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MADAM COURT, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE TIME? THE TIME IS 6 35.ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? NO.
SO WELCOME TO THE JUNE MEETING OF THE LONG BEACH COMMISSION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS.
UM, WE DO HAVE A STACK MEETING TONIGHT WITH MULTIPLE PRESENTATIONS AND AN ACTION ITEM AND ELECTIONS.
SO I WOULD ASK OUR COMMISSIONERS TO PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AS MUCH AS YOU FEEL IS APPROPRIATE.
UM, IF WE BEGIN TO RUN OVERTIME, WE'LL CALL, CALL ABOUT TO SPEND THE MEETING.
AND IF NECESSARY, I WILL LIMIT, UM, THE LENGTH OF PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO TO ENSURE THE INCLUSION OF ALL MEETING PARTICIPANTS, I'LL ALSO PERIODICALLY REMIND FOLKS TO SPEAK UP OR PROJECT YOUR VOICE AND MAKE COMMENTS OR ASKING QUESTIONS.
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE FIRST ITEM? ITEM ONE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 28TH, 2025.
CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? I HEARD MOVE BY COMMISSION, MS. LINA AND I MISS THE SECOND.
SO WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM PERSON OR ON ZOOM.
IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ZOOM THAT WE SHOULD SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE OR DIAL STAR NINE, CALLING IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SHEET.
COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? OH, OKAY.
MARTINEZ, THESE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
COMMISSIONER LA VIOLETTE? YES.
MADAM FIRST PLEASE READ THE NEXT.
ITEM TWO IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION FROM THE OFFICE OF EQUITY ON THE LONG BEACH VALUES ACT AND JUSTICE.
CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS? AYE.
MOVED BY COMMISSIONER VIOL AT SEVEN BY COMMISSIONER ALLEN
UM, SO OUR OWN FUNNY MONT HAS AGREED TO GIVE PRESENTATION ON THE LONG BEACH VALUES ACT AND JUSTICE FUND, WHICH WE THOUGHT WOULD BE TIMELY.
UM, SO TONY, WHENEVER WE'RE READY, IT FROM THE TABLE OR STAND OUT WOULD BE FORMAL.
UM, I'LL STAND UP SITTING ALL THERE.
SO JUST, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIR AND COMMISSIONER FOR, UH, HAVING US TODAY.
UM, AGAIN, YOU, I THINK YOU KNOW ME, BUT I'M GONNA THIS, I'M THE OFFICE OF EQUITY.
I'M THE EQUITY COMMUNICATION PROGRAM SPECIALIST AND ONE OF THE, UM, PROGRAMS I SUPPORT DIRECTLY IS THE LONG BEACH JUSTICE FUND.
SO, ALRIGHT, SO, UM, ON SEPTEMBER OF 2019, THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED THE CITY MANAGER THROUGH THE OFFICE OF EQUITY AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL IMMIGRANT ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP A LOCAL POLICY THAT BUILDS ON SENATE BILL 54, THE CALIFORNIA VALUES ACT.
AND THROUGH INTERDEPARTMENTAL, UH, INTERDEPARTMENTAL, UH, COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THREE CORE STRATEGIES WERE OF, UH, OF, SO, UM, THE, OF THE CALIFORNIA VALUES ACT IS A STATE LAW THAT LIMITS THE USE OF LOCAL AND STATE RESOURCES FOR FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.
IT PROHIBITS CALIFORNIA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FROM USING THE RESOURCES TO AID IN DEPORTATION EFFORTS AND RESTRICTS COOPERATION OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SO THE LONG BEACH VALUES ACT WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH, UH, SO THE, UH, THE, THE CORE STRATEGIES THAT WERE UPLIFTED ARE LIMITING LOCAL
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SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND ADVANCING LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO DEPORTATION DEFENSE.AND THEN, UH, AND IN MARCH, 2018, COUNCIL ADOPTED THE LONG BEACH VALUES.
SO THE LONG BEACH VALUES ACT ESTABLISHES PROCEDURES FOR THE REQUESTING, COLLECTING AND MAINTAINING, UM, MAINTAINING AND DISCLOSING OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION AND THE, UH, ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW.
ALSO, ON JANUARY 7TH, 2025, THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO STRENGTHEN AND REAFFIRM THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO THE LONG BEACH VALUES ACT, WHICH INCLUDED, UM, REQUESTING FORMAL COMMITMENT, UH, REQUESTING A FORMAL COMMITMENT TO THE LONG BEACH VALUES ACT FROM ELECTIVE OFFICES AND APPOINTING AUTHORITIES, UH, INTEGRATING DATA PRIVACY GUIDELINES TO CONTRACTS AND IMPLEMENTING DATA TRANSFER AND USE AGREEMENTS, UM, ALLOCATING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR REMOVAL DEFENSE THROUGH THE LONG BEACH JUSTICE FUND AND DEVELOPING MATERIALS, RESOURCES, AND PARTNERSHIPS TO EDUCATE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UH, ON THEIR RIGHTS.
SO TO DATE, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO DATE.
WE HAVE RECEIVED COMMITMENT LETTERS FROM THE BOARD OF LONG BEACH, FROM UTILITIES, FROM THE CITY CLERK, FROM THE OFFICE OF POLICING OVERSIGHT, FROM THE CITY PROSECUTOR, FROM THE CITY AUDITOR, THE CITY ATTORNEY LONG BEACH TRANSIT CONVENTION AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE.
UM, FURTHERMORE, THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS DRAFTED AN IMPLEMENTED LANGUAGE THAT INTEGRATES THE CITY'S DATA PRIVACY GUIDELINES INTO STANDARD CONTRACTS.
SO FORMAL DATA TRANSFER USE PROVISIONS ARE NOW INCLUDED IN THE THREE INVOLVING DATA SHARING, ENSURING STRONGER OVERSIGHT, UH, PROTECTION AND CONTROL BY CITY DATA.
AND THEN, UM, IN TERMS OF THE LONG BEACH JUSTICE FUND, $150,000 WERE REAPPROPRIATED TO SUPPORT THE REMOVAL OF DEFENSE FORM OF THE JUSTICE FUND AND THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DEVELOPED THE, UH, LONG BEACH, JUST THE LONG BEACH VALUES ACTIVE RESOURCE GUIDE TO PROVIDE HELPFUL INFORMATION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS SEEKING IMMIGRATION MORTGAGE SUPPORT SERVICES.
SO THE LONG BEACH VALUES ACT, UH, RESOURCE GUIDE IS, INCLUDES A COMMITMENT TO IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND A STATEMENT OF NON COOPERATION WITH IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.
UH, ADDITIONALLY, THE GUIDE PROVIDES KNOW YOUR RIGHTS INFORMATION AND A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF RESOURCES AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES IN ALL, UH, IN ALL AREAS OF LEGAL HEALTH, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT IN BUSINESS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN BUSINESS.
AND IT IS AVAILABLE IN THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
WE ALSO, UM, MAKE SURE THAT THE, UH, RESOURCE GUIDE AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
SO THE RESOURCE GUIDE WAS TRANSLATED, AND IT'S ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE IN ENGLISH, SPANISH TAGAL, KAMAI, ARABIC, ARMENIAN, CHINESE, FARSI, KOREAN, RUSSIAN, AND VIETNAMESE.
AND MAYBE YOUR QUESTION IS, HOW DID WE DEDUCE IT TO THESE LANGUAGES? SO, THROUGHOUT LANGUAGE ACCESS PROGRAM, UM, WITH VIBA OFFICE OF EQUITY, WE ASKED WHAT WERE THE MOST COMMONLY USED LANGUAGES IN THE CITY, AND THIS IS WHAT THAT GENERATED.
ALRIGHT, SO UPON ADOPTING THE LONG BEACH VALUES ACT, THE LONG BEACH JUSTICE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2018 TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION, LOW INCOME, LONG BEACH COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WERE AT RISK OF DEPORTATION.
UH, THE LONG BEACH JUSTICE FUND HELPS ENSURE STABILITY FOR THE CITY'S IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING FREE LEGAL SUPPORT TO RESIDENTS WHO HAVE VALID LEGAL CLAIMS TO REMAIN.
IN THE UNITED STATES, MANY INDIVIDUALS FACE CONFLICTS IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD COUNSEL AND ARE, UH, UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY DEFEND THEIR CASES DUE TO THE LIMITED ACCESS OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND THE LACK OF LEGAL LIBERT WHO NEEDED TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES.
SO TO ADDRESS THIS GAP, THE JUSTICE FUND PROVIDES FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE OR WORK IN LONG BEACH AND OR HAVE STRONG TIES TO THE CITY AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO ASSERT THEIR, UH, VALID LEGAL CLAIMS TO REMAIN IN THE UNITED STATES STATES.
UM, FURTHERMORE, WITH THE JUSTICE FUND ADHERING TO UNIVERSAL REPRESENTATION, UH, IT ADHERES TO A UNIVERSAL REPRESENTATION MODEL, WHICH MEANS THAT THE JUSTICE FUND PROVIDES REPRESENTATION TO AS MANY CLIENTS AS THE FOUND, AS THE FUNDING ALLOWS.
UM, WITHOUT CONDUCTING A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE CASE'S MERITS, THIS MEANS THAT THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE CASE BEING SUCCESSFUL, UH, AS IS, IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED UPON THE REFERRAL INTAKE PROCESS AND REPRESENTATION SHALL REMAIN CONTINUOUS SPANNING THE INITIAL FILING SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS AND THROUGH THE
SO A QUESTION MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, WHY IS THIS A CRITICAL SERVICE OF OF THE CITY? UM, WELL, BECAUSE THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL IS NOT A PROHIBITION OF IMMIGRATION
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RELATED PROCEEDINGS.SO INDIVIDUALS MUST NAVIGATE A VERY COMPLICATED AND EVER CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF IMMIGRATION LAW WITHOUT ADEQUATE REPRESENTATION.
UM, SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE LONG BEACH JUSTICE PLAN HAS REPRESENTED MUTUAL MEMBERS IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS AT THE LOS ANGELES IMMIGRATION COURTS BANISH IMMIGRATION COURT, UH, AT THE LANDFILL DICTATION FACILITY AND THE ANA IMMIGRATION COURT.
AND IN 2023, THE JUSTICE FUND WAS ABLE TO EXPAND ITS SCOPE OF SERVICES TO INCLUDE AFFIRMATIVE AND APPELLATE SERVICES AS WELL.
ALRIGHT, SO CURRENTLY THESE, THESE ARE THE SERVICES OF THE JUSTICE FUND CURRENTLY OFFERS.
UM, WE HAVE COMMUNITY CONNECTION SERVICES.
SO WHAT WE DO IS WE PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN LONG BEACH TO PROVIDE OUTREACH, EDUCATION REFERRALS AND CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UM, WITH IMMIGRATION SUPPORT AND LEGAL SERVICES.
WE ALSO HAVE REMOVAL DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES, WHICH OFFERS LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR IMMIGRANT SPACING, DEPORTATION WITH VALID CLAIMS TO REMAIN IN THE US.
WE ALSO OFFER AFFIRMATIVE LEGAL SERVICES, WHICH SUPPORTS APPLICATIONS FOR U VISAS T VISAS FILINGS AGAINST THE WOMEN ACT PETITIONS FOR ELIGIBLE IMMIGRANTS AND, UM, APPELLATE LEGAL SERVICES, WHICH HANDLES MOTIONS TO REOPEN AND APPEALS IN CASES WITH UNFAVORABLE IMMIGRATION RULINGS.
ALRIGHT, SO GO WORK, RIGHT? WHO DO WE PARTNER WITH TO DO THIS WORK, UH, IN THE CITY? SO IN TO DO THE COMMUNITY CONNECTION SERVICES, WHICH AGAIN IS THE OUTREACH EDUCATION PIECE, WE PARTNER WITH
UM, AND CURRENTLY OUR LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE WESTERN STATE COLLEGE OF LAW AND ESPERANZA IMMIGRANT TRIBE PROJECT.
SO WHAT IS THE IMPACT, RIGHT? WHAT ARE WE SEEING? SO THESE ARE SOME VERY HIGH LEVEL NUMBERS, BUT IN TERMS OF REMOVAL DEFENSE TO DATE, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT 89 INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN REPRESENTED TO REMOVER DEFENSE, UH, SERVICES UNDER AFFIRMATIVE, UM, FILINGS.
36 CLIENTS HAVE BEEN REPRESENTED AND UNDER APPELLATE, UH, REPRESENTATION BY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED, UH, AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL.
WE HAVE, WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST YEAR ALONE, 12 COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND ONE LARGE SCALE COMMUNITY EVENT.
UM, SO WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
PLEASE SPEAK UP WHEN PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT AS ITEM FOR, NEED TO CHECK TO SEE IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON VIA ZOOM.
IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON.
PLEASE STAND OR RAISE YOUR HANDOUT.
IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN ZOOM, PLEASE USE A RAISE HAND FEATURE OR DIAL STAR NINE.
UM, SO MY, REMEMBER ME FROM LAST MONTH'S MEETING.
UM, I JUST HAD A COUPLE MESSAGE, UH, A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
FOR, UM, THE JUSTICE FOUNDATION, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED A COUPLE NUMBERS ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE REPRESENTED TO HELP IN THE, FOR THE LEGAL SYSTEM THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY ICE.
UM, DO YOU HAVE A NUMBER MAYBE OF THE PEOPLE LIKE THE MISSING OR THE MISSING PEOPLE THAT AREN'T ENCOUNTERED FOR THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM OUR CITY? AND THEN IT ALSO LEADS ME TO MY SECOND QUESTION FOR THE COUNCIL.
I KNOW YOU GUYS WERE TALKING ABOUT MEETING WITH THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING DEPARTMENT LAST MONTH.
IS THERE ANY WAY THAT MAYBE WE COULD JOIN TOGETHER AND SEEING IF, SINCE IT'S KIND OF FALLS INTO THE KIDNAPPING PERSPECTIVE LIKE REALM, HOW CAN WE TRANS LIKE, TRANSLATE THAT INTO ALSO TALKING TO THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THEN ALSO TO THE MISSING PERSONS DEPARTMENT FROM THE LONG BEACH, UM, POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH JUST THE TWO QUESTIONS I HAD FOR TODAY.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO.
PUBLIC COMMENT WILL POP UP ON OUR SCREEN.
A COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? I, UM, VICE CHAIR
OH, I TOO HAVE THE SAME QUESTION.
DO WE KNOW HOW MANY FOLKS, UH, FROM THE CITY OF LONG BEACH HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY US? DO WE HAVE ANY NUMBERS? SO, THROUGH THE LONG BEACH JUSTICE FUND, WE DON'T TRACK THAT NUMBER SPECIFICALLY.
WE ONLY TRACK THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT THE JUSTICE FUND REPRESENTING LEGALLY.
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WHO WE CAN TALK TO TO WHO WE CAN INQUIRE ABOUT THEM? I, I, I FEEL FOR THAT INFORMATION, MOST LIKELY SOME COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZ STAGES.I HAVE A MUCH BETTER ADEQUATE, UM, UH, NUMBER.
UM, I KNOW THERE'S SEVERAL IMMIGRANT SUPREME ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN LONG BEACH WHO ARE WORKING DIRECTLY TO ADDRESS THAT AND NOT, I THINK OUR NEXT CENTER AND I HAVE A, A, A BETTER, UM, NUMBER, UH, UM, DID I SEE COMMISSIONER DR.
COULD YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS AND THE COMMUNITY ENGAGED COMMUNITY EVENT? ABSOLUTELY.
SO THE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS, THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT THAT IS FACILITATED TO THE COMMUNITY CONNECTORS, UM, THEY PROVIDE EDUCATION AND, AND THE WAY WORKSHOPS ARE NOR RIGHTS, UM, OR ANY REALLY OTHER KIND OF WORKSHOP REQUIRE WITH ATTORNEYS WILL COME AND FACILITATE THE WORKSHOP AT THEIR LOCATIONS.
THE WORKSHOPS CURRENTLY ARE TAKING PLACE AND THEY ARE TAKING, UM, OR BEING FACILITATED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND TAGAL AND THEN
SO, UCC, THE FILIPINO MIGRANT CENTER
UM, AND THE EVENT ITSELF, UM, WAS FACILITATING, UH, ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS WITH, WITH INDIVIDUALS.
IT WAS ALSO, UH, INSISTED OF TWO DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS DEVELOPED THAT DAY.
UH, SO, UH, YEAH, IT BROUGHT BROUGHT A LOT OF COMMUNITY IN LOT OF SERVICES.
AND IF I CAN JUST ADD SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, THE REASON WHY IT'S CRITICAL TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS IS BECAUSE WE ARE CITY THAT, SO THERE'S ALREADY GONNA BE A LEVEL OF MISTRUST, UH, FOR US TO BE ON THE GROUND DOING THAT OUTREACH.
LIKE, HEY, WE HAVE THIS SERVICE AVAILABLE TO YOU.
SO THAT'S WHY, UM, JUST IN SHORT, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH ADMINISTERS THIS MONTH, BUT WE PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO DO THAT ACTUAL WORK.
UM, COMMISSIONER LEVI, TONY IS THERE.
HOW DID WE GET, UH, IN TOUCH WITH THE LONG BEACH JUSTICE FUND? IS THERE A PHONE NUMBER? IS THERE THEY GIVE YOU AN EMAIL.
IF YOU HAVE ANY, ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING FURTHER, HAPPY YEAH.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE ONE QUESTION AHEAD.
SO THE RESOURCES THAT YOU MENTIONED, AND THOSE RESOURCES ARE THEN FILTERED TO THE ORGANIZATIONS.
IS THAT, IS THAT THE WAY IT WORKS? YEAH.
UH, IT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY.
UM, AND IT IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHO ACCESS IT.
SO IF SOMEONE WANTED TO ACT THE, SAY THE LEGAL LEGAL DEFENSE SERVICES, WHERE WOULD THEY START? SO IF SOMEONE WANTS TO ACCESS LEGAL DEFENSE SERVICES THROUGH THE JUSTICE FUND, IT, IT'S BEST IF THEY GO TO ONE OF THE COMMUNITY CONNECTORS OR LIKE
THERE NOT PEOPLE TO MEET WITH 'EM AND ASSESS THE SCOPE NEEDS AND THEN MAKE THE, THE DIRECT LINK AND OR MOBILE DEFENSE REPRESENTATION OR ANY KIND OF OTHER IMMIGRATION SERVICES.
QUESTIONS FOR MOMENT? UM, OH, GO AHEAD.
JUST, UM, ARE THERE, UM, IS THERE A RESOURCE LIST THAT, FOR INSTANCE, TELLS PEOPLE HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH, OR THEY, OR FILIPINO MIGRANT CENTER, UH,
SO THE, THE LONG BEACH, UH, THE, THE VALUES PATCH RESOURCE GUIDE PROVIDES ALL OF THAT INFORMATION.
IT ACTUALLY, SO IT PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE, THE COMMUNITY CONNECTORS AND THE LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS.
IT ALSO PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ADDITIONAL LEGAL SERVICES IN THE AREA, UM, AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND, UM, PUBLIC SERVICES.
UM, HOW IS, WHAT'S THE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THE JUSTICE FUND? SO THE JUSTICE FUND IS FUNDED BY THE STATE.
SO THROUGH, THROUGH STRUCTURAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE REMOVAL DEFENSE ON AND THAT ADDITIONAL
THE ONE TIMES, HOWEVER, ARE NOT.
SO, UM, THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S COMMUNITY ADVOCACY TO INCREASE OUR STRUCTURAL AMOUNT OF FUNDING,
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UM, BECAUSE ONE TIMES WE'RE NOT GUARANTEED AS WE APPROACH, UH, YOU KNOW, UM, DEFICITS, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE OF ONE TIME WILL LOOK LIKE.SO THAT'S, THAT'S JUST KIND OF THE FORECAST, THE JUSTICE
I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR HESITATION.
'CAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE SERVICES BEING OFFERED AND I'M ACTUALLY INTERESTED, JUST TALK TO YOU ABOUT, SHE'LL BE UP.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR THE ITEM? OKAY.
SEEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
THE COMMISSIONER ALLEN HARPER.
CARRIE, YOU ON PAGE? UM, MAD CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT ITEM? ITEM THREE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE IN FELLOW PRESENTATION FROM ORAL, WHICH IS ORGANIZING ROOTED IN ABOLITION, LIBERATION, AND EMPOWERMENT REGARDING THE IMPACTS OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY ON LONG BEACH WOMEN AND GIRLS.
CAN I GET A MOTION ON THE TITLE? MOTION? OKAY.
I WILL SAY MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ALLEN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER AND DR.
UM, SO FIRST I WANTED TO WELCOME OUR SPEAKER, JACKIE PEREZ VALENCIA, UM, WHO IS OUR ECONOMIC JUSTICE MANAGER OF, AND THIS ORGANIZATION IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF I IMMIGRANT JUSTICE INITIATIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE VICE CHAIR.
AND I FELT IT WAS CRITICAL TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THIS SUBJECT MATTER GIVEN THE ACTIVITIES, UM, OF ICE AND LONG BEACH COMMUNITIES.
SO WE WOULD LIKE INVITE TO GIVE YOUR PRESENTATION.
IF YOU'RE MORE COMFORTABLE OR STAND, IF YOU EVER HEARD, I CAN STAND.
AND THEN I'M GONNA BE PASSING THINGS AROUND.
UM, I KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FOR OUR BUSINESSES A CARD.
THOSE ARE MY COLLEAGUES' CARD, BUT SHE'S THE ONE, SHE'S OUR OPERATION SPECIALIST.
AND THEN, UH, A QUICK, UH, ALSO NOTE, KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR HAVING ME.
I'M JACQUELINE CIA, I'M THE ECONOMIC JUSTICE MANAGER AT
UM, AND I WAS INVITED HERE TO COME AND TALK TO Y'ALL ABOUT OUR WORK.
UM, AND I'VE HEARD SOME QUESTIONS AND, UH, THAT'S DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR TO, UH, TO DO, TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY.
SO, UH, I THINK THERE'S A QUESTION IN REGARDS TO LIKE, WHAT'S, IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT'S BEEN ABDUCTED IN, UH, LONG BEACH THAT WE KNOW OF.
THANKFULLY THERE HAS NOT BEEN.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY CALLS.
SO WE HAVE OUR HOTLINE, UM, THAT WHERE WE ARE CONSTANTLY GETTING CALLS OF ANY, UH, ICE ACTIVITY IN THE CITY.
UM, AND THANKFULLY AGAIN, NOBODY THAT WE KNOW OF, UM, NOT IN OUR, NOT HERE IN LONG BEACH.
WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE, UH, WORKING IN NEARBY CITIES WITH YOUR LAKEWOOD, ET CETERA, THAT HAVE BEEN, UM, DETAINED.
UM, AND ARE, WE'RE NOW REACHING OUT TO THEIR FAMILIES TO, UH, PROVIDE THAT LEGAL SUPPORT THROUGH THE LONG BEACH JUSTICE.
UM, WE WANT TO, SO AGAIN, JUST, I THINK MANY OF YOU HAVE, UH, WORKED WITH US IN THE PAST, BUT WE ARE ORLE, UH, HAVE BEEN HERE FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS.
UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, UH, NOT RECENTLY, RECENTLY WE REBRANDED IF THAT'S WHERE ORLE CAME.
BUT OUR MISSION HAS NEVER CHANGED.
AND OUR VISION AGAIN IS TO REALLY EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY, UH, TO NOT ONLY SURVIVE, BUT TO THRIVE.
UM, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO.
UM, THAT'S WHAT I WAS HIRED ON.
SO I'VE BEEN ON WITH THE ORGANIZATION FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, UM, WITH, UH, THE FOCUS ON ECONOMIC JUSTICE, WHERE I HAVE FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES COME TO, UM, TO LIFE AGAIN FOR, UH, UNDOCUMENTED AMERICAN COMMUNITIES.
THAT IS THE ONLY
UH, SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE SUPPORT THEM THROUGH THAT PROCESS, MOVE ON.
UH, WE DO THAT THROUGH DIFFERENT, UH, WORK.
SO MY, AGAIN, LIKE I SHARED, MY FOCUS IS, IS ECONOMIC JUSTICE.
BUT, UH,
UH, SO WE ALL, UH, COLLABORATE IN THAT, IN THOSE EFFORTS.
AGAIN, REALLY THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY DEFENSE NETWORK RIGHT NOW HAS BEEN REALLY OUR SOURCE OF COMMUNITY CONNECTION TO OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WE HAVE OVER, JUST IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS OR SO, WE HAVE AN INDEPENDENCE OF VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE, UH, STOOD UP AND SAID LIKE, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HERE FOR OUR LONG BEACH COMMUNITY, WHICH WE ARE REALLY FEELING AND VERY SUPPORTIVE.
UM, WE HAVE HAD, UH, DOZENS AND DOZENS OF BUSINESSES, LOCAL BUSINESSES START FUNDRAISERS WITHOUT US EVEN ASKING.
UH, SO WE REALLY ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.
BUT AGAIN, ALL OF THAT COMES BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT OUR, OUR COMMUNITY, OUR TEAM DOES.
UH, I THINK WE'RE NINE OF US RIGHT NOW, OR EIGHT OF US.
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UH, ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE DO IS FOCUSED ON OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY.WE HAVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY WHERE, UH, FOLKS TAKE A CLASS.
UM, IT'S JUST A FOUR WEEK CLASS, IF I'M CORRECT, FOUR, SIX WEEKS THAT, AGAIN, LEARN ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS FOCUSED ON, UH, GOVERNMENT AND HOW DO THEY, UH, FIGHT SYSTEMIC RACISM AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THAT'S A VERY POWERFUL CLASS THAT A LOT OF OUR PARTICIPANTS TAKE.
AND THEN WE DO A LOT OF WORK IN HEALTH JUSTICE.
AGAIN, FOLKS REALLY NEED TO EAT.
UM, AND WE'RE SEEING THAT NOW.
UH, WE'RE STEPPING UP AND, UH, SUPPORTING THEIR NEEDS.
SO WE'RE ALL THE FUNDRAISING, THAT'S WHAT BEEN GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
WE'LL GO DIRECTLY BACK IN CASH ASSISTANCE, UH, TO FILL TO, UH, FILL IN THOSE NEEDS BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITY'S EVEN SCARED TO GO OUT AND GET RESOURCES TO GET THAT FOOD THAT THEY, UM, REALLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES.
SO WE'RE FILLING IN THOSE GAPS.
UH, WE'RE PART OF THE FEW COALITION, SO THE FOOD FOR ALL COALITION, HEALTH FOR ALL COALITION.
AND THEN WE ALSO DO A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND, UH, YOGA CLASSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THINGS THAT TYPICALLY COST A LOT OF MONEY NOW BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, DOING YOGA AND ALL THAT IS VERY TRENDY, BUT OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES TO DO THAT AS WELL.
UM, YEAH, BUT HOW CAN YOU ALL GET INVOLVED? I THINK THAT WAS A QUESTION WE WERE ASKED.
UM, AND REALLY IT'S JUST TO CONTINUE TO SPREAD AWARENESS ABOVE THE COMMUNITY DEFENSE NETWORK.
SO, UM, THERE'S, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT THERE.
UH, HERE WITH
WE, WE WORK WITH OTHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS LIKE CHIEF LAND AND OTHERS TO, UM, SEND THAT INFORMATION TO THEM.
BUT WE REALLY FOCUS ON IN LONG BEACH.
SO IF Y'ALL SEE ANY ICE ACTIVITY, PLEASE CALL OUR, OUR COMMUNITY DEFENSE NETWORK.
WE HAVE, AGAIN, VOLUNTEERS THAT RUN IT.
WE HAVE OUR, UH, OUR STAFF THAT RUNS IT AS WELL.
UM, AND THERE'S DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO GET INVOLVED.
UH, THIS ONE PASSED, BUT THERE'LL BE MORE TO COME.
UM, BUT AGAIN, WE SHARE THAT NUMBER WITH EVERYBODY.
UM, AND I DON'T THINK THIS ONE MADE IT TO THE SLIDE, BUT, UH, WE ARE ALSO DOING, UH, A LOT OF KNOW YOUR VOTES BUSINESSES AS WELL.
UH, SO BUSINESSES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE AND, UM, STOP ICE FROM ENTERING THEIR BUSINESSES.
SO SOME, SOME WAYS THAT THAT CAN BE DONE IS BY HAVING SIGNS WITH SAY, UM, THIS IS A RESTRICTED AREA FOR, UH, EMPLOYEES ONLY.
UM, OTHER WAYS CAN BE BY AGAIN, UM, SHOWING UP AND STANDING UP IN FRONT.
WE'VE SEEN SOME VIDEOS OF LOCAL BUSINESSES, CAR WASHES AND POLICE PEOPLE LIKE THAT, THAT ARE DOING THAT.
THAT IS REALLY A WAY THAT YOU CAN STEP UP AND PHYSICALLY, AGAIN, NOT WITHOUT BREAKING THE LAW, BUT, AND SAY, YOU'RE NOT BROKEN HERE.
AND UNLESS YOU SHOW, UM, A ACTUAL WARRANT, AND EVEN IF THEY DO SHOW UP WITH A WARRANT, THEY SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TARGET ANYONE ELSE OTHER THAN THAT PERSON IN THE WARRANT.
UM, SO AGAIN, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT Y'ALL TAKE A LOOK AND SHARE AWARENESS.
WE'RE WORKING ON A, UH, OUR PIECE AS WELL TO GO OUT.
OUR TEAM WILL BE CANVASSING AND TALKING TO A LOT OF BUSINESSES IN THE AREA TO MAKE SURE THAT, AGAIN, THEY PROTECT, UH, THEIR EMPLOYEES, THAT THEY PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY.
PEOPLE THAT ARE SHOPPING AND EATING, THEY SHOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE TO DO SOAP.
UM, AND AGAIN, THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO TO BRING AWARENESS.
SO, AND I ALSO PASS THESE OUT.
IF YOU NEED MORE, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
WE HAVE A LOT OF THESE IN OUR OFFICE.
UM, IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO SHARE THIS WITH, UM, PLEASE.
DO YOU WANNA SHARE THE EVIDENCE?
THAT'S JUST AN EMERGENCY PLAN AS WELL.
WE'RE, UH, TALKING ABOUT, UH, PREPAREDNESS PLAN.
SO WE'RE WORKING A LOT WITH OUR COMMUNITY, SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE, AGAIN, MORE PROACTIVE.
UH, WE KNOW, I SEE TAKING AWAY OUR PEOPLE.
UM, SO WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO PREPARE THEM.
I'VE HAD CONSULTATIONS NOW WITH PEOPLE TO FILL OUT, UM, THEIR PREPAREDNESS PLAN.
UM, THEY ARE FILLING OUT A PLAN TO HAVE, UH, A FAMILY MEMBER IN CASE THAT THEY'RE ABDUCTED TO, YOU KNOW, PASS THEIR KID ALONG UNTIL THEY CAN FIGURE OUT THAT.
SO, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT'S GOING IN AT THIS MOMENT TO HELP THEM PREPARE.
UM, THEY'RE SCARED, BUT THEY'RE ALSO VERY RESILIENT.
SO I HAVE LOOKED WORKING WITH THEM.
UM, AND AGAIN, I THINK IT'S BROUGHT UP MULTIPLE TIMES ALREADY, BUT THE LONG BEACH JUSTICE FUND TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT IT.
AGAIN, OUR ORGANIZATION IS ONE OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS REALLY ADVOCATING, UH, FOR THOSE FUNDS.
UM, THIS YEAR WE'RE ADVOCATING FOR THE 2.2 MILLION TO GO, UH, TO SUPPORT, UH, AND TO CONTINUING THIS WORK.
UM, AND WE KNOW IT MIGHT, IN GREATER SCHEME OF THINGS, IT MIGHT SOUND A LOT LIKE A LOT, BUT IF WE LOOK AT THE BUDGET, IT'S NOT A LOT.
UM, SO THAT'S JUST ONE WORD,
UH, YEAH, WE STAY INVOLVED AND HELP US.
UH, THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES, LIKE I SAID, ALL THE FUNDING THAT WE'RE GETTING RIGHT NOW, UM, DIRECTLY IS GOING BACK DIRECTLY TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
WE'RE BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND WORKING WITH OUR FOLKS TO SEE WHERE THE NEEDS ARE.
UH, WE'VE COLLECTED LISTS OF THINGS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO GET.
AGAIN, FAMILIES ARE SCARED TO GO OUTSIDE, SO WE'RE COLLECTING, UH, MONEY TO COVER TOYS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
UM, FAMILIES ARE NOT GOING OUT.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO BRING
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SOME KIND OF NORMALCY BACK INTO THEIR LIVES, UH, WITH FOOD, UH, TOYS, BOOKS, ET CETERA.SO ANY, ANY ASSISTANCE WITH IMMIGRATION.
ANY QUESTIONS? WELL, FIRST WE'RE GONNA TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN WE'LL GET TO OUR DISCUSSION.
UM, SO MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON OR VIA ZOOM? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD SHOULD SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR HAND.
NOW, PUBLIC, WE, WE HAVE HAD SOME, UH, TRAINING ON THIS FROM LONG BEACH FORWARD, UH, AS A RESULT OF HOW THEY'RE BEING INVOLVED IN THE PUBLIC PROGRAM PROGRAM.
BUT WHAT I WANT TO KNOW FROM YOU IS, UM, HOW I SHOULD RESPOND.
UH, WHEN I SEE PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA SAY, UH, I SIT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY'RE DOING THIS AND THAT.
AND I KNOW THAT LONG BEFORE IT SAID, YOU KNOW, DON'T POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE IT JUST, YOU KNOW, IT JUST HAS A SUCH FEAR.
UH, AND YOU KNOW, MY HUSBAND IS FILIPINO
SO CAN YOU GIVE US SOME INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD RESPOND? MM-HMM
UH, THE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS WHEN PEOPLE ARE DOING IT AND ESCALATING, YOU KNOW? YEAH, GREAT QUESTION.
JUST REPORTER, WE HAVE TO FINISH PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THEN ONE OF US CAN BRING THAT UP TO YOU.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT THERE? ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS IN PERSON? NO, BUT WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ONLINE.
SO YOUR TIME BEGINS NOW IN ZOOM.
CAN YOU UNMUTE? HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES, WE CAN.
UM, THIS IS DESIREE CORTEZ AGAIN.
UM, I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS MAINLY FOR
UM, WHAT CAN WE PUT IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS SAFE AND HOW CAN WE HELP THE ORGANIZATION AS FAR AS LIKE DOING FLYERS AND BEING MORE PERSONAL, THE COMMUNITY? 'CAUSE I KNOW MAYOR, UH, I'M SORRY, COUNCILWOMAN, MAYOR ZEN, UM, HAD HER CITY, I DON'T KNOW, HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN IT? UM, HER CITY TEAM GO OUT AND HAND THE SMALL BUSINESSES FLYERS FOR THE WINDOWS.
AND SO FAR SHE'S THE ONLY COUNCILWOMAN THAT I'VE SEEN DONE THIS OUT OF ANY DISTRICT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO ASK LIKE, WHAT CAN WE DO, UM, FOR YOU GUYS? SO THAT WAY SO MUCH MONEY DOESN'T COME OUTTA YOUR PERSONAL FUND FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION.
YOU, OH, AND ONE LAST THING, I'M SORRY.
I, UM, I KNOW WE MENTIONED THE SAFETY.
UH, WHAT SHOULD THE CITY OF LONG BEACH DO OR THE EMPLOYEES WHEN ICE TRIES TO COME TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE THEY HAVE MEN, UM, BEEN AT SEVERAL HOSPITALS, UM, THROUGHOUT THE LONG, UH, LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
AND I KNOW LAST, FOR LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THEY WITHDREW THEIR PROPOSAL TO, HOLD ON ONE SECOND.
UM, EXCEPT A HUNDRED, A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO RENEW THE MEDI-CAL FOR IMMIGRATION.
SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT ON THE TABLE TOO, JUST TO BRING TO EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION.
UM, THERE'S THINGS THAT ARE PUT IN PLACE THAT WE MIGHT NOT BE AWARE OF, JUST TO, JUST TO BE SAFE AND TO BE AWARE.
ALRIGHT, IN THAT CASE, COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSIONS OR QUESTIONS ON THE SIDE? COMMISSIONER ALLEN HARPER? WELL, FIRST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING AND FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF A CHILDCARE CENTER AND WE HAD NEW TRAINING AND MEMOS AND FAMILIES ARE SCARED AND KEEPING KIDS LIKE WE SEE THE IMPACT AND IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO SAY LIKE, YOU CAN CALL ORALLY, THERE IS A NUMBER.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
UM, AND I DO HAVE A QUESTION LIKE THAT.
I SAID LIKE, WHAT CAN WE DO? UM, I, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE SHARED, BUT I DIDN'T, WE DIDN'T GET THE QR CODE, SO I DIDN'T, I'M NOT AWARE OF THE LETTER TO COUNCIL OR THE MAYOR'S.
WHAT, MAYBE YOU COULD TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE COULD DO SPECIFIC.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTIONS AS FAR AS THE, WHAT Y'ALL CAN DO.
AGAIN, I KNOW, UM, IT MIGHT SOUND LIKE YOU
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IS ALWAYS HELPFUL.UM, AGAIN, ALL THE FUNDINGS THAT WE RECEIVE RIGHT NOW THAT ARE RE WE ARE RECEIVING IS THOSE DIRECTLY BACK TO THE FAMILIES BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO AGAIN, GO OUT, UM, OR SELL THE PRODUCTS OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT, AGAIN, THAT ANYTHING THAT THEY DO FOR THEIR LIKELIHOOD IS REALLY AT PAUSE RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE FAMILIES THAT HAVE NOT GONE OUT TO WORK FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS, UM, ARE WORRIED HOW THEY'RE GONNA PAY THEIR RENT, ET CETERA.
SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO MOBILIZE AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN, UM, TO GET THOSE, UH, CARDS OUT.
UM, BUT YOU REFERENCED THE SLIDE THAT I HAD.
SO AGAIN, UM, WE'RE ASKING YOU ALL TO ASK YOUR AGENCIES, UH, TO COME TO ADVOCATE FOR THE LONG OF JUSTICE FUND, UM, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE BUILD MOMENTUM IN ORDER TO HAVE SOME KIND OF THE, UH, SAFETY NET TO SUPPORT.
UM, AND THEN THERE WAS A QUESTION AS FAR AS LIKE, YEAH, LIKE WHAT OTHER THINGS CAN WE DO? AND IT'S LIKE, SHOW UP.
UM, THE, ALL OF OUR WORK IS REALLY LED BY, UM, AGAIN, IT'S ROOTED ON IN OUR IMMIGRANT UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITY, BUT WE NEED ALLIES.
OUR, OUR OUR COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW CAN'T COME UP AND SHOW UP, UM, TO ADVOCATE FOR THESE THINGS BECAUSE THEY'RE IMPACTED.
THEY'RE GONNA BE, UM, STOPPED AND DETAINED IF, IF THAT HAPPENS.
SO AGAIN, PLEASE SHOW UP AND DON'T SPREAD FALSE INFORMATION.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE NETWORK LINE SEND, SEND US PHOTOS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO SEND US PHOTOS, EXACT LOCATION, WHAT IT, WHAT TIME IT HAPPENED, AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.
'CAUSE AS SOON AS YOU SEND US THAT, UH, WE SEND, WE DISPATCH SOMEBODY TO GO OUT AND CHECK AND VERIFY.
AND THEN THAT'S WHEN WE POST AND SAY, YES, THIS WAS VERIFIED.
OR, YOU KNOW WHAT, LIKE THAT WAS, THEY'RE NO LONGER THERE.
'CAUSE THE, WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO HAPPEN IS TO CREATE MORE PANIC, UH, BECAUSE TO GOING BACK, THEY ARE HERE.
THEY JUST HAVEN'T TAKEN ANYONE THAT WE KNOW OF, AGAIN, THAT WE KNOW OF.
IF, IF IT HAS HAPPENED, WE JUST HAVEN'T FOUND OUT.
BUT THEY HAVE, UH, I HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER THAT WORKS HERE THAT WAS STOPPED AND, AND, BUT SOMEHOW THEY WERE LET GO.
UM, AND I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT.
THEY'RE HERE, BUT WE JUST NEED TO BE AWARE AND TO BE ANOTHER, UM, VICE CHAIR ENC.
NOW I HAVE A QUESTION AND YOU, DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO ANSWER, BUT MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT THE SERVICE THAT YOU PROVIDE TO THE FAMILIES.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY ARE SINGLE WOMEN WITH CHILDREN? DO YOU HAVE ANY INDICATION OF WHAT, WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH IN TERMS OF THE NUMBERS OF SINGLE WOMEN WITH RAISING THEIR FAMILIES? YEAH, SO I DON'T HAVE THOSE ON TOP OF MIND.
UM, I KNOW WE ARE WORKING, UH, IN MY PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY.
SO MY PROGRAM HAS HAD OVER 80 PARTICIPANTS NOW, MOSTLY WOMEN.
UM, AND I HAVE THAT DATA I CAN SHARE WITH YOU.
SO WE ARE PARTNERED WITH THE UCLA LABOR CENTER, UM, SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT REASON, SO THAT WE CAN COLLECT THAT DATA AND BE, AGAIN, WE ARE VERY DATA DRIVEN.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN SHOW PEOPLE THAT THIS IS IMPACTFUL WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLICATED.
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO CREATE SOMETHING FOR THE SAKE OF CREATING SOMETHING, BUT SO THAT IT'S REPLICATED AND CAN REALLY SUPPORT THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY.
SO I CAN PRESENT THAT THOSE NUMBERS AND EMAIL THEM.
UM, BUT I KNOW MOST OF OUR PARTICIPANTS SPECIFICALLY IN THE ECONOMIC JUSTICE PROGRAM, UM, AS A COHORTS ONE AND TWO, SO THAT'S ABOUT 50 PEOPLE, UM, THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH SPECIFICALLY.
AT LEAST, UH, 90% OF THOSE ARE WOMEN.
AND, AND I SAY THIS BECAUSE WE ARE FOCUSED ON WOMEN'S ISSUES.
AND SO IF THERE'S, AND IF WE HAVE INFORMATION THAT WE CAN HAVE, THEN THIS WAY WE CAN FIGURE OUT AND FORMULATE WHAT WE CAN DO AS A COMMISSION TO SUPPORT THOSE WOMEN.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO ASK IF THERE ARE WAYS THAT YOU'RE VERIFYING THAT PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY REPRESENTATIVES OF ICE? I'M HEARING A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THESE PEOPLE ARE PART WAYS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT SHOWING ID.
WAS THAT, IS THAT COMING UP? IT'S COMING UP A LOT.
UM, OUR COMMUNITY IS VERY TERRIFIED.
'CAUSE I THINK WHAT WE'RE HEARING, UM, IS THAT, AGAIN, IT'S THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE CAUSING A LOT MORE THAN, UM, BUT WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE A, AS OF NOW I, THAT'S MORE OF A NATIONAL CONVERSATION.
UM, I'M PART OF ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR ALL COALITION WITH CIPC, CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER, UM, UH, IMMIGRANTS RISING AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE'RE COMING TOGETHER AS TO FIGURE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT AT, AT THIS MOMENT, WE DON'T HAVE ME, UNFORTUNATELY.
UM, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO SPEAK A BIT ABOUT HOW THESE RATES AND HOW IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AFFECTS WOMEN AND GIRLS TYPICALLY? LIKE WHAT ARE THEY UNIQUE SORT OF SITUATIONS THAT THEY'RE HAVING TO DEAL WITH? JUST YESTERDAY, UM, JUST YESTERDAY, YEAH.
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UH, THERE WAS ONE WOMAN, SHE'S IN ECONOMIC, UH, PROGRAM.UH, SHE'S RAISING, UM, A CHILD OF HER BROTHER THAT WAS DE UH, DEPORTED, DETAINED AND DEPORTED, UH, NOT THAT LONG AGO.
UH, SO SHE'S RAISING THE BROTHER'S, UH, DAUGHTER.
UM, SHE JUST GOT ADMITTED TO SAN LUIS OBIS.
UM, BUT I DON'T THINK SHE GOT ENOUGH SUPPORT OR LIKE, YOU KNOW, FINANCIAL.
SHE, SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE TO HELP HER, UH, FILL OUT A PASS OR ANYTHING.
SO SAN LUIS OBISPO DID NOT GIVE HER ANY SUPPORT REALLY.
UM, SO SHE'S DEBATING IF SHE GOES OR NOT, OR, YOU KNOW, GOES TO SCHOOL OR NOT.
UM, BUT AT THIS MOMENT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE SHE'LL BE ABLE TO GO, UM, UNLESS AGAIN, I, I'M, I'VE EVEN OFFERED, LIKE, I'LL TAKE YOU TO SOME SCHOOL, LIKE, LET'S GO AND TALK TO ADMISSIONS, UM, AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
BUT AGAIN, PEOPLE ARE REALLY BEING IMPACTED.
LIKE THEY'RE PUTTING THEIR LIFE OFF AND MANY OF THEM ARE GIVING UP.
AGAIN, I WORK WITH ENTREPRENEURS AND MANY OF THEM ARE NOT LOOKING TO DO THAT ANYMORE.
THEY'RE LIKE, I JUST, I JUST NEED MONEY TO SURVIVE.
UM, AND I, AGAIN, MY, MY WORK IS TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM, GET THEIR PERMITS, GET THEIR LICENSES, BUT NOBODY HAS THAT MIND RIGHT NOW.
WE HAD TO PUT OUR PROGRAM AT PAUSE, LIKE WE WERE WORKING ON.
UH, WE WORK WITH
BUT THEY HAVE TO THEIR LIFE AT PAUSE.
SO THAT'S JUST ONE CASE OF MANY.
UM, REALLY THAT'S TOOK THE PHONE ON ME YESTERDAY.
UH, THE REASON I SHARE IS 'CAUSE THAT'S JUST ONE OF ME AND WE'RE HEARING IT FROM HIM EVERY DAY.
I, AND, AND UNFORTUNATELY ALL WE CAN DO RIGHT NOW IS JUST TRY TO PROVIDE THAT, THAT SUPPORT AND THEN JUST LETTING HIM KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT ALONE.
VAL, DO YOU HAVE, UM, FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO WORK WITH PEOPLE AROUND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND, UM, I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THAT.
I KNOW WE HAVE, OUR TEAM DOES DO, UM, UH, LEGAL SUPPORT.
SO WE GO, WE HAVE SOMEBODY FROM OUR TEAM, DENISE, THAT'LL GO AND, AND HELP, UH, BASICALLY GO WITH THEM TO THE COURT TO CASE.
BUT I'M NOT QUITE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT YOU JUST SHARED.
DO YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT WILL TESTIFY FOR, UH, REGARDING, UM, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THE DANGER OF A WOMAN BEING REPORTED BECAUSE OF, BECAUSE THAT SHE GOES BACK, SHE EITHER GOES BACK TO THE SITUATION AND FAMILY ARE ABUSIVE TO HER OR A SYSTEM THAT'S ABUSIVE.
I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY OF THOSE CASES.
'CAUSE I HAVE MY, UH, COORDINATOR THAT ALSO HAS THE, THE ONE-ON-ONES WITH THEM.
ANY FURTHER? ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME AND THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.
UM, MAD
THE COMMISSIONER MOSQUERA? YES.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAVE FOR THE REST OF IT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.
CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM? ITEM FOUR IS A RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS.
ALRIGHT, CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? MOTION? UH, I THINK I HEARD MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DR.
ENG, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DONATO.
UM, SO AS I WELCOME ALANA TO PRESENT ON THIS ITEM, I DO WANNA OPEN BY THANKING HER AND JESSICA AND TONY TAMELA AND THERESA AND ASHLEY AND EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN INVOLVED IN THE COMMISSION.
AND ALSO, UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW ALANA AND JESSICA AND CODY SPECIFICALLY WORKED ON, ON THE, THE ANNUAL REPORT AND DID A LOT OF THE HEAVY LIFTING AND WRITING AND, UM, DESIGNED IT AS WELL.
SO I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR WORK WHERE THEY GIVE US
ALRIGHT, SO I'LL BE SITTING DOWN JUST 'CAUSE I'M ALSO, YOU KNOW, OUR TYPE PERSON.
UM, I FOUND THIS PICTURE THIS MORNING.
UM, SO I WANNA CONGRATULATE YOU ON APRIL YEAR OF SERVING OUR CITY, SERVING OUR WOMEN COMMUNITY, OUR WOMEN AND GIRLS, RIGHT? UM, TO SEE Y'ALL IN THIS PICTURE AND HOW WE'RE ALL, YOU KNOW, HANDS TO OURSELVES,
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NOT REALLY, YOU KNOW, LIKE, AND TO SEE Y'ALL NOW BY STUFF I, YOU KNOW, I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF, UH, THE CULTURE THAT WE'VE CULTIVATED JUST OVER THIS FOSTER YEAR.I WAS REALLY EXCITED, UH, TO PRESENT THIS ANNUAL REPORT.
I DO ENCOURAGE YOU TO, IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY LOOKED AT ATTACHMENT FOUR, THESE FOLLOW ALONG.
ALL I DID WAS TAKE THIS CONTENT AND PUT IT IN THE DEDUCTIBLE PIECES, UM, UH, IN A POWERPOINT FORMAT SO THAT I CAN WALK YOU THROUGH IT.
UM, MY ASK AND INVITATION IS THAT DURING COMMISSIONER COMMENTS, IF YOU HAVE ANY EDITS OR ISSUES THAT YOU MAKE THAT, UM, AT THAT TIME THAT SAYS, LET ME GO AHEAD AND ADVANCE SLIDES.
AND SO, UM, PER CHAPTER 2.18 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, THIS SETS, UH, THE EXPECTATIONS FOR, UH, ADVISORY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.
AND SPECIFICALLY, UH, SUBSECTION 90, UM, TALKS ABOUT, UM, THE ANNUAL REPORT THAT ALL, UM, COMMISSIONS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT.
AND THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE TURNED INTO THE CITY CLERK ON AND BEFORE JUNE 30TH.
UM, OUR TEAM HAD, WAS DUE, DI WAS DILIGENT IN COMPLETING THIS, UM, A MONTH AGO.
UM, BUT I FORGOT TO AGENDA IT.
UM, AND WITH YOUR APPROVAL, WE'LL, UH, MOVE IT FORWARD TO THE MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.
BUT, UM, IN CASE YOU WEREN'T AWARE OF THE, THE INFORMATION THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN YOUR ANNUAL REPORT IS THE, OF YOUR COMMISSIONS, YOUR OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS.
UM, ANY REPORTS OR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT, UM, YOU PRESENT TO THE MERIT CITY COUNCIL, AS WELL AS ANY SUBJECT THAT THEY DEFER TO YOU TO TAKE ACTION ON, UM, THE NUMBER OF MEETINGS YOU'VE HELD, YOUR ATTENDANCE RECORDS, UM, ANY PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT YOU CONDUCTED, UM, HOW MUCH MONEY YOU SPENT, UH, THE CITY STAFF THAT SUPPORT YOU, AND, UM, ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, FIND, UH, REGARDING THE FUTURE, UM, STATUS OF THIS COMMISSION.
DO WE, UH, UH, DO WE STAY ACTIVE? IS IT TIME TO SUSPEND IT? 'CAUSE YOU COMPLETED YOUR, YOU KNOW, PURPOSE, ET CETERA.
SO FIRST SECTION OF YOUR ANNUAL REPORT IS YOUR MISSION STATEMENT.
I TOOK A FEW, ALL OF AUTHOR AND INCLUDED, UM, INCLUDED THAT IN THE ANNUAL REPORT.
I'M NOT GOING TO READ IT OUT LOUD, KNOW IT.
UM, IT'S A VERY READABLE MISSION STATEMENT, UH, NEXT SECTION THROUGH MEMBERSHIP.
AND SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE HERE ARE THE NAMES THAT WE HAVE NOT ACTUALLY MET.
UM, AND THAT'S BECAUSE THESE ARE COMMISSIONERS THAT HAVE BEEN APPOINTED WITHIN THIS COMMISSION YEAR.
UM, I FORGOT TO SAY THIS, UM, ON MY PREVIOUS SLIDE, BUT YOUR COMMISSION YEAR IS JUNE, UH, NOT JUNE, UM, JULY 1ST THROUGH JUNE 30TH OF THE, UH, FOLLOWING YEAR.
AND SO, UM, WITH THAT IN MIND, THE, I I INCLUDE THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO ARE IN QUEUE TO JOIN.
UM, WE SHOULD MEET, UH, COMMISSIONER TIM IN AT OUR JULY MEETING.
UM, BUT IT, IT, IT, IT INCLUDES, UH, YOUR DISTRICT SEAT.
UH, SO FOR THOSE WHO ARE AT LARGE, IT'S AT THAT LARGE.
IF YOU ARE REPRESENTING, UM, YOUR COUNCIL DISTRICT, IT HAS THAT INFORMATION.
AND THEN YOUR STATUS ARE ACTIVE AND ACTIVE.
UM, FOR INACTIVE FOLKS, WE INCLUDE THE DATE OF WHEN THERE NEXT SECTION WILL BE YOUR OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS.
AND THIS IS TAKEN VERBATIM FROM OUR, UM, ORDINANCE THAT, UH, ESTABLISHES THIS COMMISSION AND OUR CREATIVE READINESS THAT, UH, ALSO WANTED TO FLAG AND BACKTRACK REALLY QUICKLY.
ONE EDIT THAT I DID FLAG, UM, THAT'S NOT IN YOUR REPORT, IS COMMISSIONER ST.
HER SECOND LAST NAME WAS NOT INCLUDED.
SO I ADDED THAT WHEN I WAS PUTTING THIS PRESENTATION TOGETHER.
I DID AS THE, UM, FINALIZED THE REPORTS TONIGHT.
OKAY, SO NEXT UP, UH, WITH REGARD TO REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL, YOU ALL DID SUBMIT ONE RECOMMENDATION TO THE AMERICAN CITY COUNCIL, AND THAT WAS TO RECOGNIZE JULY, UM,
SO, UM, THAT INFORMATION, UH, WAS INCLUDED IN, IN THIS SECTION.
I DID GO A STEP FURTHER JUST TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HISTORY OF THIS COMMISSION AND HOW THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR.
AND SO WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON ADVOCACY AND RESEARCH, BUT ALSO THINKING ABOUT, UH, HOW WE, UH, EQUIP OURSELVES TO, UM, UH, EFFECTIVELY SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL.
AND SO THE EARLY EFFORTS, UM, IN THIS NARRATIVE, TALK ABOUT, UH, SOME OF THE PRESENTATIONS YOU ALL RECEIVED, WHICH WERE RELATED TO GOVERNANCE.
UM, SO BROWN ACT EFFORTS, RULE OF ORDERS, HOW TO MAKE REC, UM, MOTIONS, UM, AND THEN HEARING FROM OTHER COMMISSIONS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS.
AND THEN IN OUR, AFTER WE, YOU KNOW, LEARNED TO THOSE BASICS, WE OF COURSE SPENT TIME HEARING FROM A LOT OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, UM, IN AREAS THAT WERE VERY MUCH RELATED TO THE, UH, FINDINGS
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FROM OUR COMMUNITY SURVEY.AND SO I SPEND A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THAT INFORMATION AND HAVE, UH, DEDUCED THOSE FINDINGS INTO THE, JUST THE CATEGORIES, NOT THOSE
UM, SO THOSE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE TOPICS Y'ALL COVERED WITHIN THIS YEAR.
AND THEN TO TAKE A STEP FURTHER, UH, WITH REGARDS TO THE RECOMME REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND FORECAST, FILL OUT THE WORK THAT'S TO COME.
AND SO I UTILIZE THE FORMULA THAT, THAT WE USE WITH OUR OTHER COMMISSIONS TO CREATE PURPOSE STATEMENTS, UM, AND WENT AHEAD AND DRAFTED PURPOSE STATEMENT FOR EACH OF OUR AD, UM, AD HOC COMMITTEE.
SO ON THIS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE, IN THIS SECTION OF THE REPORT, IT'S TALKING ABOUT THE OPERATIONALIZATION OF WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE REPORT.
THE, THE COMMUNITY FINDINGS SURVEY, COMMUNITY SURVEY FINDINGS REPORT, SO MANY REPORTS.
AND SO DRAFT PURPOSE STATEMENTS, PLEASE LOOK AT THAT LANGUAGE IF YOU WANT TO TWEAK ANYTHING IN THE REPORT ITSELF.
IT DOES INCLUDE, UM, THE START DATE, THE END DATE OF ANY OF THOSE COMMISSIONS THAT HAVE APO COMMITTEES THAT HAVE COMPLETED THEIR WORK AND THE, UM, NAMES OF THE COMMISSIONERS SERVING ON THOSE A HOS.
AND THAT WILL, THAT CONCLUDES, UH, THE SECTION OF YOUR REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
SO NEXT STEP IS MEETINGS AND ATTENDANCE.
AND SO THE, UM, BETWEEN JUNE, 2024 AND TODAY, WE HAD HELD 12 MEETINGS, WHICH INCLUDE TWO SPECIAL MEETINGS, UM, ONE ON OCTOBER 19TH, WHICH WAS OUR RETREAT, AND THEN A SECOND SPECIAL MEETING IN DECEMBER JUST TO ACCOUNT FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
UM, DURING THIS TIME, WE DID NOT CONDUCT ANY PUBLIC HEARING.
AND, UM, JUST TO WALK YOU THROUGH THIS TABLE, UM, FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE RECORDS, THE EXES MEAN THAT YOU ARE PRESENT.
IF YOU SEE EXC, THAT MEANS YOU WERE EXCUSED.
IF YOU HAVE A BLANK SQUARE, WHICH NONE OF OUR, UM, WE DON'T HAVE A MEETING HONOR UPON THIS TABLE, BUT THAT WOULD MEAN THAT YOU WERE ABSENT AND IT WAS NOT EXCUSED.
AND THAT THEN THE PURPLE OR THE SHADED, UH, BOXES MEAN THAT THE COMMISSIONERS WAS INACTIVE DURING THAT TIME.
I'LL GIVE YOU A MOMENT TO LOOK AT THAT.
AND YOU, AND, UH, NORMALLY THIS IS WHERE WE DO GET A LOT OF CHAT FROM OTHER COMMISSIONERS, UM, JUST TO CONFIRM, HEY, I WAS NOT ABSENT OR I CAME LATE.
SO MAKE SURE YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THIS AND, UH, MAKE ANY CORRECTIONS IF YOU SEE ANY FOR US.
AND LET'S MOVE AHEAD FOR, UH, ANY FUNDS EXPENDED.
UH, I INCLUDED A STATEMENT JUST, UH, REGARDING YOUR AUTHORIZATION OF $200 TO BE ALLOCATED TO, UH, FUND YOUR, UM, MEMBERSHIP IN THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMISSIONS FOR RUN.
AND SO, UH, THAT IS THE ONLY FUNDING THAT WE HAVE, UH, AUTHORIZED WITHIN THIS COMMISSION YEAR.
YOU STILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME THAT MONEY, OKAY, YOU DON'T HAVE THAT.
ALRIGHT, AND THEN FOR CITY PERSONNEL, UM, TO EDITS, UH, WE HAD A COUPLE OF OUR COLLEAGUES WHO, UM, UH, THAT WERE NOT LISTED IN THE, THE REPORT THAT YOU HAVE.
SO I WANTED TO JUST NAME THOSE FOLKS AS WELL.
UM, ALYSSA WHO HELPED START THE COMMISSION, SHE, UH, STILL IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, BUT WORKING ON OTHER ASSIGNMENTS.
UM, ERIC MAITLAND, WHO HELPED US A LOT IN THE CHAMBERS.
AND HE ACTUALLY GOT US SET UP WITH TECHNOLOGY TODAY.
AND THEN TONY, I DON'T KNOW HOW FORGOT TONY.
UM, BUT Y'ALL HAVE A VERY ROBUST, UH, YOU KNOW, NUMBER OF CITY PERSONNEL THAT SUPPORT THIS COMMISSION AND MOST DO NOT.
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CALLED OUT ALL THE WONDERFUL FOLKS THAT DO HELP MAKE THESE MEETINGS POSSIBLE.
UM, INFORMATION THAT IS NOT IN THIS PRESENTATION, BUT THERE'S IN THE REPORT IS A LETTER FROM THE CHAIR, VICES CHAIR, UM, WHICH DOES INCLUDE, UH, JUST A SUMMARY OF THE YEAR AND A RECOMMENDATION TO CONTINUE THE COMMISSION.
THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION, CONGRAT.
OKAY, WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON OR BY ZOOM.
IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE STAND OR RAISE YOUR HAND.
NOW, THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ZOOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE OR DIAL STAR NINE POLL IN THERE.
SHALL PUBLIC COMMENT, JILL? OKAY.
SEEING NONE, COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? MAY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? WELL, I MEAN, I JUST WANNA SAY, UM, THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT WE ALL DO TO SUPPORT US.
UM, I ALSO JUST WANNA THANK OUR CARE ADVISOR FOR LETTER.
UM, SO I, I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK.
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SO I LIKE TO THANK MARIA, THANKING EVERYBODY.I MEAN, THIS IS SUCH A GREAT GROUP AND IT FEELS LIKE I, YOU KNOW, CONSENSUS.
IT, IT'S JUST BEEN SUCH A GREAT YEAR, AND I THINK WE'RE JUST OFF TO OUR, WE'RE STARTING AND, UH, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY IN THIS MISSION.
SO I THINK THE ANNUAL REPORT THAT STAFF PUT TOGETHER, UM, IS A REALLY STRONG AND HONEST REFLECTION OF THE WORK THAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN DOING THIS YEAR AND HOW WE ARE CREATING A COMMISSION THAT'S GOING TO HELP A LEGACY FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THAT'S REALLY THE FOCUS FOR US THIS YEAR, IN ADDITION TO EDUCATING OURSELVES ON A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE IMPACTING WORK AND ROLES IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DILIGENCE AND CRAFTING THIS REPORT FOR US.
SO DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I JUST WANNA SAY THANK, THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR YOUR DIRECTION, FOR YOUR GUIDANCE.
I THINK IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, THE SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, THE BACKBONE THAT HAS MADE THIS, YOU KNOW, COMMISSION AND, AND REALLY SPIN AND, AND DO THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO.
SO I THINK IT WAS A GREAT YEAR.
WE, WE DID A LOT OF WORK AND IT'S AMAZING HOW FAST IT WENT, YOU KNOW, SO THANK YOU.
I AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK TAMELA FOR REMINDING ME THAT I CAN'T STRIKE ANYTHING I SAY FROM THE RECORD,
ONE THING I JUST WANT TO LET Y'ALL KNOW, THIS IS A WORD VERSION.
THIS IS NOT GONNA BE THE FINAL PRODUCT.
IT'S GONNA BE IN A VERY BEAUTIFUL TEMPLATE WITH, UH, GRAPHIC ELEMENTS TO IT, THAT, THAT'S WAS PUT TOGETHER.
AND SO ONCE THAT IS, UH, FINALIZED, WE WILL SHARE A COPY WITH YOU ALL IF YOU WOULD LIKE A PRINTED VERSION, BUT, YOU KNOW, AND WE CAN ARRANGE TO HAVE SOME, YOU KNOW, GLOSSY, UM, BOTH US PUT TOGETHER PRETTY WELL AS WELL.
WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE PRESENTED? OF HOW? GOOD QUESTION.
SO, SORRY, I ALWAYS KEEP TRACK OF WHO SAYS WELL, SO I DON'T
UM, THE REPORT, ONCE IT APPROVED, WE'RE GONNA FINALIZE IT AND THEN I WILL DIRECT ATTACH A COVER LETTER TO IT, UM, WHICH WILL BE TRANSMITTED BY THE CITY MANAGER TO THE MARIN CITY COUNCIL.
SO, UM, WAYNE, MY, MY GOAL IS TO FINISH THE REPORT THIS WEEK AND SEND IT OFF BEFORE, UM, FRIDAY.
AND SO, AND DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET REVIEWED AND APPROVED AT THE CM LEVEL, WHICH I WOULD ANTICIPATE IT PUBLISHED NEXT WEEK, WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
ADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
NEXT ITEM IS ITEM FIVE, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE PRESENTATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY ON LONG BEACH COMMISSION ATTENDANCE POLICY.
CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? I MOVED SECOND.
MOVE BY COMMISSIONER VIOLET AND SECONDED BY OUR VICE CHAIR.
UH, SO AT OUR LAST MEETINGS, AT OUR LAST MEETING, SOME CONCERNS AROSE ABOUT PROVISIONS FOR ATTENDANCE.
SO WE'VE ASKED FOR SOME CLARITY IN OUR REFRESHER FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
UM, SO ASHLEY, THANK YOU FOR PREPARING THIS AND PROCEED.
I THINK I'LL STAND IF WE TAKE THE TREND.
UM, AND I THINK THIS IS REALLY APPROPRIATE.
WE'RE A YEAR INTO THIS COMMISSION, AND SO IT MIGHT BE JUST A GOOD REFRESHER TO REMIND EVERYONE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE POLICIES ARE AROUND ATTENDANCE, EXCUSED AND EXCUSED AND, AND TELL CING.
SO AS, UH, YOU MAY RECALL, UH, FROM YOUR HANDBOOK YOU READ ABOUT A YEAR AGO, UM, THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE ALLOWS FOR, UM, IT REQUIRES, UH, ANY COMMISSIONER TO BE REMOVED AFTER THREE CONSECUTIVE UNEXCUSED ABSENCES.
AND SO THE, THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT IS THAT
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THERE IS NO LIMIT, NO TECHNICAL LIMIT ON EXCUSED ABSENCES.AND SO WE WOULD JUST WANT STAFF TO KNOW, JUST GENERALLY SPEAKING, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEIR REASON IS.
AND IT WOULD BE AN AGENDA ITEM THAT ERRANDS, UM, APPROVED.
NOW, IN INSTANCES WHERE THERE ARE MATERNITY LEAVE REQUESTS PROVIDED TO STAFF, THAT WOULD FALL UNDER THE EXCUSED ABSENCES.
AND SO THAT REQUEST FOR MATERNITY LEAVE WOULD GO TO THE STAFF, UM, OUR, UH, COMMISSION LIAISON WHO WOULD BRING IT TO THE BODY AS AN AGENDA, AGENDA ITEM TO BE VOTED ON.
AND IT WOULD BE AT DISCRETION OF THE BODY AS TO WHETHER OR NOT, BUT THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, FEASIBLE AND TENABLE GIVEN THE SIZE OF THE BODY.
AND SO THIS WOULD BE BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, AT DISCRETION OF THE BODY.
FORTUNATELY FOR THIS PARTICULAR COMMISSION, THERE'S SO MANY, I THINK I COUNTED 14.
SO, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE ONE EXCUSED ABSENCE FOR WHATEVER DURATION, UM, THE BODY'S SO BIG THAT THERE'S STILL A ROOM FOR, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL ABSENCES BEFORE IMPACTING FORUM AND IMPACTING THE BODY'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT BUSINESS.
SO THAT'S KIND OF JUST ONE CONSIDERATION THAT, YOU KNOW, THE BODY NEEDS TO THINK ABOUT WHEN, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST APPROVING EXCUSED ABSENCES.
AND AGAIN, THERE'S NO LIMIT TO THIS.
UM, BUT, UM, I, I HAD ASKED ALSO JUST NOT BEING, JUST LEARNING FOR MY OWN, UM, BENEFIT, LIKE WHETHER OR NOT THERE COULD BE LIKE REPLACEMENT, UM, BOOKS.
AND IT IS JUST NOT A SITUATION BECAUSE WE HAVE, UM, COMMISSION COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND YOU KNOW, EITHER ARE ON OR OFF, ESSENTIALLY.
AND SO, UH, IT WOULD BE, AGAIN, UP THE BODY TO EXCUSE ABSENCES.
NOW WE HAVE TELECOMMUTING THAT IS PROVIDED BY THE BROWN ACT.
NOW JUST GENERAL STANDARD TELECOMMUTING IS PERMITTED, BUT THE, THE, THE ISSUE WITH THAT IS THAT WHEREVER YOU ARE, UH, TELECOMMUTING FROM IT BECOMES IF THAT LOCATION BECOMES A PUBLIC MEETING LOCATION.
AND SO YOU HAVE TO DISCLOSE THE ADDRESS AND FLOWS IF YOU'RE WITH ANYONE THAT'S 18 OR YOUNGER IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP.
AND ALSO IT OPENS UP THE ABILITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COME TO YOU.
AND SO OBVIOUSLY THAT MAY NOT BE IDEAL FOR PEOPLE TELECOMMUTING RIGHT NOW.
THE OTHER, UM, SCENARIO IN WHICH YOU CAN ATTEND, UM, TELECOMMUTE IS WITH JUST CAUSE.
AND SO THE GOVERNMENT CODE DOES PROVIDE FOR UP TO TWO, UH, OR TELECOMMUTING INSTANCES, UH, FOR BODIES THAT MEET MONTHLY, UH, PER CALENDAR YEAR OR INSTANCES SUCH AS CHILDCARE.
SO IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT OF CHILDCARE REASONS, THERE ARE ADDITIONAL REASONS SUCH AS, UM, DISABILITY, UM, YOU KNOW, INFECTIOUS DISEASE OR AND INFECTIOUS ILLNESS, UH, THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT WILL ALLOW FOR INSTANCES OF JUST CAUSE UM, TELECOMMUTING ATTENDANT PLUS AGAIN, UP TO TWO, UM, TIMES IN A CALENDAR YEAR.
UM, BUT, BUT IF THERE'S, SO THERE ARE LIMITATIONS, BUT AGAIN, KIND OF CIRCLING BACK ON, UM, THERE, THERE'S MORE LEEWAY WITH EXCUSED ABSENCES WHEN IT COMES TO, YOU KNOW, THOSE REQUESTS THAT ARE COMING BEFORE THE BODY.
AND SO, UM, THESE, THE JUST PAUSE REQUESTS GO TO STAFF AND THOSE ARE EVALUATED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
UM, THOSE DON'T NEED TO GO LIKE FOR A VOTE FOR THE BODY, BUT IT WILL JUST BE BASICALLY PUT ON NOTICE.
SO I DIDN'T QUESTION, OH, FIRST WE HAVE TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.
UM, MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON VIA ZOOM? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE STAND OR RAISE YOUR HAND.
NOW, IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, YOU PUBLIC CAN ZOOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE OR DIAL STONE ON CALLING IN.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ON THE SIGN UP FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY? ANSWERED EVERYONE'S QUESTION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UM, BEING NO DISCUSSION BEHALF, H KING, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
THE COMMISSIONER ALLEN HARFORD.
COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEMS? ITEM SIX IS A RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE TRANSMITTAL OF A LETTER TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE TIMELY INVESTMENT IN GENDER EQUITABLE FACILITIES AT THE LONG BEACH BIOREGIONAL TRAINING CENTER DURING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL PLANNING PERIOD.
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THANK YOU.CAN I GET A MOTION ON ITEM MOTION? THANK YOU.
MOVE, UH, BY COMMISSIONER SAP, SECOND COMMISSIONER LEVI L UM, NOPE, I JUST DONE MORE.
SO THIS ITEM IS A FOLLOW UP TO OUR VOTE.
AT THE LAST MEETING WHERE WE ESTABLISHED AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO PREPARE A LETTER RECOMMENDING THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL PRIORITIZE FUNDS FOR GENDER EQUITABLE FACILITIES AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S TRAINING CENTER.
SO THE DRAFT INCORPORATES SPECIFIC EXAMPLES THAT WERE LISTED IN THE LETTERS THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE FIRE ASSOCIATION AND FROM FEMALE FIREFIGHTERS.
AND NOW IT'S UP TO THE AD HOC COMMITTEE TO GIVE BRIEF PRESENTATION OR EXPLANATION ON LETTERS.
UM, FIRST, UM, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT.
UM, WE DID A DRAFT, WE GOT SOME FEEDBACK AND UM, I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT CALLS OUT WHAT THE ISSUES ARE, IT FALLS OUT THE URGENCY OF THE ISSUE.
UM, ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS, I THINK IT WAS COMMISSIONER ADA, HAD A GREAT SUGGESTION, WHICH IS TO COME UP WITH A TEMPORARY INTERIM SOLUTION SO THAT THERE'S A TRAILER OR, OR SOMETHING SO THAT THE WOMEN HAVE A PLACE TO CHANGE.
UM, AND HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY HAVE A CHANCE TO, TO READ THE LETTER.
SO DOES ANYONE WANNA ALSO WANNA CONTRIBUTE TO
SO WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC HOME.
MADAM, CAN YOU PLEASE SEE IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON USE? IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE STAND OR USE THE RAISE HAND.
PLEASE STAND OR RAISE YOUR HAND IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN ZOOM.
UH, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE OR DIAL STAR NINE IF CALLING IN.
DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? DO WE OKAY.
SHOULD WE READ THE LETTER LETTER OR HAS EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO READ IT? OKAY.
UM, BUT I DID HAVE A COUPLE RECOMMENDED CHANGES JUST TO FORMALIZE THE LETTER.
I BROUGHT A COPY OF IT IN CASE.
BUT IF I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE ADD THE DATE AT THE TOP, WHICH IS TODAY JUNE 25TH, 2025.
AND I APOLOGIZE, I MEANT TO DO THIS BY GOD CAUGHT UP AT A CONFERENCE AND I WAS ABLE TO ADD THE FORMALITIES, UH, TO FORMALLY ADDRESS IT TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL WITH THE ADDRESS.
AND THEN, UH, THE, UH, CONCLUSION OF THE LETTER JUST FOR LIST ALL THE COMMISSIONERS.
SO I'VE INCLUDED THAT IN THE DRAFT AS WELL.
UM, SO I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED TO MAKE FRIENDLY
WE DO DO ALL THOSE THINGS REGARDLESS.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? OKAY.
CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
COMMISSIONER LA VIOLETTE? YES.
CAN YOU PLEASE READ OUR NEXT ITEM? ITEM SEVEN IS THE RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A REPORT FROM CURRENT AD HOC COMMITTEES.
DISCUSS ANTICIPATED AD HOC COMMITTEES FOR UPCOMING PROJECTS AND IF APPROPRIATE, TAKE ACTION TO DISOLVE OR CREATE AND HELP THE MIX.
CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? SO MOTION, UH, WHO IS OUR SECOND? THANK YOU.
OKAY, SO LUKE, BY COMMISSIONER VIOLIN, AND SECONDLY BY COMMISSIONER DR.
SO WE TYPICALLY AT THIS JUNCTURE, UH, HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THE REPORTS OF OUR AD HOC COMMITTEES.
IN, I, I THINK THE ONLY ONE REALLY THAT HAS I AM MISTAKEN IS THE GENDER EQUITABLE FACILITIES, WHICH THE LAST ITEM WAS PRETTY MUCH THE UPDATE.
SO, UM, MY KIND OF RECOMMENDATION THAT AS AGAIN, MOST OF MEN AND I MISSED IT, IS, UM, PERHAPS BEST SPENT DISCUSSING HOW WE WOULD LIKE TO REORDER OUR COMMITTEES.
'CAUSE WE HAVE HAD SOME FOLKS LEAVE THE ADMISSION, WE PASSED SOME FOLKS LEAVE COMMITTEES.
AND OUR BYLAWS, WHICH WE HAVEN'T FORMALLY ADOPTED AGAINST
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MOVE COMMITTEES, ESTABLISH NEW COMMITTEES IF THEY WANT THEM.BUT, UM, THINK NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO DISCUSS.
I NOTICED ON THE COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH COMMITTEE, WHICH COMMISSIONER AND I ARE ON ACTUALLY FORMALLY ON THE LIST, IT LOOKS LIKE COMMISSIONER LEVIT, COMMISSIONER DR.
ENG ALSO LISTED ON THAT, WHICH I DIDN'T REALIZE AND I APOLOGIZE IF I'VE BEEN MESSING THAT OFF ON MY IMPLICATIONS.
SO THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT WE FORGOT,
SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE THEY USED TO, IF YOU WANT TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE, AND IF SO, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOU, THE SCHEDULING YOU WILL LEARN IT.
I'M THINKING THAT THE SAFETY COMMITTEE IS GONNA REALLY START TO WORK HARD ON, UM, THE CONFERENCE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO I WOULD RATHER JUST PUT MY POINT IN THAT.
OKAY, SO COMMISSIONER EK WOULD LIKE TO MOVE EXIT THE COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE.
I THINK THAT I WOULD BE SERVED WITH SOME OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE EVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY.
I'M ON THE LEADERSHIP C LEADERSHIP, UH, COMMITTEE OR JUNIOR LEAGUE.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA LOOK GOOD FOR ONLINE WITH THAT ONE.
NOW THAT JUNIOR LEAGUE HAS A PROJECT THAT IS GOING TO DO MENTORING WITH HIGH SCHOOL GROUPS.
SO I THINK HAS SOME EDUCATION.
SO YOU'RE MORE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE? YES.
'CAUSE WE NEED NUMBERS ON THAT TOO.
KEL ALSO WOULD LIKE TO BE OFF COMMUNICATIONS AND ON MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATION.
UM, COMMISSIONER MS, DID YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES OR ANYTHING ON THAT COMMITTEE SINCE YOU'RE ON IT? I KNOW THAT YOU WOULD EMAILED ME AND I HAVEN'T, RIGHT? YES.
SO I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY TO, IF YOU COULD, AND WOULD REACH OUT TO YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER FOR INFORMATION ON MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS THAT MIGHT BE IN YOUR DISTRICT SO THAT WE CAN GATHER MORE COMPREHENSIVE, MORE INCLUSIVE OF COMPREHENSIVE LIST THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE GOING MM-HMM
SORRY, THE COMM, THAT OUTREACH COMMITTEE.
IT WAS BOTH FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND FOR MENTORSHIP OR OUTREACH.
NO, CO COMMUNICATIONS AND MENTORSHIP.
COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH IS ONE.
AND THEN MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATION IS ONE.
AND WHAT DID YOU CALL 'EM BEFORE? JUST TO SEE IF YOU HAD ANY UPDATES FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS.
STILL THAT ONE IS, IF THERE ARE ANY COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE DISTRICT, IN YOUR DISTRICT THAT, UM, THE COMMISSION MIGHT BE ABLE TO ATTEND AND TABLE.
AND SO I THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER ALAN HARPER FOR GIVING US HER REPORT.
SHE MET WITH, UM, YOU CAN TELL YOUR DISTRICT'S, UM, YEAH.
UM, MOVING ON TO MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATION.
NOW THAT WOULD BE MYSELF, COMMISSIONER ADA, COMMISSIONER DR.
I THINK WE STILL HAVE ROOM FOR ONE MORE IF ANYBODY ELSE IS INTERESTED IN THAT, WHICH IS FINE.
AND THEN
UM, DO WE HAVE ANY UPDATES FROM THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON SAFETY? I DON'T THINK WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO BE, SO, OKAY.
SO ON THAT COMMITTEE CORRECT ME, I I AM INCORRECT.
IT IS MYSELF, LEAD COMMISSIONER T, VICE CHAIR ARCHULETA COMMISSIONER DONATO STAFF.
I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE MYSELF FROM THAT COMMITTEE.
AND IT'S NOT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO, IT'S JUST THAT I'M WANT TO MOVE OTHERS AND I FOUND THAT I'M UNABLE TO CONTRIBUTE APPROPRIATELY TO ALL OF THEM.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO PUT SOME OF MY ISSUES ON
SO IF ANYBODY ELSE IS INTERESTED IN SAFETY, THE COMMISSIONER, HIS OFFICE COME, WHICH I THINK A GREAT THING.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS ALLOWED, BUT I, I DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO JOIN THAT COMMITTEE, BUT I WOULD LOVE BLAH BLAH TO BE THE LOGISTICAL POINT PERSON FOR THE
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CONFERENCE.WE, UH, NEED TO, IF, IF IT IS A NEED TO DO THE ORGANIZING OF DAY OF AND ALL THAT, WELL WE'LL BE CALLING ON EVERY
UM, DO WE HAVE, SO WE, I BELIEVE CAN DISSOLVE ALSO OUR GENDER EQUITABLE FACILITIES BE AS PART OF THIS, UM, ITEM.
SO MY QUESTION IS, WHO SHOW OF HANDS IS NOT ON THE
SO I'VE BEEN WONDERING IF THIS KIND OF FOR THE GROUP, BUT I'VE BEEN WONDERING IF WE NEED TO, IF WE'RE GONNA DO LIKE ANOTHER PLANNING SESSION IN FOR OUR COMMISSION IN OCTOBER AND ANOTHER MEETING, SOME KIND OF THING.
AND IF WE COULD PLAN FOR THAT LIKE IN ADVANCE AND MAYBE EVEN BRING USE FUNDING TO BRING IN AN OUTSIDE FACILITATOR THAT WOULDN'T REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONERS TO ACTIVELY FACILITATE I THINK IT WOULD BE, OR EVEN CITY STAFF.
I THINK YOU'D BENEFICIAL AS NOT LIKE AN EXPERT FACILITATOR TO HELP US DO SOME PLANNING.
BUT THAT, SO YOU'RE RECOMMENDING WORKING OUR COMMITTEE TO PLAN THE ANNUAL VISION ITEMS? YEAH.
WOULD ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SERVE ON THAT? WELL, LET'S ASK OUR NEW COMMISSIONERS WHEN THEY START.
IS THAT, I MEAN, THAT'S JUST A PROJECT.
YEAH, IT'S NOT A ENOUGH, SO I COULDN'T PROVIDE SUPPORT UNTIL, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE TWO IONS.
SO COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ AS WELL.
SO WE WOULD, WHAT WOULD WE CALL THAT AD LEAD ON VISUAL MAP? I USED TO CALL IT VISUAL.
UM, OH, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THESE? AND I HOPE THAT I FACILITATE THAT WAY.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, 'CAUSE Y Y'ALL HAVE LIKE HUGE COMMITMENTS.
I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE Y'ALL HAVE THE ADEQUATE SUPPORT YOU NEED.
UM, AND IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS AS TO WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T DO IN THAT SPACE, UM, I'M GOING TO MAKE MYSELF MORE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND.
SO AS YOU'RE SCHEDULING, PLEASE INCLUDE US.
UH, THIS WILL BE FOR THE PURPOSE OF NOTE TAKING.
THIS WILL BE TO SUPPORT Y'ALL.
IF IT IS, YOU KNOW, IDENTIFYING OTHER STAFF OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAYBE YOU NEED TO GET INFORMATION FROM.
UM, THIS WILL JUST BE TO, TO PROVIDE THAT ADDED SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE IN THIS SPACE.
AND YOU WERE AD HOC COMMITTEE SPACE.
SO, UM, PLEASE INCLUDE ME AND JESSICA IN YOUR AD HOC COMMUNICATIONS AND THEN TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, I WILL BE AT THOSE MEETINGS.
UM, AND WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
MAD MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF ANY, IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE SIDE OF THE PERSON OR PUBLIC ZOOM? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS SIDE, IN PERSON, PLEASE STAND OR RAISE YOUR HAND.
NOW IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON ZOOM THAT WISH SHOULD SPEAK ON THIS SIDE, PLEASE USE SURVEY SIGN FEATURE OR DIAL STAR NINE.
HAVE SAM, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE.
I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, ARE PUBLIC MEMBERS, UM, ABLE TO HELP WITH ANY AD HOC COMMITTEES? YES.
IF, IS THAT IT? IS THAT YOUR HONOR? YES.
THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC, THE COMMENT CHAIR.
AND COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? COMMISSIONER
SO MEMBERS OF, UH, THE, THE AD HOC COMMITTEES, THE OFFICIAL MEMBERS
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HAVE TO BE MEMBERS OF THIS PARTICULAR COMMISSION.THAT ISN'T TO SAY THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CANNOT, YOU KNOW, CONTRIBUTE AND BE CALLED UPON TO PROVIDE INFORMATION OR, YOU KNOW, PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS OR DISCUSSIONS, ET CETERA.
AND WE HAVE INVITED SOME, UM, PART, AT LEAST OUR SAFETY, UM, AD HOC.
SO CERTAINLY THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR, UM, PARTICIPATION.
AND WHAT WOULD THE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, WHO WOULD THEY CONTACT TO BE PUT ON A LIST IF THEY WANTED TO BE ON, UH, SERVE ON COMMITTEE? WE CAN'T SERVE ON COMMITTEE, BUT THEY HAD ATTEND.
WELL, THEY COULD ATTEND, BUT WHO DO THEY CONTACT TO BE ON A LIST SO THEY GET THE INFORMATION SO THEY CAN ATTEND? SO NORMALLY IT'S BASED OFF OF THE SUBJECT MATTER, RIGHT? UM, IF YOU HAVE AN AD HOC COMMITTEE, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU HAVE A SAFETY AD HOC AND YOU ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT VARIOUS ISSUES OF SAFETY.
YOU ALL HAVE ENGAGED IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE BECAUSE OF THEIR AREA OF EXPERTISE THAT THERE'S A COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO'S IN ATTENDANCE OF A MEETING AND PERHAPS THEY ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING OR MAYBE CONNECTING YOU ALL, PROVIDING SOME TYPE OF INFORMATION ON THE CONTENT.
THEY COULD SPEAK TO YOU AFTER A MEETING.
THEY CAN ALWAYS CONTACT THE LIAISON, WHICH WOULD BE ME.
MY INFORMATION IS ON THE AGENDA, MY EMAIL ADDRESS AND I CAN CONNECT 'EM TO THE COMMITTEE AS WELL SO THAT THEY CAN BE INCLUDED AT THAT NEXT MEETING.
UM, TO ASSIST IN PARTICIPATING, UH, FOR PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION.
UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THANKS.
MAD CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
THE COMMISSIONER MOSQUEDA? YES.
OKAY, SO THIS CONCLUDES ALL OF OUR AGENDA ITEMS. AND WE ARE NOW MOVING INTO THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS
DIFFERENT, UM, FOLLOWING THE ELECTION, UH, DEPENDING HOW THEY GO, I WILL HAND THINGS OVER TO THE CHAIR ELECT OF THEIR DUTIES BY CHAIRING THE BOARD LEADER OF THE MEETING.
SO WE ARE GOING TO START WITH OPEN NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR.
I DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR THE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS CHAIR.
EACH MEMBER MAY NOMINATE ONE PERSON PER CHAIR.
UH, THESE NOMINATIONS DO NOT REQUIRE A REGIONAL VIOLET.
I NOMINATE, UM, CHAIR MILLINGER FOR ONGOING CHAIR.
DO WE HAVE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? WELL, OKAY, LET'S SEE WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO.
UH, THERE, THERE BEING NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS.
I DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS CLOSED FOR A CHAIR.
UM, AND AS THE ALL NO MEETINGS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UH, YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU
SAY THAT YOU FEEL I'VE DONE THE JOB AND, UM, MY MAIN GOAL THE PAST YEAR AND GOING FORWARD HAS BEEN TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HERE HAS THE TOOLS TO BE EFFECTIVE COMMISSIONERS SO THAT WE CAN DO THE BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND HAVE ELASTIC LEGACY TO BE PROUD OF FOR THE INAUGURAL COMMISSION.
WOMEN, GIRLS, THIS HAS BEEN THOUGHTFUL FOR A LONG TIME.
AND I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN EVERYBODY HERE THAT WE'RE GONNA GET GREAT STUFF DONE.
AND WE'VE ALREADY STARTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE OVER THE PAST YEARS.
NOW THAT WE'VE BUILT THE THING, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO CONTINUE AS CHAIR WHILE WE VOTE
I WOULD BE EXCITED TO CONTINUE AS CHAIR TO TAKE EVERYTHING WE'VE BUILT AND START PUTTING THINGS INTO ACTION.
AND NOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO IS CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON OR VIA ZOOM.
IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISH SHOULD SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE STAND OR RAISE YOUR HAND.
NOW, IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ZOOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE OR DIAL STAR NINE IN THE BOTTOM.
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COMMENT.UM, OKAY THEN ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF LANDER AND MYSELF PER CHAIR, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
ARE WE SUPPOSED TO WRITE VOTES? VOTE IT'S OKAY.
WE PUT COMMISSIONER ALLEN HARPER.
COMMISSIONER LEVI VIOLET? YES.
UM, MOTION CARRIES AND YOU ACCEPT THE NOMINATION.
I ALREADY MADE MY COMMENTS SO I'M GOING TO MOVE ON.
UM, WE NOW ARE OPENING NOMINATION, OR, OH, LET'S TRY THIS BY NOW.
DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR THE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN GIRLS'S VICE CHAIR.
EACH MEMBER MAY NOMINATE ONE PERSON FOR VICE CHAIR, INCLUDING YOURSELF.
THESE NOMINATIONS DO NOT REQUIRE A SECOND.
COMMISSIONER VIOLET, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE COMMISSIONER ARCHA AS VICE CHAIR, BUT SHE'S ALREADY DOING A GOOD JOB.
DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR? I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE COMMISSIONER HELD HARM.
WISH SHE'S GIVING YOU
NO, THOSE ARE THERE ANY QUESTION? OKAY.
NOW THERE BEING NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS, I DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS CLOSED FOR VICE CHAIR AND SO WE WILL HAVE EACH NOMINEE SPEAK IN THE ORDER NOMINATED.
UM, PLEASE BRIEFLY SHARE WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ELECTED VICE CHAIR.
FIRST WE WILL HEAR FROM OUR CURRENT VICE CHAIR IRMA ARCH.
WELL, UH, IT, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE NOMINATED AND I ENJOY DOING THE WORK AND I THINK WE MADE A GOOD TEAM.
BUT AT THIS POINT I THINK THAT, UH, WE CAN ALWAYS USE THE NEW BUT, AND SO I AM GOING TO DECLINE THE NOMINATION SO THAT
'CAUSE I THINK, UM, YOU KNOW, NEIL GLAD IS SO SWEET.
THEN I WILL HAVE, LET'S SEE, UH, I
HAS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE BY CHAIR? UH, WELL I IT WOULD
OH, I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND COMMISSIONER TO RECONSIDER, UH,
I WOULD LOVE TO ACCEPT IN A FUTURE YEAR I FINE IF YOU WOULD STILL BE WILLING.
THANK PUBLIC PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE SO INTERESTING.
NOW WE HAVE TO CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON.
IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WE SHOULD SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON.
PLEASE STAND OR RAISE YOUR HAND.
NOW IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ZOOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE OR DIAL STAR NINE CALLING IN.
THEN WE WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
IN ORDER OF THOSE, HOW DO WE DO THIS WITH YOUR, WE STILL, WE STILL DO JUST OUR NORMAL.
DO WE SAY LIKE, OH, WHICH ONE WE'RE VOTING FOR? OR? OH, I'M SORRY.
SO, SO FOR THE RECORD, SO I DO HAVE IT RECORDED
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THAT COMMISSIONER ALLEN HARPER DECLINED.SO THAT IS ON RECORD THAT COMMISSIONER ALLEN HARPER.
SO WE'RE NOT VOTING
SO WE ARE VOTING, UM, FOR VICE CHAIR ARCH TO REMAIN AS VICE CHAIR.
AND NOW WE'RE READY TO TAKE A BREAK.
AND VICE CHAIR ARCH REMAINS TO OUR VICE CHAIR.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS? CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU KNOW, IF IT'S PLEASURE, IT'S AN HONOR AND WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, YOU KNOW, DOING EVEN BIGGER THINGS NEXT YEAR.
AND I KNOW WE GOT LOTS OF PLANS, ESPECIALLY THAT CONFERENCE.
WE'RE ALL GONNA BE WORKING ON THAT.
UM, NOW WE'RE MOVING ALONG TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO AT THIS TIME, WE'LL TAKE NON-AG 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 TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS UNLESS IT EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR.
UM, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL UP THE FIRST.
IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON A NON AGENDA ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE STAND OR RAISE YOUR HAND.
IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ZOOM WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON A NON AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE OR DIAL STAR NINE THE CALLING IN NO CALL.
UH, WE, WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
SO AT THIS TIME COMMISSIONERS MAY REPORT ON ANY PREVIOUS OR UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS, SHARE RELEVANT INFORMATION OR RECOMMEND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? PLEASE REMEMBER TO SPEAK UP WHEN PROVIDING YOUR COMMENT OR STATEMENT.
I LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT IN AUGUST, AUGUST 6TH, 38TH, THE LULA CONVENTION IS GOING, THE NATIONAL ULA CONVENT'S GOING TO BE COMING TO TOWN.
UM, THE CONVENTION WILL BRING CLOSE TO 10,000 PEOPLE HERE, UH, FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND WITHIN THE CONVENTION THERE IS A WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
AND SO THEY HAVE ASKED ME TO INVITE THE, UH, COMMISSION TO, UH, ATTEND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
SO, UM, I WILL BE BRINGING MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE CONFERENCE ITSELF, ABOUT THE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE AND SEE IF WE ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING.
PERHAPS IF THEY DO HAVE A TABLE SET UP, WE CAN, YOU KNOW, DO A TABLE SET UP AS WELL SO THAT WE CAN DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR FUNCTION.
BUT WE EXPECT PEOPLE, LIKE I SAID, FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING PUERTO RICO, WE HAVE OVER CLOSE TO 500, UM, COUNCILS THROUGHOUT THE NATION.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WILL BE ATTENDING, BUT ALSO A LOT OF FOLKS FROM CALIFORNIA WILL ALSO BE JOINING US.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR OWN LOCAL, UH, LONG BEACH COUNCIL.
SO IT IT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WE DO PERHAPS EVEN PARTICIPATE IN WITHIN THE CONFERENCE.
BUT I WILL BE, UH, BRINGING, UH, MORE INFORMATION ON.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR OUR DISTRICT? I HAVE A, I I GUESS MORE OF A QUESTION, BUT FOR, I'M WONDERING IF WE NEED TO ELECT A TREASURER POSITION.
OH, I FORGOT TO MAKE THAT, UH, ANNOUNCEMENT.
WE WILL DO THAT AFTER WE FORMALLY ADOPT THE BYLAWS BECAUSE THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL, UM, OFFICER ROLE OUTSIDE OF THE REGULAR COMMISSION STRUCTURE.
UM, I JUST THINK WE MENTIONED THAT.
I HOPE YOU WOULD BE, HAVE A TABLE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE, UH, DISTRICT NINE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE DO TO JAZZ FESTIVAL.
THERE'S NOT SURE WE PROCESS IT, BUT YES, IT'S, IT'S A REALLY GREAT EVENT.
UM, VERY FAMILY FRIENDLY AND, UM, IT'S REALLY STRONGLY ENCOURAGING.
SO WE WILL, I'LL GRAB YOU AFTER.
UM, ANY FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS.
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UM, THEN IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, I DECLARE THE MEETING ADJOURNED.MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE TIME, THE TIME IS 8:10 PM OKAY.