Commission Meeting Minutes: September

Meeting of the District of Columbia Commission for Women
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Meeting Minutes

Location: Virtual

Meeting called to order: The meeting was called to order at 6:05 pm.

A quorum was present.

MOWPI Staff: Alex Chambers, Joya Matthews

Meeting Minutes: Tabled until next meeting.

1. Correspondence and Announcements: None
    
2. Report from Commission Chair:
   
   1. Welcome Back Introduction
   2. Committee Updates: No Committee updates commission will have virtual engagement for the rest of the calendar year and will work with MOWPI to engage with community partners in a virtual copacity
   3. Meetings: Next Commission Meeting will be held on October 13, 2020 commission executive officers nominations will be taken at the October meeting.
3. Report from Director Porter:

1. Recap of Women’s Equality Virtual Celebration
2. Shares presentation of COVID-19 priorities, Post testing sites
3. Importance of 4 priorities for community leaders staying informed, supporting the community, prioritizing your health, and staying engaged including examples of each the administration is doing including situational updates, community grants, testing and flu shot resources and community leader townhalls.
4. Frequent check-in’s with Commissioners during COVID-19
5. Reminders: Fill out census, next meeting, October 13, 2020, stay connected with Mayor Bowser and MOWPI via, newsletters and social media platforms for updates
6. Overview of First Virtual Service Projects: Excel Academy girls engagement and Self-Care kits
7. Open’s floor to Commission announcements

1. Commissioner Safarti shares she is working for the US Census and  emphasizes the importance of completing the census and encourages friends and neighbors to complete their census.
2. Commissioner Brockington shares virtual event open to the public, the POSSE Foundation. The POSSE Foundation is celebrating its 31^st year and its 10,000^th scholar.
3. Announcements/Good of the Order: None
4. Next Meeting Date: The next virtual meeting will be October 13, 2020.
5. Motion to Adjourn: Meeting adjourned at 6:48 pm.