* 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] DAYS. ALL RIGHT. THANKS EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE TODAY. WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH THIS MEETING ON APRIL 10TH, 2024. THE MEETING'S BEGINNING AT 10 0 4. I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT, UH, ITEMS TWO AND THREE ON THE AGENDA WILL, UH, WILL NOT BE DISCUSSED TODAY. UM, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ROLL CALL. MICHELLE VALENCIA HERE. SHEILA GIBSON GIBBONS IS EXCUSED. NORM NORMA CIA. HERE. ROBERT FINNEY. HERE. ALAN GOLDSTEIN IS EXCUSED. CAROLYN HINES PRESENT. PHIL SCHMIDT. HERE. WILLIAM SMITH. HERE WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. AND, UH, PHIL. COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TODAY? THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN THE BUSINESS. LIBERTY, JUSTICE. THANK YOU. AND COMMISSIONER HINES, CAN YOU PLEASE READ OUR MISSION STATEMENT? ABSOLUTELY. WE ADVOCATE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LONG BEACH'S, CULTURALLY DIVERSE OLDER POPULATION BY EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE AND SERVICES RELATED TO EDUCATION, HEALTH, HOUSING, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, SAFETY, TECHNOLOGY, AND LANGUAGE ACCESS. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND COMMISSIONER SMITH, WILL YOU PLEASE READ OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT? IT'D BE MY PLEASURE. . WE, THE ADVISORY ON AGING COMMISSION RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE ON TRADITIONAL AND SAFER LANDS OF MANY INDIGENOUS GROUPS WHO CALL THESE GROUNDS HOME. WE THANK THEM FOR THEIR STRENGTH, PERSEVERANCE, AND RESISTANCE IN THEIR SPIRIT. MAY WE STRIVE TO ALWAYS HONOR AND RESPECT THE WISDOM OF OUR ELDER? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, LET'S SEE NOW. SHEILA HAS GIVEN US ALL THE, UH, MINUTES FROM MARCH. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES? I MOVE. OKAY. AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU. LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON THAT. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MARCH MINUTES. AYE. AYE. ANYONE, UH, OPPOSED? AND DOES ANYONE WISH TO ABSTAIN? A MOTION PASSES. THE MARCH MINUTES ARE APPROVED. UM, NOW WE'RE SKIPPING DOWN TO NUMBER FOUR ON OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS TO, UH, RECEIVE AND FILE THE 2023 COMMISSION ON AGING ANNUAL REPORT. I WILL PASS THOSE OUT. LAST MONTH, I, UH, GAVE ALL OF YOU AND WE APPROVED THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2023. UM, SINCE THEN WE HAVE RECEIVED SOME EMAILS ABOUT THINGS THAT WERE REQUIRED TO BE ON THIS REPORT. UM, SO I ADDED THOSE THINGS. THOSE THINGS THAT I WERE ADDED WERE OUR MISSION STATEMENT AND THAT, UM, IRENE IS THE, UM, PERSON THAT IS HELPING US WITH THESE REPORTS. BEYOND THAT, IT'S THE SAME. I'LL GIVE YOU A MOMENT TO LOOK OVER THOSE. UM, AND THEN IF WE HAVE A MOTION TO, UH, PASS THAT, AND THEN THIS REPORT WILL BE TURNED INTO, UH, SOMEBODY WHO ALLEGEDLY TURNS IT TO COUNSEL. AND IT IS ATTACHED. IT'S ATTACHED TO OUR MINUTES. IT'S ATTACHED TO THE MINUTES. NOW IT'S ATTACHED TO OUR MINUTES. IN OUR MEETING. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I MOVE. WE RECEIVED [00:05:01] A FILING REPORT. UH, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FINNEY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION? I SECOND THAT MOTION. THANK YOU. UM, ALL IN FAVOR OF YOU ASKED FOR QUESTIONS IN YOU OR DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THERE'S NO DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE. I'M JUST WONDERING WHY THIS IS NEW AND WHY WE'RE DOING IT. WE HAVE DID, SHE HAD, UM, PASSED IT ON IN THE LAST MEETING. WE DID PASS IT ON THE LAST MEETING ORDER TO REVIEW IT AND WE'RE, BUT IT'S NEW TO THIS, THIS COMMISSION. I BELIEVE, I, I DON'T REMEMBER IT IN YEARS PAST IS THE ONE EVERY YEAR. OH, ANNUAL. MM-HMM. ANNUAL. SO WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS ANNUALLY. YES, WE HAVE. AND WE, I DID GIVE YOU A VERY SIMILAR COPY LAST MONTH, UHHUH, BUT I JUST HAD TO ADD THE MISSION STATEMENT ON IT AND THEN I ADDED THAT IRENE HELPS US WITH THESE MEETINGS. WELL, I JUST THINK IT'S LOVELY. THANK YOU. OH, THANK YOU. BEAUTIFUL. CAN WE TAKE A VOTE ON THIS? ALL IN FAVOR OF RECEIVING AND FILING THIS REPORT? AYE. AYE. JENNY WAS THE FIRST, I THINK, UH, ANYBODY OPPOSED TO IT? DOES ANYONE WANT TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THIS MATTER? MOTION PASSES THE ANNUAL COMMISSION ON AGING ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2023 PASSES, AND WE SEEM TO BE ON TWO STANDING COMMITTEES. OKAY. FIRST COMMITTEE IS COMMUNITY RELATIONS LANGUAGE ACCESS AND THE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE. UH, I HAVE TWO REPORTS. 'CAUSE I WENT TO TWO MEETINGS. UH, LET'S SEE, MARCH 23RD. I ATTENDED THE LONG BEACH AGE FRIENDLY ACTION PLAN PRESENTED BY SOPHIA OF THE HEALTHY AGING CENTER AS PART OF THE LONG BEACH AGING SERVICES QUARTERLY MEETING AT, AND IT WAS HELD HERE AND YOU WERE ALL INVITED AS WELL. UM, THERE WAS AN OVERVIEW OF THE HEALTHY AGING CENTER. IT PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT, CONNECTS SENIORS WITH SOCIAL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATIONS, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. WE THEN REVIEWED THE AGE PLAN, UH, FRIENDLY PLANNING EFFORTS IN LONG BEACH. UM, IN 2018, LONG BEACH JOINED AARP'S NETWORK OF COMMUNITIES. AND THE VISION IS THAT OLDER ADULTS ARE VALUED AND THRIVE IN ALL COMMUNITIES IN LONG BEACH. AND IT'S A VERY SIMILAR, UM, IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE A A RP AGE FRIENDLY PLAN. THEN WORKSHOPS WERE DEVELOPED TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP GOALS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS. HEALTH, SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND HOUSING. THEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS, UH, WERE HELD OR ARE BEING HELD AND THERE ARE 10 MEETINGS SCHEDULED. AND THERE WAS A ONLINE LINK TO A SURVEY, SO IDENTIFIED IN THESE MEETINGS AND SURVEYS WERE, UM, THINGS MISSING IN LONG BEACH ACTIVITIES, HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION. ODDLY, THOSE WERE THE SAME THREE THINGS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AS BEING AVAILABLE IN LONG BEACH. SO I GUESS DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU STAND, THEY WERE MISSING OR AVAILABLE TO YOU. THERE'S GOING TO BE A, THEY EXPECT A FINALIZED PLAN IN FALL OF 2024, AND WE'LL HAVE, UM, WE'LL ASK TO HAVE IT PRESENTED AT ONE OF OUR MEETINGS HERE. SO THAT IS THAT SUPPORT REPORT. THEN ON MARCH 27TH, I ATTENDED A SENIOR FRAUD AND SCAM PREVENTION MEETING, WHICH WAS PRESENTED BY THE OFFICES OF CALIFORNIA INSURANCE COMMISSIONER RICARDO AOR AND VICE MAYOR CINDY ALLEN THAT WAS ALSO HELD HERE. AND YOU ALL WERE, UM, INVITED TO GO TO THAT FIRST. CINDY ALLEN SPOKE TO US, AND SHE'S A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR SENIORS. SHE'S WORKING TO EXPAND LIBRARY HOURS AND FOOD PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS. SHE'S ALSO A VERY STRONG PROPONENT OF THE SENIOR SAFE HOUSING, UH, PROGRAM. IT IS ONE OF HER PRIORITIES AT THIS POINT. UH, SHE SUPERVISOR JANICE HAN, HAS DEVELOPED A ROADMAP TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. IT WAS, THAT ROADMAP WAS PRESENTED TO THE LA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. AND ALL OUR ADVOCACY DOES HELP FOR ALL THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS. SO, VERY GOOD. COMMISSIONER. UM, THEN WE HAD SOMEBODY FROM COMMISSIONER, UH, LAURA'S OFFICE SPEAK ABOUT, UH, SCAMS AND SENIORS ARE THE LARGEST POPUL POPULATION FOR SCAMS, PARTLY BECAUSE WE'RE VULNERABLE AND TRUSTING, BUT [00:10:01] WE ALSO MIGHT HAVE SOME ACQUIRED WEALTH. LIKE SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE A RETIREMENT SAVINGS BUILT UP. UH, SOME COMMON FRAUDS ARE, UH, WHEN THEY SELL YOU A FAKE INSURANCE AND THEY WANT YOU TO PAY WITH CASH OR A CASHIER'S CHECK, A STAGED AUTO ACCIDENT. UM, IF YOU DO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, DON'T DISCUSS WHAT KIND OF INSURANCE YOU HAVE. LIKE YOU COULD SAY THAT THE BRAND YOU HAVE, BUT NOT, OH, I HAVE ALL THIS COVERAGE. UM, AND DON'T TRY TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE OTHER PARTY. UH, ALSO THERE COULD BE SOME COVID-19 INSURANCE FRAUD. PRIMARILY, THEY'RE LOOKING TO GET YOUR INFORMATION, YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, EMAIL, SOCIAL SECURITY, THAT TYPE OF THING. UM, AND THEN SOME INSURANCE SCAM WARNING SIGNS ARE FREE SEMINARS OR MEALS. AGAIN, THESE THINGS, UM, THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO GET YOUR INFORMATION. SO THEY WANT YOU TO FILL OUT FORMS AND, AND RETURN. THEY GIVE YOU FREE FOOD OR SOMETHING. UM, THERE IS A SENIOR BILL OF RIGHTS AND IT DOES INCLUDE A 30 DAY PERIOD TO CHANGE YOUR MIND ON ANY TRANSACTION. SO THAT IS FOR MY REPORT FOR THE SENIOR FRAUD AND SCAM PREVENTION MEETING. UM, SO IN THIS COMMITTEE, COMMISSIONER CIA, DO YOU HAVE ANY REPORT TODAY? UM, DOES THIS INCLUDE LEGISLATION OR IS THAT A DIFFERENT, THAT'S A DIFFERENT COMMITTEE. OKAY. NO, I DON'T. HOW ABOUT COMMISSIONER HINES? DO YOU HAVE ANY? OH, OKAY. AND NOW WE HAVE A CRIME PREVENTION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE. COMMISSIONER SMITH, DO YOU HAVE ANY, UH, REPORTS ON THIS TODAY? NO REPORT TODAY. COMMISSIONER FINNEY? UH, IT'S NOT A FORMAL REPORT, BUT I, THIS IS A HANDOUT THAT'S ON YOUR DESK I CUT OUT OF THE A A RP. OKAY. OKAY. I SAW THAT. YEAH. THANK YOU. SCAMS. YES. THANK YOU. I SAW THAT I, AND I'M GONNA, UH, RECOMMEND THAT, UH, WE ARRANGE TO HAVE ONE OF THESE EXPERTS COME TALK TO US. WE, YEAH, THREE YEARS, I THINK. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE. COMMISSIONER FINNEY, UH, NO REPORT. OKAY. AND, UH, HOUSING COMMITTEE. COMMISSIONER HINES. DO YOU HAVE ANY REPORTS TODAY? NO REPORT TODAY. COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT? WELL, UH, KAREN JUST TOLD ME THAT, UH, IN SEPTEMBER, BY SEPTEMBER THEY WILL HAVE A REPORT FROM THE COUNTY. OKAY. VERY GOOD. ON THE SAFE HOUSE. GREAT. OKAY. I ASSUME LOCATION AND MONEY. MM-HMM. WHETHER THEY HAVE IT OR NOT. OKAY, GREAT. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. SO HOW'S THAT GOING? CAN YOU GIVE US KIND OF A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN UPDATE ON, I WOULD SAY IT WAS IN, SO DENNIS POND HAS IT IN THE BUREAUCRATIC WEEDS. UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. THAT MEANS IT'S IN THE, WITH THE BUREAUCRACY, IT'S IN IT'S EN ROUTE, SO KNOWS WHERE IT IS. IS IT PROCESS? IT'S IN PROCESS, BUT WE SAY, UH, SEPTEMBER IT SHOULD COME OUT AND THEY'LL HAVE SOME INFORMATION ACCORDING TO KAREN. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S PROGRESSING NICELY THOUGH. IT'S MOVING. WOULD YOU SAY THAT? YEAH. SO, UH, COMM AS I MENTIONED, UH, SUPERVISOR HANH DID JUST PRESENT A ROADMAP TO THIS, UM, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, WHICH WAS PASSED. SO NOW IT'S LIKE MAKING ITS WAY. AND AS, UH, COMMISSIONER SCHMIT SAID THAT WE'LL GET SOME KIND OF REPORT IN SEPTEMBER. UM, OKAY. WE ARE NOW ON TO THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. COMMISSIONER CHIN. WELL, I, I DID SIGN UP WITH THE CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON AGING, SO THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD. SOME OF, OH, OKAY. MANY OTHER PEOPLE WERE SIGNED UP, BUT I, I'LL NOW GET ANY LEGISLATIVE, UM, UPDATES AND BE ABLE TO BRING THEM TO THE GROUP. UM, I ALSO CHECKED THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF AGING WEBSITE AND I REALIZED I COULD FOLLOW THAT. AND I PICKED UP TWO FACTS THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE TODAY. I DIDN'T SEE ANY LEGISLATION THAT ATTRACTED MY ATTENTION, BUT IF OTHERS CAN LET US KNOW. BUT I GOT TWO FACTS FOR YOU. BETWEEN 2017 AND 2021, CALIFORNIA'S POPULATION AGE 55 OR OLDER GROUP BY 7%, BUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE 55 AND OLDER WHO SOUGHT HOMELESSNESS SERVICES INCREASED BY 84%. WOW. WOW. THAT'S A LOT. IT'S PRETTY SHOCKING AND KIND OF GIVES ME AN IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, WHERE SOME OF THE, THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS FROM. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE [00:15:01] WAS HOW, UM, THE CALIFORNIA POPULA, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE LONG BEACH POPULATION IS AGING, POPULATION IS GROWING, BUT THE CALIFORNIA POPULATION ALSO IS GROWING. AND, UM, THE 60, 60 PLUS POPULATIONS IS NOW OVER 20%. AND BY 2030 WE'LL REACH 10.3 MILLION, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME WE WE'LL HAVE MORE PEOPLE OVER 60 THAN UNDER 18 AND MORE LIVING PAST 85, REACHING THE CENTURY MARK. SO THE WHOLE THING MEANS THAT ANY KIND OF PLANNING THAT GOES ON NEEDS TO TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT. BUT IT'S ALSO INTERESTING THAT CALIFORNIA IS MORE RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY, UH, DIVERSE THAN MOST STATE POPULATIONS. AND ALSO THE GAP BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW INCOME RESIDENTS HAVE WIDENED. SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THAT MAP OR THAT PICTURE THAT YOU BEGIN TO SEE WHERE THEY FIT IN. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT COPIES OF THESE, BUT I CAN GIVE THOSE TO YOU. SO I'LL BE MORE DILIGENT NOW IN, UM, KEEPING TRACK OF AND, AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO GIVE ME MORE ASSIGNMENTS. GREAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. UH, TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE COMMISSIONER SCH SMITH, DO YOU HAVE SMITH? NO REPORT TODAY. COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT? NO, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON FREE TRANSPORTATION, BUT OKAY. WE'RE NOT THERE YET. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER HINES? NO REPORTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, THAT SEEMS TO CONCLUDE OUR STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THOSE REPORTS? I MOVE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER FINNEY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THAT? SECOND. OKAY. AND CAN WE, UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF RECEIVING AND FILING THOSE REPORTS? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? AND DOES ANYBODY WISH TO ABSTAIN? THANK YOU. THAT MOTION PASSES TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS. UH, IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE ADVISORY COMMISSION ON AGING ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS, UM, UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR. DOES ANYONE WISH TO HAVE ANY COMMENTS TODAY? UM, KAREN, UM, I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO IT IN THREE MINUTES, SO I'M JUST GONNA GIVE YOU SOME UPDATES. OKAY. UM, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON HAS, UH, APPLIED TO DO A RATE INCREASE. AND SENIOR COMMUNITY IS VERY ENRAGED ABOUT THIS. THIS IS TO RECOVER COSTS FROM, UM, NOT HAVING FLYERS. SO THERE'S A, THEY'RE HAVING PUBLIC FORUMS RIGHT NOW ON THE RATE INCREASE. SO WE GOT ONE IN LONG BEACH. IT'S MARCH 20TH, SIX O'CLOCK. THERE'S TWO OF THEM. ONE AT TWO O'CLOCK, MARCH 20TH, APRIL 20TH ON MAY 20TH. MAY 20TH, MARCH 20TH. MARCH 20TH PASSED, PASSED. SO WE ONE WEDNESDAY, MARCH, THIS IS OLD ANYWAY, THERE'S ONE AT RECREATION PARK I THINK TOMORROW NIGHT. SO, UM, SENIORS ARE VERY OPPOSED TO THEM BEING ALLOWED TO HAVE A RATE INCREASE. AND THEN, UM, THE CITY HAS ISSUED THE ZONING CHANGES FOR THE CITY CORE. AND THIS IS, UH, THE AREA IN THE CENTRAL CORE DOWNTOWN. AND THEY'RE ACCEPTING COMMENTS RIGHT NOW. THE ZONING PLAN IS AVAILABLE ONLINE@LONGBEACH.GOV UNDER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, SO YOU CAN LOOK AT IT AND MAKE COMMENTS. UM, THERE WAS A COUPLE OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND, UH, THERE'S SOME ISSUES THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS INCLUDED IN THE PLAN. THE CITY IS TRYING TO ALIGN ALL THE ZONING PLANS SO THAT THERE ARE SOME CONSISTENT STANDARDS IN TERMS OF HOW HIGH BUILDINGS CAN BE SETBACKS. UM, SO COMMENTS ARE GONNA END ON THAT. AND THEN, UH, WE'RE WORKING ON THE DOWNTOWN PLAN AND ON THE SHORELINE VILLAGE PLAN, UH, WE'RE ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THAT. AND THAT WILL COME PROBABLY THE END OF SUMMER, THE CHANCE TO DO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THAT. AND THEN, UH, FOR LA COUNTY, UM, THEY DID GIVE AN OVERVIEW ON THE AREA PLAN FOR AGING TO THE LA COUNTY COMMISSION AT THE MEETING. UH, FOR THIS MONTH, THEY'RE WORKING IN EIGHT TOPIC AREAS. UH, SAFETY, UH, SUSTAINABLE ACCESSIBLE [00:20:01] OUTDOOR SPACES. THOSE ARE TOGETHER. TRANSPORTATION, HOMELESSNESS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UH, SOCIAL PARTICIPATION OF OLDER ADULTS, CIVIC PARTNERSHIPS AND ENGAGEMENT, ENCOURAGEMENT, COMMUNITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OLDER ADULTS IN THE DISABLED, UH, COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE EFFORTS, WHICH IS RECOVERY. SO, UM, THE, UH, PLAN IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC YET, AND THE COMMISSION IS GOING TO BE WORKING ON DETERMINING THE GOALS AND THE OBJECTIVES. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING ON THE NEXT YEAR. SO THE COMMISSION IS ENDING ITS YEAR, UH, JUNE, WE'LL SWITCH OFFICERS. AND THEN, UH, WE'LL BE WORKING ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR FOR THE COUNTY. AND WE DID HAVE, UM, A TRANSPORTATION. UH, DR. TREJO IS LEADING, UH, DISCUSSION GROUPS ON EACH OF THESE ISSUES THAT INCLUDE FUNDERS, GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS. SO, UH, WE WILL BE COLLECT THE GREAT PANTHERS WILL BE COLLECTING INPUT ON THESE ISSUES. THANK YOU, KAREN. UM, WOULD ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK FOR THREE MINUTES? HELLO? CAN I SAY SOMETHING? YES. EXCUSE ME. MY FRIEND PHIL SCHMIDT, WHO SITS OVER HERE TOLD ME ABOUT THIS COMMITTEE, WHICH I WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF. I AM A SENIOR, A VERY SENIOR WHO HAS LIVED IN LONG BEACH FOR 41 YEARS. I SET UP A SENIOR UNIVERSITY AT CAL STATE LONG BEACH FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE OVER 50. AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS NOW FOR OVER 20 YEARS. AND I WELCOME ALL OF YOU HERE, OR ANY OF YOU TO COME AND REGISTER BECAUSE WE HAVE 70 DIFFERENT CLASSES THAT ARE JUST EXCEPTIONAL. AND ALL OF YOU WOULD BE SO INTERESTED IN TAKING ONE OF THOSE CLASSES. AND I'M A RECIPIENT OF ONE OF THOSE CLASSES. SO I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH THAT BECOME MUCH MORE INTELLIGENT. AND I'M, I'M NOW, EXCUSE ME, ABLE TO SPEAK BEFORE LARGE AUDIENCES, WHICH I WAS UNABLE TO DO BEFORE. SO AT CAL STATE WALTON BEACH, SOMETHING IS A PLEASE COME AND REGISTER BECAUSE YOU WOULD LOVE THE CLASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DORY. I'M DORY. I'M AT THE HEART OF IDA AND THE LONG BEACH AGING SERVICES COLLABORATIVE. AND THANK YOU. I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU JOINED US FOR OUR LAST MEETING. UM, I VERY BRIEF TODAY. I WANTED TO REMIND YOU ALL THAT WE HAVE A BIG EVENT COMING UP MAY 18TH AT HOWTON PARK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PARKS OF RECREATION DEPARTMENT. IT IS OUR TAKE ACTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH EVENT. WE WILL HAVE A RESOURCE FAIR. WE WILL HAVE WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES THAT FOLKS CAN DROP INTO. UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS, UM, PLANNED AROUND THAT DAY, AND IT IS ALL FOCUSED ON OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. UM, SO WE'LL HAVE SOME WORKSHOPS AND TALKS AND, AND LOTS OF GREAT THINGS. SO PLEASE JOIN US FROM NINE TO 12 AT H PARK ON MAY 18TH. AND IF, IF YOU WATCH CABINET, YOU'LL SEE OUR PUBLIC SERVICE COUNCIL. THAT'S WHAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT AS EXPLAIN EIGHT TIMES A DAY. SO YOU'LL SEE MY FACE AND WE'LL HAVE, UM, A SECOND ROUND OF PSAS THAT WILL BE RUNNING THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY AS WELL, JUST TO PROMOTE ALL OF THE OLDER ADULT EVENTS HAPPENING HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AS WELL. AND TWO THINGS COMING UP NEXT WEEK THAT YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO JOIN US ON ZOOM ON THE 17TH AT 11, WE ALL WILL HAVE THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, UM, THAT MICHELLE, UM, MENTIONED EARLIER. UH, THIS IS REALLY FOCUSED ON SERVICE PROVIDERS TO EDUCATE THEM ON HOW THEY CAN HAVE THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, UM, EDUCATION EDUCATE THEIR CONSTITUENTS. BUT YOU ARE ALL OF COURSE WELCOME TO JOIN US ON THAT ZOOM AS WELL. AND THEN ON THE 23RD AT 11:00 AM UM, WE HAVE GREEN LIGHT LONG BEACH JOINING US TO, UH, DO A PROGRAM ON DRIVING SAFE AT ANY AGE. SO I'VE SHARED ALL THOSE FLYERS WITH IRENE, SO YOU'LL GET, YOU'LL GET THOSE. LOVELY. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISHES TO DO ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY, GREAT. UH, NOW IT IS TIME FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS. DOES ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY? [00:25:01] GO AHEAD, CAROL. I DON'T HAVE THE ACTUAL DATE BECAUSE I JUST TURNED MY PHONE OFF. BUT THE A A RP IS HOSTING A JOB SEARCH FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AT THE MICHELLE OBAMA LIBRARY. AND I BELIEVE IT'S THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK, BUT IT HAS NOT HAPPENED YET. BUT IF YOU GO TO THE A A RP WEBSITE, THERE WILL BE A JOB FAIR FOR SENIORS TO HELP WITH JOB SEARCHING, UPDATING RESUMES, UH, THE NEW WAY TO FIND EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING FROM HOME WITH EMPLOYMENT THAT YOU COULD DO WITHOUT HAVING TO ACTUALLY REMOTE JOBS THAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE. AND I JUST DON'T REMEMBER THE DATE. THANK YOU. DOES ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY? OKAY, WELL I DO HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. UH, IRENE HAS GIVEN ALL OF YOU A PACKET OF FLYERS. THIS IS FOR ALL THE EVENTS HAPPENING FOR OLDER ADULTS MONTH IN MAY. AND WE ARE INVITED ON MAY 8TH, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE OUR NEXT MEETING DATE. THERE IS A HARBOR TOUR, UM, FROM 9:00 AM TO 2:00 PM IT'S A TOUR OF THE PORT. SO WE ARE WELCOME TO GO ON THAT INSTEAD OF HAVING OUR MEETING IF WE SO WISH. SO I BELIEVE IRENE WILL I, UH, EMAIL US TO SEE WHAT WE WANT TO DO ABOUT THAT. AND THERE'S WELL, WE ARE ENCOURAGED THAT YOU'RE ENCOURAGED TO GO. WE'RE ENCOURAGED TO GO TO. UM, SO THIS FIRST PAGE IS ALL THE EVENTS, BUT THEN THE OTHER FLYERS ARE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL EVENTS THAT ARE LISTED ON THIS FRONT PAGE. SO WE'RE INVITED TO GO TO AS MANY AS YOU LIKE. UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? I MOVE, WE ADJOURN. UH, OKAY. DOES ANYBODY SECOND THAT? A MOTION? UH, MOTION I SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNING OUR MEETING TODAY. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? WANNA ANNOUNCE THAT AT CITY COUNCIL NEXT TUESDAY? MERCY HOUSING HAS APPLIED TO BUILD A HOUSING PROJECT. I'M SORRY, NOT MERCY. LINK HOUSING HAS APPLIED TO BUILD, UM, AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT ON FOUNTAIN OFF OF ANAHEIMS AND IS COMING BEFORE CITY COUNCIL NEXT TUESDAY FOR APPROVAL. OKAY. ALRIGHT, SO THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU EVERYONE. OKAY. THANK YOU. * 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.