* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] A QUESTION. GOOD MORNING. IT IS 9 0 4. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE NOVEMBER 16TH, 2023 MEETING OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION. UH, THE DIRECTOR HAS BEEN CALLED DOWNTOWN, SO, UH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR SCOTT WILL BE FILLING IN FOR HIM. WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE? YES, SIR. WILL. THANK YOU. CHAIR. UH, COMMISSIONER . HERE. COMMISSIONER SCH. HERE. COMMISSIONER HIGA. SHE IS, SHE IS EXCUSED. SHE DID CALL IN COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ HERE, VICE CHAIR REDFIELD. SHE ALSO CALLED AND SAID SHE WOULD NOT BE HERE. SO SHE IS EXCUSED. AND CHAIR LIVINGSTON PRESENT, WE HAVE A FORUM. THANK YOU. IF YOU WOULD ALL PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND DO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. UH, JUST A QUICK NOTE. THE CITY HAS IMPLEMENTED A NEW SYSTEM FOR ITS AGENDAS AND MINUTES AND MEETINGS. SO WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CITY CLERK HERE. WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THINGS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY. I'LL TRY TO EXPLAIN THEM AS WE GO ALONG, BUT, UH, THAT IS JUST, UH, AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM. FIRST UP IS PRESENTATIONS EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, AND I WILL TURN THAT OVER TO THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. CHAIR. UH, YES, WE HAVE OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER, 2023. SO I'M GONNA HAND IT OFF TO OUR ERC CHAIR. . GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. MORNING AND ATTENDEES. I KNOW THIS IS A LOT OF FOLKS' FAVORITE PART OF THE MORNING, SO IT CONTINUES TO BE A FAVORITE. UM, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BRING UP OUR SELECTION FOR THE OCTOBER EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. UM, THIS LOVELY YOUNG LADY HAS BEEN WITH OUR DEPARTMENT FOR 10 YEARS, AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP OF WHAT SHE DOES AND, UM, HOW OUR, UH, PATRONS EXPERIENCE. HAVE ANY OF YOU BEEN TO HER MOVIES IN THE PARK OVER THE SUMMER? OKAY, THIS LADY IS THE PERSON BEHIND THE SCENES MAKE ALL THAT HAPPEN. AND THIS LAST SUMMER WE HAD, UH, A NEW ELEMENT THAT WE WANTED TO TRY, WHICH WAS TO INCORPORATE LIKE INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS, TRIVIA GAMES, DANCE NIGHTS, UM, COSTUME DRESS UP. SHE WAS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THAT AND REALLY MADE THAT CONCEPT COME TRUE. IT WAS A HIT. AND WE KNOW WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE THIS. UM, HAVE ANY OF YOU INTERACTED WITH ANY OF OUR VOLUNTEERS? THIS YOUNG LADY IS THE CENTRAL PORT OF COORDINATION FOR ALL DEPARTMENT, UH, VOLUNTEERS. SO CONSIDER ALL FINGERPRINT SCANNING ORIENTATIONS. THIS IS THE YOUNG LADY THAT DOES THAT. UM, ANY OF YOU HAVE GONE TO A DAY CAMP? WE HAVE ABOUT, I THINK 4,000 DAY CAMP VISITS A SUMMER. A LARGE PART OF THAT, UM, POPULATION DEPEND ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. AND THIS YOUNG LADY IS THE DRIVING FORCE WITH ALL THOSE FINANCIAL AS TRANSACTIONS. IN FACT, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE TARGETING THOSE THAT NEED US THE MOST IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. SO WE HAVE A TRAVELING FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP. THIS YOUNG LADY IS THE FACE OF ALL THOSE FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOPS. SO BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SHE HAS EXTRA TIME ON HER HANDS, AND SAY, HEY, BY THE WAY, WE HAVE LINCOLN PARK, SO ONE OF OUR NEWEST PARKS IN THE SYSTEM. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN HELP US ACTIVATE? THIS YOUNG LADY STEPPED UP, STEPPED UP AND SAID, YES, I'LL DO THAT. AND SO I THINK EVERYONE HERE CAN AGREE THAT GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS YOUNG LADY HAS DONE. UM, I I HOPE SHE DOESN'T MIND THAT I CALL HER A YOUNG LADY, BUT I'VE KNOWN HER FOR 10 YEARS. I'VE SEEN HER JUST BLOSSOM AND REALLY STEP INTO HER OWN AND REALLY PUT HER TOUCH ON SO MANY PROGRAMS THAT A LOT OF OUR FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE NOT. AND SO WITH A LOT OF PRIZE AND HAPPINESS AND EXCITEMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YES, MARTINEZ, OUR OCTOBER IS A MEMBER OF OUR, OUR BIG TEAM IN COMMUNITY RECREATION SERVICES. AND AS JOY ALLUDED, YOU KNOW, STEPS UP TO ANY CHALLENGE, ANY REQUEST. UM, SHE'S ALSO, UM, MANY OF THE THINGS WE DO A LOT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH. UM, YES, LYNN LEADS THAT TEAM FINDS STAFF TO EITHER, UM, AND IT'S IT'S STAFF THAT IS GREAT WITH THE COMMUNITY, ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS. AND SHE'S THERE, UM, ON WEEKENDS AND EVENINGS, YOU KNOW, OFFSITE, OTHER CITIES, OTHER PROGRAMS AND DOESN'T HESITATE, UM, IS INSTRUMENTAL IN FINDING STAFF FOR THAT. SO I THINK MAYBE WHEN JOY SAYS, DOES SHE MIND CALLING HER YOUNG LADY? WELL, YES. LYNN STARTED WHEN SHE WAS A TEEN WITH US. UM, AND THROUGH THE PROGRAM MAYBE VOLUNTEER HERSELF. YES. SO VOLUNTEER NOW IN CHARGE OF THAT PROGRAM. SO TRULY, [00:05:01] UM, FULL CIRCLE. UM, AND NOW HOLDS A FULL TIME 40 PLUS HOUR A WEEK JOB. UM, AND VERY, VERY PROUD OF HER. SHE IS ACTUALLY ON THE SHY SIDE. , UM, 10 YEARS AGO WOULD NEVER HAVE SEEN HERSELF BEING IN FRONT OF THE ROOM, LEADING A PRESENTATION, PUBLICLY SPEAKING, UM, TALKING ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS. UM, AND I THINK HER FIRST TIME AND I TOOK, WE TOLD HER IT WOULD GET EASIER AND WE WERE NERVOUS OURSELVES TOO. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE FIRST, AS EVERY SAYS PUBLIC SPEAKING'S NOT, AND NOW TURN AROUND 10 YEARS LATER, CREATES THE SLIDES, PLATES, THE MATERIALS AND PRESENTS, UM, WITH WITHOUT ANY QUIVER IN HER VOICE AND CONFIDENTLY TO THE COMMUNITY. ILAN TO SAY THAT WE ARE VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU, AN UNDERSTATEMENT, BUT TO BE HONORED HERE TODAY, UM, BECAUSE OF THAT GRATITUDE THAT WE HAVE TODAY, OUR SUPERINTENDENT WANTS TO SAY. YEAH. SO I'M SN SUPERINTENDENT. LUCKILY I HAVE HER ON MY, UM, TEAM. UM, SHE'S A GREAT ASSET TO TEAM. SHE'S OVERTOOK LINCOLN PARK, UM, MORE RECENT LAST FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS. AND WE'VE REALLY WORKED HARD TOGETHER TO JUST ACTIVATE IT AND DO DIFFERENT THINGS THERE. AND SHE COMES WITH THE OUT OF BOX IDEAS AND SHE'S ALWAYS LIKE KIND OF WILLING TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, STEP IN THERE AND, YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY TAKE CHARGE, BUT ALSO JUST LIKE THINK OF DIFFERENT THINGS. SO WE HAVE LOTS OF UPCOMING PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT, UM, AT THAT LOCATION. UM, AND THEN SHE'S ALWAYS JUST A TEAM PLAYER. SHE'S HOUSED OUT OF THE SENIOR CENTER AND MY SENIOR CENTER TEAM ALWAYS IS LIKE, UM, WE WANT HER HERE WITH US BECAUSE OF JUST HER, HER DEDICATION AND HER HELPFUL NATURE. THIS IS SHOWN AS LIZ SAID, SHE, SHE'S A VERY LITTLE, SHE'S A LITTLE SHY, BUT UM, WHEN SHE NEEDS TO KIND OF GET OUT OF THAT MOMENT, SHE'S ABLE TO DO THAT. AND THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY. WE ACTUALLY HAD A FRIENDSGIVING EVENT HERE FOR ALL OF OUR SENIOR CENTERS IN THE CITY. UM, THERE WAS SOME MISHAPS EARLY ON IN THE EVENT AND SHE NOTICING THAT SOMEONE NEEDED TO KIND OF STEP ON THE MIC AND BE THE MC. HERE SHE COMES, SHE'S LIKE SINGING KARAOKE, SHE'S DANCING. JUST TOOK CHARGE, YOU KNOW, FOR LIKE A GOOD TWO HOURS AND THAT IS NOT HER. SO IT WAS LIKE, OH, LOOK AT HER UP THERE, LIKE DOING THE MC EVENT. SO THAT WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, GREAT TO SEE THAT SHE NOTICES WHEN SHE NEEDS TO SUPPORT THE TEAM, HOW SHE NEEDS TO SUPPORT IT, AND SHE JUST DOES IT WITHOUT EVEN BEING ASKED. SO I APPRECIATE THAT YESTERDAY FOR SURE. AND ALWAYS THANK YOU. HAVE ANYTHING I COULD? UM, WELL FOR THE 10 YEARS I'VE BEEN WORKING HERE FOR BEING MY ONE AND ONLY JOB I PAID AND I LEARNED A LOT FROM, A LOT OF GREAT, FROM EVERYBODY THAT I ENCOUNTERED DURING THIS TIME. AND I'M STILL LEARNING UP TO THIS POINT, UM, FROM GREAT, UM, ROLE MODELS THAT I'VE ENCOUNTERED EVERY DAY. SO I DO APPRECIATE THE EXPERIENCE AND THE SKILLS THAT I LEARNED ACROSS THE YEARS AT PARK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK YOU. TAKE PICTURES. SO I HAVE TO CHUCKLE BECAUSE USUALLY I JUST TURN AND YES, IT WILL POP UP AND BE THE ONE TAKING PICTURE. SO, UM, DO YOU HAVE A BETTER WANNA DO THE AWKWARD? YEAH. . 1, 2, 3. 1, 1, 2, 3. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER ONE. RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE MINUTES FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING OF OCTOBER 19TH, 2023. CAN I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ANYTHING FROM THE AUDIENCE? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN, WE HAD A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER TI SMITH, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. THAT PASSES. UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO, RECOMMENDATION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF THE FEE WAIVER REQUESTS OUTLINED IN ATTACHMENT A IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEE WAIVER POLICY. UM, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO START DOING IS GETTING A MOTION BEFORE WE GO TO THE STAFF REPORT. SO CAN I GET A MOTION TO, UH, SO MOVED. SECOND. ALRIGHT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR SE. DEPUTY DIRECTOR SCOTT. THANK YOU CHAIR. UH, GLADYS KAISER, OUR MANAGER OF COMMUNITY RECREATION SERVICES IS, UH, COMMISSIONERS. THIS USUALLY GOES BEFORE THE, UM, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, BUT AT THIS TIME WE'RE BRINGING 'EM STRAIGHT TO YOU. SO I'LL GO THROUGH EACH, UM, OF THE, UH, FEE WAIVER REQUESTS ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE FIVE THIS MONTH ON BEHALF OF ROSE PARK [00:10:01] NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THIS IS NOT A GROUP, NOT A NEW EVENT. THEY'RE USING THE OPEN SPACE AT ROSE PARK FOR THEIR ANNUAL HOLIDAY IN THE PARK EVENT ON DECEMBER 14TH. IT IS A COMMUNITY EVENT. THEY'RE REQUESTING $215 IN FEE FACILITY AND PERMIT FEES TO BE WAIVED. AND THERE'S ZERO APPLICABLE STAFF ON BEHALF OF RUN FOR YOUTH. THIS IS NOT A NEW GROUP, BUT THIS IS A NEW EVENT TO THEM. IT'S A JINGLE BELL RUN. UM, THEY'RE USING THE EL DORADO EAST LAKE U GROVE AREA. IT IS A COMMUNITY EVENT ON DECEMBER 23RD. UM, $670 IN FACILITY AND PERMIT FEES TO BE WAIVED. ZERO APPLICABLE STAFF CHARGES. AND THEY ARE AT THE REGIONAL. SO THERE IS APPLICABLE GATE REVENUE ON BEHALF OF THE LOCAL HEARTS FOUNDATION. NOT A NEW GROUP, NOT A NEW EVENT. THEY'RE HAVING A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT EVENTS. UM, THEY HAVE ONE IN AUGUST, UM, 24TH, THE 11 23, 12 21 IN THE FUTURE, ONE OF FOUR 19. THESE ARE BASKET, BACKPACK, TURKEY, AND A HOLIDAY. UM, CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY IN MACARTHUR PARK AND THEIR SOCIAL HALL AS WELL AS THE OPEN SPACE, UM, OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY. UM, THE, THE FOUR EVENTS, UM, THE FEW REQUESTED TO BE WAIVED IS $2,800 ZERO APPLICABLE SELF CHARGES. UM, AND THEY GET ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE PER EVENT, UM, ON BEHALF OF CHOSEN FEW MOTORCYCLE CLUB. AND THIS IS NOT A NEW COUP, NOT A NEW EVENT. IT'S THEIR ANNUAL POPEYE TOY RUN AT MARTIN LUTHER KING PARK IN THE SOCIAL HALL IN OPEN SPACE ON DECEMBER 2ND, $877 AND 50 CENTS IN FACILITY AND PERMIT FEES REQUESTED TO BE WAIVE APPLICABLE $450 IN STAFF FEES AND ABOUT 150 EXPECTED IN ATTENDANCE. AND LASTLY, ON BEHALF OF THE USA ATHLETIC SOFTBALL CLUB, NOT IN NEW GROUP, NOT A NEW EVENT ON DECEMBER 2ND AND THIRD AT THE EL DORADO, UM, FIELD THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE, THEY'RE HOSTING THE USA ATHLETIC TOYS FOR TOTS TOURNAMENT. UM, $1,305 IN FACILITY PERMIT FEES TO WEIGH ZERO APPLICABLE STAFF CHARGES AND EXPECTED 300 ATTENDANCE THIS MONTH. WHOLE FEES REQUESTED TO REMAIN IS $5,867 50 CENTS. COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE GLAD. OKAY, ANOTHER UH, CHANGE IS, UH, THAT WE ARE GOING TO GO TO THE PUBLIC FIRST IN CASE THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT MAY TRIGGER US, UH, IN OUR RESPONSE. BUT I DO ASK ONE CLARIFICATION ON THE LOCAL HEARTS FOUNDATION. THESE ARE FOR AUGUST 24. NOVEMBER 24. YES. OKAY, SO THEY'RE THE THE DATES ARE CORRECT. OKAY. SO, UM, HER POLICY, WE DO NOT RETROACTIVELY, UM, WAIVE FEES, UM, YOU JUST SAID COMING UP MORE QUICKLY. WELL, I JUST APOLOGIZE. ALRIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO WHAT WE DO IS WE, UH, ASK OR INVITE PEOPLE THAT ARE REQUESTING, UM, FEE WAIVERS TO COME AND TALK ABOUT THEIR EVENT. SO IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM THE ROSE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION? OKAY. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE FROM RUN FOR YOUTH? ALRIGHT. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE FROM LOCAL HEARTS FOUNDATION? UH, FROM CHOSEN FEW MOTORCYCLE CLUB? UH, ANYBODY FROM USA ATHLETIC SOFTBALL CLUB? ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS UP HERE? COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ? YEAH. UM, AND MY QUESTION, DOES IT REALLY REFLECT OR DOES IT HAVE ANY NECESSARILY CONCERNS WITH THE SPEC SPECIFIED PROJECT? I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY. UH, IT DID NOT GO TO FINANCE COMMITTEE FIRST. WE DID NOT HAVE A QUORUM. UNDERSTOOD, AVAILABLE, UNDERSTOOD. IT WAS MY FAULT. . ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, UH, HEARING NONE. WE HAD A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ORTI SMITH, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SHOWN ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. UH, ITEM NUMBER THREE, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE DIRECTOR'S MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS REPORT. WE CREATE COMMUNITY AND DIRECTOR'S HIGHLIGHTS, , OH MY GOSH, THAT WAS LIKE CHOREOGRAPHED FOR NOVEMBER, 2023. SO, UH, CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE? SO MOVE MOTION SECOND. OKAY. AND WITH IMPECCABLE TIMING, I WILL TURN THIS REPORT OVER TO YOU UNLESS YOU WOULD LIKE TO DEFER. NO, THANK YOU. UM, SO EVERYTHING THAT, IF I'VE BEEN HERE AT NINE O'CLOCK, I WOULD'VE SAID ALL THESE THINGS. SO FIRST OF ALL, WITH GREAT APPRECIATION TO THE FOUR OF YOU, WHICH GUARANTEED A QUORUM, THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT. 'CAUSE AS GLADYS WOULD PROBABLY STATE, WE HAD A COUPLE OF FEE WAIVERS THAT WERE REALLY CRITICAL TIMING WISE. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR PRESENCE HERE. AND THEN ALSO WELCOMING THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. I KNOW WE WERE, I WON'T SAY NERVOUS, WE WERE, UM, JUST KIND OF ANXIOUS TO KNOW HOW VERY INTIMIDATING, HOW YOUR OBSERVATIONS, HOW YOUR OBSERVATIONS MAY HELP US IMPROVE OUR, OUR OUR MEETINGS FORMAT AND, AND, UH, LOGISTICS. YOU KNOW, I MISS MY FAVORITE PART OF THE, THE MEETING WHERE WE GET TO HONOR [00:15:01] OUR, UM, EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. BUT YES, LYNN MARTINEZ VERY, VERY DESERVING. UH, WE HAD A REALLY FUN SURPRISE OF HER YESTERDAY MORNING, UH, DURING AN ERC APPRECIATION, UH, BREAKFAST. SO, UM, THEY, THEY DO AMAZING JOB. BUT YES, ONE IN PARTICULAR, UM, IF YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS, SHE'S BEEN DOING A REALLY GREAT JOB AT LINCOLN PARK, YOU KNOW, WITH SOME VERY CHALLENGING CONDITIONS, KEEPING THE STAFF MOTIVATED, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT. UM, STEVE PROBABLY GAVE THE UPDATE OF WHY I'VE BEEN AWAY, SO I'M ON, I MEAN, IT'S MUTED, BUT I CAN STILL HEAR IN MY TURN IS TO GIVE AN UPDATE. BUT YEAH, THE CITY UNFORTUNATELY WAS IMPACTED WITH, UM, UH, AN INTERNET, UM, INCIDENT. UH, SO, UH, BUT THE ONE THING I JUST LEARNED IS YOU CAN GO ON, UH, THE, ON THE INTERNET WWW, YOU HAVE TO DO THREE WSS DOT LONG BEACH.GOV. AND IT NOW HAS A WEBSITE THAT GIVES A FULL ARRAY OF SERVICES THAT ARE STILL ONGOING, BUT ALSO MORE IMPORTANTLY, ANY SERVICES THAT ARE DELAYED OR DISRUPTED. AND, UH, KIND OF WORDS OF CONFIDENCE, LIKE IF IT'S ANYTHING REGARDING UTILITY PAYMENTS, UH, THERE'S NO PENALTIES FOR LATE PAYMENTS, THERE'S NO SHUTOFFS. SO THOSE KIND OF THINGS I THINK THE CITY'S VERY SENSITIVE TO. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE'RE FINDING AS WE OPEN UP OUR BUSINESS DAY, THAT THANKS TO ACTIVE NET AND SOME OF OUR OTHER, UM, SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT AREN'T RELIANT ON THE CITY INTRANET, UH, THAT WE'RE ABLE TO STILL, UM, CONDUCT RESERVATIONS AND PERMITS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO UNLESS SOMETHING MAJOR HAPPENS, UH, ABOUT ONE O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT, THE CITY INTERNET WAS TURNED OFF. AND THAT'S, UH, IN COOPERATION WITH, UH, WE HAVE UM, I GUESS A THIRD PARTY THAT'S ASSISTING WITH, UH, FORENSICS AND KIND OF THE DI DIAGNOSING WHAT, WHAT HAPPENED AND THEN HOW WE PROTECT, YOU KNOW, THE REST OF OUR, UM, UH, SYSTEMS. SO WE'LL WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS, IT IS LIKELY THAT THE CITY INTERNET WILL BE DOWN THROUGH SUNDAY, JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT. HOPEFULLY NOT LONGER THAN THAT. BUT, UM, THERE WILL BE, UH, AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL FOR A DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY THAT ENABLES, UM, THE CITY MANAGER TO MOVE STAFF AROUND WITHOUT GOING TO CONFERENCE WITH THE UNION. AND ALSO, UM, SPENDING AUTHORIZATION, UH, FROM A HUNDRED THOUSAND TO MILLION SHOULD THEY NEED SPECIAL CONSULTANT SERVICES OR WHATEVER TO DEAL WITH THE EMERGENCY AND OTHER THINGS. SO, UM, BUT WITHIN SEVEN DAYS, COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO HAVE A FORMAL MEETING TO APPROVE EVERYTHING THAT THAT WOULD BE HAPPENING DURING THE EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION. SO, UM, I DON'T WANNA OVERBURDEN YOU WITH THAT. SO MANY GOOD THINGS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. YOU KNOW, THE MONTH OF OCTOBER WAS JUST FULL OF GREAT EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND OBVIOUSLY NOVEMBER AS WE HEAD TOWARDS, UM, YOU KNOW, THANKSGIVING, WE'RE REMINDED HOW THANKFUL WE ARE FOR YOUR SERVICE FOR ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS, ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, UM, AND ALSO OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS. I THINK WE'RE ALWAYS REMINDED OF OUR GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH PUBLIC WORKS TO ADVANCE WONDERFUL THINGS LIKE SIGNATURE PLAYGROUNDS AND JUST ALL OF OUR OTHER, OTHER EFFORTS LIKE THAT. UM, SO AFTER THIS MEETING, UH, AND KNOW, I KNOW MOTHER NATURE GAVE US A LOT OF RAIN YESTERDAY. THE CONDITIONS ARE OKAY, WE'RE STILL GONNA HAVE OUR REMEMBRANCE GATHERING, UH, PROBABLY AROUND 11 O'CLOCK. IT WAS HARD TO JUDGE HOW LONG THIS MEETING MIGHT LAST. IF YOU COULD STAY, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL, BUT IT'S A VERY MEANINGFUL, THIS WILL BE OUR THIRD ANNUAL ONE. WE PLANTED THE TREE THREE YEARS AGO IN, IN MEMORY OF THREE OF OUR COWORKERS WHO PASSED AWAY FROM COVID. AND THEN LAST YEAR, YOU KNOW, WE REMEMBERED THOSE FOUR PLUS QUITE A FEW OTHERS. BUT, UH, THIS YEAR WE HAVE THREE INDIVIDUALS IN PARTICULAR THAT WILL BE REMEMBERING IN IN THE EVENT. UH, AND THAT'LL BE OUT IN GOOD NEIGHBOR PARK AGAIN AROUND 11 O'CLOCK. AND, UM, JUST, I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER IF I PUT IT IN EVERY REPORT. THE BIG THING FOR THE WEEKEND IS THE YOUTH FISHING DERBY OVER AT EL DORADO REGIONAL PARK. UH, THAT'S REALLY GREAT. AND THEN I'M NOT SURE, I GAVE STEVE A LITTLE LIST. COULD YOU REMEMBER TO DO THIS IF I CAN'T JOIN YOU? SO IF HE ALREADY SAID THIS, IT'LL BE, I APOLOGIZE YOU REPETITIVE, BUT, UM, I KNOW LAST MEETING I LET YOU KNOW THE NEWS ABOUT NANCY VS. OUR BUREAU MANAGER, UH, TAKING ON A REALLY GREAT NEW POSITION IN THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT REALM. SHE REALLY WANTED TO BE HERE THIS MORNING TO EXPRESS HER APPRECIATION TO ALL OF YOU AND KIND OF SAY A FORMAL GOODBYE. BUT HER NEW SCHEDULE WOULDN'T ALLOW THAT. SO I TOLD HER WE WOULD CERTAINLY PASS THOSE SENTIMENTS ON TO YOU. SO IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT TIME FOR PRM TO GIVE THEIR UPDATE ON IT YET. SO, UM, SO ANYWAY, SHERLYN, UH, B IS GONNA BE OUR ACTING BUREAU MANAGEMENT PARK PLANNING AND PARTNERSHIPS ROLE, UM, IS KINDA SETTING IN FOR HURLEY. HE HAD THE FAMILY EMERGENCY THAT HE NEEDED TO BE WITH HIS FATHER FOR THE WEEK, SO HE'LL BE BACK NEXT WEEK. SO WE THANK RO FOR [00:20:01] ALL OF HIS LEADERSHIP. UM, I, THERE'S PROBABLY MORE THINGS. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? UM, OKAY. YEAH, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU HAVE TO FIND A GREAT DEAL OF CONFIDENCE IN HOW THE CITY HAS PREPARED AND PLANNED FOR ANY MOMENTS LIKE THIS. SO ANYWAY, UM, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, I APPRECIATE YOU. HAPPY THANKSGIVING. IF YOU CAN'T STAY FREE THERE, SO THANKS EVERYONE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. AND, UH, I DID RUN INTO NANCY AT ANOTHER MEETING AND SHE BURST INTO TEARS TALKING ABOUT LEAVING AND SAID SHE WANTED TO BE HERE IF HER WORK WOULD ALLOW, BUT SHE WASN'T ABLE TO. SO I DID SCREW THIS UP. I SHOULD HAVE GONE TO THE PUBLIC BEFORE BRENT SPOKE, BUT HIS DRAMATIC ENTRANCE KIND OF THREW ME ON GUARD, . SO DO WE HAVE ANY, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON THE TWO REPORTS, DIRECTORS HIGHLIGHT OR WE CREATE COMMUNITY? ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS UP HERE? OKAY, WE HAD A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RTI SMITH TO RECEIVE IN FILE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. YOU OPPOSED? ALRIGHT. UH, SO PUBLIC COMMENT IS NEXT. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO ADDRESS THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ON NON-AG AGENDA ITEMS. EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR. SO ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE HAVE ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO CHAT ABOUT? KAREN, UM, WANNA WISH EVERYBODY HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON, ESPECIALLY WITH THANKSGIVING COMING. AND I, UM, WANNA ANNOUNCE THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL ABILITIES OF TRINKA RELLE. WE ARE GONNA BE GIVING AWAY $17,000 WORTH OF GROCERY GIFT CARDS OF SENIORS THROUGHOUT THE CITY FOR THE HOLIDAYS. AND IN EXCHANGE, WE'RE GONNA BE ASKING THEM TO FILL OUT A SURVEY ON THE UPDATE TO THE DOWNTOWN PLAN AND THE ELEPHANT LOT REDO ALONG SHORELINE AS TO WHAT SENIORS WANT TO SEE INCLUDED IN THOSE PLANS. UM, I HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO THE ROUND TABLE FROM COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DISCUSSING WITH CONSULTANTS ABOUT WHAT, HOW PLAN IS GOING TO EVOLVE. IT'S GONNA BE AN INTERESTING PROCESS. I'M SO HAPPY THAT WE WENT THROUGH THE SCAG PROCESS 'CAUSE IT'S VERY SIMILAR. AND THE SENIORS DID. UM, WE DID 140 SURVEYS WITH THE SCAG AND THOSE OPINIONS WENT INTO THE REGIONAL PLAN THAT'S GOING INTO THEIR FEDERAL REQUEST FOR FUNDING. AND, UM, THEY WERE, THE SENIORS WERE REALLY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INPUT. SO THEY'RE NOW READY TO GIVE THEIR OPINIONS ON OTHER THINGS AND WE'RE ENCOURAGING THEM TO DO THAT. UM, I WANNA INVITE YOU TO, UM, THANKSGIVING ON THE 22ND THANKS TO PARTNERS OF PARKS AND THE GRAY PANTHERS. WE'RE GOING TO BE GIVING OUT 150 THANKSGIVING MEALS, GRAB AND GO AT THE SENIOR CENTER AND, UM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME HELP SERVE, WE'RE GONNA BE GIVING THEM OUT FROM NINE TO NOON. AND IT'S, UH, THEY'RE FROM EVERY TABLE AND IT'S ENOUGH FOOD FOR A COUPLE OF MEALS. SO THE SENIORS ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND THEY'RE GONNA GET THEIR CHOICE OF PIE. SO, AND THIS WAS A JOINT EFFORT WITH THE GREAT PANTHERS HEART OF IDA IS PAYING FOR THE PIES AND, UM, PARTNERSHIP PARKS. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND THEN YOU ALL RECEIVED AN INVITATION TO THE GRAY PANTHERS PARTY. THE GRINCH IS COMING TO THE SENIOR CENTER AND OUR INTERNS ARE PUTTING THIS EVENT TOGETHER FOR THE SENIORS. SO YOU'RE ALL INVITED TO COME AND PEOPLE WILL HAVE A CHOICE OF, UM, JERKY, HAM OR PRIMARY MEAL. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED AND SENIORS WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE FRIENDSGIVING EVENT. THE ONES THAT CAME BACK WE'RE VERY EXCITED AND HAD A GREAT TIME. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THEN, UH, NEXT MONTH I HOPE TO HAVE A REALLY BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, SO THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS ON TO PARTNERS ON THAT GIFT. THAT'S HUGE. ANYONE ELSE? NO, GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. JOHN BESLEY FROM LONG BEACH BEEKEEPERS. LONG BEACH HAS ABOUT SEVEN TO 9 MILLION UNPAID EMPLOYEES AND THEIR GIVE BACK TO THE CITY. . HOW WE SO LET YOU KNOW, THIS IS, UM, OUR LOCAL URBAN HONEY FROM OUR LOCAL BEES FROM THE SANCTUARY. BUT THIS IS OUR GIVE BACK TO YOU GUYS [00:25:02] AND LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT THIS IS UNDER THE REPORTABLE AMOUNT OF A GIFT . AND IT'S, NO, IT'S NOT REALLY A GIFT, IT'S WHAT YOU HARVEST FROM WHAT FELL OFF YOUR TREES IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. FOR US, IT'S DEFINED AS A GIFT. OKAY. UM, ANYBODY ELSE THAT I NEED TO COVER THAT WE IS NOT HERE OR PRESENT, PLEASE GIVE IT TO FOLKS OUT THERE. OKAY. I MEAN THAT, YOU KNOW, EXCELLENT. THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT IT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF, UH, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE PART OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. AND THIS IS OUR GIVE BACK FOR THE LITTLE LADIES ALLOWING THEM TO WORK. SOME OF THIS HONEY IS ACTUALLY OUT OF, UM, LONG BEACH RESIDENCES, HIVES, AND THE MAJORITY OF THIS IS FROM THE SANCTUARY AND SANCTUARY RELATED HIVES. SO WE'D LIKE TO OBVIOUSLY WORK CLOSER WITH THE COMMUNITY AND FOR CHANGING THE FEAR NARRATIVE THAT'S NORMAL GIVEN, BUT ALSO WORKING WITH THE, UM, COMMUNITY GARDENS AND TRYING TO GET POLLINATORS IN THERE. 'CAUSE THE, UH, RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT IS WONDERFUL. , THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER TI SMITH. THANK YOU. YES, PLEASE, IF YOU'VE GOT EXTRA, GIVE THEM TO KAREN. SHE PROBABLY KNOWS THE SENIOR OR TWO THAT COULD USE SOME MONEY. ANYBODY ELSE? UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS, UH, FROM THE AUDIENCE? ALL RIGHT, WE WILL MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A NEW FORMAT, WHEREAS WE USED TO CALL ON STAFF AND COMMISSION. WE'LL STILL DO THAT, BUT IT'LL TECHNICALLY BE AS PART OF ANNOUNCEMENTS. SO, UH, ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS, GLADYS? UM, YES, SO WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON, UM, THROUGH THE RAIN AND EVERYTHING. UM, CURRENTLY, UM, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS THROUGH THE 21ST, UM, IS OUR ANNUAL NATIVE PLANT SALE AT THE NATURE CENTER. SO PLEASE STOP BY OR FOR, UM, UM, PROCESS YOUR ORDER AND DON'T MISS THAT. THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLANTS THERE. UM, AS THE HOLIDAYS COME IN, WE'RE TRANSITIONING, UM, TO OUR, UM, FALL PROGRAMS, UM, AND ACTUALLY WINTER PROGRAMS AS KIDS ARE, UH, WILL BE OUTTA SCHOOL. UM, APOLOGIZE, BUT THERE, UM, BUT A LOT GOING ON. HEIDI MENTIONED, UM, THE BEDS GOING ON AT LINCOLN PARK, SO PARTNERING WITH OUR LI OUR FRIENDS AT OUR FRIENDS AT THE LIBRARY THROUGH THEIR FRIENDS GROUP, AS WELL AS AT DLBA. A LOT OF ACTIVATION AT LINCOLN PARK. SO, UM, PLEASE LOOK OUT FOR INFORMATION. ALSO, UM, ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN SWIMMING TO CATALINA, BUT IN A SAFE MANNER SHAKE. WHEN I READ THAT ONE, I'M LIKE REALLY SAFE. UM, WE'RE, UH, PUTTING OUT A CHALLENGE, UM, THROUGH OUR POOLS, UM, THAT YOU CAN SWIM LAPS, UM, AT OUR COMMUNITY POOLS AND EARN THE MILEAGE TO CATALINA, UM, WITH SOME INCENTIVES TO GO. UM, AND THEN BRENT MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE OUR FISHING DERBY. SO NOVEMBER 18TH, UM, OUR TEAM AT THE REGIONAL PARK WILL HOST THE ANNUAL FISHING DERBY. UM, ALSO IN THERE IS, UM, INFORMATION ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY LEARNING PROGRAM HUBS. UM, YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR KIDS WHO ARE NOT ENROLLED IN SCHOOL TO CONNECT WITH OUR TEAMS AT OUR FOUR LOCAL PARKS, UM, AND DO THEIR, THEIR LEARNING WITH OUR TEAM, UM, AT THE PARK. SO THOSE ARE THE COMMUNITY LEARNING HUBS FUNDED BY LPRA. UM, BUT JUST A LOT OF INFORMATION GOING ON, UM, IN, UM, WE HELD A, UH, EMPLOYMENT FAIR AT MCBRIDE THIS PAST WEEKEND, UM, TO RECRUIT NEW TEAMS, UH, TEAM MEMBERS TO OUR TEAM, UM, ONGOING AND FOR OUR SUMMER RECRUITMENT. UM, AND THEN WE'RE ENTERING INTO OUR YOUTH, UM, BASKETBALL, UM, SEASON FOR OUR YOUTH SPORTS, UM, AND ALWAYS ONGOING FOR OUR ADULT SPORTS. SO THOSE ARE JUST THE HIGHLIGHTS OF A FEW THINGS GOING ON, UM, IN COMMUNITY RECREATION SERVICES. AND AS HEIDI MENTIONED, UM, SHE KIND OF JUST BRIEFLY DID ABOUT OUR, OUR SENIOR PROGRAM YESTERDAY. UM, WE HAD A FRIENDSGIVING. UM, WHAT WAS REPRESENTATIVE WAS OUR SEVEN, UH, SENIOR PROGRAMS, UM, THROUGHOUT THE CITY, UH, WHERE CAME HERE, WE PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION ABOUT 200 PLUS SENIORS, UH, IN THE RAIN TO ENJOY NOT ONLY A THANKSGIVING LUNCH BUT ACTIVITIES THAT WERE PROVIDED TO THEM. SO IT WAS, UM, A VERY, UM, NOISY DAY HERE YESTERDAY. UM, AND CORRALLING 200 SENIORS I THINK IS ALMOST MORE DIFFICULT THAN CROWING 200 KIDS, UM, YOUTH. UM, BUT IT WAS A VERY, VERY LOVELY EVENT TO BRING OUR SENIORS ALL TOGETHER AND JUST, UH, TRULY HAVE, UH, FRIENDSGIVING ACROSS THE CITY. SO THOSE ARE JUST FEW HIGHLIGHTS I HAVE. CAN I ASK A QUESTION? CERTAINLY. COMMISSIONER SMITH. UM, SO THE COMMUNITY LEARNING HUBS, THE LBRA, IS THAT THE LONG BEACH RECOVERY ACT FUNDING? YES. AND THEN DO WE KNOW HOW LONG THAT FUNDING IS GONNA LAST FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROGRAM? YES. SO I BELIEVE IT LASTS ALL THE WAY THROUGH, UM, FY 24. SO JOY'S SUPERINTENDENT TO OVERSEE THAT PROGRAM. [00:30:01] UM, SO JOY IS DO THAT THAT AND WILL ACTUALLY CONCLUDE SEPTEMBER OF 2024. YES. UM, AND, BUT THE FUNDING IS WRAPPED UP BY DECEMBER OF THAT SEASON. OKAY. AND THEN I'M CURIOUS, HOW MANY, DO WE HAVE A LOT OF PARTICIPANTS SHOWING UP? WE DO. SO IT'S ACTUALLY OUR ENHANCED AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM. AS GLADYS MENTIONED, THIS WAS INTENDED MAINLY FOR OUR FOLKS, OUR STUDENTS THAT WERE DISTANCE LEARNING, BUT A LOT OF THEM DID RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM. WE DID KNOW THAT, UM, WE WERE, THIS PROGRAM OPENED UP TO KIND OF MITIGATE ALL THE LEARNING LOSS. SO WE INCORPORATED A LOT OF STEM SEL AND THAT'S WHAT THE LBRA FUNDING IS USED FOR. IT'S SORT OF LIKE AN ENHANCED AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM EXPERIENCE. UM, AND WE'RE USING THIS HOPEFULLY AS A MODEL FOR FUTURE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM. OKAY. AND THE SITES DIFFER IN ATTENDANCE ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 40 PER DAY, DEPENDING ON THE, ON THE MONTH. THANK COMMISSIONER. SIMILAR TO OUR OTHER PROGRAMS SUCH AS MOBILE RECREATION AND VIRTUAL RECREATION THAT RECEIVED, YOU KNOW, ONE TIME FUNDING IN FY 24 THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND. WE'RE HOPEFUL THIS PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE, UM, IN THAT MANNER AND RECEIVE STRUCTURAL FUNDING. YEAH. 'CAUSE I MEAN IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUTH WHO ARE NOT IN SCHOOL. IT IT, IT'S A COMBINATION OF, OKAY. SO DURING THE, UH, THE, WHEN SCHOOLS WERE SHUT DOWN YEAH. UM, OUR CENTERS WERE OPEN AND WE PROVIDED THAT FACILITATION OF THE CLASSROOM, UM, FOR YOUTH TO COME TO THE PARKS AND THE LEARNING HUB. UM, MANY OF THEM, OUR INTENT ORIGINALLY WAS TO CONTINUE THAT PROGRAM, BUT MAJORITY OF THEM DID RETURN TO SCHOOL. SO, LIKE JOYCE SAYS, TO BRIDGE THAT LEARNING LOSS, THESE FOUR SITES OFFER ENHANCED AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM THAT WE CALL LEARNING HUBS. OKAY, THANK YOU. ACTUALLY, QUICK, HOW MANY ELAPSES, 26 MILES IN THE POOL, IS THAT JUST BEEN CALCULATED YET? UM, BESIDES A LOT . UM, THAT IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION AND I WILL ASK MY TEAM. I AM NOT A SWIMMER MYSELF. UM, BUT IT IS, AND A LOT OF TIMES, YOU KNOW, WHEN PEOPLE HAVE INCENTIVES, UM, TO, IT'S KIND OF LIKE HERE, YOU KNOW, GO OUT WALKING AND EVERY DAY IF YOU WALK 30 MINUTES AND SO LONG YOU'VE ACTUALLY WALKED A A MARATHON. UM, YOU KNOW, WE DO THIS PROGRAM THROUGH, YOU KNOW, SIMILAR FASHION TO OUR JUNIOR BEACH, OUR JUNIOR, UH, BEACH RUNNERS AS THE KIDS PARTICIPATE. SO STAFF CAME UP WITH THIS INCENTIVE, UM, AND YOU KNOW, TO INVITE PEOPLE AND ENTICE THEM TO COME USE OUR, OUR, OUR POOLS, UM, AND EARN, YOU KNOW, UM, ITEMS TO INCENTIVIZE THEM TO COME AND LEARN. YES. AND CREATE, EVERYBODY LIKES A SENSE OF COMPETITION THAT THAT'S AN INTERESTING PROGRAM. YOU CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD WHEN I READ IT. I'M LIKE, REALLY WAY TO CATALINA DEPUTY DIRECTOR. SCOTT, ANYTHING? I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD THIS POINT. ALRIGHT, JENNIFER CITY, UH, CLERK'S OFFICE, HOW ARE WE DOING? NO COMPLAINTS HERE. YOU ALL GOT AN EASY MEETING? YEAH. TOLD US WITH THE FUN CROWD. SO TRY SHERLY. GOOD MORNING. AND UM, AS YOU KNOW, OUR BUREAU IS GOING THROUGH SOME TRANSITION RIGHT NOW AS WHAT'S MENTIONED EARLIER, SO IT'S JUST AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO STEP UP IN THAT LEADERSHIP ROLE TO KEEP AFLOAT AND KEEP GOING RIGHT NOW. ALTHOUGH WE ARE DEFINITELY MISSING NANCY. THIS IS THE FIRST WEEK AND SHE'S GOT SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL, BUT UP FOR THE CHALLENGE. MM-HMM. . THANK YOU RAUL. ALL RIGHTY. COMMISSIONER SCHOEN, UM, NOTHING OFFICIAL TO REPORT. HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY COMMISSIONER TI SMITH. SO IT'S THAT SPECIAL TIME OF YEAR WHEN I REMIND PEOPLE WHO ARE ABLE TO BUY, UM, EXTRA THINGS FOR CHRISTMAS FOR THOSE WHO GO WITHOUT. SO WHETHER THOSE ARE TOYS, SOCKS, FOOD, THOSE KINDS OF ITEMS, THERE'S A MILLION WAYS THAT YOU CAN DONATE THOSE THINGS IF YOU NEED HELP DONATING THOSE THINGS. YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY SEE KAREN OR YOU CAN SEE ME. UM, I'M COLLECTING FOR MUNDO DI AMIGO PRESCHOOL. I SIT ON THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THAT IS A PRESCHOOL IN CENTRAL LONG BEACH AND DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH THAT SERVES, UM, UNDER-RESOURCED, UM, TODDLERS AND LITTLE ONES. AND SO WE'RE DOING A TOY DRIVE. I'M DOING A TOY DRIVE FOR THEM. SO WOULD LOVE TO JUST KIND OF PUT THAT IN YOUR HEART, EVEN IF IT'S SOME, YOU SPEND $5 ON IT AND YOU'RE ABLE TO. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ. UH, NOTHING ON MY END. ALRIGHT. UH, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING OTHER THAN IF YOU ARE HERE AND YOU PLEASE REMEMBER TO SIGN IN SO THAT WE KNOW YOU WERE HERE. OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE DECEMBER 14TH AND WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 9 39. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.