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Home My WebLink About10 Feminine Hygiene ProductsAgendaItem#10,.TRUCKEEDONNERPublicUtilityDistrictCONSENTTo:BoardofDirectorsFrom:ReginaWiseDate:Juiyl7,2019Subject:invoivesBoardConsiderationtoProvideFeminineHygiene—---ProductsintheDistrict’sAdministrativeBuiidingRestrooms1.WHYTHISMATTERISBEFORETHEBOARDThisiteminvolvesconsiderationtoprovidefemininehygieneproductsinrestroomsasrequestedbytheBoardattheJune5,2019Boardmeeting.2.HISTORYTheBoardhasdirectedstafftobringaprogramtotheBoardforapprovalforaccesstofemininehygieneproductstothepublic.inparticular,menstrualproductscanbeanissueforwomentomanage.Onereportcitedthereare“250milliongirlslackingaccesstosafemenstrualproductsandthehygienictoolsnecessarytomanagetheirperiods.”3.NEWINFORMATIONTheDistrict’sproximitytoschoolsandpubliconDonnerPassRoadmakesitagoodcandidatetopositivelycontributetothissituation.ThoughtheDistrictislimitedintheabilitytodocertainthingsduetotherestrictionsongiftofpublicfunds,theDistrictcanhowever,provideproductsin“frontofhouse”and“backofhouse”attheDistrictAdministrationbuildingforalltoaccessif/whenneeded.ThisisinlinewiththeFamilyResourceCenterofTruckeewhichresidesdirectlyacrossthestreetfromtheDistrict’sheadquarters,inadditiontotheTahoeForestHospitalDistrictfacilities,andNevadaCountyHealthandHumanServiceswhereproductscanbeaccessedaswell.4.FISCALIMPACTThisfiscalimpactofprovidingcertainfemininehygieneproductsintherestroomsinDistrictfacilitiesisdeminimusandwillbeincorporatedwithroutinepaperproductsthatarealreadypurchasedandprovidedinthefacilities. 5.RECOMMENDATIONStaffrecommendationisfortheBoardtoapproveprovidingcertainfemininehygieneproductsintheDistrict’sAdministrativeBuildingrestrooms.M&ReginaWiseMichaelD.HolleyFinance&AccountingManagerGeneralManager