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LOOK AT ALL THESE COMMISSIONERS HERE.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER ON SEPTEMBER 10TH AT 10:01 AM IRENE, CAN YOU PLEASE TAKE OUR, UH, ROLL CALL? MICHELLE VALENCIA.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A FULL, UH, QUORUM AND A NEW COMMISSIONER TODAY.
CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHY YOU'RE CHOOSING TO SERVE ON THE COMMISSION ON AGING? I'D LOVE TO, UM, I WROTE SOME NOTES.
I'M GONNA STAND UP TOO, SO YOU CAN HEAR ME.
OH, NORMA, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
UH, AFTER RETIRING IN 2022, FROM A CAREER AS AN INVESTIGATOR WITH THE MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA, UM, I TURNED OR SHIFTED MY FOCUS TO VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN LONG BEACH, UM, SUPPORTING UNDERSERVED CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ESPECIALLY OLDER ADULTS.
UM, MY PASSION FOR ADVOCATING FOR OUR AGING COMMUNITY, UM, RESULTED OR WAS DEEPLY SHAPED BY MY EXPERIENCE IN CARING FOR AGING PARENTS AND MY NEIGHBORS WHO ALWAYS CAME TO ME FOR HELP, WHICH I LEARNED A LOT.
UM, AND I WITNESSED FIRSTHAND CHALLENGES THAT OUR OLDER ADULT POPULATION FACE, UM, WITH REGARDS TO ACCESSING HEALTHCARE, LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR HOMES, UM, NUTRITION, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION, AND SO ON.
UM, AND SO, UH, I'VE ALSO, UM, MENTOR.
I MENTOR, UH, MIDDLE AGE OR MIDDLE AGE, NOT MIDDLE AGE, MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
UM, AND I'VE PROVIDED, UH, TUTORING, VIRTUAL TUTORING FOR, UH, LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I CURRENTLY VOLUNTEER FOR A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN LONG BEACH, INCLUDING PART OF IDA, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THIS BUILDING DOWNSTAIRS.
SO I SEE A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES HERE.
I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE.
UM, MEALS ON WHEELS, UH, ADVENTURES TO DREAMS. UM, AND THESE ARE ALL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ESSENTIALLY HELP CONNECT, UH, LOW INCOME SENIORS AND YOUTH TO VITAL, UH, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT.
UM, I ALSO SERVE AS A BOARD MEMBER FOR MY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS ROSE PARK.
AND I'M A NEW BOARD MEMBER TO THE LONG BEACH ART THEATER, WHICH IS ON FOURTH STREET.
UM, I BECAME INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THIS COMMISSION, UH, TO CONTINUE SOME VERY IMPORTANT WORK, UH, THAT MY LATE FRIEND AND, UH, FORMER COMMISSIONER ALLEN GOLDSTEIN, UM, STARTED PARTICULARLY ADVANCING THE VISION OF A SENIOR SAFE HOUSE HERE IN LONG BEACH.
UM, SO I'M VERY EAGER TO CON, UH, CONTRIBUTE TO EFFORTS, UM, TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY REMAINS COMPASSIONATE, UH, INCLUSIVE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR AGING POPULATION.
I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE AND THE BONUS IS MEETING REALLY GOOD PEOPLE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
CAN YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? I PLEDGE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH STANDS ONE NATION OF THE GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY.
JUST FOR COMMISSIONER CIA, CAN YOU PLEASE READ OUR MISSION STATEMENT? YES, WE ADVOCATE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LONG BEACH, CULTURALLY DIVERSE OLDER POPULATIONS BY EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE AND SERVICES RELATED TO EDUCATION, HEALTH, HOUSING, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, SAFETY, TECHNOLOGY, AND LANGUAGE ACCESS.
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COMM COMMISSIONER CLARK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT? WE, THE ADVISORY COMMISSION ON AGING RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE A TRADITIONAL AND SACRED LANDS OF MANY INDIGENOUS GROUPS WHO CALL THESE GROUNDS HOME.WE THANK THEM FOR THEIR STRENGTH, PERSEVERANCE, AND RESILIENCE AND THEIR SPIRIT.
MAY WE STRIVE TO ALWAYS HONOR AND RESPECT THE WISDOM OF OUR ELDERS? THANK YOU.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE ADVISORY COMMISSION ON AGING? UH, MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2025.
DOES ANY DIS IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? OKAY.
A WHO WAS THE SECOND? WE HAVE TWO.
SO CHAIR, WHICH IS THE SECOND SAID.
UH, PHYLLIS, THANK YOU ENOUGH.
ANYBODY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS HERE? OKAY.
THE MOTION DOES CARRY, UH, WITH THE MINUTES FOR THE ADVISORY COMMISSION ON AGING MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13 HAS PASSED.
HEIDI, DO YOU HAVE ANY NOTES FOR US? UM, I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT IF YOU REVIEWED THE MINUTES IN YOUR PACKET THAT YOU'VE RECEIVED, THEN YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THE MINUTES.
ALRIGHT, SO, UM, RECOMMENDATION FOR, UM, SENIOR PROGRAMMING.
SO THIS MONTH I WANNA HIGHLIGHT, I KNOW SOMETIMES WE HIGHLIGHT LIKE OUR RECREATION FUND, UM, KIND OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE DO HERE THAT ARE FUN AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT, WHICH WE COOK CAL FUN ALL THE TIME AT OUR SENIOR SETTING IN THE CITY.
UM, BUT THIS ONE I WANNA KIND OF CONCENTRATE ON SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT WE OFFER AS WELL.
UM, BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THE FUN PROGRAMS OF LIKE, LET'S SAY BINGO OR KARAOKE OR DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT WE ACTUALLY DO, UM, PARTNER WITH DIFFERENT NON-PROFITS OR DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT BRING MORE, UM, EDUCATIONAL, UM, AWARENESS AND PROGRAMS TO, UM, THE CENTER.
SO TODAY, ACTUALLY, IF YOU GUYS HAVE TIME AFTER UM, THIS MEETING AT 1130, WE HAVE EXTREME HEAT SAFETY PRESENTATION BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE BRINGING, FOR INSTANCE, HAS BEEN SO HOT.
SO OUR SENIORS KNOW HOW TO, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, LIVE IN THE HEAT CONDITIONS AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO MAKE THEMSELVES SAFE.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE STARTED ON MONDAYS, THE MSC, WHICH IS THE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER, ACTUALLY COMES HERE ON MONDAYS AND HELP PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR SENIORS WHO MIGHT BE, UM, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY EXPERIENCING ANYTHING THAT NEEDS SOME SERVICES, YOU KNOW, OR THAT ARE HOMELESS, UM, HERE.
SO WE DO, WE HAVE INVITED THEM ON MONDAYS TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE THE SERVICES HERE, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE STARTED LAST MONTH, UM, WHICH IS EXCITING.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE MSC ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN, UM, TO HELP SUPPORT OUR SENIORS.
UM, ALSO SOME OTHER STUFF IS WE HAVE DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS FROM LATE LIFE TRANSITIONS TO MANAGING MEDICATION TO FALL PREVENTION.
UM, WE HAVE, UM, CSU ALL THE NURSING STUDENTS THAT COME HERE AND, UM, DO PRETTY MUCH EVERY WEDNESDAYS AT 10 30 IN ALL BALLROOM.
THEY DO DIFFERENT, UM, ACTIVITIES FOR OUR SENIORS.
AND SO, UM, SO THAT, THAT'S JUST SOME OF THE STUFF.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR NON-PROFITS IN THE BUILDING.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE AT SENIOR CENTER.
WE DO HAVE THIS LOVELY NEWSLETTER AVAILABLE AND IT HAS ALL THOSE PROGRAMS ALONG WITH THOSE FUN CLASSES.
AND THERE'S JUST INFORMATION, UM, THAT WE DO HERE.
WE HAVE, UM, DEFINITELY A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO AT OUR OTHER SITES THERE'S PROGRAMS TOO.
SO FOUNTAIN PARK, I'M GONNA TRY TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR PROGRAMMING AT HOW, UM, THEY AGAIN, HAVE ALL THE FITNESS CLASSES AND THE ACTIVITIES, UM, BUT SOME OF THE STUFF, THEY HAVE SPANISH CLASS THERE.
SO WE HAVE A RETIRED SPANISH TEACHER WHO COMES AND SHE'S BEEN TEACHING THERE FOR SO MANY YEARS.
UM, AND SHE TEACHES SPANISH, UM, TO OUR SENIORS AS WELL AS WE HAVE, UM, MENTAL HEALTH CLASSES IN SPANISH AND IN ENGLISH AT THAT SITE.
UM, EVERY ONCE A WEEK, UM, WE HAVE AN INTRO TO ESL CLASS FOR SOME OF OUR SPANISH SPEAKERS WHO NEED HELP LEARNING ENGLISH.
UM, WE HAVE ANDROID OR PHONE USING LIKE CLASSES, LIKE TECH HELP.
UM, AT THAT, UM, SITE WE HAVE RED CROSS SCREENING.
SO THOSE, JUST SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT LIKE WE BRING IN USUALLY PARTNERS, LIKE MENTAL HEALTH CLASSES IS UM, LA COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH COMES IN AND PROVIDES THOSE CLASSES.
SO A LOT OF THESE CLASSES AREN'T PROVIDED NECESSARILY BY OUR STAFF BECAUSE WE MIGHT NOT BE THE EXPERTS IN IT.
SO WE REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY COMMUNITIES TO FIGURE OUT WHO WOULD BE GREAT AT COMING IN AND WHAT TOPICS WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO OUR OLDER ADULT POPULATION.
SO WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL MY REPORT FOR THIS ONE.
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MAY I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN UP Y AN UPDATE ON CITYWIDE SENIOR PROGRAMMING FROM FROM RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT HEIDI MAAS.UH, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON HEIDI'S REPORT? IS THERE ANY, UH, COMMISSION DISCUSSION ON THE REPORT? I, GO AHEAD.
I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ON THE, UM, MANAGEMENT CLASS.
DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW WHAT DAY? I DO.
UM, OH, SO IT'S ACTUALLY NOT TILL THE 18TH.
SO NEXT WEEK AT 12 O'CLOCK, NO, AT CLOCK.
AND ALL THESE, UH, PROGRAMS ARE OF NO COST TO SENIORS OR, AND IT'S ACTUALLY, LET ME RESTATE THIS.
IT'S ACTUALLY EVERY THURSDAY AT 12 O'CLOCK NOW THAT I'M LOOKING AT THE CALENDAR.
SO YOU MIGHT HAVE TIME TOMORROW TO GO.
UM, SOMETIMES 99% OF OUR CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES ARE FREE AND THERE MIGHT BE SOME COST TO LIKE FIELD TRIPS OR LIKE AN ACTIVITY LIKE SOMETIMES WE HAVE LIKE FLOWER MAKING WHERE YOU MIGHT HAVE TO BUY LIKE THE FLOWERS TO PARTICIPATE.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, 99% OF OUR CLASSES AND PROGRAMS AND OUR SENIOR SERVICES.
HEY COMMISSIONER CIA, GO AHEAD.
UM, KEN, IS THERE AN EMAIL LIST FOR THE NEWSLETTER? UM, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE AN EMAIL LIST.
WE DO PUT IT ON THE CITY ONLINE WEBSITE.
IS THERE A CERTAIN NEWSLETTER YOU WOULD BE LOOKING FOR? I MEAN, WE CAN EMAIL IT OUT TO NEWSLETTER OR THE SENIOR CENTER HERE.
WE CAN UM, CAN YOU SEND THAT TO ALL THE COMMISSION? I KNOW YOU ON EMAIL.
IS THAT THAT ONE THAT YOU JUST LOOKING AT? YES.
SO SOME OF OUR SATELLITE SITES ARE NOT AS ROBUST IN THEIR SENIOR PROGRAMMING 'CAUSE THEY'RE JUST SATELLITE SITES.
SO THEY JUST HAVE LIKE INDIVIDUAL CALENDARS WITH DIFFERENT STUFF.
THIS BIGGER ONE IS THE ONE FOR HERE.
AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S QUITE LENGTHY AND LOTS OF STUFF GOING ON.
SO, UM, THIS ONE WE'LL SEND OUT TO YOU GUYS, UM, EVERY MONTH AND THEN THE REST ARE ONLINE.
IF THERE'S A CERTAIN ONE YOU WANT, JUST LET ME KNOW.
IS THAT IN THE, THE PARKS AND REC BIG CATALOG THAT WE GET OR THAT'S A DIFFERENT THING? NO, SO THE PARKS AND REC BIG CATALOG, SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THEY CALL IT THE REC CONNECT.
AND THAT IS ACTUALLY, UM, BASED ON CONTRACT CLASSES.
WE HAVE A LOT OF CLASSES AT OUR CENTER, BUT THEY'RE NOT CONTRACT CLASSES.
THESE CLASSES ARE PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTORS AND THEY'RE FREE OF COST.
UM, SO THE CONTRACT CLASSES ARE LIKE A PRIVATE, UM, CONTRACTOR THAT HAS, UM, GOTTEN, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS IN WITH THE CITY AND THEY OFFER A CERTAIN CLASS.
SO MAYBE WE HAVE LIKE KIDS LOVE SOCCER AS A POPULAR FOR THE KIDS.
AND SO PRETTY MUCH THEY CHARGE A CERTAIN FEE.
THE CITY HAS SOME OF THAT FEE.
THE UM, CONTRACTOR HAS SOME, AND THAT'S HOW THEY PROMOTE THE CLASSES.
'CAUSE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO PROMOTE THE CLASSES.
SO THAT BROCHURE HAS PROBABLY 90% IS JUST CONTRACT CLASSES, B BASED CLASSES IN THERE.
WHAT OUR RECREATION PROGRAMS GET, INCLUDING OUR SENIOR PROGRAMS OR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS OR TEAM PROGRAMS OR A FEW SPORTS, THEY GET LIKE ONE PAGE AD JUST SAYING LIKE, HEY, WE HAVE THESE PROGRAMS AS WELL, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE MUCH DETAIL IN REGARDS TO WHAT'S BEING OFFERED AT THE CLASSES.
THE CONTRACT, UM, CLASS I'M SURE IS A KIND OF LIKE A PAID ADVERTISEMENT.
THEY HAVE, LIKE IF THERE'S ADVERTISEMENT THERE, THEY HAVE TO PAY TO PUT AN AD IN THERE.
AND SO, UM, AND THEN THE CLASSES THEMSELF LIKE PAID FOR THE PUBLICATION.
SO IT'S A LITTLE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
IS THERE ANY MORE COMMISSION DISCUSSION, UH, REGARDING HEIDI'S REPORT ONE? GO AHEAD MR. CLARK.
DID YOU, DOES DOES YOUR HOUSE, DID THE PARK HAVE ONE OF THOSE? YEAH, THIS IS THEIRS.
I'LL GO IT TO YOU RIGHT AFTER THIS 'CAUSE I JUST CIRCLED SOME STUFF ON HERE, BUT DON'T MIND MY CIRCLE.
OR MAYBE YOU WANNA GO THESE ONES
IS THERE A WAY TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS A NEED FOR A SPECIFIC SUBJECT OR TOPIC TO BE TAUGHT OR TO BE CONTRACTED WITH? HOW WOULD WE KNOW, OR HOW OFTEN MAYBE DO YOU DO A SURVEY OF THE COMMUNITY TO SAY, HEY LOOK, WE WANNA, LIKE I'M TALKING ABOUT ALL THE TIME CLASSES ON AI OR OTHER CLASSES OR OTHER INTERESTS THAT WE CAN SAY THERE IS A NEED FOR THIS NOW BECAUSE, OR HOW DO YOU SURVEY THE COMMUNITY TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY ASK FOR AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY SAID, WE DON'T WANT THAT TYPEWRITER REPAIR CLASS ANYMORE.
YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE GET RID OF CLASSES THAT ARE NO LONGER VIABLE? THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION, COMMISSIONER.
UM, SO WE, WE, WE NEED, I, I NEED TO DO BETTER AT SERVING.
SO THAT'S ONE OF MY GOALS THIS YEAR IS TO DO MORE SERVING OF OUR PARTICIPANTS AND OUR PROGRAMS. BUT WE DO, I MEAN WE COMMUNICATE OFTEN WITH, UM, OTHER,
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WHETHER IT'S OUR PARTICIPANTS OR WE HAVE SUGGESTION BOXES WHERE PEOPLE CAN PUT SUGGESTIONS OF CLASSES OR TELL US WHAT THEY WANT.AND THEN WHEN WE PARTNER, WE HAVE LIKE, A LOT OF TIMES IT'S LIKE AGENCIES OR NONPROFITS THAT JUST LIKE EMAIL OR COME AND WE'RE LIKE, HEY, WE HAVE THIS PROGRAM AND, AND WE DON'T PARTNER WITH EVERYONE BECAUSE UM, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WHOEVER WE PARTNER WITH IS A REPUTABLE COMPANY OR ORGANIZATION THAT ISN'T COMING IN HERE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR PARTICIPANTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO WE'RE VERY CAREFUL ON WHO WE PARTNER WITH.
JUST 'CAUSE YOU COME IN AND WANNA PARTNER DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GONNA PARTNER WITH YOU.
UM, AND SO WE REALLY LOOK AT THAT.
IF THEY'RE LIKE CLEARLY LIKE A GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR A LOT OF TIMES NON-PROFIT OR DIFFERENT, UM, PARTNERS WITHIN OUR CITY, UM, THOSE ARE EASY TO PARTNER WITH BECAUSE USUALLY THEY'RE FOR THE SAME CAUSE.
BUT IF IT'S A FOR-PROFIT COMPANY, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, RIGHT? OR IF IT'S SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO US.
SO WE, WE BASE PROGRAMS BASED ON, YOU KNOW, INPUT FROM OUR PATRONS, UM, SUGGESTIONS FROM LIKE WHAT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO US.
YOU KNOW, USUALLY MOST ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE THESE LIKE, UM, CLINICS OR CLINICS OR, UM, DIFFERENT LIKE PROGRAMS FREE OF CHARGE.
SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO JUST GET, UM, MORE AWARENESS TO OUR, UM, PATRONS.
WE ALSO ARE VERY BIG IN, UM, CALIFORNIA PARKS AND RECREATION SOCIETY, WHICH HAS A AGING SECTION.
AND THIS IS THROUGH ALL OUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
I'M ACTUALLY THE AGING SECTION PRESIDENT OF THIS ORGANIZATION THROUGH THE STATE.
AND SO LITERALLY I HAVE LIKE MEETINGS LIKE TODAY, I HAVE A ENGAGING CONVERSATIONS IN MISSION DIEGO LATER TODAY WHERE PRETTY MUCH INVITE ALL PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH THE AGING POPULATIONS THAT SENIOR CENTERS IN DIFFERENT CITIES TO COME TOGETHER TO ACTUALLY LIKE TALK ABOUT LIKE, WHAT'S GOING ON AT YOUR CENTER? WHAT IS POPULAR? MAYBE I CAN TRY IT HERE.
SO IT'S A LOT OF LIKE COLLEAGUES IN DIFFERENT CITIES AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND MAYBE WE CAN BRING IT TO OUR CITY.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF RECREATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S YOUTH OR SENIORS, UM, A LOT OF OTHER CITIES DO IT SO IT MAYBE NOT RECREATING EVERYTHING, BUT IT MIGHT BE LIKE, OH, MAYBE TWEAKING IT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FIGURING OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, GETTING CONNECTED WITH DIFFERENT CITIES OR COLLEAGUES OUT THERE AS WELL.
UM, TO GET MORE INFORMATION TO TRY TO FIGHT PROGRAMS. OKAY.
ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR HEIDI? ALRIGHT, WELL LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON, UM, UH, CAN WE HAVE A VOTE ON RECEIVING AND FILING IT UP? HEIDI'S REPORT? ALL EVERYONE IN FAVOR SAY AYE A AYE.
ANYONE OPPOSED? ANYONE ABSTAINING? THE MOTION CARRIES.
UH, NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS TO, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENTS TO FLAG AGING ADULT BUDGET ITEMS ON FUTURE BUDGET REPORTS.
I NEED SOMEBODY TO PLEASE, UM, MAKE A MOTION.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
UH, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT? ALL RIGHT, LET'S HAVE A COMMISSION DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM.
WHO SUBMITTED IT? SO I WAS, BECAUSE WE DISCUSSED IT LAST MONTH, WE NEEDED TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.
SO I ASKED THAT IT BE PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION.
SO WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DISCUSS ABOUT IT? JUST MAKE SURE.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE WERE, WHAT WE WERE SPEAKING OF LAST MONTH TO MAKE SURE ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WE, THAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY ALIGNED ITEM FOR THE BUDGET FOR THE HELP FOR THE AGENT.
SO WE CAN QUICKLY LOOK AT ANY DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE PUT IN ASIDE FROM OUR AGING FOLKS.
UM, WELL WHY, WHY DO WE WANT THIS? MM-HMM
UM, WELL WE WERE, WE THOUGHT THAT WE WERE BEING ASKED AT UM, SHOW UP AT THE BUDGET MEETINGS.
THE BUDGET HEARINGS, AND WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THE WAY YOU GET SOMETHING ON NEW, ON A BUDGET IS YOU START IN JANUARY.
I THINK THAT WAS WHAT PHYLLIS WAS TOLD.
SO IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, WE WERE HOPING THAT PEOPLE COULD CLEAR, WE, WE ASKED IF, UH, FOR INSTANCE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAD A CLEAR SEPARATE CATEGORY AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T.
SO WE WERE HOPING THAT PEOPLE, WE COULD GET THEM TO FLAG, UH, PROGRAMS IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT BENEFIT AGING POPULATIONS FOR A FUTURE BUDGET.
SO INCLUSIVE, NOT JUST A BUDGET ITEM, BUT IF IT'S A SENIOR TOPIC IN A AREA, MAYBE THEY DON'T HAVE A BUDGETED ITEM, BUT WHATEVER THEY'RE WORKING ON TO CONSIDER THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SENIOR POPULATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HAVE A SEPARATE ITEM THAT
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INCLUDES SENIOR DIALOGUE AND INFLUENCE RATHER THAN, EVEN IF THEY DON'T HAVE A SEPARATE BUDGET, MAYBE IT DOESN'T COST ANYTHING, BUT WHEN THEY'RE PREPARING ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD DO, HEALTH DEPARTMENT PARKS AND WHOEVER THEY WOULD INCLUDE THE CONVERSATION OF, WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING THE SENIOR POPULATION.SO MAYBE IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A BUDGET ITEM 'CAUSE MAYBE THEY DON'T HAVE IT, BUT MAYBE WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT WHATEVER THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT AND DEPENDING ON THE DEPARTMENT, THEY INCLUDE THE CONVERSATION OF INCLUSIVITY.
INCLUSIVITY WITH THE DIALOGUE OF INCLUDING, UH, THE AGING POPULATION IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO IT MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE A BUDGET ITEM 'CAUSE IT MAY NOT HAVE A DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT THAT WE BE INCLUDED IN THE DIALOGUE FOR THE DEPARTMENTS, THE PORT, EVERYBODY, LIKE DO THEIR WI DO THEY HAVE WHEELCHAIR ACCESS AND ACCESSIBILITY? I KNOW IT MAY BE TRANSPORTATION ON THE WATER TAX, BUT SOMETHING THAT WOULD ALWAYS HAVE A DIALOGUE THAT INCLUDES US, EVEN IF IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE A DOLLAR AMOUNT ATTACHED.
SO WOULD THAT BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION OR A SEPARATE? A SEPARATE, UM, YOU JUST SAID IT, IT EVERY TIME THEY TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET, I'M JUST SAYING INCLUDED IN EVERY TOPIC THAT THEY TALK ABOUT IN THE DEPARTMENTS THAT INCLUDE THE CITY IT'S IN, IT'S INCLUSIVE, NOT SEPARATE.
WELL, UH, GUESS THE WAY THIS IS WORDED IN MY MIND SAYS THAT IF SOMETHING IS RELATED TO AGING ADULTS, THEN IT'S GONNA BE FLAGGED.
SO WHY AS A, LIKE A DIFFERENT COMMISSION THEN WOULDN'T EVERYTHING RELATED TO LET'S SAY WOMEN BE FLAGGED OR WHY WOULDN'T EVERYTHING RELATED TO YOU BE FLAGGED? WHY WOULD IT ONLY BE AGING AGING? THAT THAT'S THE WAY I'M READING IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S WHAT, SO I DON'T, I'M REALLY NOT SURE EXACTLY THE FULL IN INTENT OF, OF THIS ITEM.
SHE SAID, I MEAN, ONE ISSUE IS BECAUSE OUR CITY DOESN'T HAVE, UM, IT SPLITS BETWEEN TWO BIG DEPARTMENTS, THE, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND, AND, UM, THE PARKS AND REC.
AND THEN OF COURSE THERE WAS OTHER DEPARTMENTS, BUT SO YOU CAN'T LIKE EASILY GO TO THAT BUDGET.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET ONE NOW.
UM, AND SEE WHAT'S PROPOSED AHEAD OF, OR WHAT EXISTS AND WHAT DOESN'T EXIST THAT CLEARLY.
AND THE OTHER THING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP TO US IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT, WHAT IS IT CALLED? THAT THAT THAT AGENCY THAT, THAT CAN RECEIVE THE FUNDS FROM THE STATE.
THE SOMETHING SOMETHING WHERE THE COUNTY AND THE CITY ARE, ARE LINKED TOGETHER AND THEY CAN APPLY FOR FUNDS FROM, WELL ANYWAY, WE DON'T HAVE THIS OTHER THING.
SO WHAT DOES THE AAA STAND FOR? UM, AREA AGENCY ON AGING.
SO IT'S JUST THAT LIKE, UH, AS FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, LIKE THERE'S A SPECIFIC INITIATIVE FOR YOUTH, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE CITY.
SO SINCE THERE'S NO SPECIFIC PLAN THAT I'VE HEARD ABOUT, UM, FOR AGING FOR SENIORS, UM, I I, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THAT HAS TO HAPPEN AND IF SOMEBODY ON THE WOMEN'S COMMISSION WANTS THAT TO HAPPEN FOR WOMEN, WELL I CAN'T SEE THAT THERE'S A COMPELLING CASE FOR IT, BUT THEY COULD TAKE THAT UP.
IT'S JUST, I THINK WE HAVE A COMPELLING CASE FOR, FOR REQUESTING THIS.
WELL WE DO HAVE A LONG BEACH AGE FRIENDLY ACTION PLAN, RIGHT? AND THERE'S NO BUDGET ATTACHED TO IT, SO, AND THERE'S NO AGENCIES ATTACHED TO IT, WHICH IS ONE OF THE CRITIQUES OF IT.
SO WE DON'T KNOW WHO'S TAKING UP WHICH PARTS OF THAT PLAN OURSELVES, YOU KNOW? UM, OKAY, GO AHEAD.
IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE, WOULD YOU LIKE FOR THIS COMMISSION TO BE ALERTED ANY TIME THERE'S DISCUSSION REGARDING BUDGET OR OLDER ADULT OR A TOPIC THAT THEY'RE CONSIDERING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO BE ALERTED THAT THIS IS GONNA HAPPEN SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE SOME INPUT? IS THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
WE, WE HAD SOMETHING ON OUR VISIBILITY PLAN AND ALL OF US WERE GONNA CALL OUR, UM, OUR LOCAL, UH, COUNCIL PEOPLE AND THEY BRIEF REALITY AS I CALLED MINE THREE TIMES AND ASKED HER TO ALERT.
BUT I HAVEN'T, I NEVER GOT ANY RESPONSE.
BUT IDEALLY THAT WOULD BE GOOD.
BUT THAT MIGHT BE A SEPARATE PROPOSAL I THINK.
SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WE NEEDED TO ACT ON.
I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT OUT SO WE COULD DISCUSS IT SINCE IT WASN'T ON THE AGENDA LAST MONTH AND WE COULDN'T DISCUSS IT.
SO BASED ON THE CONVERSATION WE'RE HAVING NOW AND YOUR IDEA OF BRINGING IT TO DISCUSSION, ARE WE INCLUDING YOUR DISCUSSION
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THOUGHT PROCESS OR ARE WE AMENDING YOUR, OR, OR EXACTLY WHERE ARE WE NOW THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING IT? OR SHOULD WE COME BACK TO THE TABLE WITH A FURTHER CLARITY OF WHAT YOU EXACTLY WANT THE CITY TO DO AS OUR REQUEST FOR ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, POSSIBILITIES OF INCLUDING DIALOGUE ABOUT SENIORS? YEAH, I WAS ACTUALLY BRINGING IT UP BECAUSE I'M NOT THAT FAMILIAR WITH IT.AND SO I WANTED US TO DISCUSS IT.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE, I GUESS WHAT I WOULD PREFER IS THAT WE VOTE ON THIS ONE MM-HMM
AND THEN WE BRING UP ANOTHER ONE FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
UH, IF, IF WE WANT A MORE GENERAL ALERT, IT'S GONNA BE HARDER TO ENFORCE, BUT UM, TO GET, BUT IF WE COULD DO THAT.
SO IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM, ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM, SAY AYE.
AND NOW WE ARE ON TO UH, HAVE A, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND TO REVIEW THE 2023 SENIOR COMMISSION VISIBILITY PLAN AND DECIDE OF WHICH ITEMS TO KEEP AND IF ANY ITEMS, UH, NEED TO BE ADDED TO THIS.
SO IRENE DID SEND US ALL THE SENIOR VISIBILITY ACTION PLAN, WHICH, UH, NORMA AND I PARTICIPATED IN CREATING LOOKS LIKE A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
AND THEN WE NEVER REALLY WENT FURTHER ON IT.
UM, I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ I GUESS EACH ITEM AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY, UH, BEFORE YOU BACK, WHO WAS THE FIRST AND THE SECOND, THE MOTION? YOU ASKED FOR A MOTION OVER
SO MAY I PLEASE HAVE A MOTION TO, UH, RECOMMEND TO REVIEW THIS 2023 SENIOR COMMISSION VISIBILITY PLAN AND ITEMS WHICH ITEMS TO KEEP AND IF ANY ITEMS NEED TO BE ADDED.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THAT? I MOVE.
AND IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
OKAY, SO, UH, I GUESS WE COULD GO AHEAD AND DISCUSS THIS PLAN.
DID EVERYONE GET A CHANCE TO READ IT? WAS THERE ANYTHING THAT STOOD OUT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO ACT UPON? WELL, I THINK EIGHT IS, UH, A COLUMN ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR FOR SENIORS IN THE GRON.
I THINK SOMEONE SHOULD COMMIT TO, TO WRITING THAT.
AND I TALKED TO UH, AND I THINK PEOPLE WHO GO TO OLLIE, THEY HAVE A NEWSLETTER AND MAYBE PUT IT IN THAT, AND WE HAVE A NEWSLETTER HERE AT THIS SENIOR CENTER.
MAYBE WE COULD PUT AN ARTICLE ON THAT.
IT COULD BE THE SAME ARTICLE WE'VE WRITTEN.
IS THERE ANYONE INTERESTED IN DOING THAT? IS THERE ANYONE WHO HAS A WRITING SKILL?
UM, WHEN, AND AND I THINK TO YOUR POINT, COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT, WHERE IT SAYS IN ANY OTHER OUTLETS YEAH, THAT WOULD BE ANY OTHER MEDIA OR ANY OTHER PLACES WHERE WE COULD PROMOTE OR PROVIDE RESOURCE INFORMATION TO ANY OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS.
AND THAT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE ANY TECHNOLOGICAL TYPES OF OUTLETS OR STREAMING OUTLETS, NOT JUST PRINTED BECAUSE PRINT IS KIND OF GOING AWAY.
SO THERE MAY NOT BE A GRON, BUT THEY MAY HAVE A, UH, A VIRTUAL OR, OR A MODIFIED TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCED KIND OF OUTLET.
IS GENERALLY ONLINE WHAT THEY DO HAVE.
AND SO THIS WOULD BE AN ARTICLE ABOUT KAREN, IF I MAY, THE DISCUSSION SHOULD BE BETWEEN THE BOARD MEMBERS AND WHEN WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT, UH, THE PUBLIC MAY PROVIDE THEIR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THAT TIME.
HI, WE MAY, MY NAME IS VANESSA AND I'M FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
UM, SO KAREN, WOULD THIS ARTICLE BE LIKE ABOUT WHAT THE COMMISSION DOES OR, I THINK IT SHOULD BE, WELL YOU GUYS THINK IT SHOULD BE, WE PUT IT IN HERE LIKE ALMOST A YEAR AGO.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT THE ARTICLE SHOULD BE IN JUST INCLUSIVE OF OUR ACTIVITIES OR OUR, UH, WORK? OR SHOULD IT BE? 'CAUSE IT'S LIKE A LOT OF OTHER SENIOR STUFF AND IT'S, IT'S KIND OF OVERWHELMING BECAUSE THINK IT JUST SHOULD BE ABOUT WHAT THE COMMISSION I AGREE WITH YOU IS DOING JUST ABOUT WHAT WE DO.
WHAT WE DECIDED, WHAT WE VOTED ON, WHAT WE DISCUSSED, AND WHEN WE MEET AND INVITE THEM, THAT'S IT.
I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT STUCK OUT TO ANYBODY THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO ACT ON A HANDGUN? I'LL, I'LL VOLUNTEER TO GO BACK TO, UM, OR TRY TO BE MORE, UH, CONSISTENT IN PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE REPORTS.
BUT IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO JOIN ME,
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NADA USED TO DO THAT TOO.AND I CAN ALSO, UM, IS SHE WHAT NUMBER? NUMBER TWO.
THIS, WHAT ABOUT INCLUDING LOW INCOME SENIORS, UH, IN THE GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAM? NUMBER SEVEN.
UM, I'LL JUST SAY CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE.
UM, OH, WELL I GUESS AS WRITTEN, IT'S OKAY.
IT ACTUALLY, THERE ACTUALLY WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO, UH, APPLY FOR A PROGRAM FOR SENIORS AND I SENT A MESSAGE SAYING THAT WE SUPPORTED THAT, UH, THAT WE'D HAD PRESENTATIONS ON THAT AND THEY DID, DECIDED NOT TO APPLY APPARENTLY, BUT THEY WOULDN'T GIVE ME A REASON.
BUT ANYWAY, THERE PROBABLY WON'T BE GIVEN THE CLIMATE WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW.
BUT JUST IN CASE THERE ARE, I THINK WE KIND OF SAID AFTER WE HEARD THAT THE PRESENTATION THAT WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA.
AND THEN, UM, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP WITH THE, THE WRITING.
MAYBE I COULD WRITE SOMETHING BRALEY OR SOMETHING.
UM, NUMBER EIGHT, I GUESS THAT'S MAINLY WHAT I COULD DO.
AND IF ANYBODY WANTS TO JOIN ME, IF YOU WANT TO DO NUMBER EIGHT, I'LL BOW DOWN AND LET YOU DO NUMBER EIGHT.
YOU KNOW, I FORGOT THE, THE HEARING AID.
SO, UM, FOR NUMBER EIGHT, IF YOU WANTED TO TAKE THAT ON, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
AND THEN I WON'T, 'CAUSE IF YOU'RE SAYING YOU WERE GONNA DO IT, THEN LL OH, YOU NO, I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU.
UH, CAROLYN
YEAH, I WAS ABOUT TO SAY, CAN WE PRIORITIZE AND THEN WE CAN JUST MAYBE PICK SOME AND THAT, THAT A HIGH PRIORITY WE CAN START WITH.
'CAUSE THIS IS A LITTLE OVERWHELMING FOR ME.
WELL, I BELIEVE, UM, WE COULD, I COULD WRITE A LETTER, UM, I GUESS TO THE COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE A VOICE OF SENIORS ON ALL COMMISSIONS EXCEPT THE COMMISSION FOR YOUTH.
UM, THEY PROBABLY ALREADY DO, BUT JUST TO WRITE TO SAY THAT WE SUPPORT HAVING A SENIOR ON EACH OF YOUR COMMISSIONS.
WHICH ONE IS THAT? MICHELLE? NUMBER FIVE.
THE PERSON WHO MAKES THE DECISIONS ON THAT IS THE MAYOR.
SO WE COULD WRITE IT TO THE COUNCIL? NO, I'M SAYING YOU DIRECT TO THE MAYOR BECAUSE HE MAKES THE APPOINTMENTS.
THE COUNCIL DOESN'T, THEY CAN, YOU'RE RIGHT.
HE'LL CALL THEM AND SAY, DO YOU HAVE ANYONE IN YOUR DISTRICT? BUT IT'S UP TO THE MAYOR.
SO HE WOULD BE THE ONE TO WRITE THE LETTER TO IN MY OPINION.
BUT THEN THE COUNCIL SHOULD ALL KNOW ABOUT IT IF THEY'RE APPOINTING PEOPLE SO THEY COULD KEEP THAT IN MIND TO APPOINT A SENIOR.
SO YOU ARE SAYING THAT EACH OF THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS AND EACH OF THE ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE A PERSON OF A CERTAIN AGE FOR EACH OF THE COMMISSIONS? FOR EACH OF THE COMMISSIONS TO BE INCLUDED.
NOW THE SELECTION IS ULTIMATELY THE, THE MAYOR.
BUT EACH OF THEM SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WHILE SELECTING THEY SHOULD HAVE AN TO TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION.
AND YOU GONNA DO NUMBER FIVE YOU SAID? AND JUST A REMINDER, I KNOW WE WENT OVER LAST MONTH HOW TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, MOVE UP THE LETTER.
SO JUST MAKE SURE YOU LOOK AT THAT PAPER.
AND WRITE IT AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO APPROVE.
I'LL HAVE TO BRING IT TO THE NEXT TIME TO GET APPROVED.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEND IT TO ME AND I CAN SEND IT OUT TO EVERYBODY.
THAT WAY WHEN YOU COME, WE CAN VOTE ON IT.
I'D LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE, UH, PLANNING OF THE NEW SENIOR CENTER AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT THAT.
HEIDI, IF YOU COULD GET SOME LEADS FROM ME, I'LL FOLLOW UP ON THEM.
I KNOW THERE WAS SOMEBODY IN CHARGE AND THEY MADE US TALK HERE AND I ATTENDED.
IT WAS A NICE TURNOUT AND THEY WERE PART OF A COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE OR, OKAY.
I'LL, UM, REACH OUT TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM.
YOU COULD GET ME SOME CONTACT NAMES.
I WILL GO FROM THERE AND, AND REPRESENT.
COMMISSIONER, GIVEN I PHYLLIS, I THINK THAT THAT IS A MARVELOUS IDEA.
I HAVE BEEN NOTHING MORE THAN INSULTED THAT PUBLIC WORKS HASN'T COME HERE FIRST TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S NEEDED FOR THE SENIOR CENTER BEFORE HOSTING THEIR BIG PUBLIC EVENTS.
I THINK THEY COULD HAVE HONED IN ON CERTAIN THINGS THAT THE COMMISSION HAS KNOWLEDGE OF AND BELIEVES IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE BECAUSE OUR SPACE WILL BE LIMITED THERE AS OPPOSED TO THIS BUILDING.
SO THE FACT THAT THE, I FEEL LIKE WE'VE JUST BEEN EXCLUDED.
I'M TRYING TO, UH, UNDERSTAND THAT IT WASN'T PURPOSEFULLY.
UM, BUT I DO FEEL THAT THIS WAS A GROSS ERROR BY PUBLIC WORKS TO NOT COME
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HERE FIRST.UM, I WOULD LIKE US TO REACH OUT TO YOUR COUNCIL PERSON TO FIND OUT IF WHAT SENIOR ISSUES THEY ARE WORKING ON.
IF, IF WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT AND UM, HOPEFULLY COME BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING.
AND YOU COULD HAVE IT IN, IN THE ANNOUNCEMENTS YOU WOULD SAY, MY COUNCIL PERSON IS WORKING ON THIS OR THAT.
IF YOU WERE ABLE TO FIND OUT ANYTHING AND IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU.
AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE MOTION TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL FOR EVERYONE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT? YEAH.
AND SO WE HAVE, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO AMEND THE MOTION QUITE A BIT.
WELL, COMMISSIONER CHINCHILLA, YOU MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO ADD THAT PORTION TO SAY WE GIVE AUTHORITY FOR EVERYBODY TO SPEAK TO THEIR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE CAN DO THAT AS LONG AS YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT.
SO THE WAY I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS DISCUSSION IS THAT WE'RE GETTING IDEAS FOR AN UPDATED PLAN AND THAT IT WOULD BE BROUGHT BACK TO OUR NEXT MEETING TO BE VOTED ON THAT TIME.
DO YOU WANT THE AUTHORITY TO REACH OUT TO YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS? IS THAT GONNA HAPPEN IN THE NEXT? SURE.
SO IT'S NOT ONE OR THE OTHER IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
UM, IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE HAVE TO MAKE IT AN OFFICIAL ACTION IN ORDER TO DO THAT BECAUSE THE WAY THE RULES ARE ONLY THE CHAIR CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION.
SO IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT, IT'S WITHIN YOUR AUTHORITY TO DO THAT.
BUT WE HAVE TO INCLUDE IT ON THE, IN THE, THE MOTION.
SO I HAVE TO AMEND THE MOTION.
YOU CAN JUST SAY THAT YOU AGREE TO I AGREE.
VICE CHAIRS, OR EXCUSE ME, CHAIR VALENCIAS FOR THE AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE THE REACHING OUT TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND COMMISSIONER HEINZ, DO YOU AGREE TO THAT AS WELL? SECOND? ABSOLUTELY.
IS THERE ANY, UH, MORE ANYTHING ELSE OF THESE ACTION ITEMS THAT WE WANT TO WORK ON OR JUST THAT'S GOOD FOR NOW? I GOT ONE MORE.
UM, SO I WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON THIS.
UM, BUT I HAVE A, BUT I'D LIKE TO SORT OF, NOW THAT I UNDERSTAND MORE, I THINK THE GOAL WOULD BE TO CREATE A DASHBOARD OR A LINK TO A DASHBOARD WITH THE DATA THAT EXISTS ON SENIORS ALREADY IN THE CITY.
SO THAT ONE COULD GO TO ONE PLACE.
SO I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW THAT, I MEAN, FOR INSTANCE, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS REALLY GOOD DATA THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE REPORT THAT WE GOT.
COULD WE, I I GUESS MY GOAL WOULD BE TO FIND OUT HOW YOU GET A LINK TO THE CITY DASHBOARD OR IF YOU CAN, IF WE CAN GET A LINK AND THEN HAVE PEOPLE ADD THEIR DATA TO IT WHENEVER THEY HAVE IT SO THAT IT'S ALL IN ONE PLACE.
AND I THOUGHT MAYBE I COULD DO THAT ALSO BY CHECKING WITH THE PROGRAM AT CAL STATE LONG BEACH, THE AGING PROGRAM, BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE ALREADY THOUGHT OF THAT.
BUT IT'S JUST AN UPDATING OF TREATMENT, YOU KNOW, TO UPDATING THEM.
NUMBER SIX, I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE A WAY TO HAVE THE DATA ON SENIORS MORE EASILY AVAILABLE.
SO DID YOU WANT, SO ARE YOU GOING TO SORT OF, KIND OF LOOK INTO THAT? YEAH.
OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR FEW MONTHS? IT'S KIND OF RE MAYBE RE I'LL REWRITE THE, THE, JUST THE LANGUAGE TO UPDATE IT AND SAY JUST INSTEAD OF DEVELOPING A FACT SHEET AND A POWERPOINT, WHICH WAS SO SORT OF NOT DEVELOPING NEW FACTS, BUT JUST WHATEVER FACTS WE CURRENTLY HAVE JUST TO PUT 'EM IN ONE SPOT.
I THINK THAT'S ENOUGH OTHER PEOPLE.
IS THAT ENOUGH FOR NOW? OR YOU WANT TO I THINK IF WE DON'T HAVE EVERYBODY'S PARTICIPATION, THE FOUR OR FIVE PEOPLE THAT HAVE COMMITTED TO DO SOMETHING, THE REST WE ARE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO.
UNLESS SOMEBODY SAYS I'M GONNA DO THAT TOO.
WELL THIS IS, WE CAN BRING IT UP AGAIN NEXT MONTH.
WE CAN CONTINUE FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE.
I'M JUST SAYING FOR NOW WE COULD CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
UH, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA AGAIN FOR NEXT, UH, NEXT MONTH WE COULD SEE, WE COULD CHECK IN AND SEE HOW WE'VE DONE IF ANYONE HAS DONE ANYTHING ON THIS.
YEAH, BECAUSE I'M THINKING SEVEN, UH, THE BUDGET JUST PASSED WITH THE CITY AND THERE MAY BE SOMETHING IN IT THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF SEVEN.
DO YOU EVER ADVOCATE FOR LOW INCOME SENIORS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAMS FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH? SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEWEST BUDGET THAT WAS JUST APPROVED LAST NIGHT, IT MAY INCLUDE THAT.
BUT I THINK, UH, NORMA ALREADY MENTIONED THAT THEY ALREADY, UM, THROUGHOUT THE INCLUSION OF BEING APPLYING FOR A GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAM.
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IS GONNA BE HAPPENING BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT, RIGHT NOW THERE'S, THEY DIDN'T APPLY FOR IT.SO CAN WE JUST NO PROBLEM REMOVE IT OR SHOULD WE REMOVE IT ONLY BECAUSE IT JUST DIRECTLY SAYS IN THE GUARANTEED PROGRAM, WHICH IS NOT GONNA HAPPEN 'CAUSE THEY DIDN'T APPLY FOR IT.
YEAH, RIGHT NOW THERE ARE NO, USUALLY THERE ARE GRANTS THAT ARE PUT OUT AND PEOPLE CAN APPLY.
I MEAN THE CITIES CAN APPLY FOR THEM, BUT RIGHT NOW THERE ARE NO, NO CALLS FOR PROPOSALS.
UM, AND THERE'S, AND THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE ONE.
THERE'S SOMETHING WE BELIEVE IN, BUT WE COULD STILL KEEP ADVOCATING FOR THEM TO BE INCLUDED IN THE FUTURE.
SO THIS UH, SENIOR VISIBILITY ACTION PLAN IS JUST A GUIDELINE AND WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING TO SEE WHICH ITEMS WE WANTED TO KEEP AND IF THERE'S ANY ITEMS WE NEEDED TO BE ADDED OR IF WE NEEDED TO DISCARD ANY ITEMS SO WE COULD CONTINUE TO WORK ON THESE ITEMS GOING FORWARD.
BUT MAYBE THIS JUST GIVES US MORE OF A GUIDELINE OF THINGS THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY DO AND MAKE DIFFERENCES IN.
UM, INSTEAD OF NOT REALLY DOING ANYTHING.
I'M SAYING JUST TO REWORD ADVOCATE NUMBER SEVEN, TO ADVOCATE FOR LOW INCOME SENIORS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CITY'S PROPOSED.
UM, I'LL SAY IMPLEMENTATION, IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS IN THE FUTURE.
AND JUST KIND OF KNOCK OUT THE GUARANTEED INCOME THAT WE CAN ADVOCATE FOR LOW INCOME SENIORS IN ANY PROGRAMS THAT THE SENIOR, THAT THE CITY PROPOSES IN THE FUTURE.
JUST KIND OF A BROAD, WE DON'T ADVOCATE FOR LOW INCOME SENIORS.
JUST CROSS OUT THE GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAM PART.
'CAUSE THAT, YEAH, THAT MEANS WE CAN ALWAYS ADVOCATE FOR LOW INCOME SENIORS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OPPOSITION TO THAT, NORMA? NO, THAT'S FINE.
UM, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION THEN LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON RECOMMENDING TO REVIEW THE 2023 SENIOR COMMISSION VISIBILITY PLAN WITH ITS AMENDMENTS.
SORRY, BEFORE DO WE TAKE COMMENT? I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IF THEY HAVE OH, DOES THE PUBLIC HAVE ANY COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? THEY DON'T HAVE IT.
THE, UM, CS ULB CONTRACT ON THE, UM, SUBSIDIZED PROGRAM WAS EXTENDED LAST NIGHT AT CITY COUNCIL UNDER THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
SHE'S NOT, WE TALKING ABOUT THE THEY DON'T HAVE IT.
THEY DON'T HAVE A COPY OF THIS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT FOR, BUT IT WAS EXTENDED AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT.
UM, ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM, SAY AYE.
ANYONE OPPOSED? ANYONE ABSTAINING? OKAY, THE MOTION CARRIES.
UH, NOW IS THERE A REPORT FROM THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON BENEFITS FOR LOW INCOME SENIORS AD HOC COMMITTEE? THAT'S, UH, NO REPORT.
CAN WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE FROM THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON BENEFITS FOR LOW INCOME SENIORS? SO MOVE, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.
UH, IS THERE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT? DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION FOR THIS REPORT? THERE'S NO REPORT.
SO ALL IN FAVOR OF RECEIVING AND FILING THE NO REPORT WE HAVE TO DO ALL OPPOSED NAY
WHAT DO WE, WHAT DO WE WANT? SO WHAT ARE WE DOING? THIS, UH, THIS ITEM IS DECLINED.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO LAY IT OVER TO ANOTHER MEETING? WOULD YOU LIKE TO WITHDRAW THE ITEM SINCE THERE'S NO REPORT? YES.
WE CAN WITHDRAW THIS ITEM FROM THIS AGENDA.
UM, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY FOR THIS MEETING, KAREN? OH, NOT TO THE AUDIENCE.
LAST NIGHT WAS A HUGE NIGHT FOR OLDER ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
BUDGET PASSED WITH THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF BENEFITS FOR SENIORS IN THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.
KEY OF WHICH WAS A 1 MILLION, UH, FUND FOR SHALLOW SUBSIDIES FOR OLDER ADULTS TO KEEP THEM HOUSED.
THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF BENEFITS, THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF CHANGES FOR SENIORS UPCOMING.
THE CITY IS ALSO WORKING ON A SINGLE APPLICATION POINT FOR PEOPLE IN HUD HOUSING.
SO, UM, AND THAT'S, I'VE BEEN PROMISED THAT'S GONNA TAKE PLACE SOMETIME IN JANUARY.
UM, THE CURRENT HEAD PROGRAMS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE BEING PRESERVED.
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TRY AND IMPLEMENT WORK REQUIREMENTS AND THAT WAS FAILED BECAUSE IT WAS ILLEGAL.THEY CAN'T MAKE CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM WITHOUT DOING LEGISLATION.
SO THE EXISTING PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO STAY THE SAME.
SO THERE WERE CUTS, HOWEVER, TO THE HOME PROGRAMS, WHICH BUILDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES.
AND, UM, WE DON'T KNOW YET WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WITH THAT.
UH, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AT THE END OF THE MONTH IF THEY DON'T DECIDE ON HOW THEY'RE GONNA SPEND THE MONEY.
SO THAT COULD HAVE SERIOUS IMPACTS FOR OLDER ADULTS BECAUSE IF THEY, UM, DO SOMETHING TO STOP SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS, WHICH NOW ARE ONLY BEING DELIVERED BY DIRECT DEPOSIT AND BANKING ACCOUNTS.
SO FOR THE UNBANKED, IT'S CREATING, THEY'RE SENDING THEM A DEBIT CARD.
SO THERE'S, UM, LONG BEACH GIVES, WHICH IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE, UM, CAMPAIGN TO DONATE TO NON-PROFITS ACROSS THE CITY IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING SEPTEMBER 11TH TO 18.
SO IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE, THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OLDER ADULTS.
UM, AND THEN, UH, THE LA CASA MONEY, UM, THAT'S THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY AREA AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS AGENCY.
THIS IS A NEW AGENCY THAT CAME FROM COUNTY MEASURE A FUNDS.
AND UM, THE FIRST PAYMENTS WERE MADE OUT OF THE APRIL TAX COLLECTIONS.
SO THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES GOT A BILLION DOLLARS AND LONG BEACH IS GONNA GET $16 MILLION.
THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THE GOVERNOR'S GOVERN, UM, MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BUDGET CAME FROM.
IT STILL HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE LA CASA AGENCY.
UM, OCTOBER IS RESIDENTS RIGHT MONTH FOR LONGTIME SERVICE, UM, PROVIDING AN AGENT LIKE NURSING HOMES.
AND THEN OCTOBER 9TH IS AGEISM AWARENESS DAY.
SO, AND A OC SEVEN IS STARTING A COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROGRAM SERIES EVERY SUNDAY UNTIL OCTOBER 26TH.
IT'S AT THREE O'CLOCK AND IT'S FREE AND IT'S FEATURING LOTS OF HEALTH APPLICATIONS.
IAN WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY WITH JANICE HAN'S OFFICE, HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE AGING AND DISABILITIES DEPARTMENT IN LA COUNTY.
IS THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? WE ACTUALLY, STEVE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? YES, GO AHEAD.
UM, I JUST GET, YOU SEE THAT THE WORD IS SEE FROM THE, THE SENIOR CENTER? MM-HMM
AND THEN THE, THIS IS MY, THE TEACHER
AND THEN YOU SEE, BECAUSE YOU SEE, UH, TALKING ABOUT IS SEE THAT THE HOUSING AND ALSO YOU SEE THAT THE MONEY PART
SO, AND, UH, TALKING ABOUT THAT, I SEE THAT, UH, I'M INTERESTED, UH, ACTUALLY SEE THAT I, I GRADUATE IN CD IN THE COLLEGE AND NOW I FINALLY SEE YOU, THE LADY.
SEE, I, I LOOK AND I FORGOT BECAUSE I WAS THE, THE STUDENT IS IN THE COLLEGE.
IT'S, I HAVE RECEIVED THE PRIME, PRIME TIME MM-HMM
AND IN THE SCHOOL, AND NOW SEE THAT THIS THING, I FIND IT OUT THAT I, MY MY, THE WAY TO DO IS THIS, ALL THIS THING IS IN THE SCHOOL AND NOW I UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE IT.
AND EVEN I PRIME IS ON THE BOOK.
AND, UH, NOW I'M EVEN, I'M 74.
OKAY, WELL THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I'M SORRY TOO BECAUSE WHEN I GET IN, I DON'T KNOW WHO WHO AND ONLY SEE THAT THAT, UH, THIS LADY AND KAREN IS MY TEACHER.
SO YOU SEE THAT I JUST COME BACK.
IS THERE ANY OTHER, IS THERE ANY, ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS? I'LL JUST GO
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DOWN THE LINE.ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMISSIONER? NO, NO, NO.
UH, ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OVER HERE? I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE, I BELIEVE I READ SOMEWHERE THAT THIS IS SENIOR CENTER, UH, MONTH TO YES.
TO CELEBRATE ALL OUR SENIOR CENTERS.
SO JUST SOME RECOGNITION FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK.
I WANNA JUST REMIND EVERYONE THAT AT LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE, WE ARE STILL OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR OUR INTRO TO COMPUTER CLASS KEYBOARDING CLASSES.
UM, AND ALL, ALL NON-CREDIT, NON-FEE CLASSES ARE OPEN.
WE ARE ENCOURAGING AND I'VE BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR THEM TO OUTREACH SPECIFICALLY TO SENIORS.
UM, I TOOK THE CLASSES IN THE SUMMER, AS I SAID EARLIER, AND THERE ARE LARGE COMMUNITIES FROM THE CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY.
OUR FILIPINO COMMUNITY FROM THE WEST SIDE ARE TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF MOST OF THE CLASSES.
WE OFFER NON-CREDIT, NON FEE AT LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE.
AND THEY'RE HELD THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY HOW TO HAVE A CLASS IN YOUR SENIOR BUILDING, OR YOU CAN HAVE ONE IN THE CENTER AND THEY'RE FREE.
THEY OFFER FREE MEALS AT NIGHT, FREE CLOTHES FREE TRANSPORTATION.
IT IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING PROGRAMS I'VE SEEN FOR ALL STUDENTS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A SENIOR, BUT THEY TAILOR THEM FOR THE SENIORS, LIKE SPECIFICALLY TO TEACH LIKE NON-TECHY TECH SO THAT YOU REALLY GET IT.
IT'S HANDS ON, IT'S, IT'S AI, IT'S EVERYTHING.
AND I'M JUST AMAZED AT THE FACT THAT MOST OF THE COMMUNITY IS NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF WHAT OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE PAYING FOR.
PLEASE ALL OF ALL OF YOU TAKE THE CLASS.
IT'S, IT'S THIS JUST, YOU CAN GO, YOU CAN TAKE 'EM OVER AND OVER.
AND THERE IS A NEW CLASS THAT I WILL BE TEACHING, AND I'M NOT ADVOCATING THAT YOU TAKE MY CLASS, BUT WE FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF SENIORS WHO NEED EMPLOYMENT.
SO I'M DOING SPECIFICALLY A JOB READINESS CLASS FOR SENIORS, FOR MATURE WORKERS BECAUSE SOME NEED JUST $200 MORE A MONTH NOT TO BE UNHOUSED.
SO WE ARE OFFERING HOW TO GET THEIR RESUMES ONLINE AND HOW TO INTERVIEW AND WORKING WITH COMPANIES WHO ARE ADVOCATING.
I HIRE SENIORS AS THEY DO FOR, I HIRE PERSONS WHO ARE JUSTICE INVOLVED, OR I HIRE YOUTH OR I HIRE, YOU KNOW, SO EVERYBODY'S HIRING.
OUR SENIORS ARE AFRAID TO GET BACK OUT IN THE WORKFORCE, BUT THEY NEED JOBS, WHETHER IT'S WITH NONPROFITS OR NOT.
WE CAN COME DO ENROLLMENT WITH PAPER APPLICATIONS FOR THOSE CLASSES WITHOUT YOU HAVING TO GET ONLINE AND GET ALL WEIRDED OUT BY HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO APPLY FOR A COMMUNITY COLLEGE BECAUSE IT GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE STATE WHEN YOU DO IT THAT WAY.
SO LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE HAS LOTS OF FUNDING TO HIRE FOR STUDENTS IN THIS CITY AND IT'S VERY, VERY, UM, ADVANTAGEOUS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY FROM THE COMMISSION? I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT WE SHOULDN'T FORGET ABOUT THE SENIOR SAFE HOUSE.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE KEEP IT ON OUR MINDS AND I CALL PERIODICALLY THE COUNTY AND, AND I JUST DON'T WANT IT TO GET LOST IN THE WEEDS.
COMMISSIONER SUTHERLAND, DID YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT? WELL, IN ADDITION TO, UH, PALM BEACH GIVES, WHICH WILL BE CRUCIAL FOR A LOT OF NON-PROFITS, UM, THE URBAN COMMUNITY OUTREACH OUTREACH THAT IS HOUSED AT FIRST CONGREGATIONAL IS HAVING A DISCO FUNDRAISER ON, UH, OCTOBER 4TH.
UM, SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GET BACK INTO THE DISCO FEVER
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? I WILL MOVE TO MOVE ADJOURN THE MEETING.
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 10:55 AM THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE.