Lifetime Citizen Portal Access — AI Briefings, Alerts & Unlimited Follows
Commission revives effort on free menstrual products in city facilities, flags placement and funding questions
Loading...
Summary
The commission revisited a prior 2017 council effort and task force on providing free menstrual products in city facilities, discussed placement concerns where youth are present and potential funding models, and scheduled a joint working‑group meeting with the LGBTQIA+ Commission to plan a pilot for rec centers and pools.
Members reported progress toward restarting a city initiative to provide free menstrual products in city facilities and described coordination needs with other offices and the LGBTQIA+ Commission.
The chair said she and staffers met with Tamara Abney and Corey Buckner to learn how past efforts were attempted and noted there was 2017 legislation and a council task force on the subject, but she was unable to locate deliverables on Legistar and will continue searching. The chair said the state has a recent budget allocation focused on schools that might provide a model for local implementation.
Members asked that contraceptives and menstrual products be handled separately in placement and messaging—particularly in facilities where youth are present—and suggested starting with a small pilot for types of facilities that staff can inventory easily. The chair said the first working‑group meeting of members who serve on both the Gender Equity and LGBTQIA+ Commissions is scheduled for the coming Monday and that the group will consider a pilot in recreation centers and swimming pools with an eye toward a quick summer start.
A member offered to search her notes from earlier council conversations and to report back next month. Next steps: staff will continue searching Legistar for prior task‑force deliverables, the working group will meet to shape a pilot and members will share notes and proposed funding approaches by the next meeting.
