMMISSION MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JUNE 14 1994 0 The regular meeting of the Women's Commission of the City of Lynwood was held June 14, 1994 in the Conference Room at City Hall (The agenda was duly posted as prescribed by the Brown Act) Chairperson Mary Sue Lewis called the meeting to order at 3 10 p m. Members in attendance were Verna Culp, Mary Site Lewis, Della Mazziotti, Dr Betty Jackson, and Ethel Pacheco Staff members present were Carol De Jesus and Silvia Lara. Also present were Ann Fields Barbara Anthony, and Elizabeth Dixon. Minutes of May 10, 1994 were approved with minor typographical corrections. A . OLD BUSINESS 1. Discussion of Commissioners' Workshop Due to lack of preparation lime for the workshop, commissioners moved that the event be postponed until September 16, 1994, room # 2 at Bateman Hall. MOVED, SECONDED, AND CARRIED that the Commissioners' Workshop be postponed until September 16, 1994, room # 2 at Bateman Hall Commissioners mentioned that packages be put together, for the retreat and should include the following R 1) Bios from speakers 2) Educational Materials 3) Pencils (per Ms Lewis LYNWOOD WOMEN'S COMMISSION MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JUNE 14, 1994 ' 4) paper 5) Information 6) Evaluation 1 1 orni 7) Pre /Post test 8) folders (carol) 9 Commissioners also mentioned the need for flyers. Dr Jackson suggested that a fee should be charged,for the Workshop, $10 00 dollars_ for youth /college students, and $20 00 as a standard fee. MOVED, SECONDED AND CARRIED that a $20 00 standard fee and $10 00 for youth /college students beset as Workshop fees. Ms. De Jesus suggested to have a Souvenir Program to help with the cost of this event MOVED, SECONDED AND CARRIED that a Souvenir Program be established to help with the cost of the Commissioner's Workshop B. NEW BUSINESS 1. Discussion of appropriated funds: Staff explained that the fs{nds appropriated by Council for travel in 1993 to Albuquerque, New Mexico remained unused in the 1993 -94 fund account as a result of a miscommunication between former liaison staff and commission representative relative to travel arrangements Subject to Commission's approval, staff will prepare an agenda item requesting Council to allow the Women's Commission the use of the appropriated funds of S 864 00 instead for the NACW Annual Conference to be held at Topeka, Kansas on July 14 -16, 1994 LYNWOOD WOMEN'S COMMISSION MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JUNE 14, 1994 Commission further discussed that two representatives instead of one be sent to this conference. Dr Betty Jackson and Verna Culp were both the designated delegates to attend the NACW Conference. MOVED, SECONDED AND CARRIED that the connnission approved staff' submission of an agenda item requesting Council 1) to authorize the use of $864 00 originally appropriated for the Albuquerque, New Mexico Conference to use instead for the Topeka, Kansas Conference and 2) to allow an additional apropriation of $864 00 to send a second person to the conference. Also MOVED,SECONDED AND CARRIED that Dr Betty Jackson and Verna Culp will both be the Commission's representatives to the Topeka, Kansas Conference. 2. Presentation by representatives from Watts Health Foundation: Prior to the commission's meeting, Ms Dixon, a Friend of the Commission, contacted Chairperson Lewis for permission to have representatives from Watts Health Foundation speak on a program involving women's issues that she perceived would be of interest to the Commission. Mr Kensi and Mr Gibson from the Watts Foundation gave a brief overview of their program The program deals with along term residential facility for post partum women who have children also struggling with addiction to alcohol, drugs or combination of both. This treatment program lasts for about 6 months to sometimes a year as there are several phases the individual has to undertake. Under this intensive program, stress will be placed on education, clerical skills, etc Professional staff are readily available. LYNWOOD WOMEN'S COMMISSION MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JUNE 14, 1994 0 The program is funded by a,federal proram called the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment for five y ears and the program is now at its second phase. Due to the need being so great, there is an urgency to find a new facility for growth expansion, a type of living environment that will help the individual regain a direction in life. Thus, the Watts Foundation is seeking a facility in Lynwood for this pupose. However, the funding agencv requires that the Foundation should have affiliation with linkages in the City that are not only linked to the court system but to advocates for women and children committed to womens' issues such as the Lynwood Women's Commission. There being no further business, the Lynwood Women's Commission Meeting was adjourned at 5:45 p.m.