* 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. [00:00:03] ALL RIGHT, CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE CITIZEN ADVISORY PERMISSION ON DISABILITY MEETING TO ORDER FOR DECEMBER 12TH, 2024. JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL TIME THE TIME IS ONE 9:00 PM CHAIR. COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. UH, YES. I'M, UH, COMMISSIONER SWANSON. UM, MY PRONOUNS ARE, SHE'S HER. UM, I'M AN OLDER WHITE, UH, WOMAN WITH VERY SHORT WHITE HAIR, UM, SORT OF A SPARKLY VEST OVER A BLACK SWEATER. AND RAINIER ANTLERS ON MY HEAD. IT IS A LITTLE, IT'S A HEAVY LOAD, BUT SOMEONE HAS TO DO IT. HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE. AFTERNOON. I'M COMMISSIONER JEREMY HILL. UM, MY PRONOUNS ARE HE, HIM. I HAVE SHORT BLACK HAIR, UM, SHORT BLACK GOATEE. I AM WEARING A GRAY SWEATER THAT SAYS CSUV ON THE FRONT. AND I HAVE A BLUE POLO, BLUE PIPE POLO WITH BLUE AND ORANGE STRIPS. HI, I'M COMMISSIONER JIMMY DEAN. I'M A CAUCASIAN WOMAN IN A MOBILITY SCOOTER. WE SHE HER PRONOUNS. I HAVE SHORT AUBURN HAIR AND BLUE GLASSES, AND I AM WEARING A BLUE, COLORFUL HAT. HI, I AM STEVE ADAMS, VICE CHAIR. I AM AFRICAN AMERICAN. I WEAR GLASSES. I HAVE SHORT HAIR, AND I'M WEARING A GRAY SWEATER WITH GRAY PANTS CHAIR WHO OWNED THE GUY IN. MET ASIAN WOMEN WITH SHORT BROWN HAIR AND WEARING A YELLOW SHIRT AND BLAZER. ARTHUR ROMO, OUR COMMISSIONER, ARTHUR ROMO MALE HISPANIC, 66 YEARS OLD, DARK HAIR, SOME SILVER HIGHLIGHTS THERE, GREEN PANTS AND OLIVE ALL SHIRT. COMMISSIONER MARISSA GONZALEZ. UM, CAUCASIAN FEMALE, BROWN HAIR PULLED BACK INTO A PONYTAIL LIGHT SWEATSHIRT WITH CANDY PAINT ON IT AND NOW REALLY SAID EYES. DID NOT BRAID MY RED HAIR ANTLERS, BUT I COULD MATCH GRETCHEN. I USE, UH, A WHITE, WHITE WALK CAN FOR MOBILITY. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. MOVING ON THE REGULAR AGENDA, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES MEETING ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH, 2024. CAN I GET A MOTION? SO DECIDING A MOTION I SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SWANSON. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT RELATING TO DECIDING IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AND IN THE ZOOM PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE OR DIAL CALLING IN. SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I AM GONNA GO AND CALL FOR THE VOTE. MADAM CHAIR. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. UH, COMMISSIONER SWANSON. AYE. COMMISSIONER HILL? AYE. COMMISSIONER DEAN? AYE. COMMISSIONER ADAMS? AYE. COMMISSIONER BA A COMMISSIONER. ROMO SUSTAIN. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. AYE. MOTION PASSES BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. UM, ALYSSA, I JUST WANNA CLARIFY THAT, UH, COMMISSIONER, COMMISSION SECRETARY CHACO GARBE IS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER TWO, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORT FROM CURRENT AD HOC COMMITTEES. UH, DISCUSS ANTICIPATED AD HOC COMMITTEES FOR UPCOMING PROJECTS AND IF APPROPRIATE, TAKE ACTION TO DISSOLVE, TO DISSOLVE OR CREATE AD HOC COMMITTEES. [00:05:04] CAN I GET A MOTION ON DECIDING MOTION? SECOND, UH, IT WAS MOVED BY COMMISSIONER DEAN AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SWANSON. UM, I HAVE THE, UH, REPORT FOR THE DISABILITY DATA AND COMMUNITY SURVEY AD HOC COMMITTEE AT THE LAST MEETING, THE AD HO COMMITTEE MEMBERS, UM, MET WITH, UH, PROFESSOR, UM, UH, PROFESSOR, UH, GARY AND THE MA STUDENT WE ROGERS, UM, TO DISCUSS, UH, SPECIFIC, UM, QUESTIONS OR TO, TO DISCUSS IDEAS ABOUT THE QUESTIONS THAT THEY WANT TO HAVE ON THE SURVEY. UM, IN PREPARATION FOR THIS UPCOMING MEETING, WHICH IS ON THE 18TH, ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS WILL BE, UM, HAVING THIS DISCUSSION BEFORE WE REACH OUT TO, UM, OUR PARTNERING, UM, ORGANIZATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY, UM, TO FURTHER, UM, CREATE THIS, UM, UH, SURVEY. UM, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. UM, THERE ARE NO OTHER, UM, I, I DO HAVE ANOTHER REPORT FOR THE DISABILITY, UM, DISCLOSURE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN FOR YOUTH. UM, I'M IN THE PROCESS OF SCHEDULING, UM, THOSE, UH, ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH, UM, THE, THOSE AD HOC COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND SELECTED, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND I'LL KEEP YOU ALL UP TO DATE ABOUT THAT. UH, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND THERE ARE NO FURTHER REPORTS FOR THE AD HOC COMMITTEE. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT RELATING TO DECIDING IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AND THEN RESUME. PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE. OUR DIOD NIGHT OF CALLING IN SENIOR MADAM CHAIR. CALL FOR THE VOTE. YEAH, THE DISCUSSION. OH, I'M SORRY. IS THERE, YEAH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMISSIONERS? OKAY. WOULD YOU, UH, CHAIR, WOULD YOU LIKE FOR ME TO CALL FOR THE VOTE NOW? YEAH. OKAY. COMMISSIONER SWANSON. AYE. COMMISSIONER HILL? AYE. COMMISSIONER DEAN. AYE. VICE CHAIR? ADAMS A CHAIR. BAUM AYE. COMMISSIONER ROMO. AYE. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. AYE. MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON. PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO YOU NEED ASSISTANCE? CHAIR? THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMISSION ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENT UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR. IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AND IN A ZOOM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE. OUR KNIGHT CALLING, SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT. MOVING ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS STAFF, PLEASE DELIVER YOUR REPORT AT THIS TIME. YES, I DON'T HAVE ANY, UM, ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY, BUT, UM, THE COMMISSION HAS RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HILDA SCHRAM AND LESLIE SMITH, UM, REGARDING MI MICRO ENTERPRISE, UM, UH, MOVIE THAT HITS THE, UM, THE BIG SCREEN. UM, THEY'VE ALSO WRITTEN A BOOK ABOUT MICRO ENTERPRISES THAT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE, SPECIFICALLY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ON STARTING THEIR OWN MICRO ENTERPRISES. UM, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU SEE IN YOUR PACKET, THE INFORMATION THAT I'VE PROVIDED, THERE'S A LETTER TO THE COMMISSION IN ADDITION TO, UM, A FLYER ABOUT THE BOOK. DO YOU HAVE QUESTION, COMMISSIONER? ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENT AT THIS TIME? YES. OKAY. JUST TO CLARIFY THIS, ARE, ARE THESE, UH, FOLKS IDENTIFIED THE LONG BEACH? THEY, THEY BELONG EACH OTHER? THANK, [00:10:01] ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THIS TIME? INSURANCE ANNOUNCEMENTS, NOT QUESTIONS. I, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT. MM-HMM . UM, I, I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I CAME TO, UM, THE CHAMBERS MM-HMM . AND I REMEMBER HOW FRUSTRATED I WAS BECAUSE I WAS USING A WALKER AND WAS IN A LOT OF PAIN. AND, UM, ALL I COULD THINK WAS, THIS IS A BRAND NEW BUILDING. WHO IN THE HECK THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO MAKE THE WALKING DISTANCE SO FAR FROM ANY ONE OF THE CURVES? UM, AND I JUST WANNA THROW IT OUT THERE THAT I, I HOPE THAT THE CITY IS GETTING BETTER AT THAT. UM, IT, IT'S INVOLVING THE, THE DISABILITY COORDINATOR, UM, BUT WHAT, YOU KNOW, WITH . SO ANYWAY, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. UM, WE CAN TALK FURTHER OFFLINE ABOUT THIS, BUT JUST, UH, REALLY QUICKLY, UM, UH, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH CITY STAFF TO ADD MORE, UM, UH, BLUE PARKING AROUND CITY HALL. THERE'S NEW SPACES ON OCEAN. THERE WILL HOPEFULLY BE NEW SPACES ON MAGNOLIA IN ADDITION TO CHESTNUT. UM, SO I CAN, UH, GIVE YOU AN UPDATE WHEN I HAVE THAT INFORMATION. UM, THE TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION, THANKS. MM-HMM . UM, I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN NO, NO, I KNOW THAT. YEAH, I KNOW THAT IT'S JUST DIFFICULT BECAUSE I MEAN, ANYONE WITH A WALKER OR WHO'S WALKING IN PAIN, WHO MOVING IN PAIN OR, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE EVEN, YOU KNOW, EYESIGHT MIGHT BE AN ISSUE, BUT, UM, WHOEVER THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA TO MAKE THE ENTRANCE TO THE CHAMBER SO FAR AWAY, UM, FROM WHERE A DROP OFF MIGHT HAPPEN IS, UM, IT JUST, I FEEL LIKE THEY DID NOT TALK TO ANYONE THAT KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT A DAI COMPLETELY AGREE AND APPRECIATE YOU NOT, WE'LL DEFINITELY TALK MORE ABOUT THIS ONLINE, OFFLINE, AND I'LL TALK, I'LL IN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THIS AS WELL. THANKS. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, I DECLARED THE MEETING ADJOURNED. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 1:21 PM THANK YOU. * 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.