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SYLVIA? JAMES HERE.MIKE, JOSH, SMITTY AND, UM, JUANITA.
VIC UMS NOT ON, IT'S NOT ON HERE.
HE'S NOT ON THE AGENDA YET, BUT HE'S, HE HE SHOULD BE.
UM, RYAN, IF YOU COULD PLEASE DO THE HONORS, YOUR LAST DUTIES WITH, UM, THE, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
UH, READ FACE, FLAG, PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
I PLEDGE JULY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
AND JUST ON THAT CLARIFICATION TIP IS THAT I HAD ALREADY PRINTED THESE AGENDAS AND I WAS BEING TOLD THAT VIC STILL COULDN'T BE PUT ON THE STATIONARY 'CAUSE HE HADN'T JUMPED THROUGH ALL OF THE HOOPS TO BE A COMMISSIONER.
SO HE WENT AND JUMPED THROUGH THOSE HOOPS THIS MORNING.
SO HOOPS ARE, I'M SORRY, WE PUT A LOT OF HOOPS IN FRONT OF ME.
OUR FIRST, UM, AGENDA ITEM IS RECORD.
UM, WE'RE GOING, WE'RE GONNA, YOU GONNA DO THIS? YES.
UH, DO YOU WANT TO RIGHT NOW? OR Y YES.
SO WE'RE GONNA GO, UM, BACK A LITTLE BIT AND WE'RE GONNA, WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST, SO WE'RE GONNA WELCOME.
UM, TODAY AT OUR MEETING WE HAVE JEFF WILLIAMS, WHO'S THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
THANK YOU FOR, FOR BEING HERE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
SO, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR, FOR UH, UH, YOU KNOW, ALL YOU'VE BEEN DOING FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.
SO, UH, GINA WAS TELLING ME THAT NOT ONLY ARE OUR OUTGOING MEMBERS, OUTGOING COMMISSIONERS, BUT THEY'RE OUTGOING FOUNDING COMMISSIONERS BECAUSE YOU ALL WERE THERE ON THE FIRST GROUP, RIGHT? YEAH.
AND I KNOW JUAN EITHER YOU TOO.
BUT, UM, BUT, UH, YOU ALL HELPED.
YOU CREATED THIS FROM NOTHING.
SO, UM, I'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO HEAR JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT, LIKE WHERE IT, WHERE IT'S COME FROM, FROM WHERE IT WAS AND WHERE, AND I, I HAD DO A COUPLE THINGS FOR Y'ALL, BUT I'D INTEREST TO HEAR RANGERS LEAD THE WAY
UH, SO I WAS GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE.
I THINK MOST OF US WHEN WE STARTED OUT, HADN'T DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE AND HAD LIMITED KIND OF CIVIC PARTICIPATION EXPERIENCE.
BUT WE MANAGED TO GET A STRATEGIC PLAN OFF THE GROUND.
AND I HAVE TO SAY, THE, THE BANNER THING GOING OFF WAS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE, UH, OF OUR LITTLE ADVENTURES.
IT'S JUST A PHYSICAL, TANGIBLE KIND OF REMINDER THAT, YOU KNOW, WE TOOK A LOT OF DOING, BUT WE GOT THIS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.
AND, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GREAT THINGS FOR EVERYBODY WHO'S GONNA BE CARRYING THE TORCH FORWARD.
RYAN WAS CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION AT AT LEAST ONE TERM, RIGHT? SO WANTED TO ADD TO THAT LEADERSHIP.
I LEARNED BROWN ACT IS A REAL THING.
SO
WHAT ALL WAS ENTAILED? I THINK OUR FIRST FIVE OR SIX MONTHS WE WERE JUST FLOATING AROUND NOT KNOWING WHAT OUR PURPOSE WAS.
UM, AND THEN WE FINALLY REREAD THE CHARTER AND BASICALLY SAID, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO PROVIDE A STRATEGIC PLAN ON A YEARLY BASIS.
WE'RE LIKE, WELL, LET'S DO THAT.
LET'S, LET'S PUT THAT TOGETHER.
AND SO THAT WAS OUR GOAL FOR GOD, THREE YEARS, I WANNA SAY AT LEAST.
'CAUSE COVID GOT IN THE WAY, RIGHT? SO, UM, WE WERE JUST ABOUT DONE.
AND THEN COVID HIT, AND THEN WE WEREN'T DONE ANYMORE.
UM, BUT I AGREE WITH, WITH RYAN IS THE, THE BANNER PROGRAM FOR ME IS THE CREME OF THE CRIM, RIGHT? SO THAT'S FOR ME IS THE, THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE THAT WE DID SOMETHING.
UM, AND IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT LONG BEACH IS SUCH A SMALL COMMUNITY.
'CAUSE I SHARED THE VIDEO THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PUT OUT ABOUT THE BANNER PROGRAM, AND ONE OF MY FRIENDS WAS LIKE, OH, THAT'S MY ROOMMATE'S DAD.
AND I WAS LIKE, REALLY? AND THEY'RE LIKE, YEAH, SO AND SO HERE HE GOES, THAT'S MY ROOMMATE'S DAD.
AND IT WAS LIKE, BUT LIKE, HE JUST PASSED AWAY LIKE RECENTLY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO FOR THE FAMILY TO BE SEE HIM DAILY NOW AND BE HONORED DAILY, IT JUST WARMS MY HEART.
SO, UH, CHEERS TO ALL YOU GUYS FOR HELPING MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
AND THEN I'M GONNA ADD TOO, THAT, UM, SMITTY WAS THE CHAIR OF THE VETERANS BANNERS SELECTION COMMITTEE.
AND YOU WERE VICE CHAIR AT LEAST ONCE, RIGHT? I WAS VICE CHAIR ONE YEAR AND THEN, UH, YEAH, THE AD HOC CHAIR FOR TWO YEARS, THREE YEARS, I DON'T KNOW.
LOST ACTUAL, WHILE THE BANNERS THING GOT SIDESWIPED TOO BY IT.
THERE'S A LOT OF HURDLES THAT WE HAD TO OVERCOME FOR THAT HURDLE.
WELL, IT'S A LEARNING CURVE, RIGHT? SO WE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING.
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KNOW.AND NOW WE KNOW WHAT WE DIDN'T KNOW.
REMEMBER WE GONNA PASS IT ON TO THOSE OF US WHO DON'T KNOW.
NOW,
NO, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW TO, YOU KNOW, 2.0 I THINK I THINK IT'S WORTH ADVOCATING FOR.
AND, AND I'LL TRY TO BE AS SUPPORTIVE AS I CAN, BUT I THINK THAT IF YOU DID SOMETHING AND IT WORKS, THEN THOSE, THE KIND OF THINGS WE WANTED AS THE CITY TRUST KEEP DOING.
SO, I'LL, I'LL, I'LL, I'LL, SO I, THERE'S AN ALIBI IS MICHAEL IS STILL ON HIS WAY HERE, SO, UH, OKAY.
WE'LL JUST REVISIT THIS IF WE CAN WHEN HE GETS HERE TO GIVE HIS PIECE OF THOUGHTS AS WELL TOO.
AND SO ANYBODY HEARD FROM SYLVIA? I LEFT MY, I HAVE NOT, NO, I LEFT MY PERSONAL CELL ANYTHING, BUT I DIDN'T GET THE VOICEMAIL.
DID DID YOU WANNA PROCEED WITH THE TWO? YEAH.
AND ALSO JUAN, I KNOW YOU WERE PART OF THAT FOUNDING GROUP TOO.
I KNOW WE'RE HOLDING ONTO YOU FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANNA SAY OR, YEAH, I JUST, UM, I WANNA SAY IT'S BEEN, UH, IT'S REALLY BEEN, UM, AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE JUST INTERACTING WITH OTHER VETERANS WITHIN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
AND, UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF, UM, WE CALL IT VSOS, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER AGENCIES THAT ARE HELPING TO, UM, SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE FOR SERVING VETERANS, WHETHER IT'S BENEFITS, EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH, AND, UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO WITH, UM, CONNECTING ALL THOSE AGENCIES TOGETHER.
YEAH, I THINK THE, YOU KNOW, THE MISCONCEPTION IS LIKE, WE HAVE THE VA HERE, BUT THAT'S SUCH A HUGE, UM, YOU KNOW, YES.
NT AND THEY HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN, UM, AGENDA, BUT I THINK AT THE HEART, UM, CARING FOR VETERANS IS, YOU KNOW, IS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL HAVE IN COMMON AND WORKING TOGETHER TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, TO KIND OF BRIDGE ALL THOSE DIFFERENT ENTITIES TOGETHER.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY AND A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE AS WELL.
WELL, THANK YOU TO OUR OUTGOING COMMISSIONERS AND YOU AND GINA FROM THE VERY BEGINNING AS WELL.
YOU, FOR Y'ALL CREATED SOMETHING FROM NOTHING.
AND THIS IS ABOUT TO BE THE NEXT CHAPTER WE HAVE.
A NEWISH COMMISSIONER AND KEN, AND WE HAVE TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS, AND I THINK WE'VE GOT FOUR NEW ONES COMING.
SO THIS IS A WHOLE NEW GROUP THAT'S GONNA BUILD ON YOUR ALL'S LEGACY.
AND SO I, I DO HAVE, JUST FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, WE JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE MOMENT HERE AND, UH, JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE SOMETHING.
THANK YOU FOR, FOR ALL YOU'VE BEEN DOING CERTIFICATE RECOGNITION.
I'M JUST THANKING YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR SERVICE TO THE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSION AND NOT ONLY FOR YOUR SERVICE TO COUNTRY.
I GOT COMMISSION, SO ORION, THANKS, SIR.
YEAH, THE, WE GET A NICE PICTURE.
YOU, YOU GOT THAT ONE? YOU CAN DO IT TOO.
I'LL FIX IT UP HERE BEFORE YOU HERE.
YOU GOT YOUR SADDLE BAGG ON YOU SWEET
CAN I HAVE YOUR, IT'S PICKING UP THE LIGHT.
THERE'S THE AGENDA AND ALL THAT, AND THERE'S YOUR THING, AND THEN YOU JUST HAVE TO SIGN IN WHEREVER THAT SIGN, WHATEVER THE SAYING IS.
THIS IS, I AM ON ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND THANK FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HERE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING ABOUT WHERE IT'S RYAN WANNA GET BACK IN, THEY'RE GOING TO THE FRAME SHOP AND FIXING THEM.
JUST SEND THOSE TO ME AND I'LL PUT 'EM IN THE NEXT NEWSLETTER.
SO YOU KNOW WHAT? LET ME, LET ME GET HER.
OKAY, I'LL, THERE'S NO ISSUE YOU WANTED.
MAKE SURE I WAS, I TOLD HIM THIS IS THE LAST ONE.
HE'S LIKE, MAKE SURE YOU GET OVER THERE.
BECAUSE IT'S PICKING UP THE LINE.
WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE OF THESE THANK NEW FOUR PEOPLE
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GETTING HERE AND BEING ABLE TO VOTE? SO THEY'RE GONNA BE JULY 16TH.THEY'RE GONNA BE APPOINTED IF WE CAN GET 'EM.
DO WE CONFIRM BY JUNE 30TH THEN? I HOPEFUL WE CAN GET HIM BY THE END OF AUGUST.
PROBABLY EPTEMBER MEETING TWO, THREE.
SO WE HAVE A PROBLEM THEN? YEAH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE, CAN CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? DO, DO YOU MIND? JULY 16TH ARE GONNA BE APPOINTED.
I MEAN, AS FAST AS WE CAN GET 'EM THROUGH ALL THOSE HOOPS THAT, UH, VIC AND JIM HAD TO DO, I MEAN, IF THEY START, WE CAN START THAT AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
IT TYPICALLY TAKES TWO MONTHS, RIGHT? MM-HMM
TO GET THROUGH IT TO CONFIRM WHAT, I HAD TO TAKE THAT CLASS YES.
ONLINE COUPLE, COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
THAT IT IS THE AMOUNT OF COUNSEL OR COMMISSIONERS POSSIBLE, WHICH IS NINE.
SO OUR QUORUM IS FIVE NO MATTER WHAT.
SO YOU'LL HAVE HOW MANY? SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE FOUR.
SO IS THAT MISSING SIX? IS THAT RIGHT? YOU BE WILLING TO HANG ON.
IS IT SIX? I BELIEVE? I THOUGHT, IS IT SIX? DO YOU KNOW? UM, NO, THE QUORUM IS FIVE PLUS ONE.
DO WE HAVE A WE STILL HAVE A OLD, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDED PERSON THAT'S NOT YET BEEN APPROVED.
THAT YOU HELP WITH FINDING SOMEBODY FOR TWO.
YEAH, IT'S, IT'S WHATEVER YOU ALL ARE, RIGHT? YEAH.
IS THAT WHAT IT'S NO, WE HAVE NO SPECIFIC.
I I, OFF TOP OF MY HEAD, I'M SORRY.
IT'S WHATEVER ONE YOU GUYS ARE OKAY.
SO I, THE QUESTION ON, I'M SORRY.
WHAT I'M HEARING THOUGH IS WHAT I THINK KEN'S ASKING IS SOME OF THE OUTGOING COMMISSIONERS, IF WE CAN STAY UNTIL THE NEW ONES ARE APPOINTED, TELL WE HAVE QUORUM.
BECAUSE THAT WAY THEY WON'T HAVE QUORUM IF WE CAN GET ONE THAT'S, THAT'S UP TO YOU ALL.
I MEAN, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT'S THE MEETING? WHAT DAY OF YOU MEET? IS IT THE FIRST? WE MEET ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AND I, I, I DO HAVE IT ON MY, MY RADAR TO ASK BECAUSE THE SUMMER IS OFTEN, WE ALWAYS SAY WE'RE GONNA MEET 12 TIMES A YEAR, BUT INVARIABLY ONE OF THE SUMMER MONTHS ENDS UP BEING CANCELED BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S ON VACATION.
MIGHT HAVE THAT TO DO THAT IN JULY, UNLESS YOU HAVE PENDING BUSINESS.
AND THEN MAYBE THE CALL WILL BE TO GET IN BY THE SECOND WEEK OF AUGUST, WHICH WILL BE DOABLE IF WE CAN GET 'EM BY THE END OF THE MONTH.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE CAN USE YOUR HELP.
SO IF YOU, I DO HAVE SOME APPLICATIONS FOR THE VETERAN SPOTS, BUT IF YOU HAVE CANDIDATES THAT YOU ALL THINK WOULD BE GOOD, PLEASE ENCOURAGE 'EM TO APPLY.
GIVE THEM MY NUMBER, GINA, AND THEN CALL ME.
LIKE WHERE WE WANT, WE WANT TO, WE WANT TO PUT THOSE NAMES IN FRONT OF THE MAYOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
CAN YOU MESSAGE US AS THROUGH GINA AS TO WHICH DISTRICTS YOU'RE WEAK? YES.
SO IF YOU HAVE A WEAKNESS IN DISTRICT THREE, AND THAT'S, I WE HAVE WHAT ARE PROBLEMS, SEAN? SEVEN, SIX, AND SEVEN.
I THINK WE HAVE A RECOMMENDED PERSON, ALTHOUGH IT'S, IT'S OKAY IF SOME PEOPLE THAT'S APPLY, BUT THAT LEAVES SWITCH.
AND THEN, AND WHAT DO YOU TWO TWO.
TWO, FOUR AND TWO ARE OUR WEAKNESS RIGHT NOW.
WE JUST DON'T HAVE, WE DON'T HAVE A OH, THAT'S FINE.
YOU'RE THE WEAKNESS IS THE EMPTINESS.
SO IT'S OPEN, IT'S, IT'S THE SUBURBS OUT THERE.
SO FOR US TO JUST KICKING BACK, RELAX AND CHILLING.
SO THEN WE MAY KNOW PEOPLE IN THE THAT WE CAN PUSH.
AND WE SAW THAT, UM, TAKE THAT ON I THINK WITH, UM, MARGARET.
'CAUSE I LIKE, I SAW HER EMAIL.
SO I THINK IF WE COULD, YOU KNOW, CIRCLE BACK WITH MARGARET AND JUST KIND LIKE THE OPENING, SO WHATEVER.
WELL, AND YOU ALL KNOW YOUR CIRCLES.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO FIND PASSION TO FOLKS LIKE YOU.
SO IF YOU HAVE, IF YOU RECOGNIZE SOMEBODY IN YOUR GROUPS THAT YOU THINK MIGHT BE GREAT, THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE I'M SEND THEM.
I'LL, I'LL LOOK FOR SOMEBODY IN TWO.
OKAY, SO JUST TO RECAP, JULY 16TH WOULD BE THE APPOINTMENT OF THE, THE RECOMMENDED ONES TO SIX AND SEVEN.
WELL, IT WOULD HOPEFULLY BE ALL FOUR.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE DAY OF THE APPOINTMENTS.
MEANING FOUR AND TWO MAYBE IN THAT I HAVE TO HAVE THE NAMES BY THE END OF THE MONTH.
REALLY IN, SO IF WE CAN GET HIM NAMED BY THE END OF THE MONTH, THAT'S WHAT A GOAL.
THEN THEY'LL BE APPOINTED BY THE SIX AND SEVEN.
WHAT, WHEN IS HE GONNA ANNOUNCE? THEY, THEY, A APPOINTED JUST MEANS THE ANNOUNCEMENT WHERE THEY, THEY'RE IN COUNCIL.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY'VE COMPLETED THEIR, YOU HAVE TO DO ALL THOSE HOOPS, JIM LIFE SCAN AND ALL THAT.
WELL, I'M SORRY THAT SYLVIA IS NOT HERE.
THANK, DOES SOMEONE HAVE HER PHONE NUMBER IN HANDY? YEAH, I GOT IT.
BECAUSE, UH, I HAVE IT ON MY PERSONAL CELL.
I HAVEN'T TRANSFERRED ALL EVERYBODY TO THE WORK CELL YET.
BUT THANK YOU JEFF FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WE NEED YOUR HUSTLE FOR SURE ON, UH, GETTING THESE, UH, SEATS FILLED.
UM, AND UH, THE, THE MEMORIAL DAY THING ENDED UP VERY OUTSTANDING AND I DON'T THINK IT'S A COINCIDENCE THAT WE, I SAW YOU ON FRIDAY AND THEN HOURS LATER MAYOR'S IN.
SO ANYWAY, I CAN BE HELPFUL YOU GUYS.
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SHE DOES.SHE'S ALSO, YOU CAN TEXT HER OR ME.
MAYBE IF I'M NOT ABOUT THANK YOU JUANITA.
YES, WHILE WE'VE GOT SOME OF THE ORIGINALS HERE.
I READ THE CHARTER ABOUT A WEEK AGO FOR THE FIRST TIME.
YOU GUYS DID A SUPER JOB, YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW, AND I'M, I READ IT WITHOUT PREJUDICE BECAUSE I WASN'T PART OF WRITING IT, YOU KNOW, SO FROM AN OUTSIDE OBSERVER, LOOKING AT WHAT IT IS I'M SUPPOSED TO DO NOW ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN? YOU GUYS A GOOD JOB OF, OF UH, YEAH, HE'S TALKING ABOUT THE, HE SAID THE MISSION PLANS SPECIFICALLY.
YEAH, BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN ACTUAL CHARTER CITY LEGISLATION, THE STRATEGIC PLAN AS WELL.
UH, I READ, I READ THE, THE BOOK.
IF WE, YOU COLORED ON THE COLORS, HUH? I CAN SEE YOU.
I SAY OKAY MIKE, IF WE, UM, I WAS GONNA SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT IF WE COULD, IF WE COULD HAVE, UM, UM, SMITTY AND RYAN GAVE THERE REMARKS ABOUT, UM, SOME SPECIAL MEMORIES OR REMARKS ABOUT LIKE YOUR TIME SERVICING ON THE SERVING ON THE COMMISSION.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THAT WITH THE REST OF US.
HAVE THEY ALREADY DID THAT? THEY DID THAT ALREADY.
I SAID I LIKED ALL THE CAKE WE ATE
ALL THE WHAT? CAKE ATE THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS.
WHAT ABOUT YOU? I SAID I ENJOYED THE BEER AT THE END OF THE MEETINGS.
I LOVE DOING 'EM EVEN THOUGH IF I'M NOT DEAD ON FOR ON TOPIC.
HOWEVER, I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY 'CAUSE I GET TO LEARN ABOUT NEW PEOPLE, NEW CAREERS, NEW STUFF, NEW FEELINGS, NEW, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING.
AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION FOR, FROM ALMOST EVERYBODY WHO'S SAT IN THESE SEATS.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE THAT I HAVEN'T DONE THAT YET WITH.
AND PLEASE REMEMBER THE WORD YET.
UM, I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE, NOT, NOT ONLY HARD WORK, BUT JUST THE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT WORD IS, LOVE OR, YOU KNOW, THE WANT TO COMPLETE DIFFERENT TASKS.
YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY HERE HAS A MISSION.
YOU HAVE A THOUGHT IN YOUR HEAD OF WHAT YOU WANT TO COMPLETE, WHAT YOU WANT TO DO AND WHAT YOU WANNA BE.
WELL, YOU ALREADY ARE A COMMISSIONER, BUT YOU KNOW, AS A COMMISSIONER.
'CAUSE I CAN ALSO USE THESE TRAITS FOR MYSELF.
SO MY FAVORITE THING BEING AS BEING A COMMISSIONER IS GETTING TO KNOW ALL OF Y'ALL AND JUST TAKING THAT IN AND USING SOME THINGS FOR MYSELF, SOME THINGS I'M NOT, BUT IT ALLOWS ME TO GET TO KNOW Y'ALL BETTER.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT AND THANK YOU.
I'M GONNA ADD, 'CAUSE I ADDED A LITTLE BIT, JEFF, JEFF WANTED TO DO LIKE A, A TAG TEAM, UH, UH, PRESENTATION TO YOU.
IS THAT, MIKE? YOU, YOU WERE INSTRUMENTAL TO ME IN A FEW STICKY SPOTS WHERE I JUST NEEDED TO VENT AND PUT THINGS TOGETHER AND YOU WERE ALWAYS LIKE, I GOT YOUR BACK.
AND IF ANYONE ASKS, I'M A RUSSIAN BUSINESSMAN.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT.
SO
BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU THE ON THE CAKE.
UM, THANK YOU SYLVIA FOR JOINING US.
WE, WHAT WE WERE DOING IS, UM, UM, RYAN SMITTY AND OF COURSE MIKE, WE GAVE THEIR LAST, UM, REMARKS, MEMORABLE THINGS ABOUT BEING ON THE SERVING ON THE COMMISSION AND WOULD LIKE THE, UM, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOMETHING, WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT AS WELL.
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE IT.
BUT THE JEFF WILLIAMS, WHO IS THE MAYOR'S, UH, UH, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, BROUGHT THESE FOR EVERYONE WHO'S LAST DAY ON THE COMMISSION IS TODAY.
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THAT'S PRETTY NICE.WELL, WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY IT WAS, UM, WHAT I REMEMBER FIRST ABOUT IT IS WHEN IT THANK YOU WHEN IT WAS POSTED ON FACEBOOK, ROBERT GARCIA PUT IT ON HIS FACEBOOK, SAID, HEY COMMISSIONERS, UM, WE HAVE THESE POSITIONS AVAILABLE AND THE FIRST, HOW MUCH DOES IT PAY? SOMEBODY SAID THAT, EH, LIKE WHAT? BUT, UM, I WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS AND IT WAS PRETTY QUICK.
AND IT'S BEEN, I KNOW, I CAN'T REMEMBER.
UH, WE STARTED AT 1, 2, 3, 4 OF US STILL HERE.
AND SO THEN WE'VE DONE A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT
AND JUST HOPEFUL THAT THE NEW COMMISSION COME IN AND JUST THE BALL AND JUST MOVE FORWARD.
MR. I JUST WANNA SAY ONE OF THE GREAT MEMORIES THAT I HAVE OF SYLVIA IS HER LOVE OF HISTORY PERIOD.
AND JUST CONSTANTLY REMINDING ME OF HISTORY AND THAT WHEN WE WENT TO INTERVIEW SOMEBODY FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN AT USC, YOU KNOW, THAT WE, WE, DO YOU REMEMBER THAT, THAT WAS QUITE A FEW YEARS BACK, BUT WE WENT TO USC AND INTERVIEWED THE HEAD OF THE VETERANS THING AT USC AND THAT WAS A FUN DAY.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THE COMMISSION.
CAN TO DY CAN I ASK TO GO A LITTLE DEEPER? I JUST WANT TO KNOW ABOUT LIKE WHY IT WAS A FUN DAY.
SOUNDS LIKE A STORY FOR JOE'S JOKES.
WE ARE TRYING TO END THIS MEETING BY SIX 15.
SO, UM, ANY OTHER, DO WE HAVE, UM, AND I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR ANYONE ELSE BUT YOUR TURN.
OH NO, I, NO, I DID MINE ALREADY.
UM, ANY OTHER, UM, I'LL OPEN UP TO THE NEW COMMISSIONERS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANY REMARKS OR COMMENTS ABOUT, UM, THE OUTGOING COMMISSIONERS? SHH, I'LL OPEN IT UP IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE.
YOU SAY FOR THE AFTER PARTY? I LIKE THESE TWO ALREADY.
UM, WITH THAT SAID, WELL, UM, MOVE TO OUR, UM, FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS, UM, RECOMMENDATION.
THIS WILL BE FOR THE MARCH AND THE MAY, UM, UM, MEETING MINUTES.
WE'LL, UM, OF COURSE THEY'RE SEPARATELY AND IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THEM, IF YOU, IF YOU WANNA TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO LOOK OVER THEM AND THEN WE CAN MOVE ON WITH AGENDA ITEM ONE AND TWO.
UM, DISCUSSED REAL FAST ON THE MARCH ONE.
UM, DISCUSSION ON, ON ON THE MARCH MEETING MINUTES.
I, I DON'T HAVE MY MARCH MEETING HERE, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW I CAN LEAD THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IF I WAS ABSENT FOR ALL THE VOTES.
I CAN'T REMEMBER, BUT I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DON'T REMEMBER IF I WAS HERE IN MARCH OR NOT.
DO YOU NEED SOMEBODY ELSE TO DO IT? YEAH, AND I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE MY NOTES FROM THAT.
I'LL PUT SOMEBODY'S NAME THERE, UH, WITH SMITTY'S CORRECTION IN MIND.
WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES AND, AND I'LL SECOND ANY, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS FIRST BECAUSE I WOULD ASK, LIKE ON MARCH RIGHT HERE, GINA, WHERE YOU SAID, UM, YOU HAVE COMMISSIONER ANDES AND LAID OVER.
IS THAT, IS THAT A TYPO OR WHAT, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? RIGHT HERE? WHAT IS THAT? OH, IS THAT WE, WE LAID, WE, WE LAID OVER THE FEBRUARY 14TH MINUTE.
I WAS STILL LEARNING THE ONE MEETING AND COULDN'T GET SOMETHING TO PRINT OR WHATEVER AT THAT TIME.
SO THE, THE MOTION WAS MADE TO LAY IT OVER BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE MINUTES.
THAT, THAT WAS MY RECOLLECTION WAS THAT WE, WAS IT, UM, WAS IT TO, WOULD THAT BE FOR APRIL? UH, THAT YEAH, THAT WAS ALREADY APRIL OR WE LAID OVER, YEAH, WE LAID OVER FEBRUARY TO MARCH, I'M ASSUMING, CORRECT.
THAT FOR THE MARCH MEETING, WE LAID FEBRUARY MEETING MINUTES FOR THE FOLLOWING MONTH FOR MARCH.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS ON, UM, ON THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM? IF NOT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR.
MTY, YOU WERE SECOND, RIGHT? MIKE VIC WAS.
SO SMITTY AND THEN, UH, CAN I GET A VOTE? CAN I GET A VOTE? AYE FAVOR? AYE.
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WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS TO, UM, RECEIVE IN FATHER, UM, I'M SORRY, THE MARCH, I'M SORRY, THE MAY MEETING MINUTES.SO APPROVE THE MEETINGS FOR THE MAY COMMISSION MEETING.
TAKE A MOMENT TO REVIEW AND THEN IF NOT, WE COULD, IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, I CAN GET A MOTION.
AND SECOND, JUST CURIOUS, BRANDON DID THE SAME THING WITH MARCH NOTES THAT I'VE NOTICED ON MARCH, TUESDAY, MARCH 26TH.
DO WE NOT DO THAT? UM, TURN THE PAGE ONE MORE TIME.
THERE'S, THERE'S NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S IN HERE, BUT WE JUST DID MARCH.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S STILL SHOWING UP IN THE MOTION.
MAY SO YES, IT WOULD BE ON, IS THERE ADDITIONAL CORRECTIONS? IT WOULD BE ON PAGE.
UM, IT WOULD BE ON PAGE ONE OF FOUR.
SO IT'LL BE MAY, WHICH IS BACK.
DID, DID WE GET A MOTION? NOT YET.
ANY DISCUSSIONS? I DO SEE THAT IT REPEATED THIS MARCH 26TH.
IT SHOULD JUST SAY, WELL, THE ORIGINAL AGENDA SAID THAT WE WOULD DO BOTH, BUT WE REALLY ONLY DID APRIL 10TH.
UH, WE APPROVE THE APRIL 10TH MINUTE.
SO WITH THOSE CORRECTIONS, SO MOVED, UH, I HAVE A MOTION BY, UM, BY RYAN.
VIC, YOU LEARN THAT'D BE QUICK IF YOU WANNA GO THESE MINUTES.
SEE A GAME SHOW? GIMME PUSHING BUTTON.
CAN I, UM, CAN I GET A, UM, CAN I GET A VOTE? CALL, VOTE? YEAH.
ALL IN FAVOR? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
SO THE NEXT, UM, IS THE, UM, IS THE CHAIR'S REPORT.
AND I SWEAR I WILL BE BRIEF THIS TIME.
UM, AGAIN, UH, THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL BEING HERE.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY, UM, OUTGOING, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CALL THIS, LIKE ORIGINAL FOUNDING FATHERS WHATEVER.
UM, YOU'LL BE CALLED, UM, EMERITUS VETERANS COMMISSIONER EMERITUS NOW.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE, UM, WORKING TO SERVE WITH YOU GUYS.
CAN YOU LOVING WHAT IS EMERITUS? SORRY.
YOU DON'T HAVE CRANS FOR ME TO EAT.
YEAH, IT'S, UM, BECAUSE YOU'RE LIKE, ONCE, IT'S KIND OF LIKE ONCE A COMMISSIONER, ALWAYS A COMMISSIONER.
SO NOW INSTEAD OF LIKE BEING RETIRED, YOU'RE, YOU'RE LIKE, UM, YES.
WE'RE NOT GONNA GET THROUGH THIS MEETING IF WE KEEP TALKING FOR EACH OTHER.
UH, UM, SO AGAIN, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO, UM, CONGRATULATE AND THANK GINA, UM, AND, UH, THE ENTIRE COMMISSION ON AN AMAZING, UM, MEMORIAL DAY SUNSET CEREMONY.
UM, A LOT OF, UM, SUPPORT AND THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, UM, FOR, FOR HELPING OUT AND JUST KIND OF RUNNING, YOU KNOW, THE SHOT BEHIND THE SCENES.
UM, AND, AND, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, UM, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT ON TODAY IS THE 76TH ANNIVERSARY ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN'S ARMED SERVICE INTEGRATION ACT.
THIS WAS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN, UM, ON JULY 12TH IN 1948.
EVEN THOUGH WOMEN HAD BEEN SERVING IN OUR ARMED SERVICE PREVIOUSLY, THIS, THE SIGNING OF THIS ACT ALLOWED, UM, WOMEN TO ACTUALLY SERVE IN FULL COM IN FULL CAPACITY AND ALSO TO RETIRE.
SO TODAY IS THE 76TH ANNIVERSARY OF THAT.
UM, AS I WAS JUST KIND OF GOING BACK AND REMEMBERING.
SO WE HAVE WOMEN, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNEW, BUT MS. PATRICIA JACKSON KELLY, SHE'S NOT JUST, I THINK SHE HAD SERVED IN PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT BRANCHES.
UH, SHE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME, THE ARMY WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME.
SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO LIKE READ HER BIO, SHE IS, UM, AMAZING.
AND THERE'S OTHER AMAZING WOMEN LIKE HER THAT ARE SERVING RIGHT NOW.
WOMEN ARE APPROACHING, I THINK WE'RE ABOUT MAYBE 17 OR 18% SERVING.
AND BY THE END OF 2025, THEY'RE EXPECTING FOR THAT NUMBER, UM, TO INCREASE TO 20%.
SO AS MORE AND MORE WOMEN HAVE SERVED DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME, THERE'S GONNA BE MORE WOMEN THAT HAVE BECOME VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE NOTE OF THAT.
UM, AND ALSO, UH, WE HAD A, UM, I'M A HU I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE ALL HUGE SPORTS FANS, BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO, UM, JUST LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, AND JUST REFLECT ON THE PASSING OF JERRY WEST.
I KNOW THAT OTHER MEMBERS HAVE, UH, OTHER MEMBERS HAVE, YOU KNOW, PASSED AWAY.
BUT, UM, UM, IN ADDITION, JERRY WEST PASSED AWAY TODAY.
HE WAS 80 SOMETHING, BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW SYLVIA, BY THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE, JERRY WEST IS THE SILHOUETTE OF THE, UM, OF THE LOGO OF THE, UM, OF THE NBA.
SO THAT LOGO, THAT SILHOUETTE THAT YOU SEE, YOU LOOK UP ANYTHING THAT IN, IN THE NBA, THAT LOGO IS JERRY WEST.
SO ANYWAY, FORMER LAKER FORMER,
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YEAH.MANAGER, FORMER LAKER PLAYER COACH.
THAT'S ALL I WOULD HAVE TO SAY.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR, PLEASURE, UM, SERVING ALONG WITH YOU GUYS.
LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MORE INITIATIVES, UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON MY REPORT, TINA.
UM, CAN WE GET A MOTION TO APPROVE IT? UH, DO A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.
UH, MIKE, WE RECEIVE IT RIGHT.
SECOND, WHO'S GONNA HAVE SECOND? JUST A MOTION TO RECEIVE.
YEAH, I'LL DO A MOTION TO RECEIVE.
UH, I'LL SECOND GINA, RYAN, AND MIKE AND RYAN.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ARE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? WE HAVE AYE.
MOTION PASSES? WE THINK SO NOW.
OUR NEXT, UM, OUR NEXT, UH, ITEM IS RECOMMENDATION.
DO GINA, WHERE ARE YOU? UH, VETERAN BANNER PROGRAM.
OH, I, I DIDN'T, I DECIDED NOT TO DO A REPORT THIS TIME 'CAUSE I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE ITEMS. OKAY, GOOD.
SO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS THE BANNERS, THE VETERANS BANNER PROGRAM.
AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR, UM, CHAIR SMITTY, UM, PAST CHAIR BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT WE VOTED TO YES.
UM, SO I'LL DO A QUICK RECAP ON IT.
SO WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND, SO QUICK TIMELINE IS I'M HAPPY TO SEND OUT A TIMELINE THAT I USED, UM, FOR OUR EXPEDITED PROCESS SO YOU GUYS CAN KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING AND HOW FAR OUT IN ADVANCE AT A MINIMUM, I WOULD SAY, UM, BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY RUSHED TO GET THIS ONE, UH, DONE BY MEMORIAL DAY.
UM, I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE THE COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH, UM, A SUBCOMMITTEE TO DO A BANNER PROGRAM TO, TO KEEP IT GOING.
AND IT'D BE AN, AN ONGOING ONE.
SO IT'D BE A PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE, UM, JUST BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE WORKING ON YEAR ROUND IF YOU WANT TO REALLY MAINTAIN IT BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE FIVE TO SIX MONTHS WORTH OF PLANNING TO REALLY MAKE IT HAPPEN.
SO, UM, KNOWING THAT WE PROBABLY WON'T GET FUNDING THE EXTRA MONTHS NOW ARE GONNA BE BENEFICIAL TO HELP SECURE FUNDING, LET YOU PUT IT THAT WAY.
UM, SO LONG STORY SHORT IS THERE'S A HIGH DEMAND FOR IT STILL.
SO WE SHOULD BE CAPITALIZING ON THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY HAVE SOME SORT OF MARKETING CAMPAIGN.
UH, NOT ONLY FOR, I KNOW WE DID MEMORIAL DAY, YOU KNOW THAT WE SHOWED IT A LOT THERE AND WE HAD THE VIDEO THAT PUT OUT ON IT.
UH, BUT 4TH OF JULY WOULD BE ANOTHER GOOD MARKETING CAMPAIGN FOR IT AS WELL AS VETERANS DAY TO HELP BUILD INTEREST.
UM, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP THE APPLICATION WINDOW OPEN THE WHOLE TIME, UM, SO THAT WAY YOU COULD ALSO COLLECT APPLICATIONS.
'CAUSE UM, WE ONLY HAD THREE WEEKS THIS TIME FOR PEOPLE TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION IN THOSE THREE WEEKS WE HAD 60 PLUS PEOPLE APPLY MM-HMM
SO IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT THE DEMANDS THERE.
SO LET'S TRY TO MEET THAT DEMAND AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
UM, AND THEN LASTLY, JUST TRY TO GROW, EXCUSE ME.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ASKING, UM, WHY DISTRICT FIVE? UH, WHY NOT MY DISTRICT? WHY NOT, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER DISTRICT.
UM, CAN EVERY DISTRICT HAVE IT? I MEAN THE, THE VISION REALLY IS THAT EVERY DISTRICT WOULD HAVE THEIR OWN VETERANS MEMORIAL.
NOT MEMORIAL, BUT OUR VETERANS RECOGNITION CORNER.
SO THINK ABOUT ALL OTHER POSSIBLE LOCATIONS AS WELL.
ANY OTHER I WOULD AS STAFF, DO I ADD NOW OR DO I OKAY.
UM, THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN POSITIVELY RECEIVED AND JUST TO KEEP YOU UP ON A COUPLE LITTLE THINGS, WE RECEIVED A MESSAGE JUST TODAY FROM JACKIE SWEETING WHO IS IN THE, UH, SPECIAL EVENTS OFFICE WITH A PICTURE OF HER AUNT WHO WAS MARRIED TO HER UNCLE THAT'S ON A BANNER.
THEY, SO THESE ARE THE NICE THINGS WE'RE GETTING ALL THE TIME.
PEOPLE SAYING, YOU KNOW, AT THE, AT THE MEMORIAL DAY EVENT, UH, THE WOMAN WHO WAS RELATED TO JACK COLEMAN OR SOMETHING, I, I'M GONNA GET HIS NAME WRONG, BUT SHE CAME UP TO ME CRYING AND SAYING IT WAS JUST SO WONDERFUL TO SEE MY DAD ON THE B SO WE ARE GETTING A LOT OF REALLY GREAT RESPONSE.
UM, JUST TODAY, JIM WAS COMPLIMENTARY HOW GOOD I LOOKED ON IT, DIDN'T HE?
SO WHAT HAPPENED? SO, UH, WE DON'T ACCEPT LIARS HERE, RIGHT? AND MY, MY INNER, I EVEN TOOK A PICTURE.
MY INTERNET IS NOT WORKING RIGHT NOW, BUT I WAS GONNA SHOW YOU HOW GOOD THE, IF YOU GO TO LONG BEACH.GOV/VETERANS BANNERS, ALL ONE, THEY, WE HAVE ALL THE BIOS UP THERE.
AND, UM, I WOULD SHOW IT TO YOU RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU SEE MY, UH, THE LITTLE EXCLAMATION POINT IS UP.
SO MY, UH, INTERNET IS NOT WORKING RIGHT NOW.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A DEFINITE INTEREST AND, BUT I, BECAUSE OF THE CITY'S TIGHT BUDGET THIS YEAR, AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT'S, IF SPECIAL EVENTS, DID THEY ASK, UH, OF THE 10 K LAST YEAR? I WILL, YOU AND I WILL TALK ABOUT WHETHER THERE'S GOING TO BE, IF IT'S GONNA BE INCLUDED IN WHATEVER ASKS THIS YEAR.
BUT WE NEED TO DEFINITELY THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX ABOUT CORPORATE FUNDING, YOU KNOW, OR THE PORT OF LONG BEACH OR, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT THINGS.
SO WE NEED TO BE CREATIVE ABOUT THE FINANCIAL SITUATIONS THAT STATE
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AND CITIES ARE IN RIGHT NOW OF OTHER ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF FUNDING.BUT IT SOUNDS GENERALLY LIKE WE DON'T WANT TO TRY TO CHARGE THE BANNER.
THE, THE, WE DON'T WANNA CHARGE A FEE FOR THE BANNERS TO PARTICIPATE.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS I BELONG TO DOWNTOWN, WE'VE BEEN QUITE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING GRANTS FROM THE PORT.
WELL I WOULD SAY THE PRESIDENT PORT WAS ALSO AT THE, UM, SUNSET CEREMONY AND HE SEEMS VERY RECEPTIVE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AS WELL TOO.
JUST KNOW THAT, UM, USUALLY DONATIONS ARE GIVEN ON A CALENDAR YEAR, RIGHT? MM-HMM
SO, UM, QUARTERLY, RIGHT? THREE TIMES, QUARTERLY QUARTERS.
NOW, NOW IT'S OKAY, IT WAS TWO TIMES A YEAR.
SO THEY INCREASE TRIMESTER, WHATEVER, WHAT TO CALL IT.
BUT, SO JUST KIND OF KEEP THAT IN MIND OF WHEN DONATIONS OPEN.
'CAUSE YOU WANNA BE THE FIRST ONES OUT OF THE GATE.
INCREASE DRUGS IS ALL, I'M SORRY, WHERE WERE YOU WORKING BEFORE? WERE YOU GETTING THESE CONNECTIONS? OH, THE, FOR THE, THE FOR GRANTS? YEAH.
UH, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS DOWNTOWN.
I WAS, I WAS PRESIDENT OF WORK OCEAN RESIDENTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND WE GOT FOUR GRANTS FOR THAT.
AND NOW I'VE APPLIED FOR ONE FOR ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
I MEAN, I HAVEN'T BEEN TURNED DOWN YET, SO I'M ASSUME WE'RE GONNA GET THAT AS WELL.
THEY PUT ON A CALL EVERY, I THINK IT'S THREE TIMES A YEAR THE PORT PUTS OUT A CALL FOR.
WE JUST MISSED THE WINDOW BECAUSE IT'S 1 31 3 31 5 30.
RYAN, YOU HAD A COMMENT? JUST, YOU KNOW, FOR FOOD, FOR THOUGHT.
SO, UM, I KNOW EVERYBODY LIKES RIGHT? WE FIND ANOTHER SOURCE OF MONEY, BUT CONSIDERING THE INTEREST, WE HAVE THE DESIRE TO EXPAND IT.
IF THIS ISN'T GOING TO TURN INTO A THOUSAND DOLLARS A BANNER, BECAUSE RIGHT.
WE CAN GET THE $700 PER PULSE WAIVED TO PUT IT UP AT TWO TO 300 IS A PRICE POINT.
FEE BASED MAY NOT BE THE WORST SOLUTION IF WE'RE TRYING TO GET THIS ALL ULTIMATE, RIGHT? LIKE PEOPLE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NUMBER IS BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T PROBABLY MARKET TESTED IT.
THERE'S PROBABLY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WILL PAY TO GET THEIR RELATIVES UP.
I THINK SO I WOULD'VE RELATIVES, IT'S NOT, I WOULDN'T OPPOSE THE, THE CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP AS WELL TO, TO PREVENT ANY KIND OF REACTION FOR THE SOCIOECONOMIC YOU DISPARITY BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS.
SO, AND I THINK IF, IF I COULD JIM, JUST FOR ONE SECOND, I'LL SAY WITH THE, WITH THE SPONSORS, I'M THINKING LIKE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THAT WOULD GIVE A, THAT WOULD GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE LIKE IF THE CITY APPROVES IT, BUT TO PUT LIKE THEIR, UM, THEY KNOW PUT LIKE THEIR LOGO ON THE, UM, ON THE BANNER AS WELL.
THAT'S I'M JUST SAYING IF THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE, THAT'S A CONVERSATION FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE.
I'M JUST, JUST THINKING OUT LOUD WITH THAT BECAUSE THAT'S MORE INCENTIVE FOR THEM TO MAYBE SU MAYBE NOT LIKE THE INDIVIDUAL BANNER, BUT IF IT'S GOING TOWARDS SAY LIKE THE REGISTRATION OR LIKE YOU SAID LIKE THE UM, LIKE THE POLL FEES OR SOMETHING RIGHT.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NOT JUST FOR AN INDIVIDUAL PERSON, BUT FOR SAY ALL THE UM, ALL THE BANNERS.
YOU HAD SOMETHING, HOW MUCH MONEY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? TWO TO 300.
SO IT IS PROBABLY LIKE A LITTLE OVER 300 BUCKS A POLE.
AND HOW MANY POSTERS DID WE DO THIS TIME? WE DID 25.
SO FOR 10 GRAND WE COULD DO ABOUT 25 FOOTS.
SO 10 GRAND IS SORT OF THE TARGET.
IT SHOULD BE YOUR MINIMUM TARGET.
BECAUSE THAT ALSO 20 PAID IS ALWAYS BETTER.
BUT THAT ALSO GAVE US LEEWAY FOR UM, IF THEY'RE RIPPED, REMEMBER INSURANCE, WE, WE BOUGHT SOME INSURANCE CREDIT.
SO, SO, SO WE, THAT KIND OF GAVE US, UM, THAT WAS A BUFFER FOR OTHER MAINTENANCE THAT WAS IN THAT, IN THAT, IN THAT COST.
SO IT MIGHT BE AN ISSUE, A POSSIBILITY TO MAYBE THROUGH HEALTH OR SOMETHING AS A CENTRAL POINT.
YOU ASK EACH OF THE DISTRICTS FOR A THOUSAND BUCKS AND THE MAYOR FOR A THOUSAND BUCKS OUTTA THEIR KITTY.
'CAUSE THEY ALL GET DISCRETIONARY SPENDING AND WELL, I JUST WANNA CLARIFY THAT YOU MAKE THE ASK.
WELL, I'M SAYING IS SOMEHOW WE FIGURE OUT A WAY TO ASK ALL THE DISTRICTS TOGETHER AND SAY, WE JUST WANT, THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS PROJECT.
AND WE COMMIT THAT IT'S A LONG TERM THING AND WE COMMIT THAT WE ROTATE IT BY DISTRICT EVERY YEAR.
WE DID IT IN THIS DISTRICT THIS YEAR.
YOU HELP US FIND A PLACE TO PUT IT IN THIS DISTRICT AND THEN WELL, I THINK THE GOAL FOR IT TO HAVE IN EVERY DISTRICT.
SO EVERY DISTRICT GETS THEIR OWN IN THE BEGINNING.
AND THEN IN LIKE IN YEAR TWO, MAYBE WE GET THAT MAYBE IN YEAR THREE AS WE GET MORE MONEY FOR IT, POSSIBLY WE CAN EXPEND IT FURTHER.
BUT I THINK A THOUSAND DOLLARS A DISTRICT'S NOT A HUGE ASK OUT OF THEIR DISCRETIONARY FUNDS AS LONG AS WE HIT THEM BEFORE THEY SPEND IT ALL.
I ALSO THINK AN IMPORTANT PART IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NEW COMMISSIONERS COME ON THIS
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COMMITTEE AND UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT'S BEEN LAID OUT.SO TAKE CAN MOVE FORWARD IF THEY WANT TO CHANGE THINGS, THAT'S OKAY TOO.
SAYING SOMEBODY'S GONNA TAKE OVER 'CAUSE YOU'RE LEAVING.
YOU'RE LEAVING JUANITA'S LEAVING.
SO AM I
AND I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION IF I CAN ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ANY HAVE DISCUSSIONS ON THAT? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS? UM, YEAH, MAKE IT A PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE.
SO, SO TO REVISE IT TRYING I MEANT BY SAYING FORMAL.
CAN YOU REVISE IT? CAN YOU REVISE IT? YEAH.
I WOULD REVISE THE MOTION TO BE, UH, PERMANENT VERSUS FORMAL VERSUS AD HOC.
SO TO MAKE IT A, UM, TO MAKE IT PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE.
AND I'LL SECOND A PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE.
WHO WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THAT MOTION? OH, YOU DID.
ANY, UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS IF WE CAN GET, IF I CAN GET A VOTE ON THAT MOTION PLEASE.
AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS HONORING OUR HERO'S, UM, SUNSET CEREMONY.
GINA, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
THIS IS LIKE A BRIEF AFTER ACTION REPORT.
SO I'M NOT GONNA GO AROUND AND ASK YOU HOW MANY HOT DOGS YOU EAT OR ANY OF THAT STUFF.
BUT, UM, THE
LOTS OF CALLS AND TEXTS AND EMAILS OF THANKS.
AND AGAIN, WITH THE PORT AND THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX, MAYBE WE'RE NOT GOING TO SUBMIT SOMETHING THAT'S ON THEIR SCALE.
MAYBE WE HAVE AN EXTRA, 'CAUSE THOSE ARE SPONSORSHIPS AND USUALLY TIED TO EVENTS, WHEREAS A FLAG IS NOT AN, UH, THE BANNER POLLS ARE NOT EVENTS.
BUT WE HAVE THEM IN OUR, YOU KNOW, ON OUR SIDE IN THE SENSE THAT NOT ONLY DID, UH, UH, BOBBY VERA SHOW UP AND SPEAK, HE WAS SO MOVED BY THE CEREMONY THAT HE, HIS ASSISTANT CHASED ME DOWN WHEN I TOOK A COUPLE DAYS OFF AFTER THE EVENT.
AND HE WANTED THE ACTUAL FLAG, THE EIGHT BY 12 FLAG THAT WAS FLOWN AT THE SITE.
AND HE GOT THAT FLAG TODAY, PARKS AND RECORD GAVE HIM THE FLAG THAT WAS PART OF THE, THAT FLAG CEREMONY.
SO IT MEANT THAT'S HOW MUCH IT MOVED AND THAT'S HOW MUCH IT MEANT.
SO LET'S, UH, YOU KNOW, THINK ABOUT THAT AS THE WAY THAT WE WANT TO HOOK HIM INTO SUPPORTING US FURTHER, SO TO SPEAK.
JUST PROMISE TO PRONOUNCE HIS NAME CORRECTLY.
AND AGAIN, I WAS, I WAS HOPING THAT MY INTERNET WAS UP, BUT IT'S JUST AS WELL THE, THE REVIEW, WELL NOT THE REVIEW.
THE, THE SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S EVENT, AN HOUR AND 10 MINUTE VIDEO JUST WENT UP WITH EVERY THAT HIGH.
IT'S A HIGHLIGHT REEL OF OUR EVENT MADE BY LONG BEACH TV AND WE DID GET COVERAGE ON CBS EVENING NEWS CHANNEL TWO.
IS IT CHANNEL TWO CS? YES, YES.
AND IT, I LOVE HOW THE, THEY'RE SO STEALTH BECAUSE THE REPORTER WAS AMONG US AND THE CAMERA WAS AMONG US AND THERE WAS AN UNMARKED VAN IN THE PARKING LOT, BUT WE DIDN'T REALLY KNOW.
AND JUANITA WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO SEND ME, LIKE, WE MADE THE NEWS AND IT WAS A SUBSTANTIVE OR PIECE, NOT JUST LIKE 30 SECONDS, HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED IN LONG BEACH.
SO, UM, WE'LL DEFINITELY MOVE FORWARD WITH, WITH DOING THIS.
UM, THANKS FOR BEING PART OF IT.
MY ONE AFTER ACTION WOULD BE IS SINCE WE HAVE THE MOVING PODIUM, JUST MAKE SURE YOU MOVE IT BACK WHEN YOU'RE DONE.
UH, THE, THE LBTV CAME TO ME AND SAID, HEY, YOU GOTTA PUT IT BACK WHERE WE CAN SEE YOU LIKE, 'CAUSE I HAD IT OFF TO THE SIDE SO THAT WAY THEY COULD FOCUS ON THE BAND AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
BUT THEN I WOULD JUST SPEAK FROM THAT PODIUM ON THAT SPOT AND IT MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE FILM GROUP.
SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO HOST, JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU PUT BACK IN THE CENTER SO THAT WAY THEY COULD FILM YOU TWO.
I ACTUALLY WA IN WATCHING THAT VIDEO, I WAS LIKE, I NEED A, I NEED A STAGE HAND NEXT TIME TO BE THAT THEIR FULL-TIME JOB IS TO JUST KEEP MOVING THAT PODIUM.
AND I'M EVEN THINKING THAT WE GET LIKE CHALK THAT YOU WOULD DO FOR A SOCCER FIELD AND PUT A, YOU KNOW, STAGE MANAGER.
YEAH, WE NEED A STAGE MANAGER NEXT.
ARE YOU GOING TO BE DOING ANYTHING FOR VETERAN'S DAY? YES.
NOW WAIT, ON UH, WAIT, MEMORIAL DAY.
WHAT'S THE ONE? LABOR DAY? LABOR DAY? THAT'S THE, NO, YOU MEAN 4TH OF JULY? NO.
NO, I MEAN, WELL SEPTEMBER NO, BECAUSE IT'S NOT A NINE 11 HOLIDAY DAY.
UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THAT? UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? PART OF THE A R FOR THE SUNSET CEREMONY? UH, JUST ONE.
DID WE HAVE A PLAN FOR THANK YOUS TO GO OUT TO THE FOLKS THAT, UH, BOOTH AND THOSE SORT OF THINGS? GREAT.
I, WHAT I'M, WHAT I'M PLANNING TO DO AND HAVEN'T GOTTEN ALL THE PIECES AND PARTS TOGETHER YET, IS IT'LL BE A, A THANK YOU NOTE AS A PDF WITH THE LINKS TO
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THE CBS ARTICLE, WITH THE LINKS TO THE PRESS TELEGRAM, UH, YOU KNOW, SO THAT PEOPLE SEE HOW FAR AND WIDE THE, UH, THIS EVENT REACHED AND INCLUDING THE LINK TO THE LONG BEACH TV STUFF.SO I JUST HAVE TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT I MAY HAVE MISSED, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY EVERYBODY WHO SPOKE IS GONNA BE THANKED.
ALL OF THE ORGANIZA ORGANIZATIONS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE, UM, INFORMATION FAIR, THE, THE FIRE FOR THE HOT DOGS, THE, THE, THE COOLEST EXPERIENCE OF, I DON'T WANNA SAY MY ENTIRE LIFE, BUT A VERY COOL EXPERIENCE WAS TALKING TO THE CAPTAIN OF THAT BOAT THAT WAS SHOOTING THE CANNONS WHILE, WHILE HE WAS DOING IT.
YOU MILITARY GUYS LIKE, WELL, WE TALK TO EACH OTHER ALL THE TIME OUT IN THE FIELD, THAT'S FINE.
BUT, UH, IF THERE'S SOMEONE THAT, THAT ISN'T ON MY RADAR TO THANK, LIKE, OH, DON'T FORGET THIS PERSON SHOWED UP OR THIS, YOU KNOW, PLEASE JUST LET ME KNOW.
LIKE I KNOW THAT, UM, UH, SUPER NA SUPER NA SHOWED UP, THE MAYOR SHOWED UP.
THEN THERE WERE THE PEOPLE THAT SAID THEY WERE GONNA BE THERE AND DID SHOW UP, BUT WE DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT.
SO, WELL THERE'S OTHER CITY STAFF TOO THAT THEY WERE THERE TO ASSIST.
AND I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, SEEING HOW THE BACKGROUND WORKS AND SEEING HOW EVERYBODY'S DOING, WHAT IT WAS, A LOT OF MOVING PARTS AND YOU KNOW, GINA, THANK YOU FOR COORDINATING A LOT OF THAT.
YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY THE, THE MASTER OF TIME.
'CAUSE UM, MOST PEOPLE STAY WITH IT THERE A LOT OF TIMES, BUT THERE'S A COUPLE VARIANCES HERE AND THERE.
SO, UM, IT'S NOT EASY TO BE THE MCS ALL THE WAY.
LIKE I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE EASIER THAN IT WAS, I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.
BUT, UM, WITH EVERYBODY HELPING IN IT MADE IT SO MUCH EASIER.
SO THAT WAY I HAD MY LITTLE POST-IT NOTES, OH, THIS PERSON JUST SHOWED UP.
I THANK YOU GUYS, EVERYBODY THAT WORKED IN THE BACKGROUND, YOU KNOW, ALL THE INFORMATION IS SYSTEMS. ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS ON, UM, FOR, ON THE SUNSET CEREMONY OR COMMENTS FOR THE, UM, AFTER ACTION? UM, PUBLIC, SO LATER LAST OR, UH, YEAH, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? GO AHEAD.
I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE HAVE THE SURVEY RESULTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S UM, NEXT IF MANY PEOPLE, SO THAT'S SURVEY, TOOK THE SURVEY OH, OH, OKAY.
YEAH, WE HAD A QR CODE UP, BUT THE, THE STAFF THAT WAS THERE TO RUN, WALK AROUND WITH TABLETS, THEY, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO COME.
LIKE, DID ANYBODY EVEN COMPLETE THE SURVEY? OH, WELL THEY DID BECAUSE, OH, BECAUSE THEY, THAT'S HOW THEY GOT THE TICKETS.
SO WELL THEY COULD ALSO GET IT AT OUR BOOTH, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT.
I NEED TO JUST FOLLOW UP WITH THE, WITH THE SURVEY FOLKS.
YEAH, WE HAVE THOSE 50 PASSWORDS PRETTY QUICKLY.
THEY, THEY WERE TO SNATCH 'EM UP IN THE HOTCAKES.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
UM, ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? AND IF NOT, CAN WE GET A MOTION PLEASE TO, UM, TO RECEIVE, I GUESS, RIGHT? MM-HMM
CAN WE RECEIVE THE A R AFTER I GO? GO AHEAD.
UM, SO SMITTY AND RYAN ON THAT? YEAH.
IF, AND THEN AFTER THAT WE'LL DO, UM, CAN WE GET A VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
UM, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS THE RESULTS OF THE JUNE 24 SURVEY OF COMMISSIONER'S EXPERIENCE.
GINA, I'LL TAKE, YOU ARE PRESENTING THE TICKET.
UH, THE, WELL THE MAIN THING TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO FIRST AND FOREMOST IS THAT THREE OF YOU DID COMPLETE THE SURVEY.
SO I REALLY DON'T HAVE A LOT, I MEAN THERE, THERE, AND THERE'S SOME GREAT, GREAT COMMENTS ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE.
SO I WANNA REMIND YOU THAT THAT SURVEY IS ANONYMOUS AND TO ENCOURAGE YOU STILL TO, TO COMPLETE IT.
SO WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT WHILE YOU WERE ON THE, THE COMMISSION? WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES THE COMMISSION FACES, UH, ET CETERA.
SO IF YOU COULD PLEASE COMPLETE THAT SURVEY.
SO EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT HERE TO GET THE LOW DOWN ON WHAT PEOPLE HAD TO SAY, JUST THINK OF IT AS A CONTRIBUTION THAT YOU'RE MAKING TO THE FUTURE COMMISSION.
THAT'S WHY ALL WHATCHA ARE TALKING ABOUT.
WELL, THE, THE, THE REASON WHY WE DID THIS SURVEY IS TO HAVE, I JUST DON'T REMEMBER GETTING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
WELL I, I SENT TO ALL OF YOU ON MICROSOFT FORMS LINKS.
THREE OF YOU ACTUALLY RESPONDED.
I'M ONE, I'M ONE OF THE THREE, SO I, YEAH.
BUT IT'S FROM YOUR NAME BECAUSE I IT'S FROM ME.
I, I, I'LL, I'LL RE I SENT IT OUT TWICE.
WHEN DID YOU SEND IT? UM, I SENT IT A WEEK OR SO AGO.
UM, AND THEN I RE RESENT IT, BUT I'LL, I CAN RESEND IT AGAIN.
IT'S NO, IT'S JUST A FIVE MINUTE FORM WHERE YOU'RE JUST GONNA TYPE IN, YOU KNOW, UH, SOME OF YOU'RE JUST SHARING SOME EXPERIENCES WITH US AS WHAT, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? A REFLECTION, LIKE A SELF REFLECTION TYPE.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE AN EXIT INTERVIEW.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I ORIGINALLY PUT A DEADLINE ON IT, BUT I'M ENCOURAGING YOU TO JUST, UH,
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REAP THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOR AND, UH, FILL OUT THE SURVEY.AND THE REASON WE'RE WE WERE, WE ARE GOING TO INTEGRATE THAT DATA INTO THE ANNUAL REPORT.
SO I JUST WANTED YOU TO SEE JUST REALLY QUICKLY WHAT THE REQUIRED PARTS OF THE ANNUAL REPORT ARE.
WE, WE, WE DID AN ANNUAL REPORT BACK IN 2018, I THINK IT WAS, AND PRESENTED IT TO COUNCIL WHEN THEY ALLOWED US TO DO IT.
NOW THEY JUST WANT THE REPORTS.
SO THAT WAS THE IMPETUS BEHIND, UH, DOING THE SURVEY IN THE FIRST PLACE, IS TO INTEGRATE THAT DATA INTO OUR ANNUAL REPORT.
SO WHEN IS YOUR DROP DEAD DEADLINE? WHEN WE'LL NEED THAT BY? 'CAUSE YOU NEED TO COMPILE ALL THAT DATA.
WELL, EVEN THOUGH THE, THE END REPORT IS DUE ON JUNE 30TH, YOU HAVE WIGGLE ROOM TO AU UNTIL AUGUST TO GET IT IN.
AND I'D RATHER NOT DO THAT, BUT, UM, I WOULD SAY PLEASE GET ME YOUR REPO YOUR SURVEY RESPONSES BY NEXT FRIDAY, THE 21ST.
HOW ABOUT THAT? I THINK I DID IT.
DID I, OH, IT'S ALL ANONYMOUS.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHICH THREE OF YOU COMPLETED IT, BUT THREE OF YOU DID COMPLETE IT.
IF YOU DID, YOU SHOULD GET A RESPONSE BACK.
BUT JUST DO IT AGAIN IF YOU WANT.
IF I GIVE 40 RESPONSES, I'LL KNOW YEAH.
CAN I GET, UH, UM, SO HOW, SO HOW DO WE DO THIS SINCE IT'S STILL GOING? GINA? MOTION TO CONTINUE UNTIL MAY OVER, YEAH.
WELL YOU, YOU COULD JUST DO A MOTION TO ACCEPT REPORT ON PROGRESS.
MOTION TO ACCEPT SOMEBODY ELSE HAS TO DO IT.
WHAT'S THIS ONE, RIGHT? I'M SORRY, WHO WAS THE SECOND? UM, RYAN WAS THE SECOND.
OH, AND WHO WAS THE FIRST? EVERYTHING, YEAH, RYAN IS SECOND LAST TIME, BUT WHO WAS FIRST? I WAS OKAY, GOT IT.
RECOMMENDATION TO ESTABLISH, UM, AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN PLEASE? EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
SO THE, UM, THE SUGGESTION OR THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO ESTABLISH, UM, AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, ANY BOARD, SO THAT LIKE I, LIKE I PUT IN MY EMAIL, THAT WOULD BE STAFF MYSELF, UM, OR THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR.
UM, AND THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT WOULD BE DIS THAT DISCUSS PLANNING.
UM, UH, SAY LIKE THE LETTER THAT I MENTIONED FOR FUNDING REQUESTS.
SO THAT, SO THAT MEETING, THAT THERE WAS A MEETING THAT TOOK PLACE WITH MYSELF, GINA, AND CHRISTINA.
SO, AND I THINK LEGAL WAS PART OF THAT AT THAT TIME.
SO THAT WOULD BE PART OF, UM, A DISCUSSION THAT WE'RE HAVING BEFORE, LIKE NEXT STEPS BEFORE WE BRING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS TO THE ENTIRE COMMISSION TO VOTE ON.
WELL, EXECUTIVE WAS COMBINATION COMMISSIONERS' STAFF WOULD, IT WOULD ONLY BE THE CHAIR, THE VICE CHAIR AND THE STAFF.
SO THE CHAIR, THE VICE CHAIR, LIKE, LIKE WHAT SMITTY SAID, AND IT'S NOT WHATEVER IS DISCUSSED, IT, YOU KNOW, THOSE THINGS COME BEFORE THE ENTIRE BODY TO VOTE ON.
UM, SO DOES THAT CLARIFY IT AGAIN? ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON WHAT WE BE DOING FOR THAT? MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE A BROWN ACT VIOLATION BY GETTING TOO MANY PEOPLE RIGHT.
SO AGAIN, THAT'S A, THAT'S ANOTHER GOOD POINT.
SO JUST, JUST TWO, TWO AND THEN THIS, LIKE I SAID, LIKE STAFF.
AND THEN OF COURSE IF WE NEED TO BRING IN LIKE JEFF OR SOMEBODY ELSE FROM, UH, FROM THE CITY, THEY WOULD ALSO BE PART OF THAT DISCUSSION.
AND THEN AGAIN, BUT THEY WOULD BE ON THE BOARD.
SEE, THAT'S A DIFFERENT, RIGHT.
YOU, YOUR BOARD WOULD BE ESTABLISHED AS THE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND STAFF.
AND THEN YOU'D BRING IN GUESTS AS NEEDED.
SO ANY OTHER, UM, DISCUSSIONS OR ANY OTHER CLARIFICATION NEEDED ON THAT? I WOULD, I WOULD JUST ON THAT NEXT COMMITTEE, COME BOARD IDENTIFY THEY'RE IN HERE.
UM, AND I THINK AS A, UM, ANOTHER SUGGESTION WOULD BE, UM, AS WE ESTABLISH, UM, SAY LIKE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIRS FOR PERMANENT, UM, STANDING COMMITTEES, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE THE BANNER COMMITTEE, THOSE THAT WOULD BE LISTED.
LIKE WHO ARE THE MEMBERS ON THAT PARTICULAR COMMITTEE? RIGHT.
BECAUSE NOW THEY'RE PERMANENT.
WELL, YEAH, BUT THE BANNER IS KIND OF SELF-EXPLANATORY WHAT IT IS.
AND IT WOULD BE, IT WOULD BE THE SAME.
IT WOULD BE SAME FOR THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.
BUT THE EXECUTIVE TO ME IS THAT IT'S, IT INCLUDES STAFF RATHER.
THE BANNER MORE LIKELY WOULD NOT INCLUDE STAFF.
GINA IS THE STAFF LIAISON ON ALL OF THE COMMITTEES, WHETHER IT'S A, WHETHER IT'S A STANDING OR SUBCOMMITTEE.
WELL, WHEN YOU SAY NAMING IT, JUST SAYING THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE, THE POSITION? NO, NO,
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NOT THE, NOT THE PEOPLE.JUST IN THIS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
I DID NOT UNTIL, YOU KNOW, MENTION IT RIGHT NOW AGAIN.
IT, IT'S, UH, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND STAFF LIAISON.
THOSE ARE, THAT'S ALWAYS ONLY GONNA BE, THAT'S IT.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE ANYBODY ELSE.
SO YOU DIDN'T, SO, SO, SO JUST, JUST A POINT.
SO IN THE, UM, IN THE EMAIL, SO WHEN I, IN MY EMAIL RESPONSE BACK TO YOU, DID, YOU DIDN'T RECEIVE THAT EMAIL? NO, I GOT THE EMAIL, BUT I LOOKED AT IT, I'M LIKE, OKAY, LIKE IT DIDN'T CONNECT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ADDRESSING WHAT I HAD ALREADY ASKED ABOUT BEFORE, BEFORE I LEFT HERE.
THE LAST COMMITTEE IN THE LAST MEETING.
TO ME, IT WAS GONNA BE LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE BANNER WAS DIFFERENT PEOPLE, SO I'M THINKING DIFFERENT PEOPLE FOR THE BUDGET.
JUST A GROUP OF PEOPLE CREATING THE BUDGET.
SO WHEN I SAW THAT IT DID NOT, CORRECT.
SO, JUST TO, AGAIN, JUST TO CLARIFY.
SO EVERYONE, UM, SO THE ENTIRE COMMISSION KNOWS.
SO IN EMAIL, UM, I STATED THAT THE ONLY LINE ITEM BUDGET, JUST TO RECAP, THE ONLY LINE ITEM BUDGET THAT THE COMMISSION HAS IS THE STAFF LIAISON POSITION FOR THE VETERANS OF OFFICE SUPPORT.
THAT IS THE ONLY BUDGET LINE ITEM THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
THE REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING OR FOR THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, FOR EXAMPLE, GETTING PERMANENT FUNDING OR SEEKING FUNDING FOR OUR BANNERS PROGRAM.
SO IN ADDITION TO WHATEVER WE AS A COMMISSION DECIDE THAT WE WANNA ASK THE CITY FOR, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE FUNDING.
WE CAN'T RATE, CURRENTLY WE CANNOT RAISE MONEY, RIGHT? SO WE'RE ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL THINGS TO DO.
WE'RE KIND OF LIKE ASKING FOR PERMISSION BEFORE WE DO THINGS, AND WE'RE KIND OF GETTING IN WRITING.
SO IN ADDITION TO THE BANNERS COMMITTEE, WHAT OTHER THINGS DO WE WANNA PUT IN THAT LETTER STAFF HAS BROUGHT THAT UP AS, AS A PROCESS FOR US TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER FORMALLY TO PRESENT TO CITY COUNCIL.
AND THAT WAS DISCUSSED BY MYSELF, GINA, AND CHRISTINA.
SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES.
UM, SO I WILL, I KNOW THAT'S IMPORTANT, BUT WE'RE OFF.
THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING RIGHT NOW.
WE NEED, WE JUST NEED TO GET THAT TO, DID SOMEBODY MAKE A MOTION THROUGH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
AND THEN WE'RE, THEN ARE YOU CLEAR ABOUT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE? OKAY.
SO CAN WE GET A MOTION IN A SECOND? HOW ABOUT THIS? HOW ABOUT I MOVE THAT WE ESTABLISH A PERMANENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF THE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND STAFF.
AND I'LL SECOND LET, LET'S TAKE SYLVIA'S SECOND.
ONE MORE SECOND BEFORE YOU GET OUTTA HERE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC, UM, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME, AND I LOVE YOUR HAT.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? UM, WELL, WE DO HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENTS.
WE'LL LOOK AND SVIA THE, THE, THE IDEA THAT WE'LL HAVE MORE STRUCTURE IS OVERALL A GOOD THING.
MEANING I, I THINK HAVING AN EXEC COMMUNITY COMMITTEE OF SOME SORT, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE AGENDAS, LOOKING AT THE PRIORITIES, HELPING ALIGN THEM WITH, WITH, UH, THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
LOOKING INTO, AND, AND JUST TO CLARIFY, I CAN'T ASK FOR, FOR, FOR MORE MONEY, BUT YOU COMMISSIONERS CAN, I COULD TELL YOU WHAT THINGS COST, BUT OUTSIDE OF MY SALARY, EXPANDING THE BUDGET FOR OUR OFFICE AND TAKING LIKE THE LONG STRATEGY TO, TO, TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, TO MAKE OUR GOALS, TO MAKE THE PIE HIGHER AS PRESIDENT BUSH WANTS.
MAY I MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, YOU PLEASE CAN.
I'M THE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF VIETNAM, VETERANS OF AMERICA, CHAPTER 7 56.
WE MEET RIGHT HERE IN LONG BEACH AT THE AMERICAN GOLD STAR BANNER.
FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT ONE O'CLOCK.
YOU ARE ALL CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A VIETNAM VETERAN TO ATTEND OUR MEETINGS.
AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL THERE.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT OUR CHAPTER CAN DO TO SUPPORT, UH, YOUR COMMISSION, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
UM, BRIAN, WHERE DOES THE MEETING TAKE PLACE? AT THE, IN THE, UH, COMMUNITY CENTER RECREATION CENTER OF THE AMERICAN GOLD STAR BANNER.
AND YOU SAID THE SECOND, THE FIRST THURSDAY.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS AUGUST 1ST.
AND YOU'RE THE FIRST VP OF CHAPTER 7 5 6 7 5 6.
IT'S THE BIG, UM, THIS IS A, AN EVENT
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CALLED HOUSING OUR HEROES, A CONSTRUCTION CAREER PATHWAYS AND HOMELESS INITIATIVE EVENT.IT'S CONVENED BY UC, IRVINE, BUT IT'S TAKING PLACE HERE AT THE SOCIAL HALL AT CENTURY VILLAGES OF CABRILLO 2001 RIVER AVENUE.
UM, THERE'S THE REGISTRATION QR CODE, THERE'S A PHONE NUMBER, ET CETERA.
BUT BASICALLY THEY AIM TO HELP SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VETERANS, UH, WITH HOUSING STABILITY, CONSTRUCTION CAREER PATHWAYS, AND CONNECTIONS TO VETERAN RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS. SO, UH, I HAVE THE ACTUAL FLYER RIGHT HERE IF YOU WANT.
ARE YOU GONNA EMAIL THIS TO US AS WELL? YES.
SO THIS, SO THERE'S THIS EVENT.
THERE'S ALL KINDS OF EVENTS HERE.
AND THEN THE OTHER ONE THAT I DID OF COURSE MENTION IN EMAIL IS THE VETS INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION THAT'S COMING UP.
UH, JIM IS GONNA BRING HIS DOG, CHLOE, AND HE'S GONNA BE ONE OF THE HONOREES.
IF THERE'S ANY OF YOU THAT WANT, UH, RYAN HAS BEEN AN HONOREE IN THE PAST.
UH, JESSE'S BEEN AN HONOREE, UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST.
UM, THE EVENT IS ON JAN, JANUARY, JUNE 29TH FROM 10 TO NOON AT LINCOLN PARK, WHICH IS RIGHT BEHIND THE, UH, BILLIE JEAN KING PUBLIC LIBRARY.
UM, SO I, HOW MANY OF YOU MIGHT ATTEND? IT'S ON 4TH OF JULY.
SO IT'S THE SATURDAY BEFORE THE FOURTH.
AND ARE WE INTERESTED IN HAVING A TABLE? 'CAUSE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS KEEPS KNOCKING ON MY DOOR SAYING, ARE WE GONNA HAVE AN OFFICE OF VETERAN SUPPORT TABLE? BUT IF, UNLESS I GET ONE OF YOU TO SAY THAT YOU'LL BE THERE AND MAN THE TABLE OR WOMAN THE TABLE, UM, WE ARE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO IT.
SO, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SO, SOME, I, I'M, I'M SO SAD THAT IT LOOKS SO TERRIBLE, YOU CAN HARDLY READ IT.
BUT THEY HAVE, UH, CITY HEART, US VETS, VETERAN STAND TOGETHER, VETERAN PEER ACCESS NETWORK, DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THERE, INCLUDING YOU CAN GET YOUR DOG MICROCHIPPED.
LONG BEACH ANIMAL CARE SERVICES WILL BE THERE.
AND JUST AS A, A, A, A GENERAL COMMENT IS THAT CD ONE WAS REALLY HELPFUL, THAT THAT'S HOW WE GOT THE LINK UP TO THE HOT DOGS.
THAT'S HOW WE GOT A LINK UP TO THE, THE FIRE ENGINE DOING THE, THE, THE CANNONS OR THE FIRE BOAT ENGINE, I SHOULD SAY.
ALL I'M SAYING BY THAT IS LIKE, WE HELP THEM, THEY HELP US.
SO IF WE CAN HAVE A, A SHOWING HERE, UM, THAT'D BE GREAT.
I CAN SHOW IT TO MY, ON OUR TABLE.
I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHERE TO PICK UP THE TABLE OFF AND ALL THE STUFF.
WHERE, WHERE ARE THE OTHER SOURCES OF HONOREES? WHERE THEY'RE, WHERE THEY COME FROM, WHERE ARE THEY GONNA COME FROM? WELL, THEY EXPECT US TO COME UP WITH THREE HONOREES, SO THAT'S WHY I'M PUTTING IT OUT.
OH, SO, SO ALL THE HONOREES YES.
ARE GONNA, ARE IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW? WELL, NO, I'M ASKING YOU WHO WANTS TO BE HONORED OR WHO WANTS TO RECOMMEND? WELL, IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY YOU SAY COULD RECOMMEND THAT, YEAH.
YOU HAVE A FRIEND WHO'S A DOG AND, AND, AND IS AND WHO'S A DOG
UM, I WOULD TOTALLY RECOMMEND, UM, UM, PEOPLE OF THE EARTH.
I WOULD RECOMMEND JESSE AND HIS, AND HIS DOG WAS AMAZING WITH LIKE, SOME OF THE KIDS AT THE SUNSET CEREMONY.
I, I DIDN'T WANT, I DIDN'T WANNA SAY THAT, BUT, OKAY.
ANY OTHER, UM, ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? SO WE WILL HAVE A TABLE THANKS TO AN ANTOINETTE WHO HAS NOT, NOT EVEN OFFICIALLY A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION.
AND WE HAVE JIM BEING HONORED.
IS ANYONE ELSE PLANNING TO SHOW UP AND WANTS TO BE RECOGNIZED OR, YOU KNOW, WHO ELSE TO RECOMMEND BESIDES JUANITA'S RECOMMENDATION FOR JESSE? I SAY IF I'M ABLE TO ATTEND, I'VE GOT A MEETING THAT GOES AT LEAST UNTIL 10.
BUT IF I'M ABLE TO BE THE LATTER HALF, BUT I'LL PROBABLY JUST SIT AT THE TABLE.
I DON'T WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED OR ANYTHING.
IF ANYBODY HAS A CAT, THEY CAN WALK.
THEY'RE WELCOME TO GRAB THE HAT TOO.
WOULDN'T THAT BE NEAT? WHERE WE CAN PROMOTE OUR EVENTS? YEP.
ANYTHING ELSE? DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? 'CAUSE WE DEFINITELY GOT THROUGH THIS AGENDA IN A TIMELY MANNER.
'CAUSE EVERYBODY'S GOT THEIR MINDS ON PICKLED EGGS AT JOJO'S.
I DUNNO IF ANYBODY FROM THAT'S OKAY.
SO IS IT GONNA BE THERE NEXT MONTH OR, WE DISCUSSED THAT RIGHT? WITH UM, S YEAH.
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OF US ARE LEAVING.DO WHAT DO YOU MEAN NO MEETING? THAT'S, I'M SAYING.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD DO.
I THINK WE SHOULD, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE, WE DO SAY, IF I MAY HAVE YOUR ATTENTION FOR A MINUTE.
I KNOW THE FOUR OF YOU WILL NOT BE COMING BACK IN JULY FIVE.
DISTRICT SIX IS, IS OUR FIFTH.
BUT THERE'S NOBODY IN DISTRICT SIX.
NO, BUT IF ONE, TWO, I CALL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 UNEXTENDED UNTIL DECEMBER.
HUH? SHE'S EXTENDED TILL, UH, DECEMBER.
DO WE WANT TO SKIP A MEETING? YES, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THEM, 'CAUSE MOST PEOPLE ARE ON VACATION AS WELL.
DO DO WE WANNA SKIP JULY? I KNOW THAT THIS IS, I WILL NOT BE IN TOWN FOR JULY.