Domestic Violence Commission

Research and Development Annual Report Committee

 

Meeting Minutes

January 12, 2005

 

Present:  Alan Hiromura, JoAnne Myall, Fred Nohr, Donna Lind, and David Rabow.

 

  1. Meeting called to order at 12:20.

 

  1. Introduction of committee members.

 

  1. There were no additions, changes or deletions to the agenda.

 

  1. There were no oral communications.

 

  1. Minutes from the November 10, 2004 meeting were reviewed and approved as submitted.

 

  1. Selection of cover page for the 2004 "Report to the Community".   Committee members discussed the various cover proposals, with a consensus of opinion that the cover should reflect the subject matter rather than being "scenic" or neutral.  Committee recommendation is a "muted" version of the Women's Crisis Center poster depicting a face and teardrop.   Report will include the "story" behind the poster.

 

  1. Status report on various narrative sections of the 2004 Report to the Community:  Fred Nohr reported that the DAO section is updated and done.  David Rabow will complete his section by the end of the week.  Donna Lind reported that she is also on track for timely submission of her section.

 

  1. Final statistics were presented by Alan Hiromura.  He is reviewing numbers for general trends, testing for consistency and comparison to last year's numbers.

 

  1. Clarification of responses to the LEA questionnaire.  Discussion about the actual questions being asked, and efforts to obtain uniform responses from all participants. 

 

  1. Announcements:   Donna Lind is attempting to schedule a review of the draft report by the Chief's Association.  She will also try to coordinate the development of standardized criteria for reporting elements for the 2005 year data collection process.

 

  1. Next meeting February 9, 2005, at 12:15 in CAO conference room.

 

  1. Meeting adjourned at 1:00