City of Santa Fe Women's Commission met May 10.
Here are the minutes provided by the commission:
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Members Present:
Voting Member Olivia Sloan
Voting Member Candice Flint
Voting Member Araseli Varela
Voting Member Gabriela Schwenker
Voting Member Vickie Gabin
Voting Member Kate Bienvenu
Voting Member Carla Bachechi
Members Excused: None
Others Attending: Julie Sanchez, Youth and Family Services Division Director
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Approval of minutes from April 12th, 2022
MOTION: Voting Member Schwenker moved, seconded by Voting Member Bachechi, to approved as presented.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Voting Member Sloan, Voting Member Varela, Voting Member Schwenker, Voting Member Gabin, Voting Member Bienvenu, Voting Member Bachechi
Against: None
Abstain: None
WOMEN'S COMMISSION MEETING Tuesday, May 10, 2022
City of Santa Fe
5. PRESENTATION
a. Presentation: Firefly Strategies presentation for proposed public engagement work to support the Women's Commission (Rubina Cohen)
Commission members had a discussion with Firefly strategies on next steps. Publicity and marketing was discussed – commissioners expressed interested in engaging the community on 1) what is already going on and 2) what is pressing needs and 3) what is being worked on in the community. Firefly strategies presented some options including surveying, social media outreach (to generate attention to the commissions work and policy) and using phone conversations as part of the survey.
6. ACTION ITEMS
a. Discuss and Approve: Motion to recognize and support Councilwoman Cassutt's efforts in increasing access to childcare (Vickie Gabin)
MOTION: moved, seconded by , to approved as presented.
VOTE: The motion was on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Voting Member Sloan, Voting Member Flint, Voting Member Varela, Voting Member Schwenker, Voting Member Gabin, Voting Member Bienvenu, Voting Member Bachechi
Against: None
Abstain: None
Discussion was had about the early childcare presentation from Councilor Cassutt. Director Sanchez gave an update on ARPA funding to support job development in the early childcare field.
7. DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Discussion: Report back from subcommitte work as discussed in April 12th meeting (Araseli Varela)
Subcommittee updates were discussed:
1. Networking/Engaging with Community Partners (Gloria and Catherine)
o Recommendations for webpage: logo, annual reports, create a calendar, basic facts, list members, newsletters, easy navigation.
o Recommendations for social media: facebook page, instagram, etc.
o Recommendations in print media: letter to the editor, promote women and girls publications, editorials, articles of interest, collateral. **Make sure items are accessible – bilingual, ASL, etc.
o Recommendations for radio and television: local radio – KBAC KTRC, KSW, public access on cable – Santa Fe Community Television
o Outreach and engagement with City engagement offices, city councilors, etc
o Create online survey to collect feedback
o Next Steps: Connect Commissioners with Office of Community Engagement
2. Support for Childcare (Olivia and Carla)
o Links on national resources and policies were shared
o Research on federal/state deadlines, how to get community voice into obligation deadlines
o Next steps: Need to know whats happening at the state level (ECECD)
8. MATTERS FROM STAFF
9. MATTERS FROM THE COMMITTEE
10 MATTERS FROM THE CHAIR
11. NEXT MEETING: June 14 2022
12. ADJOURN
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