Commission for Women

MINUTES OF MICHIGAN CITY COMMISSION FOR WOMEN MEETING Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. West Conference Room in City Hall I. Call to Order: Dalia called the meeting to order at 5:02 pm. Present were Commissioners Dalia Zygas, Bonnie Schaaf, Kristina Isabelle, Sharlene Livesay, Nicole Florek, Faye Moore, Albertine Allen, City Council Liaison Sean Fitz- patrick. Absent: Jo Ann Engquist, Kay Hill II. Approval of Minutes of the Prior Meeting: Minutes from September meeting were incomplete. Isabelle forgot to include Commissioner Schaaf update on the Centennial program. Motion to table minutes until next meeting. 1st Livesay and 2nd Florek Motion passed III. Treasurer’s Report: Reminder to have the awardees com back and give us a re- port on their event or program. Motion to approve Schaaf, second: Livesay Motion passed IV. Grant Requests a) Proposed Change to procedures: Dalia drafted a new document to help the com- mission on ranking a project for funding. So as not to discuss in front of applicant and to be able to give feedback to the applicant. Need to amend and add a line that asks for amount requested on application form. b) Foster- Golden JazzFest Application: Ester Golden presented the proposal for fund- ing to support the 1st JazzNest Fest with a full day of programing at the First Presbyterian Church on Nov. 30th. Th event includes the history of Jazz and three musical acts and refreshments for free. Since no total request amount was listed on application and Commission noted that the application form needs to be changed to include a place to put in funding amount. The request amount is for $500. V. Old Business a) Women in the Arts event: We need to continue to find another date for the fundraiser as Dalia brought up we have been very generous and we need to make  sure we are able to continue to support programs. March seems to be a good time since we will be unveiling a lot of programs for the Centennial events. b) Womens Suffrage Commemoration: Bonnie Schaaf presents *see attached document for proposed programs and timeline. Proposal for a brochure for the commission events for the month. Giveaways for various events- tote bag, pens, wrist bands, etc. *See attached sheet with ideas and websites to order. -Poster and Essay contest This will require a sub-committee to help support Faye and Bonnie. Check with the Human Rights Commission on their guidelines, time- lines and prizes. Check with Joann on the roots of this contest idea. Possibilities to collaborate with Barker Mansion on a few events as well as the MC Public Library. VI. New Business: a) International Womens Day 2020 In March Create a month long program in collabo- ration with Ester Golden and the Nest. Every Sunday events in regards to Suffrage and the history of the ratification of women’s right to vote. Proposed programs to be determined may include: Tributes and the history, Music Protest songs, Laura Scrug- gs documentary film maker and sharing films, comedy event. VII. Public Comments: None IX. Council Liaison Comments: Sean informed the commission that the ordinance to include a Treasurer was approved and ordinance has been amended. IIX. Commissioners Comments: Nominating committee to help with the transition to the new position for December meeting. Faye, Joann and Dalia to call commissioners prior to January meeting. Acknowledge the amazing work that Bonnie is putting into programming. Dalia - There is a call for people to be involved in a Scream photoshoot for a Lubeznik work. Motions to adjourn meeting Livesay and second Allen. Meeting adjourned 6:14pm Next Meeting: Thursday December 19, 2019 5:00pm