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LYNWOOD WOMEN'S COMMISSION
AGENDA
JULY 11, 1995
3:00 P.M.
CONFERENCE ROOM AT CITY HALL
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CALL TO ORDER
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
June 13, 1995
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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 Sue 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 time 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:
1) Bios from speakers
2) Educational Materials
3) Pencils (per Ms. Lewis)
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paper
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Information
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Evaluation Form
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Pre /Post test
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folders (carol)
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
S'10 00 for youth /college students be set 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 funds 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 $ 864 00 instead for
the NACW Annual Conference to be held at Topeka, Kansas on July 14 -16,
1994
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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 commission 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
opropriation of 5864 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.
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The program is funded by a federal proram called the Center for Substance
Abuse Treatment for five years 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 agency 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 women' 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.