Approved Minutes — original pdf

Approved Minutes

Commission for Women Meeting Minutes Wednesday, August 7, 2024 Commission for Women REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, August 7, 2024 The Commission for Women convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, August 7, 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 12:22 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Jocelyn Tau, Chair Angela Harris Katrina Scheihing Diana Melendez Pam Rattan Maria Fernanda Veloz Salas Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Commission for Women regular meeting on July 10, 2024. The minutes from the meeting on 7/10/2024 were approved on Commissioner Rattan’s motion and seconded by Chair Tau on a 6-0 vote. Vice Chair Bullard, Commissioners Austen, Bissereth, Glasser, and Serrata were absent. 1 Commission for Women Meeting Minutes Wednesday, August 7, 2024 DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. 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 postpone the item was approved on Commissioner Rattan’s motion, Chair Tau’s second, on a 6-0 vote. Vice Chair Bullard, Commissioners Austen, Bissereth, Glasser, and Serrata were absent. WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES 3. Update from the Documentary Film Screening Working Group. Commissioner Veloz Salas provided an update. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Dress for Success Presentation (Austen, Glasser) Update from the Documentary Film Screening Working Group (Tau, Veloz Salas) Update from the Quality of Life Working Group (Tau, Rattan) ADJOURNMENT Chair Tau adjourned the meeting at 12:41 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the 9/4/2024 meeting on Commissioner Rattan’s motion, Chair Tau’s second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Austen and Veloz Salas were off the dais. Vice Chair Bullard and Commissioner Serrata were absent. 2