Meeting Minutes January 6, 2017 COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT (in person) Janet Drake, Council Chair Angela Lytle, Council Vice-Chair Lester Bacani (9:18 AM) Jill Brogdon (9:13 AM) Maureen Cain Mari Dennis Claude d’Estrée (9:16 AM) Matt Dodson Amanda Finger (9:16 AM) Debi Grebenik Lawrence Hilton Lynn Johnson Alexis King Jason Korth Pat Medige (9:29 AM) Saida Montoya Cara Morlan Don Moseley Sara Nadelman Jo-Anne O’Neil Tammy Schneiderman Raana Simmons Anthony Spurlock Dan Steele Linda Weinerman (9:14 AM) Robert Werthwein (9:16 AM)

COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT (excused) Robert Lung Marty Zaffaroni DCJ STAFF Joe Thome, Deputy Director, Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) Kelly Kissell, Office for Victims Programs, Manager Maria Trujillo, CHTC Manager Catherine Bowman, CHTC Coordinator Brendan Davidson, Office for Victims Programs, Program Assistant

COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT (remotely) Tom Acker Sterling Harris

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MEETING CONVENED: 9:00 AM PUBLIC COMMENT No public comment was given. WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS Council Chair Janet Drake welcomed members of the Colorado Human Trafficking Council (Council) to the 2017 Council Retreat. Council Vice Chair Angela Lytle lead members of the Council into a discussion about how the work of the Council has or has not impacted the work of their constituency. DISCUSSION OF SURVEY RESULTS Prior to the retreat, DCJ staff sent a survey to Council members to assess Council priorities and areas of improvement for 2017. Human Trafficking Program Manager, Maria Trujillo, discussed the results of survey responses provided by Council members. 80% of the Council responded to the survey. The majority of survey responses were positive, indicating a general level of satisfaction with the progress made by the Council as well as its operation. Council members were more critical of Council Task Forces, but still indicated a general level of satisfaction with their progress and operation. Ms. Trujillo covered themes that emerged from the narrative section of the survey. Most prominently, members of the Council indicated a desire to spend more time on labor trafficking issues. In addition, members of the Council asked for greater clarity surrounding official Council votes (e.g. when official, binding votes are going to take place), as well as some frustration that sometimes Council members do not come adequately prepared to meetings. Capping off the discussion of administrative operations, Office for Victims Program Manager, Kelly Kissell, asked Council members to bring forth their concerns to Council staff throughout the year so DCJ Staff can make any necessary adjustments to Council operations to ensure its smooth operation. PUBLIC AWARENESS Ms. Trujillo provided her recommendation for how to tackle the public awareness mandate of the Council. Rather than establishing a task force, it was her recommendation that a small working group of five members, including one survivor, be organized to work with a public relations (P.R.) firm. The P.R. firm would develop and help strategize the implementation of the Council’s statewide human trafficking public awareness campaign, but do so with the guidance from a small working group which would ensure that the campaign has effective and appropriate human trafficking messaging by educating and vetting materials and strategies produced by the P.R. firm. While the working group would be small, the Council at-large would receive regular campaign updates from the working group and have final approval on the major aspects of the campaign. Members of the Council indicated agreement with this proposal, and agreed to the formation of a Public Awareness Working Group.

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BREAK (10:30) CHTC TIMELINE TOPICS Ms. Drake suggested that each Council meeting have time dedicated to human trafficking policy and legislative updates each meeting. She also asked for Council members to volunteer to provide these updates at each meeting. Based on survey responses, Ms. Drake also suggested that the Council focus on labor trafficking issues this year. Mr. d’Estrée noted the University of Denver would be covering labor and human rights topics throughout the year, and offered resources (speakers, etc.) that the Council might be able to take advantage of. Following Ms. Drake’s proposal, Council members deliberated on how best to create actionable objectives around the topic of labor trafficking. The Council ultimately concluded that there should be two labor trafficking topics. One meeting towards the beginning of the year would cover immigration issues as it relates to labor trafficking, and then a later meeting would cover gaps (i.e. services, investigation, prosecution, etc.) in Colorado as it relates to labor trafficking, with particular attention being payed to how the state might investigate and prosecute both civil and criminal cases. Another calendar topic put forth by members of the Council was housing and treatment options for human trafficking victims. Council members reasoned that with more victims being identified, the topic of housing and treatment is of great import. Furthermore, gaps in the state’s housing and treatment provision is an issue applicable to all types of human trafficking victims. As a part of this discussion, Council members noted how the issue of housing impacts a variety of social issues (i.e. mental health, homelessness, economic vulnerability, affordable housing, etc.), not just human trafficking. As such, Council members considered who else should be a part of such discussions, particularly on the Standards and Certification Task Force which plans to focus on housing, which planst to work on housing issues that intersect with human trafficking. TASK FORCES AND MEMBERSHIP After reviewing the results of the Council survey, which indicated that both Standards and Certification and Data and Research were Council priorities, Ms. Trujillo provided the Council an update on where the Council stands on its other mandates, including the establishment and implementation of a grant program, something that has thus far been undiscussed by the Council. Standards and Certification Task Force Co-Chair, Debi Grebenik, discussed the work of the Standards and Certification Task Force and set forth the vision for what the Standards and Certification Task Force would address in 2017. Based on their previous work, as well as Council discussions, Ms. Grebenik suggested that it would tackle standards and certification for case managers/social service providers and housing providers, with the priority being housing providers.

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The Data and Research Task Force Co-Chairs, Amanda Finger and Claude d’Estrée, spoke about the Data and Research Task Force’s work in 2017. The Data and Research Task Force would front load the year with data collection by sending out its prosecution survey and conducting interviews at the beginning of the year. Following this data collection piece, the group would subsequently analyze the data collected from these two instruments for the remainder of the year. The Task Force would present their initial findings in May. Mr. d’Estrée noted that with the additional work the Task Force is generating, the need for greater financial and staff resources has become apparent. Both Task Force Co-Chairs noted that members of the Data and Research Task Force are happy to assist and advise the Council on other human trafficking topics and issues as needed. Following lunch, Council members took an informal hand vote to reconstitute both the Standards and Certification and Data and Research Task Forces. GRANT FUNDING PROGRAMS Members of the Council asked how much money is coming into the state for human trafficking victims and how the Council might be able to identify what funding streams are available for use. A number of individuals spoke to the difficulty of collecting such information. However, members of the Council agreed that some kind of estimate about how much money is coming into the state for trafficking victims would be beneficial in order to inform both Council and legislature on any decision to create a grant funding program. It was recommended that a grant funding working group be established to study this issue further. FINALIZING THE CHTC TIMELINE Following wider council discussions, the Council set forth a proposed timeline of different topics throughout the year. The Council determined that every Council meeting include a legislative update, a five minute update from both Council task forces, and a staff update on what they have been working on in between meetings. Every other meeting would have a public awareness update from the working group. Regarding topics for the Council meeting, the February Council meeting would be dedicated to immigration issues as it relates to human trafficking. The March meeting would cover housing for human trafficking survivors. The April meeting would be dedicated to status updates from the task forces. The May meeting would be dedicated to gaps in serving labor trafficking victims, including gaps in the investigation and prosecution of such cases. The June meeting would be dedicated to grant funding and recommendations for the state moving forward. The July meeting would be dedicated to progress on training with an update from staff on the number of persons trained throughout the state. In addition, the Council decided that a training working group be established to craft specific human trafficking training for organizations who provide assistance/services to victims of human trafficking. These changes to the Council timeline will be made by Council staff and provided to the Council for final approval. Once approved, the final Council timeline will be placed on the website.

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MEETING WRAP-UP AND NEXT STEPS Action Item Motion to approve minutes Ms. Johnson moved, seconded by Mr. Werthwein Approved (26 in favor, 1 opposed, 1 abstained) Council member Dan Steele announced that his position is transitioning at Denver Police Department, which will result in the need to resign from the Council. Members of the Council hoped that he would stay engaged and involved in the human trafficking movement. Council Member Sara Nadelman resigned from the Denver Anti-Trafficking Alliance to pursue an opportunity with the Colorado Department of Human Services. She may or may not be a Council member moving forward. In review, two Council Task Forces were established Standards and Certification and Data and Research. Additionally, three working groups were established: Public Awareness, Training, and Grants research. Council Member Cara Morlan will be on FMLA for the next few months; Amber Urban will represent her during this time. Members of the Council were asked to email their interest in participating on Council task forces and/or working groups to Ms. Trujillo. Action Item Motion to Adjourn Motioned by Ms. Brogdon, seconded by Ms. Montoya Approved unanimously ADJOURNMENT: 1:40 PM

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