REGULAR CALLED MEETING of the COMMISSION FOR WOMEN October 2, 2024 AT 12:00 PM Austin City Hall Boards and Commissions Room #1101 301 West 2ND Street Austin, Texas 78701 Some members of the Commission for Women may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Christi Vitela, 512- 974-2792, christi.vitela@austintexas.gov. Diana Melendez Pam Rattan Katrina Scheihing Josephine Serrata Maria Veloz Salas CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Jocelyn Tau, Chair Becky Bullard, Vice Chair Rebecca Austen Vanessa Bissereth Julie Glasser Angela Harris CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL AGENDA The first ten speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Commission for Women regular meeting on September 4, 2024. DISCUSSION ITEM 2. Presentation by Hanna Senko, Project Manager and Consultant, with an update on the Collective Sex Crimes Response Model (CSCRM) Task Force actions and division of work. 3. Approve additional members to the Collective Sex Crimes Response Model (CSCRM) 4. Approve the Commission for Women 2025 Regular Meeting Schedule. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Working Group. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Christi Vitela at the Office of the City Clerk Department at 512-974-2792, or email christi.vitela@austintexas.gov, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Commission for Women, please contact Christi Vitela at the Office of the City Clerk Department at 512-974-2792, or email christi.vitela@austintexas.gov.
Commission for Women Meeting Minutes Wednesday, September 4, 2024 Commission for Women REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, September 4, 2024 The Commission for Women convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at City Hall, 301 W 2nd St, Austin, Texas, Boards and Commissions Room. Chair Tau called the Commission for Women Meeting to order at 12:03 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Jocelyn Tau, Chair Katrina Scheihing Rebecca Austen Vanessa Bissereth Julie Glasser Angela Harris Diana Melendez Pam Rattan Maria Fernanda Veloz Salas PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1 1. Approve the minutes of the Commission for Women regular meeting on August 7, 2024. Commission for Women Meeting Minutes Wednesday, September 4, 2024 The minutes from the meeting on 8/7/2024 were approved on Commissioner Rattan’s motion and seconded by Chair Tau on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Austen and Veloz Salas were off the dais. Vice Chair Bullard and Commissioner Serrata were absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Presentation by Mia Johns, Executive Director, Dress for Success, on how the organization supports women in the Austin area in their career progression. The presentation was made by Mia Johns, Executive Director, Dress for Success Austin. 3. Discussion on the merits of a presentation by the Anti-Defamation League in the future. Discussed. Chair Tau and Commissioner Glasser sponsored a presentation by the Anti- Defamation League at a future meeting. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 4. Approve the formation of a Collective Sex Crimes Response Model (CSCRM) Working Group to devise recommendations in support of the CSCRM’s project objectives until completion. The motion to form a CSCRM Working Group “with the purpose of supporting the work of the CSCRM, keeping awareness of the issues and advocating for recommendations that are made by the task force and that the work of the Working Group concludes when the CSCRM concludes” was approved on Commissioner Austen’s motion, Commissioner Rattan’s second on a 9-0 vote. Vice Chair Bullard and Commissioner Serrata were absent. Commissioners Austen and Scheihing volunteered to join the CSCRM Working Group. WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES 5. Update from the Quality of Life Working Group on two meetings held in August, including meeting with the City Demographer and University of Texas researchers and a general update on the progress on the Quality of Life study. Update was given by Chair Tau and Commissioners Austen and Rattan. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS CSCRM Working Group …
Commission for Women 2025 Regular Meeting Schedule 1st Wednesday of each month 1. January 8, 2025* 2. February 5, 2025 3. March 5, 2025 4. April 2, 2025 5. May 7, 2025 6. June 4, 2025 7. July 2, 2025 8. August 6, 2025 9. September 3, 2025 10. October 1, 2025 11. November 5, 2025 12. December 3, 2025 *revised due to holiday
