August DV Regular Minutes

City of Chandler — Regular Meeting (2025-09-10)

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Meeting Minutes  
Domestic Violence Commission 
Regular Meeting  
  
August 13, 2025 9:00 a.m.  
88 E Chicago Street  
Chandler AZ 
  
  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order by Chair Codkind at 9:04 a.m.  
  
Roll Call  
Commission Attendance   
  
Staff Attendance   
Chair LaTisha Codkind  
         Katie Cain – Staff Liaison/Chandler Victim Services 
 Commissioner Beth Brizel 
Commissioner Jaime Fernandez 
Commissioner Lisa Gasiorowski 
Commissioner Ruth Tan Lim  
Commissioner Michael Morris  
Commissioner Megan Perez 
Commissioner Lizette Roeder 
Commissioner Sharon Tipton  
 
Absent - Excused  
Commissioner Chelsea Greive  
Commissioner Salina Imam 
 
Guest  
 Alex Palacios – National Organization of Victim Advocacy (NOVA) 
 
Unscheduled Public Appearances  
 Alex Palacios from NOVA, a speaker at the event attended to listen to the logistics of the DV 
Awareness Event

Action Agenda  
1. Motion to approve DV Commission Minutes of July 9, 2025.  
 Motion:  
Commissioner Brizel 
 Seconded:  Commissioner Tipton   
 Unanimous approval, 9-0  
 
2. Motion to approve the Domestic Violence Awareness Proclamation 2025 
 
Motion:  
Commissioner Roeder 
 
Seconded:  Commissioner Tipton 
 
Unanimous approval 9-0 
 
3.  Motion for the Domestic Violence Commission to participate in Pride in Chandler 2025 Event    
on November 15, 2025 
 
Motion: 
Commissioner Brizel 
 
Seconded: Commissioner Lim  
 
Discussion   
4. Domestic Violence Annual Awareness Event on September 23,2025 Theme of event – From 
Connection to Control: The Misuse of Technology as a Tactic of Domestic Violence.  
 
Discussion about logistics, speakers, museum, and décor 
 
5. Vice mayor Ellis will interview the Chair of the Domestic Violence Commission for October 
2025, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month 
 
Unanimous support for the Chair to represent the DV Commission 
 
6. Domestic Violence Commission Retreat – October 8, 2025 
 
5-year Strategic Planning Retreat and location is TBD 
 
7. Domestic Violence Community Subcommittee Update  
Tabled to next meeting 
 
Member Comments/Announcements   
 
 
 
Calendar 
 Next Regular Domestic Violence Committee meeting on September 10, 2025  
at 9:00 a.m. City Council Chambers Conference Room  
 
Next Community Outreach Subcommittee meeting on September 10, 2025  
at 10:00 a.m. at the Council Chambers Conference Room.

Adjourn  
The meeting was adjourned at 10:01 a.m.  
  
  
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Katie Cain, Staff Liaison                                               
LaTisha Codkind, Chair