Commission on Women and Girls Update
City Council Meeting - March 7, 2023
Pre-Implementation – FY 22
Staff, Resources, and Advisory Support
• Staff update on plan
for creating
commission
• Convened Ad Hoc
Community Advisory
Team
• Applied for California
Commission on the
Status of Women and
Girls Women’s
Recovery Response
grant funding
• Awarded Capacity-
Building Grant
• City Council approved
one-time funding to
support community
engagement
• Hired Community
Engagement Program
Specialist
• Developed Inclusive
Data Collection Tool
• Recruited Data Analyst
Consultant
JAN. FEB. MAR. APR.-AUG.
FUNDING SOURCE PURPOSE
$25,000 City of Long Beach FY 21 Year-End
Funds
Initial Study: Survey data analysis and Culminating
Report
$25,000 CCSWG 2022-2023 Women’s
Recovery Response Grant
Community engagement including participant
incentives, community partnerships, language
access, outreach and marketing
2 FY 23 – New Resources
Staff, Resources, and Advisory Support
PURPOSE FUNDING
• Community Engagement Activities
• Intern/Administrative Support $50,000
Commission Stipends $7,200
Staff support for the Commission on Women & Girls* $30,112 TOTAL $87,312
3 Each City commission requires significant staff time to support the governing body's activities, facilitation, and follow-up and implementation. In addition to one-time funds provided in FY 22, the proposed FY 23 budget recommends adding $57,200 in structural funding to support the forthcoming Commission. City Council approved the all-new structural funding for ongoing community engagement, commissioner stipends, and administrative support. Additionally, structural funding was added to support the Equity and Community Engagement Program Specialist position, which has managed the outreach and engagement efforts.
*The Program Specialist position is funded through multiple funding sources and supports Equity and Human Relations and Women and Girls Commissions, Reconciliation and Long Beach Justice Fund efforts. Additional funding support was requested (and approved) in FY 23 to provide support for Commission on Women and Girls.
• Comprehensive Community Survey
inquires about the aspirations and needs
of Long Beach women and girls.
• Findings will help inform the development
of the City’s first-of-its-kind Commission.
• Survey uses quantitative and qualitative
questions to identify priorities, as questions
are organized into six overarching themes:
o Intersectionality, Economic Stability,
Health, Connectedness, and Safety
• Survey was open from Nov. 23, 2022-Jan.
30, 2023
Community Engagement Overview
(Sept.-Dec. 2022)
Long Beach Commission on Women and Girls’ Community Survey 4 • Report compiles the quantitative data collected through the online survey, which includes 743 valid responses
o Survey participants represented all Zip Codes in Long Beach. o Respondents’ ages ranged from 12-75 years or older.
o A total of 135 participants indicated living with a disability. o Participants mostly identified as straight, bisexual, lesbian, queer, pansexual, and gay.
o 5.7 percent of participants either identified as “other” or preferred not to state.
• Preliminary analysis presents the mean of Likert Scale questions from the six theme areas and includes a cross-tabulation of responses based on racial/ethnic identity.
Summary of Participation
Long Beach Commission on Women and Girls’ Community Survey 5 • Complete Long Beach Commission on Women and Girls’
Community Survey analysis.
• Draft recommendations including the Commission's
name, purpose, functions, and membership.
• Present Survey findings, recommendations, and an
updated fiscal impact analysis to the City Council with a recommendation to establish a Long Beach Commission
on Women and Girls.
Next Steps
6 Thank you
Teresa Chandler, MPH
Deputy City Manager
City Manager’s Office
[email protected]
Alanah T. Grant
Equity Officer
City Manager’s Office, Office of Equity
[email protected]
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