March Minutes

City of Chandler — Regular Meeting (2023-04-12)

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Meeting Minutes 
Domestic Violence Commission 
Regular Meeting 
 
March 8, 2023 | 9:00 a.m. 
Council Chambers Conference Room 
88 E. Chicago St., Chandler, AZ 
 
 
Call to Order 
The meeting was called to order by Chair Grieve at 9:04 a.m. 
 
Roll Call 
Commission Attendance  
 
 
 
Staff Attendance 
Chair Chelsea Grieve 
 
 
 
 
Denise Allen, Victim Services Advocate 
Vice Chair Teresa Lynn 
 
 
 
 
Lacey Rojas, Victim Services Advocate 
Commissioner LaTisha Codkind 
Commissioner Dawn Curtis 
Commissioner Aleshia Fessel 
Commissioner Zoe Flippen 
Commissioner Torey Gannon 
Commissioner Samantha Hinchey 
Commissioner Ruth Tan Lim  
 
Absent 
Commissioner Nicole Bruno - excused 
 
Guest Attendance 
Sonia Smith – Boys and Girls Club Compadre  
Tonia Hardy – SWIWC 
Lt. Governor Monica Antone – Gila River Indian Community

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Scheduled and Unscheduled Public Appearances 
 
Tania Hardy – SWIWC  
SWIWC is the new acronym and no longer goes by South West Indigenous Women’s Coalition to 
be all inclusive.  SWIWC is a Statewide Tribal Coalition that started in 2006, to address violence in 
our communities with a focus on domestic and sexual abuse, teen dating violence, stalking, 
missing and murder of indigenous women, sex trafficking, and LGBTQ.  A Murder of Indigenous 
Women event will be held at the State Capital on May 5th, 2023. 
 
Monica Antone – Gila River Indian Community Lt. Governor & AZ Coalition for Missing and 
Indigenous Woman and Children 
Cultural and traditional resources are used for healing. There are domestic violence shelters 
(Eagles on Wings) work with Against Abuse in Casa Grande. VAWA now enables the Tribe to 
prosecute against non-tribal abusers on our Community, and now enables prosecution for 
violence against children and elders.  We are finding human trafficking in sober living homes. 
 
 
Action Agenda and Discussion 
 
1.  
January 2023 Domestic Violence Commission Meeting Minutes 
Move Domestic Violence Commission approve the meeting minutes of the February 8, 2023 
regular meeting. 
Motion:  Commissioner Gannon 
Seconded: Commissioner Fessel 
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL 
 
2.  
January 2023 Domestic Violence Commission Community Outreach Subcommittee Meeting 
Minutes 
 
Move Domestic Violence Commission approve the meeting minutes of the February 8, 2023 
Community Outreach Subcommittee meeting. 
Motion:  Commissioner Curtis  
Seconded: Commissioner Flippen 
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL 
 
3. 
Turn Chandler Purple Event in October 
 
Move to promote/participate in Turn Chandler Purple Event in October 
 
Motion: Commissioner Gannon 
 
Seconded:  Commissioner Hinchey 
 
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL

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Discussion 
4.  
Domestic Violence Event 2023 – September 26, 2023 –  Suggestions: Themes – 1. Centering 
Native American Voices in Arizona to Raise Awareness of Domestic Violence 2. Honoring Survivor Stories 
from the Indigenous and Native American Communities.  Have a Native American male do a blessing 
to start the event, Basket Dancers with Healing Songs, address ways to work with Native American 
survivors, and legislative updates for Native Americans.  Ideas for speakers were discussed. 
 
5.  
Domestic Violence Commission Community Outreach Subcommittee – no meeting today. 
 
Member Comments/Announcements 
March 23, 2023 Council Meeting will have approval of new Commissioners through April.  
May 1, 2023 is the effective start date the new appointees. 
 
Calendar 
The next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at 9 a.m., in the Council 
Chambers Conference Room, 88 E. Chicago St., Chandler, Arizona. 
 
The next Community Outreach Subcommittee meeting will be held on Wednesday,  
April 12, 2023, at 10 a.m., in the Council Chambers Conference Room, 88 E. Chicago St., 
Chandler, Arizona. 
 
 
Adjourn 
The meeting was adjourned at 9:59 a.m. 
 
 
 
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Katie Cain, Staff Liaison                                              
Chelsea Grieve, Chair