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HomeMy WebLinkAbout051612_Agenda Packet Regina Carvalho Members: Chair Jade Battad Cherie Moov Kanani Alapa Anne Punohu Vice-Chair U I i'i Castor Lisa Ellen Smith Secretary Ex-Officio Savita Agarwal Treasurer COUNTY OF KAUAI COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA Wednesday, May 16, 2012 5:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter Mo'ikeha Building, Liquor Conference Room 3 4444 Rice Street, L-thu'e, HI 96766 CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES Regular Open Session Minutes of April 18, 2012. BUSINESS CSW 2011-10 Discussion on co-sponsorship for fiscal year 2012-13. ((fin-going) ANNOUNCEMENTS Next Meeting-June 20 2012, 5:00 p.m. at the Mo'ikeha Building, in Meeting Room 2 A-1B. EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes, H.R.S. §92-7(a), the Committee may, when deemed necessary, hold an Executive Session on any agenda item without the written public notice if the Executive Session was not anticipated in advance. Any such Executive Session shall be held pursuant to H.R.S. §92-4 and shall be limited to those items described in H.R.S. §92-5(a), Discussions held in Executive Session are closed to the public. ADJOURNMENT cc: Deputy County Attorney Mona Clark An Equal Opportunity Eniph�yer PUBLIC COMMENTS and TESTIMONY Persons wishing to offer comments are encouraged to submit written|mmtiozonvo1 kumt24'booca prior to the meeting indicating: l. Your name and d[applicable, your position4itle' and organization you are 2. The agenda hem that you are providing comments on; and ]. Whether you will he testifying bz person or submitting written comments only. 4. 0[}mnz are unable to submit your testimony ut least 24hours prior|n the meeting, nleamoProvkie lU copies of your written testimony uCthe meeting indicating the name ofthe and While every effort will be made touopy, organize and cmUatcuUtcmdn�ouyreceived, cuatC�oJm received d�of�emee1�gor improperly identified may be distributed to the members after the meeting iaconcluded. The length of time allocated to persons wishing to present verbal testimony may be limited at the discretion of the chairperson oryrcaidionrnen/bcr. Send written testimony to: Committee ou the Status nfWomen Attn: McrccdeeyVnu Office of Boards and Commissions 4444 Rice Street, Suite l5Q Llhu^c, 8l 96766 }5-mail: ooyouo6d8aua .gov Phone: (0O0)24|-492O Fax: (800) 24l-5l27 SPECIAL ASSISTANCE If you need an alternate format or an auxiliary aid to participate, please contact the Office of Boards and Commission Support Clerk at(808) 241-4920 at least five (5) working days prior to the meeting. Committee on the Status of Women—May )h, 2O12 21 Px _�, o i 0 o� ��'T �,I ,�.4 COUN'ry OF KAUAI Minutes of Meeting OPEN SESSION 7 Board/Cominittee: I COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Meeting D,aate =April 18 , 2012 Location Mo'ikeha Building---Meeting Room 2A/13 Start of Meeting: 5:06 p.m,. I End of Meeting: 5:45 pm. Present Chair Regina Carvalho; Vice-Chair Kanarn Alapa; Members: Uli'i Castor, Cherie Mooy, and Savita Agarwal Also Deputy County Attorney Mona Clark; Board& Commissions Office Staff- Support Clerk Mercedes Youn; Administrative Aide feresa'famura Excused Absent Anne Punohu, Jade Battad SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION Call To Order Chair Carvalho called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m. Approval cif Regular Open Session Minutes of March 21, 2012 Ms. Mooy moved to approve the minutes as Minutes circulated. Ms. Castor seconded the motion. Motion carried 5:0 Business CAW'2011-10-10 Discussion on co-sponsorship for fiscal year 2012-13. (On- Ms. Alapa felt that the I labitat for Humanity would be a good organization to partner with and suggested that the Committee invite Jessica Calbo, Volunteer Program Coordinator for the Habitat for Humanity to a future meeting. She mentioned that she would contact Ms. Calbo to invite her. Chair Carvalho indicated that she would not be able to attend the Habitat for Humanity Women Build project on May 5"' due to another commitment. She encouraged the members to take pictures if they decide to attend. "I'lic Committee decided upon the fallowing organizations as co-sponsors for future events: American Cancer Society and YWCA, -—------------– Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session April 18, 2012 Page 2 DISCUSSION ACTION Chair Carvalho indicated that she would contact Ranae Hamilton at the YWCA to ask her if she would consider partnering with the Committee on future events. Deputy County Attorney Clark advised the members that they should have the names of the organizations listed in their budgeted for submittal before May 15 Ih when the final budget is approved by Council. Chair Carvallio mentioned that at a previous meeting, Ms. Morikami indicated that the budget was finalized however, she felt that the Committee should be able to make some adjustments. Deputy County Attorney Clark advised the members that they should list the narnes of the organizations that they would like to co-sponsor with no later than the next meeting for presentation to the Council. She explained that this would create a formal mechanism in which the Committee can have their name as part of the advertisement for the designated event. Staff informed the members that the Committee's budget falls under the Boards and Commissions budget and that their budget review had already gone before the Council. Ms Mooy questioned whether the Committee should chose an event in which they can just be volunteers rather than giving money; for example, the Mokihana golf tournament. Chair Carvalho suggested that the Committee plan something with the County's new Life Choices Kauai, formerly known as the Anti-Drug Office. -—-------- Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session April 111, 2012 Page 3 SI1i3J C'f DISCUSSION ACTION There was a suggestion that the Committee look into participating in certain events that other women organizations are holding. There was discussion on participating in the American Cancer Society golf tournament, an event that was held last yeah. 'Is. Ivlooy suggested the Humane Society. Chair Carvalho suggested that the Committee help women who have been previously incarcerated by holding motivational workshops and invite guest speakers from financial institutions to do a presentation on basic finance. She also inquired whether the Committee would be allowed to have refreshments at the event. Deputy County Attorney Clark explained that Section 20.02 of the County Charter t states that no officer or employee of the county shall(a) solicit, accept or receive, directly or indirectly, any gift, whether in the form of money, service, loan, travel, entertainment, hospitality, thing or promise or in any other form, under circumstances in which it can reasonably be inferred that the gift is intended to influence him in the performance of his official duties or is intended as a reward for any official action on his part. Chair Carvalho stated that it would not necessarily be for purchasing of leis or providing refreshments because the event would be for educational purposes. Deputy County Attorney Clark explained that Section 20.02 does not imply to the issues on how the Committee wants to Spend their money. Staff informed the Committee that any event that the Committee selects would have to be an annual event because it will be itemized in the budget. Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session April 18, 2012 Page 4 DISCUSSION ACTION Ms. Mooy suggested the Committee look into holding two (2) events a year, one of which would be the September Health Fair. Ms. Alapa stated that the issue is not that the Committee can hold the event, it's about co-sponsorship and that is why it was mentioned that it should be an annual thing. The Committee decided to select the Habitat for Humanity Women's Build program for next year's event. Chair Carvalho noted that she understood that funds are available from the State and that the funds could be allocated from the State for any island that has program initiatives. Staff explained that this process is different from the County's budget and that the Committee could request for funds from the State. Deputy County Attorney Clark explained that once the funds are granted by the State, the Committee must ask for Council's approval to accept the funds slated for that specific,event. Ms. Mooy informed the Committee that the State Commission is tinder a new leadership and that Sharon Ferguson-Smith, Executive Director for the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women is no longer there. In addition, Ms. Mooy mentioned that another event that the Committee might want to consider is the Domestic Violence Awareness event which is held at St. Michael's Church in Lihue annually. Chair Carvalho indicated that she would follow-up with them. Committee on the `status of Women Regular Open Session April 18, 2012 Page S SUBJECT I DISCUSSION ACTION CS1V 2012-01 Discussion and decision-making on participating in the 2012 Walk a Mile in Her Shoe Event& Ms. Mooy informed the Committee that this is an annual event which is scheduled for April 20, 2012, from 11:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. at the Kauai Community College. She noted that the event is not a fund raising event and is only to bring public awareness to domestic violence. CSW 2012-02 Discussion and decision-making on the Committee's 3"' Annual 1 assay Contest. Ms. Alapa suggested the essay should be typed, doubled spaced with a two (2)page minimum and focus on the theme"Educate Women and Change the World". Ms. Mooy indicated that she would look into what the exact date of the conference would be. Chair Carvalho asked when the contest should start. Ms. Mooy stated that the Committee should start the contest now to attract more participants to enter. Ms. Castor stated that she would contact Ms. Puni Patrick of the Kauai Youth leadership and invite her to attend the meeting in May. Ms. A1apa suggested that the eligibility requirements for the grades be changed from 6th grade to Stn grade through 12th grade. The members agreed. Chair Carvalho suggested that the flyers be placed at the libraries. Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session April 18, 2012 Page 6 ———---------- SUBJECT DISCUSSION AcTiON Ms. Mooy asked whether there would be enough funds for three winners. Chair Carvalho wondered the same thing. Staff informed the members that the total cost for last year was in the amount of$1500, which leaves$500 in the budget. Chair Carvalho suggested that this year the Committee should send only two (2)winners, including two (2)chaperones The members agreed. Ms. Mooy asked whether the Chair's travel cost would be covered, as she remembers the State at one time did cover the Chair's costs. She indicated that she would look into it. Staff will make the necessary changes to the flyer for distributiori by the members. CSW 20 Event. Chair Carvalho expressed her gratitude to all of the members for their help and also thanked the Office of Boards and Commissions for their assistance with this event. She felt that the slide show presentation was a little lengthy and suggested that a shorter presentation would have been better. She did however, enjoy the guest speakers who gave their own recollection of Ms. Frazer. Ms. Mooy stated that she was more interested in the cultural components of the program,that related to the translation of the English language to the Hawaiian language, rather than the person herself. Ms. Alapa appreciated the women from the "Substance of Hope" who chanted at the event. Committee can the Status of Women Regular Open Session. April 18, 2012 Page 7 SUB3f;C r DISCUSSION ACTION Ms. Mooy thought that topic was good and suggested that the Committee look into preparing for next year's event honoring someone from Kauai or the State who has a significant background in arts, history, literature, hula or someone who is an advocate for women's issues. Announcements Next meeting --May 1.6, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. at the Mo'ikeha Building, in the Liquor Conference Doom 3. Chair Carvalho voiced her concern that there seems to be a lack of communication from Ms. Smith other than a few emails; she asked what the status of her position at the State level. Deputy Attorney Clark informed the Committee that she does not have a whole lot of information to provide regarding that issue. Chair Carvalho noted that Ms. Smith should communicate with the Committee via a letter and provide them with updates from the State meetings. Ms. Alapa stated that whatever the issue is with Ms. Smith, she is not allowed to attend any County functions. Chair Carvalho asked what can be done to ensure that the Kauai Committee does not lack representation at the State level. Deputy Attorney Clark stated that because Ms. Smith is an appointee by the Governor, she would look into the matter and report back to the Committee at its next meeting. Staff asked Deputy Attorney (.lark to email that information to her for forwarding to the members. Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session April 18, 2012 Page 8 SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION Adjournment With no further business, Chair Carvalho, called for a motion to adjourn the At 5:45 p.m. Ms. Agarwal moved to adjourn. meeting. Ms Mooy seconded. Motion carried 5:0 Submitted by: Reviewed and Approved by: Mercedes Youn, Staff Support Clerk Regina Carvalho, Chair Approved as circulated (add date of meeting approval). Approved as amended. See minutes of meeting.