Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors

Commission on the Status of Women County of Santa Clara 70 West Hedding Street East Wing, 10 th   Floor San Jose, CA 95110 (408) 299-5001 Policy Committee | Special Meeting Agenda Packet County of Santa Clara Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Saturday, March 14, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. County of Santa Clara |   Office of Women’s Policy 2460 N. 1 st   Street, Suite 220, San Jose, CA 1.   Call to Order and Roll Call. 2.   Public commentary for items that are not on this agenda. 3.   Review and approve prior meeting minutes: a.   February 9, 2026 4.   Discuss federal, State and local issues which affect and support women and girls. Possible action: Discuss and approve policy recommendations to CSW for consideration to forward to the BOS. 5.   Receive any reports on legislative files, Board of Supervisors meetings, and/or ESDL reports. 6.   Announcements 7.   Adjourn In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodation for this meeting should notify the Clerk of the Board’s Office 24 hours prior to the meeting at 408-299-5001, TDD 408-993-8272. Policy Committee Members 2024-2025 Chair: Jessica Blitchok Vice Chair: Marlene Zapata Nancy Bremeau Adriana Caldera Lea Crase

Commission on the Status of Women County of Santa Clara 70 West Hedding Street East Wing, 10 th   Floor San Jose, CA 95110 (408) 299-5001 Policy Committee | Meeting Minutes County of Santa Clara Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Monday, February 9, 2026 | 5:30 p.m. County of Santa Clara |   Isaac Newton Senter Auditorium 70 West Hedding Street   |   San Jose, CA 95110 8.   Call to Order and Roll Call. a.   5:41 p.m. b.   Present: i.   Commissioner Blitchok, Zapata, Caldera present at Call to Order. ii.   Commissioner Crase joined at 5:48 pm iii.   Commissioner Bremeau joined at 5:55 pm 9.   Public commentary for items that are not on this agenda. a.   None 10.   Review and approve prior meeting minutes: a.   August 11, 2025 b.   December 8, 2025 c.   Motion made to approve both sets of meeting minutes by Commissioner Blitchok, Commissioner Zapata seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 11.   Review and approve Calendar Year 2-26 meeting schedule. a.   Commission Zapata made the motion to approve, Commissioner Caldera seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 12.   Discuss opening of Vice Chair position and ask for volunteer to take the role. a.   Commissioner Zapata volunteered to be Vice Chair. Commissioner Caldera moved to approve Commissioner Zapata as Vice Chair. Commissioner Blitchok seconded. The motion passed. Commissioners Caldera and Blitchok voted yes, Commissioner Zapata abstained. 13.   Discuss   the County’s legislative programs in Sacramento and Washington D.C., and how the CSW can engage with the Intergovernmental Relations Office (IGR)) on federal, State, and regional issues which affect and support intersectional gender equity. (Bremeau) a.   Discussion focused on reviewing bills supported by other organizations that support women and girls, ex. AAUW, CA CSW, VALOR US, CPEDV, CA SPEC, CA Women’s Caucus and creating a recommendation list from this review. b.   Determined that Commissioner Blitchok would compile a list of recommended bills to be forwarded to Commissioner Zapata. c.   Policy Committee will review this list at the next meeting. 14.   Receive any reports on legislative files, Board of Supervisors meetings, and/or ESDL reports. a.   None

15.   Announcements a.   None 16.   Adjourn a.   6:12 p.m. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodation for this meeting should notify the Clerk of the Board’s Office 24 hours prior to the meeting at 408-299-5001, TDD 408-993-8272. Policy Committee Members 2024-2025 Chair: Jessica Blitchok Vice Chair: Vacant Marlene Zapata Nancy Bremeau Adriana Caldera Lea Crase

What happened Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors (2026-03-14 09:00 AM): Commission on the Status of Women County of Santa Clara 70 West Hedding Street East Wing, 10 th Floor San Jose, CA 95110 (408) 299-5001 Policy Committee | Special Meeting Agenda Packet County of Santa Clara Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Saturday, March 14, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. County of Santa Clara | Office of Women’s Policy 2460 N Key decisions Review and approve prior meeting minutes: a. Possible action: Discuss and approve policy recommendations to CSW for consideration to forward to the BOS What matters to the public Public commentary for items that are not on this agenda. Public commentary for items that are not on this agenda Topics covered - Transportation and infrastructure Notable people / organizations - Women County - Santa Clara - West Hedding Street East Wing - Floor San Jose Next steps Policy Committee will review this list at the next meeting