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Home My Public Portal AboutA 2007-09-11 LYNWOOD WOMEN'S COMMISSION~~ ~~ f~~~ CITYt1F LYNWQOp CITY OF LYNWOOD CITYCLERKe nc~~c€ LYNWOOD WOMEN'S COMMISSION ~~G 3 0 zoos NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING September 11, 2007 3:00 P.M. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AGENDA Margaret Araujo, Chairperson Ethel Pacheco Mary Sue Lewis Commissioner Commissioner Call to Order II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Roll Call HM _ __ __ .~ «.s^ PfK °7t8t~t1Q~1~1>~'v1f2~i~t~egfQ 9 6ff ~- Sylvia Herron Dorothy Plummer-Jones Commissioner Commissioner IV. Certification of Agenda Posting V. Minutes Approval for August 14,2007 Regular Meeting VI. Goal Setting VII. Business Cards Adjournment: Motion to adjourn to the next regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber located at 11330 Bullis Road, Lynwood, CA 90262. City of Lynwood Lynwood Women's Commission Meeting Minutes Tuesday, August 14, 2007 3:00 P.M. City Council Chambers Call to Order: Chairperson Araujo called the meeting to order at 3:06 PM. Pledge of Allegiance: Lorene Reed, Friend of the Commission Icd the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Chairperson Margaret Araujo-Present Attendees Commissioner Dorothy Plummer-Jones- Lorene Reed, Friend Present Lien Stringfield, Friend Commissioner Ethel Pacheco-Present Lelda Hutcherson, Friend Commissioner Mary Sue Lewis-Absent Consuelo Marshall, Minutes Clerk Commissioner Sylvia Herron-Present Staff distributed Women's Commission binders to all members present. Staff announced to members that Commissioner Lewis was absent due to a death in her immediate family. Certification of Agenda Posting: Agenda was duly posted. Chairperson Araujo called for motion to approve minutes as read. Commissioner Herron motioned to accept the minutes as read. Commissioner Pacheco seconded the motion. Minutes approved. Chairperson Araujo asked Lo move to the next order of business which was goal setting. Commissioner Plummer-Jones suggested waiting until the next meeting as t'he forms to do the goal setting were nod in the binders. Members discussed the question of funding for various state Women's Commissions. Chairperson Araujo said that she would look into legislative funding. Staff reported that the Monterey Commission received $15,000 annually from the county. Commissioner Herron was asked about her address by staff and she verified that it is correct. Commissioner Plummer-Jones asked that Charlotte Lesser, Chair of the Los Angeles Women's Commission be invited ro speak at Lhc September 1 I , 2007 meeting. She made a motion to invite Charlotte Lesser to speak at the September meeting. It was seconded by Commissioner Pacheco. Commissioner Herron mentioned that October was the month for their Health Fair and that planning needed to be done. Chairperson Araujo said that [he Commission needed to organize themselves before doing other things. Commissioner Plummer-Jones agreed that members could read the materials in the book Lo get ideas for their activities. Commissioner Herron mentioned that the LA County June 10, 2007 Report, indicated that the commission met with City Council members each year. Staff reported to members that Lynwood was a member of the National Chapter and that CA Chapter status was being investigated. Staff explained that we could access the latest National ncwslcuers and forward or copy them for members. Staff sent a sheet around the room for members Lo record their email address. Those without email addresses would get the newsletters sent to them. Lorene Reed, Friend said that members should pull information and ideas from the National Chapter and implement them locally. Loreuc Recd, Friend suggested that Lhe Commission look at two goals. One was to form an Ad- Hoc Committee and the second was Lo establish a Commission budget Commissioner Plummer- Joncs made a motion to accept the two goals as staled. [t was seconded by Commissioner Herron. Chairperson Araujo asked for staff to bring a calendar of events for the upcoming year. Shc also requested that staff contact Lhe Los Angeles County Speakers Bm~eau and bring information back to the Commission. Commissioner Plummer-Jones voiced her concern with young women on Long Beach Boulevard. Lorene Reed, Friend mentioned that the Commission could partner wish local social service organizations currently providing services to young women. The final item on the agenda was business cards. Members explained how temporary cards may be better than expensive printed ones. Their request was for the City logo on one side and the women's silhouette on the other. Staff will look into printed a limited number of cards for the September meeting. Chairperson Araujo called for the meeting of the Women's Commission to adjourn at 4:02 PM. Commissioner Herron moved to adjourn the meeting al 4:02 PM. Commissioner Pacheco seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 4:02 PM. 2