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ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED.THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE FRIDAY MORNING EARLY.
SO, UM, I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, UH, DO WE HAVE ANY NEW MEMBERS, ANY GUEST IN MET OUR NEW, UH, STAFF MEMBER.
DO YOU MIND HEARING THE BOARD CALL? YES, FOR SURE.
AND LAST, LAST MONTH'S MEETING WAS OUR LAST MEETING FOR OUR, UM, STAFF CALL, UM, DENNIS, KEITH AND ALEJANDRA'S, OUR NEW, UM, STAFF COLLEAGUE ON THIS TEAM.
UM, AND THANK YOU EVERYBODY THAT BOUGHT GOODIES.
AND ROSE, THANKS FOR DROPPING OFF THE COFFEE HERE.
UM, SO THAT WAS A NICE WAY TO SET HIM UP AND LET HIM KNOW HOW MUCH SHE WAS LOVED AND APPRECIATED.
UM, WE'LL NOW REVIEW AND APPROVE THE MINUTES.
WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? AND I'D LIKE TO SECURE A MOTION.
UM, AND WHAT YOU DO IS STATE YOUR NAME AND MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND
DID YOU TAKE THESE MINUTES? I DID WELL WITH, UM, ELIZABETH'S HELP.
I APPRECIATED THE LITTLE DETAILS BECAUSE IT WAS A GOOD REMINDER FOR LIKE, AS WE CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS.
UM, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC GUESTS.
OUR EXECUTIVE STAFF REPORT, WE'LL PASS IT OVER TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC LEGAL SERVICES.
UM, I WILL BE BRIEF THIS MORNING.
UH, THERE ARE NO MAJOR, UH, UPDATES TO GIVE.
WE HAVE BEEN IN SALARY NEGOTIATIONS FOR OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
UM, I AM HOPING THAT THAT COMES FORWARD, UM, ON TODAY ACTUALLY.
SO I DEFINITELY SHOULD NOT ONLY BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE, BUT ACTUALLY HAVE WITH ME, UH, THE DEPUTY FOR OUR DECEMBER MEETING.
UM, I JUST ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE WILL BE SOME CHANGES.
UM, BECAUSE OF MEASURE JB AND THE, UH, ABOLISHMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE AS A DEPARTMENT, UM, THERE IS A PLAN THAT IS GOING FORWARD, UH, TO EXTEND THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
UH, AND UNTIL THAT HAPPENS, UM, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND THE COMMISSION WILL ALWAYS REMAIN IN PLACE, UM, FOR THE APPEALS, UH, AND OVERSIGHT OF HIRING.
UM, BUT THERE IS A, A BIG PLAN TO MERGE OUR, UH, HR AND OUR CIVIL SERVICE, WHICH WE TRULY DO HOPE WILL EXPEDITE THE HIRING OF STAFF.
UM, IT'S A VERY CUMBERSOME PROCESS AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO, YOU KNOW, UM, WERE ABLE TO DECIPHER A LOT OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT IT.
UH, I THINK THAT FOR MOST OF US, WE, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE STILL CHALLENGES WITH F HR THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING THROUGH, BUT BY AND LARGE, UM, WE SEE THIS AS, UH, LESS DUPLICATION OF EFFORT.
UH, AND WE CAN WORK WITH ONE CENTRAL ENTITY TO, YOU KNOW, HELP GET PEOPLE ON STAFF.
ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGES RIGHT NOW REMAINS WITH, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO HIRE, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF.
SOME OF THAT IS RELATED TO SALARY AND WON'T CHANGE, BUT, UM, OTHER ELEMENTS OF IT HAVE TO DO WITH THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS.
WE ARE REALLY STRUGGLING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STAFF, UM, AND WE, UH, ARE SEEING THAT THAT'S A CHALLENGE ACROSS THE AREA.
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ISSUE THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH RIGHT NOW IS THE SIDEWALL VENDING.UM, IT CONTINUES TO BE, UH, AT THE FOREFRONT OF A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS.
I'M SURE YOU SEE VENDORS ALL ACROSS THE CITY THAT ARE SETTING UP SOME, UH, AT, AT VERY, UH, LATE, LATE HOURS.
WE'VE EVEN HAD REPORTS OF SELLING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, UM, THAT OF COURSE THEY'RE NOT LICENSED FOR, AND THEY'RE NOT EVEN PERMITTED TO BE THERE.
SOME OF IT IS HAPPENING IN, UH, THE THIRD DISTRICT WHERE THE TIDE LANDS ISSUE IMPACTS IT BECAUSE ANY GREASE OR OTHER KIND OF SEDIMENT THAT GETS INTO THE WATER, UM, ACTUALLY HAS, UH, AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
SO THERE'S, THERE'S LOTS GOING ON WITH THAT.
AND, UM, HOPEFULLY I WILL GET SOME KIND OF PRESENTATION TO YOU ALL.
UM, JUST SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND IT, BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO IT IN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, A LOT OF THE BRICK AND MORTARS ARE EXTREMELY, UM, AGITATED, UM, BY THE EXISTENCE OF THESE, UH, SIDEWALK FENDERS AS WELL AS THE, THE TRUCKS THAT SET UP.
UH, AND THE REALITY IS, IS THAT THE ORDINANCE BY THE STATE JUST SIMPLY ALLOWS IT.
UM, IT'S BEING ABLE TO PUT AN INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE SO THAT IT OPERATES MORE EFFICIENTLY IS WHAT WE'RE REALLY WORKING ON.
UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN THIS MONTH THAT WE WILL MAKE HAPPEN NEXT MONTH IS THE FILIPINO, UM, NEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPORTED ON.
UM, BY THAT TIME, WE ALSO HOPE TO HAVE HAD THE EARLY CHILDHOOD, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN GO FORWARD.
AND SO I WILL, UM, ASK THAT THOSE BE ADDED TO OUR AGENDA SO THAT THOSE STAFF CAN COME AND REPORT END OF MY REPORT.
UM, A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REPORT FROM, UH, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES.
CAN I GET A FIRST ON THE BARBARA? CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND.
ANY OPPOSITION? ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? UM, ALISON, I THINK THE FILIPINO REPORT THAT WAS, WAS IT FILIPINO OR WAS IT PACIFIC ISLANDER? PACIFIC ISLANDER.
IT WAS THE PACIFIC IS, UM, PACIFIC ISLANDER, UH, REPORT, FORGIVE ME.
AND DO WE HAVE THAT SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER? OR? WE DON'T HAVE IT SCHEDULED, BUT WE WILL GET IT SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER.
AND THE SPIRIT OF THAT WAS FROM WHAT I, FROM OUR UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED, YOU KNOW, THE EQUITY CONVERSATION AND NUMBER ONE, IT BECOMES AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS, AS LEADERS IN THE HEALTHCARE WORLD.
AND THEN NUMBER TWO, YOU KNOW, WHAT TYPE OF, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS OR WHAT TYPE OF PROGRAMMING, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS PART OF THE EQUITY CONVERSATION IS NEW INFORMATION WHEN IT'S DIFFERENT FROM YOU.
AND SO WE ALL BECOME EMPOWERED TO REPRESENT UPLIFT AND AS WELL ABSOLUTE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THOSE DIFFERENT TOPICS.
SO, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
AND I, I THINK YOU MAY WANT TO HEAR FROM THE OTHERS AS WELL.
UM, JUST BECAUSE IT PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY, AGAIN, TO TO BE AMBASSADORS FOR IT, UH, TO KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED.
AND, YOU KNOW, HOW THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, UM, EFFORTS HAVE HAVE REALLY GONE QUITE WELL WITH BEING ABLE TO PULL IN PEOPLE, UM, WHO'VE HAD, UH, A, A REALLY GOOD AMOUNT OF INPUT AND ACTIVITY WITH HOW WE CAME TO THIS INFORMATION.
SOMETIMES SOME OF THE REPORTS HAVE BEEN DONE IN SILOS.
UM, BUT WHEN I SAY THAT THIS TEAM HAS WORKED VERY HARD, UH, TO ENSURE THAT THE COMMUNITY, UM, IS SPEAKING AND THAT THAT IS REFLECTED IN WHAT COMES OUT OF IT, UH, IS REALLY IMPORTANT, UM, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT KIND OF FUNDING WILL LOOK LIKE GOING FORWARD.
UM, I WILL SAY THAT POST-ELECTION, UM, WE HAD A MEETING ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, UM, AND I JUST SIMPLY, YOU KNOW, ACKNOWLEDGED MANY OF THE CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE HAD AROUND SADNESS.
UM, THE EFFORT WAS NOT TO POLITICIZE IT, UM, BUT TO SIMPLY OWN HOW PEOPLE MIGHT BE FEELING, BUT TO ALSO PUT FORWARD A MESSAGE INDICATING THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR DEPARTMENT, UH, WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE GREAT WORK OF THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION, UH, TO HELP THIS COMMUNITY THRIVE.
UH, AND THAT IS STILL THE COMMITMENT OF THE CITY.
UH, SO NOTHING HAS CHANGED ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE DO AS OF TODAY.
OUR MISSION REMAINS THE SAME AND WE WILL REMAIN ON TASK TO ACCOMPLISH IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, UM,
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SO, UH, I WAS JUST GONNA GO OVER A FEW THINGS.ONE WAS, UH, SOME CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD AT THE STATE LEVEL AROUND, UM, PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS OF THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.
SO ONE OF THE, UM, TOPICS IS BASICALLY ROBERT F. KENNEDY.
UM, HE'S EXPECTED TO PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN HEALTHCARE TO BE NAMED TO SOME MAJOR ROLE IN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AROUND HEALTHCARE.
AND HAS KIND OF BEEN QUOTED AS SAYING HE'S GONNA BE ALLOWED TO KIND OF RUN RAMPANT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, UM, AROUND HEALTHCARE.
AND SO, UH, RFK JUNIOR HAS, UM, STATED THAT HIS FOCUS WILL BE ON COMBATING CHRONIC DISEASE, UM, ON FLUORIDATION IN THE WATER.
HE IS CRITICAL OF THAT AND THINKS THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE IN THE WATER, IT SHOULD NOT BE COORDINATED.
UM, AND THEN MAINTAINING SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY IN FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS IS BASICALLY, UM, WHAT HE SAYS.
UM, AND HE HAS BEEN A VERY VOCAL, UH, VACCINE CRITIC.
UM, HE SAYS HE WILL NOT BE TAKING AWAY PEOPLE'S VACCINES.
UM, HE HOWEVER, DOES WANT TO REALLY LOOK AT THE SCIENCE, UM, AROUND VACCINES.
HE DOESN'T FEEL THAT THERE'S ENOUGH SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT VACCINE SAFETY.
AND SO HE REALLY WANTS TO GO INTO THAT.
UM, AND HE'S ALSO BEEN QUOTED AS SAYING HE DOESN'T BELIEVE THAT THE CDC SHOULD BE MAKING ANY VACCINE RECOMMENDATIONS, BECAUSE WHEN THEY MAKE VACCINE RECOMMENDATIONS, THEN YOU CAN USE THAT AS A MANDATE, LIKE TO GO TO SCHOOL AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS THERE.
UM, AND HE ALSO DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT COMMUNICABLE DISEASE AT ALL IN ANY WAY.
AND HE'S BEEN PRETTY, YOU KNOW, VOCAL AROUND, UM, THINGS IN THAT AREA.
SO, UH, THE OTHER, SO THAT IS THAT, THAT'S ONE THING.
UM, THE, UH, OTHER THING I JUST WANTED TO MENTION, ONE OF THE CONCERNS WAS THE ROLLBACK OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
'CAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HE REALLY WAS FOCUSED ON THE FIRST TIME AROUND, UM, WASN'T ABLE TO DO, UH, THIS TIME AROUND.
UM, JUST TO, WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY.
HE HASN'T REALLY OFFERED ANY ALTERNATIVES TO THE A CA.
UM, BUT THE ONE THING THAT I FOUND OUT IS THAT THE, UH, GOVERNOR NEWSOM IN THE PAST HAS MADE A LOT OF WHAT'S IN THE A CA, UM, AS CALIFORNIA STATUTES.
SO THEY'VE PUT IN A LOT OF THINGS THAT EVEN IF A CA GETS ROLLED BACK, WE'LL STILL HAVE STAY ON YOUR PARENTS' HONORS UNTIL YOU'RE 26.
UH, PREEXISTING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE, UM, AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE'RE NOT GONNA FACE AS MUCH OF THE BRUNT IN CALIFORNIA IF A CA GETS ROLLED BACK.
UM, SO THOSE WERE KIND OF THE, THE TWO SORT OF BIG THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AS, AS FAR AS THE NEW ADMINISTRATION AROUND HEALTHCARE.
UM, THEN JUST A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS.
JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THE RESPIRATORY SEASON RIGHT NOW IS LOW RESPIRATORY VIRUSES, ALL OF THEM RSV FLU AND, UM, COVID-19 ARE REALLY LOW RIGHT NOW.
UM, SO A GREAT TIME TO GET VACCINATED, UM, BECAUSE IT WON'T STAY THAT WAY
AND, UM, UH, AND THEN JUST THE, THE TB OUTBREAK.
SO WE, UM, THINGS ARE STABLE AS FAR AS OUR PATIENTS.
UM, WE HAVE ONLY TWO PEOPLE RIGHT NOW ON TREATMENT FOR ACTIVE TB.
UM, WE HAVEN'T HAD A NEW CASE DIAGNOSED SINCE THE END OF AUGUST, SO THAT'S ALL VERY, UH, REASSURING.
UM, WE DO EXPECT THAT THERE WILL BE MORE CASES.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THESE TB OUTBREAKS DO BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN LATELY FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS.
UM, BUT IT'S STILL, UH, REALLY REASSURING THAT, YOU KNOW, THE TRAJECTORY IS KIND OF SLOWED DOWN.
UM, STAFFING STILL IS THE MAIN BARRIER AND KIND OF ALL THE THINGS THAT, UH, ALLISON WAS ALLUDING TO ALL THE, THE COMPLICATIONS AND, UM, JUST, UH, DIFFICULTIES HIRING FOR ALL THE REASONS.
SO THAT'S KIND OF STILL REALLY HITTING THE TD CLINIC, UH, REALLY HARD.
UM, I'D LIKE TO RECEIVE THE REPORT FROM THE CITY HEALTH OFFICER.
ARE YOU STILL RECOMMENDING COVID-19 OR SHOT COVID-19 SHOT? AND IF, ARE YOU RECOMMENDING, IS THIS SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT THIS IS THE SAME OLD ONE, THE COVID SHOT COVID-19 TEAM SHOT? YEAH, SO IT'S A NEW FORMULATION SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS SEASON.
UM, AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT DOES HAVE IT.
UH, WE HAVE IT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDERINSURED OR UNINSURED OR HAVE MEDI-CAL.
UM, OTHERWISE IT'S KIND OF OUT IN THE COMMUNITIES.
SO YOUR DOCTOR OR, UM, AT THE PHARMACY, YEAH, IT, UH, HAS BEEN HARD FOR PEDIATRICS.
THERE'S NOT A GOOD, NOT A LOT OF PHYSICIANS ARE CARRYING IT FOR LIKE UNDER 12.
UM, SO THAT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE, BUT, UM, SOME PHARMACIES DO CARRY IT.
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DO YOU, I'M SORRY, DO I, DO WE TAKE A A VOTE BEFORE OR AFTER DISCUSSION? I KIND OF GET CONFUSED.I THINK IT'S, THE VOTE IS USUALLY AFTER DISCUSSION.
I THINK YOU CALL FOR DISCUSSION, WHATEVER REPORT SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE A JUST DISCUSSION, UM, MIX IT UP.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR BACK IN DAVIS? I'M CURIOUS WHAT HAPPENS, UH, WITH THE NATIONAL LEGISLATION, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO THE DIVERSITY CONVERSATIONS.
THAT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE.
SOME OF OUR GRANTS ARE INDEED FROM THE CDC, UM, I EXPECT THEM TO BE IMPACTED SIGNIF, I I, SOME OF OUR GRANTS ARE FROM THE CDC AND UM, I EXPECT THEM TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED IF WHAT WAS PROMISED IN THE CONVERSATION OCCURS.
UM, SOME OF THAT TAKES A WHILE TO HAPPEN.
UM, BUT IF YOU ELIMINATE SOME OF WHAT THEY ALSO SAID WAS GONNA HAPPEN, MAYBE NOT, IT'S HARD TO SAY.
AND CONVERSATIONS ON, UH, HOMELESSNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH.
IT'S KIND A SOCIAL SERVICES STUFF.
THAT OFTENTIMES CHANGES WITH EACH.
GREAT THING IS, IS THAT WE DID PASS MEASURE A FOR THE COUNTY, UH, WHICH MEANS THAT THE MEASURE H, WHICH WAS EXPECTED TO SUNSET IN 27, UM, WILL CONTINUE AND MEASURE A, UM, WILL ALLOW US TO ADDRESS EVEN GREATER OPPORTUNITIES, NOT JUST FOR, UM, BUILDING MORE SHELTERS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT TO CREATE SOME UPSTREAM, UH, PREVENTION OPPORTUNITIES.
BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE WHAT WE'VE DONE HAS BEEN WEAKEST, IS TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM FALLING INTO HOMELESS BY CREATING ADDITIONAL HOUSING.
SO WE ARE WORKING TO GET A PLAN TOGETHER.
THE MAYOR HAS ALREADY REQUESTED IT.
UM, SO WE ARE, WE'RE WORKING HARD ON THAT.
ALRIGHT, WE NEED TO, UM, MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE THE CITY OFFICER REPORT.
MORNING, I'M ANDREA MANAGER AGAIN.
TODAY I'M GONNA PROVIDE, UM, AN UPDATE ON EARMARKS.
UM, SO WE ARE STILL, UM, GATHERING INFORMATION ON HOW WE WOULD BE IMPACTED BY SOME OF THE STATE AND COUNTY AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION.
SO, UH, WELL NOT, NOT THE LEGISLATION, BUT THE ELECTIONS BASICALLY.
SO I SHOULD HAVE A, A MORE, UH, ROBUST UPDATE IN DECEMBER.
UM, BUT TODAY JUST FOCUSING MOSTLY ON THE EARMARKS, UH, FOR THE 24 25.
SO EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS HAVE DISCRETIONARY FUNDING TO, UM, ON PROJECTS WITHIN THEIR DISTRICTS.
AND LAST YEAR, STATE REPRESENTATIVES DID NOT ENTERTAIN EARMARK PROJECTS BECAUSE OF THE STATE DEFICIT.
AND WE'RE STILL DETERMINING IF THAT'S THE CASE WHEN THIS NEW LEGISLATIVE YEAR, BECAUSE WE'RE STILL EXPERIENCING A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT STATE DOSE.
SO THESE ARE ONE TIME FUNDS THAT NEED TO BE SPENT WITHIN A YEAR.
SO PROJECTS PROPOSED NEED TO BE SHOWN READY.
UNFORTUNATELY, STAFF TIME IS NOT ELIGIBLE, IS NOT AN ELIGIBLE EXPENSE FOR EARMARK PROJECTS, BUT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ARE.
SO THAT'S A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON SOME OF OUR SO FACILIT, UH, PROJECTS RANGE FROM 250,000 TO 3 MILLION.
AND AS YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR, CCR WAS SELECTED BY US SENATOR BUTLER AND, AND LUCKILY MOVED THROUGH OUR SENATE APPROPRIATIONS.
UH, HOWEVER, WITH A REPUBLICAN LED CONGRESS, UM, IT MAY BE UNLIKELY THAT OUR PROJECTS WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS.
SO MORE TO, MORE TO COME AROUND THAT.
AND THIS YEAR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS PROPOSING 10 YEAR PROJECTS.
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UM, CITY MANAGERS STILL NEEDS TO REVIEW AND FINALIZE THIS PROJECT, SO WE'LL LEARN MORE.SO THE FIRST IS A CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC HEALTH CAREERS.
AND THIS IS, I'M JUST GONNA QUESTIONS.
SO THE FIRST IS A PUBLIC HEALTH, UH, CAREERS PATHWAY, A PILOT PROGRAM FOR ONE YEAR FOR, UM, FOLKS WHO ARE IN UNDERGRAD, UM, AND RECENT GRADS, UM, TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE PUBLIC HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES AND CAREERS ARE, WE'RE SO EXPANSIVE, UH, THAT SOME PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE.
SO IT WOULD CONTAIN LIKE A, A MARKETING CAMPAIGN.
AND THEN OUTREACH TO LCC COUNCIL WE'RE ASKING FOR $500,000 PROGRAM.
THE NEXT IS FOCUSED ON TB INFRASTRUCTURE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A TB UH, A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RELATED TO T OUTBREAK.
AND WE RECEIVED SOME ATTENTION FROM FEDERAL OFFICIALS ON HOW THEY COULD SUPPORT.
AND SO THIS PROVIDES A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO KIND OF CAPITALIZE ON THAT.
TB DOESN'T GET A LOT OF CONSISTENT FUNDING, AND FUNDING HAS ACTUALLY DECREASED OVER TIME.
SO WE ARE IN NEED OF NEW MEDICAL EQUIPMENT EXAM BEDS AND CHAIRS.
UM, THERE'S A NEED TO, UM, ENHANCE OR REPLACE THE FLOORS, THE PAINT, THE WAITING ROOM CHAIRS TO ENHANCE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE.
AND ALSO THERE'S A NEED FOR A NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TEST KITS, WHICH ARE HELPFUL FOR RAPID IDENTIFICATION OF TB, WHICH ULTIMATELY DECREASES TRANSMISSION.
WE'RE ASKING FOR $660,000 FOR THIS PROJECT.
NEXT WE HAVE OLDER, OLDER ADULT PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS, AND THIS IS FOCUSED ON THE OLDER ADULT POPULATION, WHICH IS THE FASTEST GROWING POPULATION IN THE COUNTRY.
THE SAME IS TRUE FOR LONG BEACH.
AND THERE WE HAVE GRANT FUNDING FOR OLDER ADULTS.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE A LOT OF AREAS THAT GRANT FUNDING DOES NOT COVER.
SO WE'RE ASKING FOR 255,000 TO SUPPORT, UM, GETTING ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES.
UM, AND, UH, WE WANT TO CREATE A LOANER PROGRAM FOR OLDER ADULTS TO BORROW DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS SUCH AS WALKERS, UM, SHOWER CHAIRS, WHEELCHAIRS, CANES, AND, AND BAS BASICALLY BASIC TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES FOR OUR STAFF TO, TO DO THE WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY.
UM, THE NEXT PROJECT IS SAFE PASSAGE.
UM, SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE THIS FUNDED UNTIL JUNE, 2025.
UM, AND THEN WE NEED FUNDING FOR THE NEW, UM, WE NEED FUNDING FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR 25, 26.
SO THIS IS A VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM, UM, FOCUSED IN AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST CRIME RATES.
AND IT WOULD BE NOT ONLY A SUSTAINING OF THE PROGRAM, BUT AN EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAM IN NORTH AND WEST LONG BEACH AS WELL.
AND SO IT'S, IT'S TO SUPPORT, IT'S TO GET BUSINESSES INVOLVED ON HIGH, UM, HIGH USE CORRIDORS.
UM, SO KIDS FROM TK THROUGH 12 CAN WALK TO SCHOOL SAFELY.
WE'RE ASKING FOR $1.5 MILLION TO BE IN FIVE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGH RECORDS.
UM, THE NEXT PROJECT IS FOR CAL LANE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD AND BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO, AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING C CERTIFIED, UH, FOR ENHANCED COMMUNITY SUPPORT, ENHANCED CARE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS.
UM, WE EXPECT, UH, THE ENHANCED CARE MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION TO COME IN THE SPRING.
UM, BUT FOR SUCCESSFUL CAL IMPLEMENTATION, WE REQUIRE DEPARTMENT WIDE EXPANSION OF OUR ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS SO THAT WE CAN BUILD MEDI-CAL.
UM, WE ALSO JUST RECENTLY SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION TO THE STATE FOR OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO BECOME CAL, SORRY, TO BECOME MEDI-CAL PROVIDERS.
SO WE NEED THE INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO GET US STARTED TO SUPPORT WITH BILLING, AND ONCE WE DO START BILLING, THAT WILL HELP TO SUSTAIN FUNDING FOR IT.
SO WE JUST KIND OF NEED THAT STARTUP FUNDING, UM, TO BE READY FOR, FOR THIS HOLDING PROCESS.
UM, SO WE'RE ASKING FOR 300, $330,000 FOR THIS PROJECT.
I'M GONNA PAUSE HERE BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE, THE PATHWAY THE STUDENTS TALKED ABOUT.
GIMME A LITTLE IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE PRESENT AND WHAT'S
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REJECTED DONE THAT.WHAT ARE WE DOING? RIGHT? ARE WE DOING SOMETHING AS OF NOW? SO IN TERMS OF WORKFORCE, YEAH.
UM, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME, SO THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE CDPH, THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE PROGRAM AND THE CDC UM, WORKFORCE PROGRAM, THAT ONE'S CALLED THE, UM, PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURES GRANT OR FIG FOR SHORT.
WE HAVE BUILT IN SOME FUNDING FOR STIPENDS AROUND FOR INTERNSHIPS, UM, AND HAVE STARTED COMMUNICATING WITH, UH, CAL STATE LONG BEACH AROUND INTERNSHIPS WITH THEIR PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENTS.
THEY HAVE A REALLY ROBUST PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM.
UM, WE HAVE HIT SOME, UH, BARRIERS WITH, WITH HR RELATED TO, UM, BRINGING ON SOME PAID INTERNSHIPS.
SO I, I THINK THE, THE MEASURE THAT JUST PASSED IN LONG BEACH HOPEFULLY MAY BE ABLE TO, UM, HELP WITH THAT.
BUT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING, IT'S JUST BEEN, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME HURDLES THAT WE'VE HAD TO OVERCOME IN ORDER TO CREATE MORE OF ROBUST PATHWAY PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENTS.
AND WHAT HAPPENS IF THESE GRANT REQUESTS AT ALL ARE NOT APPROVED? WHAT WE, I MEAN, IT WOULD BE A LOT OF MONEY THAT IS ON THE TABLE AND THERE'D BE A LOT WOULDN'T THEORETICAL.
SO WHAT HAPPENS? OH, YOU MEAN SPECIFICALLY FOR THE, YOUR HEART PROJECT EARMARKS? YEAH, SORRY.
YEAH, I MEAN, WE'LL CONTINUE TO LIKE, BUILD PARTNERSHIPS WITH, WITH, UM, LBCC, CAL STATE LONG BEACH, UM, AND CONTINUE TO PUSH AS MUCH AS WE CAN WITH HR AROUND, AROUND MOVING US FORWARD IN THAT SPACE.
UM, ALLISON, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? WELL, WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T GET EARMARKS EVERY YEAR.
SO THESE ARE REALLY, REALLY LIKE A WISHLIST TO BE QUITE FRANK.
UM, WE DID RECEIVE EARMARKS THIS YEAR FOR OUR COMMUNITY CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM, WHICH IS THE ALTERNATIVE CRISIS RESPONSE THAT RESPONDS TO NON-EMERGENCY CALLS, THAT HAS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM THAT GOES OUT IN LOUIS OF POLICE, UM, TO, TO PROVIDE RESOURCES, SUPPORT.
UM, AND THEY'VE HAD TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.
AND SO THAT EARMARK WAS INDEED SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR.
UM, FOR THESE PROJECTS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUT THEM FORWARD IN ANY SPACE THAT, YOU KNOW, IS OPEN, UH, TO DO SO.
UH, BUT EARMARKS ARE, ARE, ARE NOT ALWAYS KIND TO US.
THERE'S NO WAY WE'LL GET ALL OF THEM.
WE ARE FORTUNATE IF WE GET ONE OF THEM.
UM, BUT THESE ARE THE KIND OF CONCERNS THAT WE WILL AGAIN, TRY TO FIND SPACE FOR IN, IN OTHER PLACES, UM, AS RELATES TO, UM, YOU KNOW, INTERNSHIPS AND THE WORKFORCE.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS IS THAT WE, WE DID MOVE FORWARD WITH THE HEALTH FUND STUDY.
UM, AND SO WE WILL BE LOOKING AT WORKFORCE AS PART OF THAT.
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ARE GETTING A FUSED FELLOW, UM, WHICH WILL BE A DEDICATED, SEASONED PROFESSIONAL WHO IS ALSO GOING TO HELP US LOOK AT WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN INCENTIVIZE AND EDUCATE AND INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT CAREERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND JUST HOW VARIED THEY ARE.
SO THERE ARE OTHER ANCILLARY KINDS OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT TO DO THAT, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN HERE.
UM, THE GOOD THING IS BECAUSE THESE EARMARKS, UH, DO KIND OF ENCOURAGE, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, IT'S A GOOD SPACE TO BE IN BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGES IS BEING ABLE TO REALLY FUND, MAINTAIN, UM, AND ADDRESS A LOT OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE IN OUR DECLINING INFRASTRUCTURE.
AS A GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DON'T GENERATE REVENUE AND, UH, JUST STOPPING OUR BUILDINGS FROM LEAKING AND REPLACING ROOFS, UH, IT'S NOT SEXY, BUT IT, IT'S, IT'S, IT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND IT ISN'T ALWAYS THE THING THAT GRANTS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES PAY FOR.
IS THERE SOME PRIORITIZATION? ARE WE JUST GONNA THROW? SO YEAH, THAT, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
UM, SO THAT'S WHY THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IS LOOKING AT THEM AND REVIEWING.
THEY HAVE REALLY THE BEST SENSE OF WHAT THESE LEGISLATORS PRIORITIES
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ARE.AND SO THEY, THEY HELP US TO RANK THEM.
UM, WHAT'S THE, OKAY, SO IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL MOVE INTO THE NEXT FIVE PROJECTS THAT ARE MORE FOCUSED ON FACILITIES.
SO THE FIRST, UM, THE FIRST PROJECT IS RELATED TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR MAIN HEALTH.
SO WE REQUIRE AN UPGRADE TO OUR ELECTRICAL PANEL, OUR FIRE ALARM PANEL, UM, IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES, CALL BUTTONS IN HIGH RISK AREAS TO ENHANCE RESPONSE TIMES IN CASE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH A CLIENT OR A PATIENT.
AND, UM, WE'RE ASKING FOR 2.1 MILLION.
THE NEXT IS, UH, THE ACCOMMODATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES AT BEAN HEALTH BUILDING.
SO THIS IS REALLY AN EXPANSION OF A GATE THAT BASICALLY PROTECTS OUR CITY FLEET, OUR, UH, HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S, FLEET OF VEHICLES.
UM, AND AS THE CITY IS PUT OUT AN ORDINANCE AROUND ONLY ELECTRIC VEHICLES STARTING 2030, WE NEED JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE SPACE FOR THOSE, UM, UH, FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED TO THAT.
SO WE'RE ASKING FOR 700,000, 700,000.
NEXT ARE UPGRADES TO HEALTH FACILITY FLOORING AND MEETING ROOMS. AND THIS IS REALLY FOCUSED ON MAIN HEALTH AND THE MSC.
SO IN CLINICAL SPACES AT MAIN HEALTH, THERE ARE OCCASIONALLY BIOHAZARD SPILL.
AND SO WE NEED, RIGHT NOW THE FLOORING IS CARPET, SO WE NEED TO GUT THAT OUT AND PUT IN A MORE DURABLE, UH, FLOORING THAT CAN BE MAINTAINED AND KEPT SANITARY.
UM, IT ALSO WILL HELP TO, UM, JUST CREATE A BETTER PATIENT EXPERIENCE OR CLIENT EXPERIENCE.
UM, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO UPGRADE MEETING ROOMS FOR GREATER, UM, COLLABORATION AND TECH USE, UM, AS WE ARE USING MORE AND MORE TYPE OF DATA TO DEMONSTRATE, UM, HOW WE'LL DESIGN PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMS. UM, WE'RE ASKING FOR 750,000 FOR THIS PROJECT.
NEXT IS WEST FACILITY, THE WEST HEALTH FACILITY UPGRADES.
SO THERE ARE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT SECURITY CHALLENGES AT THIS PARTICULAR SITE.
SO WE NEED A NEW BURGLARY AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS. WE NEED A BADGE ACCESS SYSTEM, UM, AND SECURITY CAMERAS TO REALLY MONITOR WHO IS COMING IN AND OUT OF THE BUILDING.
UM, AND, UH, THE ELEVATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
UM, SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR A DA ACCESSIBILITY FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN.
WE HAVE A W CLINIC THERE, SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE ELEVATOR TO THE OPERATION.
UM, AND WE'RE ASKING FOR FOUR $50,000 FOR THIS NUMBER, UH, THE WEST FACILITY.
SO THOSE ARE THE, THOSE ARE THE FIVE FACILITIES THAT WERE UPLIFTING FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT.
UM, UM, ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PROBABLY MORE IMPORTANT YOUR ROLE
WHAT'S THE TIMELINE ON THAT? IS THERE A TIMELINE ON THIS THAT YOU GET THIS PROJECT STARTED? YEAH, SO FOR LAST YEAR WE PROPOSED THE CCR PROJECT.
UM, IN AUGUST IT WAS, UM, PASSED TO THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS AND WE EX WE'RE, SO WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT IT CAN BE PASSED IN THE LATE OF SESSION, UM, BEFORE THE NEW LEGISLATIVE, BEFORE THE NEW LEGISLATIVE SEASON IN JANUARY.
UM, SO I'M, I'M ANTICIPATING KIND OF LIKE A SIMILAR TIMELINE.
SO IF WE RECEIVED THE FUNDING FOR CCR IN, LET'S SAY SPRING OF 2025, IT WOULD BE A SIMILAR PROCESS FOR THIS, FOR THESE PROJECTS, THESE 10 PROJECTS.
SO WE WOULD SUBMIT THEM, UM, IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR.
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IT WOULD GO THROUGH THE CYCLES.WE WOULD HEAR BACK FROM SENATE APPROPRIATIONS IN AUGUST OF 2025.
AND THEN WE WOULD THAT IF WE RECEIVE FUNDING FOR, IF IT PASSES THROUGH CORPORATIONS, WE RECEIVE FUNDING UNTIL 2020 SIXTH SPRING.
UM, OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS DISCUSSING THE GOALS TRUCTURE.
UM, AND THERE'S TWO ITEMS UNDER THIS THAT I HAVE.
ONE IS STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE OTHER ONE IS ELECTIONS
UM, SO NUMBER ONE, OUR STRATEGIC PLAN WORK GROUP THAT'S MADE UP OF, UH, DR. WALTON, MR. MCNEELY, MR. SWEARING, UH, AND MS. CLARK AND MYSELF, WE MET LAST NIGHT AND, UM, WE DISCUSSED, UH, DRAFTING OF A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE WOULD BRING BACK, UM, TO THIS GROUP.
UM, SO HOPEFULLY BY NEXT, OUR NEXT MEETING OR SO WE MAY HAVE A ROUGH, ROUGH, ROUGH, ROUGH, ROUGH, ROUGH DRAFT.
AND THEN FROM THAT DRAFT WE WOULD THEN GO INTO DISCUSSION AND POTENTIALLY, UH, EITHER WORK GROUPS OR THE DISCUSSION WITH THIS GROUP TO DISCUSS WHAT THAT MEANS BECAUSE THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS PRETTY BROAD AND THE HOW TOS AND THE DETAILS IS WHERE THE WORK WILL COME INTO PLAY OF WHAT WE DO WITH, UM, OUR REFLECTIONS, OUR DISCUSSIONS, OUR UM, DRAFTING OF MISSION STATEMENT AND THINGS THAT WERE IMPORTANT FROM, UM, ALL THE WALL ACTIVITIES, THE RETREATS AND THE WORK THAT WE DID OVER THE LAST YEAR.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY, UM, COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS OR ANYBODY ELSE INTERESTED IN ENGAGING IN ANY OF THAT WORK GROUP STUFF? LET PUT, PUT BACK ON THAT NEXT MONTH.
UM, THE NEXT MONTH WE ALSO HAVE THE ELECTION FOR THE BOARD, UM, CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
AND SO I'LL HAVE COMPLETED TWO ROUNDS, UM, AND TWO ROUNDS ALSO TWO ROUNDS AS WELL.
UM, SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE NEXT GROUP OF LEADERSHIP.
UM, AND WE'D LIKE TO, I THINK, UH, I'LL GIVE A LITTLE SUMMARY.
IT'S BEEN REALLY EXCITING TO BE, UM, KIND OF HELP FACILITATING, UM, OUR DISCUSSIONS.
WE SPENT A LOT THIS PAST YEAR WITH SOME OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND TALKING AND MEETING AND USING SOME OF OUR MEETINGS WITH, UH, FACILITATORS.
UH, WE HAD AN EXCITING RETREAT, UM, THAT HELPED US KIND OF IDENTIFY SOME THINGS THAT WERE IMPORTANT TO US TO BE UTILIZED MORE, BEING MORE ENGAGED.
WE HAVE A, A NEW DIRECTOR, SO IT'S A REALLY PRIME OPPORTUNITY TO RETHINK, UM, WHAT THIS MEANS.
UM, WE ALSO ARE LOOKING AT THINGS AS, AS, UH, WHAT DOES THIS, THE, THE ROLE OF THIS BOARD AND MAKEUP OF THE BOARD IS THAT WHAT'S CURRENT AND TRENDING TODAY VERSUS MAYBE WHAT IT WAS DONE YEARS AGO.
WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, THERE'S POSITIONS LIKE A DENTAL DENTIST THAT WAS ON THE, YOU KNOW, IS THAT STILL IMPORTANT IF THERE'S NOT A DISCUSSION ABOUT DENTISTRY, UM, ET CETERA.
SO, UM, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE CONTINUING TO DISCUSS AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE, THOSE CONCEPTS.
AND I THINK A PRO OPPORTUNITY AS, AS ALLISON LEARNS AND DISCOVERS WHAT'S IMPORTANT, THINGS ARE CHANGING AND EVOLVING.
UM, AND SO WHAT, WHAT IS, UH, CURRENT TODAY, UM, UH, FIVE YEARS AGO THINGS ESTABLISHED, OR 10 YEARS AGO, 15 YEARS AGO.
AND I THINK THAT'S A, A DISCUSSION, UM, THAT WON'T BE EVOLVING AS THE WORLD EVOLVES.
AND, AND THIS IS PROBABLY AN AREA THAT ALL OF YOU KNOW, THAT, UM, DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A CURRENT, JUST KIND OF ALWAYS CHASING AFTER IT BECAUSE THE WORLD JUST CHANGES SO MUCH WITH, UH, WITH HEALTH RELATED, UM, AND THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE COMPLEXITY OF OUR WORLD AND WORLD COME SO SMALLER.
UM, AND SO IT'S BEEN REALLY COOL TO BE ABLE TO FACILITATE THESE MEETINGS, MEETING AND MAJOR CONVERSATIONS.
UM, AND WE HAD WORK GROUPS THAT REALLY DID A LOT OF THAT WORK.
UM, I KIND, UM, BEING ON TIME TO THE MEETINGS THINK IMPORTANT, UM, AND UH, BEING OPEN AND FACILITATING THE DISCUSSIONS.
UM, THERE HASN'T REALLY BEEN ANYTHING, UH, THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING AT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OR CITYWIDE AT FIRST WITH THE AMERICAN ONE.
WE HAVE LIKE A RETREAT AND MEETING CITYWIDE, BUT THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY OTHER THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN CALLED TO.
UM, WHEN THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSIONS AT CITY HALL, THERE WAS OPPORTUNITY, YOU KNOW, EITHER ONE OF US ENGAGED, UM, OR MYSELF ENGAGED.
UM, SO IT WASN'T A MAJOR COMMITMENT.
UM, I COULD SEE US WHEN WE HAVE OUR, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN, MAYBE HAVING MORE, UM, DISCUSSIONS FROM MAYBE CHAIR, CO-CHAIR
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OR BOARD OR ADVISORY GROUP OR STRATEGIC PLANNING, WHATEVER IT MAY BE TO MAYBE, UM, WRAP UP THE MINUTES AND BE MORE, UM, INTENTIONAL VERSUS KIND OF THE SAME AGENDA.AND I THINK THOSE ARE THINGS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD ON, UM, OUR DISCUSSIONS AND UM, I CAN SEE THAT THAT MAY EVOLVE INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE RESPONSIBILITY AND IN FACILITATING A TEAM.
UM, BUT I THINK, UH, ANYBODY WOULD BE INTERESTED, UM, YOU REALLY ENJOY THIS ROLE, UM, AND BEING ABLE TO GIVE BACK IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
SO IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN NOMINATING THEMSELVES OR NAVIGATING SOMEBODY ELSE, UM, TAKE THAT NOW.
WONDERFUL
UM, SO, OKAY, SO I'LL BE EXCITED FOR NEXT MEETING WHEN YOU DO STEP FORWARD,
SO WHO'S RETIRED IN THIS GROUP? YEAH,
OKAY, SO WE'LL, WE'LL STRATEGIZE ON HOW TO MAKE THIS WORK NEXT MONTH.
UM, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, UH, LETTING ME SHARE.
BARBARA, DO YOU'D BASICALLY SECOND YOUR INSPIRATION? OH GOSH, BE A TOUGH ONE.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE REACHING TO MY YEAR COACHING DAYS.
WELL, YOUR FIRST YEAR WE DON'T DO AS MUCH.
YOU AND I STAY IN REGULAR CONTACT.
WE STAY REGULAR CONTACT WITH DENNIS AND NOW WE, YEAH, IT'S, IT'S NOT A TON OF WORK, BUT IS STILL STAYING ENGAGED AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL THAN JUST COMING TO A BOARD MEETING.
SO WOULD ANYBODY BE INTERESTED IN THE VICE CHAIR POSITION NOMINATED OR NOMINATED? ANYBODY AND VICE CHAIR IS MORE LIMITED BECAUSE THE CHAIR REALLY DOES TAKE THE LEAD, BUT, UM, BUT I KNOW WHENEVER I'VE BEEN SHARING IT, I USE SABRINA'S NOTES AND STUFF TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THE FORMAT OF HOW TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN ALL THE PRESENTATIONS AND EVERYTHING.
IT'S NOT LIKE ANYBODY'S HAVING TO RECREATE THE, IT'S, IT'S THERE AND GROUPS EVERY, YEP.
AND I I'LL BORROW THAT REGULAR, HAVE IT AT HOME.
ALRIGHT, SO NEXT MONTH WE WILL BE EXCITED.
WHAT WE MIGHT DO IS PUT YOUR, EVERYBODY'S NAME IN IT AND I'LL NOT BE HERE, SO DON'T, DON'T ME THAT.
SO, UM, ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE, WE JUST HAVE THE TWO UPDATES, UH, KEPT REAL QUICK AND WE'LL BRIEF ONGOING UPDATE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, ANYTHING THAT WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF? ANY UPCOMING EVENTS OR ACTIVITIES THAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT? UM, WE WILL BE HOSTING THE VETERAN'S DAY CELEBRATION THIS SATURDAY AT HOWTON PARK FROM 11 TO TWO.
SO WE INVITE YOU TO COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE WITH THAT.
DID WE ALSO SENT A LETTER TO, IS IT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE? WE DID, YES.
AND DO WE GET ANY RESPONSE? UH, WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANYTHING BACK FROM TYLER ON THAT YET.
I'LL, IT'S BEEN SENT OUT UHHUH, UM, BUT NO RESPONSE.
YEAH, YEAH, I'LL, I'LL DO SOME TRACKING ON THAT TODAY.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS ON, UH, ONE OF US RESPONDING OR FOLLOWING UP, HAPPY TO OKAY.
I DON'T WANNA, UM, ACT OUT IN TURN, BUT UM, SINCE WE SENT IT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, I DUNNO IF THERE'S STRENGTH IN US FOLLOWING UP OR YOU OR JUST LET US, LET ME KNOW OR BARBARA AND, AND WE CAN HAVE NO PROBLEM.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF WE CC'D UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE JUST BECAUSE IT SPECIFICALLY IMPACTS HER DISTRICT.
UM, BUT I'LL CHECK TO SEE WITH TYLER IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT UH, THEY DO OR WE DO.
I DON'T WANT DUPLICATE EFFORT.
AND ALSO WE, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE SOMETHING, THIS IS NOT IN THE BOARD, BUT UN AND US N GLOBAL PEACE FOUNDATION, WE ARE ORGANIZING 5K HAN FATHER ALZHEIMER AWARENESS AND IT'LL BE DONE
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PARK IN SUR ON JANUARY 11 AT 9:30 AM AND WE'LL PROVIDE SHIRT, T-SHIRT PLUS WE'LL GIVE WATER AND THERE WILL BESO YOU BRING SOMETHING TO SHARE WITH EVERYBODY.
SO IF YOU WILL BELIEVE IN RUNNING, YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUN, YOU CAN JUST WALK, WALK
AND WE PUT, UH, EVEN IF YOU DON'T CALL, JUST SHOW UP OVER THERE AND WE ALL WILL WALK TOGETHER.
CAN YOU SEND THE LINK FOR, CAN YOU EMAIL THE LINK? WHICH ONE? IS THERE A LINK THAT YOU CAN EMAIL INFORMATION? I CAN SEND YOU THE FLYER.
I'LL TAKE TO SEND YOU FLYER TO EVERYBODY.
YOU KNOW, S WE ARE ALL GETTING OLD.
WE MIGHT END UP IN DEMENTIA AND IT'S TRUE.
AS MY HUSBAND USED TO SAY, YOU CAN HIDE YOUR OWN EASTER EGGS.
AND THEN, UM, ALEJANDRA, I THINK WE NEED SOME FOLLOW UP WITH, UH, MAYOR'S OFFICE REGARDING THE OTHER APPOINTEES.
WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY INTEREST IN THE OPEN POSITIONS.
UM, ARE YOU, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE DOING THAT? YEAH, JUDGE.
YEAH, WE DO NEED TO PUT SOME TRACKING ON THAT.
WE ACTUALLY TALKED IN SEPTEMBER, BUT WE DIDN'T HEAR BACK FROM HIM OR HE SAID HE WAS GONNA DO OUTREACH IN THE GROUP.
UM, BUT ALSO RECOGNIZING THIS IS A NICE GROUP THING ALSO.
ALRIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER? JUST NEED TO UH, MAKE A MOTION FOR THE FOUR GOALS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
ALRIGHT, SO WE NEED TO RECEIVE THE BOARD AND GOALS AND INFRASTRUCTURE MOVE FOR, CAN I GET A FIRST? I'LL DO A FIRST.
ALRIGHT, SO I THINK, UM, WE ARE, WE ARE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.