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UM, WE'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER.
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I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN CALL THE CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DISABILITY MEETING TO ORDER FOR THIS MONTH OF NOVEMBER 14TH.UM, JENNIFER, YOU MIGHT, THE TIME IS 1:01 PM CHAIR.
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HAVE A ROLL CALL? UH, GRETCHEN SWANSON.I AM A WHITE, OLDER WOMAN, UH, WITH SHORT WHITE HAIR CURLY.
SOMEONE REMINDED ME THE OTHER DAY, UM, AND I HAVE A GREEN SWEATER WITH A GREEN AND RED BLOUSE UNDERNEATH IT, TRY CHAKA GARBUTT SECRETARY, AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE, WEARING A BLACK BLAZER AND A BROWN DRESS AND BLUE GLASSES.
I'M COMMISSIONER VICE CHAIR STEVE ADAMS. I'M AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE, UH, WEARING GLASSES WITH A GRAY SUIT TOP.
AND, UM, I'M ALSO ON THE EXEC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS THE VICE CHAIR.
I HAVE SHORT BLACK HAIR, A SHORT BLACK GOATEE.
I'M WEARING A YELLOW, SO YELLOW SHIRT WITH, UH, BLACK STRIPES AND I HAVE A, UM, BLACK SWEATER ON TOP AND I USE A WHITE CANE AS A MOBILITY DEVICE.
HI, I'M COMMISSIONER JULIE DEAN.
I AM A CAUCASIAN WOMAN IN A MOBILITY SCOOTER WITH SHE HER PRONOUNS.
I HAVE SHORT AUBURN HAIR AND GLASSES AND I'M WEARING A YELLOW DRESS.
HI, COMMISSIONER MARISSA GONZALEZ, CAUCASIAN WOMAN, BROWN HAIR, PULLED BACK INTO A BUN, LONG SLEEVE BLACK, UH, SHIRT THAT SAYS USC ON IT.
AND I USE, UH, A WHITE CANE, UH, FOR MOBILITY ACCESS.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS, CHAIR ADAMS. UM, TWO EXCUSED ABSENCES ARE, UM, CHAIR KIM VONG AND, UM, K COD COMMISSIONER ART ROMO.
UM, MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
[1. 24-55527 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Citizens' Advisory Commission on Disabilities meeting of Thursday, October 10, 2024. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
NUMBER ONE, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES MEETING OF THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, 2024.CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? I SO MOVE.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER SWANSON AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS 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 STAR NINE IF CALLING IN SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT CHAIR.
UM, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, JENNIFER, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL A VOTE? YES.
[2. 24-55528 Recommendation to approve and submit a letter to Mayor and City Council regarding the accessibility of Long Beach Transit bus stop locations at Willow Springs Park, and limited bus service to and from the Queen Mary and the Aquarium of the Pacific. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TO APPROVE AND SUBMIT LETTERS TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF LONG BEACH TRANSIT BUS STOP LOCATIONS AT WILLOW SPRINGS PARK, AND LIMITED BUS SERVICE TO AND FROM THE QUEEN MARY AND AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC.AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE NOTED IN THE MINUTES THAT SECRETARY GART WILL BE RECUSING HERSELF FOR THIS ITEM, UM, AS SHE WORKS FOR LONG BEACH TRANSIT.
CHAIR ADAMS. THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
UM, ANY DISCUSSIONS ON, WE NEED A MOTION FIRST, PLEASE.
CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM PLEASE? UH, I HAVE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE LETTER, UM, TO MAYOR AND IS THE CITY COUNCIL, CORRECT ME? YES.
WE'RE GONNA DO TWO MOTIONS OR ONE MOTION AND ONE SECOND.
CAN WE SECOND? I SECOND? YEAH.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY, UM, COMMISSIONER HILL AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SWANSON.
UH, COMMISSIONER DEAN, UH, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
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UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.SO,
UM, IF, UH, YOU HAVE, UM, ANY DISCUSSION OR, UM, ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR EDITS OR RECOMMENDATIONS, NOW IS THE TIME TO DISCUSS THAT.
UM, ACTUALLY WE'LL DISCUSS IT AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO, UM, CHAIR, I WILL GIVE THE FLOOR BACK TO YOU.
UH, JENNIFER, UH, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT RELATING TO THIS ITEM? IF THERE'S ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, UM, ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE, IN PERSON PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AND IN THE ZOOM PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE OR DIAL STAR NINE IF CALLING IN.
UH, THANK YOU, YOU VICE CHAIR ADAMS. UM, FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS AN EXCELLENT, BOTH, UH, LETTERS ARE EXCELLENT.
UM, IT, WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD IN THE CITY TO RELATE ACCESSIBILITY WITH INCLUSION, AND THAT'S NOT INTUITIVE FOR MANY PEOPLE.
THEY, THAT'S WHERE THE MINIMUM A DA SORT OF PROBLEM COMES IN IS THAT PEOPLE DON'T LOOK BEYOND LIKE, WHERE DOES THE RAMP LEAD PEOPLE? AND THE WAY YOU'VE WRITTEN THIS, IT DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT WE ARE PROMOTING AN ASSET LIKE THE AQUARIUM OR LIKE THE QUEEN MARY OR LIKE THE WILLOW SPRINGS PARK IN OUR CITY.
BUT THEN WE FALL OFF THE CLIFF AS IT WERE, AND NOT ADDRESS THE FACT THAT WE'RE NOT INCLUDING EVERYONE IN THE CITY AND THOSE GUESTS THAT ARE COMING INTO THE CITY.
SO I THINK THEY WERE WELL WRITTEN.
UM, UH, I, I DON'T HAVE AN NET.
I I DON'T THINK IT, IT'S WELL, UH, REALLY IMPROVED BY COMMITTEE INPUT AT THIS POINT.
I THINK YOU'VE HIT ALL THE MARKS, BUT THAT'S MY INPUT.
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS? WELL, I JUST PIGGYBACK OFF OF COMMISSIONER SWANSON.
THAT WAS WELL SAID, AND I DON'T DEFINITELY AGREE, UM, AND APPRECIATE THAT.
SO, JENNIFER, YOU HAVE A ROLL CALL? YES, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
UM, UH, I'M, LET ME GO GET, UH, COMM SECRETARY GART REALLY QUICKLY BEFORE WE CARRY ON.
I SHOULD HAVE ASKED THIS QUESTION BEFORE.
CAN I ASK SOMETHING? TURN ON YOUR MIC.
SO CAN WE CLOSE, UM, WE CLOSE THE ITEM THOUGH.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE.
[3. 24-55529 Recommendation to receive and file reports from current Ad Hoc Committees; discuss anticipated Ad Hoc Committees for upcoming projects; and, if appropriate, take action to dissolve or create Ad Hoc Committees. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORTS FROM, UH, CURRENT AD HOC COMMITTEES.DISCUSS ANTICIPATED AD HOC COMMITTEES FOR UPCOMING PROJECTS AND IF APPROPRIATE, TAKE ACTION TO DISSOLVE OR CREATE AN AHA COMMITTEE.
UM, JENNIFER, CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? MOTION? CAN I GET A SECOND? I SECOND.
IT WAS MOVED BY COMMISSIONER DEAN AND SECONDED BY SECRETARY GAR.
UH, I HAVE THE COMMISSION, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS HERE IN MY FILES.
UM, I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ IT OFF FOR THE COMMISSIONERS.
SO, UM, THE, UH, K COT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MET ON OCTOBER 14TH.
UM, UH, AND IN THE MEETING, UM, WAS VICE CHAIR ADAMS, SECRETARY GAR AND CHAIR VONG.
UM, WE DISCUSSED, UM, THE ACCESS TO QUEEN MARY AND THE LETTERS, UH, FOR THE QUEEN MARY AND THE AQUARIUM AND WILLOW SPRINGS PARK.
UM, DECEMBER, UH, WILL BE A SHORT MEETING SO THAT THE COMMISSION BODY, UM, CAN HAVE SOME TIME TO, UM, UH, UH, FELLOWSHIP.
UM, AND, UM, UM, HAVE A, UM, OUR ANNUAL LUNCH.
UM, AND, UH, THAT WAS THE, THAT IS THE REPORT FOR THIS MEETING, FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING.
UM, MOVING ON TO THE HOMELESS SHELTER TOURS, UM, UH, AD HOC COMMITTEE IN ATTENDANCE WHERE COMMISSIONERS, ROMO SWANSON, AND DEAN, UM, NO TOURS, UM,
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ARE, UM, NEEDED FURTHER.BUT, UM, THERE WAS DISCUSSION AROUND MULTIPLE ITEMS, UM, WHICH INCLUDE A WHEELCHAIR CLINIC FOR PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS, AN EQUIPMENT CLOSET, UM, UH, BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE SCHEDULE FOR THE, UM, VAN THAT PROVIDES SERVICES TO PEOPLE FACING HOMELESSNESS.
UM, PROVIDING BOOKS AT THE MSC FOR PEOPLE WHO, UM, RECEIVE RESOURCES, UM, AND PROGRAMS THERE.
AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO SIGN UP FOR LIBRARY CARDS.
UM, ALL THIS TO SAY THAT, UM, THIS COMMISSION NEEDS TO BE, UM, CLOSED AND ANOTHER WILL BE REOPENED, UM, UH, FOR, UM, TO DISCUSS, UH, UNHOUSED PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES NEEDS.
UM, THIS WILL BE, UH, THIS, THEY WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO BE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE.
UM, AND, UM, WE CAN DISCUSS THAT AFTER THIS REPORT.
UM, BUT, UH, FOR NOW, UM, UH, WE NEED A MOTION TO DISBAND THE HOMELESS SHELTERS TOUR, UM, AD HOC COMMITTEE.
SECOND, IT WAS MOVED AND SECONDED.
UH, IT WAS MOVED BY COMMISSIONER SWANSON AND THEN SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEAN.
SO, SO BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL MOTION HAS THE, UM, THE RECOMMENDATION TO CREATE OR DISSOLVE AD HOC COMMITTEES, WE CAN JUST AMEND THE ORIGINAL MOTION.
UM, SO IF THE ORIGINAL MOTION MAKE MOTION OR AND SECONDER APPROVES THAT FRIENDLY, THEN WE DON'T NEED A WHOLE OTHER SECOND.
UM, SO THE SECONDER WAS COMMISSIONER DEAN AND THE SECONDER WAS SECRETARY GART.
I, I ACCEPT THE FRIENDLY, UH, AMENDMENT.
SO IT WOULD BE DEAN AND GARBE THAT WOULD ACCEPT THE FRIENDLY INSTEAD OF GETTING A WHOLE NEW MOTION.
SINCE IT'S PART OF THE ORIGINAL MO, UH, RECOMMENDATION ANYWAYS, TO CREATE AND DISSOLVE AD HOCS AS NECESSARY.
EVEN THOUGH COMMISSIONER SWANSON MADE THE ORIGINAL MOTION, I BELIEVE IT WAS COMMISSIONER SWANSON.
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND, UM, MY FAULT, I UNDERSTOOD IT AS SOMEONE ELSE, SO IT'S A, IT'S ACCEPTED.
UM, AND NOW, UH, WE NEED TO CALL FOR A VOTE.
IS THAT CORRECT? DOES THAT CONCLUDE ALL OF THE REPORTS? THE REPORTS? YES.
WELL IF THERE, WE SHOULD CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN IF THERE ISN'T ANY, THEN WE, AND THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, THEN WE CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE VOTE.
IS THERE ANY, UH, BEFORE WE DISCUSS, UH, MAKE DISCUSSION, ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATING TO THIS ITEM, IF THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AND, UH, IN THE ZOOM PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE OR DOW STAR NINE IF CALLING IN.
UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSIONS? OKAY, JENNIFER CAN PLEASE CALL FOR A VOTE? YES.
BEFORE I CALL FOR THE VOTE, I JUST WANNA CLARIFY THAT THIS VOTE WILL, UM, DISSOLVE THE SHELTER TOURIST AD HOC COMMITTEE, ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE REPORTS AND THEN OPEN UP THE NEW COMMITTEE FOR UNHOUSED PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
SO IF YOU'RE CREATING A NEW AD HOC, I WOULD RECOMMEND, UM, ALSO ADDING THE NEW MEMBERS SO THEN THAT WAY WE CAN START MEETING RIGHT AWAY.
UM, SO MAYBE YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE THAT DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW FOR THAT NEW AD HOC TO SEE WHAT MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO JOIN.
I THINK THAT WE WERE UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE OLD AD HOC COMMITTEE MEMBERS WOULD BE ON THE NEW AD HOC COMMITTEE.
CAN WE JUST FOR THE RECORD STATE YES.
SO, UM, FOR THE NEW AD HOC COMMITTEE IT WOULD BE COMMISSIONER SWANSON.
SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND INCLUDE THAT IN THE AMENDED MOTION.
UM, WE'RE GONNA CALL FOR A VOTE NOW.
UM, MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT CHAIR, CHAIR ADAMS. OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
[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.]
TO ADDRESS THE CITY CITIZENS OF ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR.IF THERE'S 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
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OR DOW STAR NINE IF CALLING IN SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT CHAIR.[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
UM, I DO NOT HAVE A STAFF REPORT AT THIS TIME.UM, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION ONE THING THOUGH.
THERE IS A, UM, UM, THE, THE, UM, LONG BEACH HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND EARTH LODGE ARE CONDUCTING AN LGBT, QIA, A TWO SP, UM, AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, UM, UH, SURVEY OVER THE WEEKEND, UM, AT EARTH LODGE.
UM, AND, UM, I'VE SENT THAT INFORMATION OUT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE, FOR THE, UM, OFFICE OF EQUITY.
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE EMAIL, THE, THE INFORMATION WAS SENT TO YOU ALL AS WELL.
UM, AND THAT IS, UH, MY ONLY REPORT.
ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THIS TIME FROM, YES, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? UH, THIS IS A MONTH BELATED 'CAUSE I WAS NOT HERE, UH, AT THE LAST MEETING, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ONCE AGAIN SAY, UM, THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE AND TO JENNIFER FOR PUTTING ON THE, UH, AIR TRAVEL, UH, WITH, FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, A TWO DAY WEBINAR IN SEPTEMBER.
I THOUGHT IT WAS, UH, INCREDIBLY WELL RUN.
THESE SPEAKERS WERE EXCELLENT AND I THINK IT WAS DEFINITELY A, A HIGHLIGHT FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH FOR THE AIRPORT, UH, FOR K COD.
AND JUST REALLY, UH, WANTED TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE AND JUST SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? SO I DON'T HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT, BUT I'M KIND OF WONDERING WHAT NEXT STEPS ARE FOR THE LETTERS.
ARE THEY JUST GONNA BE SENT TO COUNCIL OR WILL BE? THEY BE PRESENTED AT A COUNCIL MEETING.
SO THE COMMISSION WILL HAVE, THE COMMISSION WILL SEND, UM, THE, UH, WE'LL ROUTE THE LETTERS THROUGH THE CITY'S SYSTEM FOR, UH, TWO, FOUR FROM AND MEMOS.
UM, AFTER THAT THE COMMISSION CAN DECIDE TO, UM, CREATE A COMMITTEE, UM, THAT WILL, UM, ADDRESS THE LETTERS, UM, IN MEETINGS WITH, UM, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD THE COMMISSION CHOOSE.
DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD EXPECT TO HEAR BACK FROM ANYONE? AND I THINK THE, UH, IN THE PAST, IN THE RECENT PAST, THE TWO FOR FROMS AND THE MEMOS GO OUT AND THEN WHOEVER THEY'RE SENT FROM, IT'S UP TO THEM TO ADVOCATE AND, AND OPEN THAT DIALOGUE WITH, UM, UM, ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
I WANNA MAKE SURE THIS IS APPROPRIATE TO ADD HERE AND IN LIGHT, OH, SORRY.
AND IN LIGHT OF WHAT, UM, COMMISSIONER DEAN WAS, UH, DISCUSSING SORT OF THE NEXT STEPS AND, AND HOW TO, UM, UPLIFT THIS IN, UM, THE CITY, UM, MACHINERY.
I'M WONDERING IF IT'S ALSO APPROPRIATE AND EFFECTIVE, HOPEFULLY TO, UH, PRESENT THIS, UM, ALTHOUGH IT ALREADY HAS BEEN, BUT PRESENTED AGAIN AS A LETTER SUBMITTED TO CITY COUNCIL TO THE, UH, TRANSIT, UH, BOARD, UH, JUST TO CONNECT.
SO THAT SOT SO I JUST WANNA, UM, UM, I'M, I'M SORRY I DIDN'T LET YOU FINISH YOUR THOUGHT, BUT, UM, THIS, THIS TYPE OF DISCUSSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN HAD DURING THE ITEM BECAUSE OKAY.
WE WOULD HAVE TO, I UNDERSTOOD RE RECUSE, UM, UM, SECRETARY GARBE AND I DON'T WANNA PUT SECRETARY GART IN A POSITION WHERE, UM, THAT'S AN UNCOMFORTABLE FOR HER BECAUSE OF HER ASSOCIATION WITH LONG BEACH TRANSIT.
UM, SO WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THIS LETTER, UM, ABOUT THIS LETTER.
UM, UH, UM, JUST NOT DURING THIS TIME.
UM, FROM MY ORGANIZATION, I'D LIKE TO SHARE THAT.
UM, I HAVE MORE INFORMATION DECEMBER, UM, AT OUR NEXT MEETING, BUT WE ARE OPENING TWO NEW LOCATIONS IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A TC FAMILY HEALTH CENTER WELLNESS, VERY UNIQUE, UM, UM, WITH A HOUSING COMPLEX, UM, COLLABORATIVE.
AND ALSO WE ARE OPENING A NEW CLINIC IN JANUARY TO BE DETERMINED THE DATES, UM, FOR A SENIOR CENTER, SENIOR CENTER AT ST.
MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER PROPERTY.
SO I'D LIKE TO REALLY SHARE THAT WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ABOUT THE NEW SENIOR CENTER
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THAT WE HAVE, SENIOR CLINIC, OUR FIRST TO EVER OPEN A SENIOR CLINIC MEDICAL CLINIC.PLEASE SEND US THE INFORMATION AND I'LL SHARE WITH THE COMMISSION.
WELL, AT THAT POINT, COMMISSIONERS ANY MORE DISCUSSION, WE CAN, UM, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS
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OR I CAN DECLARE THIS MEETING TO BE ADJOURNED AND JENNIFER, CAN WE PLEASE GET A TIME? IT IS 1:21 PM WOW.IT'S A FAST, QUICK YEAR GOING BY FAST.