Nov 09, 2023 Citizens&#39; Advisory Commission on Disabilities

COMMISSIONER HILL PRESENT.

PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER DEAN PRESENT.

ABSENT ARE, UH, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ AND COMMISSIONER FLORES.

UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, VICE-CHAIR ADAMS, BEFORE WE CONTINUE, IS EVERYTHING OKAY? DO YOU NEED THE SCREEN? ARE, IS YOUR MIC GOOD? YEAH, IT'S PERFECT.

OKAY.

WE DON'T, WE'RE NOT GONNA USE THE SCREEN.

OH, OKAY.

YEAH.

MADAM CHAIR.

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JENNIFER, PLEASE READ THE AGENDA ITEMS, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE MINUTES OF THE CITIZENS' ADVISOR COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 12TH, 2023.

[1. 23-25018 Recommendation to approve the minutes of the Citizens' Advisory Commission on Disabilities meeting held October 12, 2023. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

COMMISSIONERS.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSIONS? THANK YOU, CHAIR.

UM, IT, WE HAD A, A LOVELY AWARDS, UH, PRESENTATION.

I WANT TO THANK THE WORK GROUP THAT, UM, MADE THAT HAPPEN, UH, FOR LAST, UH, OUR LAST MONTH.

BUT, UM, I, I DIDN'T WANT TO, UM, IGNORE THAT WE HAD A COMMUNITY MEMBER SPEAK AND PROVIDE SOME, UH, WRITTEN WORK, UH, REGARDING SOME LONGSTANDING CONCERNS.

AND I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT KIND OF RESPONSE, UM, WE HAVE FOR THAT SORT OF, UH, UM, THIS PERSON HAS COME REPEATEDLY AND SO I'D LIKE, I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT CONTRIBUTION.

UM, ARE YOU REFERRING TO IN THE MEETING MINUTES? UM, I THINK THE MEETING MINUTES, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THE MEETING MINUTES, SAY WHO SPOKE AND WHO DELIVERED PUBLIC COMMENT.

HOWEVER, THE CONTENT IS NOT IN THE MEETING MINUTES.

I TAKE THAT CONTENT BACK THROUGH THE RECORDING AND THEN I, UH, WORK WITH THE PERSON DELIVERING THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

UM, WAS THERE A SPECIFIC, UH, ISSUE OR PERSON THAT YOU WERE REFERRING TO FROM LAST MONTH? SO YOU DID DO IT OR YOU GOING? NO.

WHO, WHO ARE YOU REFERRING TO FROM LAST? FRANCIS.

FRANCIS.

YES.

FRANCIS.

UH, FRANCIS DID LEAVE US A, A VERY BIG PACKET AND THOSE ARE HAVE BEEN SOME, UH, ISSUES THAT SHE'S BEEN BEEN WORKING ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND I'M WORKING WITH HER IN THE CITY, UM, TO, UM, HELP WITH WHAT WE CAN HELP WITH.

UM, AND, UM, GO FROM THERE.

JUST TO JUST FOLLOW UP.

THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.

UM, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE GET AN UPDATE ONCE THAT MAY TAKE SOME WHILE, YOU KNOW, WEEKS AND MONTHS TO DO THAT, BUT IF WE CAN HAVE THAT COME BACK SO WE KNOW, BECAUSE MY SENSE IS THAT SHE MAY COME BACK AGAIN AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABREAST OF WHAT SHE'S WORKING WITH.

ABSOLUTELY.

UM, WHEN THERE IS SOMETHING TO REPORT BACK, I WILL REPORT, REPORT IT BACK, UH, TO YOU EITHER VIA EMAIL OR IN MY STAFF REPORT.

DURING THIS MEETING, MORE, MORE LIKELY IT'LL BE THROUGH EMAIL.

MM-HMM.

THANK YOU, CHAIR.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WISHES TO DELIVER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE LIMIT YOUR REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES.

SEEING NONE.

MADAM CHAIR, WHAT? MAY I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE? A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? MAY I GET A SECOND? SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

VICE-CHAIR ADAMS AYE.

COMMISSIONER HILL.

AND COMMISSIONER DEAN WILL ABSTAIN.

THIS IS YOUR FIRST MEETING.

CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES.

UH, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION FROM THE OFFICE OF EQUITY ON THE FY 24 BUDGET ALLOCATION TO THE

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UH, MADAM CHAIR, I RECOMMEND THAT WE, UM, ROLL THIS ITEM OVER TO OUR DECEMBER MEETING AS, UM, THERE IS A

[2. 23-25019 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation from the Office of Equity on the FY 24 Budget allocation to the Citizens’ Advisory Commission on Disabilities. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

SCHEDULING CONFLICT, UNFORESEEN SCHEDULING CONFLICT.

SO WE WOULD NEED, UM, A MOTION TO APPROVE ROLLING OVER THE ITEM TO THE DECEMBER, UM, UH, CAPE COD MEETING.

MAY I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE? UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO, UM, MOVE THIS, THIS AGENDA ITEM OVER TO THE NEXT, UM, K COD MEETING IN DECEMBER.

MAY I GET A SECOND? I SECOND.

MAY I GET A SECOND? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

VICE-CHAIR ADAMS AYE.

COMMISSIONER DEAN AYE.

AND, UH, SECRETARY GARBE WILL DELIVER THE REPORT.

RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE MONTHLY, UH, REPORT FROM ONE MOMENT PLEASE.

MONTHLY REPORT FROM THE ACCESS TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE

[3. 23-25020 Recommendation to receive and file monthly report from the Accessibility, Transportation & Services standing committee. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

WE DISCUSSED TRANSPORTATION DAY.

IN THE MEETING, COMMISSIONER GARBE AND GONZALEZ WAS AT THE MEETING WITH, UM, OUR GUEST, UM, COMMISSIONER HILL.

COMMISSIONER HILL JOINED THE MEETING AS A GUEST TO DISCUSS HIS GROWING CONCERNS ABOUT THE LACK OF TEXTILE BRAILLE ON BUS STOPS AROUND THE CITY, BUT IMPORTANTLY, TRANSPORTATION HUBS.

HE STATED THAT NOT ALL BUSES HAVE THEIR AUDIO FEATURES ON OR THE AUDIBLE ANNOUNCEMENTS AT, AT THE STOPS.

COMMISSIONER GART WILL ADDRESS THIS IN HER CAPACITY AS THE DOLLAR LIFT COORDINATOR.

JENNIFER PRESENTED THE POP OUTLINE FOR THE EVENT TO THE COMMISSIONERS, AND THEN COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ SUGGESTED INVITING UBER AND LYFT.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR, UM, NOTES.

MAY I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE? UM, BEFORE WE MOVE, UM, UH, MADAM CHAIR, PLEASE CALL FOR, UH, COMMISSION DISCUSSION IF ANY COMMISSIONERS.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? UM, COMMISSIONER SWANSON.

THANK YOU, CHAIR.

I JUST WANT CLARIFICATION.

UH, I HAD DIFFICULTY HEARING, UM, WHEN IS TRANSPORTATION DAY AND SORT OF CAN YOU, UM, JUST REFRESH ME ON WHAT THE NATURE OF THAT IS OR WILL THAT COME UP IN A FUTURE? THAT WILL COME UP IN MY STAFF REPORT.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WISHES TO DELIVER PUBLIC COMMENT ON DECIDING? SEEING NONE, MADAM REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES.

SEEING NONE.

MADAM CHAIR, MAY I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE? I MOTION TO APPROVE.

MAY I GET A SECOND? NO, I SECOND.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

VICE CHAIR ADAMS AYE.

COMMISSIONER DEAN.

UM, PRESENT WAS MYSELF AND COMMISSIONER VONG.

RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE MONTHLY REPORT FROM THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE.

UM, SECRETARY, UH, COMMISSIONER, UM, HILL? YES.

SO, UM, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND PROGRAMS, UM, SUBCOMMITTEE MET ON OCTOBER 12TH, 2023.

[4. 23-25021 Recommendation to receive and file monthly report from the Youth, Employment, Programs & Services standing committee. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

UM, WE DISCUSSED A FEW ITEMS. FIRST THING WE DISCUSSED WAS MOVING, UM, UH, THE SHELTER TOURS TO THE HOUSING AND HEALTH, UH, SUBCOMMITTEE.

AND THEN, UM, SECOND ITEM WAS, UM, DISCUSSING OR PLANNING ON HAVING, UH, BRINGING BACK THE MENTOR DAY.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT KATE CAL PREVIOUSLY DID, AND, UM, JENNIFER IS GONNA EXPLORE THAT MORE.

I BELIEVE THERE IS A TENTATIVE DATE NOW OF MAY 23RD, BUT, UH, MORE DETAILS ARE TO COME ON THAT ITEM.

AND THEN, AND THEN ITEM NUMBER THREE IS THAT WE DISCUSSED THE DISABILITY AQUARIUM NIGHT.

IN THE PAST THIS HAD BEEN DONE WHERE,

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UM, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES COULD COME HAVE A DAY AT THE AQUARIUM FOR FREE AND, UM, ENJOY LONG BEACH IN ITSELF.

SO WE ARE SEEING IF THAT'S STILL BEING DONE OR IF WE CAN POSSIBLY BRING THAT BACK.

AND THEN, UM, FOURTH ITEM IS REQUESTING TO MEET WITH THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.

UM, THAT WOULD BE, UH, NOT A CAPE COD MEETING, BUT, UM, WITH THE YEP SUBCOMMITTEE ITSELF, UM, TO DISCUSS JUST MORE INVOLVEMENT, UH, WITH THEM.

AND THEN, UM, LAST ITEM WAS I HAD TO PUT IN A REQUEST FOR JEN TO, UM, CREATE A DIRECTORY FOR, UM, ALL COMMISSIONERS SO WE CAN STAY IN TOUCH AND HAVE OUR INFO.

AND THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE.

AND THAT IS THE REPORT.

DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO DELIVER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NONE.

MADAM CHAIR, MAY I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE? I MOTION TO APPROVE.

MAY I GET A SECOND? I'LL, I'LL SECOND.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

VICE CHAIR ADAMS AYE.

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES.

RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS, I'M SORRY.

RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A REPORT FROM THE HEALTH AND HOUSING SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE CITIZENS

[5. 23-25022 Recommendation to receive and file monthly report from the Health and Housing standing committee. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

AND THAT WOULD BE COMMISSIONER SWANSON.

UM, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL.

UM, WE HAD, UM, OUR INAUGURAL MEETING, UH, NOVEMBER 2ND, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND VIA ZOOM.

AND, UM, MYSELF, COMMISSIONER ROMO, AND NOW COMMISSIONER DEAN ATTENDED ALONG WITH JENNIFER, UH, THE STAFF REPORT.

AND WE WANNA THANK THE YOUTH AND, UH, EDUCATION, UM, GROUP FOR GIVING US AN AGENDA ITEM.

SO WE HAVE SOMETHING TO DO, UM, THAT, UM, STAFF IS WORKING ON A LONG BEACH HOMELESS SHELTER TOUR.

UM, THE SITE IN NORTH LONG BEACH SEEMS TO BE PROMISING AND JENNIFER IS GOING TO GET US THE DETAILS WITH THAT.

SO WE WE'RE, WE'RE JUMPING OFF WITH AN ACTION ITEM.

UM, WE THEN, UH, CIRCLED AROUND THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE A CLEAR MISSION YET, OR A SET OF OBJECTIVES.

SO WE BOUNCED SEVERAL ITEMS OFF AMONGST OURSELVES, WHETHER WE'RE LOOKING AT RESOURCES, WHETHER WE'RE LOOKING AT POLICIES, UM, WHAT, WHAT ARE THOSE KINDS OF ACTIONS? AND THIS IS ALL REFERENCED IN THE FACT THAT OUR STAFF FOR K COD IS CLEARLY AT, UH, THEIR LIMIT AND THAT WE'RE NOW PUTTING ON A THIRD WORK GROUP WITH, UM, YET TO BE DEFINED IN EXPANDING NEEDS HEALTH AND HOUSING.

SO, UH, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PRESENTATION BY, UM, THE OFFICE ON EQUITY AND OUR BUDGET AND, UM, HOW WE CAN FRAME THIS IN A MEANINGFUL WAY WHERE WE'RE SENSITIVE TO THE BUDGET OF THE CITY AND OF THESE PROGRAMS AND HOW WE CAN BE EFFECTIVE IN CHANGE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BE COMING BACK TO YOU, UM, AFTER OUR NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS WITH, UH, A MISSION, A BUDGET, AND, UM, OUR LEADERSHIP PLAN.

AND I THINK UNLESS MY, UH, COLLEAGUES HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO ADD, WHICH WOULD BE LOVELY, UM, THAT'S OUR REPORT.

COMMISSIONERS.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO DELIVER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.

MADAM CHAIR, MAY I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE? I SO MOVE.

MAY I GET A SECOND? I SECOND PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

VICE CHAIR ADAMS AYE.

COMMISSIONER

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SWANSON.

COMMISSIONER DEAN.

OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED AT THIS TIME TO ADDRESS YOUR CODE ON ITEMS LISTED IN THE AGENDA BELOW AND MATTERS OF PUBLIC BUSINESS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURIS DECISION.

MADAM CHAIR, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO YOU FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

MEMBER

[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Citizens' Advisory Commission on Disabilities on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.]

PLEASE LIMIT YOUR MARCH TO THREE MINUTES SEEING NO, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT.

MADAM CHAIR.

MOVING ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS, WHICH, UM, I'LL START OFF WITH MY STAFF REPORT.

THE CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DISABILITY IS IN THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, IS HOSTING TRANSPORTATION

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

DAY ON THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH, 2024 FROM 10:00 AM TO 3:00 PM HERE AT CITY HALL.

THIS EVENT WILL PROVIDE RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM TRANSPORTATION ENTITIES, SHARE THEIR CONCERNS AND IDEAS, AND TO SIGN UP FOR ACCESS PARATRANSIT AND LONG BEACH DIALER LIFT.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A FREE MOBILITY DEVICE CLEANING STATION WHERE YOU CAN GET YOUR DEVICE CLEAN FOR FREE.

UM, MORE INFORMATION, UH, WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THIS EVENT AFTER THE NEW YEAR, BUT PLEASE SAVE THE DATE AND I'LL ALSO ADD IT TO YOUR, UH, COMMISSION CALENDARS.

UM, THE CITY, UH, OF NEXT ITEM, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH ANNOUNCED TODAY.

UH, DETAILS FOR THE 2023, UH, VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION TAKING PLACE THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, UM, FROM 11:00 AM TO 4:00 PM AT HOUGHTON PARK, UH, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 6 3 0 1 MYRTLE AVENUE.

THE VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION IS A FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT THAT HONORS THOSE WHO SERVED AND ARE CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE UNITED STATES MILITARY.

ALL EVENT DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE@LONGBEACH.GOV SLASH VETERANS DAY, AND I'LL UH, SEND THIS REPORT TO ALL OF YOU COMMISSIONERS.

UM, THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

UM, ACTUALLY BEFORE I CONCLUDE, UM, THE DETAILS FOR, UM, MENTOR DAY KICK MEN KICK COD MENTOR DAY WILL BE, UM, DISCLOSED AS, UH, THEIR SOLIDIFIED MORE.

UM, BUT IT'LL DEFINITELY BE, UM, SOMETIME IN MAY, 2024.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN PERSON OR ONLINE? SEEING NONE, MADAM CHAIR, BUT WE'RE IN ANNOUNCEMENTS RIGHT NOW.

UH, I'M GONNA MOVE TO COMMISSIONER SWANSON.

I SAW YOUR HAND UP.

UM, THE VETERAN'S DAY, I KNOW WE'RE STARTING TO GO BACK AND RESHAPE AND RETHINK SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE DONE PRIOR TO C UM, COVI.

UM, WAS THIS SOMETHING THAT, UH, KAY COD TABLED AT, UM, UP IN TON PARK ON VETERAN'S DAY? IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A NATURAL TYPE OF, UM, CONNECTION, BUT I, AND I DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO PUT WORKLOAD, BUT THERE'S A GREAT CONNECTION BETWEEN COMMUNITIES OF DISABILITY AND, AND THAT COMMUNITY.

DO WE ORGANIZE AROUND IT, I GUESS IS OUR, MY QUESTION.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UM, I THINK NEXT YEAR WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

I DON'T THINK, UM, WITH IT BEING A COUPLE DAYS AWAY THAT, UM, WE COULD DO IT THIS YEAR.

UH, I'M NOT AWARE OF TABLING PRIOR TO ME BEING IN THIS OFF IN, IN THIS POSITION IS ACCESSIBILITY COORDINATOR, BUT I CAN DEFINITELY FIND OUT.

BUT I DO AGREE WITH YOU THAT, UM, K CON TABLING AN EVENT LIKE THIS WOULD BE, UM, GREAT FOR THE VETERAN COMMUNITY WHO, UM, VERY OFTEN, UH, ALSO ARE A PART OF THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY.