Jun 26, 2024 Commission for Women and Girls

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OKAY.

ALL

[CALL TO ORDER]

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS MEETING TO ORDER FOR JUNE 26TH, 2024.

YAY.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE TIME.

IT IS 6:03 PM MADAM CLERK, UH, ROLL CALL PLEASE.

[ROLL CALL]

COMMISSIONER ALLEN HARPER.

YOU CAN PRESS THE BUTTON ON THE MICROPHONES AND ONCE IT TURNS GREEN, YOU CAN SPEAK IN THE MIC.

PRESENT.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER ANCO.

COMMISSIONER ARCHULETA PRESENT, COMMISSIONER CHE.

COMMISSIONER DONATO.

SAP.

HI.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER LASSETER PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER LA VIOL.

PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER MELLINGER PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER MOSQUERA.

I'M HERE.

AND COMMISSIONER NICHOLSON HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, IT IS MY GREAT HONOR TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO THE FIRST, UH, COM, UM, MEETING OF THE LONG BEACH COMMISSION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS.

MY NAME IS LANA GRANT AND I'M THE CITY EQUITY OFFICER.

I WILL ALSO BE YOUR LEAD STAFF.

UM, WE HAVE A FEW SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE, SO I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THINGS.

UM, I'LL START OFF BY HAVING AND WELCOMING MY BOSS, UH, TO GIVE YOU ALL SOME GREETINGS.

UH, DEPUTY CITY.

OH, JUST ONE MOMENT.

I, I SKIPPED SOMETHING.

UM, SO FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER, UH, SHAY IS EXCUSED FROM THIS MEETING.

AND COMMISSIONER UNCLE IS UNEXCUSED.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE.

COMMISSIONER LEVIE, YOU ARE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY.

WILL YOU PLEASE SHARE YOUR STATEMENT, UH, PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 2 2 4 4 9.

I HAVE JUST CAUSED CIRCUMSTANCES AUTHORIZING MY REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN THIS PUBLIC MEETING.

I'M RECOVERING FROM A PHYSICAL SURGERY AND HAVE A NEED THAT IS RELATED TO A PHYSICAL DISABILITY THAT IS NOT OTHERWISE ACCOMMODATED.

ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH YOU? YES, THERE IS ONE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, UH, GAIL BILLINGS BECK, WHO IS WITH ME IN THIS ROOM.

WILL YOU DESCRIBE THE NATURE OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP? GAIL BILLINGS BECK IS MY PARTNER.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER LEVI VIOLET, THIS MEETING WILL, THIS MEETING WILL FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASSEMBLY BILL 2, 4, 4 9, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND AND ADDRESS THIS BODY VIA A CALL-IN OPTION, AN INTERNET-BASED SERVICE OPTION, AND AN IN-PERSON, UM, AT THIS MEETING AS REFERENCED WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON THE AGENDA.

THAT SAID, WE'LL PROCEED WITH,

[WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION]

DEPUTY CITY MANAGER CHANDLER.

THANK YOU, ALANA.

WELL WELCOME EVERYBODY.

SO GOOD TO SEE YOU UP THERE.

UM, MY NAME IS THERESA CHANDLER.

I'M A DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.

UH, I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY ABOUT NINE YEARS AND IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR THE LAST FOUR AND A HALF.

UM, WHEN I MOVED OVER ABOUT A FEW MONTHS LATER, UM, WE WENT THROUGH OUR RACIAL EQUITY AND RECONCILIATION, UH, PROCESS AS A CITY AND, UH, THE COMMUNITY CALLED ON THE OFFICE OF EQUITY TO MOVE OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

SO I'M HONORED TO WORK WITH OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE THERE.

UM, AND SO, UM, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH COMMISSIONS.

WE'VE GOT TWO COMMISSIONS AT UNTIL TODAY.

WE NOW HAVE THREE COMMISSIONS, UH, THAT ARE HOSTED UNDER THE OFFICE OF EQUITY.

UM, SO I JUST, I'M REALLY THRILLED TO WELCOME ALL OF YOU TO THIS INAUGURAL MEETING.

UM, IT'S OF, OF OUR COMMISSION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS.

THIS COMMISSION IS THE CULMINATION OF OVER 50 YEARS OF TIRELESS ADVOCACY AND DEDICATION, AND IT'S A MOMENT THAT IS REALLY LONG OVERDUE.

UM, SO WE'RE FINALLY HERE IN THIS SPACE TOGETHER, AND SO JUST, I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE.

SO YES, WE MADE IT .

UM, SO JUST A COUPLE YEARS AGO, UH, WE WERE FORTUNATE TO RECEIVE A GRANT, UH, THAT FUNDED.

IT WAS FUNDING TO HELP US LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR THIS COMMISSION.

OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE ENGAGED EXTENSIVELY WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT THIS COMMISSION TRULY REFLECTS WHAT THE PEOPLE OF LONG

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SO, THE RICH INFORMATION THAT WE GATHERED FROM MANY OF YOU AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAS ALLOWED US TO DESIGN A ROADMAP THAT IS NOT ONLY INFORMED BY WOMEN AND GIRLS, BUT IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THEM AND FOR US.

SO THIS ROADMAP CAN NOW BE USED TO GUIDE THE WORK YOU ALL ARE ABOUT TO EMBARK ON.

AND I'M CERTAIN THIS IS GONNA SET THIS COMMISSION UP FOR MANY YEARS OF SUCCESS.

THIS IS A UNIQUE AND SPECIAL TIME.

WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND FOCUS OUR EFFORTS INTENTIONALLY ON WOMEN AND GIRLS OF OUR CITY.

I AM INCREDIBLY PROUD TO SUPPORT THE BEGINNING OF THIS COMMISSION'S JOURNEY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL OF YOU.

THE OFFICE OF EQUITY EXISTS TO PURPOSELY DISRUPT SYSTEMS OF INEQUITY AND TO BUILD AN ACCESSIBLE, INCLUSIVE, AND JUST CITY.

WE INTENTIONALLY CENTER HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS, AND OF COURSE, THIS INCLUDES WOMEN.

I KNOW I CAN SPEAK FOR OUR OFFICE AND THE CITY LEADERSHIP WHEN I SAY THAT WE ARE HONORED TO SUPPORT THIS COMMISSION TODAY AND INTO THE FUTURE.

SO I WANNA THANK MY COLLEAGUES AND TEAM, UM, ESPECIALLY ALANA AND TONY IN THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, UM, OUR CITY ATTORNEY, THE CLERK'S OFFICE, OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR ALL OF THE WORK YOU PUT IN OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS TO GET US HERE TODAY.

I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF HILLS AND VALLEYS, AND YOU'VE TAKEN THOSE ON BEAUTIFULLY.

SO THANK YOU TEAM.

I ALSO WANNA THANK EACH OF YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS REALLY IMPORTANT WORK.

SO LET'S EMBARK ON THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER AND MAKE A LASTING IMPACT FOR THE WOMEN AND GIRLS HERE IN LONG BEACH.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, SO WE WILL HOLD SPACE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT LATER IN THE AGENDA.

I DO JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THE DIGNITARIES THAT I DO SEE IN THE, IN THE AUDIENCE.

UM, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GREET THE COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE COME ONTO THE PODIUM.

I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, YES.

I SEE ALL I SEE.

JUST ME, ME.

YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO LINE UP AT ONCE.

ALL RIGHT? YES.

NOT JUST YOU, BUT TIME IS YOURS.

IT'S SO GOOD TO BE WITH IT.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO WORK THIS THING.

I ONLY KNOW HOW TO DO IT FROM THERE.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SAYING YES.

I FEEL LIKE WE'VE HAD LOTS OF FANFARE WHEN WE TOOK VOTES, UM, TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK YOU, UH, FOR HELPING BRING US TO THIS MOMENT OF TIME THAT IS SO IMPORTANT IN OUR CITY.

I'M HONORED TO SERVE ON CITY COUNCIL AT THIS TIME AS YOU EMBARK ON HELPING US DO THE WORK.

UM, AS THERESA SAID SO ELOQUENTLY, TO FOCUS ON WOMEN AND GIRLS IN NEW WAYS, UM, IN WAYS THAT MEET 2024 AND BEYOND.

UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING WITH YOU, UM, PERSONALLY AND AS A GROUP TO LISTEN, TO TAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, BUT MOSTLY JUST TO LISTEN AND SEE WHAT YOU HAVE FOUND OUT AND WHAT YOU KNOW TO BE IMPORTANT TO THE WOMEN AND GIRLS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO, I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE.

I'M GRATEFUL THAT A WARM SUMMER DAY WHEN SOME ARE ENJOYING CONCERTS IN THE PARK AND TIME WITH THEIR FAMILY, YOU HAVE CHOSEN SAY TO SAY YES TO BEING HERE.

UH, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON BEHALF.

I WILL SPEAK ON BEHALF.

I KNOW OF VICE MAYOR ALLEN AND COUNCILWOMAN RICKS ODI, WHO I SAW YESTERDAY AND ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD, UM, TO THE REALLY ROBUST WORK YOU'RE GOING TO DO.

SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WELL, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH ONE OF YOU, UH, FOR BEING APPOINTED AND, AND ECHOING, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KERR ON SAYING YES, UH, TO BEING PART OF THIS INAUGURAL AND HISTORY MAKING COMMISSION.

UH, WE APPLAUD ALL OF YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.

MY NAME IS ELIZABETH WARREN.

I AM, UH, CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COMMISSION FOR WOMEN.

UH, I AM BABE .

AND, UH, SO I, NOT ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION, BUT ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, I AM HONORED TO BE HERE TO, TO WITNESS THIS, UH, EXTRAORDINARY EVENING.

JUST WANT TO OFFER CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO ALL OF YOU AND, UH, TO REMIND ALL OF US ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVING FOR THE BETTERMENT OF WOMEN, OF EVERY BACKGROUND, EVERY AGE, EVERY, UH, DIVERSITY THAT WE ALL HAVE AND MOVING ALL OF US FORWARD.

UM, IT'S, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON BEHALF OF, OF THE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN OF THE COUNTY, UH, BUT ALSO INDIVIDUALLY AND PERSONALLY, I HAVE A VERY DEEP, LONG VESTED RELATIONSHIP AND FRIENDSHIP WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND MANY OF THE WOMEN ON THIS COMMISSION, AND CERTAINLY THE WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP, UH, AT ALL LEVELS IN THE COUNTY.

AND I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS, UH, EXCUSE ME, UH, THE WOMEN OF THE CITY.

UH,

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SO, CONGRATULATIONS, LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, THE REST OF THE EVENING.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I DO HAVE A STATEMENT FROM VICE MAYOR ALLEN.

UM, SHE UNFORTUNATELY COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF A MEDICAL ISSUE, BUT SHE, UH, VERY MUCH MISSES THIS, UH, INAUGURAL MEETING.

UM, SHE WANTS TO START BY THANKING ZOE NICHOLSON, UH, FIRST GETTING THIS PROCESS STARTED, WHAT, THREE YEARS AGO WAS IT? YEAH.

UM, SO THANK YOU TO OUR COMMISSIONERS.

TODAY IS ANOTHER MILESTONE, OUR FIRST, UH, COMMISSION MEETING.

UM, SHE COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY, BUT SHE'S HAPPY TO SEE THIS WONDERFUL GROUP OF COMMISSIONERS ASSEMBLED.

IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS WITH THE FOUNDING OF THE COMMISSION.

THREE YEARS AGO, THE COMMISSIONER APPLICATION PROCESS, THE SURVEY TO GUIDE THE COMMISSION'S WORK, BUT HERE WE ARE, AND SHE COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD.

WE NEED TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THIS CITY, AND THIS COMMISSION WILL HELP US ACCOMPLISH THAT THIS GOAL.

WOMEN STILL PERSISTENTLY FACE BARRIERS TO AC ACCESSING ECONOMIC SECURITY, HEALTHCARE, CHILDCARE, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS COMMISSION ANY WAY POSSIBLE AND ALL THE PROGRESS, UH, THAT IS TO COME.

THANK YOU.

AWESOME.

HEY, EVERYBODY.

I JUST WANNA SAY, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYORS, WELL, I WAS JUST SO HAPPY WHEN I WALKED IN HERE AND SEE ALL OF YOU SITTING UP THERE.

SO THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

UH, I KNOW IT'S BEEN A JOURNEY FOR LONG BEFORE WE WERE HERE.

AND THEN OF COURSE, OVER THE MANY MONTHS.

ALSO, THANKS TO ALL THE STAFF AND EVERYBODY FOR GETTING US THROUGH THIS.

WE HAVE SOME PROUD PARENTS HERE, SO THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

SO, UM, THE MAYOR HAS A, A BIG MEETING UP IN LA TONIGHT.

HE'S BEING APPOINTED TO THE, UH, LA CASA BOARD, SO HE COULDN'T BE HERE, BUT, UH, MONTSERRAT, HE ASKED US TO BE HERE TODAY, BUT MONTSERRAT JUST SENT A PICTURE TO OUR, WE HAVE A TEXT THREAD WITH OUR TEAM.

SHE JUST SENT A PICTURE OF YOU ALL TO THE TEAM, AND SO ON BEHALF OF THE TEAM, HARD EMOJI, EXCLAMATION POINT, EMOJI, HAPPY EMOJI, FIREWORKS, ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

SO JUST THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.

ALL RIGHT.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THOSE REMARKS.

UM, JUSTICE MENTIONED THIS ITEM WAS INTENDED TO BE, WELL, IT'S NOT AN AGENDA ITEM, BUT I WANTED TO HOLD SPACE TO INTRODUCE FOR YOU ALL TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES WITH, TO EACH OTHER.

UM, OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE A LOT OF LIMITATIONS TO HOW WE CAN ENGAGE WITH ONE ANOTHER DUE TO THE BROWN ACT.

SO I WANTED TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT KNOWING WE'RE GONNA EMBARK ON SOME VERY COURAGEOUS AND AUDACIOUS WORK ON BEHALF OF LONG BEACH GIRLS AND WOMEN TOGETHER.

AND SO, I WANT TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

I WANNA KNOW WHO THESE PEOPLE THAT I'M GONNA BE GETTING LATE NIGHT CALLS AND TEXTS FROM, OR, YOU KNOW, WHO I'LL BE SPENDING MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH.

I WANT TO KNOW WHO, WHO I'LL BE WORKING WITH.

AND SO THIS IS A QUESTION I USE ANYTIME I'M FACILITATING, AND I WILL MODEL IT.

UM, SO TAKE YOUR TIME TO THINK ABOUT THE QUESTION, UM, AND THEN RAISE YOUR HAND WHEN YOU ARE READY TO RESPOND.

THE QUESTION IS VERY SIMPLE, WHO ARE YOUR PEOPLE? SO I WANT YOU TO USE THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE YOUR PEOPLE, AND I'LL MODEL THAT RIGHT NOW.

MY PEOPLE ARE BOLD.

MY PEOPLE ARE BELIEVERS, AND MY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY RELEGATED TO THE MARGINS.

VERY POETIC, VERY INTENTIONAL.

IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE YOUR PEOPLE IN THREE WORDS, BUT IF YOU ARE READY, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND I'LL CALL YOU IN.

COMMISSIONER LEVIT.

MY PEOPLE ARE PIONEERS.

MY PEOPLE ARE COURAGEOUS, AND MY PEOPLE HAVE INTEGRITY.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

COMMISSIONER NICHOLSON.

MY PEOPLE BREAK CONVENTION CARE SO MUCH THEY CAN'T SLEEP AND HOLD MY HAND ON A REGULAR BASIS.

BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HARPER.

UH, MY PEOPLE ARE KIND, REFLECTIVE, AND ENGAGED.

BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

MY PEOPLE ARE PROUD, UH, BRAVE AND LOVING.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER LASSETER.

UM, MY PEOPLE ARE TRYING.

MY PEOPLE ARE AUTHENTIC AND MY PEOPLE ARE STRONG.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MELLINGER.

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MY PEOPLE ARE CREATIVE AND MY PEOPLE, UM, BELIEVE IN THE GREATER GOOD.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER MOSQUEDA.

MY PEOPLE ARE THE KIDS.

MY PEOPLE ARE DRIVEN AND MY PEOPLE ARE FIGHTERS.

BEAUTIFUL.

COMMISSIONER DONDO, SAP.

MY PEOPLE ARE KIND, MY PEOPLE ARE SUPPORTIVE AND MY PEOPLE ARE OUTGOING.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER ARCHULETA.

MY PEOPLE ARE COM COMMITTED TO SERVICE.

MY PEOPLE ARE CREATIVE AND MY PEOPLE HAVE INTEGRITY.

BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU ALL FOR INDULGING ME WITH THAT QUESTION.

SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM.

ITEM.

[1. 24-53930 Recommendation to hold an election for the position of Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission for Women and Girls.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

ALRIGHT, SO THIS WILL BE VERY STRUCTURED AND WE WILL WORK TOGETHER ON THIS.

UM, I ALSO WANNA NOTE THAT I WILL HAND THINGS OVER TO THE CHAIR ELECT TO ASSUME THEIR DUTIES, UH, BEGINNING TONIGHT AFTER THIS ITEM IS CLOSED.

SO, AS I OPEN NOMINATIONS, I DECLARE THAT THE NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE COMMISSION.

FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS CHAIR.

EACH MEMBER MAY NOMINATE ONE PERSON FOR CHAIR, INCLUDING YOURSELF.

THESE NOMINATIONS DO NOT REQUIRE A SECOND.

ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

SO I, I KNOW.

YEAH, I COMMISSIONER NICHOLSON, TURN YOUR MIC ON.

TURN YOUR MIC ON.

OBVIOUSLY THERE'S BEEN YOUR MIC.

OH, TURN THE MIC OFF.

YOU KEEP TURNING IT OFF.

I THINK THAT ALIENS ARE MANAGING THIS.

I ASKED MYSELF ON SATURDAY WHO I WANTED TO RUN THIS COMMISSION, AND I KNOW I WANT SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THE CITY, WHO KNOWS THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.

I WANT SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS PEOPLE BY NAME, WHO HOLDS THE POWER IN THIS CITY, AND WHO HAPPENS TO BE THE VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING AT VISIT LONG BEACH AND PAST EDITOR OF THE LONG BEACH BUSINESS JOURNAL.

AND I'M REFERRING TO MY FRIEND ON MY LEFT, SAMANTHA MELLINGER, WHO, UH, ACTUALLY HAS A MASTER'S DEGREE FROM, UH, CAL STATE LONG BEACH.

AM I RIGHT ABOUT THAT? AND, UM, THE FACT IS SHE'S HALF MY AGE AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF THAT.

I WILL EXPECT A LOT FROM HER SHOULD SHE BECOME THE CHAIR.

AND, UM, I'M REALLY VERY EXCITED AND PROUD TO PUT HER NAME IN NOMINATION.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

SO WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR COMMISSIONER MELLINGER.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR THERE? BEING NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS? I DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS CLOSED FOR CHAIR.

COMMISSIONER MELLINGER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? UM, YES.

I DID NOT PREPARE .

UM, ZOE KIND OF KNOCKED ME OVER WITH A FEATHER.

SHE DID LET ME KNOW SHE WAS THINKING THIS.

AND, UM, I HAD BEEN FULLY, HONESTLY PREPARED TO, UH, NOMINATE ZOE BECAUSE ZOE IS, IS THE COMMISSION FOR ME, I THINK FOR MANY OF US, AND I KNOW YOU WOULD PROBABLY FIGHT

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I KNOW, BUT, UM, ZOE, IT, IT MEANS A LOT FOR THIS TO COME SPECIFICALLY FROM ZOE.

WE DON'T ACTUALLY REALLY KNOW EACH OTHER.

WE MET ABOUT A YEAR AGO BECAUSE I ATTENDED A A, A MEETING IN SUPPORT OF THIS COMMISSION.

AND SO WE'RE JUST SORT OF GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER.

SO IT MEANS A LOT TO ME THAT SHE THINKS THAT I AM CAPABLE AND QUALIFIED.

AND, UM, I HOPE THAT MY, MY BACKGROUND AND YEARS OF WATCHING COUNCIL MEETINGS, UM, AS A JOURNALIST AND POURING THROUGH CITY POLICIES, UM, HELPS, HELPS GUIDE EVERYBODY AND KEEP US KIND OF ORGANIZED AND MOVING AHEAD.

UM, AND I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW, UM, IF YOU VOTE FOR ME, I'M, I'M VERY, UM, COMMITTED TO, TO, YOU KNOW, UM, WHAT WE'VE ALL FOUND IN READING OUR SURVEY OF LONG BEACH WOMEN AND GIRLS, WHICH IS THAT, YOU KNOW, LET'S FIND SOME SOLUTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE ON A MORE EVEN PLAYING FIELD IN THE CITY, WHETHER IT COMES TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY OR SAFETY OR HEALTH.

UM, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE CAN MAKE TO THE COUNCIL TO HELP MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES BETTER FOR THOSE PEOPLE AND ALL OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.

AND SO, UM, THANK YOU ZOE FOR CONSIDERING ME.

AND, UM, I THANK YOU ALL TOO.

I'M VERY PROUD TO BE SITTING WITH ALL OF YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE IN PERSON THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CHAIR NOMINATION, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME.

AND IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ZOOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CHAIR NOMINATION, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE NOW, OR DIAL STAR NINE IF CALLING IN, SEEING NONE IN THE ZOOM AND IN PERSON, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE CHAIR NOMINATION.

GREAT.

CAN WE CALL FOR THE VOTE? YES.

THIS IS THE VOTE FOR THE CHAIR NOMINATION OF COMMISSIONER MELLINGER.

COMMISSIONER ALLEN HARPER.

YOU CAN JUST VERBALLY SAY I OR, YES.

AND THEN WE'LL TAKE ROLL CALL.

VOTE FOR TODAY'S MEETING.

YES.

COMMISSIONER ANCO.

COMMISSIONER ARCHULETA? YES.

COMMISSIONER CHE.

COMMISSIONER DONATO SAPP.

YES.

COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? YES.

COMMISSIONER LASSETER? YES.

COMMISSIONER LA VIOLETTE? YES.

COMMISSIONER MELLINGER? YES.

COMMISSIONER MOSQUERA? YES.

AND COMMISSIONER NICHOLSON? YES.

MOTION CARRIES.

I NOW DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR THE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS.

VICE CHAIR.

EACH MEMBER MAY NOMINATE ONE PERSON FOR VICE CHAIR, INCLUDING YOURSELF.

THESE NOMINATIONS DO NOT REQUIRE A SECOND.

OH, COMMISSIONER MELLINGER.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE ZOE NICHOLSON AS, UM, VICE CHAIR.

AM I ALLOWED TO SAY WHY? ? OKAY.

YES.

UM, I CAN'T IMAGINE NOT HAVING, UM, ZOE AS, UH, A VICE CHAIR OR, OR PUTTING THAT FORWARD.

UM, ZOE'S BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE CREATION OF THIS COMMISSION, UM, AS I THINK WE'VE ALL LEARNED AND REALLY HAS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND HISTORY, NOT JUST OF HOW THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN OVER THE YEARS IN LONG BEACH, BUT IN THE COUNTRY.

UM, LIKE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A WOMAN WHO'S GONE ON HUNGER STRIKES FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN.

AND SO, UM, I WOULD BE HONORED IF SHE WERE OUR VICE CHAIR AND I THINK, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE HER.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR? THERE? BEING NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS.

I DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS CLOSED FOR VICE CHAIR.

COMMISSIONER NICHOLSON, YOU ARE WELCOME TO SHARE WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ELECTED.

YES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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YOU CAN SPEAK.

I GET TO SPEAK NOW.

YEAH.

I THINK VICE IS VERY FITTING FOR ME.

UH, I'M REALLY EXCITED.

I'M REALLY PROUD OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE THE CONSIGLIERE, TO BE BEHIND THE SCENES, TO BE THE ONE HE CALLED, UH, ALL OF YOU.

AND, UH, WHATEVER.

I KNOW YOU HAVE A TOTAL ACCESS TO NOW, AND I'M NOT KIDDING.

UM, I WANNA GIVE IT ALL AWAY BEFORE IT'S OVER.

SO I'M REALLY THRILLED WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE IN PERSON THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE NOMINATION OF VICE CHAIR, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME.

AND IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ZOOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE VICE CHAIR NOMINATION, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE NOW, OR DIAL STAR NINE IF CALLING IN.

WE HAVE BOTH IN PERSON AND IN ZOOM.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND START WITH IN PERSON.

YOU'RE THREE MINUTES START NOW.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CLERK AND, UH, ALL OF THE STAFF HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

AND TO ALL THE FOLKS HERE ON THE DIOCESE, IT'S SO IMPORTANT THE WORK YOU'RE DOING.

MY NAME IS AMY ERICKSON.

I'M A LOCAL RESIDENT HERE OF DISTRICT TWO IN LONG BEACH.

AND, UM, A PAST COMMISSIONER AND CHAIR OF THE EQUITY AND HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION.

WHILE NOT ON THAT COMMISSION ANYMORE, I WANT TO JUST STEP IN TO SAY, UM, THAT FIVE YEARS AGO, UM, AFTER A HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING, UH, ZOE WALKED UP TO ME AND SAID, WHY DON'T WE HAVE A WOMEN'S COMMISSION? AND I SAID, I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T, LET'S FIGURE THIS OUT.

UM, AND, UM, AND WHILE THERE WAS A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT THE COMMISSION WAS DOING AT THAT POINT, SHE WAS RELENTLESS AND, UM, REALLY PUSHED TO MOVE THIS FORWARD IN ANY WAY SHE COULD.

BUT AS, UM, SAMANTHA SAID, I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS IS NOT JUST ZOE NICHOLSON.

THIS IS ALL OF THE PEOPLE, AND SHE WORKS TO GET THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE AROUND HER HEARD.

SO I HOPE THAT, UH, YOU'LL TAKE HER AS YOUR VICE CHAIR.

BUT I ALSO HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, FROM A PAST CHAIR OF ANOTHER COMMISSION, IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, I'M AROUND TO HELP.

AND I'M VERY EXCITED FOR WHAT Y'ALL DO IN HERE.

HAVE A GREAT DAY.

NEXT PERSON IN PERSON, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND START.

NOW YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

THANK YOU.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ECHO WHAT AMY JUST SAID, AND WHEN I CAME UP THE FIRST TIME, I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE, UH, COMMISSIONER NICHOLSON ON EVERYTHING THAT SHE HAS DONE OVER THE PAST 40 YEARS TO GET THIS COMMISSION ESTABLISHED.

AND, UM, I THINK THAT HAVING HER AS YOUR VICE CHAIR WOULD BE INCREDIBLY VALUABLE.

SO I'D LIKE TO WELCOME AND CONGRATULATE THE NEW CHAIR OF THIS COMMISSION, AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL ELECT, UH, MISS COMMISSIONER NICHOLSON AS YOUR VICE CHAIR.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON.

WE NOW HAVE SOMEONE IN ZOOM.

LISA, ANDREA, YOUR TIME STARTS NOW.

PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.

HI, MY NAME IS LISA ANDREA.

I AM PART OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS HERE IN LONG BEACH, AND PART OF THE SUFF 100 THAT ZOE NICHOLSON HAS BEEN HEADING FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

I JUST WANNA SAY THAT HAVING ZOE AS YOUR VICE CHAIR ON THIS VERY HONORABLE COMMISSION THAT'S GOING TO BE STARTING IS SO IT'S GOING TO BE SO HELPFUL AND GOOD FOR EVERY WOMAN AND GIRL IN THIS CITY.

AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT IT IS THE RIGHT DECISION TO HAVE HER AS A VICE CHAIR FOR HER TO SHARE HER KNOWLEDGE AND HER HISTORY BECAUSE OF ALL THE WORK THAT SHE HAS DONE TIRELESSLY TO HELP ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THIS WHOLE COUNTRY.

SO THANK YOU FOR NOMINATING ZOE NICHOLSON, AND I AM VERY HAPPY THAT SHE WILL ACCEPT.

THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR VICE CHAIR NOMINATION.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

THIS IS THE FOLLOWING VOTE FOR VICE CHAIR FOR COMMISSIONER NICHOLSON.

COMMISSIONER ALLEN HARPER.

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COMMISSIONER ARCHULETA.

YES.

COMMISSIONER DONATO SAP.

YES.

COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? YES.

COMMISSIONER LASSETER? YES.

COMMISSIONER LA VIOLETTE? YES.

COMMISSIONER MELLINGER? YES.

COMMISSIONER MOSQUERA? YES.

COMMISSIONER NICHOLSON? YES.

MOTION CARRIES.

CONGRATULATIONS.

SO WITH THAT, I THANK YOU, UM, FOR ALLOWING ME TO OPEN US UP AS I HAND THINGS OFF TO OUR CHAIR.

UM, I JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS VERY MUCH INTENDED TO BE ABOUT STRUCTURE AND HOW WE, UH, REALLY ESTABLISHING NORMS FOR HOW WE WANNA CONDUCT OURSELVES AS A COMMISSION.

UM, SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA, UH, HAND OFF A SCRIPT TO OUR NEW CHAIR.

OKAY.

WE ARE GOING TO MOVE

[2. 24-53931 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on the Brown Act and Robert's Rules of Order.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

UH, CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? SO MOVED.

OKAY.

THIS WAS MOVED BY.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO THE, UM, JUST TO FOR THE RECORD, THIS WAS MOVED BY COMMISSIONER LA AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

THANK YOU.

THIS WILL GET EASIER WHEN THE AUTOMATED SYSTEM IS ON .

I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER ULTO? YES.

THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, I WILL TURN THINGS OVER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR THIS ITEM.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPOINTMENT, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION.

UH, MY NAME IS ANITA ANI.

I'M A DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY HERE WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND DO A PRESENTATION ON THE BROWN ACT AND ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER.

ONE SECOND.

WE'RE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.

WELL, NOW I KNOW HOW TO USE A CLICKER, SO THANK YOU.

UM, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED HERE AGAIN.

UM, THE BROWN ACT IS A CALIFORNIA LAW THAT GUARANTEES THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS.

UM, SOME FOUR GENERAL PRINCIPLES HERE.

THE FIRST ONE IS THAT ALL COMMISSION MEETINGS SHALL BE OPEN AND PUBLIC.

THE SECOND IS THAT ALL ACTIONS AND DELIBERATIONS MADE BY ALL THE COMMISSIONERS MUST BE TAKEN OPENLY.

ALL PERSONS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN THESE COMMISSION MEETINGS.

AND ONLY MATTERS ON THE AGENDA CAN BE DISCUSSED.

YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE IF YOU HAVE.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

SO WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE BROWN ACT? IT APPLIES TO ALL LEGISLATIVE BODIES, INCLUDING ADVISORY COMMISSIONS CREATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OR BY THE CITY CHARTER.

UM, THIS COMMISSION HERE IS, UM, GOING TO BE SUBJECT TO THE BROWN ACT.

UM, SUBCOMMITTEES THAT MAY BE CREATED BY THIS BODY MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO THE BROWN ACT.

TEMPORARY ADVISORY COMMISSIONS THAT ARE FOR A LIMITED PURPOSE ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE BROWN ACT.

SO FOR PURPOSES OF TODAY, JUST KNOW THAT THIS COMMISSION HERE IS SUBJECT TO THESE RULES.

SO WHAT EXACTLY IS A MEETING AND WHEN DO THESE RULES APPLY? UH, SO A MEETING IS ANY CONGREGATION OF A MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSION MEMBERS, UM, THAT ARE AT, THAT ARE IN THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TIME, AND DISCUSSING COMMISSION BUSINESS.

SO IF

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AND AGENDIZED.

SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? SO A MAJORITY OF YOU PLUS, UM, WOULD NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT ONLY WHEN YOU'RE IN PERSON TOGETHER, THAT YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT, UM, COMMISSION BUSINESS, BUT ALSO WHAT HAS COME UP WITH TECHNOLOGY ARE SERIAL MEETINGS.

AND SO THOSE ARE MEETINGS WHERE THERE MIGHT BE ONE PERSON SENDING AN EMAIL AND LET'S CALL THEM PERSON A.

PERSON A SENDS AN EMAIL TO PERSON B TALKING ABOUT AN ITEM THAT IS ON AN UPCOMING AGENDA.

PERSON B SAYS, HMM, LET ME ASK PERSON C WHAT THEY THINK.

AND THEN PERSON C FORWARDS IT TO PERSON D AND SO ON AND SO FORTH UNTIL THERE'S A QUORUM, UH, WHICH IS A MAJORITY PLUS ONE.

THEN WHAT HAPPENS, JUST LIKE WHEN YOU'RE IN PERSON, IT WOULD'VE NEEDED TO HAVE BEEN AN OPEN MEETING SUBJECT TO HAVING AN AGENDA, UM, WITH THE PUBLIC BEING ABLE TO BE PRESENT TO BE ABLE TO COMMENT.

UH, SO PLEASE BE AWARE THAT WHEN YOU'RE USING TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAILS, UM, IT COULD EVEN HAPPEN WHEN SOMEONE HAS A PUBLIC POST AND YOU WRITE A COMMENT AND THEN ANOTHER COMMISSIONER WRITES A COMMENT AND THEN ANOTHER COMMISSIONER WRITES A COMMENT.

AND IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT'S ON AN UPCOMING AGENDA OR SOMETHING THAT'S RELATED TO COMMISSION BUSINESS.

JUST BE AWARE THAT ONCE IT'S A MAJORITY OF YOU ON THAT THREAD, IT WOULD, IT WOULD BECOME A PROBLEM WHERE THAT COMMUNICATION WOULD'VE NEEDED TO HAVE BEEN IN PUBLIC, FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME AND PARTICIPATE.

SO THE BEST THING IS TO JUST AVOID TALKING ABOUT AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMISSION BUSINESS IN A MAJORITY OUTSIDE OF, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS FORUM.

KEEP IT WHERE WE ARE, YOU KNOW, TALKING DURING OPEN AND PUBLIC MEETINGS SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO, UH, BE SUBJECT TO ANY ISSUES.

SO WHAT IS NOT A MEETING? DOES THIS MEAN THAT YOU CAN'T TALK TO EACH OTHER AT ALL? UM, SO YOU CAN HAVE INDIVIDUAL CONTACTS BETWEEN EACH OTHER, UM, JUST AS LONG AS YOU MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NOT A MAJORITY OF YOU SPEAKING AT THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TIME, THIS ALLOWS THE COMMISSIONERS TO CONFER WITH CONSTITUENTS, ADVOCATES, REPORTERS, AND CITY STAFF.

UM, SO NO PROBLEM THERE.

JUST BE AWARE WHEN THERE'S A MAJORITY OF YOU, YOU MIGHT RUN INTO EACH OTHER AT A CONFERENCE OR ANOTHER PUBLIC MEETING OR A CEREMONIAL EVENT, A BIRTHDAY PARTY, UM, THOSE ARE COMPLETELY FINE.

BUT JUST PLEASE AGAIN, MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT COMMISSION BUSINESS.

THE WHOLE IDEA BEHIND THAT IS TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE AND HAVE A SAY IN WHAT YOU'RE DECIDING.

SO AGAIN, I'M GONNA REITERATE IT AGAIN.

WHEN THERE'S A MAJORITY OF YOU TOGETHER, PLEASE DO NOT DISCUSS ANY COMMISSION BUSINESS.

SO WHEN CAN MEETINGS BE HELD? WHEN CAN YOU DISCUSS YOUR COMMISSION BUSINESS? YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A, THERE IS AN AGENDA POSTED AT LEAST 72 HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING, WHICH WE'VE DONE HERE.

UM, THERE IS ANOTHER INSTANCE WHERE THERE CAN BE A SPECIAL MEETING AND THAT'S WHEN IT CAN BE CALLED BY A CHAIR OR A MAJORITY OF COMMISSION MEMBERS TO DISCUSS AN ITEM.

IT MAY BE THAT, UH, SOMETHING IS COMING UP AND YOU CAN'T WAIT THE 72 HOURS.

UH, YOU WOULD JUST NEED TO POST THAT AGENDA 24 HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING.

SO WHAT NEEDS TO GO ON THE AGENDA TO MAKE IT APPROPRIATE FOR THE BROWN ACT? UM, EACH AGENDA DESCRIPTION NEEDS TO INCLUDE, UM, JUST A BRIEF, YOU KNOW, IDEA OF WHAT THE ITEM IS.

THE POINT IS, IS THAT THE PUBLIC CAN READ THAT ITEM WHEN THE AGENDA IS POSTED AND SAY, HEY, I WANNA COME TO THAT.

I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS.

SO AS LONG AS YOU'RE, UM, YOU KNOW, DESCRIBING THE ITEM APPROPRIATELY, THEN IT WILL BE, UM, ACCEPTABLE.

EACH AGENDA NEEDS TO INCLUDE THE DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF THE MEETING.

AND THE AGENDA ESSENTIALLY NEEDS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE SCOPE OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT.

AND THE AGENDA NEEDS TO BE POSTED IN A LOCATION FREELY ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE TO ACCESS IT.

SO AT EVERY MEETING, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE A RIGHT TO COMMENT ON EACH ITEM.

THEY ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO COMMENT GENERALLY AT EVERY COMMISSION MEETING JUST ON, UM, NON AGENDA ITEMS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO COMMISSION PURVIEW.

THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO ATTEND, UM, COMMISSION MEETINGS.

THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO RECORD, UM, AND THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REVIEW ALL THE AGENDAS.

THEY ALSO HAVE A RIGHT TO REVIEW ALL OF THE WRITINGS THAT MAY BE PREPARED BY THE COMMISSIONERS, UM, IN PREP IN, UM, PREPARATION OF THE AGENDA.

UM, ONE COMMENT IS THAT NO SECRET BALLOTS ARE ALLOWED.

ALL VOTES THAT ARE MADE BY THE COMMISSION NEED TO BE MADE OPEN AND PUBLIC.

WHEN ARE

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IT DOESN'T, UM, IT MAY NOT APPLY TO THIS, UH, COMMISSION, BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE, UM, THAT WOULD BE CALLED CLOSED SESSION.

SO, UM, ONE THING, ONE, ONE TIME WHEN, UM, A CITY BOARD OR CITY COUNCIL CAN GO BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION IS WHEN THEY'RE DISCUSSING ANTICIPATED OR PENDING LITIGATION, IF THERE'S A PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT MATTER, UM, IF THERE'S A PUBLIC SECURITY MATTER OR IF THERE'S A REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATION.

SO WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T FOLLOW THE BROWN ACT? UM, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A CIVIL ACTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST A COMMISSIONER.

UM, ANY INTERESTED PARTY CAN BRING THIS LAWSUIT.

AND SO THAT MEANS ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, IF THEY KNOW THAT, UM, THEY HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A BROWN ACT VIOLATION, THEY COULD BRING A LAWSUIT AGAINST YOU.

UM, THE NEXT THING IS THAT THERE MAY BE CRIMINAL PENALTIES IF THERE ARE VIOLATIONS OF THE BROWN ACT THAT ARE PUNISHABLE UP TO A MISDEMEANOR.

SO PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOU'RE FOLLOWING ALL PROVISIONS OF THE BROWN ACT TO AVOID THESE TYPES OF PENALTIES.

NOW THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION ON THE BROWN ACT, AND I'LL JUST DO A QUICK, UM, UP UPDATE ON THE ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER, WHICH ARE BASICALLY RULES OF DECORUM ON HOW TO RUN THE MEETING.

UH, THE, THE PRINCIPLES OF ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER ARE THAT THERE IS FAIRNESS AND COURTESY FOR ALL COMMISSION MEMBERS.

UM, IT ALLOWS FOR EACH BOARD MEMBER TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INPUT ON EVERY ITEM, THE IDEA THAT THE MAJORITY RULES, UM, AND THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER ONE ITEM AT A TIME ON THE AGENDA AND THE PRINCIPLE THAT WE NEED TO ALLOW ALL VIEWPOINTS OF EACH COMMISSIONER TO BE HEARD.

SO THERE'S A LOT ON THIS, UM, SLIDE, BUT I'LL JUST PICK OUT, UM, WHAT IS IMPORTANT.

A QUORUM MUST BE PRESENT UNDER ROBERT'S RULES, WHICH IS THE SAME AS THE BROWN ACT.

A QUORUM IS A MAJORITY PLUS ONE IN ORDER FOR THERE TO BE A MEETING.

UM, SO IN ORDER FOR US TO RUN THIS OPEN PUBLIC MEETING, WE NEED A MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSIONERS PRESENT.

NO PERSON, UM, CAN SPEAK ON AN ITEM UNLESS THEY'RE RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIR.

SO THAT'S PART OF THE ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER FOR THE DECORUM, UM, TO PROVIDE FOR, UM, SOME TYPE OF ORDER DURING THE MEETING.

PERSONAL REMARKS, UH, WHILE COMMISSIONERS ARE DISCUSSING EACH ITEM ARE OUT OF ORDER, ONLY ONE ITEM MAY BE CONSIDERED AT A TIME.

ONLY ONE PERSON MAY HAVE THE FLOOR AT A TIME.

ALL DISCUSSION MUST BE RELEVANT TO THE AGENDA ITEM PRESENTED IN FRONT OF YOU.

NO MEMBER SHOULD SPEAK MORE THAN ONCE, UNLESS, AND UNTIL EVERY OTHER COMMISSION MEMBER HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

THIS ALLOWS FOR FAIRNESS AND FOR OTHER PEOPLE NOT TO BE FEELING THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE HEARD.

ALL REMARKS MUST BE ADDRESSED TO THE CHAIR AND THERE'S NO CROSS DEBATE PERMITTED DURING DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS. AND THE LAST THING IS THAT SPEAKERS AT AT PUBLIC COMMENT CAN ADDRESS THE BOARD.

UM, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMISSIONERS NOT ENGAGE IN DEBATE WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS BECAUSE THOSE ITEMS MAY HAVE NOT HAVE BEEN ON THE AGENDA.

AND SO YOU MAY START DISCUSSING SOMETHING THAT'S ACTUALLY NOT ON THE AGENDA.

SO IT'S BEST TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE COMMENT OR HAVE A BRIEF COMMENT.

SO THE ROLE OF THE CHAIR, UM, IS TO RUN AN ORDERLY MEETING, WHICH COMPLIES WITH THE BROWN ACT TO INTRODUCE BUSINESS IN THE PROPER ORDER TO RECOGNIZE SPEAKERS, BOTH COMMISSION MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO DETERMINE IF A MOTION IS IN ORDER, JUST AS YOU DID EARLIER, CHAIR WITH THE FIRST AND THE SECOND, UM, TO KEEP DISCUSSION FOCUSED ON THE AGENDA ITEM, TO ENFORCE TIME LIMITS FAIRLY AND NEUTRALLY FOR PUBLIC SPEAKERS AND TO PUT MOTIONS TO A VOTE AND ANNOUNCE THE THE RESULTS.

SO AS FAR AS MOTIONS AND VOTINGS GO, ANY COMMISSION MEMBER HAS THE ABILITY TO EITHER MAKE A FIRST OR A SECOND.

UM, THE PURPOSE OF MAKING THESE MOTIONS IS SO THAT THE DISCUSSION ITEM IS ON THE FLOOR.

AND ONCE YOU MAKE THOSE MOTIONS, YOU CAN START TALKING ABOUT IT.

UM, IF NO ONE MAKES THE FIRST AND THE SECOND, THEN THE COMMISSION MEMBERS CANNOT TALK ABOUT THAT ITEM, EVEN IF IT'S ON THE AGENDA.

YOU NEED THAT FIRST AND YOU NEED THAT SECOND.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION ON THE BROWN ACT AND THE ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN DIRECT THEM, UM, TO ALANA GRANT OR YOU CAN EMAIL ME DIRECTLY, UM, AND WE'LL GET THOSE ANSWERED FOR YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

UM, AT THIS TIME, DO, UM, DO THE COMMISSIONERS

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SO IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN PERSON THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME.

AND IF THERE'S ANY MEMBERS IN THE ZOOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE NOW, OR DIAL STAR NINE OF CALLING IN, SEEING NONE IN PERSON AND IN THE ZOOM THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? OKAY.

UM, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

SEEING NO, UM, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE VOTE? I JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COMMISSIONER KEL HAS JOINED THE MEETING.

UM, AND THE VOTE FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO IS COMMISSIONER ALLEN HARPER.

YES.

AND COMMISSIONER KEL, YOU WOULD JUST HAVE TO, UM, PRESS THE BUTTON ON THE MIC AND ONCE IT'S SCREENED YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND SPEAK IN THE MICROPHONE FOR THE RECORD.

YES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, COMMISSIONER ARCHULETA? YES.

COMMISSIONER DONATO S YES.

COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? YES.

YES.

COMMISSIONER LASSETER? YES.

COMMISSIONER LA VIOLETTE, IF YOU CAN PLEASE MUTE YOURSELF.

UNMUTE YOURSELF.

I'M SORRY.

LAFAYETTE.

VIOLETTE.

OH, I'M SORRY.

YES.

THANK, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, COMMISSIONER MELLINGER? YES.

COMMISSIONER MOSQUERA? YES.

AND COMMISSIONER NICHOLSON? YES.

MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY.

UM, CAN WE PLEASE MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE IF, UH, THE CITY CLERK CAN ADDRESS THAT?

[3. 24-53932 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on Commission Bylaws, and request City Attorney to draft Commission Bylaws.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? SO, MOVE.

OKAY.

MOVED BY COMMISSIONER LEVI VIOLETTE.

SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

OKAY, I'LL THINK, TURN THINGS OVER, UM, TO STAFF FOR A REPORT ON THIS ITEM.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.

THIS IS NOT A FANCY PRESENTATION LIKE WE JUST RECEIVED FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY.

UM, JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT.

SO JUST AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS MEETING IS INTENDED TO HELP US ESTABLISH STRUCTURE AND NORMS FOR HOW WE CONDUCT BUSINESS.

UM, THAT SAID, I WANTED TO INVITE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU ALL TO CONSIDER, UM, ESTABLISHING BYLAWS FOR THE COMMISSION.

UM, SO JUST, UH, A BIT OF CONTEXT ON BYLAWS.

THEY ARE WRITTEN RULES THAT CONTROL THE AFFAIRS OF A COMMISSION.

WHILE IT'S NOT NECESSARY FOR A COMMISSION TO ADOPT BYLAWS, IT MAY BE HELPFUL TO ORGANIZE HOW THE COMMISSION HANDLES ITS BUSINESS.

BYLAWS GENERALLY DEFINE THINGS LIKE THE OFFICER'S TITLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, HOW THE MEETINGS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED WHEN MEETINGS OCCUR, AND HOW OFTEN MEETINGS WILL BE HELD.

BYLAWS MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY A RE RESOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION.

SO WE, AS A DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, CHANDLER MENTIONED EARLIER, THE OFFICE OF EQUITY STAFFS, THREE DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS.

NOW, Y'ALL BEING OUR THIRD.

AND WE TOOK THE TIME WITH THE EQUITY AND HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION, UH, SEVERAL MONTHS TO ACTUALLY DRAFT AND, AND HEAR FROM THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WHAT THEY WANTED TO INCLUDE IN THEIR BYLAWS.

SO WE HAVE INFORMATION SUCH AS, UH, YOU KNOW, HOW WE DEFINE STANDING COMMITTEES, WHAT OUR QUORUM IS, UM, INSTRUCTIONS AROUND REPORTS, WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING THAT, UM, THE AGENDAS, HOW TO MAKE A MOTION AND THE PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

ALSO, DECISION MAKING.

UM, I THINK WHAT'S MOST UNIQUE TO THOSE BYLAWS ARE THE, UM, COMMISSION, UH, THE COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS.

AND SO RECOGNIZING THAT YOU ALL ARE TAKING AND HAVING, UM, YOU KNOW, TRANSFORMATIVE JUST DIALOGUES HERE ABOUT COMMUNITY, ABOUT WOMEN AND AND GIRLS, UM, WANTED TO OFFER THESE, UH, AS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.

MAYBE THERE ARE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS OR BEST PRACTICES YOU HAVE NOR, UM, SEEN OR EXPERIENCED IN OTHER GOVERNING BODIES THAT YOU WANNA RECOMMEND WE, UM, UH, CODIFY IN THE BYLAWS FOR THIS COMMISSION.

SO WITH THAT, UM, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO JUST OPEN THE FLOOR, UM, AT

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AND THEN, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY HERE PRESENT, UM, WE CAN ALSO MAKE NOTE OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND BRING THOSE BACK AT A FUTURE MEETING.

END OF REPORT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, AT THIS TIME, WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC, UM, COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, AND IF THE CLERK COULD PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON ZOOM WHO ARE WAITING TO MAKE COMMENT.

IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS IN THE ZOOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE NOW, OR DIAL STAR NINE OF CALLING IN.

AND IF THERE'S ANY IN PERSON FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE LINE UP AT THIS TIME AT THE PODIUM.

SEEING NONE, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE.

OKAY.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD, UM, LIKE TO ASK OUR FELLOW, MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, IF THERE ARE ANY, UM, OR OPEN THE FLOOR IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS ON THIS ITEM.

COMMISSIONER NICHOLSON, POINT OF PERSONAL PREFERENCE, INFORMATION.

IT'S REALLY HELPFUL IF EVERYBODY TALKS UP AND GETS THE MIC CLOSE.

'CAUSE I, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR EVERYBODY, AND I BET I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN'T, SO I'M GOING TO BE FORTHCOMING HERE.

IS THIS REALLY, ARE WE AT THE POINT RIGHT NOW WHERE WE ARE PROPOSING WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN OUR COMMISSION'S BYLAWS? IS THAT WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW? WE'RE MAKING SUGGESTIONS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AND POSSIBLY ADOPTED OR NOT.