Name of committee

QCCAV Steering Committee

Date of Meeting

October 13^th, 2010.

Members that attended meeting

Cheryl Clarke, Sally Fremr, Teresa Gauthier,  Kate Lightfoot,  Karen McCoy, Sarah Phoenix, Ashley Porlier (Coordinator), Steven Starbuck, Lisa Warriner

Regrets

Michele Arsenault, Kim Charlebois, Catherine Fisher, Kim Howard, Kelly Liman, Susan Sweetman,  Sandy Watson-Moyles

Review of last minutes meeting

• Ashley has confirmed that the June minutes must have been lost due to technical problems. The Committee discussed the items they remember and we agreed that nothing of vital importance was lost.
• The September minutes were reviewed and accepted.

Correspondence

• Steven discussed 2 pieces of correspondence received. One was a letter from Colleen Purdon, Coodinator of Grey Bruce Violence Prevention Coordinating Committee. There is interest in establishing a 2 day provincial meeting with Violence Against Women Coordinating Committee. Steven will follow up with her for more details. Karen, Teresa and Sarah all agreed that a gathering this large is a great forum that would be of great benefit to all involved.  The second piece of correspondence was a letter from the Community Advocacy and Legal Centre in partnership with the Law Foundation of Ontario promoting their event on October 28^th. The CALC will discuss strategies for improving access to justice and legal services for people who speak a language other than English or French. E-mail to be sent out from coordinator e-mail to QCCAV members. Some committee members were attending on behalf of their organizations already. Kate Lightfoot said she would see if someone from Three Oaks can attend.
• Anna Lee Straatman wants the RSVPs for the Moving Forward Risk Assessment Conference in London.  Sally Fremr and Kate Lightfoot will be attending.
• There is still room for the Sick Kids Pediatric Sexual Assault event with guest speaker Tanya Smith. Contact Teresa Gauthier/DVSARP for more details.

Financial Report

• Teresa discussed the settling of the account for our P.O. Box. We would like to propose a budget review and revised plans for the rest of the money per sub-committee. Next meeting we would like to identify the chair of each sub-committee and discuss plans for spending funding.
• Lisa had a question about why the executive sub-committee is the only one that consistently has money coming out of it. Teresa explained that it is due to the coordinator being paid out of the executive budget.

SUB COMMITTEE REPORT

?          EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMITTEE
 Kate Lightfoot promoted the Walk with Me: Human trafficking workshop on November 25^th. It is being held at the Greek Hall from 10AM-2 PM. Registration and networking from 9AM-10AM. Lunch will be provided as well, and there will be a question and answer period after lunch.
 

?         CHILDREN AND YOUTH
 No Meetings set.

?         MEMBERSHIP
No reports to be made. Barb Lea is no longer part of the committee (no longer with CRCS) but Kim Howard (who came to the Steering Committee on CRCS? behalf) may be able to provide an update for us.

PROTOCOL
i) Central and South Hastings

Karen McCoy (Vice-chair) provided an update. This subcommittee met on Sept.30 and have plans to hold an event in early 2011 addressing the feasibility of adapting the protocol implemented in Hamilton and other cities to streamline victim access to community partners. The next meeting is on Dec 16^th.
ii) North Hastings
None
iii) Prince Edward County
None-no members present

Domestic Violence

Court &  Elder Abuse Network

• DV COURT-Nothing new to report (no members present)
• ELDER ABUSE NETWORK-Nothing to report.

Other Business

The meeting today is extremely short on attendance. Some committee members discussed that we should perhaps re-visit the format and frequency of the QCCAV meetings. Some suggestions included holding a meeting every other month. Concerns were raised that members may not remember the meetings very well if there was that much time between them.

The Committee suggests having a Holiday gathering for the December 8^th meeting and holding it in a more attractive location and to have lunch included. Ashley is to follow up with and book our meeting time at Earl and Angelos? in Belleville. Due to the catering, RSVPs would have to provided in advance.

Steven asked Ashley to draft a letter inviting members to share their thoughts with us at the Dec 8^th meeting. We hope to invite prospective QCCAV members as well (ex. Where an organization?s representative has changed employers and no replacement was sent by that organization)

Review of work Plan

Ashley to book Dec 8^th Meeting with Earl and Angelos.
Ashley to draft invitation letter to QCCAV Holiday Party. 

Next Meeting Date

November 10th, 2010.

Board Room
Hastings Board of Education Office, 156 Ann Street, Belleville