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EVERYBODY READY? YES.UM, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE COMMISSION FOR AND GIRLS MEETINGS ORDER FOR DECEMBER 18TH, 2024.
ADAM, CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL? THE TIME IS 6:30 PM THANK YOU.
AND, UM, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL AS WELL? YES.
COMMISSIONER MOSQUEDA, VICE CHAIR NICHOLSON.
HERE WE, OUR COMMISSIONER THAT IS PARTICIPATING REMOTELY.
COMMISSIONER ARCHA, COULD YOU PLEASE READ YOUR AB 2 4 4 9 STATEMENT? OKAY.
PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 24 49, I HAVE JUST CAUSED CIRCUMSTANCES AUTHORIZING MY REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN THIS PUBLIC MEETING.
I HAVE A NEED RELATED TO PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, OTHERWISE, WELL, I HAVE A PHYSICAL DISABILITY THAT ISN'T OTHERWISE A ACCOMMODATED AND NO ONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IS IN MY ROOM.
ANY STAFF ALSO NEED TO READ THE STATEMENT? YES.
THIS MEETING WILL FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF AB 2 4 9, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVID ME OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND AND ADDRESS THIS BODY VIA A CALL-IN OPTION, AN INTERNET BASED SERVICE OPTION, AND IN PERSON AT THIS MEETING AS REFERENCED WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON THE AGENDA.
AND THEN FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER SHA PATTERSON AND COMMISSIONER SDA ARE EXCUSED FROM, FROM THE MEETING.
UM, ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE AGREEMENT? OKAY.
UM, SO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO OUR MEETING AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY MAKING SOME TIME FOR A SPECIAL MEETING DATE TO ACCOMMODATE THE HOLIDAYS AND HOPE EVERYONE HAVING GOOD HOLIDAYS USING SO FAR NO MATTER HOW OR IF YOU CELEBRATE.
UM, SO TO ENSURE THE INCLUSION OF ALL MEETING PARTICIPANTS, I'M GOING TO PERIODICALLY REMIND COMMISSIONERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PROJECT YOUR VOICE WHEN MAKING COMMENTS OR ASKING QUESTIONS.
SO, MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST ITEM? ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS MEETINGS.
UH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 2024 AND WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, 2024.
CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? SO BY COMMISSIONER MS. VIOL, CAN I GET A SECOND PLEASE? THANK COMMISSIONER DR.
UH, WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
PLEASE SPEAK UP IF YOU'RE PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL TO SEE IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON OR ADVISE? YES.
IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE IN PERSON, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND OR STAND UP.
AND IF THERE'S ANY IN THE ZOOM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE NOW, SAYING NONE.
THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE.
COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON, ON THIS ITEM ABOUT OUR MINUTES FROM THE PRIOR TWO MEETINGS? OKAY.
SEEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL FOR A VOTE? YES.
COMMISSIONER DONATO STAFF? YES.
UM, I'M SORRY, VICE CHAIR NICHOLSON HERE.
UH, CAN WE PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM? ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION FROM THE LONG BEACH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ON THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION STRATEGIC PLAN.
CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? THANK YOU.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE COMMISSIONER HARPER TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM AND OUR GUESTS.
I AM HONORED TO PRESENT ALEJANDRA A MOSES AND EARLY CHILDHOOD STRATEGIC INITIATIVES PROGRAM MANAGER.
SHE'S ALSO AN ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE.
SHE'S HERE WITH US TODAY TO SHARE THE RECENTLY APPROVED CDY EARLY CHILDHOOD STRATEGIC PLAN.
IT IS TRULY A BEAUTIFUL AND INSPIRING DOCUMENT.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO READ IT AND ABSORB ALL OF THE RICHNESS THAT IT HAS.
UH, IT REALLY OUTLINES HOW, UM, THE CITY IS GOING TO SUPPORT AND INVEST IN EARLY CHILDHOOD IN THE COMING YEARS AND THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED THERE.
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UH, IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION AROUND EARLY CHILDHOOD THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING, UM, AND I MENTIONED IT'S MENTIONED IN OUR NEEDS STATEMENT OF THE COMMISSION AND I THINK REALLY OUTLINES, UM, HOW MANY AREAS IN ARENA THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERSECTS WITH, UM, ESPECIALLY RELATED TO, UH, KEY AREAS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS.SO I ENCOURAGE ALL OF US TO LISTEN, UM, WITH EARS IN TERMS AND EYES IN TERMS OF HOW WE CAN FURTHER FORMALIZE, INSTITUTIONALIZE THE CITY SUPPORT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD.
UM, THEY DON'T, WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A CITY OR A OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION LIKE WE DO, LIKE YOUTH EDUCATION.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE CITY HEAD IN THAT DIRECTION.
I, THAT'S KIND OF A START, UM, OF HOW WE CAN TRULY SUPPORT THIS WORK.
UH, YOU GOOD? THIS SPOT? WHEREVER YOU WANT.
UH, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.
UM, AS JEN MENTIONED, I'M DR. MOSES.
I SERVE AS THE EARLY CHILDHOOD STRATEGIC INITIATIVES PROGRAM MANAGER, UM, FOR OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD STRATEGIC INITIATIVES PROGRAM, FORMERLY OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM.
UM, AND I AM HERE TODAY TO PRESENT STRATEGIC PLAN AS WELL AS SOME OTHER THINGS AND SOME HISTORY OUR PROGRAMS THAT YOU HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.
UM, SO FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, UH, EARLY CHILDHOOD IS A STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT RANGES FROM PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT INTO EIGHT YEARS OF AGE.
THE FIRST FIVE YEARS ARE FREQUENTLY CALLED THE CRITICAL STAGE BECAUSE IT IS DURING THIS STAGE THAT 90% OF THE BRAIN IS FORMED DURING THIS TIME.
EVERY INTERACTION A CHILD HAS SHAPES THEIR BRAINS.
THOSE WHO HAVE POSITIVE EXPERIENCES WILL HAVE A DENSE BRAIN THAT WILL BE THE BUILDING BLOCK FOR ALL FUTURE, UH, COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFETIME.
BECAUSE OF THIS, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT CHILDREN HAVE MANY POSITIVE INTERACTIONS AND IT IS CRITICAL TO PROVIDE SUPPORT DURING THIS STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT.
AND IT IS THE ONLY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT ALL PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN AND HAS THE GREATEST LASTING ONE TIME AND IMPACT.
BUT JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ABOUT OUR PROGRAM, OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ACHIEVE PROGRAM, GRAHAM
IN JANUARY OF 2018, WE BEGAN THE PROCESS TO CREATE AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION STRATEGIC PLAN.
THAT PLAN INCLUDED, UH, 21 FOCUS GROUPS WITH CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND ECE PROVIDERS AND 19 LOCAL STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS.
THIS PLAN WAS ADOPTED BY COUNCIL IN 20 IN OCTOBER, 2018.
AND IN EARLY 2019, WE LAUNCHED THE ECE PLAN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, INCLUDING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PARTNERS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.
THIS COMMITTEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING PLANS TO TRACK THE SEVEN GOALS OF THE PLAN WHEN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HIT, CHANGING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PLANS.
THIS IS A REFERENCE OF OUR ORIGINAL, UH, SEVEN GOALS FROM, UH, OUR 20 18 20 23 STRATEGIC PLAN.
UH, BEFORE 2020 WHEN WE LAUNCHED OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD STRATEGIC PLAN, WE BEGAN TO PARTICIPATE IN COLLABORATIVES ACROSS THE CITY AND COUNTY TO LEARN ABOUT ECE SYS, UH, SYSTEMS AND BUILD PARTNERSHIPS.
AND THESE ARE A FEW OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
HAVING THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION STRATEGIC PLAN SERVE AS A CRITICAL TOOL IN, UM, THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE NEW NEEDS BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE PANDEMIC.
THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PLAN, UH, SORRY, THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM OVERSAW A MILLION DOLLARS IN CARE, NEARLY A MILLION DOLLARS IN CARES FUNDING AND ADDITIONAL 3 MILLION IN LONG BEACH RECOVERY ACT FUNDING.
HERE WE HIGHLIGHT THE EARLY CHILDHOOD STRATEGIC PLAN PROGRAMS, COVID RESPONSE.
UH, ONE PROGRAM WE'D LIKE TO BRING ATTENTION TO IS OUR PILOT PROGRAM, THE LONG BEACH EARLY LEARNING HUB, OPERATED BY OUR PARTNERS, THE LONG, THE LONG MAYOR'S FUND OF LONG BEACH.
UH, THIS CENTRALIZED ONLINE PLATFORM ALLOWS FAMILIES TO SEARCH FOR AND ENROLL IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
AND SINCE ITS LAUNCHED, WE HAVE, UH, COLLABORATED, COLLABORATED WITH THE MAYOR'S FUND FOR LONG BEACH TO CONTINUE TO FUND THIS PROJECT PAST OUR RECOVERY FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
UH, IN ADDITION TO OUR VERY SPECIFIC COVID RESPONSE EFFORTS, OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD TEAM CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD EFFORTS TO MORE BROADLY SUPPORT THE EARLY CHILDHOOD COMMUNITY.
UH, WE'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT OUR ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE COUNTY TO LOCALLY DISTRIBUTE A THOUSAND CANS OF FORMULA DURING OUR FORMULA SHORTAGE OF 2023, AND TO LAUNCH OUR HELP ME GROW PROGRAM, UH, THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT DEVELOPMENT TO FAMILIES TO INCREASE DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
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AND ACCESS TO DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICE.UH, THIS WORK WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE INCREDIBLE SUPPORT OF OUR PARTNERS ACROSS THE CITY.
HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES WHO HAVE MADE AND CONTINUE TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR EARLY CHILDHOOD, UH, LANDSCAPE IN LONG BEACH.
UH, THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.
UM, ADDITIONALLY IN 2020 ECSI BUILT STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS, UM, WITH OUR OWN INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC WORKS FOR CONTINUED EFFORTS ACROSS THE CITY.
OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD STRATEGIC PLAN, AS MENTIONED, WAS WRITTEN IN 2018 TO FIRST ADDRESS THE FRACTURED ECE SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY SUCCESSES, THERE REMAINS A NEED TO ADDRESS THE SYSTEM IN LIGHT OF OUR EVER CHANGING LANDSCAPE.
SINCE 2018, THERE HAS BEEN A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FACILITIES ECE FACILITIES, UH, DUE DUE TO COVID-19 BUSINESS CLOSURES.
THERE HAS BEEN A DECREASE IN PROFESSIONALS SEEKING CAREERS IN EARLY FIELD OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, IN LARGE PART DUE TO, UM, THE INCOME OF THE FIELD.
IN ADDITION, THERE ARE LESS FAMILIES ENGAGING IN EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION, IN PART DUE TO WORKING MORE HOURS FROM HOME.
AND BECAUSE OF CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY AND CENTERS, THERE ARE AN INCREASED NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS, YOUNG CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE WHO NEED, UH, ADDITIONALLY, THERE THERE ARE, UM, AN INCREASED NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS, YOUNG CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE WHO ARE IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS.
AND WHILE THERE REMAINS A VERY CLEAR, UH, CHALLENGES, WE ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE IN OUR PARTNERSHIP TO WORK THROUGH THIS.
AND THIS IS A SNEAK PEEK OF OUR, UH, EARLY CHILDHOOD STRATEGIC PLAN.
UM, THIS PLAN WILL GUIDE, UH, OUR COLLABORATIVE WORK IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SYSTEM TO ADDRESS INEQUITIES AND TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN TO THRIVE STARTING BEFORE BIRTH.
THE NEW PLAN CAN BE FOUND ON THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, UH, PROGRAM WEBPAGE, AND IT WILL BE ON THE LAST SLIDE.
UM, BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE PREVIOUS PLAN.
IN MAY, 2023, THE EARLY CHILDHOOD STRATEGIC INITIATIVES PROGRAM WAS CHARGED WITH UPDATING THE DCE PLAN.
CONSULTANTS WERE HIRED TO OVERSEE THE PROCESS, HOLDING 13 FOCUS GROUPS AND 10 INTERVIEW SESSIONS WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING PRESCHOOL AGED CHILDREN.
THEY LAUNCHED A PUBLIC CITYWIDE SURVEY IN ENGLISH, SPANISH MI AND TAG FOR ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK.
THE CONSULTANTS WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING THE LONG BEACH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND THE LONG BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ANALYZE THE FINDINGS AND TO CREATE NEW GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE THEM.
UH, THIS SUMMER WE FINALIZED THE PLAN, AND AS UM, COMMISSIONER MENTIONED, WE, UH, WAS ADOPTED LAST, UH, OUR ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT FAMILIES FEEL MOST SUPPORTED WHEN THEY'RE ABLE TO ENROLL THEIR CHILDREN IN ECE OPPORTUNITIES WITH EASE WHEN THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD AND REPRESENTED.
AND WHEN RESOURCES ARE SHARED THROUGH CONSISTENT MESSAGING ACROSS MANY TOUCH POINTS, FAMILIES HAVE A NEED FOR SAFE, HEALTHY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
AND WHEN INFORMATION AND INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO SERVICES, UM, WHEN THEY HAVE ACCESS TO CENTRALIZED ENTRY POINT FOR INFORMATION, WHEN THEY HAVE ACCESS TO EARLY INTERVENTION, WHEN PROGRAMS ARE TRAUMA INFORMED, AND WHEN THERE IS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE OPPORTUNITIES.
FINALLY, BOTH FAMILIES AND OUR EDUCATORS BELIEVE THAT EDUCATORS NEED ACCESS TO ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT ADDRESSES THE EVER, UH, EVOLVING NEEDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY POST PANDEMIC.
UM, WE BELIEVE THAT EDUCATORS ARE TRUSTED SOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL SERVICES.
AND WORD OF THE WORD OF MOUTH COMMUNICATION THROUGH TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY OF GETTING INFORMATION OUT TO FAMILIES.
UH, THESE FINDINGS, UM, AND THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF THE ECE LANDSCAPE LED TO OUR RENEWED, UH, GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES.
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, WE NOW HAVE SIX, UH, GOALS INSTEAD OF THE ORIGINAL SEVEN AS WE MERGE GOALS, UH, SIX AND SEVEN INTO A SHARED, UH, PARTNERSHIP SYSTEMS GOAL.
UM, I'M NOT GONNA READ THEM THAT RIGHT THERE, BUT, UH, WE ARE EXCITED TO SHARE VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES ON THE HORIZON.
UH, WE RECENTLY WERE AWARDED $1.3 MILLION FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS IN EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION SETTINGS.
WE WERE RECENTLY AWARDED, UH, NEARLY $400,000 FROM THE LA COUNTY
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DEPARTMENT OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE EARLY LEARNING HUB OPPORTUNITIES.IN ADDITION TO FUNDING YEAR IN THE PROCESS OF PLANNING OUR SIXTH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE YOUNG CHILD TO BE HOSTED ON APRIL 26TH, 2025 HAPPENING PARK.
AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE OPENING OF A NEW EC FACILITY IN WEST LONG BEACH IN THE FALL OF 2025.
A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT ABOUT OUR PROGRAM, UM, THE MISSION OF OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD STRATEGIC INITIATIVE PROGRAM IS THAT ALL CHILDREN IN LONG BEACH WILL REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND LIVE IN HEALTHY AND SAVE HOMES AND COMMUNITIES.
SINCE THE INCEPTION OF OUR PROGRAM, OUR TEAM HAS GROWN TO FULL THREE FULL-TIME STAFF AND INTERNS FROM LOCAL UNIVERSITIES ARE OUR FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET TOTALS JUST OVER $2 MILLION.
THIS INCLUDES THE FUNDING FOR PART-TIME STAFF GRANT FUNDING FROM THE STATE, UH, CHILDREN AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INITIATIVE, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES FOR, UH, 1.5, UM, POSITIONS, UM, WHICH INCLUDES A NEW EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATOR.
FUNDING FROM FIRST FIVE OF LOS ANGELES ALSO SUPPORTS OUR HELPING GROW TEAM WITH ONE FULL-TIME STAFF, ALTHOUGH THAT WILL BE ENDING IN JUNE, 2025.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE A VARIETY OF PROJECTS THAT ARE FUNDED THROUGH VARIOUS GRANTS.
UH, WHILE OUR TEAM HAS ACHIEVED MANY SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES, THERE IS MORE WORK TO DO YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT TO UPLIFT, UH, THIS WORK, UM, IN THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, ZERO TO EIGHT OF DIFFERENT ABILITIES, AND THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEM IS IMPORTANT IN DIRECT.
A DIRECT INVESTMENT IN OUR YOUNG CHILDREN IS THE BEST UPSTREAM PREVENTION TOOL TO MITIGATE HOMELESSNESS, ADDRESS VIOLENCE PREVENTION, INCREASE GRADUATION RATES, AND TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT REQUIRES ALL OF US TO DO OUR PART TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OUTLINED IN THE PLAN.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FROM THIS CRITICAL WORK.
AND AS MENTIONED, OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, UM, CAN BE FOUND AT THE WWW DOT LONG BEACH DEPA SLASH CEEP.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DOCTOR, FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
SO FIRST WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN WE'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.
UM, SO IF WE COULD PLEASE NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, MADAM CLERK, IF YOU COULD CHECK AND SEE IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, EITHER IN PERSON OR VIA ZOOM.
IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ZOO THAT WOULD LIKE TO REVIVE FROM THE COMMENT ON ITEM TWO, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE NOW.
AND IF THERE'S ANY IN PERSON, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND OR STAND UP SEEING WHAT IN PERSON.
UM, WE ARE THE PARENTS OF A, A DOCTOR WHO HAD A TRAUMATIC BIRTH AND, UM, SHE'S 15 YEARS OLD NOW IN HIGH SCHOOL, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS HER BEST AND SHE HAS FOUR DISABILITIES.
THIS IS HER BEST AND MOST FRUITFUL YEAR THAT SHE'S HAD.
BUT WE'VE HAD NINE OR 10 YEARS OF SCHOOL THAT WAS JUST EXHAUSTING AND DIFFICULT AND FOR THE ADVOCACY AND ACTIVISM.
AND, UH, SOME OF IT LED TO BETTER THINGS, BUT SO MUCH OF IT WAS NOT RECEIVED BY THE EDUCATORS THAT SHE HAD AND, UH, AND THE ADMINISTRATION.
AND SO IT'S BEEN REALLY A DIFFICULT JOURNEY.
UH, I'M A PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR, SO, YOU KNOW, I'M ABLE TO ADVOCATE IN A CERTAIN WAY.
SO I, I AM REALLY INTERESTED IN, UM, I SAW LOTS OF, UH, UH, POINTS ABOUT, UM, BETTER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS.
I'M JUST REALLY CURIOUS WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
UM, UH, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN MORE RESISTANCE THAN, THAN, YOU KNOW, A FLOW FOR US, RIGHT? YEAH.
UM, UM, WE'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT OVER THE FORWARD DISCUSSION, BUT WE HAVE TO SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT IN PERSON OR VIA ZOOM? SEE, NONE THAT CONCLUDES CODE OF COMMENTS OR ITEM NUMBER TWO.
UM, SO NOW I'LL ASK IF OUR MOVER, UH, COMMISSIONER HARPER HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FIRST AND THEN WE WILL MOVE TO OUR SECOND YEAR.
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THANK YOU.THANK YOU FOR LIKE BUILDING THE COLLABORATION AND THE PARTNERSHIP.
I THINK YOU'VE BEEN REALLY INTENTIONAL ABOUT THAT IN YOUR WORK AND IN CREATING THIS PLAN.
I THINK THAT MUCH MORE YOU CAN MEANINGFUL PLAN THAT WE'LL HAVE LONG LASTING RESULTS BECAUSE OF THE COLLABORATION
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THE COMMISSION CAN DO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
UM, I AM A EDUCATION EDUCATOR RESEARCHER, AND I AM DEFINITELY, UH, ALSO PARTICIPATED IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, SO THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND INFORMATIVE.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE TWO OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE.
THE FIRST ONE IS, HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM FIRST FIVE IN CALIFORNIA? OH, YES,
UM, I'M ACTUALLY ON THE COMMISSION OF FIRST FIVE LA HOW WE DO OUR, UH, MEETINGS.
BUT, UM, SO THIS IS VERY LONG BEACH SPECIFIC VERSUS WHERE FIRST FIVE CALIFORNIA IS MUCH MORE LOOKING AT HOW WE USE TOBACCO FUNDING, TAX FUNDING, UM, FOR STATEWIDE INITIATIVES.
UM, THAT FUNDING, UH, IS ON THE DECREASE, UM, PRETTY SUBSTANTIALLY, WHICH IS GREAT THAT LESS PEOPLE ARE SMOKING.
HOWEVER, POSES A CHALLENGE TO OUR FIRST FIVE, UM, ACROSS THE STATE.
UH, WE ARE VERY MUCH IN ALIGNMENT WITH FIRST FIVE LA'S WORK.
UM, OBVIOUSLY IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH FIRST FIVE CALIFORNIA'S WORK, UM, AND PARTNER A LOT ON MANY OF OUR INITIATIVES.
IN FACT, OUR HEALTHY GROW WORK IS FUNDED BY FIRST FIVE, UH, LA UM, BUT THIS IS MUCH MORE HYPER LOCAL.
UM, VERY MUCH THINKING ABOUT LIKE OUR, OUR COMMUNITY HERE, OUR DC PROVIDERS HERE, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT HERE, UM, WHICH IS ALLOWS US TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC AND INTENTIONAL IN THE WORK.
AND THEN YOUR INTERNS STUDENT, ARE THEY PAID INSURANCE? SO, BUT IT, AS WE ARE TALKING, AS CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT PAID EQUITY OVER THE YEARS, AND THIS IS A, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT OUR MISSION HAS BEEN CONCERNED WITH IN ADDRESSING ESPECIALLY FOR, 'CAUSE WE KNOW THAT OUR INTERNS IN THESE FIELDS ARE USUALLY ARE DISPROPORTIONATE WOMEN OR THAT WE ARE, THAT IS ONE OF OUR CONCERNS.
YEAH, NO, I THINK THAT THAT'S A VALID CONCERN.
UM, SO WE RECEIVE INTERNS IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
UM, SO SOME OF THEM COME DIRECTLY, THEY REACH OUT TO US BECAUSE THEY'RE TAKING A HEALTH EDUCATOR CLASS AND THEY SAY, HEY, CAN WE, UH, INTERN SLASH VOLUNTEER OVER THE SEMESTER TO COMPLETE OUR HOURS? UH, THOSE STUDENTS, TYPICAL BELIEVE ARE NOT PAID.
UM, HOWEVER, WE ALSO RECEIVE INTERNS THROUGH A PROGRAM CALLED, UM, PATHWAYS OF THE WEEK, UM, ALSO THROUGH CAL STATE LONG BEACH.
UH, THOSE STUDENTS ARE PAID THROUGH A PROGRAM DIRECTLY WITH THE PATHWAYS PROGRAM.
UM, WE'VE HAD A VARIETY OF OTHER PEOPLE JUST KIND OF REACH OUT TO VOLUNTEER.
AGAIN, UNFORTUNATELY NOT PAID.
UM, BUT WE DO WORK WITH, UM, OUR PACIFIC PETE ADDITIONAL, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO THE FUNDING THAT THEY HAVE HAD.
AM I SORRY, AM I ON ONTO TO ADD? YES, PLEASE.
AND JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT.
SO, UM, IN THIS NEXT ROUND OF FUNDING THAT DR.
UH, MOSES PRESENTED ON, UM, FROM THE STATE, WE DID WRITE AND HAVE A LINE ITEM TO COVER STIPENDS FOR INTERNS.
UM, UP UNTIL THIS POINT, OUR PROGRAM HAS BEEN MOSTLY UNFUNDED AND A LOT OF THIS WORK HAS BEEN DONE THROUGH ALEJANDRO'S HALFTIME AND THEN PIECING TOGETHER HER, HER STAFF OTHER STAFFING TIMES.
SO WE NOT HAVE, UNFORTUNATELY, THE AVAILABILITY FOR FUNDING, EVEN FOR SOME OF OUR ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO INTERNALLY, BUT INTENTIONALLY MOVING FORWARD, WE ARE INCLUDED THAT IN EVERY GRANT THAT WE'RE APPLYING FOR AS AS WE CAN.
WOULD YOU MIND STATING YOUR NAME AND POSITION? SORRY.
CHRISTINA
UM, IS THE COMMISSIONER THE VIOL? HI.
I, UM, I APPRECIATED YOUR PRESENTATION.
I, UM, I WORKED IN DAYCARE WHEN I FIRST GOT OUT OF SCHOOL AND THE SALARIES WERE TERRIBLE.
AND I'M WONDERING WHAT, UM, WHAT THE STATE IS GONNA DO, WHAT, WHAT YOU'RE THINKING IN TERMS OF ACTUALLY PAYING PEOPLE FOR THIS JOB.
YEAH, THAT'S A, THAT'S A FANTASTIC, UH, QUESTION.
UM, SO A LOT OF FUNDING FOR OUR ECE COMMUNITY IS SET BY THE STATE.
UM, THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT, HOPEFULLY THEY COMMIT TO THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE COMMITTED TO, UM, TO LOOKING AT ASSESSING THE REIMBURSEMENT RATE, WHICH IS WHAT PAYS, UM, FOR OUR PROGRAMS. AND THAT OFTEN SETS THE STAGE FOR OUR FEE BASED PROGRAMS. UM,
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AND SO IN THE SPACES LIKE FIRST FIVE LA COMMISSION IN OTHER SPACES WITH OUR PARTNERS IN OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION COMMITTEE, UM, PAY IS OFTEN DISCUSSED.UM, WE DON'T HAVE, ASIDE FROM EDUCATING AND INFORMING PEOPLE UP AND DOWN, UM, OUR, UM, OUR SEAT, UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY DIRECT, UM, IMPACT ON THAT, BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY CON PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FROM THE VISION COMMISSION? YES.
I ALWAYS WANNA THANK OUR SPEAKERS WHO COME HERE AND INFORM US.
I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA, BUT IT'S WONDERFUL THAT YOU, YOU ARE MAKING ALL THIS HAPPEN.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE AND, UH, I'M SO HAPPY THAT CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IS BEING DISCUSSED IN THE WOMEN'S COMMISSION, THE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS.
AND, UH, I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS I'M A BIG CHAMPION OF, UH, PEOPLE BEING PAID FOR THEIR WORK, WOMEN BEING PAID FOR THEIR WORK, WOMEN BEING PAID AS MUCH AS MEN ARE PAID FOR THEIR WORK.
LEVI, YOU HAD A FOLLOW UP? YEAH, AT ONE POINT THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE, UM, ON DRINKS.
THERE WAS GONNA BE, AND, AND THE MISINFORMATION ON IT WAS, THIS DOESN'T EDUCATE ANYBODY.
WHAT WAS, IT WAS FOUR FIRST FIVE AND WHATEVER.
BUT HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT BRINGING THAT UP AGAIN? 'CAUSE PEOPLE ARE DEFINITELY DRINKING.
IT WAS LIKE A NICKEL WHAT
AND I'M JUST WONDERING IF IF THERE'S ANY THOUGHT LEGISLATIVELY OF DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YEAH, SO WE DON'T, UH, DIRECTLY PROPOSE LEGISLATION.
UM, WE REALLY EDUCATE ABOUT THE CONTEXT AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF DIFFERENT IDEAS FLOATED AROUND.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE EDUCATION ON, UM, THE CONTEXT.
UM, BUT WE HAVE NOT OURSELVES.
AND WE CAN PROVIDE, MY NAME'S ERIC, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUREAU MANAGER, AND SO WE DO HAVE A LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, UH, PERSON IN OUR BUREAU.
AND SO SHE CAN PROVIDE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT.
UM, UNDERSTAND, UM, YOU SAID THAT YOUR PROGRAM CAN HELP MITIGATE HOMELESSNESS.
IS THAT YOUR FINDING OR IS THAT ANTICIPATE YOU HAVE RESEARCH BASED THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION NEEDS HOMELESSNESS? CORRECT.
SO THE QUESTION WAS ON MITIGATING HOMELESSNESS.
UH, DID YOU, DID YOUR RESEARCH FIND THAT, THAT YOUR PROGRAM MITIGATES HOMELESSNESS IN LONG BEACH? OUR STATEWIDE, YEAH.
SO I WOULDN'T SAY OUR SPECIFIC RESEARCH, UM, SPECIFICALLY TO LONG BEACH, BUT WE DO KNOW FROM BROADER RESEARCH ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT THAT, UH, HAS FOUND THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, DOES
UH, DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FROM SOME OF OUR COMMISSIONERS? OKAY.
UM, I HAVE A QUESTION, WHICH WOULD BE, UM, IN TERMS OF YOUR FUNDING, ARE YOU, WHAT, WHAT ADDITIONAL SOURCES OR SPONSORSHIPS OR ARE YOU LOOKING AT FOR, TO, TO, YOU KNOW, BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH ALL OF THE PROGRAMMING THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR GOALS? YEAH, I THINK MUCH LIKE THE REST OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND WE ARE CONSTANTLY, UH, LOOKING FOR GRANTEE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES, UM, WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SOME INCREDIBLE PARTNERS THAT COLLABORATE WITH US ON SOME OF OUR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES.
IN FACT, WE HAVE ONE, UH, WITH THE MAYOR'S FUND FOR LONG BEACH, UM, THAT WE HAVE APPLIED FOR AND ARE HOPING TO HEAR BACK FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
SO, UH, THAT IS THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE, OF HOW WE SEE FAR FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
AND THEN HAVE YOU PUT ANY THOUGHT TO HOW YOU MIGHT WANT TO WORK WITH OUR COMMISSION OR, UM, PERHAPS ONE OF OUR AD HOC COMMITTEES? UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR AD HOC COMMITTEES ARE, BUT I, I WOULD LOVE TO, UH, ENGAGE.
UM, WELL, MY PLAN IS TO START ATTENDING THESE MEETINGS REGULARLY, UM, TO HEAR WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE AND TO TAKE THAT BACK AND HOPEFULLY INFORM THE WORK.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD PROPOSED IN OUR ORIGINAL PLAN AND WE NEVER REALLY GOT TO ACCOMPLISH, IS REALLY PROVIDING THESE UPDATES, UM, ON THE WORK THAT
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WE'RE DOING.AND SO, SHOULD YOU BE INTERESTED, I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE UPDATES, UM, YOU KNOW, AS YOU SEE FIT TO, AGAIN, MAKE THIS A BIDIRECTIONAL
UH, WE DO HAVE AN AD HOC ON MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATION, SO WE'LL, WE'LL PROBABLY BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU.
UM, I DID WANNA GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY IF YOU WANTED TO RESPOND TO OUR, OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND I'M SORRY I DO NOT MEMORIZE WHAT THE QUESTION WAS, BUT IF YOU WANNA SUCCINCTLY, UM, REP REPEAT THE QUESTION.
JUST, UH, ONE OF THE EFFORTS IN, IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR GENERAL CLASSROOM EDUCATORS WHO OFTEN ARE WORKING WITH EVERYBODY ELSE, I HEAR.
SO OUR WORK PRIMARILY FOCUSES ON PRENATAL TO H EIGHT.
UM, BUT EVEN WITHIN THAT, I WOULD ARGUE PRENATAL H FIVE, SO PRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ALTHOUGH WE KNOW THAT'S HAPPENING AT FOUR.
UM, AND SO WE DO A LOT OF, UM, EDUCATING, WE PARTNER WITH OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, UH, COMMITTEE, UM, TO SUPPORT OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM.
UM, OUR 20 25 1 WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON FEBRUARY 22ND, UM, MARRIOTT.
UH, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IS REALLY LIKE, TAKE WHAT WE'RE HEARING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, TAKE OUR OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND SAY WE NEED A SPEAKER OFFICE.
UM, AND SO THAT'S PRIMARILY OUR, OUR LITTLES ARE THOSE WHO EDUCATE THE LITTLES.
WE DO HAVE, UM, EDUCATORS FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UP THROUGH FIRST GRADE WHO DO ATTEND.
UM, AND THEN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ALSO HAS AN OFFICE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THAT FOCUSES ON A UP.
UM, AND THEY HAVE BEEN IN PLENTY OF, UH, CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR OUR DISCUSSION? OKAY.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN, DR.
UH, MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL FOR A VOTE ON RECEIVING THIS DISCUSSION? YES.
IF YOU CAN PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.
COMMISSIONER LA VIOLETTE? YES.
COMMISSIONER VICE CHAIR NICHOLSON? YES.
UH, JUST AS A PERIODIC REMINDER, I'LL ASK THAT EVERYBODY PLEASE SPEAK UP WHEN THEY'RE, UM, ASKING QUESTIONS OR DOING OUR PRESENTATIONS.
THAT WAS VERY CLEAR THAT, UM, MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM? YES.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION FROM THE LONG BEACH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ON THE COMMUNITY CRISIS RESPONSE PROGRAM.
CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? SO MOVED.
AND CAN I GET A SECOND ASSESSMENT? SECOND.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE VICE CHAIR NISSON TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM AND OUR GUESTS.
I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF HEARING THIS GROUP SPEAK TWICE NOW.
UH, THE FIRST TIME WAS ACTUALLY AT THE EQUITY AND HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION, AND THEN I GOT TO HEAR YOU SPEAK ALSO IN, UH, DISTRICT TWO PRESENTATION THAT MIMI MAHER PRESENTED.
THEY ARE EXACTLY PRECISELY A DREAM OF MINE, THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE GOING OUT TO SERVE YOUNG HOUSE, WHO ARE HAVING A MOMENT.
THEY'RE NOT WEARING LEATHER STRAPS, THEY ARE NOT IN A ARREST POLICE, UH, UNIFORM.
THEY DO NOT DRIVE A BLACK AND WHITE.
AND THE TEAM THAT GOES AND PROVIDES THESE SERVICES AND, UH, SHOWS UP.
AND, UH, I, I LIVE IN THIS PROBLEM CENTRAL.
SO TO KNOW THAT I COULD CALL SOMEBODY LIKE THAT, UM, IS A DREAM COME TRUE.
AND WHAT I, MY CONCERN IS ALWAYS EVERYWHERE I GO, I WANT THEM TO SPEAK.
I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
I WANNA KNOW HOW GREAT IT IS WITH OUR RECIPIENT OF THE FIRST WOMAN AWARD.
UM, I WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS UNFUNDED AND WE NEED IT DESPERATELY.
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I'M JUST THRILLED THAT THEY'RE HERE TONIGHT.THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
AND THEN ANTHONY, HOWEVER YOU'RE COMFORTABLE, GIMME YOUR PRESENTATION IF YOU'D LIKE TO SIT OR STAND.
I FIND THAT STANDING IS A LOT EASIER FOR ME.
I LIKE TO MOVE A LOT WHEN I PRESENT, SO IF YOU SEE ME MOVE THIS WAY, THAT WAY, I'LL TRY TO TURN AROUND A FEW TIMES.
AND THANK YOU'VE GOT LOVELY INTRODUCTION.
I AM THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR OUR COMMUNITY CRISIS RESPONSE PROGRAM, UH, FORMERLY PILOT PROGRAM AND MOVING TOWARDS NEW PROCESS, UH, WHEN IT STARTS, UH, AS SOME SMOKE.
UH, OUR PROGRAM IS BORN OUT OF RACHEL RECONCILIATION WORK BACK IN 2020 AFTER THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD AND THE PROTEST THAT OCCURRED HIT BOTH HERE IN LONG BEACH AND NATIONALLY.
UM, THERE WAS A CALL, UH, FOR CHANGE HERE IN THE CITY, THE COMMUNITY ASKING FOR CHANGES TO REALLY IDENTIFY, ADDRESS ACKNOWLEDGE HARMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED, UM, ONE OF WHICH HAS HARMS TO OUR BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES, UM, THAT FOLKS HAVE EXPERIENCED THROUGH TRADITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
OUR PROGRAM WAS NAMED IN THE WORK, UH, IS SPECIFICALLY NAMED AS AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL FOR ADDRESSING A NON-VIOLENT CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT IS OUR CCR PROGRAM.
UM, GENERALLY OUR PROGRAM IS CONSIDERED AN ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE MODEL, AND THAT'S THE MODEL THAT IS USED NATIONALLY.
UM, SO YOU'LL SEE PROGRAMS LIKE OURS, UM, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, UH, WHERE ARE MODELED AFTER BEST PRACTICES.
UM, SOME OTHER NAMES THAT COME UP ARE DURHAM'S HEART TEAM.
THERE ARE CARES TEAMS IN CHICAGO.
UM, WE HAVE PARTNERS IN HOUSTON AND CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.
AND THIS IS A PROGRAM MODEL THAT EXISTS NATIONALLY.
UM, BUT SOME OF OUR PROGRAM PARTNERS HAVE ACTUALLY EXISTED FOR ABOUT 60 YEARS DOING THIS WORK.
UM, SO THIS CALL FOR ACTION IS BOTH BASED IN LOCAL NEED, BUT ALSO IN A NATIONAL NEED TO ADDRESS HARMS AND CONCERNS THAT OCCUR IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT AREN'T ALWAYS ABLE TO BE ADDRESSED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
UM, TRADITIONALLY, UM, OUR DEVELOPMENT STARTS IN OUR RERI FRAMEWORK IDENTIFYING A CCR OR A CR TEAM, UH, WHICH MOVED INTO AN ADVISORY GROUP, FORMING RELATIONSHIPS, UM, WORKING WITH VARIOUS PARTNERS BOTH IN THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY.
REALLY IDENTIFY WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE ALTERNATIVE RESPONSES IN THE CITY.
WHAT ARE THE NEEDS? WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE TO HAVE UNARMED PARTNERS AND GOING INTO THE COMMUNITY, WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE? WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO KNOW? WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO HAVE WITH THEM? HOW DO THEY CO-TRAIN? UH, WE WERE ASSISTED AND CURRENTLY STILL RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM THE HARVARD GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE LAB, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS GPL, UM, WHICH SUPPORTS, UH, ALTERNATIVE 9 0 1 EMERGENCY RESPONSE NATIONALLY.
UH, WE RECEIVED THEIR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SO THAT OUR PROGRAM ISN'T BASED ON THINGS THAT WE JUST FELT ARE GOOD, BUT ACTUALLY BASED ON THE WORK OF, AGAIN, HUNDREDS OF PARTNERS, UM, THROUGHOUT THE NATION OF COMPILING DATA AND RESOURCES SO THAT WE ARE SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER AND OUR WORK ISN'T DONE IN A BUBBLE.
UM, SO THE WORK THAT WE DO IS SPOKEN TO BY FOLKS, UH, IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, BOTH AT COUNTY LEVELS, STATE LEVELS, FEDERAL LEVELS, ALL ATTEMPTING TO DO SIMILAR WORK IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SAFETY AND HEALTH RESPONSE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS EXPERIENCING CRISIS.
UM, THERE WERE VARIOUS COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS AND LISTENING GROUPS IN THAT PROCESS.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LEARNED WAS THAT FOLKS WEREN'T EXACTLY IN LOVE WITH THE TERM ALTERNATIVE CRISIS RESPONSE, WHICH IS OKAY.
UM, THE IDEA OF ALTERNATIVE SOMETIMES BRINGS UP FEELINGS OF LESS THAN OTHER, UM, MAYBE NOT QUITE AS GOOD, NOT QUITE THE PRIMARY.
UM, SO INSTEAD OF ALTERNATIVE CRISIS RESPONSE LOCALLY, WE CALLED OURSELVES COMMUNITY CRISIS RESPONSE.
UH, F WE WERE ONCE THE ONLY TEAM OF THAT, BUT NOW RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA HAS ALSO TAKEN THAT NAME.
UM, SO FOLKS ALSO AWARE, UM, FOLKS IN THAT WORKSHOP, IF YOU'RE LISTENING, KNOW THAT YOU'VE CHOSE ANY OF THE OTHER FOLKS ALSO LIKE
UM, AND THAT MOVED INTO OUR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PHASE AND OUR PILOT PHASE.
SO WE ACTUALLY ANNOUNCED THE COMMUNITY AND STARTED RESPONDING TO CALLS FOR SERVICE.
UM, THOSE ARE 9 1 1 POLICE CALLS FOR SERVICE SPECIFICALLY.
UM, THE TRADITIONAL MODEL OF 9 1 1 RESPONSE LOOKS ABOUT THE WAY YOU WOULD EXPECT IT.
YOU WERE TO CALL 9 1 1 'CAUSE SOMETHING HAS OCCURRED.
BE IT A CRIME, BE IT A CONCERN, BE IT ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD CALL NINE ONE ONE FOR, UH, A CALL TAKER WILL PICK UP YOUR CALL.
UH, THEY'LL ASK YOU MANY QUESTIONS AND GENERALLY, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE CALL IS, WHAT YOUR CONCERN IS, THEY'LL CHOOSE TO ELECT A TEAM FIRE OR FROM POLICE, BE IT PARAMEDICS, BE IT A FIRE, UH, FIREFIGHTERS, BE IT POLICE OFFICERS.
UM, NOW WE INSERT ANOTHER LEG, ANOTHER PIECE TO THAT MODEL.
UM, SO WHEN YOU CALL NON-EMERGENCY OR POTENTIALLY NINE ONE ONE, BUT WE ASK CALL ON EMERGENCY, UM, YOU CAN GET A CCR RESPONSE IF A CALL THAT YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IF YOUR SITUATION MEETS CCR R'S ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.
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IS.SO IF YOU DUNNO WHAT IT IS, YOU WILL KNOW IN A FEW MINUTES.
UH, AND THIS IS ENOUGH, ANOTHER TOOL THAT CALL TAKERS CAN USE AND ALSO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONDERS CAN USE IN ORDER TO HAVE A CIVILIAN TEAM RESPOND TO CALLS THAT EXPERTISE IN HEALTH RESPONSE.
UM, THIS IS A QUICK PHOTO OF OUR TEAM AS IT LOOKED LIKE IN JULY OF 2023.
WE HAVE CHANGED A BIT, BUT THE CORE IDEA OF OUR TEAM IS STILL THE SAME.
SOME STAFF HAVE MOVED UP, MOVED ON, MOVED AROUND.
UM, I'M IN MINNESOTA WEARING A BLUE TANK TOP BECAUSE SOMETIMES I GO IN THE FIELD, UM, SOMETIMES I DON'T.
IT REALLY JUST DEPENDS ON THE DAY.
UH, WE STARTED TAKING ALLTECH IN JULY OF 2023 WITH A SPECIALIZED NON LAW ENFORCEMENT TEAM.
UM, AS OF THE DATE THAT I UPDATED THIS PRESENTATION, WE ARE 4 54 CALLS FOR SERVICE.
WE'RE NOW LIKE 4 67 AS OF YESTERDAY.
UH, WE'RE CONSTANTLY UPDATING OUR DATA 'CAUSE OUR TEAM DOES HAVE A DASHBOARD AND WE DO UPDATE THAT WITH AS TRANSPARENT INFORMATION AS WE CAN WHILE PROTECTING PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION.
UH, WE HAVE THREE MAIN FIELD RESPONDERS ON ANY CALL FOR SERVICE THAT IS A CRISIS INTERVENTION SPECIALIST WHO IS SOMEONE WHO IS TRAINED, LICENSED, OR HAS SOME EDUCATION AND MENTAL HEALTH.
UM, SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH, UH, MENTAL HEALTH, UH, I JUST CAUGHT MYSELF.
I GOT TONGUE TIED FOR A SECOND.
OH, A PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE WHO IS A NURSE BY TRADE.
UM, BUT SPECIFICALLY WORKS IN PUBLIC HEALTH OUTREACH OR WORKING IN THE FIELD, WORKING IN THE STREET, WORKING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS.
UM, AND A PEER NAVIGATOR WHO SPECIFICALLY HAS LIVED EXPERIENCE THAT HELPS TO CONNECT FOLKS WHO MAYBE HAVE EXPERIENCES WITH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES LIKE LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH ADDICTION, WITH RECOVERY, WITH THE VARIOUS PIECES OF HOMELESSNESS AND THE EXPERIENCES THAT ARE WIDE AND VARIED IN OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT HUMAN ASPECT AS WELL AS AN ABILITY TO CONNECT TO RESOURCES, ORGANIZATIONS, SERVICES OUTSIDE OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND
UH, WE'RE ALSO SUPPORTED BY MYSELF, THE PROGRAM MANAGER WHO WILL SOMETIMES
WE'RE ALL HANDS ON DECK IN OUR PROGRAM.
SO ALL OF US HAVE SOME FIELD EXPERIENCE.
UM, CURRENTLY OUR COMMUNITY CRISIS RESPONSE PROGRAM IS SITUATED IN THE WEST AND THE SOUTH OF LONG BEACH.
UM, AT INITIAL PILOT LAUNCH, WE WERE ONLY IN THE WEST.
UH, AS OF JANUARY 21ST, WE STARTED TAKING CALLS IN SOUTH, WHICH IS CURRENTLY WHERE WE ARE, KIND OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
THAT CIRCLE ISN'T PERFECT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY HARD TO BREAK THE BOUNDARIES OF POLICE DIVISIONS, BUT GENERALLY IT'S THE AREA WEST OF CHERRY UP UNTIL ABOUT WARLOW.
UM, AND THEN JUST GOING UNTIL YOU HIT CARSON OR SAN PEDRO.
ONCE YOU GET TO THE BORDER THERE, YOU'RE NO LONGER AT LONG BEACH.
UM, WE HAVE A FEW LISTS OF FACILITIES HERE.
THERE ARE MORE FACILITIES, MORE PLACES THAT WE GO TO.
OUR TEAM WILL RESPOND TO ANY CALL FOR SERVICE, WHETHER IT'S IN A BUSINESS AT HOME, ON A STREET CORNER, IN A PARK AT THE BEACH.
WE'VE HAD ABOUT THE BEACH GOALS.
WE GO FOR MORE, BUT THEY'RE NOT COMMON.
UH, SOMETIMES WE DO GO TO EACH DAY, UH, WHICH IS US WALKING THROUGH THE SAND AND WALKING BACK TO OUR BAND.
UH, WE WORK MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY CURRENTLY, UH, OPERATING FROM 10 TO FIVE.
THOSE WERE OUR ORIGINAL PILOT HOURS AND WE, WE HAD ORIGINALLY ASKED AND FUNDED FOR OUR PROGRAM.
UH, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW WE CAN LOOK AT THE PROGRAM IN A DIFFERENT WAY SO PEOPLE PROVIDE MORE SERVICE FOR FOLKS.
BUT AT THIS MOMENT TO THIS DAY, THOSE ARE OUR PILOT TIMES AND THE PILOT PILOT HOURS.
UH, SO ANY CALL FOR SERVICE THAT COMES IN THOSE HOURS AND IS SITUATED IN THOSE PARTS OF LONG BEACH MAY RECEIVE A CCR CALL OR CCR RESPONSE.
UH, THAT'S A PICTURE OF HER VAN.
IF YOU SEE THAT VAN OR PROBABLY AROUND, UH, IT'S A BIG WHITEBOARD TRANSLATE WITH A COOL WRAP ON IT.
UM, OUR TEAM WILL ALWAYS GO OUT IN THE VAN AND WE HAVE SPECIFIC CALLS THAT WE RESPOND TO.
SO REALLY ANY CALL THAT IS IN, THAT'S A HALL CRISIS, UM, THE TERM, SOMETIMES FOLKS WILL USE IT TO 2, 1 50, BUT REALLY A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.
SOMEBODY'S EXPERIENCING, UM, SOME LEVEL OF CHALLENGE, BE IT ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, MAYBE THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE, MAYBE OTHER SYMPTOMS THAT WE THINK OF WHEN WE THINK OF FOLKS WHO MAY BE HAVING A TOUGH DAY.
UM, AS LONG AS THE INDIVIDUAL'S NONVIOLENT IT'S A NONVIOLENT CRISIS, WE CAN RESPOND TO THOSE.
UM, SUICIDAL CALLERS OR CALLS.
WHERE ARE THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE? THOUGHTS OF DYING, BUT NOT NECESSARILY MEANS OR INTENT TO ACT ON SET OF THOUGHTS, UH, PUBLIC INTO ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH DRINKING.
UM, DRUGS, JUST THE GENERAL VISIBLE EFFECTS, SYMPTOMS, THINGS YOU THINK WHEN SOMEONE MAY BE POTENTIALLY USING A SUBSTANCE, UH, UNWELCOME PERSON, WHICH IS A GENERAL CODE THAT REALLY IS ANYTHING FROM THIS PERSON'S OUTSIDE MY PROPERTY AND I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED TO THIS PERSON.
DOESN'T LOOK REALLY WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, THEY'RE NOT DYING.
BUT ALSO I THINK THAT THEY NEED SOME HELP.
UH, AND VARIOUS THINGS IN BETWEEN.
THAT CAN BE A WELCOME PERSON CALL AND WE WILL
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RESPOND TO THOSE WELFARE CHECKS, WHICH CAN BE ANYTHING FROM, I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM MY GRANDPARENTS IN A WEEK TO THIS PERSON THAT IS OVER HERE IS OVER HERE.AND THE LAST TIME I HEARD THEY DIDN'T SEEM SO WELL.
UM, AND I JUST WANT SOMEONE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET HURT.
UH, AND THEN ALSO DISTURBANCE CALLS, SPECIFICALLY JUVENILE DISTURBANCE CALLS.
SO USUALLY ANYTHING LIKE YOUNGER FOLKS THINK ABOUT LIBRARIES AND ABOUT PARKS FOR FOLKS TO GATHER HUNGRY.
AND SOME BEHAVIOR MAY BE DISTURBING TO THE PEOPLE, THE BUSINESSES, THE FAMILIES, THEIR RESIDENTS AROUND, BUT NOT NECESSARILY A CRIME.
UH, WE DO NOT RESPOND TO CRIME.
SO WE DO HAVE SOME EXCLUSIONARY CRITERIA.
IF THERE'S A CRIME PROGRESS, THINK ROBBERY, THINK UH, ASSAULTS, THINK, UH, THEFTS, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT IS NOT A CCR RESPONSE.
WE DO NOT HAVE HANDCUFFS, WE DO NOT HAVE GUNS.
WE DO NOT HAVE BATONS FOR GOOD PURPOSES.
UH, WHICH ALSO MEANS THAT IN SITUATIONS LIKE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ABILITY TO ENFORCE ANY TYPE OF PENAL CODES, NOR DO WE WANT TO.
UM, SO IF THERE IS A CRIME IN PROGRESS, A PD UNIT WILL LIKELY COME OUT.
INSTEAD, UH, THE PERSON IS EXHIBITING ANY VIOLENT BEHAVIOR, BUT WE WILL NOT GO OUT.
'CAUSE AGAIN, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY WAY TO RESTRAIN THE PERSON AND NOR DO WE WANT TO RESTRAIN PEOPLE.
UM, SO WE WILL NOT BE GOING OUT LIKELY A PD D OR MET RESPONSE MAY GO OUT AN OFFICER PRESENT.
UH, IF THE PERSON THAT IS EXPERIENCING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, WE DO HAVE A NURSE ON STAFF WHO IS VERY CAPABLE.
BUT WE DO WANT PARAMEDICS TO COME OUT BECAUSE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES CAN BE VERY CHALLENGING TO IDENTIFY.
WE DON'T HAVE THE PROPER EQUIPMENT AND OUR TEAM IS NOT AN AMBULANCE.
UH, WE DON'T HAVE THE SAME EQUIPMENT AS PARAMEDICS, AS EMTS.
UM, SO LIKELY THAT WILL BE A FIRE RESPONSE IF SOMEONE IS THREATENING OR EVEN AT RISK OF HURTING ONESELF.
MEANING THAT THEY HAVE MEANS AND INTENTS AND THEY HAVE, UH, A WANT TO FINISH THEIR PLAN, COMPLETE THEIR PLAN.
UM, LIKE THAT'LL ALSO BE A POLICE RESPONSE.
BUT WE DO RESPOND TO CALLS THAT INCLUDE THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE, THOUGHTS OF DYING.
THERE IS AN ELEMENTS OF URGENCY THAT COMES INTO A SITUATION WHERE A PLAN AND MEETINGS ARE PRESENT.
UM, SO DISPATCH WILL SEND AN OFFICER LIKELY AND DO A CIT PERFORMANCE OR CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM, UH, WHICH IS USUALLY COMPRISE OF POLICE OFFICERS AND OF COURSE
HOW DO YOU CONTACT US? THIS IS A QUESTION I GET A LOT TO THIS AT THIS CURRENT MOMENT.
WE DON'T HAVE A SEPARATE PHONE NUMBER.
SO THE BEST WAY TO GET A CCR RESPONSE IS TO CALL THE NON-EMERGENCY LINE.
WE ARE DISPATCHED AT ANY OTHER UNIT FOR PD.
UM, YOU CALL 5 6 2 4 3 5 6 7 1 1, DIAL FIVE, WAIT FOR THE CALL TAKER.
YOU'LL GET A PIECE PROMPTED ENGLISH IN SPANISH.
SOMEONE WILL PICK UP AND THEN IN CLEAR LANGUAGE, EXPLAIN WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
UH, WE SOMETIMES FIND THAT PEOPLE HAVE TRAINED THEMSELVES TO TRY TO SAY CERTAIN WORDS TO ELICIT A POLICE RESPONSE.
AND THERE ARE REASON WHY PEOPLE DO THAT.
WE ASK THAT FOLKS DON'T DO THAT.
UH, SOMETIMES FOLKS HAVE LEARNED THAT THEY WANT A FIRE RESPONSE OR A POLICE RESPONSE.
YOU HAVE TO SAY CERTAIN WORDS THAT WORKS AGAINST GETTING A CCR RESPONSE BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT YOU ARE ESCALATING THE CALL.
SO FOR INSTANCE, IF THERE IS MAYBE A THOUGHT OF SOMEONE BEING HURT, IF THE WORDS WERE TO SAY, OH, THIS PERSON'S DYING, THAT'S A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.
BUT IF YOU USE SOMETHING THAT SAYS LIKE I CALL 'EM 'CAUSE I SEE A PERSON WHO'S CRYING AND MAYBE A LITTLE LIKE UNHYGIENIC RIGHT NOW ON THE STREET CORNER.
DO YOU HAVE A TEAM? DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT CAN COME AND CHECK ON 'EM? YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO GET A CR ASSAULT.
SO REALLY JUST PLAIN LANGUAGE, WHAT YOU OBSERVE, WHAT YOUR CONCERN IS.
UM, THAT'S VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE IT ALSO TELLS OUR TEAM WHAT THE LIKELY CHANCE OF THE BUS BEING ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THE PERSON IS.
AND WHAT KIND OF INTERVENTIONS DO WE PROVIDE.
THE MORE DETAILS YOU CAN BE, THE BETTER.
UM, CLEARLY IT'S NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE.
SO WHATEVER INFORMATION YOU HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAR, HONEST, UH, IF THE CALL IS ELIGIBLE, MEANING IT MEET ONE OF THOSE CALL CRITERIA AND DOESN'T INCLUDE ANY OF THE EXCLUSIONARY CRITERIA, UH, A DISPATCHER WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL OUR TEAM.
WE GENERALLY GET THERE WITHIN THE HALF HOUR.
UH, AND IF THE TEAM ISN'T AVAILABLE, THE TEAM'S NOT IN SERVICE, UH, ANOTHER UNIT WILL STILL ARRIVE.
SO THERE WILL NEVER BE A SITUATION WHERE A CALL DOESN'T GET RESPONDED TO.
IF CCR IS NOT AVAILABLE, MEANING THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY ON A CALL OR IF WE ARE ON A SATURDAY EVENING WHERE CC IS NOT CURRENTLY IN SERVICE, UM, IT COULD BE POSSIBLE THAT THE MET TEAM COMES OUT QUALITY, A LIFE OFFICER MAY COME OUT OR A REGULAR UNIT LIKE THE POLICE OFFICER MAY COME OUT.
SO WE DO HAVE A DATA DASHBOARD.
UH, I DIDN'T PUT ALL THE DATA IN THIS PRESENTATION BECAUSE IT'S A LOT, BUT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THE DATA AND GETTING UPDATES, FEEL FREE TO SCAN THIS QR CODE OR SIMPLY GO TO THE LONG BEACH, DO GO SLASH CCR.
OUR DATA ANALYST TAKES DATA THAT'S COMPILED FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS DATA THAT WE COLLECT OR OWN CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LIKE BY OUR STAFF AND PROVIDES IT FOR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE TEAM'S DOING, WHERE OUR CALL VOLUME
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IS, WHERE OUR IMPACT OUTCOMES, AND WE TAKE FEEDBACK.SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT DATA, FEEL FREE TO LOOK AT IT AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.
SOME BIG NUMBERS WE HAVE, IT'S ACTUALLY 4 71 WAS THE LAST SENT.
SO WE HAD 4 71 CALLS FOR SERVICE.
THAT INCLUDES OUR PD CALLS FOR SERVICE AS WELL AS CCR INITIATED CALLS.
WE DO TAKE A SMALL SUBSET OF CALLS WHERE WE DISPATCH OURSELVES.
UM, WHAT THAT USUALLY MEANS IS IF YOU ARE ALREADY IN THE FIELD BEING WRAPPED UP A CALL, WE'VE STABILIZED THE SITUATION, BUT SOMETHING ELSE HAS HAPPENED AND THERE'S ANOTHER SITUATION MAYBE WITH ANOTHER PERSON.
OUR TEAM IS NOT GOING TO WALK AWAY WHEN THEY SEE SOMEONE IN DISTRESS.
SO THEY WILL SELF-INITIATE A CALL AND GO TO THAT CALL, GO TO THAT PERSON AND CALL PD AND SAY, HEY, WE HAVE ANOTHER CALL RIGHT NOW.
UM, SO WE HAVE ABOUT 17 OF THOSE.
IT'S NOT VERY COMMON, BUT WHEN IT'S POSSIBLE, WE WILL DO OUTREACH TYPE CONNECTIONS.
UH, AND WE WILL PROVIDE SERVICES SAME AS WE CAME FROM PD CALL FOR SERVICE.
OUR AVERAGE TEAM ON TIME ON SCENE IS ABOUT 24 MINUTES.
AND WE'RE SEEING ABOUT 20 MINUTES IN THE FIELD THAT ACCOUNTS FOR HIGHS AND LOWS.
AND SOMETIMES WE'RE IN THE FIELD FOR TWO HOURS WITH INDIVIDUALS DEESCALATING TRYING TO WORK OUT SERVICES INTERVENTIONS.
SOMETIMES WE'RE THERE FOR FIVE MINUTES BECAUSE WE GO THERE, WE TALK FOR A BIT AND THE PERSON'S LIKE, HEY, NEVERMIND.
ACTUALLY I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP, THANK YOU A LOT, BUT I'M GONNA GO.
WE HONOR PEOPLE'S DECISIONS AND THEIR AUTONOMY.
UM, BUT WE ARE AVAILABLE AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO CONNECT WITH FOLKS AND TRY TO FOLLOW UP.
SO IT'LL MAKE WILLING TO ENGAGE.
UH, WE HAVE, WE RESOLVE A HUNDRED PERCENT OF OUR CALLS.
SO WE DON'T EVER SAY, NO, ACTUALLY NEVERMIND.
UM, SOMETIMES PEOPLE AREN'T THERE.
WE CANNOT CONTROL WHERE PEOPLE ARE STANDING OR HOW ACCURATE THE CALL IS, BUT WE WILL ALWAYS ATTEMPT TO MAKE CONTACTS.
UH, 55% OF THOSE CALLS WERE RESOLVED ON SCENE, MEANING THE TEAM GOES, THEY FINDS INDIVIDUAL, THEY FIND INDIVIDUAL, THEY COMMUNICATE, INTERVENTIONS OCCUR, UM, PLANS HAPPEN AND THE TEAM'S ABLE TO RESOLVE THE CRISIS WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, ANY ADDITIONAL RESOURCES OUTSIDE OF WHAT THE TEAM ALREADY HAS ON HAND.
BUT THE INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE, AND TOOLS AVAILABLE ACROSS OUR TEAM, ABOUT 19% OF OUR CALLS INVOLVE SOME TRANSPORTATION TO OTHER RESOURCES, BE IT A HOSPITAL, BE IT TO, UH, URGENT CARE, BE IT TO A SERVICE PROVIDER.
SOMETIMES JUST SOMEONE, A FAMILY'S HOME WHERE THEY FEEL SAFE.
UM, BECAUSE THERE'S A, A LOVED ONE OR SUPPORTIVE PERSON AND PEOPLE TO GET BACK WITH THEM IN.
UM, SOMETIMES IT'S FOLLOW UP AND WE COME BACK THE NEXT DAY.
SOMETIMES CALLS ARE TOO COMPLICATED OR SERVICE OF CLOSE.
SO WE WILL COME BACK ADDITIONAL TIMES UNTIL WE CAN RESOLVE THE CRISIS.
UH, 16% OF FOLKS DECLINE SERVICES ALTOGETHER.
AND WE COME OUT, WE'VE ASKED A FEW QUESTIONS, WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO ENGAGE, BUT THE PERSON SAYS, NO, THANK YOU.
AND THE ADDITIONAL 8% ARE UPGRADES.
SO THERE ARE SOME CALLS THAT WE GET THAT WHEN WE ARRIVE, WE REALIZE THIS CALL PROBABLY WAS NOT A SINCERE CALL TO BEGIN WITH AND THERE'S A MEDICAL EMERGENCY OR SOMETHING MORE PRESSING THAT OUR TEAM IS NOT ABLE TO CURRENTLY HANDLE.
SO WE DO SOMETIMES HAVE TO HAND OFF WITH OTHER UNITS.
HOWEVER, WE ARE NOT AT THE RESPONSE MODEL.
SO THE WAY THAT WORKS IS WHEN THE OFFICER, THE FIREFIGHTERS, THE PARAMEDICS COME BY, WE GIVE THEM THE INFORMATION THEY NEED, AND WE GENTLY AND HIGHLY STEP AWAY FROM A CALL.
WE'LL NEVER RESPOND TO THE SAME TIME WITH OFFICERS.
UH, AND THAT'S VERY INTENTIONAL TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS IN THE FIELD UNDERSTAND THAT WE DO NOT RECORD OUR INFORMATION.
WE ARE NOT CONNECTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SO IF THEY HAVE A SITUATION THAT MIGHT HAVE CONNECTIONS TO JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT TO OTHER THINGS THAT THAT DOESN'T IMPACT YOUR ABILITY TO GET SUPPORT.
UM, BUT SOMETIMES WE HAVE NO CHOICE AND WE DO HAVE TO RESPECT THE FACT THAT OTHER PARTNERS HAVE TO GET INVOLVED.
UM, SO REALLY IN HIGH LEVEL, WE SEE ON A 50 50 SPLIT IN TERMS OF DEMOGRAPHICS OR GENDER, 48% RIGHT NOW IS FEMALE.
THAT DOES GO UP OR DOWN BY PERCENT ABOUT EVERY TWO WEEKS.
UM, BUT IT IS GENERALLY HOVERED ABOUT 50 50 FOR OUR CALL TYPES.
18% OF SUCCESSFUL CALLS ARE VETERANS.
UM, SO MEANING OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE ACTUALLY MAKE CONTACT WITH, ABOUT 18% OF 'EM HAVE SOME HISTORY OF THE ARMED SERVICES.
UM, ABOUT 86% OF FOLKS ACCEPT RESOURCES FROM OUR TEAM, BE IT SUPPLIES LIKE CLOTHES, FOOD, WATER, UM, LIKE BLANKETS, THINGS THAT HELP 'EM GET THROUGH THE DAY, THE NIGHT OF THE MOMENT.
UH, THEY ABOUT 35% SUCCESSFULLY ACCEPT A REFERRAL, UM, BE THEY, UH, CITY RESOURCES OR POTENTIALLY EXTERNAL RESOURCES THROUGH THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THROUGH NONPROFITS.
UH, AND THIS IS MORE STATS HERE.
I'LL LET YOU TAKE A SECOND AND I'LL LOOK AT THAT.
THESE ARE JUST KIND OF THE TOP THREE MOST FREQUENT RESPONSE REASONS.
WELLNESS CHECKS, ACCEPTING RESOURCES.
MOST PEOPLE NEED FOOD AND WATER AND MOST FREQUENT SERVICE SERVICES ARE AROUND HOMELESSNESS.
UM, THERE'S MORE THAN THIS, BUT IT WAS JUST EASY TO THE TOP THREE BECAUSE ONCE YOU GET DOWN PAST THE TOP THREE, EVERYTHING'S
UM, SO THERE ARE A LOT MORE NEEDS THAN THIS, BUT THESE ARE WHAT WE SEE MORE FREQUENTLY THAN OTHER NEEDS.
AND JUST FOR A SECOND, I PUT A QUICK STORY HERE.
I SHARE, UM, ABOUT WHAT KIND OF A CALL CAN LOOK LIKE.
UM, SO I'LL READ THIS OUT LOUD FOR FOLKS WHO ARE LISTENING IN.
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RESPONDED TO A MENTAL HEALTH DISTURBANCE AT THE GAS STATION.AND WE'RE A DISTRESSED BLACK WOMAN WHO WAS HITTING HER FIST AGAINST A CAR AFTER AN ARGUMENT ABOUT HER BIRTHDAY.
THERE'S A BELIEVE SHOULDN, BUT THAT HAPPENED.
THERE WAS AN INDIVIDUAL HITTING THAT FIST AGAINST THE CAR.
UM, AND THAT WAS A CAUSE OF CONCERN.
UM, THE TEAM WAS CALLED IN BY THEIR SERVICE PROVIDER.
UM, THEY OFFERED SUPPORT, REFOCUSED THE CONVERSATION ON NAVIGATING THE BIRTHDAY DESPITE THE CONFLICT THAT HAD OCCURRED.
AND THOUGH THE INDIVIDUAL FELT ISOLATED, THEY ALSO EXPRESSED GRATITUDE, UM, WHAT THEIR CASE MANAGERS, WHO ORIGINALLY WERE THE PEOPLE INSIDE THE CAR.
UM, SO KAY, A LITTLE BIT UPSET AND CONCERNING THEMSELVES.
UM, THE INDIVIDUAL, OUR COMMUNITY MEMBER DECLINED FURTHER ASSISTANCE AND LEFT PEACEFULLY WITH THEIR CASE MANAGER.
SO THERE WAS NO NEED TO ESCALATE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHICH WAS THE OTHER PROTOCOL THAT THE CASE MANAGERS WERE INTENDING TO FOLLOW.
UM, THE COMMUNITY MEMBER APPRECIATED OUR APPROACH AND MENTIONED THAT IN THE PAST WHEN THEY HAD HAD EPISODES LIKE THAT, THAT THEY HAD BEEN PUT IN THE BACKSEAT OF A POLICE CAR THAT REALLY DID MAKE IT CHALLENGING FOR THEM AND REALLY NEGATED THE EXPERIENCE THAT THEY WERE HAVING OTHERWISE.
UM, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SEE COMMONLY WHERE FOLKS ARE ABLE TO MAYBE AVOID A SITUATION AND HAVE MAYBE HUMAN SUPPORT, HEALTH SUPPORT, AND ACTUALLY STILL BE ABLE TO GO ON TO THE NEXT DAY WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THEY HAVE.
WE HEAR A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE KIND OF SMALL SNIPPETS, THINGS LIKE, THANK YOU FOR STAYING WITH ME.
UH, AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO COULD USE YOUR HELP.
UH, I WISH THERE WAS A WAY TO CALL YOU GUYS.
WILL THIS BE AVAILABLE WHERE WE LIVE? WE KNOW WE ARE TRYING, UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND WE'RE STILL GROWING, EXPANDING, BUT WE ARE THERE AND OUR TEAM WILL SIT WITH YOU LITERALLY ON THE SIDEWALK FOR AS LONG AS YOU NEED 'EM.
AND THIS GOES TO ANY PERSON ELSE OF AGE, REGARDLESS OF DEMOGRAPHIC.
SO LONG AS THEY'RE IN OUR SERVICE AREA, THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR CCR SERVICE.
QUICK SNIP, WE'VE BEEN IN THE NEWS A FEW TIMES.
IF YOU WANNA LOOK UP THE PROGRAM, FEEL FREE TO, I DID PUT THOSE ARTICLES ON HERE, BUT THEY EXIST.
UM, AND THAT'S MORE OR LESS THE JUST OF OUR PROGRAM WHERE WE'RE RIGHT NOW.
UH, SO FIRST WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR, OUR DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS.
UM, SO WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
PLEASE SPEAK UP IF YOU'RE PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND MADAM CLERK, IF YOU COULD PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, EITHER IN PERSON OR VIA ZOOM.
YES, IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS IN PERSON FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND OR STAND UP.
AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY OF THE ZOOM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.
NOW SEEING NONE, BOTH IN PERSON AND IN THE ZOOM THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE.
AND NOW I'LL ASK IF OUR, UH, MOTION OR COMMISSIONER BY HAS QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FIRST.
YEAH, I WANTED TO ASK YOU, DO YOU COORDINATE AT ALL WITH GUARD TEAMS? NOT PARTICULARLY.
SO THE COORDINATION THAT WE DO IS MOSTLY WITH OUR PARTNERS AND POLICE, FIRE, UH, HOMELESS SERVICES SPECIFICALLY.
UH, AND WE DO HAVE A FEW, UM, AGENCY PARTNERS THAT ARE MORE COMMONLY REFERRING, UH, COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO, UM, BUT AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME.
AND DO YOU FOLLOW UP, LIKE IF SOMEONE, DO YOU, DO YOU FOLLOW UP WITH ANY OF THE CASES AFTER YOU'VE KIND OF RESOLVED 'EM ON SCENE? ARE THERE PEOPLE THEN THEY GO OUT AND FOLLOW UP? SO THIS IS A YES AND NO.
SO WE FOLLOW UP BOTH WITH OUR TEAM WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE.
UM, AND WHEN THERE IS A CASE THAT WE HAVE TO REFER OUT TO SAY LIKE A-P-S-C-P-S TO A NON-PROFIT, UM, OUR NURSE, OUR CRISIS INTERVENTION SPECIALIST, WE'LL MAKE CONTACT OUR TEAMS, WHOEVER WILL ATTEMPT TO MAKE CONTACT TO FIGURE OUT DID THEY SUCCESSFULLY CONNECT, DID THEY RECEIVE SERVICES? IF THERE IS ANY INFORMATION THAT CAN BE PROVIDED.
UH, BUT WE DON'T CURRENTLY AT THIS MOMENT HAVE AN INTERNAL TEAM THAT'S DEDICATED TO THE TASK OF FOLLOWING UP.
ENGLIN ARE OUR SECONDARY EXCUSE.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE REST OF THE COMMISSION.
DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, COMMISSIONER HARPER? UM, THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE.
I WORK IN THE
AND I'M JUST CURIOUS, AS YOU THINK ABOUT LIKE GROWING IT, DO YOU ANTICIPATE LIKE GOING TO MORE PARTS OF THE CITY OR EXPANDING THE HOURS? LIKE HOW DO YOU SEE THAT GROWTH HAPPENING IF IT COULD HAPPEN? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
UM, SO THE ANSWER TO THAT IS YES AND YES.
UH, WE'RE NOT CURRENTLY AT THE POINT WHERE WE ARE EXPANDED, UM, BUT WE ARE ACTIVELY IN CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE CAN EXPAND THE PROGRAM.
UM, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ACTUALLY BEEN AN ACTIVE CONVERSATION.
UM, THE GOAL WOULD BE TO BE BOTH 24 7 AND GEOGRAPHICALLY FULLY EXPANDED WITH
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MULTIPLE TEAMS. UH, BUT FUNDING DEPENDENCE, WE MAY BE ABLE TO DO ONE OR TWO OF THOSE THINGS IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.UM, I THINK REALISTICALLY WE COULD SEE EITHER A SERVICE HOUR EXPANSION, UH, WHICH ALLOWS US TO HAVE POTENTIALLY TWO TEAMS IN THE SAME OR POTENTIALLY GEOGRAPHIC.
BUT REALISTICALLY, I CAN'T ANSWER WHAT.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
UM, AND I LEARNED A LOT OF INTERESTING STUFF FROM IT.
I WAS WONDERING, LIKE WHEN YOUR, UH, ORGANIZATION EXPANDS, DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD HAVE YOUTH ON THE TEAM LIKE INTERNSHIPS FOR YOUTH? THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
UM, SO WE DO HAVE SOME CAPACITY FOR INTERNS CURRENTLY.
WE DO HAVE ONE INTERN FROM, UH, LONG BEACH STATE.
UM, AND I COULD SEE THE POSSIBILITY.
I THINK WE HAVEN'T FULLY FLEDGED OUT WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
UM, GENERALLY OUR INTERNSHIPS WOULD BE SPECIFIC TO PROVIDING CRISIS INTERVENTION.
SO IF SOMEBODY WERE INTERESTED IN PROVIDING THAT FIELD RESPONSE, I THINK WE COULD DEFINITELY CONTINUE TO EXPLORE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
UH, BOTH HAVE ASKED FOR VOLUNTEER AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, AND WE'RE JUST VERY BEYOND
UM, I APPRECIATE THE, THE THOUGHT AND I THINK WE WILL BE CONTINUING TO REACH OUT AND FIND WAYS TO, UH, AS BEING
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? VICE CHAIR NICHOLSON.
I WANT YOU TO HAVE TEAMS AND TO HAVE EXTRA MONEY AND HAVE SEVERAL VANS.
I WAS CHASING ONE OF THE VANS ONE DAY 'CAUSE I WANTED TO WAIT TILL YOU
THIS IS REALLY PROFOUNDLY IMPORTANT KNOWING, YOU KNOW, THAT I LIVE WITH MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE IN HAVING A MOMENT AND EVERY OTHER THING.
BUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING ESCALATES THE FEAR, SORT OF LIKE HAVING A REACTIVE GO, WHICH I HAVE
AND THIS ESCALATES THE MOMENT.
AND, UM, I I, YOU SAID THE GENDER WAS FAIRLY 50 50, YOU SAID 48% FEMALE.
SO I'M GATHERING YOU ARE DISAGGREGATING YOUR DATA, SO YOU'RE KEEPING TRACK OF WOMEN.
I WANNA SAY THANK YOU ABOUT THAT.
UM, I WON'T DO ANYTHING AND YOU COME UP WITH ANYTHING YOU WANNA DO ABOUT GROWTH OF THIS PROGRAM, IF IT'S GOING TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, IF IT'S SPEAKING AND INTRODUCING YOU.
IF IT'S ME CALLING THE CHAIR OF SOMETHING AND SAYING, YOU GOTTA HEAR THIS.
UM, I, I WANT YOU, YOU HAVE MY NUMBER AND, UH, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE.
THIS IS VERY HIGH ON MY PRIORITY LIST.
UH, I WANT TO KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, HOW, UH, WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY KNOWING MORE ABOUT YOU? I, YEAH, I MEAN, A LOT CAN BE DONE.
I MEAN, WORD OF MOUTH, AS YOU SAID ALREADY IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL.
UM, A LOT OF THE CONTACTS WE'VE MADE HAVE BEEN IN THE FIELD.
UH, SO WE DO HAVE EXPERT CONTACTS.
WE HAVE COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT WE'VE ALREADY CONNECTED WITH.
WE COME TO COMMISSION, WE COME TO ORGANIZATIONS WHEN THEY'RE ALLOWING US.
THEY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESENT.
UH, BUT WE FIND THAT THE MOST HELPFUL WHEN FOLKS TELL ALL THEIR FOLKS ABOUT OUR PROGRAM.
UM, WE ARE LOOKING AT OTHER WAYS WE CAN GET A CONVERSATION WITH A VIDEO AND THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO PROVIDE OTHER MEDIA, UM, PRESENTATIONS OF INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PROGRAM.
UM, BUT YEAH, TO YOUR COMMENT EARLIER, INVITATIONS TO SPEAK OR JUST TELLING US, TELLING FOLKS THAT HOW TO CONTACT CCR THAT WE EXIST, UM, THAT GOES A LONG WAY, UH, ESPECIALLY IN BUILDING KIND OF COMMUNITY TRUST FROM THE GRASSROOTS.
UH, IT'S A LOT MORE MEANINGFUL WHEN IT COMES FROM A TRUSTED PERSON THAN WHEN IT COMES FROM AN ADVERT THAT YOU DIDN'T ASK FOR, BUT IT'S PROBABLY VERY ACCURATE.
WELL, AND I ALSO THINK IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT IF SUPPLYING DEMAND DIDN'T, YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO RESPOND MM-HMM
UH, AND SO YOU HAVE TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE PUMPING IT UP AS FAST AS YOU CAN PUSH IT OUT.
UH, THAT PART I GET, I AM REALLY CONCERNED WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING IN REGARDS TO THE TRANSFORMATION OF OUR VERY COMPLICATED CITY BEING TRANSFORMED INTO SOME SHINY DIAMOND GETTING READY FOR 2028.
AND I UNDERSTAND THE GIGANTIC ROCKS OF BEING TAKEN OUT.
DAVID FREEMAN WROTE ABOUT IT TODAY.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS, YOU SHOULD LET HIM UP BASED ON FACEBOOK.
HE IS A STREET CHAMPION OF, OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING ON THE STREET.
AND THEY JUST STARTED LIKE PUTTING IN ALL KINDS OF BLOCKADES.
SO WE DON'T HAVE THE RAFF SLEEPING ON THE STREETS BEFORE
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WE ARE READY TO DISTRIBUTE METALS.UM, I WANT TO KNOW WHEN, WHEN, WHEN SOMETHING COMES IN, WHEN A SERVICE COMES IN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO CALL THE SERVICE.
THAT CREATES A, A, A BARRIER FOR PEOPLE WHO'VE LIVED ON THAT CORNER FOREVER, UM, THAT LIVED IN MY ALLEY FOREVER.
UH, ARE YOU, DO YOU FIND THAT THE CALLS AND IT ESCALATES AND IT CREATES A PROBLEM AMONG THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST DISPLACED? ARE YOU CALLED IN AND THAT REGARD? I I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CHAIN, THE CHAIN EFFECT IS WHEN WE DISPLACE ALL THESE PEOPLE AND, UH, TAKE AWAY THEIR ABILITY EVEN FOR PANHANDLING.
UM, I, I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS.
JUST TO VERIFY BEFORE I ANSWER THE QUESTION.
UM, WE, SPEAKING ABOUT, UH, AFTER LIKE HEARING AN ENCAMPMENT OR WHAT'S, WELL, NOT NECESSARILY, THERE ARE TWO, UH, TARP HOMES ON MY ALLEY, FOR EXAMPLE, AND THEY'RE GONNA GET THIS CLEANED UP.
IT'S JUST A, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE LOWER ON THE LIST, BUT I REALLY AM SAYING ISN'T GOING TO CREATE A VOLATILITY AMONG THE UNHOUSED AS WE ARE TRYING TO GET OUR CITY TO APPEAR TO NOT HAVE ANY, I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE THE INFORMATION TO ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT VOLATILITY.
UM, I WOULDN'T WANT TO SPEAK ON THE QUESTION THAT I DON'T HAVE INFORMATION OR DATA ON.
I CAN SAY THAT OUR TEAM DOES, UM, RESPOND TO BOTH RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS, UM, OUR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS COMMUNITIES.
UM, AND WE DON'T GENERALLY EXPERIENCE VULNER VOLATILITY FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS DIRECTLY FROM OUR RESPONSE.
UH, GENERALLY WE DO SEE FOLKS THAT ARE ACCEPTING AND JUST WANT TO BE HEARD.
UM, THOUGH OUR PROGRAM DOES NOT NECESSARILY CLEAR ENCAMPMENTS OR CLEAR, UM, TARPS OR RIGHT.
UM, BUT YEAH, I THINK THAT QUESTION WOULD BE BETTER.
IT WOULD BE, WAIT IF I, IF I CAN, UM, SO, SO WE CAN ACTUALLY BRING IN SO CCR RESPONSE TO CALLS THAT WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND ALSO PEOPLE WHO ARE HOUSED.
AND WE ALSO HAVE TEAMS JUST SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR HOMELESS POPULATION.
AND SO THAT TEAM MIGHT BE GOOD TO COME IN BECAUSE THEY'RE THE FOLKS THAT DO GO IN AND WORK WITH THE PEOPLE IN THE ENCAMPMENTS.
AND THEN, UH, REALLY TRYING TO GET PEOPLE CONNECTED TO SERVICES.
SO I WOULD RECOMMEND MAYBE FOR A FUTURE PRESENTATION THAT THAT TEAM ALSO COMES IN.
THEY WORK HAND IN HAND ALSO SEPARATE BECAUSE THEY'RE CHANGED.
THAT WOULD BE REALLY WONDERFUL.
I JUST NEED MORE AND MORE, MORE, MORE, MORE AND MORE OF WHAT YOU DO AND THEN JUST SO GRATEFUL.
AND, UM, I FIND THE 48% BEING WOMEN, JUST HEARTBREAKING.
DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM, SORRY.
WHAT, FROM THE COMMISSION? I WOULD, I ALSO HAVE A COUPLE, I WANNA MAKE SURE, UM, I GET IN THERE.
HOW MANY, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON YOUR TEAM RESPONDING TO CALLS? SO WE HAVE THREE RESPONDERS AND TWO STAFF THAT ARE ABLE TO RESPOND.
WE ALWAYS HAVE THREE ON THE CALL WHEN RESPOND IN THE FIELD, UM, WITH THE OCCASIONAL TWO PERSON TEAM, WHEN WE HAVE THE, AN INDIVIDUAL THAT NEEDS TO STEP AWAY.
UM, BUT IT'S THREE FIELD RESPONDERS FOR PRETTY MUCH AGRICUL SERVICE.
ARE THERE PLANS TO INCREASE THE STAFFING? I THINK THERE'S A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT.
UH, WE HAVEN'T YET, UH, NECESSARILY SOLIDIFIED WHAT THAT PLAN IS, AND A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH OUR FUNDING.
UH, I DIDN'T MENTION THIS, BUT OUR ORIGINAL FUNDING WAS LVRA FUNDING.
SO WE'RE GONNA REACT FUNDING, WHICH JUST END ON THE 31ST.
SO WE HAD AN EXTENSION AND WE HAD SOME RECONCILIATION FUNDS.
UM, OUR FUTURE FUNDING IS GOING TO BE A COMBINATION OF GENERAL FUNDS AS WELL AS GRANT FUNDS THAT HAVE NOT, UM, STARTED, BUT WE'LL START SOON.
UH, WHICH HAVE RESTRICTIONS THAT WE HAVEN'T FULLY BEEN ABLE TO, UH, HIRE FOR YET.
BUT THE HOPE IS TO HAVE MORE TEAMS IN THE FUTURE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT ALL THE MORE, I WANTED TO JUST ADD VERY QUICKLY JUST TO LEVEL SET AND SET EXPECTATIONS.
ONE OF THE FUNDING, UM, SOURCES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON IS A FEDERAL FUND.
AND SO GIVEN THE ELECTION AND WITH THE INCOMING ADMINISTRATION, WE'RE STILL PENDING.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE'LL RECEIVE THAT FUNDING TO GO TO EXPAND THE TEAM.
BUT, UM, ALSO
SO WE'RE, UM, THE REASON WHY I JUST WANTED TO SET EXPECTATIONS.
SO WE DO HAVE, WE DID RECEIVE SOME FEDERAL FUNDING, BUT THAT'S BEEN PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THE INCOMING ADMINISTRATION IS HERE.
AND SO WE'RE NOT EXACTLY CERTAIN WHEN WE'LL RECEIVE THAT FUNDING OR IF WE'LL RECEIVE IT.
AND SO UNTIL THEN, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO EXPAND, BUT WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO GET THE WORD OUT AND CONTINUE TO GET MONEY SOMEHOW.
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THANK YOU.UM, WELL, WE DO, AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAVE FORMED SOME AD HOC COMMITTEES, ONE'S ON SAFETY.
AND I KNOW WE'VE ALSO HAD SOME SUGGESTIONS ABOUT RESOURCE BOOKS.
AND SO I'M SURE THERE ARE SOME SYNERGIES AND I THINK WE ALL REALLY APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SHARED WITH US AND, UM, FOR YOUR TIME.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL FOR A VOTE ON RECEIVING THIS DISCUSSION? YES.
UH, COMMISSIONER DONDO STAFF? YES.
MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM? YES.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE COMMISSION'S COLLABORATION EFFORTS WITH THE LONG BEACH HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE.
CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? MOTION A SECOND.
UM, SO IN SEPTEMBER WE RECEIVED, I THINK, AS WE ALL RECALL, A POWERFUL PRESENTATION FROM, UH, THE LONG BEACH UNION TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE.
AND THE DISCUSSION FROM OUR COMMISSIONERS AT THE TIME INDICATED THAT WE'D LIKE TO FIND SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH THE TASK FORCE.
UM, AND THEY HAD FOLLOWED UP BY INVITING US TO PRESENT AT THEIR JANUARY 8TH MEETING AND FOR US TO ATTEND AS WELL.
UM, AND SAID THEY'VE INVITED THE WHOLE BODY.
WE HAVE A DISCUSSION THAT WE CAN HAVE TO VOTE ON THAT.
UM, THEY'RE ASKING US TO COME AND EXPLAIN OUR MISSION TO 'EM AND ISSUES WE MIGHT ADDRESS THIS YEAR AND, UH, A POSSIBLE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TASK FORCE.
AND SO BEFORE WE GET INTO THAT DISCUSSION, WE DO NEED TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND IF WE ARE GOING TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE, UM, SPEAK CLEARLY AND LOUDLY.
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, ONLINE OR IN PERSON WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? YES.
IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN PERSON THAT WOULD LECTURE, WRITE, PUBLIC COMMENT, OR ITEM FOUR, PLEASE, UH, RAISE YOUR HAND OR STAND UP.
AND IF THERE'S ANY IN ZOOM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.
NOW, SEEING NONE, BOTH IN PERSON AND IN ZOOM.
THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
SO OUR MOTION IS COMMISSIONER AND DR.
UH, COMMISSIONER LEVIT, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION BOARD GOING ON? WELL, I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO ANY OF US WHO ARE INTERESTED TO ATTEND MEETING AND START WORKING AT COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH ISSUES THAT WE'RE REALLY GONNA BE DEALING WITH AND YEAH.
AND SO I, YOU KNOW, I I PLAN ON ATTENDING THAT MEETING.
UM, WELL, I, YOU KNOW, BELIEVE IN, IN SUPPORT, UM, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.
SO I WAS JUST SAYING THAT I, I BELIEVE IN AND SUPPORT THE COLLABORATION WITH THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE, UM, BECAUSE IT FITS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OUR COMMISSION.
AND SO, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, A SUGGESTION THAT THIS, UM, THAT THE, UH, SAFETY AD HOC COMMITTEE TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS INITIATIVE.
UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM OUR COMMISSIONERS ON THIS ITEM? WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT SUGGESTION? WELL, WE'RE SMILING, SO THAT'S GOOD.
WE HAVE THREE EDUCATORS TO ACTUALLY SUPPORT AND FIND OUT WAYS THAT WE CAN BE MORE INFORMATIVE FOR INTEGRATE EDUCATION CURRICULUM THAT, THAT IS GENDER BASED, BUT ALSO SUPPORTS THE HUMAN HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE NEEDS TO ADDRESS, UM, PRESCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, HIGH SCHOOL, POSTSECONDARY THROUGH, UM, BY COLLABORATING WITH, UM, UH, TO CREATE CURRICULUM OR GRANTS IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT WITH, UH, THE, THE EDUCATION INSIDE THE K THROUGH SIX
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SCHOOLING PROCESS.SO THE SUGGESTION WOULD BE AS WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM, THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY IS WORKING ON THAT, BUT BECAUSE I DO RECALL THEY SAID IN SCHOOLS THAT THEY HAVE SOME, BUT THAT SOMEONE WAS NEVER CLEAR.
ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS OR QUESTIONS? UM, I THINK IT'S GREAT ALREADY THAT WE'VE ENGAGED WITH AN ENTITY AND NOW THEY'VE REACHED BACK OUT AND SEE THAT WE CAN HELP THEM.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT OUR COMMISSION'S FOR.
UM, UH, I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER OR TTA THAT IT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR THE SAFETY AD HOC TO TAKE UP THAT RELATIONSHIP.
AND I WOULD ACTUALLY SUGGEST, UM, ALSO MAKE THE PRESENTATION TO, UH, TO THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE.
AND OF COURSE ANY COMMISSIONER THAT WOULD ATTEND ATTEND AS WELL.
UM, WE DID HAVE SOME DISCUSSION TO WHICH WE'LL UPDATE OUR AD HOC, UH, COMMITTEE ABOUT HUMAN AND TRAFFICKING FOLLOW UP.
SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD, I THINK IT'S EXCITING THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS.
AND, UM, I THINK, I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO MAKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, BUT TO, UM, HAVE A VOTE OF THE SAFETY AD HOC COMMITTEE WOULD BE THE ONE TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION TO, UM, THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE.
THAT, THAT SHOULD BE, IT SHOULD BE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, WHICH SHOULD BE ACCEPTED BY THE ORIGINAL, UH, MAKER MOTION.
WOULD YOU ACCEPT THAT FRIENDLY AMENDMENT COMMISSIONER, DR.
AND THEN IT ALSO NEEDS TO BE SAID, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER LEVIT.
AND THEN DO WE NEED TO HAVE DISCUSSION ON MORE DISCUSSION ON THAT? WHAT'S OUR NEXT STEP? I MEAN, IT WOULD BE UP TO THE COMMISSION IF THERE'S, IT'S STILL MORE BUSINESS ON THAT ITEM.
IF NOT, THEN THE, THE NEW MOTION STANDS.
SO DO WE HAVE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? OH, COMMISSIONER HARPER, JUST A QUESTION.
DO WE KNOW FOR SURE THAT THOSE PEOPLE ON THE AD HOC COMMITTEE CAN ATTEND ON THAT DATE? I CERTAINLY CAN, BUT WE DID DISCUSS IT SO ENOUGH OF US COULD BE THERE.
COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER ULTA, WOULD YOU BE AVAILABLE ON JANUARY 8TH? I, I'M SORRY, I I DIDN'T HEAR THAT.
WOULD YOU BE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE ON JANUARY 8TH, THEIR MEETING? I, UM, I WILL CHECK MY CALENDAR, BUT, UH, IF I DO HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, I WILL TRY TO RESCHEDULE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL, WHAT TIME IS IT? UM, I'M AVAILABLE.
IT'S EITHER, I THINK IT'S SIX 30, ISN'T IT? I DON'T RECALL.
I'M NOT, IT'S, UH, AROUND MIDDAY.
AND I THINK IT'S A DIGITAL, IT'S ONLINE.
SO FROM OUR WORKPLACES OR FROM OUR HOMES, ARE YOU ABLE TO JOIN? UM, MADAM CLERK, COULD WE, IF EVERYONE'S ALL RIGHT, CALL FOR A VOTE WITH OUR FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
COMMISSIONER ALLEN HARPER? YES.
COMMISSIONER DONATO STAFF? YES.
COMM VICE CHAIR NICHOLSON? YES.
UM, MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM? YES.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A REPORT FROM CURRENT ALCOHOL.
DISCUSS ANTICIPATED ADC COMMITTEES FOR UPCOMING PROJECTS, AND IF APPROPRIATE, TAKE ACTION TO DISSOLVE OR CREATE AD HOC COMMITTEES.
CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? OH, SURE.
WE WILL ACCEPT COMMISSIONER LEVI, BECAUSE I SAW IT FIRST.
SO, AS A REMINDER, AT OUR VISION MAPPING WORKSHOP, WE CREATED FOUR A HOC COMMITTEES, FOUR A HOC COMMITTEES ARE SAFETY, COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH, MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATION.
AND BY, SO NOW I'M GONNA CALL OUT SOME VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE, UM, UPDATES.
UM, CAN WE HAVE OUR MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE PROVIDE AN UPDATE? COMMISSIONER HARPER, UH, THE MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATION AD
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HOC COMMITTEE IS MEETING ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 23RD, THIS COMING MONDAY AT 6:00 PM THAT WILL BE OUR FIRST MEETING TO, I THINK, TALK THROUGH EXACTLY WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH.UM, CAN OUR AD HOC COMMITTEE, OUR BYLAWS PROVIDE AN UPDATE? YEAH, WE WILL HAVE, WE HAVE MET TWICE, AT LEAST TWICE, AND WE WILL HAVE A DRAFT.
UM, WE PLAN TO HAVE A DRAFT, UM, FOR REVIEW, UM, TO ALANA IN JANUARY, AND SOMETHING TO SUBMIT, UH, TWO OH, AND FEBRUARY AND FEBRUARY.
WHO AM I MISSING? CAN OUR, UH, COMMITTEE ON SAFETY, PLEASE PROVIDE AN UPDATE? THINK COMMISSIONER ARCHULETA? YES.
UM, OUR AD HOC COMMITTEE MET ON MONDAY, AND WE ACTUALLY HAD TWO ITEMS THAT WE DISCUSSED.
IN FACT, ONE OF THE, THE ITEMS THAT WAS DISCUSSED IS, UH, WAS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
AND THE SUGGESTION OF PERHAPS DOING SOME RESEARCH AND COMING UP WITH A REPORT THAT WE COULD PRESENT, UM, NOT ONLY TO THE TASK FORCE, BUT JUST TO, TO OUR COMMISSION AT LARGE.
SO WE, WE HAD SOME DISCUSSION ON THAT TOPIC AND MADE, UM, MADE SOME SUGGESTIONS TO WORK, UH, WITH, UM, CAL STATE LONG BEACH TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS THAT COULD POSSIBLY DO THE INITIAL RESEARCH FOR OUR, UM, YOU KNOW, IN THE AREA OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
SO THIS IS AN EXCITING, UM, NOT AN EXCITING, BUT IT'S, IT'S AN IMPORTANT TOPIC.
AND I THINK AS, AS COMMISSIONERS, WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENTED, AND WE NEED TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE TO INVESTIGATE AND TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAN WE DO, UH, WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP MITIGATE THIS PROBLEM.
SO WE'LL FOLLOW, WE'LL CONTINUE TO DISCUSS THIS, UH, IN FUTURE MEETINGS.
THE OTHER TOPIC THAT WE DISCUSSED WAS, OF COURSE, UM, WE HAD THE PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR CONFERENCE.
WE, UM, DISCUSSED ABOUT THE FIRST AND FOREMOST THAT WE NEED TO SET A GOAL.
WHAT IS THE GOAL FOR THE CONFERENCE? THEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE PRESENTERS.
WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, SESSIONS, UM, THAT THAT COULD BE INCLUDED.
WE, UM, TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, UH, WHETHER WE WANTED TO HAVE A ONE DAY EVENT OR A MULTIPLE DAY EVENT.
AND ALSO THE IMPORTANCE OF CONNECTING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ALSO EXPERTS IN PUTTING THIS TYPE OF, UH, CONFERENCE TOGETHER.
SO, UH, AGAIN, JUST, UH, PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS MORE TO FOLLOW.
AND I THINK AFTER OUR, UH, FO UH, NEXT MEETING, WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONCRETE INFORMATION TO PRESENT TO YOU.
SIT UNLESS MY COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THEY WANNA ADD.
UH, I'LL DO COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH.
UH, WE HAVEN'T SCHEDULED A MEETING YET.
THE FEEDBACK WAS PREFERABLY AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, SO HOPEFULLY BY OUR NEXT MEETING WE'LL WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU ON THAT.
UM, ONLY IF ONLY IF WE DONE, LET ME BRING IT BACK BECAUSE FIRST WE HAVE TO, BECAUSE WE WERE THE PRESENTERS FOR THIS.
WE NOW HAVE TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN, AND THEN I'LL CALL ON YOU.
SO,
UH, IF THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO WRITE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM FIVE IN PERSON, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND OR STAND UP.
AND IF THERE'S ANY IN THE ZOOM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.
NOW, SEEING NONE, BOTH IN PERSON AND IN ZOOM, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
UM, VICE CHAIR NICHOLSON, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UH, I APOLOGIZE FOR MISSING THE VISION DAY.
UM, THE LOSS ABILITY, THE LIGHT BET JUST DAYS BEFORE WAS, UH, A, UH, VERY, REALLY TRAGIC, UH, IN SO MANY WAYS.
UH, BUT I DID FOR SEND FORWARD A MEMO TO YOU AND THE CITY STAFF AND ASKED THAT IT BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS.
AND I DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW IF THAT HAPPENED.
SO ARE YOU SHAKING YOUR HEAD? SO I'M ASSUMING IT DID.
GRADO AND, UH, I, YOU KNOW, I, I'M LOUD ENOUGH FOR A COMMITTEE.
UH, I, I HAVE MADE CONTACT AND, UH, COMMITMENTS WITH THE GRAY PANTHERS
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REPRESENTING SENIORS, AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF DATA ON SENIOR WOMEN.I ALSO REACHED OUT TO HEART OF IDA, AND THERE'S A B MR. BASS GOING ON ABOUT THE SENIOR CENTER ON ORANGE AND FOURTH, UH, IS THEORETICALLY MOVING DOWNTOWN.
THERE'S GREAT RESISTANCE TO IT THERE.
AND I DO HOPE TO BRING IN FUTURE THE GRAY PANTHERS HERE.
SHE, I SAW OF, UH, A, A POWERPOINT ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE OLYMPIC PLANNING THAT DISREGARDS SENIOR NEEDS.
SO, UH, THE SENIORS ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET AROUND IT ALL.
THERE ARE SOME REALLY SERIOUS ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE YOU ACCOMMODATE THAT.
UM, AND I, I'M REALLY PLEASED WITH TAKING ON, UH, THIS ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS IS VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART.
AND, UH, I'M SURE YOU'VE ALL FIGURED THAT OUT.
AND, UM, SO, YOU KNOW, I AVAIL MYSELF TO WHATEVER I CAN TO BRING BACK PEOPLE AND INFORMATION ABOUT WOMEN LIVING ON THE STREET.
AND, UM, SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT, THAT YOU'RE LETTING ME PURSUE THE THINGS THAT REALLY ARE MEANINGFUL IN MY LIFE.
AND I WANNA TAKE THIS MOMENT, STEAL THIS MOMENT, HOW GLAD I AM TO SEE THAT, UM, THE COMMITTEE'S GETTING INVOLVED WITH THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING GROUP.
I'M JUST SO PROUD OF THE COMMISSION FOR DOING THAT.
UM, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER? THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING EXCEPT THERE'S TWO DOZEN CUPCAKES THERE AND I'M NOT GONNA GO HOME WITH THEM.
I'M GONNA SAY THAT FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS.
I JUST WANT, BECAUSE I SAW PEOPLE LEAVE ON EVERYBODY.
SO, UM, I JUST WANNA QUICKLY ACKNOWLEDGE SOME OF YOU HAVE MENTIONED TALKING ABOUT POSSIBLE PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND, UM, PERHAPS AT THE JANUARY MEETING, I CAN GIVE A PRESENTATION ON, UM, THE BUDGET THAT THE COMMISSION COMES WITH SO THAT YOU ALL CAN THINK ABOUT HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO ALLOCATE THAT FUNDING.
IT IS INTENDED FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS WELL AS, UH, CAPACITY BUILDING AND ANY OUTREACH THAT YOU ALL TAKE ON.
SO IF WE NEED TO PAY OR COMPENSATE THOSE ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS, UH, OR THOSE POTENTIAL RESEARCHERS, THAT FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR USE.
SO LET'S, UM, GET THAT ONE THROUGH JANUARY AGENDA.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR COMMISSIONERS OR HAVE COMMITTEES? NO, THOSE SUGGESTIONS.
A SUGGESTION FOR ONE OF THE OTHER COMMUNITIES.
ALSO, I KNOW THAT OUR SCHOOL, I LOVE AMBER, BUT I KNOW THAT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH LOVES TO USE CAL STATE, UH, LONG BEACH FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS.
BUT WE HAVE SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES IN LOS ANGELES THAT ARE ALSO CT.
UM, THEY CAN DO RESEARCH AND, UM, YES, THAT ARE NEARBY AND WOULD LOVE TO COME IN AND CONDUCT RESEARCH.
AND SO PLEASE, PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE OTHER SCHOOLS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND LOOK AT, LOOK AT THAT ARE OTHER PARTNERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS IN NON-PROFITS IN AND THINK TANKS.
ANY FURTHER? QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? OKAY.
UH, SEEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE ON RECEIVING AND FILING THESE REPORTS? YES.
UH, COMMISSIONER ALLEN HARPER.
SO AT THIS TIME, WE WILL NOW TAKE NON AGENDA, PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES, THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR.
IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM, WHICH IS THIS CORNER.
UH, WE'LL TAKE ANY VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT AFTER IN PERSON.
AS A REMINDER, PLEASE SPEAK UP IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT OR CAN YOU PLEASE CALL, UH, FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? YES.
IF THERE'S ANY NON AGENDA, PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON, UH, PLEASE, UH, RAISE YOUR HAND OR STAND UP.
AND IF THERE'S ANY IN THE ZOOM FOR NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE NOW.
YEAH, I, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT
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HELEN RECENTLY, UH, UH, PUBLISH A CHAPTER OF THE BROOKLYN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, AND SHE DID SEND IT TO THE, UH, SAFETY COMMITTEE ABOUT IT IS ALLOWED US ESSENTIAL HARASSMENT EXPERIENCE SHE HAD AS A SEVENTH GRADER.AND, UH, SHE'S A CO-AUTHOR OF A CHAPTER ON, UH, WHAT DO WE DO WITH SCHOOLS A, UH, TO EVEN THOSE STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES AND GIVE IT US, UH, POSSIBLE.
I CAN SEND THAT TO YOU AND MAYBE THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY CAN HAVE ACCESS TO AS WELL.
SEEING NONE IN THE ZOOM THAT CONCLUDES NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO NOW WE'RE AT OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS.
AT THIS TIME, COMMISSIONERS MAY REPORT ON ANY PREVIOUS OR UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS, UH, OR HAVE
ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? PLEASE REMEMBER TO SPEAK UP WHEN YOU ARE PROVIDING YOUR, UH, YOUR STATEMENT OR COMMENT.
AND IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, PLEASE KEEP YOUR REMARKS TO ONE MINUTE.
UM, VICE ATTORNEY NI, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU MAY KNOW THAT AROUND THE COUNTRY, SEPTEMBER, DECEMBER 21ST ON SOLSTICE, WE BURIED THE UNN.
EVERY CITY IN THE COUNTRY HAS THIS, GIVEN WHOEVER IS RULING THAT CITY AT THE TIME, LONG BEACH, UH, PRACTICES.
AND ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT SIX O'CLOCK AT FOREST LAWN, UH, WHICH WE DO EVERY YEAR, WE BARELY THE PEOPLE WHO DIED ON THE STREET AND WITHOUT, WE DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
AND, UH, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY.
I WANNA WELCOME ALL OF YOU TO BE THERE.
AND, UH, YEAH, A LOVELY THING TO DO WITH THE THERAPIST DAY OF THE YEAR.
I HAD MY LAST, UM, CHEMO TODAY, AND I GOTTA RING BELL.
UM, I'LL HAVE MY PET SCAN AND, AND I'M SIX MONTHS IN THE CHEMO, SO THAT'S, I I'M FEELING REALLY GOOD AND I FEEL VERY SUPPORTED BY THIS GROUP.
AND ON JANUARY 18TH, UM, LONG BEACH WAS CELEBRATE DR.
KING'S BIRTHDAY, AND AT 10 O'CLOCK THERE'S A PARADE FROM 12 TO FIVE.
THERE'S A PARK CELEBRATION AT MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR PARK.
AND THE CITY, UM, THE COMMITTEE IS ALSO LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? UM, I DO HAVE ONE THAT I MEANT TO MAKE AT THE HEAD OF THE MEETING AND I NEGLECTED TO, SO I APOLOGIZE.
UM, COMMISSIONER LASTER DID RESIGN FROM THE COMMISSION.
UM, I DON'T WANNA SPEAK FOR COMMISSIONER LASSER, BUT I'VE HEARD IT'S FOR EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES, SO NOTHING, NOTHING BAD.
UM, I DID SPEAK, UH, WITH THE MAYOR BRIEFLY THE OTHER DAY, AND, YOU KNOW, SHE, HE'S SPOKEN WITH HER AND HE IS, YOU KNOW, WORKED THE MAYOR APPOINTED COMMISSION.
SO HE'S, HE'S CONSIDERING, UM, WHO TO BUILD THE ROLE, BUT WE DO STILL HAVE A STRONG COMMISSION OF 10 VERY ACTIVE MEMBERS.
UM, WELL, I'M GONNA TAKE OFF MY, UH, LONG BEACH, UH, HAT AND PUT ON MY LA COMMISSION HAT AND EXTEND AN INVITATION TO ALL OF YOU.
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR MARCH 10TH.
UH, OUR LA COMMISSION IS TO BE CELEBRATING ITS COMMEMORATIVE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WOMEN'S COMMISSION AND THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WOMEN OF THE YEAR EVENT, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE AT ON MONDAY, MARCH 10TH AT THE, UM, LOS ANGELES BILTMORE HOTEL.
SO I HOPE ALL OF YOU WILL PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR, AND I HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US.
I AM GOING TO BE SENDING, UM, A LETTER TO, UH, INVITATION TO OUR MAYOR, HOPING THAT HE WILL SPONSOR A TABLE SO THAT MANY OF OUR COMMISSIONERS FROM LONG BEACH CAN ATTEND THE EVENT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? SO IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, I DECLARE THE MEETING ADJOURNED.
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE TIME? TIME IS 8:05 PM.