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Minutes of Meeting
OPEN SESSION
Board/Committee:
Committee on the Status of Women
Meeting Date
I April 21, 2020
Location
Teleconference via Microsoft Teams
Startof Meeting: 1:10 p.m.
End of Meeting: 2:06 p.m.
Present
Chair Darcie Yukimura. Vice Chair Regina Carvalho. Secretary Edith Ignacio-Neumiller. Treasurer Kathy Crowell.
Members: Deena Fontana Moraes and Erika Valente. Office of Boards and Commissions: Administrator Ellen Ching and
Commission Support Clerk Sandra Mura in.
Excused
Absent
SUBJECT
DISCUSSION
ACTION
The meeting commenced after its scheduled time due to members inadvertently accessing an
old Teams meeting. Chair Yukimura, Vice Chair Carvalho, Member Fontana Moraes and
Member Valente were signed into Microsoft Teams by video. Secretary Ignacio-Neumiller
and Treasurer Crowell called into Microsoft Teams and entered the meeting by audio.
Call To Order
Chair Yukimura called the
meeting to order at 1:10 p.m.
Attendance conducted by Roll
Call: Vice Chair Carvalho-
present, Treasurer Crowell -
present, Secretary Ignacio-
Neumiller-here, Member
Fontana Moraes-here, Member
Valente -here and Chair
Yukimura-present. Quorum
established with six members
remotely resent.
Approval of
A. Open Session Minutes of February 18, 2020.
Vice Chair Carvalho moved to
Minutes
approve the Open Session
minutes of February 18, 2020,
as circulated. Ms. Fontana
Moraes seconded the motion.
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Open Session
April 21, 2020
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SUBJECT
DISCUSSION
ACTION
Roll Call Vote: 6-Ayes, 0-Nays.
Motion carried 6:0.
Business
CSW 2020-01 Discussion and possible action on Women's History Month Essay Contest.
Theme: "Valiant Women of the Vote."
A. Committee members to review essays and finalize selection.
B. Discuss and formulate action plan for presentation of essay awards.
C. Discussion of other related matters.
Vice Chair Carvalho shared that the contest received 14 essays. The committee was emailed
a request to rate the essays and rank in order with one being the highest score. Commission
Support Clerk Sandra Muragin shared that an updated ranking grid was emailed 15 minutes
prior to the start of the meeting and reflected scores from all committee members. Chair
Yukimura placed the updated ranking grid on the computer screen for those on video
conference to view. Secretary Ignacio-Neumiller and Treasurer Crowell were on audio only
and were unable to view the updated grid.
The committee discussed at length several ways to accurately rank the finalist. The final
agreement was to delete all scores above "6" and total and average the remaining scores;
ranking the lowest score in first place. This could be completed by Ellen Ching and Sandra
Muragin after the meeting and committee members emailed the final score. They also
reiterated that there would be four $100.00 prizes to the essays that score the lowest.
Ms. Valente moved to approve
the following:
1. Rank the essays by lowest
score to highest score.
2. Top finalist is the essay that
scores the lowest.
3. Authorize Ellen Ching and
Support Clerk Sandra
Muragin to collaborate and
accurately compute the
committee scores.
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Open Session
April 21, 2020
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DISCUSSION
ACTION
Ms. Crowell seconded the
motion. Roll Call Vote: 6-
Ayes, 0-Nays. Motion carried
Ms. Fontana Moraes recommended that due to the COVIDI9 pandemic and to mitigate
6:0.
exposure, she suggested entrants be notified by an acknowledgment letter along with the gift
card or award prize by USPS mail.
Ms. Fontana Moraes moved that
in light of COVID 19 that the
committee mail letters and
awards to all essay entrants.
Treasurer Crowell seconded the
motion. Roll Call Vote: 6-
Ayes, 0-Nays. Motion carried
6:0.
The committee agreed that Boards and Commissions draft the letter and email to Vice Chair
Carvalho for her approval.
Vice Chair Carvalho moved to
approve Boards and
Commissions to draft
congratulations letters to the top
four finalist and email copy to
Vice Chair Carvalho for her
approval. Ms. Valente
seconded the motion. Roll Call
Vote: 6-Ayes, 0-Nays. Motion
carried 6:0.
Vice Chair Carvalho moved to
approve Boards and
Commissions draft
acknowledgment letters to the
remaining essay entrants and
email copy to Vice Chair
Carvalho for her approval.
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April 21, 2020
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DISCUSSION
ACTION
Secretary Ignacio-Neumiller
seconded the motion. Roll Call
Vote: 6-Ayes, 0-Nays. Motion
carried 6:0.
Vice Chair Carvalho moved to
schedule a Special meeting to
review essay finalist. Ms.
Valente seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: 6-Ayes, 0-Nays.
Motion carried 6:0.
Secretary Ignacio-Neumiller stated that she took vacation to be at this meeting and requested
that the special meeting start at 4:30 p.m.
Vice Chair Carvalho moved to
schedule the Special meeting
time to start at 4:30 p.m. Ms
Valente seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: 6-Ayes, 0-Nays.
Motion carried 6:0.
CSW 2020-03 Discussion and possible action on remaining funds in the fiscal budget
2019-2020.
The committee discussed and shared their opinion on what and how to spend the remaining
funds in the fiscal budget;
1. Ms. Ching proposed the committee purchase logo nylon bags.
2. Ms. Valente suggested they support an initiative that would further the promotion
and have a bigger impact for the CSW in the community. She requested to push this
discussion to the next meeting to allow everyone time to think about options.
3. Chair Yukimura shared the increase of domestic violence with the stay home
mandate along with online predators with children. She also promoted spending
funds to further initiatives in this community.
4. Ms. Fontana Moraes suggested everyone email their suggestions.
Vice Chair Carvalho moved to
schedule a special meeting, date
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Open Session
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ACTION
to be announced, to discuss use
of the remaining funds in the
fiscal budget 2019-2020 before
the scheduled May 19, 2020
meeting. Ms. Valente seconded
the motion. Roll Call Vote: 6-
ayes and 0-nays. Motion
Ms. Ching requested the committee email their suggestions on what to spend the remaining
carried 6:0.
funds to Ms. Muragin and allow Ms. Muragin to schedule the meeting after reviewing
available dates.
Announcements
1. Next Meeting: Wednesday, May 19, 2020, 5:00 p.m., remotely y Microsoft Teams.
Secretary Ignacio-Neumiller shared that Zonta Kauai was accepting applications for
scholarships to graduates, deadline is May 22, 2020. Interested applicants can go online:
zonta-kauai.org
Vice Chair Carvalho said HGEA and UPW was giving away food to their members every
Saturday, from 9am to l2noon.
Ms. Fontana Moraes said selected schools on Kauai are giving away breakfast and lunch to
students in K-12.
Chair Yukimura reminded that there will be a special meeting before the scheduled May 19
meeting at 4:30pm.
Adjournment
With no objections, Chair
Yukimura adjourned the
meeting at 2:06 p.m.
Committee on Status of Women
Open Session
April 21, 2020
Submitted by:
Sandra M. Muragin, Commission Support Clerk
( X ) Approved as circulated. 05/20/20
( ) Approved with amendments. See meeting minutes.
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Reviewed and Approved by:
Darcie Yukimura, Chair