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WELCOME TO OUR APRIL CACO MEETING.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES MEETING TO ORDER FOR APRIL 11TH, 2024.
PLEASE CALL ROLL COMMISSIONER FLOORS.
COMMISSIONER FLORES PRESENT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO.
WE'RE DOING VISUAL DESCRIPTIONS AS WELL.
UM, FEMALE LATINA WITH DARK HAIR.
UM, JULIE DEAN, THIS, OR JULIE DEAN.
UM, I AM CAUCASIAN WEARING A, UH, BLUE TOP AND I'M IN A MOBILITY SCOOTER.
UM, BROWN EARRINGS, BLACK HAIR, WEARING A PINK TOP.
I AM KIM BONG, THE CHAIR OF KO.
I AM AN ASIAN WOMAN WITH SHORT BLACK HAIR WEARING AN ORANGE SHIRT.
AND MY PRONOUN IS SHE AND HER.
I AM WEARING A PLAID YELLOW, UM, AND BLUE LONG SLEEVE SHIRT.
HAVE SHORT BLACK HAIR AND A SHORT GOATEE.
I AM AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE WITH GLASSES ON.
I HAVE SHORT HAIR WITH A BLACK SHIRT.
AND ARTHUR ROMO MALE HISPANIC, MOSTLY DARK SHORT HAIR WITH SOME SILVER ON THE SIDES.
CHECKERED GRAY AND RED SHIRT AND, UH, SOME
JENNIFER, PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM.
ITEM NUMBER ONE, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DISABILITY MEETING FROM THURSDAY, MARCH 13TH, 2024.
CAN I GET A SECOND ON THIS ITEM? I'LL SECOND.
SECONDED BY VICE CHAIR ADAMS. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT RELATING TO THIS ITEM? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AND IN THE ZOOM PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE OR DIAL NINE OF CALLING IN.
SEE NO PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FOR A VOTE.
COMMISSIONER FLORES, STATE COMMISSIONER.
ITEM NUMBER TWO, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A REPORT FROM THE CAPE COT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE I ANY PUBLIC COMMENT RELATING TO DECIDING IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AND IN THE ZOOM PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE OR DIAL NINE.
SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM.
MADAM CHAIR, CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION? THERE'S MOTION ON FLOOR.
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CAN I GET A SECOND ON MS. ITEM? A SECOND.IT WAS MOTION BY, UH, COMMISSIONER DEAN AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ROMO COMMISSIONS.
ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON DECIDING? SEEING NONE, MADAM CHAIR.
JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FOR A VOTE.
UH, WE NEED TO, UM, WE NEED TO GO BACK AND GIVE THE REPORT.
UH, SO I WILL, UM, GIVE THE FLOOR TO, UM, SECRETARY GAR.
THIS IS FOR THE A TS MEETING THAT WE HAVE.
THIS IS FOR THE
SORRY, I SENT, EXCUSE ME AN EMAIL.
SO, UM, WE MET ON, UM, APRIL THE EIGHTH AT 1:00 PM AND, UM, TOGETHER WE CHOSE FIVE DISABILITY DATA AND COMMUNITY SURVEY.
THE SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS, UM, THAT ACCEPTED SO FAR IS KIM FONG AND COMMISSIONER ADAMS AND, UH, COMMISSIONER GAR.
AND THEN WE HAVE TWO THAT WE SELECTED, BUT THEY HAVE NOT ACCEPTED YET.
UH, COMMISSIONER SWANSON AND COMMISSIONER HILL.
COMMISSIONER HILL, DO YOU ACCEPT? YES.
UH, SWANSON IS NOT HERE, BUT I KNOW THAT SHE'S ACCEPTED THE EMAIL.
AND, AND THIS CONCLUDES MY, UH, REPORT.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FEDERAL VOTE.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE MONTHLY REPORT FROM THE ACCESSIBILITY, TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE.
CAN I GET A MOTION? CAN I GET A MOTION? I SO MOTION.
CAN I GET A SECOND ON THIS ITEM? I'LL SECOND.
IT WAS MOVED BY COMMISSIONER ROMO AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEAN
SO THE ACCESSIBILITY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE, WE MET ON APRIL 2ND AND THAT WAS AT 12:00 PM AND THE REPORT TO DELIVER TO YOU WAS THE COMMITTEE ON APRIL 2ND WAS ATTENDANCE.
THAT WAS THERE WAS COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, UH, COMMISSIONER, SECRETARY GERBA, AND JENNIFER AND MYSELF.
WE DISCUSSED THE SUCCESS OF TRANSPORTATION DAY THAT WAS HELD ON MARCH 28TH AT THE MICHELLE OBAMA NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY.
AND WE DISCUSSED THAT WE HAD ABOUT THIRD, I'M SORRY, ABOUT 60 RESIDENTS.
60 RESIDENTS IN ATTENDANCE WITHOUT, WITH OUR SEVEN PARTNERING, EIGHT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE LONG BEACH TRANSIT DIAL ACCESS, PARATRANSIT, METRO, CITY OF LONG BEACH, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, MJ TRANSPORTATION, PARKS AND RECREATION AND MARINE DEPARTMENT, AND A DISABLED RESOURCE CENTER IN THE OFFICE OF THE EQUITY.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING THIS EVENT AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE A TS SUBCOMMITTEE DISCUSSING DISCUSSED HOSTING ON AN ONLINE EVENT GEARING TOWARDS AIRLINE PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITY.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT RELATING TO THIS ITEM? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AND IN THE ZOOM PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.
OUR DIAL NINE OF CALLING IN, UH, FRANCIS EMILY DOLTON HARRIS PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE, UM, YOU DID PICTURE YOU HAD AND MICHELLE OBAMA, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T DO THINGS COMPLICATED 'CAUSE OF THE NATURE OF MY DISABILITY AND I FOUND OUT THAT AFTERNOON WHILE THE MEETING WAS TAKING PLACE.
SO, UM, HOW DO YOU LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT EVENTS LIKE THAT? UM, IS IT POSSIBLE YOU COULD MAYBE GET INFORMATION ALSO TOO, LIKE THE MAIN LIBRARY OR POSTED SOME KIND OF WAY AND ON YOUR, UM,
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS OR MEMBERS FROM THE PUBLIC ABLE TO COME AND WHERE DO YOU HAVE THE NEEDS AT? 'CAUSE I WOULD'VE BEEN MORE THAN HAPPY TO COME, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY WERE MEETING, WHERE THEY WERE MEETING.BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT INFORMATION AND HAVE PEOPLE INVOLVED TO, YOU KNOW, STRESS AND TRY TO MAKE
I KNOW PUBLIC COMMENTS, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DIALOGUE, BUT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO CONNECT WITH YOU AFTER FRANCIS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
IS THERE ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING MORE PUBLIC COMMENT? MADAM CHAIR COMMISSIONS.
ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON DECIDING COMMISSIONER DEAN? UM, YEAH, I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND, I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES WE STRUGGLE ON HOW TO GET INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC THAT, YOU KNOW, WE SIT HERE AND WE TRY TO THINK AND WE BRAINSTORM AND WE STILL FAIL AT TIMES RIGHT.
AND SO IF ANY OF THE PUBLIC HAS ANY RECOMMENDATIONS ON, UM, DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN CONTACT THEM, UM, OR, OR MAKE THEM AWARE OF THINGS, WHETHER IT IS SOCIAL MEDIA OR WEBSITES OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL.
I THINK I HAVE A GOOD AN IDEA.
YEAH, YOU CAN EMAIL, YOU CAN EMAIL ME.
PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DIALOGUE.
YEAH, BUT I CAN CALL YOU AS WELL.
WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TALK EACH OTHER.
I JUST WANTED, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I, BUT I DO, WE DO WANT HEAR BUT YOU AND JENNIFER TALK.
YEAH, I'LL, THAT'S HOW I'LL CALL YOU.
JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FEDERAL VOTE COMMISSIONER FLORES.
CHAIR VONG A COMMISSIONER HILL.
UH, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE MONTHLY THE REPORT FROM THE HEALTH AND HOUSING SCANNING COMMITTEE.
CAN I GET A MOTION? I'M SO SORRY.
RECOMMENDATION YOU RECEIVE FILE A MONTHLY REPORT FROM HEALTH AND HEALTH, UH, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE.
CAN I GET A SECOND ON MS. ADAMS? I SECOND.
IT WAS MOVED BY, UH, VICE CHAIR ADAMS, SECONDED BY SECRETARY TARGET KO HEALTH AND HOUSING COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
UM, IT WOULD BE USED IN EMPLOYMENT.
HE ASSUMED PRESENT WAS COMMISSIONER V, UM, AND MYSELF, COMMISSIONER HERE ALONG WITH, UH, JENNIFER, OUR A DA COORDINATOR.
UM, WE DISCUSSED TWO ITEMS, UM, HOW WE WOULD MOVE FORWARD IN, UM, COLLABORATING WITH THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT IN AN EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR DISABILITY IDENTITY.
AND THEN WE ARE EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING A WEBINAR WITH GUEST, UM, SPEAKERS FROM THE COMMUNITY, UM, FOR ENDING, WHICH IS NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH.
UM, IN LIEU OF HAVING A JOB FAIR, UM, NEXT YEAR.
SO THERE WOULD BE FOR
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE PUBLIC TO THE FIRST INAUGURAL LONG BEACH ADAPTIVE SPORT FAIR AT THE LAKEWOOD LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE.
THE SATURDAY FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM OKAY.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT RELATING TO THIS ITEM? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP
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AT THE PODIUM AND IN A ZOOM PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.I SEE NO PUBLIC COMMENT MATTER CHAIR COMMISSIONS.
ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON DECIDING? JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FEDERAL VOTE.
RE UH, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A MONTHLY REPORT FROM THE HEALTH AND HOUSING STANDING COMMITTEE.
CAN I GET A SECOND ON MS. I ALL SET.
IT WAS MOVED BY COMMISSIONER DEAN AND SECONDED BY VICE CHAIR ADAMS KO HEALTH AND HOUSING COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
THE FLOOR IS YOUR, UM, THE HEALTH AND HOUSING COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE MET ON, UH, APRIL 4TH AT 2:00 PM VIA ZOOM COMMISSIONERS.
DEAN ROMO AND SWANSON WERE THERE.
UM, UH, DEPUTY, THE DEPUTY OF HOMELESSNESS FOR THE CITY.
UM, CONNOR HAD ASKED FOR UNIVERSAL DESIGN SAMPLES.
WE PULLED SOME TOGETHER AND, UH, COMMISSIONER SWANSON IS GOING TO SUMMARIZE THOSE RESOURCES AND PUT THE LINK IN THE DOCUMENT AND THEN WE'LL PROVIDE THAT TO THE DEPUTY.
UM, A DA GUIDELINES WE FOUND FOR, FOR, UH, MANY BUILDINGS AREN'T BEING FOLLOWED BECAUSE THERE'S NO OVERSIGHT OR ENFORCEMENT.
AND WE FIND THIS IS AN ISSUE AT THE NATIONWIDE LEVEL, UM, ENFORCING THE MINI MINIMUM AND WE FEEL THAT WE SHOULD BE ENFORCING THE MINIMUM AND BUILDING ON THAT BECAUSE THE MINIMUM IS SO LONG.
UM, AND INCENTIVIZING FOR SURPASSING MINIMUM A DA REQUIREMENTS.
UM, COMMISSIONER ROMO BROUGHT UP, UM, SHARE COLLABORATIVE HOUSING AND UM, UH, JENNIFER IS GOING TO RESEARCH AND REPORT BACK.
UM, WE'RE CONTINUING ALSO WITH OUR TOURS.
SHE IS, JENNIFER IS WORKING ON, UM, GETTING US A TOUR OF THE MSC, UM, AND, UM, AND THE RESCUE MISSION FOR MEN WITH DISABILITIES.
UH, POSSIBLE EVENTS WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, THE POSSIBILITY OF A HOUSING ACCESS FORUM OF WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS TO SEE IN FUTURE AND NEW HOUSING POSTED LIKE A SHORT PANEL FOLLOWED BY GUEST QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS.
AND UM, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO LOOKING INTO GOOD MAPS, WHICH COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ HAD BROUGHT UP TO US.
THEY ARE ALREADY SETTING SOMETHING UP AT THE VA.
AND UM, AND WE'D LIKE TO CONNECT WITH THE DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATIONS, UM, TO CREATE A, UM, GOOD MAPS KIND OF A SITUATION FOR DISABILITIES FOR FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OR VISITING THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT RELATING TO DECIDING IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AND IN A ZOOM PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.
UH, IN PERSON WE HAVE FRANCIS EMILY JOHNSON HARRIS, GIVE THREE MINUTES.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INFORMATION IN YOUR REPORT.
IN REGARDS TO COMPLIANCE, A, DA, THE RESIDENTIAL, UM, IT'S ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S A LOT OF OLD BUILDINGS PEOPLE, DISABLED PEOPLE THAT NEED TO MOVE OUT 'CAUSE THEY NO LONGER CAN WALK AND THEY'RE USING MOBILITY DEVICES, BUT THEY HAVE TO GO DOWN THE STAIRS.
AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE MANDATORY IN THOSE BUILDINGS TO HAVE, UM, THE LIFT CHAIR, THE TRANSPORT CHAIR.
I THINK IT SHOULD BE A CITY MANDATE THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TRANSPORT CHAIR IF THAT PERSON'S DISABLED IN THE BUILDING BECAUSE THE ELEVATOR'S BEING BROKEN DOWN AND TRAPPED IN THE BUILDING IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.
THE OTHER THING, ON THE NEW, NEW BUILDINGS OF THE BUILDING FOR UNIVERSAL DESIGN, I AM BLESSED TO LIVE IN A PLACE THIS UNIVERSAL DESIGN.
HOWEVER, THERE'S A COUPLE FEATURES IN MY APARTMENT THAT ARE NOT, NOT MEANT FOR A PERSON CONFINED A CHAIR.
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HAVE A BACK BENCH, BUT THERE'S NO GRAB BAR ON THE TOP AND THERE'S NO GRAB BAR BY THE TOILET.BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF YOU NEED THAT PUT IN, THEY DON'T WANT TO ALTER THE STRUCTURE THAT YOU CAN PAY FOR THE DAMAGE BECAUSE THE KARMA MAY NOT, NOT NECESSARILY BE FOR A PERSON'S DISABLED THAT'S GONNA MOVE IN.
THE OTHER THING TOO, UM, WE HAVE WA WE HAVE DISHWASHERS, WE HAVE GAS STOVES.
I CAN'T USE EITHER ONE AND A STACKABLE WASHER AND DRYER.
UM, HOME DEPOT HAS A WASHER AND DRYER THAT YOU CAN WASH AND DRY ALL IN ONE LEVEL.
I THINK THEY NEED TO TRY TO GET IN THESE ACCESSIBLE APARTMENTS OF WASHER AND DRYER, THE STAFF.
I NEED MY NEIGHBOR TO COME OVER TO GET THE CLOTHES, YOU KNOW, DRY.
SO, UM, AND THEN THE, THE, THE, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK THEY CAN MAKE IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A OVEN OR ANYTHING WITH THE DOOR CAN OPEN THIS WAY.
'CAUSE IF YOU GOT THIS WAY, I TRIED ONE TIME AND I SAID FORGET THIS 'CAUSE MY FACE IS DOWN IN THERE.
I THOUGHT THAT'LL BE A DISASTER.
AND UM, AND ACTUALLY THEY CAN BE A LITTLE LOWER.
YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL, BUT I THINK THAT THAT WOULD HELP OUT TREMENDOUSLY.
ANYTHING ELSE RIGHT NOW? THANK YOU.
SEE NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE CHAT OR IN PERSON COMMISSIONS.
ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? YEAH.
JENNIFER, COMMISSIONER VOTE BEFORE I CALL FOR THE COMMISSIONER.
IT THAT IT MAKES ME QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT ANY USER TESTING WAS DONE.
UM, LIKE IF IT'S UNIVERSAL DESIGN, THAT'S FAIRLY BASIC IT SEEMS TO ME.
RIGHT? LIKE PUTTING A UP AN UP DOWN WASHER DRYER JUST IS NUTS.
UM, AND I KNOW THERE'S THINGS LIKE THOSE DRAWER, UM, DISHWASHERS, THERE ARE DRAWERS, UM, WHICH WOULD BE MUCH MORE ACCESSIBLE.
I DON'T, I HAVE NO CLUE ON LIKE, UM, A STONE, BUT THERE'S GOTTA BE THINGS OUT THERE, RIGHT? AND IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE ANYWAY, SO I GUESS THESE ARE JUST COMMENTS THAT IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE USER TESTED WAS REALLY, I DONE.
WELL, DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS? MADAM CHAIR JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FEDERAL VOTE COMMISSIONER FLORES.
MADAM CHAIR, AT THIS TIME WE WILL TAKE NON AGENDA, PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AND MEMO, WHOM PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.
UH, WE HAVE LEANNA NOBLE AND PAULA STEWART FROM THE NORTH PINE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
PLEASE, PLEASE GET IF YOU ARE, WOULD LIKE ABLE, YOU CAN COME IN THE FRONT HERE IF YOU'D LIKE.
THAT WAY I DON'T, I'M NOT HAVING THAT BE ME.
BE HERE, FRANCIS WOULD BE GREAT.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SITTING HERE WITH YOUR REPORTS.
I'M ALREADY AS A NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, ACTIVIST, IDENTIFYING THINGS THAT IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL FOR US TO, TO WORK ON TOGETHER IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
IN NORTH PINE, WE HAVE, UM, FOUR SENIOR BUILDINGS.
AND SO MANY OF THE ISSUES THAT YOU'VE DISCUSSED JUST NOW ARE VERY RELEVANT TO THEM AS OUR NEIGHBORS AND ALSO TO THE REST OF US WHO, WHO SHARE THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THEM.
UH, I'M HERE TODAY TO AND TO ASK FOR YOU TO CONSIDER WORKING WITH THE NORTH PINE NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE.
WE ARE A NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP AND WE WORK ON DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECTS, BUT ESPECIALLY WE WANT TO LAUNCH A SERIES OF WHAT WE ARE CALLING BLOCK PARTIES, WHICH WILL BE A NON MEETING.
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BOTH TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER, HAVE SOME FUN, BUT ALSO BEGIN TO TALK AND WORK ON WHAT ARE SOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE SO SERIOUSLY NEEDED IN, IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO MAKE US STRONGER AND TO MAKE US HEALTHIER.UH, THAT'S ACTUALLY THE TITLE FOR OUR EVENT MANIFEST, CELEBRATE OUR COMMUNITY WELLNESS.
UH, SO I KNOW THIS IS PRETTY SHORT NOTICE.
WE'RE HOPING FOR JULY 13TH TO, TO HAVE THE MEETING OF THE EVENT.
AND I'VE SHARED WITH JENNIFER A WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR YOU TO, TO LOOK AT, AT YOUR CONVENIENCE LATER.
AND AM VERY PLEASED AND AVAILABLE TO BE ABLE TO SIT WITH SOME OF YOU OR WHATEVER'S THE APPROPRIATE WAY FOR US TO FIGURE OUT THINGS THAT WE COULD DO TOGETHER.
UM, I HAVE A MASSIVE PROJECT AND UM, I WANNA SAY GOOD AFTERNOON.
COMMISSIONER CHAIR KIMBA COMMISSIONER, C**K COMMISSIONER CITY IN PUBLIC VISION IS THE ART OF SEEN THE IMPOSSIBLE BY JONATHAN SWIFT.
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WILL NEVER BE FREE FROM MANKIND'S IMPRISONMENT UNTIL THEIR INCLUSION IS FREELY 360 DEGREES, NOT ORDAINED BY MANKIND.
BIASNESS MISUNDERSTANDINGS OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING PHYSICAL, ECONOMICAL, AND SOCIAL BARRIERS.
THERE'S THREE PROJECTS AND THERE'S ASSESSMENT COMPLIANCE, MANDATORY.
UM, UM, UM, AND, AND SO THE BEST I CAN DO THE THREE MINUTES IS THERE'S A PROJECT THAT GOT STARTED IN 2016 AT THE HISTORICAL POST OFFICE DOWNTOWN ON THIRD STREET.
THEY HAVE NO ACCESSIBLE COUNTERS.
I HAD TO GIVE MY CREDIT CARD TO THE PEOPLE IN LINE BEHIND ME TO PAY MY BILLS, GIVE THEM THE PACKAGES.
ONE DAY I SAID NO, I CAN'T DO THIS BECAUSE I REMEMBER YEARS AGO THAT TO DO IT AND SOMEONE RAN OUT WITH THE CREDIT CARD.
SO THEN THEY HAD TO ATTENDEE DO IT.
OKAY? SO I SAID, THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
THEN, THEN THERE'S A LETTER FROM THE MAN, THE POST OFFICE SAYING, BECAUSE OF BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, THEY COULDN'T MAKE AN ALTERATION OR A HISTORICAL BUILDING YOU CAN'T TOUCH.
BUT I PRAYED AND GOD GAVE ME THE VISION OF HOW THEY COULD DO IT AND I DESIGNED THIS AND IT'S NOT GONNA COST ANY MONEY.
AND SO THEY BASICALLY HAVE, THIS IS WHAT THE COUNTER LOOKS LIKE.
AND THEN THE LOWER THE, THE MACHINE.
OKAY? AND THEN THEY CAN MAKE AN EXTENSION CORD, PUT A TABLE DOWN, PUT THE MACHINE HERE.
OKAY? THIS DOOR, THEY OPEN IN THE INSIDE WHERE PEOPLE PUT PACKAGES, THEY COULD OPEN THAT UP, SWING IT OUT, YOU CAN PUT YOUR MAIL AND YOUR PACKAGES THERE OR YOUR, YOUR PAYMENT METHOD THERE.
SO I TOOK IT TO CONGRESSMAN NOW
WE WROTE AN AN ACCESSIBILITY INCLUSIONARY ACT BILL.
OKAY? HE WANTS THIS ACTION TO GO TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S ON HOLD 'CAUSE OF ALL THE DRAMA.
AND, UM, BUT THEN I TOOK IT TO CAPE COD.
THERE'S A LETTER FROM CAPE COD SUPPORTING IT TO THE MAYOR.
OKAY? UM, AND THEN THE CITY COUNCIL VOTING AND PROOF.
THAT'S WHAT EVENTUALLY ON THESE PROJECTS, I WANT TO BRING INTO CAPE CON THE MAYOR TO GET IT TO THE STATE LEVEL FEDERAL LEVEL.
SO WE HAVE THE CHAIN OF ALL ON IT.
NOW, THIS IS A, UM, A MAILBOX OUTSIDE FOR THE VEHICLES, OKAY? AND THEN HONESTLY THE DOOR WON'T OPEN.
SO WE HAD TO GO OUT WITH THE CARS BECAUSE HE RAN OVER.
SO THERE'S A FEDERAL BILL AND THIS IS THE BILL.
IT'S CALLED ACCESSIBILITY, ALSO ASSESSABILITY INCLUSIONARY ACT WHERE THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE US A MAILBOX ON THE SIDEWALK, CLOSE BY THE VEHICLE.
MAILBOX HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO MAIL YOUR MAIL.
OKAY? SO THAT'S STILL IN WASHINGTON LABELLE WAITING TO PUT ON THE FLOOR.
I'M GOING TO BE GIVING IT TO CONGRESSMAN ROBERT GARCIA FOR HIM TO MOVE FORWARD.
OKAY? SO NOW THE OTHER THING HAS TO DO WITH ELEVATOR.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO ASK THE BODY IF YOU CAN, UM, HAVE EXTENDED TIME.
SO THE OTHER MATTER HAS TO DO WITH ELEVATORS OUTTA TO ORDER.
OKAY? THAT'S A VERY SERIOUS MATTER.
THIS PICTURE OF ME IS RESOLVED THAT I LIVED IN A BUILDING ELEVATOR, BROKE DOWN FOR 73 DAYS AND I ENDED ABOUT FOURTH AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE WITH 124 POUNDS DOWN
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TO LITERALLY 84.5 POUNDS.SO THEY DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA LIVE, STILL HAVE CHALLENGES WITH THAT CONDITION.
OKAY? I ENDED UP SPENDING 3,700 SOME DOLLARS FOR WHAT I NEED FOR MY CARE.
ALRIGHT? I THINK THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE WHERE THE ELEVATOR'S NOT DEX, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BY LAW GET YOU OUT THE BUILDING AND RELOCATE YOU.
OR THEY SHOULD AT LEAST PAY THE MONIES THAT YOU PAY FOR PEOPLE THE NEED TO GET IN THEIR MOUTH.
I GOT A DEAR FRIEND THAT HAS CANCER AND ASTHMA AND, AND, UM, SERIOUS ARTHRITIS.
AND HER DAUGHTER WAS TRAPPED ON THE BUILDING NOT TOO LONG AGO.
FOR OVER FOUR MONTHS THEY HAD TO WALK STAIRS.
AND NOW THE MANDATE, THE CITY ORDINANCE, THANK YOU, JIM, FOR THE CITY HAS THELINA GONZALEZ, I HELPED HER WITH THE ORDINANCE REGARDING ELEVATORS.
THEY HAVE TO FIX IT WITHIN SEVEN DAYS FOR PEOPLE.
DISABLED, UH, PEOPLE ARE HEALTH CONDITIONS.
14 DAYS FOR OTHER PERSONS THAT DON'T FALL IN THAT CATEGORY OF BUSINESSES.
OKAY? THAT ORDINANCE WAS IN 2000, 2017.
17, OKAY? THEY'RE STILL NOT ENFORCING THE THING.
SO I'VE GIVE YOU, GIVEN YOU, I'VE GIVEN JENNIFER'S HELPING.
I'M HERE, WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING MAJOR PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE STAY AND WITH MY FRIEND.
AND THEN I JUST FOUND OUT RECENTLY, THERE'S ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS FIVE PEOPLE IN HER BUILDING.
AN ELEVATED THEM DOWN FOR FOUR MONTHS.
NOW I'M FINDING OUT SHE'S LOSING WEIGHT.
AND THEN IF YOU CAN'T DO SOME OF THE THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO, COSTS AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY.
MY FRIEND HAD TO PAY 'CAUSE HER KNEES CUT SO BAD, NOW THE CARTILAGE IS DOWN.
AND SO NOW SHE HAS THAT KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY ON BOTH LEGS.
I'LL CALL THE CITY MANAGER, THE, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, TELL 'EM I CAN'T GIVE YOUR NAME AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
NOW, I SPOKE TO CARL, HE'S THE PERSON THAT'S, UM, THE CITY LAW'S CODE ENFORCEMENT.
I DON'T THINK HE'S TOO HAPPY WITH ME.
AND I SAID, WE GOT THAT LEVEL IN THE CITY.
AND I SAID, WHY ISN'T THIS TAKEN CARE OF? HE TOLD ME, THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE THE JURISDICTION RESPONSIBILITY TO GET THE ELEVATORS FIXED.
IT'S THE DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND HEALTH.
OKAY? NOW WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE DOSH.
OKAY? I'VE GET, I'M HAVE TO PROBABLY COME BACK TO HELP WITH THIS AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION BANK.
AND SO THEN, UM, THE DSA IS GONNA HAVE TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER.
THIS CANNOT, THIS CANNOT CONTINUE.
AND SO, UM, YOU'VE GOT A LONG LIST OF ALL THE THINGS LINED UP AND IT TOOK ME HOURS AND I WANNA GIVE CREDIT TO THE LONG BEACH LIBRARY, THE FAMILY CENTER.
IT'S HELPED ME BECAUSE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT I'VE GOT SERIOUSLY SOUGHT THAT MAJOR CAN BARELY USE MY RIGHT ARM AND STUFF.
THEY HELP ME GIVE TWO MORE SECONDS FOR YOU.
SO, UM, THE GIST OF IT IS, Y'ALL, I NEED TO WRITE LETTERS.
WE CAN GET MAYBE P PEOPLE DISABLED TO COME AND HAVE A BIG FORUM 'CAUSE WE'VE GOTTA STOP THIS INSANITY.
LIFE IS PRECIOUS AND WE NEED TO HAVE A QUALITY.
UH, FOR A PUBLIC, UH, COMMENT ONLINE WE HAVE MJ TRANSPORTATION.
I FIRST WANNA SAY HELLO TO EVERYONE AND I WANNA, OH, WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
UH, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? NO, THIS IS THE INTERPRETER.
THE INTERPRETER CAN APPARENTLY HEAR THAT.
CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME NOW IF I SPEAK A LITTLE LOUDER? NO, NO, WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T HEAR YOUR AUDIO, BUT FOR SOME REASON, THE INTERPRETER AND THE CAR CAPTIONER CAN, I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ ON THIS SIDE FROM THE CAR CAPTIONER.
I'D LIKE TO, I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY.
I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT MY COMPANY.
MY NAME IS JASMINE TO PRESENT MY COMPANY.
I'M THE OWNER OF MJ RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION.
I'M THE OWNER OF MJ RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION.
WE ARE A NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.
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MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY THAT SPECIALIZES AND PROVIDING, UH, RELIABLE AND SAFE TRANSPORTATION, UH, THAT SPECIALIZES IN PROVIDING RELIABLE AND SAFE TRANSPORTATION WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.OUR SERVICES ARE TAILORED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
I'M SORRY, OUR, OUR SERVICES ARE TAILORED TO MEET OUR CLIENTS' DIVERSE NEEDS, TO MEET OUR CLIENTS' DIVERSE NEEDS.
YES, WE PROVIDE AMBULATORY SERVICE, UH, SERVICE FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS AND FOR THOSE THAT REQUIRE, WE PROVIDE AMATORY SERVICE, SERVICE FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS AND GURNEY SERVICES AS WELL.
SO I JUST WANTED TO COME ON AND INTRODUCE OUR SERVICES AND LET, UH, ALL OF, YOU KNOW, INTRODUCE OUR SERVICES AND LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT OUR SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN ORANGE COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
OUR SERVICES ARE IN ORANGE COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY, AND WE HAVE A STRONG FOCUS ON PROVIDING, UM, TRANSPORTATION ACCESS.
I FIGURED OUT I'M GONNA START WITH THREE MINUTES ALL OVER.
ONLY ON THAT TV ON I AM SO SORRY, JASMINE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? THANK, SO SORRY.
CAN YOU HEAR ME AND SEE ME OKAY? YES.
SO, UM, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR, UM, ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT MY COMPANY.
UH, MY NAME IS JASMINE ARCHIE AND I'M CO-OWNER OF A NON-EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION COMPANY BY THE NAME OF MJ, RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION.
UM, MJ RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION IS A NON-EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION COMPANY BASED IN ORANGE COUNTY.
AND WE BELIEVE IN PROVIDING SAFE AND RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION, UH, TO SENIORS.
AND, UM, THOSE WITH DISABILITIES, WE SPECIALIZE IN PROVIDING, UH, TRANSPORTATION FOR CLIENTS THAT ARE AMBULATORY, UH, WHEELCHAIR USERS, OR THOSE THAT REQUIRE GURNEY TRANSPORTATION.
UM, OUR DRIVERS ARE FULLY TRAINED, UH, FIRST AID, CPR.
UM, THEY ARE VERSED IN WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT.
UH, THEY GO THROUGH PASSENGER SENSITIVITY TRAINING, UM, AND ALSO DEFENSIVE DRIVING TRAINING.
AND WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER FIVE YEARS, AND WE ARE VERY ACTIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND JUST SPREADING THE WORD THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITIES NEED TO REALIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE HUGE BARRIERS WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSPORTATION.
AND SO, UM, WE JUST WANT TO SPREAD MORE AWARENESS THAT, UM, THAT REGARDLESS OF YOUR PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS, UH, EVERYBODY DESERVES TO HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT BIT OF INFORMATION WITH YOU GUYS.
UM, IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MY COMPANY AND THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE, UM, I DO INVITE YOU TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT, UH, WWW.MJRELIABLETRANSPORTATION.COM.
I ALSO, UH, EMAILED JENNIFER A BROCHURE, UH, AND, UM, SHE STATED THAT SHE WOULD SHARE MY INFORMATION WITH YOU ALL AS WELL.
UH, LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT WE WERE FEATURED ON ABC SEVEN AS, UM, SOCAL STRONG.
UM, AND THAT'S JUST REALLY, UM, IT WAS REALLY, UH, A MONUMENTS DAY BECAUSE WE WON, WE WERE ABLE TO DISPLAY THE SERVICES AND HARD WORK THAT WE ARE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND IT WAS A GREAT WAY FOR, UM, FOR INDIVIDUALS TO REALLY SEE, UH, THE WORK THAT, THAT WE'RE DOING.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT MY COMPANY AND I AM TRULY GRATEFUL.
UM, TECHNICAL DIFFICUL EARLIER.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT?
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CAN WE ASK HER A QUESTION IF SHE'S SAME DAY SERVICE OR NEXT DAY SERVICE? UM, I'LL SEND YOU THE BROCHURE AND THE INFORMATION.BUT THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR CONVERSATION.
UM, THERE IS NO MORE, UM, PUBLIC COMMENT.
MOVING ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF.
ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THIS TIME, COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF? ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THIS TIME? I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE PUBLIC TO THE FIRST INAUGURAL LONG BEACH ADAPTIVE SPORT FAIR AT THE LAKEWOOD LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE THIS SATURDAY FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM C**K WILL BE TABLING AT THAT.
UM, YOU CAN, UM, GO FROM 10 TO NOON AND SEE COMMISSIONER DEAN, AND THEN NOON TO TWO.
SEE, UM, COMMISSIONER, UH, VICE CHAIR ADAMSON, COMMISSIONER RAMO.
UM, IT'LL BE A GREAT TIME COMMISSIONER IF IT RAINS IT.
I'LL SEND YOU ALL THAT INFORMATION.
UM, UH, THE ONLY ITEM THAT I HAVE FOR STAFF REPORT IS THAT, UM, CAPE IS SIGNED UP TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEAR'S LONG BEACH, UH, PRIDE PARADE.
UM, SO IF ANY OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US, UM, PLEASE KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR OUR NEWSLETTERS.
UM, UH, AND THAT, UH, PARADE WILL BE ON MAY 19TH AT 10:00 AM ON OCEAN BOULEVARD.
MADAM CHAIR, UM, UH, COMMISSIONER FLORES FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE, UH, MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
WE WILL START ANNOUNCING IT SOON.
UM, LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LONG BEACH BOARD, UM, IS HOSTING A COMMUNITY SCREENING FOR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF CRIP CAMP.
UM, THIS IS TO CELEBRATE RAISE AWARENESS, THE POWER, UM, FOSTER PRIDE IN OUR STUDENTS AND OUR LOCAL STUDENTS WHO IDENTIFY AS BEING DISABLED.
UM, IT WAS, THE SCREENING IS BEING LED.
UM, I'M PART OF THE ORGANIZING TEAM, BUT IT IS BEING LED BY CINDY SOTO, UM, WHO'S A LOCAL DISABILITY ACTIVIST AND ADVOCATE.
UM, SHE IS ALSO THE, UH, ADVOCATE WHO WENT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND, UM, HELPED WITH A, A BOARD MEMBER BENEATH US TO, UM, PASS, UM, A DISABILITY HISTORY RESOLUTION, WHICH BASICALLY HELP, UM, TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS WERE RECEIVING CURRICULUM AT SCHOOL RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE DISABILITY RIGHTS MOVEMENT WITHIN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
SO, UM, THIS SCREENING IS THE FIRST OF MANY EVENTS THAT WILL HELP TO EXPAND THE CURRICULUM OF THAT HISTORY RESOLUTION.
MAX CINDY, UM, HELP LEAD WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE SCREENING IS SET TO BE MAY 9TH AT JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL.
UM, YOU CAN FOLLOW LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OR LONG BEACH FORWARD.
THERE'LL BE A SAVE THE DATE, AND WE'LL ALSO BE, UM, SHARING INFORMATION, UM, IF TRANSPORTATION IS NEEDED FOR FOLKS.
UM, IT'S AT JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL AUDITORIUM, RECENTLY RENOVATED, AND ONE OF THE MOST ACCESSIBLE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
UM, IT IS GOING TO BE FROM, IT STARTS AT 6:00 PM UH, JORDAN, I MAY 9TH CRIP CAMP.
IS THERE ANY MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS? CHAIR BONG,
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, I DECLARE THE MEETING ADJOURNED.
JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL THE TIME.
THE TIME IS 1:46 PM THANK YOU EVERYBODY.