* 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. [00:00:06] I WOULD LIKE TO [CALL TO ORDER] CALL THE CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES MEETING TO ORDER FOR JUNE 13TH, 2024. JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL THE TIME IT IS 1:00 PM COMMISSIONER, PLEASE CALL ROLE COMMISSIONER. PLEASE CALL ROLE. I AM KIM VONG AND I AM THE CHAIR OF KAKO. I AM AN ASIAN WOMAN WITH SHORT BLACK HAIR WEARING OR WEARING SHIRT. AND MY PRONOUN IS SHE AND HER. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CHAKA GARBUTT. I AM A AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE, [ROLL CALL] UM, COMMISSIONER, SECRETARY, AND I AM WEARING A CORAL SHIRT, A CORAL SWEATER, AND A WHITE SHIRT. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M GRETCHEN SWANSON. I'M AN OLDER WHITE WOMAN THAT WEARS GLASSES. MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE HER HERS. I'M WEARING A PALE PINK TURTLENECK SWEATER WITH LONG SLEEVES. I AM. I'M COMMISSIONER JEREMY HILL. I AM WEARING, UM, A LONG SLEEVE YELLOW SHIRT, UH, IT'S PLAID WITH BLUE STRIPES. I HAVE A BLACK SWEATER ON TOP. I AM AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE WITH SHORT HAIR AND I AM WEARING A BLACK MASK. HELLO, I'M COMMISSIONER MARISSA GONZALEZ. UH, I AM A WHITE FEMALE. I HAVE LONG BROWN HAIR THAT IS DOWN. UH, I AM WEARING A LONG SLEEVE SHIRT THAT IS CARDINAL AND GRAY WITH SOME WHITE AND GOLD THAT SAYS USC TROJANS ON IT, . AND, UH, I USE A WALKING CANE FOR NAVIGATING, UH, DUE TO LOW VISION. HI, MY NAME IS JULIE DEAN. I'M A CAUCASIAN WOMAN IN A MOBILITY SCOOTER WITH SHE HER PRONOUNS. I HAVE SHORT AUBURN HAIR AND GLASSES, AND I'M WEARING A BLACK SLEEVELESS DRESS. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM FOR THE RECORD. COMMISSIONER ROMO IS EXCUSED FROM THIS MEETING. COMM, UH, VICE CHAIR ADAMS IS RUNNING LATE AND COMMISSIONER FLORES IS UNEXCUSED. UM, ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE. MOVING ON. ITEM NUMBER ONE, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES MEETING FOR THURSDAY, MAY 9TH, 2024. CAN I GET A MOTION? [1. 24-53782 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Citizens' Advisory Commission on Disabilities meeting of Thursday, May 9, 2024.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] MOTION AND A SECOND? I SO MOVE. THANK, THANK, UH, THANK YOU. IT WAS MOVED BY COMMISSIONER DEAN AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SWANSON. 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. R DIAL NINE OF CALLING IN MADAM CHAIR, SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT. COMMISSIONS, ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, MADAM CHAIR, CAN I GET A MOTION? UM, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND READ CALL FOR THE VOTE. UH, SECRETARY GARBE AYE. CHAIR VONG AYE. COMMISSIONER SWANSON. AYE. COMMISSIONER HILL? AYE. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? AYE. COMMISSIONER DEAN. AYE. MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER TWO, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A MONTHLY REPORT FROM THE ACCESSIBILITY, TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE. CAN I GET A MOTION? I MOVE. SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED [2. 24-53797 Recommendation to receive and file monthly report from the Accessibility, Transportation and Services standing committee.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] BY COMMISSIONER SWANSON AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEAN KO'S MEMBERS, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. GOOD AFTERNOON. THE [00:05:01] A TS SUBCOMMITTEE MET VIRTUALLY ON WEDNESDAY, MAY THE 29TH AT 12:00 PM UH, IN ATTENDANCE WAS COMMISSIONER ADAMS, MYSELF, CHAKA GARBE, AND A DA COORDINATOR, JENNIFER KUMI. WE DISCUSSED OUR FUTURE VIRTUAL EVENT, AIRLINE TRAVEL, UH, AIRLINE TRAVELERS WITH DISABILITIES PANEL, AND THIS EVENT AIMED TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BEST PREPARE FOR AIRLINE TRAVEL AND DISCUSSION WITH WILL BE LED BY THE AIRPORT TSA STAFF AND COMMUNITY BASE ORGANIZATION. WE ARE LOOKING TO HOLD THIS EVENT IN SEPTEMBER IN TIME FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL SEASON. WE WILL UPDATE THE COMMISSION MORE AS, AS PLANS ARE BEING CONFIRMED. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. 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. SEE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAM CHAIR COMMISSIONS. ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONER SWANSON. HI. UM, I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THIS, UH, REPORT. UM, COMMISSIONER GARBA, UM, I JUST SAW, AND MAYBE OTHERS ARE AWARE OF THIS, BUT I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AWARE THAT ON THE CANADIAN BROADCASTING, UH, CHANNEL, WHICH COMES IN ON MANY STREAMING PROGRAMS, UH, FOR FREE, UH, HAS A AT LEAST A 30 MINUTE, UH, SEGMENT WELL DONE ON TRAVELING WITH A DISABILITY. UM, AND THEY SHOW GETTING ON, UM, AN, UH, AN AIRPLANE, UM, IN A CHAIR, UH, HAVING TO USE A MECHANICAL LIFT. THEY SHOW, UH, USING TRANSIT, UM, WITH A LIMITED VISION. IT'S, IT'S, IT'S WELL DONE AND I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO, UH, SEARCH FOR IT. MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO ADD TO YOUR, UH, AGENDA IN SEPTEMBER. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER? UM, DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS. SEEING NONE, MADAM CHAIR. JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FEDERAL VOTE SECRETARY GARBE. AYE. CHAIR VONG A COMMISSIONER. SWANSON AYE. COMMISSIONER HILL. COMMISSIONER HILL. AYE. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. AYE. COMMISSIONER DEAN. AYE. MOTION PASSES. UH, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE MONTHLY REPORT FROM THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE. CAN I GET A MOTION? I MOTION SECOND. [3. 24-53798 Recommendation to receive and file monthly report from the Youth, Employment, Programs and Services standing committee.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] CAN I GET A MOTION? UH, IT HAS BEEN MOVED. CAN I GET A SECOND ON THIS ITEM? THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY SECRETARY GARBE AND, UH, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SWANSON KO. YPS MEMBERS, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. OKAY. SO THE YEP, OUR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND PROGRAM SUBCOMMUNITY MET ON MAY 30TH VIA ZOOM. PRESENT WAS COMMISSIONER KIM VONG, UH, COMMISSIONER , NEW VIA FLORES, UH, MYSELF, COMMISSIONER HILL, AND, UM, A DA CORONARY JENNIFER CUYAMA. UM, WE DISCUSSED A FEW ITEMS. UH, FIRST ITEM WAS, UM, DISCUSSION AROUND, UH, THE CITY'S, UM, DECISION TO NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CITIES FOR ALL GLOBAL INITIATIVE. UM, THE SECOND ITEM WAS AROUND MENTOR DAY. UM, THAT DAY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 3RD. UM, THAT WILL BE FROM 8:30 AM UNTIL 3:30 PM AND FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION, THAT IS AN EVENT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS TO ACTUALLY COME AND SHADOW A CITY EMPLOYEE FOR THE DAY. UM, WE WILL BE PROVIDING LUNCH AND, UM, HAVE A KIND OF GENERAL DISCUSSION WITH THOSE, UM, STUDENTS WHO, UH, WILL PARTICIPATE IN THAT EVENT. AND THEN THE LAST ITEM WAS AROUND OUR CAMPAIGN FOR DISABILITY DIS DISCLOSURE AND OUR YOUTH. UM, WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THAT. WE HAVE CREATED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND, UM, AGAIN, WE'RE JUST KIND OF TRYING TO PLAN AROUND THAT EVENT TO SEE HOW IT'S GONNA BE BEST TO, UM, ADVERTISE, UH, AGAIN DISABILITY, UH, FOR OUR YOUTH AND STUDENTS, UM, WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. [00:10:05] 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. SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAM CHAIR COMMISSION. ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, MADAM CHAIR. JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FOR A VOTE. SECRETARY GARBE AYE. CHAIR VONG. AYE. VICE CHAIR ADAMS AYE. COMMISSIONER SWANSON. AYE. COMMISSIONER HILL? AYE. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. AYE. COMMISSIONER DEAN. AYE. MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE IN MY FILE MONTHLY REPORT FROM THE HEALTH AND HOUSING SUB, UH, STANDING COMMITTEE. [4. 24-53799 Recommendation to receive and file monthly report from the Health and Housing standing committee.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] CAN I GET A MOTION? CAN I GET A SECOND ON THIS ITEM I MOTION? SECOND. IT WAS MOTIONED BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEAN KO, HHS MEMBERS. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU CHAIR. UM, ON JUNE 6TH, UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, JULIE DEAN AND MYSELF, ALONG WITH JENNIFER KUMA MET VIA ZOOM FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. UM, THE ITEMS DISCUSSED WAS THE UNIVERSAL DESIGN, UM, DOCUMENT THAT WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE DEPUTY, UH, MAYOR. UH, WE ALSO DISCUSSED, UM, MOVING A MAPPING PROJECT TO ANOTHER, UM, WORK GROUP, UM, AND, UH, WORK WITH THE EXECUTIVE, UM, COMMITTEE ON THAT. AND, UH, I THINK THAT, UH, THE OTHER TIME SPENT HAD TO DO WITH THE UPCOMING CHANGES THAT WE'LL ALL BE LEARNING ABOUT HOW THE CHANGES IN THE COMMITTEE STRUCTURE HERE ON COMMISSIONS. AND WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT OUR REPORT UNLESS COMMISSIONER DEAN WOULD LIKE TO ADD. OKAY, GOOD. THANKS. 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. R DIAL NINE OF CALLING IN. SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAM CHAIR COMMISSIONS. ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? YES. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER SWANSON. I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE YOU AND LET YOU KNOW THAT THE A TS, UH, SUBCOMMITTEE HAS, UH, TAKEN ON THE MAPPING PROJECT AND WE WILL BE MEETING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM GOOD MAPS, UH, AT OUR NEXT MEETING ON JUNE 26TH. SO IT'S IN OUR HANDS. . THANK YOU. EXCELLENT. JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FOR A VOTE. SECRETARY GARBE AYE. CHAIR VONG AYE. VICE CHAIR ADAMS AYE. COMMISSIONER SWANSON. AYE. COMMISSIONER HILL? AYE. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. AYE. COMMISSIONER DEAN. AYE. MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, A RECOMMENDATION TO TAKE ACTION TO CREATE THE MENTOR DAY 2024 AD HOC COMMITTEE, AIR TRAVELERS WITH DISABILITIES PANEL DISCUSSION 2024 AD HOC COMMITTEE DISABILITY DISCLOSURE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN FOR YOUTH 2024 AD HOC COMMITTEE, LONG BEACH HOMELESS SHELTER TOURS 2024 AD HOC COMMITTEE DISABILITY DATA AND COMMUNITY SURVEY AD HOC COMMITTEES. CAN I GET A MOTION? I MOVE, CAN I GET A SECOND ON THIS ITEM? I SECOND. IT WAS MOVED BY COMMISSIONER SWANSON AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HILL. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT [00:15:01] 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. SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAM CHAIR. JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FOR A VOTE. UM, ACTUALLY WE NEED TO GO BACK AND HAVE A COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM. UM, AND JUST BEFORE WE OPEN THE FLOOR FOR COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION, I JUST WANT TO, UM, BRIEFLY REDESCRIBE WHAT I'VE SENT TO YOU ALL, UM, VIA EMAIL THAT, UM, THE CAPE COD COMMISSION HAS BEEN OPERATING IN A SUBCOMMITTEE, UH, FORMAT. UM, AND PER THE BROWN ACT FOR SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO MEET LIKE THIS, WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE TO BE AGENDIZED PUBLICLY POSTED. UM, OFFICIAL MINUTES HAVE TO BE TAKEN. UM, SO INSTEAD OF HAVING ALL OF US REQUIRED TO BE HERE FOR THOSE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS, WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD IN AN AD HOC COMMITTEE FORMAT. AD HOC COMMITTEES ARE CREATED WHEN THERE'S SOME SORT OF ACTION TO BE TAKEN OR SOME SORT OF EVENT THAT CAN LOOK LIKE POLICY, A LETTER, UM, AN EVENT, UM, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, SO THIS IS WHY WE'RE DOING THIS. AND CHAIR VONG, I'LL GIVE THE FLOOR BACK TO YOU TO CALL FOR COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION COMMISSIONS. ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONER SWANSON, I THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I THINK YOUR MIC PLEASE. YEAH, THERE WE GO. UM, THANK YOU FOR RESTATING THAT EACH TIME YOU STATE IT, I BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT I THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN. UM, BUT FOR THE SAKE OF THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE THIS IS TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY, LET ME SEE IF I CAN RESTATE IT AND IF THAT HELPS. SO WE STILL HAVE STANDING COMMITTEES AND EACH TIME WE HAVE A SPECIFIC ACTION, LIKE AN EVENT OR AN ACTIVITY LIKE WRITING A LETTER THAT GOES TO AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TITLED JUST FOR THAT PARTICULAR ITEM. IS THAT CORRECT? NO, WE WILL NO LONGER BE HAVING SUBCOMMITTEES BECAUSE IF WE HAVE SUBCOMMITTEES, WE NEED TO FORMALLY AGENDIZE AND POST FOR THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE MEETINGS. OKAY. AND HAVE MEETINGS IN THIS FORMAT LIKE WE'RE DOING TODAY, UM, THAT FAR BEYOND EXCEEDS STAFF CAPACITY. UM, SO WE'RE SIMPLY HAVING AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETINGS TO TAKE ON THE ACTIONS AND THE EVENTS OF THE PREVIOUS SUBCOMMITTEES. OKAY, LET ME TRY ONE MORE TIME. SO AS OF TODAY, WE'RE NO LONGER HAVING STANDING COMMITTEES. YOU'RE, YOU'RE OR WE'RE FACING THEM OUT, THEY'RE NOT BEING PHASED OUT. THEY HAVE, WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE FORMAT. SO, UH, KIND OF THINK OF IT. UM, IT'S MORE THAN JUST A NAME CHANGE. THAT'S WHAT I DON'T WANNA CALL IT JUST A NAME CHANGE. UM, AD HOC COMMITTEES WILL TAKE ON THE ACTION. SO IF THE, IF THE HEALTH AND HOUSING COMMITTEE WANTS TO STAY IN THAT GROUP IN PARTICULAR AND OVERSEE THOSE AD HOC COMMITTEE ITEMS LIKE THE HOMELESS SHELTER TOUR AND, UM, UH, THE UNIVERSAL DESIGN AD HOC COMMITTEE, UM, THEN THAT'S FINE. BUT IF YOU WOULD, IF SAY, IF AN, UH, HEALTH AND HOUSING SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO NOW BE ON THE, UM, AIR TRAVELERS WITH DISABILITIES PANEL DISCUSSION AD HOC COMMITTEE, YOU CAN MOVE. SO THEREFORE THERE ARE NO, THERE ARE NO MORE SUBCOMMITTEES WHERE A COMMISSION THAT HAS AD HOC COMMITTEE AD HOC COMMITTEES FOR, UM, SPECIFIC ACTIONS. AND EACH TIME WE IDENTIFY AN ACTION AS A COMMISSION, IT HAS TO BE BROUGHT FORTH AND AGENDIZED AND AGREED UPON AND VOTED UPON TO CREATE THE AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR SET ACTION. OKAY. AND ABOUT THE FIFTH OR SIXTH ITERATION, I'LL REALLY UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT I WON'T MAKE, I WON'T MAKE US LISTEN TO THAT AGAIN. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ORCHESTRATING THIS. I THINK IT'S A LOT OF CHOREOGRAPHY, UM, BECAUSE WE'RE A VERY ACTIVE COMMISSION AND I APPRECIATE YOUR, UM, NAVIGATING IT FOR US. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER SWANSON. UM, I JUST REALLY WANNA ALSO THANK, UM, OUR, UH, CITY CLERK STAFF HERE, ALYSSA, UM, FOR MAKING ALL OF THIS INFORMATION VERY CLEAR. UM, ALYSSA COMPOST WORKS VERY HARD FOR US AND OTHER COMMISSIONS AS WELL, BUT, UM, UH, YES, THIS IS, THIS'LL BE, UH, HAVING AD HOC COMMITTEES WILL BE A MUCH MORE FEASIBLE, [00:20:01] UM, UH, WAY TO MOVE FORWARD, UM, INSTEAD OF US KEEPING SUBCOMMITTEES AND HAVING THESE KINDS OF MEETINGS EVERY TIME WE HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, CAN I PLEASE ASK YOU TO READ THOSE, UH, AD HOC COMMITTEES ONE MORE TIME? YES. MENTOR DAY. ALL OF THESE ARE 20, 24 AD HOC COMMITTEES. SO I'M JUST GONNA STATE THE TOPIC. MENTOR DAY, AIR TRAVELERS WITH DISABILITIES PANEL DISCUSSION, DISABILITY DISCLOSURE, SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN FOR YOUTH, LONG BEACH, HOMELESS SHELTER TOURS, DISABILITY DATA IN THE COMMUNITY SURVEY, UH, AND, AND THE COMMUNITY SURVEY AD HOC COMMITTEES. THANK YOU. UM, IS IT POSSIBLE TO ADD THE MAPPING PROJECT, UH, AS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE? WE, UM, YEAH, WE CAN AMEND IT, UM, UH, IN THE VOTE OR IN THE, IN THE MOTION IN THE VOTE. SO WHOEVER MOTIONED AND SECONDED THAT WOULD BE COMMISSIONER SWANSON AND COMMISSIONER HALE. WE CAN GO AHEAD AND AMEND IF YOU ACCEPT, UH, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ'S FRIENDLY TO ALSO ADD AN ADDITIONAL AD HOC AT THIS TIME. I ACCEPT THE FRIENDLY, UH, COMMISSIONER HILL. JUST BE CLEAR. DO I JUST NEED TO ACCEPT IT OR DO I NEED TO REMOVE MY SECOND? YOU CAN JUST ACCEPT THE, OKAY. THE FRIENDLY, YEAH. OKAY. AND THAT WOULD BE, AND THE NAME OF THE COMMITTEE WOULD BE THE, UH, DOWNTOWN MAP, UH, THE LONG BEACH MAPPING GOOD MAPS PLAN. OKAY. MM-HMM. ONE MOMENT. ONE. GO AHEAD. COME, DEAN. UM, YEAH, SO I DON'T REMEMBER GRETCHEN AND JENNIFER. UM, THERE WAS SOMETHING WE WERE PLANNING ON DOING THIS YEAR AS THE OLD MM-HMM. , UM, UH, HOUSING AND HEALTH AND HOUSING COMMITTEE. UM, THE HOUSING PANEL. WE HAD A, BOTH A DISCUSSION GROUP AND A PANEL THAT WERE, UH, LATER IN THE YEAR. I SUPPOSE WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE ALL OF THESE DONE AT THE MOMENT, RIGHT? NO, THEY CAN BE EVERY, YEAH, WE CAN. OKAY. I THINK THE IDEA, I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, COMMISSIONER DEAN. THE IDEA WITH THAT EVENT IS TO FLUSH IT OUT MORE AND TO HAVE A MORE CONCRETE PLAN, UM, WHICH WE DON'T AT THE MOMENT. UM, SO, UM, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE WORKED ON AND WE CAN VOTE ON IT ON THE, DURING THE NEXT, UM, COMMISSION MEETING. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, UM, IN THE AD HOC COMMITTEE CAN BE CREATED AT ANY MEETING, UM, SO LONG AS, UM, UH, THE COMMISSION VOTES VOTES IT IN, CORRECT? YEAH. MOVING FORWARD, WE SHOULD HAVE A STANDING ITEM FOR AD HOC COMMITTEES TO RECEIVE ALL OF YOUR REPORTS AND ALSO TO CREATE AN AD HOC OR DISSOLVE IT SINCE YOU'RE TAKING ACTION ON SPECIFIC ITEMS. ONCE YOU'VE COMPLETED THAT TASK, YOU ARE TO DISSOLVE THAT AD HOC COMMITTEE AND THEN CREATE AS LONG AS YOU ARE, UH, WORKING ON DIFFERENT TOPICS AND EVENTS, LETTERS AND ET CETERA. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE PROCESS OF US SIGNING UP FOR VARIOUS AD HOC COMMITTEES? UM, WE, SO FOR, FOR NOW, UM, YOU WILL STAY OR YOU WILL, YOU CAN STAY OR MOVE TO ANOTHER AD HOC COMMITTEE IF YOU'D LIKE. UM, AND WHEN I SAY MOVE, THAT WOULD BE LIKE YOU AS A FORMER, UM, ACCESSIBILITY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES MEMBER. SO COMMITTEE MEMBER CAN, UM, MOVE FROM SAY, LIKE AIR TRAVELERS TO, UH, DISABILITY, SOCIAL MEDIA. SO I'M GONNA SEND AN EMAIL OUT TO COMMISSIONERS LISTING ALL OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEES AND, UM, INCLUDE THE, UM, UH, I CALL THEM POP OUTLINES. THEY'RE THE PURPOSE OUTCOMES, UM, UH, REPORTS, THE, THE SMALL REPORTS THAT I'VE BEEN DOING FOR ALL OF THE EVENTS. THAT WAY EVERYBODY CAN SEE WHAT IS INVOLVED IN EACH ACTIVITY. AND THEN YOU CAN CHOOSE TO BE I BE ON THAT SPECI. OTHER SPECIFIC AD HOC COMMITTEES. ALYSSA, CAN YOU JUST CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG? UM, THERE CAN'T BE MORE THAN FIVE COMMISSIONERS ON AN AD HOC COMMITTEE. THERE SHOULD BE LESS THAN QUORUM, SO I WOULD KEEP IT AT FOUR THE MAX, BUT SINCE THERE'S SO MANY AD HOCS, WE DON'T WANT YOU TO SERVE ON SO MANY AT ONE POINT. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE ABOUT ONE TO TWO AD HOC COMMITTEES. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ALSO YOU SHOULD THINK ABOUT AS WELL. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS? SEEING NONE. CHAIR VONG. JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FOR A VOTE. SECRETARY GARBE AYE. CHAIR VONG AYE. VICE CHAIR ADAMS AYE. COMMISSIONER SWANSON. AYE. COMMISSIONER HILL? AYE. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? AYE. COMMISSIONER DEAN. [00:25:01] AYE. MOTION PASSES. ITEM SIX, RECOMMENDATION TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES 2023 ANNUAL REPORT. I'M SO SORRY. PLEASE SCRATCH THAT. THAT'S NOT ADDED. UM, MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAM CHAIR. SORRY, JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FOR A VOTE. MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CITIZEN ADVISE COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES NON AGENDA ITEMS. EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE A COMMENT UNLESS EXTENDED BY [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.] THE CHAIR. 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, SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAM CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THIS TIME? UH, COMMISSIONER VONG, I'D LIKE TO DELIVER MY STAFF REPORT. UM, THIS IN, UM, MY STAFF REPORT FOR TODAY, JUNE 13TH, 2024. IN HONOR OF JUNETEENTH. PLEASE BE ADVISED OF CELEBRATIONS HAPPENING IN THE CITY LONG BEACH, UH, JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION, WHICH IS SATURDAY, JUNE 15TH FROM 10:00 AM TO 8:00 PM AT RAINBOW LAGOON. YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EVENT AND BUY TICKETS@LBJUNETEENTH.COM. THE NEXT EVENT, UM, IS A CELEBRATION, A JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION ON JUNE 22ND, 2024 AT MLK PARK IN LONG BEACH FROM 9:00 AM TO 6:00 PM THIS DAY WILL BE FILLED WITH JOYOUS ACT, UH, FESTIVITIES, CULTURAL PERFORMANCES, MUSIC, FOOD, [ANNOUNCEMENTS] AND OPPORTUNITIES TO REFLECT ON THE JOURNEY TOWARD FREEDOM AND EQUALITY. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO COME TOGETHER IN UNITY AND SOLIDARITY TO HONOR OUR SHARED HISTORY AND TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE AND EQUALITY FOR ALL. UM, LET'S CELEBRATE FREEDOM, DIVERSITY, AND COMMUNITY AT THE SPECIAL EVENT IN LONG BEACH. YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT JUNETEENTH@KINGPARK.COM. THAT CONCLUDES MY STAFF REPORT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? COMMISSIONER SWANSON, YOU HAD AN ANNOUNCEMENT. UH, THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU JENNIFER. UM, I WAS REMINDED WALKING IN TODAY, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT OUR DISABILITY COMMUNITIES, UM, UH, GO TO THE CITY WEBSITE AND LOOK FOR THE, UM, INPUT, UH, FOR OUR DOWNTOWN PLAN. THEY'RE STILL TAKING CONCEPTS AND, UH, PRIORITIES, AND THIS IS A HUGE, UH, DEAL, UH, FOR MANY REASONS FOR OUR, UH, UH, GREATER COMMUNITIES, UH, WHEN THEY COME TO, UH, CITY HALL AND TO DO CITY FUNCTIONS. BUT ALSO WHEN PEOPLE COME TO VISIT OUR CITY THAT, UM, OUR, OUR DOWNTOWN, UM, PHYSICAL STRUCTURE AS WELL AS PURPOSE MEETS THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO PLEASE GO. IT'S, UM, A FAIRLY SHORT, UH, SURVEY AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T SEE SOMETHING, UM, THAT'S ON THE SURVEY, YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD IT IN. THIS IS REALLY THE TIME BECAUSE FUNDS WILL BE EXPENDED, UM, TO IMPROVE OUR CITY IN ADVANCE OF THE OLYMPICS AND FOR OTHER LONG TERM, UH, INFRASTRUCTURAL, UM, UH, PROJECTS. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. DEAN, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? YEAH, I THINK SO. YES. UM, THERE'S NO DISCUSSION. UM, THERE'S NO DISCUSSION DURING THIS PERIOD. UM, IT'S FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS, BUT WE CAN, UM, MEET UP AFTER THE, YOU CAN MAKE A STATE. I CAN MAKE A STATEMENT IF YOU'D LIKE TO YOU. SO, THE N-P-N-A-I THINK IS THE NAME OF THE GROUP THAT, UM, SPOKE TO US A FEW MEETINGS AGO ABOUT THEIR, UM, EVENT THAT THEY'RE HAVING. AND I JUST, I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM. IT'S ACTUALLY IN AN ON AN EVENING ON A SATURDAY. AND I WAS WONDERING ALSO IF THERE'S ANY, UM, COMMISSIONERS PLANNING ON ATTENDING. BUT YES, I CAN SEND THAT INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSION AFTER THE MEETING. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL START ANNOUNCING IT WHEN WE GET A MORE SOLIDIFIED INFORMATION FROM THE EVENT PLANNERS. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. , ANY MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS? SEEING NONE, MADAM CHAIR, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, I DECLARE THE MEETING ADJOURNED. [00:30:02] YES, JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL THE TIME. IT IS 1:30 PM THANK YOU EVERYONE. OH MY GOD. , YOU ARE GOOD. SO GOOD. GREAT, GREAT JOB. * 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.