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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09192012_CSW Minutes (App) COUNTY OF KAUAI Minutes of Meeting OPEN SESSION Approved as circulated 10/17/12 Board/Committee: COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Meeting Date I September 19,2012 Location Mo'ikeha Building—Meeting Room 2A/B I Start of Meeting: 5:00 p.m. End of Meeting: 5:40 p.m. Present Chair Regina Carvalho; Members: Uli'i Castor; Savita Agarwal; Jade Battad Also Deputy County Attorney Mona Clark; Board&Commissions Office Staff: Support Clerk Lani Agoot; Administrative Aide Teresa Tamura Excused Kanani Alapa, Cherie Mooy Absent SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION Call To Order Chair Carvalho called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Approval of Regular Open Session Minutes of April 18, 2012 Ms. Castor moved to approve the minutes as Minutes circulated. Ms. Agarwal seconded the motion. Motion carried 4:0 Treasurer's CSW 2012-19 FY 2012/2013 Committee on the Status of Women Budget Report Chair Carvalho asked how much money was earmarked for the Leadership Conference and the Health and Wellness Fair. She wanted to know if these funds could be used for other events in this fiscal year since they were not used on the events they were budgeted for. Deputy County Attorney Mona Clark said she believed they could. Chair Carvalho asked if Ms. Castor could provide this information in her Treasurer's Report at the next meeting for further discussion. Communications CSW 2012-25 E-mail dated(6/6/12) from Hawaii State Committee on the Status of Women Representative Lisa Ellen Smith regarding Pulama I Ka Ohana Women's Health Conference, September 10 & 11, 2012 Chair Carvalho commented that she wasn't sure when the communication was received but if an email could be sent to Lisa Ellen asking her if in the future the Committee could receive any communications coming from the State as soon as she knows about them in order to better plan for the event. Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session September 19, 2012 Page 2 SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION Business CSW 2012-10 Discussion on co-sponsorship for FY 2012/2013 (On- going) (a) Communication dated(6/5/12 from Edie Ignacio-Neumiller, President of Kauai Zonta Club,regarding possible partnership with the members of the Committee on the Status or Women on their upcoming events Chair Carvalho shared with the Committee that the Zonta Club wanted to partner with the Status of Women and asked the Committee members if they were open to partnering with the Zonta club to which the Committee members responded in agreement. Ms. Battad said this would provide the Committee an opportunity to get involved with some of the Zonta Club's events as well. Chair Carvalho requested this be an ongoing item on the next agenda and that Edie Ignacio-Neumiller is invited to participate in the discussions. Chair Carvalho went on to say that recently she and Savita attended a Zonta Club meeting and it was a great way to get more exposure in the community. CSW 2012-21 Review and discussion on the information from Lisa Ellen Smith, State Commission on the Status of Women Representative, on several women's legislative bills that were presented at this year's legislative session Chair Carvalho informed the Committee that Lisa Ellen was in attendance at the Zonta Club meeting as well and gave a very informative presentation on the legislative bills. Chair Carvalho requested that this item be ongoing on the next agenda and that Lisa Ellen be invited to attend for further discussion on this matter. Ms. Castor commented that she thought she remembered Lisa Ellen Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session September 19, 2012 Page 3 SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION mentioning funding available at the State level that the committee could possibly use in the future. Chair Carvalho agreed and requested that this discussion also be put on the October 17, 2012 agenda. CSW 2012-22 Discussion on outreach to middle schools regardin issues ssues of self-esteem,body image peer pressure and making better choices Ms. Agarwal shared with the Committee that she felt support for young girls should start early and that middle school seemed like a good age. She said if the Committee wanted to focus on an older group of girls that she was open to that idea. Ms. Agarwal said that a lot of young girls lack a positive role model in their life. Ms. Agarwal said she wanted to empower young women to become strong women. Ms. Battad agreed with Ms. Agarwal that they were encouraging all things for women, for equality and the ability to stand up and be heard and to do great things for women. She also agreed that it needs to start when the girls are young and to show them women who are productive members of society and what they have done to be successful in spite of any odds. Ms. Battad agreed that a mentor or some type of an example would be beneficial. She said since they didn't do the Leadership Conference and they weren't going to do the Health and Wellness fair that maybe they could do something in this area. Ms. Battad said specifically that she knew that Waimea has had a lot of struggles and she felt it would be very beneficial and inspirational for them to have an event held in their area. Chair Carvalho asked for ideas about how to connect with Waimea High School. Ms. Agarwal suggested that they speak with the school Principal and counselors and team up with them. She said they would need to go to Waimea and give presentations and possibly offer after school sessions Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session September 19, 2012 Page 4 SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION with the girls who are interested. Chair Carvalho added that speaking with the PC & C's (Write it out?) in the schools who know families with issues as well as the Superintendent and ask if they could assist in connecting with the schools. Ms. Battad commented that Theresa Koki with the Life's Choices Program is an excellent resource. She said she was sure Waimea High School would be interested and thought Theresa could help with program ideas and implementation. Ms. Castor agreed that Theresa Koki would be a great resource. She said Ms. Koki could give the Committee some guidance as to where they could start because the youth needed help as well as the parents in the Waimea community. Ms. Battad added that the Committee on the Status of Women was in a restructure mode and that is why she feels partnerships are very important at this time. Ms. Battad stated that partnering up with the Zonta Club would be beneficial for the Committee because they are already established and would give the Committee a strong base to work from. Ms. Agarwal added that the Committee could partner up with anybody who is willing. Ms. Battad said she would be willing to contact Theresa Koki about their ideas and report back to the Committee. Chair Carvalho asked Ms. Battad to invite Ms. Koki to a meeting. Ms. Battad agreed and asked that this item continue on the next agenda for further discussion. CSW 2012-26 Discussion and decision making for October Breast Cancer Awareness Mini Walk Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session September 19, 2012 Page 5 SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION Chair Carvalho informed the Committee that Ms. Battad and Linda Bothe spearheaded the event last year. Ms. Battad said they had the idea that they wanted to "Paint the Town Pink"with people walking and talking and that she felt everyone really liked the event. Chair Carvalho discussed with the Committee possible dates for the Mini Walk, and the Committee decided on October 26, 2012, from 11:30 to 1:30. Further discussion took place regarding refreshments such as fruits, water, crystal light, and giveaways such as bags and breast exam information. The Committee decided to keep the name of the event the same as last years, "Paint the Town Pink". Ms. Battad asked if a request could be made to the Mayor allowing everyone to wear pink on that day for the event. Chair Carvalho added that the event could be put on the community calendar as well. She also suggested that the American Cancer Society should be invited to information to hand out to the participants. Ms. Battad offered to talk to Katie at the American Cancer Society and see what type of flyer information they had available to hand out. Chair Carvalho asked the Committee who had contacted the Police Officers last year that came and participated in the walk. Ms. Battad said they just showed up and followed the group and stopped traffic for them. She said she would send them an email and invite them again this year. Chair Carvalho said she didn't want all the work to fall on one person and that she would be willing to do the publicity for the event. She said she would make a flyer and send it to different organizations like the hospitals, the Zonta Club, and the Women in Need Shelter. Ms. Battad said that Ho`ola La`hui Hawaii attended last year and that they would be a good Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session September 19, 2012 Page 6 SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION source of contact as well. Chair Carvalho asked the Committee about the balloons they had last year and Ms. Battad clarified that the American Cancer Society provided the balloons. Chair Carvalho said she wanted to have balloons again this year and asked Ms. Battad to follow up with Katie on that as well. Ms. Carvalho asked if the helium tank for the balloons could be put in the budget. Ms. Battad said that last year they actually decorated the street and it was a lot of work. She suggested that this year in addition to wearing pink they carry the balloons with them to avoid so much work before and after the event. Chair Carvalho asked if anyone wanted to be responsible for the refreshments such as ice, a cooler, and fruits. Ms. Battad suggested they use paper cups and a cooler of ice water. Ms. Agarwal suggested they rent a water dispenser,possibly with Menehune Water Company. Ms. Battad also suggested Arizona Tea and Crystal Light as refreshments. Ms. Battad said she usually brings the jugs of water for the Halloween Spooktakular and would be willing to bring them for the event. The Committee discussed various fruits they could provide and decided on apples, oranges, and grapes. Ms. Agarwal volunteered to be in charge of the fruits. Ms. Battad inquired about the helium tank they hand last year and thought that Paula Morikami with Boards and Commissions provided the tank. CSW 2012-27 Discussion and decision making regarding Commissioner's commitment to the Status of Women Committee and a possible change to Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session September 19,2012 Page 7 SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION the number of Commissioners that sit on the board to address quorum related issues Chair Carvalho asked the Committee members to think of one person they know who might be interested in becoming a member of the Committee on the Status of Women. Someone they could rely on and who shared their same passion for women's issues. Chair Carvalho asked Teresa Tamura for an update on the application that had been submitted for a possible member. Ms. Tamura responded that the application had been processed and sent to the Mayor's office for approval. Chair Carvalho said she would follow up with Cathy in the Mayor's office. Chair Carvalho asked for information regarding the terms of each Committee member and when each term would expire. Lani Agoot said she would provide that information at the next meeting. Chair Carvalho reported to the Committee that Kanani Alapa has requested a leave of absence until the end of the year but was still on the Committee. She said that Anne Punohu was sent a letter thanking her for all her help with the Committee and that because of our issues with quorum she was asked to resign. The Committee discussed having a dinner and wanted clarification from the Deputy County Attorney if that was something they could do and if so, would it be an appropriate budget item. Ms. Clark said if they discussed Committee business they would have to notice the dinner. Ms. Battad requested that this become an agenda item for the October 17, 2012 meeting. Announcements Next meeting scheduled for October 17, 2012 at the Mo`ikeha Building, meeting room 2A-2B. Adjournment Ms. Battad moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:40 m. Ms. Castor seconded the motion. Committee on the Status of Women Regular Open Session September 19, 2012 Page 8 SUBJECT DISCUSSION ACTION Motion carried 4:0 Submitted by: Reviewed and Approved by: Lani Agoot, Staff Support Clerk Regina Carvalho, Chair ( ) Approved as circulated(add date of meeting approval). ( ) Approved as amended. See minutes of meeting.