* 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. ALL OUR MEETING TO [00:00:01] ORDER IS SIX 11, UM, AND THE DATE IS THE 19TH OF MARCH, 2025. UM, WE'LL START WITH ROLL CALL. IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO LEAD THAT ROLL CALL, I WILL LEAVE THE ROLL CALL. GREAT. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. UM, IS COMMISSIONER ANA? OH, ACTUALLY THAT IS OUR, SHE'S RESIGNED. RESIGNED. SHE RESIGNED. COMMISSIONER, I STARTED. YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE. COMMISSIONER SCHACK HERE. COMMISSIONER MARTINEZ HERE. COMMISSIONER LIM PRESENT. COMMISSIONER SMITH PRESENT. COMMISSIONER MORTON. PRESENT AND CHAIR ZADY PRESENT. THANK YOU. UM, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE. UM, WHO WOULD LIKE TO LEAD IT TODAY? I'LL LEAD IT. GREAT. PLEASE STAND PLEASE. YOUR RIGHT HAND OPEN YOUR HEART. EYES ON THE FLAG. READY TO BEGIN? I, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE UNDER GOD IN THE LIBERTY JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. SMITH. UM, SO MOVING ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. I KNOW THAT THERE'S, UM, A LITTLE, WE'RE GONNA FLIP SOME THINGS AROUND. WE'RE GONNA DO, WE'RE GONNA GO 1, 3, 2 TODAY. SO OUR FIRST, UM, AGENDA ITEM IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH FAMILIES MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15TH, 2025. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. HUH? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. GREAT. THANKS COMMISSIONER SNAP. AND WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER SMITH. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR A AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY, THOSE ARE AGENDA ITEM CARRIE. FANTASTIC. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION ON THE OFFICE OF ETHICS IN TRANSPARENCY. UM, IT'S AN ANNUAL UPDATE. UH, I THINK WE HAVE SOME FOLKS HERE WHO ARE GOING TO HELP US LEAD THAT. UM, SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND BEGIN, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MEAN, DO WE NEED TO DO THE MOTION BEFORE OR AFTER TYPICAL THAT, UM, DOES YOUR COMMISSION USUALLY DO IT AFTER THE PRESENTATION? YES. OKAY. GOT IT. I JUST, HI EVERYBODY, I'M HEATHER VAN WAKE. I MET MOST OF YOU LAST YEAR, SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. UM, LIKE THE CHAIR SAID, THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ANNUAL UPDATE INTERNALLY, WE CALL IT THE ETHICS ROAD SHOW. ANITA AND I AND THE OTHER, UM, CITY ATTORNEYS ARE VISITING ALL OF THE COMMISSIONS. TYPICALLY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE JOINS US AS WELL, WHO, UM, ALL KNOW HE HAS DOUBLE DUTY TONIGHT, SO HE'S UNABLE TO JOIN. SO I'M JUST GONNA GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE, ESSENTIALLY TEEING IT UP FOR ANITA TO GIVE YOU A BIGGER PRESENTATION IN THE NEXT ITEM. UM, AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION MANUALLY. SO THE OFFICE OF ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY AGAIN. ALRIGHT, THAT WORKS. HEY, HERE. UM, SO THE OFFICE OF ETHICS AND TRANSFER, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH MONTH I WAS HERE LAST YEAR, BUT WE CAME TOGETHER AS THE OET AT THE BEGINNING OF FY 24. SO IT BROUGHT TOGETHER THE ETHICS PROGRAM AND THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT PROGRAM TO BECOME THE OET. OUR MISSION REALLY IS TO BUILD TRUST AND CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THAT TRUST, UH, WITH THE PUBLIC, OUR EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIAL, AND TO PROVIDE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO MAKE IMPARTIAL DECISIONS. WE'RE ALL STEWARDS OF PUBLIC RESOURCES, SO IT'S REALLY AT THE HEART OF ALL WE DO, UM, IS TO MAKE SURE THOSE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF US. PART OF OUR MISSION, TOO IS TO CENTRALIZE AN ETHICS PROGRAM. UM, WE'VE BEEN DOING A VERY GOOD JOB OF, UM, REALLY KIND OF BRINGING ALL OF OUR RESOURCES INTO ONE PLACE SO WE CAN GET TO THEM. UM, TRAINING AND EDUCATION IS AT THE CORE OF WHAT WE DO, AND THIS IS PART OF THOSE EFFORTS. UM, ALWAYS WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MAYOR, CITY ATTORNEY, OUR AUDITOR, THE CLERK AND HUMAN RESOURCES. UM, THE OET ALSO MANAGES OUR ETHICS COMMISSION. THIS IS ONE OF OUR NEWER COMMISSIONS FOR THE CITY. IT'S A CHARTER COMMISSION, BUT IT IS STILL [00:05:01] A RECOMMENDED BODY, MEANING IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY, UM, ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY, BUT THE CHARTER DOES GIVE THEM OVERSIGHT OF OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM. SO WE WORK TOGETHER, UM, MAKING DECISIONS AROUND EDUCATION. THIS IS THE OET, THIS IS THE WHOLE TEAM. UM, WE WORK UNDER OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, TYLER CURLEY. UM, AND THEN THE REST OF THE TEAM CAN, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO PUT FACES WITH NAMES THIS PAST YEAR. UM, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE, UM, WORKED WITH A CONSULTANT MARK, UM, MARK CENTER FOR APPLIED ETHICS OUTTA SANTA CLARA. BACK IN FY 24, THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL GAVE US ONE TIME DOLLARS OF $75,000 TO, UM, PUT TO WORK ON A STRATEGIC ROADMAP. MARCO CAME ON BOARD. WE WORKED FOR THE MOST PART OF LAST YEAR ON PUTTING TOGETHER THAT ROADMAP. UM, AND OUT OF THAT ROADMAP CAME FOUR OVERARCHING PRIORITIES, UH, THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, INCLUDING A CULTURE OF ETHICS, SOLID COMMUNICATION STRATEGY, AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING BLUEPRINT AND ORGANIZATIONAL ALIGNMENT. SO, FAVORITE THINGS FOR COMMISSIONERS TO TALK ABOUT REQUIRED TRAININGS. JUST A REMINDER, YOU GUYS HAVE SEVERAL REQUIRED TRAININGS, INCLUDING, SO WE HAVE THE CITY'S CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS. THAT IS AN ANNUAL TRAINING, BUT WE ALSO HAVE OUR STATE SLASH CITY REQUIRED HARASSMENT TRAINING FOR CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEES. THAT IS BIENNIAL, MEANING YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT EVERY TWO YEARS. WE ALSO HAVE THE STATE REQUIRED AB 1234 ETHICS TRAINING. AND I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONFUSION IN THE PAST, THE CITY'S ETHICS TRAINING VERSUS THE STATE'S ETHICS TRAINING. YOU STILL HAVE TO DO BOTH. THE CITY'S IS ANNUALLY, IT'S 30 MINUTES ON LEARN. UH, THE STATE IS BI-ANNUALLY THAT NOW IS MANAGED BY THE CITY AND THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WORK TO PUT THAT TOGETHER. SO THAT LIVES ON LEARN AS WELL. IT'S STILL A TWO HOUR REQUIREMENT. UM, SO JUST BE MINDFUL OF THAT AS YOU ARE TAKING, BECAUSE I'VE HAD COMMISSIONERS DO IT IN LESS TIME THAN TWO HOURS AND THEN HAVE HAD TO DO IT AGAIN, UH, FOR NOT HITTING THE TWO HOUR MARK. LAST YEAR WE WERE DOING SEVEN COMMISSIONERS, UH, FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH AB 1234 TRAINING. WOW. UM, WASN'T NECESSARILY SOMETHING THAT WE WERE PROACTIVE ABOUT IN YEARS PAST, BUT WE'RE PRETTY, WE GOT A NEW ADMINISTRATION IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WHO TAKES IT QUITE SERIOUSLY. UM, SO JUST BE MINDFUL OF, UH, DUE DATES. WE ALSO HAVE THE MAYOR REQUIRED TRAININGS. UM, I IMAGINE MOST OF YOU HAVE DONE THESE ALREADY. YOU HAVE TO DO THESE WITHIN 120 DAYS OF ASSUMING OFFICE. THIS INCLUDES THE STRATEGIC VISION TRAINING, THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS. AND THERE'S ALSO AN EQUITY TOOLKIT TRAINING, WHICH IS FAR AS I KNOW IS STILL PENDING. AND AGAIN, ALL OF THESE TRAININGS LIVE IN LEARN. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LEARN IS, LET CHRISTELLE KNOW, UM, BECAUSE WE NEED TO FIX THAT ORDER. WE ALSO HAVE A HELPLINE. UM, THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE AUDITOR'S BROAD HOTLINE. UH, THIS IS PUBLIC AND THIS IS INTERNALLY FACING AND PUBLIC FACING 24 7 CONFIDENTIAL, ANONYMOUS IF YOU WANT IT TO BE. UM, SO THERE'S MORE INFORMATION ON THESE SLIDES IF YOU ARE CURIOUS ABOUT THAT. I'VE ALSO PUT OTHER RESOURCES ON HERE FOR YOU ALL, UM, INCLUDING THE ADDRESSES TO THE OET HOMEPAGE, THE CLERK'S DISCLOSURE REPORTS AND ETHICS PORTAL PAGE. SO ANY, UM, THE CLERK'S SITE HAS REALLY GOOD INFORMATION ON STATE REQUIREMENTS. SO IF YOU'RE EVER CURIOUS, UH, THAT'S A GOOD PLACE TO VISIT. AND THEN MORE INFORMATION ON THE AUDITOR'S BROAD HOTLINE. I LIKE TO USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND ALL OF US THAT, UM, THERE IS A COMMISSION BOARD AND COMMITTEE HANDBOOK, A HANDBOOK THAT I FORGET ABOUT EVERY NOW AND THEN TOO. IT USUALLY HAS THE ANSWER TO MOST OF THE QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. SO JUST TO REVISIT THAT, WE DO WORK HARD TO KEEP THAT CURRENT. UM, AND THEN OUR ETHICS GUIDE FOR LONG BEACH CITY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES REALLY, UM, GOES OVER ALL OF OUR LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AS, UH, PUBLIC OFFICIALS. AND THEN JUST A COUPLE REMINDERS BEFORE I CONCLUDE. UM, WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS, WE HAVEN'T HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS COMMISSION, BUT IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH OTHER COMMISSIONS. SO WE LIKE, JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY, BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU ARE OUT IN PUBLIC SPEAKING AND OFFICIAL VERSUS PERSONAL CAPACITY. THIS IS CALLED MISUSE OF AUTHORITY. SO IT'S OKAY TO SAY, HI, I'M JOHN AND THIS IS WHAT I DO FOR LIVING, AND [00:10:01] I'M ALSO A COMMISSIONER FOR THE CITY. BUT YOU CAN'T GO OUT INTO PUBLIC AND SPEAK AS I'M COMMISSIONER JOHN. AND THIS IS WHAT I THINK ABOUT THIS. UM, IT GIVES THE PERCEPTION THAT THE CITY SUPPORTS OR DOESN'T SUPPORT SOMETHING. UM, SO RIGHT NOW THE ONLY RULE THAT'S WRITTEN IS IN THAT HANDBOOK THAT I JUST MENTIONED. AND IT SAYS, ONLY THE CHAIR OR ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION AUTHORIZED BY THE BODY MAY ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AS A COMMISSIONER. DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING SPECIFIC ABOUT OUTSIDE OF COUNCIL MEETINGS, BUT THE INTENT IS IT APPLIES TO ALL OTHER ACTIONS OUTSIDE OF COMMISSION MEETINGS. THIS INCLUDES PUBLIC MEETINGS, SOCIAL MEDIA SIGNATURES AND ENDORSEMENTS. AND YES, THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH ALL OF THOSE THINGS, WHICH IS WHY I CALL IT OUT SPECIFICALLY. UM, WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING WRITTEN POLICY AROUND THIS. UM, BUT IF YOU'RE EVER NOT SURE, PLEASE ASK ANITA. ANNUAL REPORTS, THOSE ARE DUE EVERY YEAR. NOW, JUNE 1ST, IF YOU DO HAVE LEARNED CONCERNS THAT KELLE IS UNABLE TO HELP WITH, UH, LEARN SUPPORT@LONGBEACH.GOV. THERE ARE REAL PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT EMAIL ADDRESS THAT CAN HELP YOU FORM 700. THERE'S LIKE 120 COMMISSIONERS THAT HAVEN'T DONE IT YET. , YOU GUYS HAVE ABOUT TWO TO GET THAT DONE. AND THEN IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE, IF YOU THINK YOU'RE HEARING A LOT FROM HIM NOW, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A LOT MORE FROM HIM. SO GET THAT DONE. AND THEN JUST A REMINDER THAT THESE MEETINGS HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE BROWN ACT, YOUR BYLAWS AND ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, MOST OF WHICH YOU NEED, WE'LL GO OVER IN THE NEXT PRESENTATION. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YOU HAVE ANSWER THOSE? NO, I WAS JUST CURIOUS TO, UM, THE TIMELINE FOR, YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE BIANNUAL, UM, TRAINING, IS IT TYPICALLY FALL, SPRING, OR ARE THEY ALL DUE AT THE SAME TIME OF SEASON? DO WE KNOW? IT STARTS WHEN YOU DO. THAT'S WHEN THE CLOCK STARTS. SO IF YOU SAY YOU STARTED IN APRIL, TYPICALLY YOUR LEARN ACCOUNT BECOMES ACTIVE. SHOULDN'T BE NOT LONG AFTER THAT. SO LIKE YOUR, YOUR ONE YEAR MARK, SAY YOU TAKE THE ETHICS TRAINING ON APRIL 2ND, YOU'LL START GETTING REMINDERS 10 MONTHS LATER THAT YOUR ETHICS TRAINING IS DUE AGAIN THIS COMING APRIL 2ND. SO EVERYONE, IT VARIES. EVERYONE'S DIFFERENT. THANK YOU. YEP. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. GOT IT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE, UM, THE PRESENTATION FROM THE OFFICE. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. GREAT. THANKS. COMMISSIONER SCHNUCK AND THE SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER SMITH. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. A. ANY OPPOSED? SO THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT, UM, AGENDA ITEM, THE RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION ON THE RALPH M. BROWN ACT AND ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. GREAT. WELCOME. HI. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. MY NAME IS ANITA ANI, ONE OF THE DEPUTY BABY CITY ATTORNEYS HERE WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. I'VE ACTUALLY, UH, WORKED WITH PARK CIRCUIT AND MARINES SINCE I STARTED HERE IN SEPTEMBER, 2021. UM, I THINK I SAW THIS COMMISSION MAYBE A YEAR AGO FOR THE BROWN ACT TRAINING FROM HERE AGAIN, UM, WITH HEATHER FOR THE ETHICS ROAD SHOW. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND JUMP RIGHT INTO THE BROWN ACT AND THEN WE'LL GET INTO ROBERT'S CLOSING ORDER. WHICH BACK. THANK YOU, . UM, SO THE HISTORY OF THE BROWN ACT, UM, ESSENTIALLY THIS IS A CALIFORNIA STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO HAVE ALL OF THEIR DELIBERATIONS AND ACTIONS OUT IN THE SUNSHINE OUT IN PUBLIC. UM, THIS IS ONE OF THE SUNSHINE LAWS. ALSO, YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT. UM, AND THE BROWN ACT IS ONE OF THE, YOU KNOW, WE JUST LIKE TO CALL IT THE SUNSHINE LAW . UM, THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE BROWN ACT ARE THAT ALL MEETINGS SUCH AS THESE TODAY SHOULD BE OPEN, UM, AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. AND ALL OF THE ACTIONS AND DELIBERATIONS THAT YOU TAKE HAVE TO BE TAKEN OPENLY. SO A HIGH EMPHASIS ON THE WORD OPEN, UM, ANYTIME THAT THERE'S A MEETING, IT MEANS THAT THERE'S A MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT AT THE SAME TIME AND THE SAME PLACE DISCUSSING COMMISSION BUSINESS. UM, ONE RULE DURING A MEETING IS THAT ALL PERSONS OF THE PUBLIC SHALL BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND THE MEETING AND TO PARTICIPATE BY PUBLIC COMMENT. AND THE ONLY MATTERS THAT YOU CAN DISCUSS ARE MATTERS ON THE AGENDA, SUCH AS THE AGENDA BEFORE YOU TODAY. [00:15:01] UM, THE WHOLE POINT OF THE BROWN ACT. AND NOW ON PAGE FOUR, UM, THE WHOLE POINT OF THE BROWN ACT IS SO THAT THE COMMISSIONERS DON'T HAVE AN APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY. NOW, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT JUST MEANS THAT YOU WANT TO SHOW THE PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC, THAT YOU'RE NOT IMPROPERLY DISCUSSING ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA OUTSIDE OF THIS MEETING. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT MAKING UP YOUR MIND BEFORE YOU WALK INTO THESE DOORS TODAY. YOU'RE MAKING UP YOUR MIND BASED ON THE RECORD AND BASED ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT'S BEFORE YOU. IT HELPS PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM THINKING THAT, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE HAPPENING BEHIND CODE WARS. UM, SO WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE BROWN ACT? I'LL KIND OF ZIP THROUGH THESE BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY IT'S YOU ALL HERE TODAY. THE LEGISLATIVE BODY. UM, IF YOUR BODY HAS ANY SUBCOMMITTEES, THOSE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE BROWN ACT. BUT IF THERE ARE TEMPORARY AD HOC COMMITTEES, THOSE ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE BROWN ACT, ONLY BECAUSE THOSE ARE TEMPORARY IN NATURE AND, UH, THEY, YOU KNOW, EXIST FOR LIMITED TIME PERIOD. SO BE SHORT OF THAT. UM, AND SO WE'VE COVERED MEETINGS. UM, THE NEXT THING ARE COMMUNICATIONS THAT YOU HAVE POTENTIALLY WITH COMMISSIONERS. UM, THERE'S THIS THING CALLED A SERIAL COMMUNICATION. AND THAT IS WHEN, UM, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE INDIVIDUAL CONTACTS AMONGST COMMISSIONERS, THE MINUTE IT BECOMES A MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSIONERS TALKING ABOUT THE SAME ITEM AT THE SAME TIME OR THE SAME PLACE, IT BECOMES A MEETING. AND THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS AND NOT SOMETHING OUTSIDE THESE WALLS. SO I'LL GO OVER SOME EXAMPLES. I'M ON PAGE SEVEN NOW. UM, THE TYPES OF COMMUNICATIONS THAT ARE PROHIBITED, UH, THERE ARE FOUR EXAMPLES HERE. HUB AND SPOKE, DAISY CHAIN, FIRE REPRESENTATIVE, AND EMAILS, TEXTS OR SOCIAL MEDIA. UM, SO ON THE NEXT PAGES, I'LL GO INTO ACTUAL EXAMPLES. UM, ONE IS CALLED THE HUB AND SPOKE. THIS IS WHEN, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY COMMISSIONER A, UM, GO AHEAD, GOES AHEAD AND CALLS EVERY COMMISSIONER ON THIS BODY, LET'S SAY LAST NIGHT, AND SAYS, HEY, YOU'RE GONNA VOTE YES ON ITEM NUMBER THREE, RIGHT? AND, YOU KNOW, BUT THEY, THEY END UP ASKING EVERY SINGLE PERSON, THEY'RE DELIBERATING THE ITEM BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS. AND IT SHOULD, DELIBERATION SHOULD ONLY OCCUR IN, IN THIS TIME PERIOD. UM, THE NEXT THING IS A DAISY CHAIN. THIS IS WHERE COMMISSIONER A WILL HEAR IT'S MEMBER BLUE MEMBER BLUE CONTACTS MEMBER GREEN. AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ITEM NUMBER FOUR. UM, THEY'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE SUBSTANCE OF IT, BUT AT SOME POINT, YOU KNOW, MEMBER BLUE SAYS, HEY, HOW ARE YOU VOTING ON, ON THAT ITEM? AND THEN THEY TALK ABOUT IT. AND THEN MEMBER GREEN CALLS MEMBER YELLOW AND IS LIKE, HEY, I HEARD FROM MEMBER BLUE THAT THEY'RE VOTING LIKE THIS. HOW ARE YOU GONNA VOTE? AND THEN IT JUST KEEPS GOING TO LIKE EACH COMMISSIONER AT THE POINT WHERE, WHERE YOU'RE DELIBERATING OUTSIDE OF THE MEETING, BUT ALSO NOW YOU'VE HIT A MAJORITY. JUST AVOID THE TALKING ABOUT IT OUTSIDE OF THE MEETING. 'CAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEXT MEMBER IS GONNA DO AFTER THEY GET OFF THE PHONE WITH YOU. UM, PAGE 10. THE NEXT THING IS BY REPRESENTATIVE. LET'S SAY YOU GO TO AN EVENT AND YOU'RE SPEAKING TO A COMMISSIONER'S, UM, PARTNER'S, SPOUSE, GIRLFRIEND, AND, UM, THEY END UP TELLING THE COMMISSIONER WHAT YOU AND THAT PARTNER WERE TALKING ABOUT. UH, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE ESSENTIALLY BEEN SPEAKING NOW THEN TO THE COMMISSIONER, AND THAT COMMISSIONER KNOWS WHAT YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT THAT ITEM. SO JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT TALKING TO A COMMISSIONER DIRECTLY, IF YOU'RE TALKING TO SOMEONE IN THEIR CIRCLE AS WELL, UM, AND IT'LL GET BACK TO THEM, THAT IS ALSO AN ISSUE. MM-HMM . UM, SO PAGE 11, THIS ONE IS PROBABLY THE MOST COMMON, UM, NOW WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAILS, IS MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU END UP EMAILING, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER A, EMAILS, COMMISSIONER B ABOUT AN ITEM, AND THEN COMMISSIONER B FORWARDS IT TO COMMISSIONER C AND THEN COMMISSIONER C FORWARDS IT, OR REPLIES ALL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT IS GONNA CREATE A MAJORITY, EVEN THOUGH IT'S JUST ONLINE. UM, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AN IN, IN-PERSON, YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATION. IT COULD BE VIRTUAL TOO. THIS ALSO APPLIES ACTUALLY IF A COMMISSIONER POSTS SOMETHING, UM, YOU KNOW, ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND THEN A MAJORITY OF COMMISSION MEMBERS ACTUALLY END UP LIKE HARDING OR LIKING THE POST. IF THE POST WAS IN RELATION TO SOMETHING ABOUT THE AGENDA ITEM, THAT COULD ALSO BRING UP, YOU KNOW, AN APPEARANCE OF BIAS OR IMPROPRIETY OR SHOWING THAT THE COMMISSIONERS ARE THINKING ONE WAY INSTEAD OF TALKING ABOUT IT IN THIS OPEN MEETING. SO JUST BE CAREFUL OF THAT. IF THERE'S STUFF THAT'S RELATED TO AN AGENDA ITEM, THAT'S THE ONLY TIME THAT THAT WILL MATTER. UM, SO NUMBER PAGE 12, WHAT KIND OF COMMUNICATIONS ARE ALLOWED? YOU KNOW, YOU ARE ALLOWED TO TALK TO THE COMMISSIONERS. UM, YOU COULD ASK THEM ABOUT THE SUBJECT MATTER. YOU COULD SAY, HEY, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN ON ITEM NUMBER THREE? I'VE NEVER REALLY HEARD ABOUT THIS BEFORE. UM, BUT JUST DON'T DELIBERATE THE ITEM. DON'T TALK ABOUT YOUR OPINIONS ON THE BOAT. UM, YOU'RE ALSO ALLOWED TO TALK TO OBVIOUSLY STAFF, COLLEAGUES, [00:20:01] ALL THEIR COMMISSIONERS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING ELSE. UM, YOU COULD ALSO RUN INTO THEM AT A CONFERENCE. YOU CAN GO TO A PARTY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS, YOU KNOW, JUST, JUST AS A BOTTOM LINE, AS A BOTTOM LINE. JUST DON'T TALK ABOUT COMMISSION BUSINESS AND HOW YOU'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE ITEM. THAT'S, THAT'S THE CRUX OF IT. SO, UM, PAGE 14. NOW THESE ARE THE KIND OF PROCEDURAL RULES. UM, STAFF IS REALLY GOOD ABOUT GETTING THESE RULES MET. SO ONE OF 'EM IS WHEN THE AGENDA NEEDS TO BE POSTED, YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT POSTED 72 HOURS BEFORE YOU MET HERE TODAY. AND FOR SPECIAL MEETINGS, WHICH, UH, COULD POTENTIALLY BE LIKE AN EMERGENCY MEETING, UH, THAT COULD BE CALLED BY THE CHAIR OR A MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSION. UM, THOSE NEED TO BE POSTED 24 HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING. AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE ON THE AGENDA, YOU KNOW, A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WHAT YOU'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT. THE POINT OF THAT IS WHY, SO THE PUBLIC KNOW IF THEY WANNA COME OR NOT . SO IF YOU'RE SUPER VEINY, UM, THE PUBLIC ISN'T GONNA KNOW THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND AND TALK ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL ON IT. SO, B AS, UM, YOU KNOW, HAVE A GOOD DESCRIPTION, UM, IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE SUPER DETAILED, BUT YOU KNOW, A VERY GENERAL ITEM. AND THEN ALWAYS HAVE THE DAYTIME AND LOCATION OF THE MEETING. UM, AND STAFF IS GOOD ABOUT THIS. YOU HAVE TO POST, POST THE AGENDAS, UM, WHERE THEY'RE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND WHERE CAN MEETINGS BE HELD. THEY HAVE TO BE HELD WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF LONG BEACH. UM, AND THEY HAVE TO BE A DA COMPLIANT. SO STAFF KIND OF TAKES CARE OF THAT FOR YOU. UM, THE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC, UM, THE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC ARE TO COMMENT, TO RECORD, TO REVIEW, TO ATTEND, AND TO WITNESS THE VOTES. SO PEOPLE CAN COME IN, THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, REPORT THE WHOLE THING, AUDIO, VIDEO, WHATEVER THEY WANNA DO, BECAUSE THIS IS BY NATURE OF PUBLIC. ALL RIGHT, SO WHY DOES THIS MATTER? UM, PAGE 18, VIOLATIONS OF THE BROWN ACT. UM, THERE ARE CIVIL ACTION PENALTIES AND THEN CRIMINAL PENALTIES UNDER CIVIL. ANYONE OF THE PUBLIC THAT'S INTERESTED IN THIS COMMISSION CAN BRING AN, UH, ACTION AGAINST A COMMISSIONER FOR A VIOLATION OF A BROWN ACT. UM, AND IF THEY WIN, THEY GET, YOU KNOW, ALL THE COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COMMISSIONER HAD TO PAY OR THAT THEY HAD TO PAY TO, TO BRING THE ACTION. UM, CRIMINAL, UH, IT COULD BE PUNISHABLE UP TO A MISDEMEANOR IF A COMMISSIONER IS FOUND TO HAVE AN INTENT TO DEPRIVE THE PUBLIC OF INFORMATION. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE REAL PENALTIES TO THESE. UM, SO JUST PLEASE BE AWARE. UM, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY ISSUES. SO, , UM, THE NEXT, UH, PART OF THE PRESENTATION IS GONNA BE ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER. AND THIS IS MORE LIKE THE PROCEDURAL, HOW TO GUIDE OUR RUNNING THE MEETING. UM, PAGE 19, THE CHAIR RUNS THE MEETING CONSISTENT WITH THE BROWN ACT AND ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER AND THE BYLAWS. UM, TYPICALLY THE COMMISSIONER HANDBOOK, LIKE HEATHER MENTIONED, HAS ALL THE RULES, ALL THE GOOD STUFF THAT, UM, IS REQUIRED TO FOLLOW. UM, THE RULES OF RUNNING THE MEETING ARE THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A MAJORITY VOTE, WHICH YOU GUYS ALREADY DO. UM, THE COMMISSION SHOULD CONDUCT ITS BUSINESS ORDERLY AND EFFICIENTLY, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? IT'S TO CREATE EFFICIENCY OF EACH ITEM GETTING, UM, DISCUSSED. AND THERE'S A PRINCIPLE THAT EVERY COMMISSION MEMBER SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, YOU KNOW, FEEL THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ITEM. SO ALL VIEWPOINTS SHOULD BE HEARD. EVERYONE SHOULD, UM, FEEL THAT THEY HAVE A VOICE ON THE COMMISSION. THESE ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER RULES ARE SUPPOSED TO HELP THE COMMISSION NOT HINDER. SO IF THEY'RE FEELING LIKE THEY'RE BOGGING YOU ALL DOWN, GIVE ME A CALL OR, YOU KNOW, TALK TO STAFF AND JUST GET RECONNECTED ON WHAT THE RULES ARE BECAUSE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO ACTUALLY MAKE THINGS EASIER. SO THE ROLE OF THE CHAIR, GENERALLY SPEAKING, IS TO INTRODUCE BUSINESS IN THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA. UM, IT CAN ALWAYS BE SWITCHED LIKE IT WAS TODAY. UM, GETTING THROUGH THE AGENDA ITEMS IN A TIMELY MANNER, MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE A MOTION, KEEPING THE DISCUSSION FOCUSED ON THE AGENDA ITEMS. AND THEN IF THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, MANY PUBLIC COMMENTERS, THE CHAIR HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE HER DISCRETION TO LOWER THE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. SO YOU'RE NOT SITTING HERE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. IF THERE WERE AN INSTANCE WHERE YOU HAD A HOT TOPIC, UM, THE ROLE OF THE CHAIR DURING DISCUSSIONS, AND THESE ARE DISCUSSIONS WITH COMMISSIONERS, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT CLEAR DECISIONS ARE MADE. THE CHAIR HAS THE ABILITY TO CALL ON THE COMMISSIONER BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER CAN SPEAK, SO THAT NOT EVERYONE'S SPEAKING OVER EACH OTHER, UM, ENSURING THAT IF THERE IS A DEBATE AND IT GETS FEISTY TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS, YOU KNOW, STAY FAIR AND STAY BALANCED, UM, ENSURING THAT EVERY MEMBER HAS AN, HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK SO THAT ONE COMMISSION MEMBER IS NOT JUST TAKING THE [00:25:01] FLOOR THE WHOLE TIME. AND THEN JUST TO MANAGE ANY CONFLICTS THAT MIGHT COME UP DURING AGENDA ITEMS. BECAUSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE, UM, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'S PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN COMMISSION MEETING. SO, UH, THE NEXT THING IS PAGE 22 ARE MOTIONS. YOU ALL ALREADY KNOW HOW TO DO THIS, BUT I'LL JUST TELL YOU, UM, MOTIONS, EVERY TIME YOU TALK ABOUT AN ITEM, THERE NEEDS TO BE A FIRST AND A SECOND. UM, AFTER THERE IS A DEBATE, THEN YOU DO THE VOTE, UM, THE CHAIR CALLS FOR THE VOTE AND MAKE SURE THAT THE VOTE IS OPEN AND PUBLIC LIKE YOU DO HERE TODAY. NOTHING CAN BE DONE IN A SECRET, AND IF THE VOTE IS A TIE, IT ACTUALLY FAILS. SO, UM, YOU NEED TO ALWAYS HAVE A MAJORITY. THAT IS THE LAST SLIDE OF THE PRESENTATION. UM, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS NOW, OR IF SOMETHING COMES UP LATER, YOU CAN ALWAYS, UM, SEND AN EMAIL TO STAFF THAT THEY CAN FORWARD IT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT THERE. ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE, BUT I CAN'T, MY HEARING. I THINK I REMEMBER YOUR QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS YOUR QUESTION, BUT I'LL ASK MY QUESTION. SO, CONSIDERING, UM, LIKE ALL OF THE FEDERAL CHANGES THAT ARE HAPPENING, HOW DOES THAT, WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF FEDERAL LAWS AND POLICIES? LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH DEI, I KNOW AS A CITY, YOU KNOW, WE PRIORITIZE, YOU KNOW, DIVERSITY, OR AT LEAST WE SAY WE DO. SO, UM, HOW IS, HOW ARE THE, HOW IS FEDERAL POLICY IMPACTING LIKE THESE RULES? OR IS IT HAVING AN IMPACT? SO IT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. THESE ARE, THESE ARE CALIFORNIA STATE RULES. MM-HMM . SO THESE HAVE NOT BEEN AFFECTED BY ANY OF, YOU KNOW, ANY EXECUTIVE ORDERS OR ANY FEDERAL CHANGES. THESE ARE STANDALONE CALIFORNIA STATE LAWS. GOT IT. SO THEY'LL STAY, THEY'LL STAY INTACT. COOL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. AND THEN ANOTHER QUESTION IS, UM, YOU MENTIONED PENALTIES AGAINST YES. LIKE IF SOMEONE WOULD COME AND GIVE PENALTIES AGAINST A COMMISSIONER, ARE THERE PROTECTIONS OF THOSE SAME COMMISSIONERS FROM THE CITY, DO THEY PROVIDE ANY PROTECTIONS ON THE FACE, YOU KNOW, ON THE FACT OF A LAWSUIT OR, I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION, BUT I KNOW AS A GENERAL MATTER, UM, AND I CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON THE CORRECT ANSWER TO THAT. LIKE, IF A COMMISSIONER WAS SUED UNDER THE BROWN ACT, WHAT IS THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ROLE FOR THAT? RIGHT? YEAH. UM, GENERALLY BEFORE, UM, YOU KNOW, ANY LAWSUIT, UM, IF YOU DO HAVE A BROWN ACT VIOLATION AND YOU HAVE A QUESTION AND YOU COME AND TALK TO ME AND YOU TELL ME, HEY, I THINK I LIKE DID SOMETHING WRONG, DO YOU THINK IT WAS OKAY, I'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT. OR SOMEONE IN OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WOULD TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT AND COACH YOU THROUGH HOW TO CURE IT, HOW TO REC IT BY THE SITUATION. SO WE DO PROVIDE THAT LEGAL COUNSEL. UM, I JUST DON'T, I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED SPECIFICALLY SOMEONE GETTING SUED, SO I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU, BUT I WILL GET BACK TO YOU BY SENDING THAT QUESTION, THAT ANSWER OVER TO STAFF. NO, THANK YOU. MM-HMM . GREAT. ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? OKAY. CAN WE GET A MOTION TO, UM, APPROVE? I'LL SECOND. GREAT. SO WE HAVE, UM, MARTINEZ ARE THE, ARE, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NO. SO THE MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE INFORMATIVE PRESENTATIONS. UM, OR AT LEAST THOSE REMINDERS, I GUESS. UM, MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A MONTHLY REPORT FROM THE OFFICE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU. UM, I KNOW YOU'RE HERE TO GIVE US SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE OFFICE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN, YOU'RE WELCOME TO WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING. GOOD. NAME IS MORGAN. MORGAN. THANKS MORGAN. I'M AT THE BOARD, UM, YOUTH SERVICES COORDINATOR WITH THE OFFICE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. I DON'T HAVE TOO MANY UPDATES TO SHARE, BUT TWO MAJOR ACTIVE PROGRAMS UNDER OUR OFFICE RIGHT NOW IS THE YOUTH PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING PROCESS. MM-HMM . UM, THAT'S UNDERWAY AND, YOU KNOW, BECOMING PRETTY, UM, OFFICIAL WITH FINDINGS IN THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL BE AWARDED THE FUNDS FOR SUMMER PROGRAMMING. UM, AND ALSO OF COURSE, 2025 HAPPENING MAY 15TH THROUGH 17TH. UM, PLANNING OF THE THREE DAYS IS STILL, WE'RE TYING THINGS TOGETHER, BUT, UM, EVERYTHING IS SLOWLY BUT MATURELY COMING [00:30:01] TOGETHER. SO I DON'T HAVE ANY FLYERS TO OFFICIALLY SHARE WITH YOU ALL. OUR PUBLIC RELATIONS TEAM IS STILL APPROVING, UM, GRAPHICS AND PRESS RELEASES, BUT, UM, AS WE GET THEM, WE CAN SHARE, UM, BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, VIA EMAIL. BUT THOSE ARE MY MAJOR UPDATES ON WHAT OUR OFFICE IS WORKING ON. OKAY. THANKS MORGAN. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MORGAN? WHAT, WHEN IS OUR NEXT, UM, COMMISSION MEETING? AND WILL IT BE BEFORE YOUTH WEEK OR WILL IT BE AFTER WEEK AFTER? AFTER. IT SHOULD BE RIGHT BEFORE. NO, IT WOULD BE THE YOUTH WEEK IS THE THIRD WEEK OF MAY. IT IS MAY 15TH, 16TH, 17TH. SO IS THAT THE SECOND? THAT'S I THINK OUR COMMISSION MEETING. IT'LL BE RIGHT THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY AFTER THAT. OH, THE 21ST? YEAH. THIRD WEEK IS THE 14TH. THE THIRD WEEK IS THE 14TH. THE SECOND WEEK IS THE 14TH. 'CAUSE THE, BECAUSE THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OH YEAH. IS THE SEVENTH. 1, 2, 3. SO IT'D BE THE 21ST. OKAY. YEAH. SO IT WOULD BE AFTER. OKAY. OKAY. THANKS MORGAN. NO. STATES REVIEW WEEK AGAIN OR 15? 15. 15, 16, 17. SO WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT FROM THE OFFICE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, PLEASE? SO MOVED. GREAT. DR. MORTON. UM, CAN WE GET A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, SO ALL THOSE IN NO DISCUSSION, I'M ASSUMING, UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THE OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES. UM, FINALLY A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE WEEK EIGHT COMMUNITY REPORT FROM JANUARY, 2025. AND OUR WONDERFUL DIRECTOR, UM, DIRECTOR'S HIGHLIGHTS FOR FEBRUARY, 2025. DIRECTOR DENNIS, TAKE IT AWAY. SO, UM, HAPPY WINTER BY THE WAY. LAST DAY WINTER. IF YOU LOOK AROUND OUR PARKS, WE HAVE THE TREES ARE BUTTING OUT. WE HAVE A LOT OF BLOOMING FLOWERS MM-HMM . PARKS FROM NICE AND GREEN. BUT, UM, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE, MY DIRECTOR'S HIGHLIGHTS IN PRINT. THERE'S SO MUCH MORE GOING ON. I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE YOU KIND OF A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW. SO THE YOUTH WEEK WAS ALREADY MENTIONED, SO WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. UM, THE, UH, IN THIS ROOM TOMORROW, WE HAVE OUR PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING KIND OF IN THE SAME SETUP. SO THEY HAVE, UH, A REAL BUSY AGENDA. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, I'LL JUST GIVE GLADYS A HIGHLIGHT. SHE ALWAYS WALKS OUR COMMISSIONERS THROUGH A REALLY HEALTHY LIST OF EVENTS THAT THE COMMUNITY HOLDS OUT IN OUR PARKS, THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASK FOR FEE WAIVERS. SO WHENEVER THAT PART OF THE AGENDA HAPPENS, IT ALWAYS WARMS MY HEART TO THINK HOW MUCH THE COMMUNITY LOVES OUR PARKS AND OUR FACILITIES, AND THEY WANT TO ACTIVATE THEM BY HAVING REALLY GREAT EVENTS. SO THAT, THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US. SO, UM, THIS PAST SATURDAY, WHICH SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME AGO ALREADY, UH, WAS A REAL BUSY DAY. UH, MAYOR RICHARDSON HAD ON THE QUEEN MARY, UM, A ROUND TABLE FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND IT WAS REALLY ENGAGING. SO HE ASKED ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS TO BE THERE JUST TO BE IN CONVERSATION WITH. I THINK THERE WERE LIKE 90 DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS AND IT WAS REALLY A GOOD EXPERIENCE. BUT, UH, WE, YOU KNOW, TALKED ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE. UH, SOME OF THE LIKELY TOPICS WERE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENTAL CHANGES AND FEDERAL EARMARKS. AND YOU TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DEI AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT ALSO THE PRESENCE OF THE HOMELESS OUT IN OUR COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR, HOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO BE EMPATHETIC, BUT ALSO MAKE SURE OUR PARKS ARE CLEAN AND SAFE AND WELCOMING AND IT HAS ITS CHALLENGES. UM, BUT ALSO ON SATURDAY WE HAD, OUT AT FERRO BEACH, WE DEDICATED SOME BRAND NEW, UM, SPORTS COURTS, ONE OF WHICH WAS A ROLLER SKATING SKILLS AREA. AND IT WAS PACKED WITH A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE. UH, WE HAD SOME, ALTHOUGH THEY DID TURN THEIR MUSIC DOWN, WE HAD SOME LOCAL, I'LL CALL 'EM, DJS THAT AMPLIFIED THE AREA. AND IT WAS REALLY FUN. IT WAS KIND OF LIKE THE ROLLER DISCO OUT ON THE BEACH. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE TWO NEW FULL COURT BASKETBALL COURTS. AND THOSE WERE VERY ACTIVE. BUT IT JUST REMINDED ME THAT, YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE WHOLE CITY WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, UNIQUE BEAUTY, BUT ALSO WE HAVE SOME AMAZING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR, UM, PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. [00:35:01] UM, SO, UM, GLADYS AND, AND ASHLEY AND THE RECREATION TEAM HAS SOME REALLY GREAT PLANS IN PLACE FOR SPRING BREAK, WHICH IS JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AWAY. THEY CALL IT SPRING FUN DAYS. AND, UH, IT'S REALLY GEARED TOWARDS KIDS AGE FIVE THROUGH 12 THERE, REGISTRATION, UM, REQUIRED. BUT, UM, IT'S A LOT OF FUN FOR KIDS DURING THAT TIME THAT'RE AWAY FROM SCHOOL. SO WE'RE REAL PROUD OF THAT. AND THEN WE ALSO WILL BE RELEASING OUR SUMMER RECREATION GUIDE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. UM, THAT'S GONNA BE USUALLY HAS SIX TO 700 DIFFERENT PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF MAJOR PARK IMPROVEMENTS UNDERWAY. IF YOU ARE IN THIS PARK, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON. SO BACK IN THE QUARTER, BASEBALL FIELDS, WE HAVE BRAND NEW RESTROOMS BEING COMPLETED. THE REGIONAL PARK HAS MAJOR ROADWAY, REPAVING AND PARKING DEFINITION AND UPGRADES. AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US. UH, BIXBY PARK HAS A HISTORIC BAN SHOW BEING RENOVATED, AND THAT'S A REALLY POPULAR AREA. UM, IT, THIS, IT DOES KIND OF AFFECT THE, THE POPULAR FARMER'S MARKET, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY GOOD THINGS GOING ON IN BIXBY PARK, UM, TODAY. UM, THIS IS FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN KIND OF A UNIQUE, UH, VERY FAST GROWING SPORT HERE IN LONG BEACH, THAT'S PICKLEBALL. BUT IN SILVERADO PARK WE'LL BE BUILDING FOUR NEW DEDICATED PICKLEBALL COURTS. SO THAT TAKES THE TOTAL IN LONG BEACH TO 20. WE ALSO HAVE EIGHT AT THE FOREST PARK AND VETERANS PARK. I ONLY MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE, UH, EARLY ON, LIKE DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE TOOK A WHILE WAS REALLY TAKING ROOT IN A LOT OF OUR PARKS. UM, IT WAS MAINLY OLDER AMER OR OLDER ADULTS. WE'RE ALL AMERICANS, OLDER ADULTS, BUT NOW THERE'S HIGH SCHOOL PICKLEBALL CLUBS MM-HMM . WE'VE HAD TOURNAMENTS. UH, REALLY IT'S PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND SKILLS. UM, WE HAVE 'EM AT BOTH OUR EL DORADO TENNIS CENTER AND THE VILLAGE, JEAN KING TENNIS CENTER. AND IT'S REALLY BECOME QUITE A THING. SO I'M REALLY PROUD THAT THAT'S WHEN FORWARD. UM, ALSO WE HAVE, UH, SOME BEAUTIFUL NEW, WE CALL 'EM SIGNATURE PLAYGROUNDS. AND THE BEST, I GUESS EXAMPLE OF THAT IS IF YOU'RE RECREATION PARK, WE HAVE WHAT THEY CALL THE DINOSAUR PLAYGROUND. THEY'RE REALLY UNIQUE, DIFFERENT AMENITIES. UH, BUT, UH, WE HAVE, WE JUST DID A GROUNDBREAKING FOR A NEW ONE AT SILVERADO PARK. UM, THE 26TH OF THIS MONTH. WE HAVE ONE AT RAMONA PARK. AND THEN A LITTLE LATER THIS YEAR, WE'LL HAVE A GROUNDBREAKING FOR ONE AT HELTON PARK. SO, REALLY COOL THINGS. UH, THEY'RE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR PROJECTS, UM, WHERE WE'LL BE STARTING, UM, TO DO SOME MAJOR COMMUNITY PLANNING FOR WHAT'S CALLED A UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND. IT'S GONNA BE OVER, UM, OFFICE STUDEBAKER IN, UH, EL DORADO PARK WEST, KIND OF BESIDE OR BEHIND THE DUCK POND, WHICH IS ANOTHER COOL PROJECT THAT WE DEDICATED LAST YEAR. BUT THAT'S REALLY GEARED TOWARDS, UM, DIFFERENTLY ABLED INDIVIDUALS, UM, AUTISM TYPE, UM, YOUTH OR PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT SKILL LEVELS. BUT IT'LL BE VERY UNIQUE. IT'LL BE QUITE A PROJECT. IT PROBABLY IS LIKE IN THE $10 MILLION RANGE IN TERMS OF ITS SOPHISTICATION AND SPECIAL DESIGN. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING REALLY, REALLY EXCITING ON THE HORIZON OF SPEAKING ABOUT THE HORIZON IN 41 SHORT MONTHS. I KNOW THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LONG TIME. UM, LA 28 OLYMPICS WILL BE LANDING HERE AND LONG BEACH IS THE LARGEST, UH, VENUE CITY OUTSIDE OF LA SO WE'RE ALREADY IN PLANNING GROUPS FOR THINGS THERE. UH, MARINE STADIUM WILL BE, YOU KNOW, THERE'LL BE A LOT OF, UH, OLYMPIC EVENTS RETURNING THERE. BUT ONE THING THAT'S REALLY COOL IS RETURNING TO MARINE STADIUM IS THE MUNICIPAL BAND. SO THIS SUMMER, WHILE IT'S BEEN DISPLACED BECAUSE OF THE COLORADO PROJECT CONSTRUCTION, WE HAD TO HAVE, UM, THE CONCERTS FOR THAT HISTORIC SITE OVER AT RECREATION PARK RIGHT BY THE, THEY'RE HISTORIC MAN SHOW. BUT, UM, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT THE, THE MUNICIPAL BAND WILL BE RETURNING TO MARINE STADIUM FOR THE SUMMER. WE'LL HAVE SIX WEEKS OF CONCERTS IN THAT REGARD AND I WILL BE DONE BY MIDNIGHT BY WAY YOUR WATCHES. UM, SO COVERED ALMOST EVERYTHING. I WANTED TO, UH, LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE IN THE BUDGET PLANNING MODE RIGHT NOW. IT'S, UM, KIND OF A KEEP THE BUDGET THE SAME LEVEL AS OUR APPROACH. UM, WE KNOW THAT IN THE FUTURE, UH, THERE'S GONNA BE SOME PROBABLY REQUIRED BUDGET REDUCTIONS AS THE CITY KIND OF WEANS ITSELF OFF OF OIL BARREL TAX REVENUES THAT FUNDS A LOT OF THINGS OUT ON THE BEACHFRONT IN THE S AREAS. SO WE KIND OF KNOW THAT'S IN THE FUTURE. BUT FOR THIS COMING YEAR, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING NEW WE WANT TO ADD, WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY OFFSETS. WE HAVE TO REDUCE OR [00:40:01] IDENTIFY SOMETHING THAT MAY BE NOT AS HIGH PRIORITY FOR SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO ADD. SO WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH THOSE, UM, UH, STEPS HERE IN THE, I DO HAVE A LOT MORE. UM, SO I WANTED TO ALSO MENTION, YOU KNOW, OUR POOLS ARE REAL POPULAR MM-HMM . BUT WHEN I MENTIONED THE RENOVATION OF THE, THE ROADWAYS OVER EL DORADO REGIONAL PARK, WE DID INTRODUCE SOMETHING VERY NEW AND THAT'S CASHLESS TRANSACTION. SO A LONG TIME, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALWAYS TAKEN CASH AT THE, THE TICKET BOOZE AND WE MADE A BIG DECISION, UH, MUCH AS ALL THE OTHER TRANSACTIONS. THE CITY OF LONG BEACH CONDUCTS THAT WE GO CASHLESS. THERE IS THE ABILITY, IT'S NOT, IT'S CONVENIENT, BUT PEOPLE THAT COME WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, CASH ONLY, THEY, THERE'S A COUPLE DESTINATIONS, THEY CAN STILL HAVE THAT. BUT WE REALLY, UM, HAVE ENHANCED OUR VISITOR EXPERIENCE BY GETTING PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF THE PARK WITH THAT CASHLESS APPROACH. AND THAT ALSO HAPPENS AT OUR POOLS. SO AT BOTH THE, THE ENTRANCE INTO THE NATURE CENTER, HALF OFF BOTH SPRING AND THEN THE MAIN REGIONAL PARK, IT'S CASHLESS ONLY. UM, I MENTIONED POOLS. SO MARTIN LUTHER FOR KING POOL IS UNDERGOING MAJOR, MAJOR RENOVATION WORK, WHICH WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. THAT PROJECT'S ABOUT HALFWAY COMPLETED. UH, I THINK WE HAVE INTO THE MONTH OF MAY, AND THEN THAT WILL BE REOPENED. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE'VE KIND OF MOVED ALL OF OUR PROGRAMMING OVER TO SILVERADO POOL AND THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING FAIRLY WELL. UH, AND THEN THE BIG NEWS IS AS THE CITY'S MOVING FORWARD WITH THE BELMONT POOL, THAT'S A REALLY HUGE MAJOR PROJECT OUT ON THE BEACH FRONT. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND UM, OF COURSE MY FAVORITE HOLIDAYS COMING UP, UM, NEXT MONTH. AND THAT'S ARBOR DAY. 'CAUSE I'M ALL ABOUT PLANTING TREES. SO WE'LL BE EX EXCITED TO CELEBR BOTH ARBOR DAY, WHICH IS THE FINAL THURSDAY OF APRIL. AND THEN APRIL 22ND IS OUR DAY. WE GOT LOTS OF REALLY COOL THINGS GOING ON. SO, UM, I THINK I COVERED EVERYTHING. OH NO I DIDN'T. SO LAST NIGHT AT CITY COUNCIL, THERE THEY GO. . SO WE HAD, UH, ABOUT A HUNDRED, WELL, NOT, I CAN'T REMEMBER. WE HAD A LOT OF, UM, WASHINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH, UM, SHARE THEIR SENTIMENTS ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY REALLY WANT A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER TO START MOVING FORWARD. SO, UM, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT MAYOR RICHARDSON IN HIS FIRST STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS TWO YEARS AGO, HE HAD MENTIONED THAT THAT HAD BEEN SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT TO THAT PART OF THE CITY. SO THE CITY DOES HAVE, UM, ABOUT A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS, UH, ALLOCATED FOR THE PRELIMINARY FEASIBILITY AND PLANNING. SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR FIRST, UH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETING TO REALLY GET THAT PROJECT MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME CONSULTANT HELP. UH, THE LAST TUESDAY OF APRIL, I THINK IT'S THE 29TH, IT'S THE ONE TUESDAY THAT COUNCIL DOESN'T MEET. SO WE'LL HAVE A MEETING THAT EVENING, PROBABLY AT EITHER THE JENNY OR PE CENTER AND CESAR CHAVE PARK OR MAYBE IN DRAKE PARK AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. SO THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT PROJECT. IT'S NOT FUNDED RIGHT NOW. UM, LENA GONZALEZ'S EARS PROBABLY BURNED LAST NIGHT 'CAUSE ALMOST EVERY KID IN THEIR LITTLE SCRIPT HAD MENTIONED THEY HOPED THAT LENA WOULD SUPPORT THEIR COMMUNITY CENTER LIKE SHE HAS WITH SO MANY OTHER IMPORTANT PROJECTS IN OUR GREAT CITY. SO I THINK I DID COVER EVERYTHING. ANYWAY, I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I KNOW I COVERED A LOT, BUT MY DIRECTOR'S HIGHLIGHTS. I HAVE TO PREPARE THAT SO FAR IN ADVANCE. AND LIKE I SAID, A LOT OF THINGS HAPPEN IN EACH DAY IN THE PARTS SERVICES, BUT THE INVESTMENT IN OUR YOUTH ARE REALLY SO IMPORTANT. I KNOW MAYOR RICHARDSON REALLY BELIEVES IN INVESTING IN YOUTH AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE THAT AND WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM. UM, WE'LL BE RECRUITING OUR SUMMER STAFF HERE AND THEY LOVE PROVIDING REALLY FUN PROGRAMS. SO I ALWAYS CALL US THE DEPARTMENT OF FUND, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THAT LONG TITLE. WE REALLY DO TRY TO BRING FUN THINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. YOU'RE HERE. I HAVE A COMMENT. YES. SO SINCE TODAY IS MY LAST DAY AS CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, UM, IT'S BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE AND AN HONOR, ESPECIALLY AT A TIME WHEN SO MANY OF OUR, UM, PERSONAL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES ARE BEING THREATENED ON LIKE A LARGER SCALE TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE OFFICE, OFFICE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND PARKS AND REC. THE ONE THING THAT I CAN REALLY SAY THAT I KNOW FOR SURE, AND I DON'T KNOW, I CAN'T SAY A LOT FOR SURE, BUT I KNOW, UM, IN YOUR HANDS. AND, UM, AND YOU KNOW, JUST MY EXPERIENCE WITH, UM, PARKS AND REC AND THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU ALL HAVE PROVIDED, REALLY CENTER EQUITY REALLY VALUE EACH NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU NOT ONLY, UM, YOU NOT ONLY LIKE [00:45:01] VALUE DIVERSITY AND JUST LIKE THE RICHNESS OF OUR COMMUNITIES, BUT YOU'RE REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT COMMUNITIES NEED, WHAT, WHICH IS CENTRAL TO LIKE EQUITY AND REALLY BEING FAIR IN A CITY. UM, I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU ALL CAN CONTINUE THAT WORK. IT'S BEEN SUCH AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO JUST, UH, BE IN LIKE IN THE SPACE AND TO HAVE YOU ALL STAFF AND PREPARE THESE AMAZING PRESENTATIONS EVERY TIME WITH SUCH LIKE, DILIGENCE. AND, UM, YEAH, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO BECAUSE WHAT YOU DO IS HAVING EVERY SINGLE DAY IMPACT ON THE KIDS IN OUR CITY. AND I THINK LOCALLY WHEN WE'RE FOCUSING, WE CAN'T FOCUS ON LIKE BIG PICTURE AND MAKE, YOU KNOW, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, BUT LIKE THE INSTITUTIONS THAT EXIST, LIKE PARKS AND REC IN OUR CITY ARE DOING SUCH IMPORTANT WORK FOR THE FUTURE OF THESE KIDS. AND THAT, I REALLY JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH AND IT'S BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE. WELL, THANK YOU. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL. GREAT TEAM. YEAH. VERY DEDICAT TEAM, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. I DO, I DID HAVE A QUESTION, I'M SORRY. UM, IN YOUR REPORT, I SEE THE CALENDAR FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. DO WE HAVE A RECENT CURRENT CALENDAR OF EVENTS? AND MY SECOND PART OF THAT QUESTION, DID I MISS IT? DID I LISTEN IT? I, JANUARY, FEBRUARY. IT'S JUST THE TWO MINUTES FOLLOWING MINUTES. WE HAVE A RECURRENT CALENDAR THEN. UM, DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON WHEN, UM, THE WHOLE SUMMER SERIES STAR, UM, FOR, UM, THE MOVIES IN THE PARK AND ALL THAT STUFF? OH YEAH. SO GLAD'S TEAM ACTUALLY PRODUCES A SUMMER KIND OF LIKE ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE UHHUH, AND IT COMES OUT IN MAY, IN MAY JUST IN ADVANCE OF WHEN, UM, SCHOOL CONCLUDES AND PEOPLE ARE MAKING THEIR SUMMER PLANS. AND YEAH, THE PARKS REALLY ARE HAPPENING PLACE THANKS TO ALL THOSE THINGS. GREAT QUESTION. AND SO THAT IS A QUESTION FOR PARK DIRECT, UM, UH, COMMISSION. IF I HAD QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SUMMER, HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. UM, WELL, WE'LL MAKE SURE WE DISTRIBUTE THAT TO, TO ALL OF OUR COMMISSIONS. I CAN BRING ALL THE SCHEDULES IF WE, IF THEY SHOULD BE READY BY THE NEXT MEETING SO WE CAN HAVE THEM AVAILABLE. OKAY. FOR OUR SUMMER BROCHURE PLUS OUR ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE, THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS. OUR BE SAFE MARKETING FOR OUR EVENING SUMMER FAMILY PROGRAMS. YEAH. WE, I I'LL MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL THAT. AND, AND I'M JUST CURIOUS, AND, AND THAT MAY BE FOR THAT COMMISSION THAT YOU COULD JUST TELL ME THAT'S FOR THAT COMMISSION. HOW, WHAT'S THE PROCESS IN SELECTING THOSE MOVIES AND IS THERE A PROCESS FOR THAT? HOW DOES THAT, HOW DOES THAT, HOW DO WE INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY IN THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. IN IDENTIFY THAT GLADYS CONNECT HOW COMMISSIONERS GLADYS KAISER, OUR MANAGER FOR EDUCATION SERVICES. SO WE, UM, AT THE END OF LAST SUMMER, ON THE END OF EACH SEASON, WE DO A SURVEY, UM, NOT ONLY TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT TO OUR TEAM AS THEY'RE, UM, OUT IN THE PARKS, OUR SUPERVISORS OUT IN THE PARKS WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY. UM, OUR, WE TRY TO KEEP OUR, LIKE RIGHT NOW, UH, BRETT SAID AND ACTUALLY MENTIONED, WE READY. SO ALTHOUGH SUMMER IS A FEW MONTHS AWAY, IT SEEMS WE PLAN ALL YEAR LONG FOR SUMMER. IT'S KINDA LIKE THE FASHION INDUSTRY. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE VERY MUCH IN THE MIX OF, UM, OUR SUMMER PROGRAMMING AND DEVELOPING THOSE CALENDARS. SO WHEN IT RELATES TO LIKE, OUR, OUR MOVIES IN THE PARK, SO WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT SERIES. UM, WE HAVE OUR MOVIES IN THE PARK PLUS OUR BE SAFE MOVIES AND OUR BE SAFE SITES, UM, AS WE WORK, UM, THERE'S KIND OF LIKE, THEY'RE ACTUALLY STRICT GUIDELINES TO THE MOVIES WE PICK. UM, WHEN IT COMES TO THE INDUSTRIES OF RELEASE. SO WE WORK WITH OUR, OUR, UM, COMPANY THAT WE GET LICENSING FROM. UM, OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE THE MOST POPULAR, THE MOST CURRENT, UM, THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO COME OUT AND SEE. UM, ALWAYS OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS, UM, THAT COULD THE COMMISSION OR THE COMMUNITY HAS. SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE. UM, THAT INFORMATION. BRENT MENTIONED THE MUNICIPAL BAND, UM, WHICH KICKS OFF THE LAST, UM, UM, TWO IN JUNE. IT'S A SIX WEEK SERIES ALREADY WORKING WITH THE CONDUCTOR FOR, UM, PRODUCING THAT. UM, SO EVERYTHING'S IN PRODUCTION RIGHT NOW FOR SUMMER MM-HMM . WE KICK OFF THE MONDAY RIGHT AFTER, UM, SCHOOL LETS OUT. UM, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. BUT IT ALL OUR STAFF HIRING, DOING THE SAME. UM, GOING OUT TO JOB FAIRS, UM, HAVING CITYWIDE JOB FAIRS AND, AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE REACH ALL, UM, EFFORTS OF THE CITY. UM, AND HIRING UP TO PROBABLY A HUNDRED TO 150 NEW STAFF MEMBERS TO COME HELP LEAD OUR PROGRAMS. UM, SO VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THAT. SO WE ARE TODAY, I THINK I SIGNED ON, YOU KNOW, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR 10, THE PRIVILEGE OF MANAGER TO DO THAT, TO START THEM IN THE PROCESS OF THE HIRING PROCESS. SO IT'S ON, IT'S IT'S ONGOING. AND GO AHEAD. IT JUST BREAK. I MEAN, I'M JUST CURIOUS TO, LIKE THE HIRING PROCESS, RIGHT? THERE'S OFTENTIMES WITH SYSTEMS LIKE THAT HAPPEN, I'M JUST NOT, I'M NOT SAYING THAT HAPPENS WITH YOUR SYSTEM. UM, THE, THE REGULARS [00:50:01] KNOW ABOUT IT AND THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW, DON'T KNOW, RIGHT? SO HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT IT'S BROADBAND TO THE COMMUNITY, THOSE PEOPLE WHO DON'T TYPICALLY KNOW. SO RELATED TO PROGRAMS, THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF MY PET PEEVES USED TO, YOU KNOW, GROWING UP IN THE SYSTEM, I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS, HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING IN THE, THE BEST DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY. UM, IS I UPSET, LIKE, HOW DID PEOPLE NOT COME? HOW DID THEY NOT KNOW? AND THEN TURN AROUND THINKING, IT'S LIKE, THAT'S BEEN OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW? SO WE REALLY EXPANDED OUR MARKETING. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, A LOT ABOUT, UM, SOCIAL, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA, MEDIA, MEDIA. THANK YOU ACTUALLY MM-HMM . SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT IT'S MUCH MORE THAN THAT. SO IT'S THE, IT'S ON OUR PARKS, IT'S WITHIN OUR PROGRAM, SHARING THE MESSAGING THERE. UH, GOOD OLD SCHOOL, GOOD OLD, YOU KNOW, THROUGH OUR, UH, PAPER, YOU KNOW, INFORMATION THAT GOES OUT. OUR, UM, PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND GETTING INFORMATION OUT TO, I THINK IT'S CALLED PEACH JAR TO OUR FAMILIES THERE. UM, ANYTIME WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, SO IF YOU HEAR ABOUT, IT'S PUTTING OUR TEAM OUT TO, WHETHER IT BE A RESOURCE FAIR OR AN EVENT, WHETHER IT BE PRODUCED BY OUR CITY OR THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE. SO IT'S, AND, AND GETTING 'EM UP AS TO SIMPLY AS, SOMETIMES YOU'LL SEE OUR FLYERS AND OUR BROCHURE IN THE STARBUCKS AND THE LIBRARIES IS GETTING OUR INFORMATION OUT. BUT MANY COMES FROM THAT. I, I THINK THAT INFORMATION IS BEST SHARED FROM A TRUSTFUL SOURCE AND THAT, THAT'S OUR BOOTS ON THE GROUND, OUR, OUR SUPERVISORS, OUR STAFF TO THE COMMUNITY. SO WHEN SOMEONE COMES INTO OUR FACILITY AND SAYING, YOU KNOW, HEY, WELCOME. DID YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE THIS PROGRAM? DID YOU KNOW IN THE SUMMER WE RUN, YOU KNOW, UM, 30 10 WEEKS OF MOVIES, YOU KNOW, CITYWIDE, WE HAVE CONCERTS, WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR, YOUR KID, YOUR, YOUR OLDER ADULT TO DO THAT. SO IF ANY IDEAS THAT YOU HAVE TO GET THE MESSAGING OUT THERE, OUR TEAM WORKS VERY, VERY HARD TO PRODUCE THESE PROGRAMS. UM, AND OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT, TO GET TO THE PEOPLE THAT YOU WHO DON'T KNOW. SO WE'RE AT THE EVENT FOR THE, YOU KNOW, THE AIRPORT HAS, WE'LL HAVE A BOOTH, YOU KNOW, ROSE PARK HAS A COMMUNITY EVENT. UM, WE'RE INVITED TO THERE. SO, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE REACHES OUT TO OUR DIRECTOR AND CAN YOU HAVE A TABLE IN THERE? SO WE WILL DO OUR BEST, UM, THROUGH THE, THE UNIVERSITIES, WHETHER IT BE THE LOCAL COLLEGES, CAL STATE, LONG BEACH, UM, OUR PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE BUILD, UM, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE CITY IS THAT WE ARE, WE ARE, WE'VE BECOME, UM, IT'S A, IT'S A GOOD THING AND A BAD THING BECAUSE IT'S A STRETCH OF STAFF, BUT WE DON'T TURN IT DOWN. IF WE CAN GET STAFF OUT THERE, A COUPLE OF STAFF WITH OUR BOOTH AND OUR INFORMATION RELATIVE TO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN RECREATION AND CARRYING THE MESSAGING, EVEN LIKE, AND YOU CAN ADOPT A, A CAT TOO. UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT THERE. SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AS THE MANAGER. WE WORK REALLY, REALLY HARD TO PRODUCE THESE PROGRAMS. WE WANT PEOPLE THERE, WE WANT THE COMMUNITY THERE. AND WE'RE HOPEFUL THROUGH THE COMMISSION, YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR COMMISSIONS TO GET THE MESSAGING OUT. THANK YOU. I CAN ALSO, SO VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT. NO, THANK YOU. I WAS JUST GONNA ADD IN, IN THE WAY OF THE HIRING PROCESS. YES. FOR WE, WE'VE, WE'VE DONE SOME TREMENDOUS, UM, WORK THE LAST FEW YEARS AND WE NOW HAVE A HIRING COMMITTEE WITHIN OUR BUREAU, AND WE HAVE WHO MEET MAYBE FOUR OR FIVE TIMES PREPPING FOR, UM, JOB FAIRS. MM-HMM . SO WE HOSTED ONE AT HOUT PARK, BUT JUST RECENTLY WE MARKET IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE TRY TO GO TO THE LOCATIONS WHERE THERE MAY BE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. SO WE'RE VERY MINDFUL OF THAT. UM, ESPECIALLY, UM, JOY KIND OF OVERSEEING A LOT OF OUR DAY CAMPS, YOUTH RELATED PROGRAMS. I OVERSEE ALL OF OUR TEEN PROGRAMS AND OUR BE SAFE PROGRAMMING MM-HMM . SO COLLECTIVELY WITH HER, LIKE WITH HER JEDI HAT ON AND MEET WITH OUR EQUITY CHAMPION HAT ON, WE KIND OF REALLY TRY TO BE REALLY, UM, MINDFUL ABOUT WHERE WE SET UP THAT SHOP. UM, AND WE HAVE DIFFERENT, UM, STATIONS AND BOOTHS THAT HOST, UM, UM, ACT EITHER LIKE ENGAGEMENT WITH STAFF, EITHER AQUATICS UNIT, LIKE A, A SPORTS UNIT, SPORTS OFFICE UNIT, A DAY CAMP UNIT. ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT KIND OF, UM, SUBGROUPS OF, OF KIND OF WORK, UM, WORK GROUPS OR PROGRAMMING, UM, INFLUENCED KIND OF GROUPS, UM, ARE SET THERE TO ALSO WORK WITH SAP. IN FACT, EVEN THIS LAST COUPLE YEARS WE WERE SUPER EXCITED THAT WE HAD PANELISTS READY TO GO. SO LIKE YOU COULD SHOW UP, OUR TEENS WERE SHOWING UP AND WE KIND OF MARKET THIS THROUGH ALL OF OUR TEEN PROGRAMS AS WELL. THEY SHOW UP, OUR STAFF AT THE CENTERS CAN HELP THEM WITH LIKE CRAFTING THEIR RESUME. THEY SHOW UP AND WE'LL INTERVIEW THEM ON THE SPOT. SO WE'VE REALLY TRIED TO KIND OF REMOVE ANY BARRIERS TO GET OUR YOUNG FOLKS, UM, CONNECTED. UM, AND THAT'S REALLY BEEN EXCITING. WE INTERVIEWED UPWARDS OF LIKE 60 PEOPLE I THINK AT HOWTON PARK. UM, AND I BELIEVE, UM, ALMOST 87% OF THOSE PEOPLE WERE OFFERED JOB CONDITIONAL JOBS OF EMPLOYMENT ON SITE ON THE SPOT. SO ASHLEY MENTIONED IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT PUTTING IT ON THE WEBSITE, GO FIND A JOB@LONGBEACH.GOV [00:55:01] AND GET LOST IN THAT. IT IS GOING OUT TO THE COMMUNITIES HAVING PRE LIKE, HEY, DID YOU KNOW, AND YOU KNOW, THE BIGGER ROOM THAT WE HAD HERE, LITERALLY, I THINK THERE'S 20 TABLES SET UP OF YOU COULD BE A LIFEGUARD, YOU COULD WORK IN DAY CAMP, YOU COULD DO SPORTS, ALL THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD TO OFFER. UM, AND THEN FROM THAT IS HOW TO DO YOUR APPLICATION, HOW TO PREPARE FOR AN INTERVIEW, AND THEN CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS ON SITE. WHAT'S THE MINIMUM AGE FOR? IS IT 16? IT IS 16, YEAH. SO WE HAVE HISTORICALLY ALSO PARTNERED WITH, UM, WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO, UH, REFER A LOT OF OUR TEENS TO, THROUGH THEIR PROGRAMS. UM, THEY CAN GET EMPLOYED AT 14, SO, AND THEN WE CAN HOST THEM AT OUR CENTERS, WHICH IS REALLY, REALLY COOL. SO WE'RE ABLE TO KIND OF CONNECT OUR YOUNG FOLKS, UM, THAT ARE ENGAGED EITHER TEAM VOLUNTEERS AT A LOT OF OUR REC CENTERS. YEAH. UM, PARTICULARLY, UM, IN NORTH LONG BEACH, WEST SIDE AND KIND OF DOWNTOWN. AND, UM, THEN SO THEY GO FROM THE TEAM VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE. NOW THEY CAN BECOME EMPLOYED THROUGH THEIR PROGRAM. THEY GET UNIQUE TRAINING THROUGH THEIR SHOP, BUT WE HOST THEM AND SUPERVISE THEM IN OUR CENTERS. AND THEN WE HAVE ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE STAFF ACTUALLY WITH THAT PATHWAY. AND IT WAS LIKE A FABULOUS TO SEE HIM. NOW HE'S LIKE A LEAD STAFF IN ONE OF OUR DAY CAMPS AT VETERANS PARK. SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING. YOU KNOW, HE STARTED AT 14 AND NOW HE'S IN COLLEGE AND HE'S A ASSISTANT DAY CAMP DIRECTOR AT BATTERY PARK. SO IT'S EXCITING, I THINK A LOT OF, A LOT OF SUCCESS STORIES. YEAH. AND WE'RE REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT OUR, OUR, OUR STAFF AND OUR PROGRAMS ARE REFLECTED FROM IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. UM, IT'S A GREAT SUCCESS STORY AS ASHLEY SAY. OUR, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOME, IT'S VERY STRESSFUL WHEN YOUR LIFE AS A MANAGER DEPENDS ON, YOU KNOW, THE JOB THAT A 60-YEAR-OLD IS DOING, UM, BUT IS WATCHING THEM GROW. UM, AND WHETHER THEY'RE YOU, THEY HAVE THE BASIS OF THEIR JOB AND THEY'VE LEARNED HERE. AND WE TELL 'EM THE SKILLS THAT YOU'LL LEARN AS RECREATION LEADERS HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH WILL BE SKILLS THAT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, USED FOREVER. UM, LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE STORY. THE CITY JUST, YOU KNOW, HIRED A BRAND NEW, UM, OUR HR DIRECTOR, UM, MR. TYLER BRYCE, HE STARTED AS A REC LEADER HERE IN THIS, YOU KNOW, IN OUR DEPARTMENT. AND COMING BACK, YOU KNOW, FLEW HIS WINGS TO COME TO ELSE AND NOW COMING BACK AS THE DIRECTOR OF OUR, OUR HR FOR THE CITY. SO, UM, IT'S, IT'S GREAT TO SEE, UM, YOU KNOW, IT, UM, ASHLEY AND I HAVE GROWN UP IN THE SYSTEM. IT, IT'S BEEN OUR ENTIRE CAREER AND TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THAT TO OTHERS. UM, BUT WE'RE AT SCHOOLS, WE'RE AT, YOU KNOW, CHURCHES WE'RE AT, WE'RE WE'RE PRETTY MUCH, WE, WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD SHOW THAT WE PUT ON THE ROAD. SO IF YOU EVER KNOW SOMEONE THAT IS LOOKING TO ONE GAIN EXPERIENCE AS A VOLUNTEER, IF NOT AS A CITY EMPLOYEE, PLEASE SEND 'EM TO US. NO THANK YOU. NO, I JUST THANK YOU FOR THAT. I JUST, I WAS CURIOUS BECAUSE WE ARE THE COMMISSION FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES, RIGHT? MM-HMM . FAMILIES ASK US AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE OUT HAVING CONVERSATIONS AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW SOME THINGS LIKE THE, UM, SUMMER CAMP THING WENT OUT, A LINK WENT OUT, THEY HAD TO DO IT AT LIKE FOUR IN THE MORNING OR SOMETHING. IT'S LIKE, THAT IS THE, SO THE SECOND SATURDAY IN APRIL IS CAMP REGISTRATION. YEAH. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE HOSTING SITES THAT HAVE THE INFORMATION SESSIONS ABOUT GETTING SCHOLARSHIPS AND HAVING, UM, UM, UH, SUPPORT TO THE CAMPS. BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WILL DO A, A BETTER EFFORT AND ASHLEY SAID IS SHARING THAT, MAYBE CREATING A PORTFOLIO, KIND OF LIKE A PRESS PACKET THAT GOES OUT AND TELLS YOU, LOOK, DID YOU KNOW THERE'S, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING EVERY NIGHT IF YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, YEAH. IF YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, I LEARNED SOMETHING NEED HOST, DON'T KNOW. YEAH. BUT IT IS GETTING THERE AS YOU KNOW, AS A FAMILY AND KNOWING THAT YOU CAN GO TO A MOVIE AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY FREE. YOU CAN GO TO THE NATURE CENTER. UM, AND THAT'S A GOLDEN GEM RIGHT THERE. YOU CAN GO DOWN YOU KNOW, LEARN HOW TO SWIM IN OUR POOLS. UM, THERE'S A, THERE'S A LOT AND, AND WE WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW. YEAH. AND ACTUALLY IT'S FUNNY 'CAUSE WE HAD A VIDEO THAT WE PRESENTED LAST YEAR, UM, ABOUT, 'CAUSE PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER, UM, IS IN JULY WE CELEBRATE THAT. AND OUR THEME WAS, DID YOU KNOW MM-HMM . BECAUSE IF YOU, AND THAT'S WHAT IT WAS. AND WE'LL HAVE TO BRING MAYBE OUR VIDEO BACK, IS THAT THE IMPACT WE MAKE, NOT ONLY TO THE FAMILIES, BECAUSE I GOTTA REPRESENT ALL IS OUR OLDER ADULTS. AND IN LONG BEACH, IF YOU'RE 50 PLUS, YOU'RE AN OLDER ADULT. NO, I DON'T SAY THAT. I KNOW YOU CAN GET, YOU CAN EVEN SWIM FOR A WEEK. I A 7-YEAR-OLD. WE, WE HAVE A, WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE, AND, AND COMMISSIONERS IT'S, I I I IF WE CAN DO ANYTHING TO HELP YOU AND PROVIDE YOU WITH THE INFORMATION. SO WHEN YOU HAVE THAT QUESTION ASKED, EVEN IF IT'S A REFERRAL OF THE INFORMATION THAT OUR TEAM JUST, YOU KNOW, KIND OF JUST DUMP. 'CAUSE WE, WE KNOW, BUT HOW DO WE HELP OTHERS KNOW? YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, DID WE ALREADY FILE? IS THE MOTION? NO, NO. MAY I HAVE A QUESTION? CAN I ASK, SORRY, CAN I ASK ONE MORE QUESTION BEFORE THAT? SORRY. IT WAS, OH, ACTUALLY REGARDING THE OLYMPICS, UM, SAILING, I KNOW AT ONE [01:00:01] POINT WAS GONNA BE IN LONG BEACH. DO YOU KNOW IF IT'S STILL GONNA BE IN LONG BEACH? YEAH, IT IS AS FAR AS I KNOW. FINALIZED. OKAY. THERE'S STILL A COUPLE EVENTS THEY HAVEN'T FINALIZED? NO. A BIG ONE IS THE BEACH VOLLEYBALL. OKAY. THEY HAD PROPOSED IT AT SANTA MONICA AND THERE'S BEEN SOME LOCAL, UM, SAY POLITICAL STUFF GOING ON. SO YEAH, I'VE HEARD THE BACK AND FORTH ABOUT THAT ONE, BUT I THOUGHT THAT THE SAILING WASN'T FINALIZED. BUT, UM, AREN'T THEY DOING ROWING? YEAH, WE HAVE ROWING, YEAH, FOR SURE. WATER, SWIMMING. UM, UM, HANDBALL. HANDBALL. YEAH. UM, UH, DOES THE, DOES THE BELMONT PIER FALL UNDER PARKS OR, YES, IT DOES. AND IT'S NOT BEING USED, I DON'T THINK. I THINK THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING A TEMPORARY PIER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YEAH. THIS, THIS IS GONNA BE CLEANED UP FOR VIEWING, LIKE VIEWING PLATFORM. THANKS. YEP. GOOD QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU. SO CAN WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT WE CREATE COMMUNITY REPORT FROM JANUARY, 2025 AND THE DIRECTOR'S HIGHLIGHTS FROM FEBRUARY, 2025? SURE. GREAT. UH, CAN I GET A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. GREAT. THANK YOU. UM, ANY DISCUSSION? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SO THE MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT, SO MOVING ON. I'M ABOUT TO HAND MY CROWN. OH, I'M JUST KIDDING. . BUT I HAD TO, I HAD TO END, I HAD TO END WITH, YOU KNOW, SOME OF MY KOOKINESS. UM, I'M GONNA READ FROM THIS. IT'S BEEN A REAL HONOR TO BE THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMISSION. UM, I HOPE THAT WHOEVER ASSUMES THE POSITION REALLY VALUES, UH, AND HONORS THE SAME, UH, VALUES AND, YOU KNOW, ETHICS OF EQUITY AND DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE OUR CITY JUST SO BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL. UM, SO I'M GONNA READ THE SCRIPT BECAUSE I'M REQUIRED TO READ THE SCRIPT. I'M GONNA ANNOUNCE NOW THAT, UM, FOLLOWING THE ELECTION, I WILL CONTINUE TO CHAIR THE MEETING. AND THE, UM, THE CHAIR ELECT AND VICE CHAIR ELECT TERMS WILL BEGIN AT THE NEXT MEETING. UH, I WANNA OPEN NOMINATIONS. I DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR THE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH AND FAMILIES. EACH MEMBER MAY NOMINATE ONE PERSON FOR CHAIR, INCLUDING YOURSELF. THESE NOMINATIONS DO NOT REQUIRE A SECOND. SO I'M GOING TO ALLOW FOR NOMINATIONS NOW. YES, MADAM CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE DR. CHARLES SMITH FOR CHAIR. FANTASTIC. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOMINATE, UH, DR. CHARLES SMITH FOR CHAIR AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE HIM AS WELL. COMMISSIONER. SNAP. UM, DO WE HAVE TO VOTE FOR VICE CHAIR AS WELL? I THINK THAT'S A SECOND. DO YOU KNOW RASH? I THINK YOU GO THROUGH THE, I THINK YOU GO THROUGH THE CHAIR. CHAIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU DR. MARTIN. OKAY. UM, SO, UM, ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO NOMINATE THEMSELVES? OKAY. THERE BEING NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS. I DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS CLOSED FOR CHAIR. I HAD LIKE TO CALL FOR, UH, DR. CHARLES SMITH, UH, TO SPEAK. UM, I ACCEPT THE NOMINATION IF I'M SO ALLOWED. I GUESS YOU SAY I TURNED OUT I DON'T TO, UM, ACCEPT THE NOMINATION. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITH AND, UM, BELIEF THAT I CAN CONTINUE ON THIS WORK. IN THE ORDER NOMINATED, I INVITE EACH NOMINEE TO BRIEFLY SHARE WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ELECTED CHAIR. FIRST, WE WILL HEAR FROM DR. CHARLES SMITH. SO I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, BE ELECTED AS CHAIR TO CARRY ON AND CONTINUE THE WORK OF THIS COMMISSION. UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THIS WORK IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR YOUTH AND OUR FAMILIES. AND HAVING A YOUNG CHILD MYSELF, I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO BE ENGAGED AS I AM ALREADY IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANKS SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER. SO I'LL CALL THE VOTE FOR OUR NOMINEE. THERE'S ONLY ONE NOMINEE. SO ERICA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? [01:05:01] ERICA? ERICA'S SUPPOSED TO, OR DO YOU WANT ME TO DO IT? YEAH. OKAY. IT'S, OH, SORRY. YES. THAT'S YOU ALL ELECTED TO DO THAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF DR. CHARLES SMITH FOR CHAIR, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. AYE. AYE. OKAY. UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. CHARLES SMITH. THANK YOU. UM, AND YOU, YOU, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY. NOW BACK TO YOU. UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? UM, CHAIR? NO, THAT IS SAID. THANK YOU. CHAIR ELECT SMITH. PREPARE. UM, ALRIGHT. MOVING ON. FANTASTIC. WE HAVE A CHAIR FOR OUR COMMISSION NOW. UM, I'D LIKE TO OPEN NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR. I NOW DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH AND FAMILIES. EACH MEMBER MAY NOMINATE ONE PERSON FOR VICE CHAIR, INCLUDING YOURSELF. THESE NOMINATIONS DO NOT REQUIRE A SECOND. YES. AND CHAIR I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE, UM, COMMISSIONER SNACK. OKAY. ALEX, I FEEL LIKE I'VE ALREADY DONE THIS ONE, BUT I CAN DO IT AGAIN. . YEAH. I'M HAPPY TO DO IT. CHAIR. CHAIR. BEFORE, BUT WHAT'S THAT? YOU'RE A CHAIR. I WAS CHAIR BEFORE. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF I WAS VICE CHAIR, BUT I'M HAPPY TO DO IT. I'M ABSOLUTELY HAPPY TO DO IT. I, I'M LOOKING AROUND. I DON'T KNOW IF A, IF A YOUTH CAN ALSO BE VICE CHAIR. 'CAUSE IF THERE IS A YOUTH YEAH. WOULD CARE. OKAY. BECAUSE IF A YOUTH WOULD LIKE TO BE VICE CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE OUR YOUTH COMMISSIONER TO BE VICE CHAIR. EVEN THOUGH I WOULD LOVE FOR COMMISSIONER NOT TO BE VICE CHAIR. I WOULD, I'M HAPPY TO ASSIST THE VICE CHAIR IF ONE OF THE YOUTH WOULD LIKE TO BE THE VICE CHAIR. YES. YEAH. NOMINATE LILIANA MARTINEZ. YOU VICE CHAIR. GREAT. I ALSO NOMINATE LILIANA MAR MARTINEZ TO BE THE VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMISS NINE YOUTH AND FAMILY. I ALSO NOMINATE . I DECLINE, I DECLINED MY NOMINATION FOR VICE CHAIR . IS THAT, THAT'S OKAY, RIGHT? YEAH. DECLINE. YEAH. SO I DID, YEAH. UM, THERE BEING NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS. I DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS CLOSED FOR VICE CHAIR. I HAD TO USE THAT. SORRY. . ALL THE THINGS. ALL THE THINGS. I'M GONNA USE ALL THE THINGS TODAY. THIS CHAIR I WOULD LIKE TO CALL, UM, COMMISSIONER MARTINEZ TO SPEAK. IN THE ORDER NOMINATED, I INVITE EACH NOMINEE TO BRIEFLY SHARE WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ELECTED VICE CHAIR. FIRST WE WILL HEAR FROM COMMISSIONER LILIANA MARTINEZ. UM, I RECENTLY JUST STARTED AND I BELIEVE IT'S A GREAT WAY. I, EVEN THOUGH I WILL BE GOING OFF TO COLLEGE, I, I HAVE REASONS TO STAY. YOU KNOW, I'VE, I'VE CREATED SOMETHING. I'VE STARTED SOMETHING NEW AND I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE ON MY PASSIONS FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. EVEN THOUGH I'VE ONLY KNOWN A CERTAIN VIEW FOR A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. BUT I ENJOY WHAT I DO. IT'S DEFINITELY A PASSION OF FUN. OKAY. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MARTINEZ. OKAY. SO WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO'S NOMINATED. UM, SO THERE'S NO MORE UNLESS, UH, COMMISSIONER STAR YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE. NO, I'M GOOD. GOOD. YOU? I'M HAPPY TO ASSIST. YEAH. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE VOTE FOR EACH NOMINEE. OH, THAT'S ME. THAT'S, OH, OOPS. SORRY. . CALL THE VOTE FOR EACH DOMINEE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OF LILIANA AS VICE CHAIR, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. AYE. AYE. OKAY. NEEDS TO BE. OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS. VICE CHAIR, LILIANA. ALLOW COMMENTS FOR ANY NEWLY ELECTED VICE CHAIR. WELL, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I'M MORE IN SHOCK. BUT YEAH. , I'M DEFINITELY REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOU BEGINS. THANKS. FANTASTIC. THANK COMMISSIONER, UH, MARTINEZ AND WELCOME TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. UM, OKAY. I THINK, UH, NOW THAT THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR ELECTION HAS BEEN HELD, WE NEED TO FILE A MOTION TO APPROVE. YES. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO, UM, RECOMMEND, I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ELECTION OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH AND FAMILIES COMMISSION. I MADE THAT WE FILE AND, UM, ACCEPT THE NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS [01:10:01] OF THE NEW CHAIR. FANTASTIC. SECOND. THANKS, COMMISSIONER MARTIN, CAN I GET A SECOND PLEASE? I SECOND. OH, MOTION SECOND. UM, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. A AYE. ANY OPPOSED? FANTASTIC. THE MOTION CARRIES. UM, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? I WAS REALLY HOPING MY LAST DAY'S CHAIR, . UM, OKAY. UH, ANY OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH AND FAMILIES ON NON AGENDA ITEMS? EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR. I THINK I HAVE TO READ THAT VERBATIM. THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD LAST TIME. UM, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? I DON'T HAVE ANY. NO. OUTSIDE OF WHAT'S BEEN SHARED SO FAR. OKAY. FANTASTIC. SO THEN I WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING OF THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH AND FAMILY. THANK YOU. CONGRATS. SO. * 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.