* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:08] GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DISABILITY MEETING TO ORDER FOR SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2025 AT ONE OH TWO THIRTEEN OH TWO COMMISSIONERS. PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLE BY STATING [CALL TO ORDER] YOUR NAME, YOUR PRONOUNS, YOUR TITLE ON THIS BODY, AND FINISH WITH YOUR BRIEF VISUAL DESCRIPTION. AGAIN, HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS CHAKA GARBE. I SERVE AS VICE CHAIR OF K COD. I AM AN AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE WEARING A BLACK AND WHITE CHECKERED JACKET WITH A BLACK SHIRT. RANDY HOPE HE, HIM. PRONOUNS, COMMISSIONER, WHITE MALE IN HIS MID FORTIES SHAVED HEAD, BLONDE BEARD, WEARING GLASSES, A LIGHT BLUE COLLARED SHIRT, AND NAVY BLAZER. HELLO, I'M KAY COD, SECRETARY JULIE DEAN. I'M A CAUCASIAN WOMAN IN A MOBILITY SCOOTER WITH SHE HER HERS PRONOUNS. I HAVE SHORT AUBURN HAIR AND GLASSES, AND I'M WEARING AN ORANGE DRESS. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M STEVE ADAMS, COMMISSIONER. I AM AFRICAN AMERICAN WITH SHORT HAIR. I HAVE ON A BROWN POLO AND YEAH, . GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M NEW COMMISSIONER ASHLEY JONES. UM, I AM A WHITE PRESENTING FEMALE, UH, [ROLL CALL] DARK BROWN HAIR, BLUE EYES, LIGHT BLUE BUTTON DOWN SHIRT. MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE A QUORUM, BUT I HAVE EXCUSED ABSENCES FOR, UH, CHAIR SWANSON. COMMISSIONER ROMO WONG AND GONZALEZ. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO WELCOME OUR NEWEST COMMISSIONER, ASHLEY JONES. COMMISSIONER JONES. A LONG BEACH RESIDENCE OVER 15 YEARS IS AN ACCOMPLISHED DANCE AND MUSIC EDUCATOR SPECIALIZING IN DISABILITIES AS THE FOUNDING INSTRUCTOR OF STUDIO D AT SEGER STRONG, UM, CENTER FOR THE ART. SHE HAS IMPACTED HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SOCIAL, COGNITIVE, AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. SHE HOLDS A DEGREE WITH U-S-C-U-S-U-L-B AND UC IRVINE AND IS A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN, IN THE COMMUNITY ARTS AND DISABILITY INCLUSION. CURRENTLY, SHE SERVES AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PARTNERS OF PARKS AND WAS A 2024 FELLOW WITH THE ARTS COUNCIL OF LONG BEACH. WELCOME TO THE TEAM COMMISSIONER JONES. THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT INTRODUCTION. UM, THERE'S NOT MUCH TO ADD TO THAT. UM, JUST BEEN WORKING IN THE DISABILITY SPACE, PRIMARILY IN THE ARTS COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST DECADE. I LOVE IT. UM, I STILL AM PARTICIPATING IN STUDIO D AND WORK THERE ON TUESDAY EVENINGS, AND I'M JUST REALLY, REALLY EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMISSION AND CONTINUE MY WORK WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WELCOME COMMISSIONER JONES. MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES MEETING ON THURSDAY, JULY 10TH, 2025. CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM MOTION? SECOND. IT WAS MOVED BY SECRETARY DEAN AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HOPE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATING [1. 25-56225 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Citizens' Advisory Commission on Disabilities meeting of Thursday, July 10, 2025.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TO THIS ITEM. IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AND IN THE ZOOM PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE OR DIAL STAR NINE IF CALLING IN. CONFIRMING NO PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAM CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE CHAIR GART. AYE. SECRETARY DEAN AYE. COMMISSIONER JONES. AYE. COMMISSIONER ADAMS. AYE. COMMISSIONER, HOPE AYE. MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A REPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REGARDING THE AGE FRIENDLY PLAN. CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM MOTION? SECOND, [2. 25-56226 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation from the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the Age Friendly Plan.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] I WOULD LIKE TO, TO NOW TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY STAFF. WELCOME TO K COD. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. PLEASE START BY INTRODUCING YOURSELF FOR HAVING ME. ONE OF THESE. THERE WE GO. HELLO. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS SOPHIA HOJAT. I AM, UH, PRONOUNS SHE, HER FEMALE, EARLY [00:05:01] THIRTIES, WHITE PRESENTING BROWN HAIR, UM, WEARING A BLUE BUTTON-UP SHIRT. UM, GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM A GERONTOLOGIST AND THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE HEALTHY AGING CENTER WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. AND I'M HONORED TO PRESENT TO YOU THE LONG BEACH AGE-FRIENDLY ACTION PLAN, WHICH YOU ALL NOW HAVE IN YOUR HANDS. UM, IT'S REALLY A FRAMEWORK TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY ADAPT TO A GROWING AND AGING POPULATION. BUT BEFORE WE DIVE INTO THINGS, BY A QUICK SHOW OF HANDS, IF YOU'RE WILLING, HOW MANY OF YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF TO BE PART OF THE AGING POPULATION? WE ARE. OKAY, HERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION. HOW MANY OF YOU ARE OLDER TODAY THAN YOU WERE YESTERDAY? THAT'S MORE LIKE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT . SO I ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS BECAUSE OUR GOAL WITH THIS WORK IS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE ARE ALL AGING AND COULD THEREFORE ALL BENEFIT FROM AN AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY. BUT WHEN I SAID AGING POPULATION, WHAT YOU MAY, MAY HAVE HEARD WAS OLDER PEOPLE. BUT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT AGING IS NOT A SYNONYM FOR OLD, NOR IS IT SOMETHING THAT JUST OLDER PEOPLE ARE DOING. IT IS INSTEAD A UNIVERSAL EXPERIENCE THAT STARTS THE MOMENT. WE ARE EACH BORN AS A GERONTOLOGIST. I BELIEVE WE MUST FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE THE WAY THAT WE VIEW AGING AND SUBSEQUENTLY HOW WE PLAN OUR COMMUNITIES FOR IT. NEXT SLIDE. SO BEFORE I TELL YOU ABOUT THE CITY'S AGE FRIENDLY PLAN, PLEASE ALLOW ME TO SHARE WITH YOU A BIT ABOUT THE PROGRAM WORK I DO. UM, I HAVE SOME OF MY TEAM MEMBERS HERE WITH ME, SEQUOIA BATTLE, OUR HEALTH EDUCATOR AND NANCY RIHANNA, OUR, UM, OFFICER, OUR NURSING OFFICER. SO THE HEALTHY AGING CENTER, FORMERLY KNOWN AS A SENIOR LINKS PROGRAM, WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1999. AND IT'S A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL INTERVENTIONS WITH A PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE AND LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER. IT PROVIDES RESOURCE NAVIGATION AND REFERRALS WITH A HEALTH EDUCATOR. IT PROVIDES HOME VISITS AND SHORT-TERM CASE MANAGEMENT TO LONG BEACH RESIDENTS, 55 AND OLDER WHO NEED ASSISTANCE FINDING AND ACCESSING RESOURCES TO MAXIMIZE THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING. THEREFORE, ANY LONG BEACH RESIDENT OVER THE AGE OF 55 IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE OUR SERVICES. NEXT SLIDE. SO, IN ADDITION TO THAT, UH, AS PART OF MY ROLE IN THE HEALTHY AGING CENTER, I ALSO LEAD AN INITIATIVE CALLED AGE-FRIENDLY LONG BEACH, WHICH IS ALL ABOUT MAKING OUR COMMUNITY A GREAT PLACE FOR EVERYONE TO LIVE AS THEY AGE. THIS WORK COMES AT A CRITICAL MOMENT BY 2034. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN US HISTORY, THERE'LL BE MORE PEOPLE OVER 65 THAN UNDER 18. AND WITHOUT INTENTIONAL PLANNING, CITY'S RISK FALLING SHORT IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF OLDER RESIDENTS. HOWEVER, COMMUNITIES THAT EMBRACE AGE-FRIENDLY PRACTICES POSITION THEMSELVES AS VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES CAN THRIVE. AND SO THE AGE-FRIENDLY MOVEMENT IS PART OF A GLOBAL EFFORT, UH, TO PREPARE LOCAL LEADERS AND COMMUNITIES FOR RAPID DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFTS INTERNATIONALLY. IT BEGAN WITH THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION IN 2006 AND IN THE UNITED STATES, THAT EFFORT IS LED BY A A RP. AS OF JUST LAST WEEK, THE 1000TH COMMUNITY JOINED THE A RP NETWORK HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. AND IN EARLY 2018, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH MADE A PUBLIC COMMITMENT TO JOIN THAT NETWORK TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR RESIDENTS AS WE AGE. THAT COMMITMENT LAUNCHED, UH, MARKED THE BEGINNING OF A COLLABORATIVE CITY, LED COMMUNITY-WIDE EFFORT WORKING ACROSS SECTORS TO EXPLORE WHAT TYPES OF FEATURES, SERVICES, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS ARE NEEDED IN OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT IT CAN BETTER SUPPORT OLDER ADULTS. AND IN TURN, EVERYONE, BECAUSE THE FACTORS THAT MAKE A COMMUNITY AGE FRIENDLY ARE THE SAME WHETHER YOU'RE IN YOUR TWENTIES OR YOUR SEVENTIES. BOTH GROUPS WANNA LIVE IN A CITY THAT INCLUDES OPPORTUNITY FOR SOCIAL PARTICIPATION, BEAUTIFUL OUTDOOR SPACES, EXCELLENT HEALTHCARE SERVICES, AS WELL AS HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS THAT FIT THEIR LIFESTYLE. SO IT'S FOR THAT REASON THAT THE LONG BEACH AGE-FRIENDLY ACTION PLAN IS NOT ONLY MEANT FOR THE OLDER ADULTS TODAY, BUT FOR THE OLDER ADULTS OF TOMORROW AS WELL. UM, AND BECAUSE THAT'S THE THING, IF A SIDEWALK WORKS BETTER FOR MY 82-YEAR-OLD NEIGHBOR IN THEIR WHEELCHAIR, THEN IT'S GONNA WORK BETTER FOR THE SIXTH GRADER WITH THAT GIANT ROLLY BACKPACK GOING BACK TO SCHOOL. AND IT'LL ALSO BE BETTER FOR NEW PARENTS PUSHING THEIR STROLLER BECAUSE AGE-FRIENDLY IS A RESTAURANT MENU WITH LARGE CLEAR FONT AND PICTURES AT A WELL LIT TABLE. IT'S MUSEUMS AND BEACHES AND PARKS WITH PLENTY OF PLACES TO SIT AND REST. IT IS A CASHIER WHO'S TRAINED NOT TO RUSH YOU IN THE CHECKOUT LINE, AND IT IS AN ACQUAINTANCE WHO REINTRODUCES HERSELF TO YOU. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO THINK, GEEZ, I KNOW THIS PERSON, BUT WHAT IS THEIR NAME? . THIS IS AGE FRIENDLY. IT'S BETTER FOR OLDER PEOPLE AND IT'S BETTER FOR EVERYONE. SO IN SHORT, AGE FRIENDLY IS SAYING TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES, WE CARE ABOUT YOU, WE RESPECT YOU, AND WE WANT YOU HERE. NEXT SLIDE. AND SO THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OUR POPULATION IS RAPIDLY GROWING OLDER. OVER 10,000 AMERICANS TURN 65 EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND BY 2031 IN FIVE OR 73 MILLION AMERICANS [00:10:01] WILL BE 65. AND BY 2060, THAT NUMBER JUMPS TO A WHOPPING ONE IN FOUR. AND AS MANY OLDER ADULTS MAY EXPERIENCE THE SAME ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS THAT THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY FACES. WHETHER THAT'S MOBILITY, AIDS, VISION AND HEARING SUPPORTS, OR COGNITIVE ACCESSIBILITY, IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY FOR AGING RESIDENTS MEAN IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL. NEXT SLIDE. SO AS I MENTIONED, THE, UH, IN JANUARY OF 2018, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH COMMITTED TO JOINING THAT NETWORK, UM, OF AGE-FRIENDLY STATES AND COMMUNITIES. AND JUST EARLIER THIS YEAR ON MAY 13TH, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE 2025 AGE-FRIENDLY ACTION PLAN THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS PLAN SERVES AS OUR COMMUNITY-WIDE BLUEPRINT DESIGNED TO GUIDE AND ALIGN THE EFFORTS OF PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND INDEPENDENT SECTORS TOWARDS THE SHARED GOAL OF CREATING A MORE INCLUSIVE, SUPPORTIVE, AND LIVABLE CITY FOR OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. THIS WAS A COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE OVER THE COURSE OF MANY YEARS. IT PREDATES MY ROLE IN THE DEPARTMENT, BUT UH, IT INVOLVES CITY DEPARTMENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO ALL WORK TOGETHER TO DESIGN A COMMUNITY PLAN TO BE SUPPORTED AND EXECUTED BY ALL SECTORS, EMBRACING AND ADAPTING TO OUR AGING POPULATION. UH, I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO UPLIFT AND SHARE SOME OF THE CURRENT AND FORMER K COD COMMISSIONERS THAT PLAYED SIGNIFICANT ROLES IN CONTRIBUTING TO THIS WORK BY SERVING ON AGE-FRIENDLY WORK GROUPS AND STEERING COMMITTEES OVER THE YEARS. UH, WHO WE HAVE HERE LISTED THE PLAN AS CONTRIBUTORS IS CHAKA GARBUTT, WHO SERVED ON THE TRANSPORTATION WORK GROUP, FRANCIS EMILY DAWSON, HARRIS, AND DECA MCCLAIN, WHO ALSO SERVED ON THE TRANSPORTATION WORK GROUP. AND OF COURSE, GRETCHEN SWANSON, WHO SERVED ON THE AGE-FRIENDLY STEERING COMMITTEE AND IS FEATURED ON THE COVER OF THE PLAN. , UH, YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AND EFFORTS WILL LEAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON GENERATIONS TO COME. THANK YOU. NEXT SLIDE. SO IN THIS PLAN, THE NINE DOMAINS OF LIVABILITY ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE ENVIRONMENTS, THE BUILT SOCIAL AND SERVICE ENVIRONMENT. THIS STRUCTURE HELPS US TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING IS INTERCONNECTED IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. WE'RE FOCUSING ON SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, AND THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES, TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES, AND PROXIMITY TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND DIVERSE HOUSING OPTIONS, MAKING HOMES AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL. IN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, WE'RE WORKING TO REDUCE ISOLATION, REFRAME AGING, AND PROMOTE INTERGENERATIONAL ACTIVITIES. THIS INCLUDES EXPANDING COMMUNITY CENTERS AND PROGRAMMING, VOLUNTEERISM, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND LIFELONG LEARNING. INCLUSIVE SOCIAL PROGRAMS, FOSTER ENGAGEMENT FOR OLDER PEOPLE AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DIVERSE ABILITIES. UH, THE SERVICE ENVIRONMENT ENSURES THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES, DIGITAL TOOLS AND COMMUNICATION AROUND RESOURCES, SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS AND TOOLS FOR PROTECTION AND PREPAREDNESS, ACCESSIBLE COMMUNICATIONS AND SERVICES. ENSURE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES REACH EVERYONE. THIS PLAN CREATES A FOUNDATION TO HELP GOVERNMENT, NONPROFITS, BUSINESSES, AND INDIVIDUALS TAKE TANGIBLE STEPS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY THAT'S ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL TO GROW UP AND GROW OLD. AND THESE 24 GOALS IN THIS PLAN AND 108 ACTION STEPS AREN'T ONLY AGE FRIENDLY, THEY'RE DISABILITY INCLUSIVE TOO. BECAUSE WHEN WE RE WHEN WE INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY, WE MAKE LONG BEACH BETTER FOR EVERYONE, WHETHER THEY'RE AGING, LIVING WITH A DISABILITY, CARING FOR SOMEONE, OR SIMPLY MOVING THROUGH THE CITY. NEXT SLIDE. AND SO HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK INTO ONE OF THE 24 GOALS IN THIS PLAN. UH, GOAL 5.3 IS TO BUILD A STRONG AGE AWARE WORKFORCE BY ENCOURAGING BUSINESSES AND SERVICES TO ADOPT AGE FRIENDLY PRACTICES. THIS COMES FROM DOMAIN FIVE, WHICH IS, UH, RESPECT AND INCLUSION, UH, WITHIN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT. AND SO YOU CAN SEE IT'S NOT FOR YOU TO REALLY NECESSARILY READ, BUT SO YOU CAN SEE THAT EACH GOAL IN THE PLAN IS ACCOMPANIED BY OBJECTIVES, ACTION ITEMS, AND PROGRESS INDICATORS THAT ALL HAVE SHORT AND MIDTERM LONG-TERM MEASUREMENTS. UH, OUR HOPE IS THAT THIS PLAN PROVIDES A COMMUNITY WITH SOME ADDITIONAL FRAMEWORK AND INSPIRATION TO BETTER SERVE AN AGING POPULATION. NEXT SLIDE. SO LONG BEACH, LIKE MANY CITIES, IS EXPERIENCING A DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFT WITH A GROWING AGING POPULATION. HOWEVER, BECOMING AN AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY IS NOT JUST ABOUT ACCOMMODATING, ACCOMMODATING OLDER RESIDENTS. IT'S ABOUT A CREATING A CITY THAT WORKS BETTER FOR EVERYONE BECAUSE IT BENEFITS EVERYONE TO HAVE A MORE LIVABLE INFRASTRUCTURE. FOR EXAMPLE, AGE-FRIENDLY PRACTICES ENHANCE COMMUNITY LIVABILITY FOR ALL AGES THROUGH FEATURES LIKE SAFER SIDEWALKS, ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, AND WELL-MAINTAINED PARKS THAT BENEFIT OLDER ADULTS. PARENTS WITH STROLLERS, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND YOUNGER RESIDENTS ALIKE AGE-FRIENDLY PRACTICES SUPPORT HEALTH AND INDEPENDENCE BY PROMOTING ACTIVE LIVING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL CONNECTION, HELPING RESIDENTS MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE AND REDUCE HEALTHCARE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PREVENTABLE CONDITIONS. IT BOOSTS [00:15:01] ECONOMIC GROWTH AS OLDER ADULTS ARE A VITAL PART OF THE ECONOMY. THEY CONTRIBUTE AS CONSUMERS, EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, AND BUSINESS OWNERS, AGE-FRIENDLY POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES, SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ENSURE THAT THE CITY REMAINS A DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND RETIRE. AGE-FRIENDLY PRACTICES STRENGTHEN SOCIAL CONNECTIONS BY ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, FOSTERING INTERGENERATIONAL CONNECTIONS AND STRENGTHENING THE SOCIAL FABRIC AND CIVIC PARTICIPATE PARTICIPATION, WHICH REDUCES LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION AND THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH RISKS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH OF THOSE AND AGE-FRIENDLY PRACTICES. PREPARE FOR, PREPARE, PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE AS THE POPULATION AGES CITIES THAT PLAN AHEAD WILL BE BETTER POSITIONED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS AND AVOID CRISIS RELATED TO HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, ACCESS AND MOBILITY. INVESTING IN AN AGE-FRIENDLY INFRASTRUCTURE AND POLICIES TODAY ENSURES A MORE SUSTAINABLE, RESILIENT FUTURE. NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. SO AS WE MOVE INTO THE NEXT PHASE OF THIS WORK, NOW THAT THE ACTION PLAN HAS BEEN ADOPTED, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT PLANS ALONE DON'T CREATE CHANGE, BUT PEOPLE DO. AND SO AGING IS A CROSS-CUTTING ISSUE THAT TOUCHES EVERY PART OF OUR CITY. AND SUCCESSFULLY BECOMING AN AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY REQUIRES A UNITED EFFORT ACROSS DEPARTMENTS, ORGANIZATIONS AND NEIGHBORHOODS. INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THEIR CURRENT AND FUTURE PRACTICES AND IDENTIFY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT BY APPLYING A LIFESPAN LENS TO PROJECTS AND INVESTMENTS THAT ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY AND CONSIDERING OLDER ADULT CONCERNS IN ALL AREAS BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL FOCUS. WHILE THE PLAN DOES NOT COMMIT ANY AGENCY TO A SPECIFIC PROJECT ACTION OR INVESTMENT, THIS DETAILED WORKABLE PLAN IS AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL AGENCY OR BUSINESS TO DOWNLOAD AND TAKE ACTIONS TOWARDS IMPROVING LIVABILITY IN OUR COMMUNITY. BUT BEYOND THE ACTION PLAN, WE'VE ALSO CREATED SOME ADDITIONAL TOOLS TO HELP DRIVE THAT PROGRESS. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU HAVE A FLYER THAT HAS SOME, UH, WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED SOME ADDITIONAL WAYS THAT VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS INDIVIDUALS, NON-PROFITS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT MEDIA, THINGS THEY CAN DO TO MOVE THIS WORK FORWARD BEYOND THE ACTION ITEMS FOUND IN THE PLAN AS WELL, WE'VE COMPILED A LIST OF QUESTIONS THAT CAN BE USED TO PROMOTE AGE-FRIENDLY PRACTICES WHEN TALKING TO DECISION MAKERS, OR WHEN DESIGNING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT CAN ALL BE FOUND INSIDE THE PLAN AS WELL. UM, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. . SO WHERE DO YOU COME INTO ALL THIS? I BELIEVE THAT THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DISABILITY CAN PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN ENSURING THE SUCCESS OF THE AGE-FRIENDLY ACTION PLAN. YOU ARE PERFECTLY POISED TO HELP MOVE THIS WORK FORWARD BECAUSE THIS COMMISSION HAS A TRULY UNIQUE ROLE. YOU HAVE ONE FOOT IN THE CITY ADVISING COUNCIL AND STAFF, AND ONE FOOT IN THE COMMUNITY CONNECTED TO THE DAILY REALITIES, CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS LONG BEACH. THIS COMMISSION IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO HELP TURN THIS PLAN INTO REAL PROGRESS. YOUR EXPERTISE ENSURES INITIATIVES DON'T JUST MEET MINIMAL STANDARDS THAT THEY WORK FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING OLDER ADULTS. FIRST OF ALL, YOU CAN HELP CHAMPION THE PLAN BOTH WITHIN CITY GOVERNMENT AND OUT IN THE COMMUNITY TO MAINTAIN VISIBILITY AND MOMENTUM. UH, YOU'RE ALSO IN A KEY POSITION TO COMMUNICATE WHY INCLUSIVE PRACTICES BENEFIT EVERYONE, NOT JUST OLDER ADULTS. YOUR ADVOCACY CAN INFLUENCE ELECTED OFFICIALS, DEPART CITY DEPARTMENTS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND CITY LEADERSHIP. YOU CAN HELP ENSURE THAT LIVED EXPERIENCE AND REAL COMMUNITY NEEDS REMAIN FRONT AND CENTER. AS WE IMPLEMENT THIS PLAN, YOU EACH BRING VALUABLE NETWORKS CONNECTIONS WITH NONPROFITS, BUSINESSES, UNIVERSITIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. AND BY LEVERAGING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, YOU CAN HELP US BUILD PARTNERSHIPS THAT WILL BE CRITICAL FOR THE WORK AHEAD. CROSS SECTOR COLLABORATION WILL BE ESSENTIAL. THE MORE WE CAN CONNECT WITH H THE THE MORE WE CONNECT THE AGE, FAMILY PLAN WITH OTHER CITY PRIORITIES, THE STRONGER THE OUTCOMES WILL BE. AND FINALLY, YOUR COLLECTIVE EXPERTISE AND LIVED EXPERIENCE ARE VITAL. YOU CAN HELP US GUIDE STAFF AND DEPARTMENTS ON WHAT TRULY MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND YOU CAN HELP SHAPE PROGRAMS AND POLICIES ACCORDINGLY. SO IN SHORT, WE NEED YOU AT THE TABLE AND YOUR INVOLVEMENT CAN MAKE THIS A TRULY TRANSFORMATIVE EFFORT IN LONG BEACH. AND THEN WE CAN STAY ON THIS SLIDE A LITTLE BIT LONGER. UM, I WANTED TO SHARE A FEW WAYS THAT, UH, I WAS READING THROUGH THE PLAN AND EACH TIME I DO, I READ IT THROUGH A DIFFERENT LENS OF, UM, WHO I'M ENGAGING WITH AT THAT MOMENT, RIGHT? WE'RE TALKING A LOT TO OTHER INDUSTRIES AND SECTORS, AND SO READING THROUGH THE PLAN WITH THIS KIND OF A LENS, UM, I URGE YOU TO DO THE SAME 'CAUSE YOU'LL, YOU'LL KNOW BETTER THAN I KNOW, BUT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT A COUPLE ACTION ITEMS. I'VE LISTED THEM AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE THERE AND I CAN SHARE THEM AFTER AS WELL. BUT, UH, SOME POTENTIAL WAYS FOR THIS GROUP TO GET INVOLVED, UM, THAT MAKE SENSE TO EITHER TAKE THE LEAD OR HELP SHEPHERD THINGS FORWARD. SO, UH, [00:20:01] JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THEM, UM, 1.1 B IS AROUND SURVEYING WALKABILITY AND SHARING THOSE FINDINGS WITH PUBLIC WORKS TO IMPROVE OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT. SO MAYBE IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR THIS GROUP TO HOLD THE LABOR OF DOING THAT SURVEY, BUT PARTNERING WITH A LOCAL ACADEMIC INSTITUTION, A UNIVERSITY TO DO THAT WORK. IF THEY SHARE THOSE FINDINGS WITH YOU, YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO BRING THAT INFORMATION FORWARD TO ASK FOR A FEASIBILITY REPORT, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO THINKING ABOUT LEVERAGING THOSE PARTNERSHIPS TO MOVE THESE ITEMS FORWARD. UM, 1.1 E IS AROUND REQUESTING INSTALLATION OF MORE BENCHES OR A DESIGNATED AGE-FRIENDLY WALKING PATHS AROUND THE CITY. 1.2 C IS ENSURING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS ON TOP OF A DA COMPLIANCE AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND SPACES. UH, 1.2 E IS A COMMUNITY VOICE IN DESIGN FOR ACCESSIBILITY, MOBILITY, AND SENSORY ATTRIBUTES IN PUBLIC SPACES AND BUILDINGS. 3.3 C FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING INCENTIVES FOR LANDLORDS TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES. 5.2 B IS ENCOURAGING CITY DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES TO ADOPT AN EQUITY LENS THAT INCLUDES OLDER ADULTS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. 5.3 E IS ENCOURAGING BUSINESSES TO REEVALUATE PRACTICES THAT MAY UNINTENTIONALLY AFFECT THE SERVICE DELIVERY, SUCH AS THINGS LIKE VOICE ACTIVATED SYSTEMS AND 9.1 D IS SUPPORTING AND IMPLEMENTING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY STRATEGIES FOR OLDER ADULTS. UM, AND THE, THE DAPHNE COMMUNITY, UH, THOSE ARE JUST A FEW I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, BUT I WANTED TO SHARE ALSO THAT AGING OFTEN BRINGS CHRONIC HEALTH OR MOBILITY CONDITIONS THAT PARALLEL LIFELONG DISABILITIES. WE SERVE OVERLAPPING COMMUNITIES AND THE INTERSECTION PRESENTS ENORMOUS SHARED OPPORTUNITY. EVERY ACCESSIBLE SIDEWALK, EVERY TRANSIT UPGRADE OR INCLUSIVE PROGRAM SUPPORTS PEOPLE AGING INTO DISABILITY. SO OUR JOINT LEADERSHIP IS PIVOTAL. NEXT SLIDE. THE LONG BEACH AGE-FRIENDLY ACTION PLAN REFLECTS OUR COMMITMENT, AN INITIATIVE SHARED BY THE VOICES OF OLDER ADULTS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND DEDICATED ADVOCATES WHO RECOGNIZE THAT THE WELLBEING OF OUR AGING POPULATION STRENGTHENS US ALL ACROSS OUR CITY. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN INCREDIBLE STRIDES MADE TOWARDS AN AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY FROM INSTALLING ACCESSIBILITY MATS AT OUR BEACHES TO SENDING FIRST RESPONDERS THROUGH TRAININGS ON AGING SENSITIVITY TO INCREASING CROSSING TIMES FOR PEDESTRIANS AT LARGE AND BUSY INTERSECTIONS, AND OFFERING MOBILE VACCINATIONS FOR HOME BOUND RESIDENTS DURING THE PANDEMIC TO DRAFTING EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS THAT ARE AGE AND ABILITY SPECIFIC AND PROVIDING DIGITAL LITERACY TRAINING AND DEVICES TO OLDER ADULTS TO HOSTING MONTH LONG CELEBRATIONS. AND RECENTLY I WAS HEARING ABOUT HOSTING ACCESSIBILITY WORKSHOPS FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THE CITY RECENTLY BECOMING AN AGE-FRIENDLY EMPLOYER. THESE ARE JUST TO NAME A FEW OF THE THINGS ALREADY IN MOTION. UH, SO TOGETHER WE CAN PREPARE FOR AN AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY THROUGH CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING AND CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO STAY ENGAGED, LOOK FOR WAYS TO UPLIFT OLDER ADULTS IN ALL SPACES AND CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU'RE IN, AND TO CELEBRATE THE PROGRESS WE'RE SEEING IN THE COMMUNITY. OUR HOPE IS THAT THIS PLAN PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY WITH SOME ADDITIONAL FRAMEWORK AND INSPIRATION TO BETTER SERVE AN AGING POPULATION. BECAUSE THE SIMPLE TRUTH IS THAT IF WE ALL LIVE LONG ENOUGH, WE ALL BECOME OLDER ADULTS. THEREFORE, INVESTING IN A BETTER FUTURE FOR OLDER ADULTS IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF US ALL. NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. AND INCLUSIVE LONG BEACH IS BOTH AN AGE FRIENDLY AND DISABILITY FRIENDLY LONG BEACH. WE REMAIN FULLY COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THIS WORK, FACILITATING COLLABORATION AND PROMOTING ALIGNMENT ACROSS SECTORS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. I SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS COMMISSION. YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR INVOLVEMENT ARE ESSENTIAL TO MAKING LONG BEACH A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE FULL ACTION PLAN ONLINE, BUT, UM, THAT'S WHAT I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY. I'LL OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS IF YOU GUYS DO. YEAH. AND THANK YOU . BUT BEFORE WE GO INTO, UM, PUBLIC CON, I MEAN, BEFORE WE GO INTO A DISCUSSION, UM, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, UM, RELATED TO THIS ITEM? IS THERE, IF THERE ARE ANY, UM, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AND IN THE ZOOM PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE OR DIAL STAR NINE IF CALLING IN. CONFIRMING NO PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAM CHAIR COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? HI, I'M JULIE DEAN, AND, UM, I HAVE, I HAVE A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS, BUT I'LL DO A COUPLE AND THEN LET LET THE OTHERS GO AND THEN I'LL COME BACK TO YOU. SO, UM, GOING BACK TO SLIDE SIX, THE, UM, WHERE IT HAD THE, UH, DOMAINS OF LIVABILITY, UM, ON HOUSING, HOW MANY HOUSING FACILITIES DO WE HAVE? UM, FOR SENIORS? THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION AND THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF OUR DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSING WORK GROUP WAS TRYING TO GET A COMPILED LIST OF THAT. UM, IT [00:25:01] GETS A LITTLE BIT COMPLEX BECAUSE THERE ARE, UH, WHEN YOU BREAK IT DOWN BY CATEGORY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH SECTION EIGHT, THROUGH HUD, THERE ARE SOME BUILDINGS THAT ARE OWNED BY THE CITY AND OPERATED BY ORGANIZATIONS, AND THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE PRIVATELY OWNED. UM, SO IT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO TRACK THAT. AND THEN OF COURSE, ON TOP OF THAT, THERE ARE JUST STANDARD PRIVATE APARTMENT BUILDINGS AS WELL. UH, AND THEN A WHOLE SEPARATE CATEGORY TO LOOK INTO IS ASSISTED LIVINGS AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS FOR HOUSING FOR OLDER ADULTS. SO WE DON'T YET HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE LIST, UM, BUT THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, CAN BE SEEN AS ONE OF THE, UM, LIKE SHORT TERM ITEMS TO BEGIN THIS CONVERSATION. UH, ONE OF THE SHORT TERM ACTION STEPS DELIVERABLES IS TO GET THAT BASELINE INFORMATION, TO GET THAT RESEARCH SO WE UNDERSTAND HOW DO WE COMPARE TO OTHER COMMUNITIES, HOW DO WE COMPARE TO OUR PROJECTED RATES OF OLDER ADULTS AND THEN MAKE THAT CHANGE WHETHER THAT'S MORE DEVELOPMENT POLICY, POLICY CHAIN, OR SO ON. SO THE INTENT WITH THIS ACTION PLAN, WE CERTAINLY DIDN'T HAVE THE, UM, BANDWIDTH TO GET ALL THAT INFORMATION UP FRONT, BUT THAT KIND OF BECOMES, THOSE YEAR ONE OR EARLY STAGE STEPS WE HOPE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY OR CERTAIN AGENCIES STEP INTO TO TAKE ON. UM, PART OF WHAT MAKES THIS PLAN A LITTLE COMPLEX IN MY OPINION, IS THAT IT IS A SHARED OWNERSHIP MODEL. AND SO WE DIDN'T, WE COULDN'T ASSIGN A PARTICULAR AGENCY TO OWN AN ITEM LIKE THAT. LIKE, HEY, YOU AS THE HOUSING AUTHORITY PRODUCE A LIST, OR YOU AS ONE OF THE DEVELOPERS PRODUCE A LIST. AND SO IT REALLY TAKES SOME, SOME ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL BEING INTERESTED IN THAT OR HAVING ACCESS TO THAT TO SPEARHEAD THAT TYPE OF AN ACTION ITEM. SO THE SHORT ANSWER IS, WE DON'T HAVE A NUMBER FOR YOU. SORRY, , DO YOU HAVE BUDGET OVER THE NEXT HOWEVER MANY YEARS TO CONTINUE THESE OBJECTIVES THAT ARE DRIVEN BY? WE DO NOT. UM, THE DELIVERABLE FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS TO CONVENE ALL OF THE, UH, REPRESENTATIVES AND STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP THE PLAN, BUT THEN IMPLEMENTATION REALLY BELONGS TO THE COMMUNITY. SO THERE CERTAINLY ARE ACTION ITEMS THAT, UM, CAN BE INFLUENCED BY OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS OR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AS WELL, OR THE CITY AS A WHOLE. BUT THERE IS A HANDFUL, UH, A LARGE HANDFUL OF ACTION ITEMS THAT WOULD TAKE PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT THERE ISN'T, UM, AN IMPLEMENTATION BUDGET. BUT YEAH, I MEAN, BUT, BUT WHAT I HAD JUST ASKED IS NOT A COMMUNITY, NOT NECESSARILY RIGHT. A COMMUNITY KIND OF GOAL, UM, TO TRY AND PULL ALL THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER. I GUESS THE COMMUNITY COULD HELP, BUT, UM, YEAH, IF THERE'S , IF THERE'S NO BUDGET, YES. YES, EXACTLY. NO, YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT. SO, SO IT IT, THE CHALLENGE THEN, LIKE MY, MY OBJECTIVE THEN IS TO IMPLORE PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE THAT, TO SAY, OKAY, WELL WE NEED THIS INFORMATION TO MOVE THIS WORK FORWARD. WHERE CAN WE GET IT AND HOW CAN WE MAKE THAT HAPPEN? AND SO PERHAPS IT IS, FOR EXAMPLE, A REQUEST FROM A COMMISSION TO SAY, WE'D REALLY LIKE THIS INFORMATION IN ORDER TO SEE ANY PROGRESS HAPPEN, WHETHER THAT PROGRESS CAN HAPPEN BY THE COMMUNITY OR NOT. WE NEED THIS INFORMATION THAT MAY LIVE INTERNALLY. UM, AND THEN ASKING THE EXPERTS THAT MAY BE, THAT HAVE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT TYPE OF THING. BUT AT, AT THIS TIME, WE DIDN'T, WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY OR THE, THE RESOURCES TO PULL THAT INFORMATION. YEAH. UM, THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD THAT KIND OF GOES ALONG WITH THAT IS, UM, WE JUST HAVE ONE SENIOR CENTER, RIGHT? THE ONE ON FOURTH STREET? UH, YES AND NO. SO THE ONE ON FOURTH STREET IS THE LONG BEACH SENIOR CENTER THAT'S RUN BY THE PARKS, UH, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE. BUT THERE ARE SIX OTHER SITES IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE ALSO RUN BY PARKS, RECREATION MARINE, THAT OFFER SENIOR PROGRAMMING. THE REASON I SAY YES TO YOUR ANSWER IS, UM, THE LONG BEACH SENIOR CENTER ON FOURTH AND ORANGE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT IS STRICTLY SENIOR SERVICES THROUGH ALL THEIR OPERATION HOURS. THE OTHER SIX SITES, EXPO CENTER, HOUGHTON PARK, SILVERADO, EL DORADO, UM, AND SO ON, UH, CHAVEZ, NO MCBRIDE, , UM, THEY JUST REMOVED CHAVEZ FROM THE LIST, BUT THEY ALL OPERATE AS COMMUNITY CENTERS. SO PERHAPS IT'S SENIOR PROGRAMMING FROM NINE TO TWO, BUT THE AFTERNOON MAY BE AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM OR A TEEN CENTER. IT SWITCHES OPERATION. SO IT, LONG BEACH SENIOR CENTER IS THE ONLY FULL-TIME SENIOR CENTER, BUT THERE ARE SIX SITES TOTAL THAT OFFER SENIOR PROGRAMMING THROUGH PARKS REC. IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT THERE'S OTHER, I DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WERE OTHER PARKS THAT HAD A LOT OF SENIOR PROGRAMMING. YES. SO THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW BECAUSE HAVING IT DOWN, I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S CONSIDERED THE EAST, RIGHT? THE FOREST WHERE IT IS ON FOREST STREET OR MAYBE MID CITY, BUT UM, TO NOT HAVE, YOU KNOW, ACCESSIBLE IN THE WEST OR THE NORTH OR WHATEVER. DEFINITELY. BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE, WE'VE GOT HOUGHTON, A FEW OTHERS THAT YEAH, YEAH. THEY'RE QUITE, THEY'RE QUITE SPREAD ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. UM, THAT'S GOOD. AND THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT PROGRAMMING'S EQUITABLE AND AVAILABLE IN ALL AREAS. THEY'VE, UH, PARKS AND REC, THE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE A REALLY GREAT JOB OF SAYING, OKAY, IF WE HAVE A SPECIALTY STAFF THAT CAN OFFER SOMETHING LIKE A SPECIALTY COURSE, LIKE FLOWER ARRANGING AND THEY OPERATE OUT OF LET'S SAY EL DORADO, CAN WE ROTATE [00:30:01] THEM AROUND TO THE OTHER SITES TO BRING THAT PROGRAMMING ELSEWHERE RATHER THAN JUST BEING LIMITED TO THE STAFF THAT ARE AT THOSE SITES FOR WHAT THEY CAN OFFER. UM, SO THE, IN RECENT YEARS, CERTAINLY, AND I THINK OVER TIME THERE'S BEEN, UM, A LOT OF PUSH TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROGRAMMING IS AVAILABLE CITYWIDE IN THAT WAY. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . ANY MORE QUESTIONS? UH, YES. SO I KNOW I SUBMITTED QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE. CAN, ARE YOU GOING TO GO THROUGH THOSE OR CAN I JUST NO, GO AHEAD. SAY, OKAY. SO I HAD, I HAD TWO THAT ARE EX VERY, VERY SIMILAR. UM, SO I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT, LIKE YOU SAID, YOURSELF, RIGHT? LIKE THIS IS A, A PLAN IN A PLAN DOESN'T WORK WITHOUT PEOPLE. RIGHT. UM, AND SO I'M WONDERING, ASIDE FROM THE FINANCIAL ASPECT, WHICH I KNOW IS A CHALLENGE, LIKE I SEE CITY BUDGETS ALL THE TIME WORKING IN PARKS AND LIKE I KNOW THAT THINGS ARE, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW. UM, SO ASIDE FROM THE BUDGETARY CHALLENGES, LIKE WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO LIKE KIND OF ENGAGE THE, THE PEOPLE PIECE OF IT? RIGHT? I AM THINKING IN TERMS OF LIKE TIME, ENERGY, AND EFFORT. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. GREAT QUESTION. UM, SO MY ROLE PRIMARILY IS TO OVERSEE AND MANAGE OUR HEALTHY AGING CENTER, WHICH IS THAT CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICE FOR OLDER ADULTS. UM, SO THAT'S THE PROGRAMMATIC ASPECT OF WHAT I DO. THIS SPECIALTY PROJECT, UH, IT IT, IT WAS TO GET IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE TO PUBLISH THIS PLAN. THE WAY WE'RE ENGAGING WITH IT NOW, AFTER THE FACT IS I'M MEETING WITH AND PRESENTING WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. WE'RE HAVING EXPLORATORY DISCUSSIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE UNIVERSITY OR WITH OTHER, UM, THERE'S A LONG BEACH AGING SERVICES COLLABORATIVE. THERE'S DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS WE'RE MEETING WITH TO DISCUSS THE HOSPITAL'S, LOCAL HEALTH PLANS. WHERE DOES THEIR, PERHAPS WHERE DOES THEIR CURRENT PRIORITIES OVERLAP WITH THIS PLAN? AND CAN THEY SPEARHEAD ANY OF THIS WORK? WHAT MAKES SENSE FOR THEM TO MOVE FORWARD? AND SO IT'S REALLY HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS, ENGAGING WITH, UM, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY, BUT ALSO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO SAY, HEY, ONE OF THE ACTION ITEMS IN THE PLAN IS WE'D LOVE TO SEE, UM, ALL OF THE HOSPITALS IN LONG BEACH BECOME, UH, HAVE THE CERTIFICATION FOR AN AGE, FAMILY EMERGENCY ROOM. THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY SOMETHING WE CAN MAKE HAPPEN OR WE CAN MANDATE, BUT WE CAN ENGAGE IN THAT CONVERSATION TO SAY, IS THIS A PRIORITY FOR YOUR HOSPITAL? IS THIS SOMETHING YOU SEE YOURSELF PURSUING? WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP GET YOU THERE? WHO CAN WE CONNECT YOU WITH? CAN WE FIND ANOTHER HOSPITAL IN A DIFFERENT REGION THAT'S GONE THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND PAIR YOU WITH THEM? AND SO OUR ROLE REALLY BECOMES, UM, CONNECTING THESE DIFFERENT PIECES. AND SO TO THE SAME, TO THE SAME TUNE OF THAT, LIKE WHEN I MET WITH CAL STATE LONG BEACH, THEY HAVE A CENTER FOR SUCCESSFUL AGING, AND WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT THEIR CAPACITY IS FOR DOING RESEARCH. AND THEY SAID, OH, WE'VE GOT STUDENTS LEFT AND RIGHT THAT ARE LOOKING FOR PROJECTS. THEY NEED A DIRECTION. OKAY, GREAT, LET'S SIT AND GO THROUGH THIS PLAN. WHAT MAKES SENSE FOR STUDENTS TO DO? AND THEN THAT SECOND PIECE IS WHERE CAN THEY GO WITH THAT INFO? BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST DOING THE RESEARCH OR THE SURVEYS OR THAT GROUNDWORK, BUT MAKING SURE THERE'S AN AVENUE FOR THAT TO COME TO FRUITION. SO IN THE EXAMPLE I SHARED OF MAYBE THE STUDENTS ARE DOING A WALKABILITY SURVEY, BUT ONCE THEY HAVE THOSE FINDINGS, WHAT CAN WE AS COMMISSIONS, WHETHER THIS OR THE COMMISSION ON OLDER ADULTS, UM, OR OTHER, OTHER AVENUES TO BRING THAT FORWARD TO SAY, HEY, THERE ARE SOME REAL FINDINGS OUT THERE THAT COULD REALLY CHANGE THINGS AND HOW CAN WE MAKE THAT HAPPEN? UM, SO YEAH, SO MY ROLE WOULD REALLY BE PROMOTING THIS WORK, TRYING TO MAKE IT SO THAT PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THEY HAVE SKIN IN THIS GAME TOO. UM, I THINK A BIG TRANSFORMATIVE PIECE IS IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH NON-TRADITIONAL PARTNERS, IS THEM THE LIGHT BULB GOING OFF AND SAYING, OH, BY WAY OF SERVING RESIDENTS OF LONG BEACH, I DO SERVE OLDER ADULTS. RIGHT? AND SO IT'S THAT SHIFT FROM, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY IDENTIFIED YOURSELF AS AN AGENCY, AN ORGANIZATION OR A DEPARTMENT THAT WORKS WITH OLDER ADULTS OR FOR OLDER ADULTS TO REALLY RECOGNIZE THAT BY SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE, YOU DO. AND SO THERE IS SOMETHING IN THIS PLAN FOR EVERYONE, UM, TO, TO HELP MOVE FORWARD. AND SO THAT'S A PIECE IS JUST ENGAGING PEOPLE TRYING TO GET BUY-IN, TRYING TO SEE WHAT ALREADY ALIGNS WITH THEIR WORK, HELP GIVE THEM DIRECTION, UH, OF WHAT, WHAT THEY COULD CARRY FORWARD. YEAH. OKAY. AND THEN SOMEWHAT OF A FOLLOW UP, SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SENIOR CENTER LOCATIONS. SO, UM, YES. THE FOURTH STREET SENIOR CENTER IS THE PRIMARY LOCATION, RIGHT? OF SENIOR ACTIVITY. AND YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THIS, BUT THAT SENIOR CENTER, THAT LOCATION IS NO LONGER GOING TO BE THERE. RIGHT. AND THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH A 2020 PROJECTED, LIKE NEW SENIOR FACILITY. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES OF THE FOURTH STREET SENIOR CENTER IS ACCESSIBILITY. UM, SEVERAL ISSUES, RIGHT? RELATED TO PARKING, EVEN HOW THE BUILDING IS LAID OUT IS NOT VERY DISABILITY FRIENDLY. UM, THEY ARE LIKE VERY IMPACTED WITH PROGRAMS AND SAFETY ISSUES, ALL THE THINGS. SO, UM, I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO KIND OF SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PLANNING THIS SPACE. YEAH. [00:35:01] UM, BECAUSE WHILE THEY HAVE, THEY'RE VERY TAPPED INTO ACTIVITIES AT THE SENIOR CENTER AND RECREATION, ALL OF THOSE THINGS, THEY'RE MAY BE NOT AS, UH, AWARE OF THINGS THAT ARE AGE FRIENDLY WHEN PLANNING THE SPACE. UM, AND 2028 SEEMS LIKE IT'S FAR AWAY, BUT IT WILL COME UP LIKE VERY QUICKLY. UM, I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD MOVE, BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF, UM, A LOT OF THINGS THAT NEEDS TO BE HASHED OUT IN THAT PROCESS THAT I THINK YOU'RE ADDRESSING IN THIS PLAN THAT COULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE NEW SITE. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. UM, OUR, SO WHILE OUR SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, MEANING THE HEALTHY AGING CENTER, OUR CASE MANAGEMENT, WE GO INTO THE HOME AND WE'RE EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT OUR OFFICE IS LOCATED IN THE FOURTH STREET SENIOR CENTER, SO WE'RE DOWN THERE WITH THEM. SO WE KNOW THOSE CONCERNS ALL TOO WELL. UH, THE LIMITATIONS OF THE CURRENT FACILITY, ALTHOUGH IT IS SO WELL LOVED BY THE COMMUNITY. BUT, UM, SO WE HAVE A VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PARKS AND REC STAFF THAT OPERATE THAT FACILITY. AND THEY'VE RECENTLY DONE, UM, AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR THE NEW SENIOR CENTER. AND THEY INVOLVED US IN THAT PROCESS AS WELL. AND, UH, MANY OF THE PARKS AND REC STAFF THAT WORK IN THE VARIOUS SENIOR CENTERS WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN WORK GROUPS OR STEERING COMMITTEES FOR THE PLAN. SO, UM, I, I FEEL CONFIDENT THEY'RE, THEY'RE VERY TAPPED INTO THAT. AND, UH, IN A LOT OF MY CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM, IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE REALLY, UM, LOOKING FORWARD INTO SENIOR CENTERS OF THE FUTURE, THIS KIND OF IDEA OF WHAT ARE WE GROWING INTO, WHAT'S THE MODEL OF WHAT HAS SERVED US WELL IN THE PAST, BUT WHERE ARE WE HEADED AS THE POPULATION CHANGES? UM, SO YEAH, IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE KIND OF HOW THINGS DEVELOP FOR SURE. BUT, UH, YEAH, WE'RE DEFINITELY CONNECTED. COMMISSIONER HOPE, THANK YOU FOR THIS, UH, PRESENTATION. THIS IS A GREAT PLAN. UH, AND JUST CURIOUS, UH, AS IT GOES TO, UH, TRAININGS FOR NON-PROFIT HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND BUSINESSES AND SUCH, UM, I THINK THAT'S GREAT. UH, ARE THERE TRAININGS THAT ARE ALREADY, UM, DEVELOPED IN, IN PLACE AND THEN WHO WOULD, WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING THOSE OUT? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO ONE OF THE THINGS IN THE WORKS RIGHT NOW IS TRYING TO GET AN INVENTORY OF TRAININGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE, UM, AS REGARDS TO AGE-FRIENDLY PRACTICES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WORKING WITH THE LONG BEACH AGING SERVICE COLLABORATIVE HAS LIKE OVER 300 ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN LONG BEACH THAT ALL SERVE OLDER ADULTS IN SOME CAPACITY. SO THEY'RE CAREGIVING GROUPS AND HOSPICE AGENCIES AND HEALTHCARE AND NONPROFITS AND ALL DIFFERENT THINGS. YOU NAME IT. BUT SOLICITING FROM THEM, WHAT SERVICES, WHAT TRAININGS ARE THEY OFFERING, AND IS THAT AVAILABLE EITHER FOR PROVIDERS, FOR CAREGIVERS, FOR OLDER ADULTS THEMSELVES? UM, BUT ONE THAT COMES TO MIND FOR ME, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE IS SCAN OFFERS, UM, THROUGH THEIR INDEPENDENCE AT HOME, A, UM, TRADING AGES WORKSHOP. IT'S FREE, IT'S AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY THAT WANTS IT. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO CONNECT THIS GROUP WITH THEM IF YOU AS A COMMISSION WANNA GET THE TRAINING IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY. BUT IT IS, UM, THE BEST THAT I'VE SEEN SO FAR IN REGARDS TO PROVIDING A BASELINE FOR UNDERSTANDING WORKING WITH OLDER ADULTS AND HAVING THAT COMPASSION OR, UM, PERSPECTIVE THAT'S, THAT MAY BE NEEDED FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT HAVE EXPOSURE WORKING WITH OLDER ADULTS. SO THAT'S ONE I WOULD DEFINITELY PLUG, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THAT'S THE ONE I MENTIONED IN THE PRESENTATION. THE LONG BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT SENT 201ST RESPONDERS THROUGH THAT TRAINING. AND LAST OCTOBER, UM, I WANNA SAY MAYBE IT WAS 150 OR SO, CITY EMPLOYEES WENT THROUGH THE TRAINING OF ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS DURING A CITYWIDE LIVABILITY SUMMIT. WHAT WAS THAT TRADING CALLED? IT'S CALLED TRADING AGES THROUGH SCAN TRADING. TRADING AGES, YEAH. T-R-A-D-I-N-G. YES, EXACTLY. AND SO IT CONSISTS OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES WHERE, UM, REALLY INTERACTIVE WHERE YOU'RE SORTING M AND MS INTO PILL JARS WITH GLOVES AND DIFFERENT MOBILITY LIMITATIONS. BUT I REALLY DO BELIEVE IT'S DONE IN A TASTEFUL WAY, UM, AND HELPS KIND OF GIVE PEOPLE A PERSPECTIVE. UM, UM, BUT YEAH, SO THAT, AS FAR AS TRAININGS GO, THAT'S ONE I'D RECOMMEND. ANOTHER CONCEPT AT PLAY RIGHT NOW IS, UM, TRYING TO SEE WHAT WOULD NEED, WHAT WOULD NEED TO BE IN PLACE IN ORDER TO HAVE A, UM, CITYWIDE MANDATED TRAINING FOR ALL CITY EMPLOYEES ON H FRIENDLY PRACTICES. OTHER COMMUNITIES SUCH AS THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND A COUPLE OTHER PLACES HAVE ROLLED THAT OUT. SO THE MODEL EXISTS. SO IT WOULD JUST BE IF THERE WAS A WILL OF, YOU KNOW, UM, WILL OF THE PEOPLE TO HAVE THAT KIND OF A TRAINING. BUT I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE REALLY BENEFICIAL FOR ALL CITY EMPLOYEES, WHETHER THEY'RE PUBLIC FACING ON THE BACK END, DEVELOPING PROGRAMS AND POLICIES AND SERVICES. UM, SO SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS, IS SOMETHING I EMPOWERED THE COMMISSION ON AGING TO LOOK INTO. IF IT'S A CALL TO ACTION THEY CAN PUT INTO PLACE, I'D BE HAPPY TO JOIN THE COMMITTEE THAT DEVELOPS THAT. BUT THAT KIND OF A THING, UM, I THINK SOMETHING FOR CITY, CITY EMPLOYEES WOULD BE FANTASTIC. BUT YEAH, THE TRADING AGES IS AVAILABLE TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, ANY ORGANIZATION, ANY GROUP OF PEOPLE, VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON. UM, YEAH. ANY OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER? [00:40:01] STEVE, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING? OH, GO AHEAD. YOU GO AHEAD. YOU GO AHEAD. UM, JUST A STATEMENT. I JUST, THAT'S A LOT TO WRAP, RIGHT? I MEAN, I THINK IT'S HUGE AND I KNOW SENIORS NEED THINGS NOW, LIKE NOT MAYBE THREE YEARS FROM NOW, TWO YEARS FROM NOW, AND THEN WORK UP. SO WHAT KIND OF PLANS OR WHAT COULD WE DO TO HELP YOU OR HELP THIS PROCESS? AND WE KNOW IT TAKES FUNDS, BUT THEN SOME THINGS JUST NOT NECESSARY, UM, THAT SENIORS NEED NOW. LIKE DEVICES, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF SENIORS NEED WALKERS, WHEELCHAIRS JUST A CANE. I MEAN, IT HELPS 'EM WITH COST, BUT RESOURCES THAT MAYBE FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT OR THAT WE CAN KNOW THAT THERE'S THINGS TO OFFER. AND THEN YOU HAVE, AS WE JUST HEARD WITH ALL THE SENIOR PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE AT THE PARKS, AND IF THEY HAVE PROGRAMS FROM NINE TO TWO OR WHATEVER, MAYBE WE CAN, LET'S HEAR FROM THEM. LET'S HEAR FROM THE SENIORS. MAYBE WE GO EVERY QUARTER NOW, SET UP A TIMELINE AND SET SOMETHING UP EVERY QUARTER AND INVITE ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS TO COME OUT WITH THEIR DEPARTMENT AND WE HEAR FROM THEM AND SHARE WITH THEM THIS PLAN AND PRESENT TO THEM. YEAH. AND JUST DO 30 MINUTES, I MEAN, 30 MINUTES OF OUR TIME IS NOT TOO MUCH ASK FROM A SENIOR THAT HAS ALL THE TIME THEY WANT US TO BE. THEY, THEY WANT THAT ATTENTION. YEAH. SO I THINK JUST HEARING A LOT, IT'S SO MUCH THAT I THINK EVEN FOR YOURSELF, I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOUR JOB, YOU KNOW, UM, WHAT THAT'S JUST, I'M GOING ALL OVER THE MAP. I'M TRYING TO HONE IN ON YEAH, HOW CAN WE HELP, BUT THEN MAKE SENSE OF IT TO DO SOMETHING NOW BECAUSE WE'RE SENIORS, WE'RE GONNA BE SENIORS, , BUT SENIORS THAT'S IN THE EIGHTIES AND 70, THEY NEED IT NOW. ABSOLUTELY. SO THAT'S ALL, I'M JUST KIND OF FIGURING THAT OUT. YEAH, YEAH, DEFINITELY. THE ACTION PLAN. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YOU, YOU'VE HIT, UH, HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD FOR SURE. YOU'RE, UM, TO YOUR SECOND COMMENT THERE REGARDING ENGAGING WITH THE SENIORS DIRECTLY. UH, THAT WAS ONE OF THE STEPS WE DID. SO AFTER WE HAD COMPILED ALL THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND GOT ALL THESE IDEAS ON PAPER IN THE BOOK, UM, THAT THE NEXT STEP WAS REALLY SEQUOIA AND MYSELF WENT OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY TO ALL OF OUR SENIOR CENTERS AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES, UM, LIFELONG LEARNING FACILITIES, AND JUST SAT WITH THEM. AND THE INTENT IN THE BEGINNING WAS TO DO A SURVEY, BUT THEN WE REALIZED WHAT WAS MUCH MORE VALUABLE WAS HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS, THOSE QUALITATIVE DISCUSSIONS. UM, THERE WAS A BIT OF SURVEY INVOLVED, BUT IT WAS REALLY MORE SO TO GARNER FROM THEM DIRECTLY, OKAY, WE HEARD FROM THE EXPERTS ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT, BUT WHAT DO YOU WANT? YOU ARE THE EXPERT, YOU'RE LIVING IT. AND THERE WAS OF COURSE, GOOD TO HEAR A LOT OF OVERLAP, BUT THERE WAS ALSO SOME IDEAS WE HADN'T YET CONSIDERED. AND THAT REALLY TOOK US BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD TO RECONSIDER WHAT WE KNOW, UM, AND WHAT WE HAD ALL JUST DISCUSSED SINCE 2018. UM, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THOSE THINGS BEING OLDER ADULTS WERE VERY VOCAL ABOUT WANTING TO HEAR FROM AND SEE FROM THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS. THEY WANTED INVOLVEMENT, THEY WANTED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, THEY WANTED OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT. SO WE ADDED ACTION ITEM ITEMS INTO THE PLAN REGARDING, UM, HOW CAN WE INSERT OR ADVOCATE FOR MORE OLDER ADULTS TO GET INVOLVED IN COMMISSIONS, TO GET INVOLVED ON BOARDS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR NONPROFITS, FOR BEYOND JUST WHAT WE HAD ALWAYS LOOKED AT WAS VOLUNTEER ROLES, BUT WHAT ARE ADDITIONAL WAYS THEY CAN GIVE BACK AND GET CONNECTED? UM, SO THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD DIRECTLY FROM THEM. AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE BEING, UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR, UM, SENIOR PROGRAMMING THAT WASN'T CONFINED TO SENIORS. SO REALLY WE, WE KNEW, OF COURSE THERE'S INTEREST IN INTERGENERATIONAL ACTIVITIES, BUT FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, YEAH, WE HAVE A, A NOON YEAR'S EVE PARTY, LUNCHTIME, NEW YEAR'S EVE, RIGHT? NOON, NOON YEAR'S EVE PARTY AT THE SENIOR CENTERS, BUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY THAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS ATTENDING THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO? 'CAUSE WE HAD OUR, WE HAD OUR NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY, UM, THINGS LIKE THAT. OR AT OUR COMMUNITY CENTER, WE ARE DOING SOMETHING FOR UM, MLK DAY, BUT WHAT ARE THE PARADES IN THE COMMUNITY? WHY AREN'T WE SEEING THAT INFORMATION, WHICH CERTAINLY EXISTS, IT'S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY. THOSE EVENTS ARE ALL THERE, BUT IS IT BEING CROSS PROMOTED DIRECTLY TO SENIORS OR NOT? AND IS THAT AN INVITATION TO JOIN OR IS IT A, WELL, YOU HAD YOUR PARTY OR YOU HAD YOUR EVENT, OR WE CREATED SOMETHING JUST FOR YOU. AND SO IT WAS, WE, IT WAS REALLY REALIZING MAYBE WE MISSED THE MARK. IT'S NOT ABOUT DEVELOPING SOMETHING NEW, BUT IT'S ABOUT MAKING IT AVAILABLE AND OPENING THAT DOOR TO SAY, WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU IN THE COMMUNITY AT THE MLK DAY PARADE. ABSOLUTELY. NOT JUST AT THE VETERANS DAY PARADE OR WHEREVER WE WERE TRADITIONALLY THINKING OLDER ADULTS WANTED TO BE. UM, SO IT WAS THAT, IT WAS A, IT WAS LIKE, YEAH, I ATTEND MY YOGA CLASS OR MY ZUMBA CLASS AT THE SENIOR CENTER, BUT WHERE'S EVERYBODY ELSE DOING YOGA IN THE COMMUNITY, AND WHY CAN'T WE ALSO GO THERE? UM, AND SO A NEW WAY OF THINKING ABOUT PROGRAMMING CAME OUT OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS. BUT YES, I AGREE. I THINK IT REALLY IS ABOUT THAT. IT'S ABOUT, THIS IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT CAN CERTAINLY ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELF AND ARE CERTAINLY IN TOUCH WITH THEIR OWN [00:45:01] NEEDS. AND SO IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO, THEY WERE OF COURSE INVOLVED OLDER ADULT REPRESENTATIVES IN ALL OF OUR WORK GROUPS IN THE STEERING COMMITTEE, BUT THAT MAY NOT REPRESENT THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF OLDER ADULTS, THOSE THAT COULD OR WERE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT WAY. UM, SO GOING DIRECTLY TO WHERE OLDER ADULTS LIVE, PLAY, LEARN, EAT, SOCIALIZE, WORK, AND TALKING TO THEM IS REALLY VALUABLE. TO YOUR OTHER QUESTION ABOUT WHAT DO WE NEED RIGHT NOW? RIGHT NOW, UM, I THINK YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THOSE KINDS OF MOBILITY AIDS, THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, AND DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, THE WALKERS, THE WHEELCHAIRS, A LOT OF THOSE ITEMS GET DONATED TO THE SENIOR CENTERS AND THEN CAN BE LIKE LOAN BACK OUT TO PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM. UH, ONE OF THE BIGGEST NEEDS, LIKE TANGIBLE NEEDS THAT WE SEE IS, UM, INCONTINENCE SUPPLIES. SO MANY OLDER ADULTS CANNOT COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES, FREE LUNCH PROGRAMS, BASIC NEEDS SERVICES IF THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE ACCESS TO A RESTROOM. FAMILIARITY WITH THE BUILDING, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET THERE? AND, UM, IF INCONTINENCE IS A BARRIER, SO SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS DOING A, UM, A, A, UH, INCONTINENCE SUPPLIES DRIVE FOR BRIEFS AND PADS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, I THINK, I THINK THAT WOULD BE REVOLUTIONARY. YOU KNOW, AND SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS AS LIKE A COMMON PRACTICE WHEN WE'RE MEETING WITH AN OLDER ADULT OR CASE MANAGERS SITTING WITH THEM IN OFFICE AND MAYBE THEIR FIRST TIME THAT THEY'VE COME INTO THE OFFICE, THEY OPTED FOR AN IN-PERSON VISIT RATHER THAN IN HOME VISIT. AND THEY'RE STARTING THAT MEETING OF COURSE WITH BUILDING RAPPORT AND INTRODUCTION, BUT THEY'RE LIKE, THE RESTROOM IS DOWN THE HALL, IT'S ABOUT A FOUR MINUTE WALK. LIKE GIVING THAT INFORMATION UPFRONT AS AN ACCESSIBILITY PRACTICE SO SOMEONE CAN PLAN FOR THAT TO SAY, OKAY, I'M GONNA SIT HERE IN THIS CONVERSATION WITH MY SOCIAL WORKER, BUT 30 MINUTES FROM NOW I NEED TO HAVE BACKTRACKED ALREADY FOUR MINUTES TO GET DOWN THE HALL TO GO TO THE REST. LIKE, SO ANYWAY, SO INCONTINENT SUPPLIES I THINK WOULD BE A GAME CHANGER. UM, ANOTHER THING THAT WE SAW AS REALLY BEING IMPACTFUL FOR OUR WORK WITH OLDER ADULTS WAS IN, I THINK IT WAS 2023, WE APPLIED FOR A GRANT THROUGH A A RP, SMALL SMALL FUNDING POCKET TO HAVE TRANSPORTATION VOUCHERS, TAXI VOUCHERS FOR OLDER ADULTS. TO BE ABLE TO OFFER A TAXI RIDE TO GET TO YOUR DOCTOR OR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER OR TO THE BANK OR TO HOUSING AUTHORITY WAS REVOLUTIONARY. WE WERE ABLE TO SEE SO MUCH MORE COMPLIANCE WITH THE GOALS WE WERE WORKING ON FOR THEM, UM, WITH THEM. IF WE COULD REDUCE THAT BARRIER OF TRANSPORTATION, IT WAS PEOPLE SAYING, NOW I HAVE NO MORE EXCUSES TO SKIP SEEING MY DENTIST. IT'S BEEN YEARS, BUT I GUESS IF I CAN GET THERE, I BETTER GO FOR A CHECKUP. YOU KNOW, AND IT'S THINGS LIKE THAT. OR, UM, ASKING FOR A RIDE WAS ONE MORE REASON TO NOT SEE MY PSYCHIATRIST. BUT NOW WITH THE 10, WITH, WITH A TAXI VOUCHER, THE BARRIERS REDUCED. YOU CAN GO. UM, AND ON TOP OF THAT, IT WAS THINGS LIKE IN ORDER TO GO THROUGH THE HOUSING PROCESS, YOU ARE GOING TO THE BANK TO GET THREE MONTHS OF BANK STATEMENTS. YOU'RE GOING TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO DROP OFF PAPERWORK, YOU'RE GOING TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE, YOU'RE GOING TO ALL THESE PLACES AND TO ROUND UP AND THEN TO THE APARTMENT TO GET THE APPLICATION THEN BACK TO US TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS 80 PAGE PACKET IS AND ALL THAT. SO IF WE COULD JUST PLUG IN A TAXI TO GET YOU THERE TO ALL THOSE PLACES, YOU CAN GET THAT DONE IN A DAY RATHER THAN SAYING, OKAY, I AM FRESH JUST IN THE MORNING. I'VE GOT AN HOUR EACH DAY WHERE I'M AVAILABLE BETWEEN MY OTHER THINGS AND I'M GONNA GO OVER THE COURSE OF HOW LONG TO GET THIS ACCOMPLISHED. SO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE WERE ABLE TO DO, I THINK IT WAS SEQUOIA, YOU PROBABLY KNOW LIKE A THOUSAND RIDES WITH THE OVER A THOUSAND. YEAH. I THINK, YEAH. 1,200 RIDES WITH, UM, $30,000 IN A MATTER OF SIX MONTHS, I THINK MAYBE FOUR MONTHS. ALL IN ALL, I DON'T KNOW, I COULD GET YOU THE EXACT DETAILS OF OUR PILOT PROGRAM, BUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT, A SMALL POT OF FUNDS IS GONNA REVOLUTIONIZE ACCESS FOR OLDER ADULTS TO SEEK, UH, BASIC NEEDS. AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, THERE WAS SO MUCH REQUESTS AND INTEREST IN CAN WE UTILIZE THESE, THESE TAXIS TO GET TO THESE COMMUNITY EVENTS OR TO GET TO THE SENIOR CENTERS OR TO GET TO THE LUNCH PROGRAM OR TO MEET WITH MY LAWYER. I'M WORKING ON PROBATE INFORMATION AND YOU KNOW, WORKING ON MY WILL. AND SO THERE WERE ALL THESE OTHER NEEDS THAT CAME UP, BUT WERE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF OUR GRANT. BUT, UM, I THINK YEAH, REDUCING TRANSPORTATION OR MAKING, UM, ACCESS TO SERVICES VIA INCONTINENCE SUPPLIES OR TRANSPORTATION, BUT WELL, THAT'S, THAT, THAT'S THE PERFECT ANALOGY AND OVERVIEW. APPRECIATE THAT. AND I THINK THAT'S WHY YOU GET, YOU HIT IT AT THE VERY END. IF WE AS A CAN ADVOCATE FOR YOU AND SUGGEST TO THE COUNCIL, WE NEED $30,000 AGAIN. YEAH. WE NEED TO GET SOME MONEY TO YOU GUYS TO DO WHAT YOU JUST DID, THAT'S NOW YEAH. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN REALLY PITCH AND YOU GUYS CAN PROPOSE THAT TO US TO ADVOCATE AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR. SO THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT I THINK IT'D GREAT FOR US TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU ON AND THEN FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN REALLY, 'CAUSE YOU GUYS ARE ON THE GROUNDS WORKING AND WE HERE WORKING AS WELL. YES. BUT THEN IF WE COLLABORATE WITH, WE KNOW HOW WE CAN GET SOME TYPE OF FUNDS AND THEN PARTNER WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND EXACTLY. SO I WOULD LOVE TO BE MORE A PART OF THAT. ABSOLUTELY. I'D LOVE TO. YEAH. CONTINUE THAT DISCUSSION. I THINK, UM, MORE BROADLY IT'S LIKE, TAKE SOME TIME, IT'S A BIG PLAN, BUT READ THROUGH IT, THE DETAILS [00:50:01] ARE IN THE APPENDIX AND YOU'LL START TO MAYBE START MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS AND SAY, HEY, I WORK WITH THIS CHURCH AND THEY REALLY ARE ALL ABOUT THIS. LIKE, WE'VE PUT ALL OUR EFFORTS HERE, BUT WE'VE NEVER PUT 'EM HERE. MAYBE THIS TIME WE PIVOTED THIS QUARTER. MAYBE WE CAN PLACE THESE RESOURCES ELSEWHERE. YOU KNOW, AND TRYING TO, UM, SEE WHERE THOSE CONNECTIONS CAN BE MADE BECAUSE SO MUCH GOOD WORK IS ALREADY HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT IT MAY BE FRAGMENTED. AND SO YEAH. IF IT'S, IF IT'S, UM, JUST WORTH ELEVATING THE CONCERN OR ELEVATING THE NEED IN OTHER, IN OTHER POCKETS OF OUR COMMUNITY, IN THIS CASE, OLDER ADULTS OR PEOPLE THAT ARE AGING. YEAH. ONE LAST QUESTION FROM COMMISSIONER DEAN . JUST ONE. I'M SORRY. JUST ONE. YES. FREE CIGARETTES. UM, I'M GONNA HAVE TO SEND YOU AN EMAIL. . YEAH. YOU HAVE ALL MY BUSINESS CARD. YEAH, EXACTLY. YOU ALL HAVE MY BUSINESS CARD. UM, I'M WONDERING WHAT KIND OF RESEARCH YOU GUYS DID, IF ANY, ON, UM, THE CONCEPT OF A SENIOR SAFE HOUSE. THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN, UM, WHO HAS SINCE PASSED WHO WAS WORKING ON A SENIOR SAFE HOUSE IN LONG BEACH BECAUSE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS HAS CHANGED, BUT AS OF LIKE THREE YEARS AGO, THE ONLY SENIOR SAFE HOUSE WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI WAS IN SACRAMENTO AND IT HAD LIKE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 9, 6, 15 6. YEAH, EXACTLY. YEAH. YEAH. WHICH IS CRAZY, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF ABUSE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, FROM, UM, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, SEXUAL FINANCIAL RIGHT. THAT, THAT OCCURS WITH SENIOR CITIZENS. UM, AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU GUYS, AND HE WAS TRYING TO FIND A HOUSE, HE WAS TRYING TO FIND A LOCATION HERE. IT GOT KIND OF PUSHED TO LA COUNTY, I THINK. YEAH. AND ANYWAY, I'M WONDERING IF YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THAT. YEAH. UM, SO THAT'S A PROJECT I WAS FAMILIAR WITH. I WAS WORKING OR, UM, IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE SENIOR COMMISSION OR THE ADVISORY COMMISSION ON AGING WHO WAS LEADING THAT, UM, REQUEST FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT CAME. BUT I DO BELIEVE IT WAS THE CALL WAS MADE TO LA COUNTY, AND I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE FOR A LOT OF REASONS WHERE WE'D LIKE TO SEE ONE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY PERHAPS, UM, WHO, WHO'S PERFECTLY POISED OR BETTER POISED TO LEAD THAT IS SOMETHING LIKE LA COUNTY FOR THE REASON OF THEIR ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES. THAT'S WHERE THOSE TYPES OF REFERRALS WOULD COME FROM. AND THAT'S RUN OUT OF A PS OUR TEAM WORKS REALLY CLOSELY WITH A PS FROM LA COUNTY. WE DO JOINT VISITS WITH THEM AND WE RECEIVE REFERRALS FROM THEM TO, THEY'LL HANDLE PERHAPS THE URGENT NEED OR CASE OF ABUSE, AND THEN WE'LL PROVIDE THE LONG-TERM CASE MANAGEMENT TO STABILIZE THE SITUATION AFTER THEY'VE, UM, THEY'VE PASSED THE CASE ON, THEY'VE DEALT WITH THE EMERGENCY, RIGHT? WE'RE NOT, WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR THAT. SO THEY'LL DO THAT. WE'LL DO THE LONG-TERM CASE MANAGEMENT, GET 'EM PLUGGED IN, FIND THE RESOURCES. BUT, UH, A LOT OF CHALLENGES COME WITH, UM, WHAT I'VE LEARNED FROM THAT DISCUSSION WITH, WITH THE GROUP THAT WAS PUSHING FOR THE IDEA OF A SENIOR SAFE HOME. IT'S COMPLEX IN A LOT OF WAYS. THE SAME WAY IT WOULD BE TO HAVE A, UM, HOMELESS SHELTER FOR OLDER ADULTS. MM-HMM . IT'S LIKE THERE ARE SPECIAL NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED REGARDING PRESCRIPTIONS. MM-HMM . ACCESSIBILITY OF COURSE. AND ANIMALS, UM, WHAT WAS THAT? ANIMALS. ANIMALS, EXACTLY. UH, AND SO A LOT OF RED TAPE AND BARRIERS TO MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN. UM, BUT I DO BELIEVE IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN, IT WOULD COME FROM LA COUNTY. I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE SOMETHING LIKE THAT COULD HAPPEN, UM, OUT OF, AND COULD BE PLACED IN LONG BEACH IF LONG BEACH, YOU KNOW, SAYS WE'RE INTERESTED AND WILLING TO, TO HAVE THAT HERE. BUT I THINK OPERATIONALLY, OPERATIONS WISE, IT WOULD COME FROM AN ORGANIZATION LIKE ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES. UM, BUT, BUT IN LIEU OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BECAUSE THAT DID COME UP AS A BIG CONCERN AND ABSOLUTELY THERE SHOULD BE SAFE SPACES LIKE THAT FOR OLDER ADULTS. WE LOOKED AT IN OUR PLAN, WHAT WOULD WE HAVE CONTROL OVER IN THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE WERE PUTTING FORWARD AND REQUESTING, WAS TRYING TO RAISE AWARENESS AROUND SOME OTHER ISSUES REGARDING, UM, SHELTERING FOR OLDER ADULTS. AND SO THINKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE THE CHALLENGES THAT AN OLDER ADULT MAY FACE TO GET A SHELTER BED THAT MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY MAY FACE THE CHALLENGE OF GETTING A SHELTER BED. BUT NOW CONSIDERING AN OLDER ADULT MAY ONLY BE ABLE TO UTILIZE A BOTTOM BUNK, AND SO NOW THAT'S HALF AS MANY OPTIONS. WHEREAS IF I WERE SEEKING A SHELTER BED, I COULD POTENTIALLY TAKE A TOP BUNK, RIGHT? THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE THAT'S STRICTLY, YOU KNOW, LIMITED TO OLDER ADULTS OR ALL OLDER ADULTS EVEN. BUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO CONSIDER OF WHAT KIND OF POLICIES OR CHANGES CAN WE MAKE IN THE WAY THAT SHELTER BEDS ARE ALLOCATED, UM, TO THAT NEED. I DON'T WORK IN THAT DIVISION, SO I DON'T, I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT, BUT, BUT RAISING CONCERNS LIKE THAT, OF WHAT KIND OF CHANGES CAN WE MAKE, UM, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD THAT THE REASON THEY WERE PUSHING FOR IT'S SPECIFICALLY TO BE A SENIOR SAFE HOUSE YES. IS THAT THERE TOO EASILY FURTHER ABUSE IN IN THOSE KINDS OF SITUATIONS? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. UM, AND SO THEN THE PREVENTATIVE MEASURE THERE IS REALLY PROMOTING, [00:55:01] UM, WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS AROUND SCAMS AND FRAUDS AND WHAT TO LOOK FOR. AND THERE'S, UM, ACTION ITEMS IN THE PLAN AROUND THE IDEA OF MOBILIZING COMMUNITY IN IDENTIFYING THOSE CONCERNS. SO CAN WE HAVE OUR MALE PEOPLE AWARE OF THAT, OR OUR PHARMACISTS THAT OLDER ADULTS MAY BE INTERACTING WITH TO TRAINED ON ELDER ABUSE AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO LOOK FOR THOSE SIGNS. YEAH. SO THAT THERE'S THAT MANY MORE TOUCH POINTS, NOT JUST THE INNER CIRCLE THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL MAY HAVE, UM, BUT THIS EXTENDED COMMUNITY CIRCLE OF SOMEONE WHO'S COMING TO YOUR DOOR DAY-TO-DAY, DROP OFF MAIL YOU MAY BE INTERACTING WITH, UM, TO BE TRAINED TO LOOK FOR THOSE, THOSE SIGNS AND THEN KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THAT INFORMATION, WHO TO CALL. YEAH. UM, THE ONE THING I JUST WANTED TO MENTION TOO IS THAT, UM, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR RESOURCES AND HELP, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND WE HAVE LIKE OVER 120 IN THE CITY, ARE A GREAT, UM, FORM OF HELP. ABSOLUTELY, YES. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ABSOLUTELY. UH, ARE, BEFORE I ASK FOR ANY MORE QUESTIONS, STAFF, DO YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY? DO YOU HAVE TIME CONSTRAINTS? NO, I'M ALL RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. IS THERE ANY MORE YOU, UM, ARE YOU THE ONE THING I WAS, UM, UH, WONDERING? WELL, OKAY. WHAT YOU EXPLAINED THAT, UM, UH, THERE'S NO BUDGET REALLY, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING IS THE FACT THAT THERE'S NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, UM, DOWN TO THE AQUARIUM OR THE QUEEN MARY, AND THEN ULTIMATELY THE, UM, AMPHITHEATER, UH, WHICH IS A HUGE ISSUE FOR ANYONE, BUT ESPECIALLY SENIORS WHO ARE USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. UM, AND THEN THE OTHER PLACE IS WILLOW SPRINGS PARK, WHICH HAS AMAZING PROGRAMS. THERE'S NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO THAT EITHER, BECAUSE THERE'S NO SIDEWALKS ON ORANGE. YEAH. UM, AND SO YOU CAN'T GET FROM ONE OF THE BUS STOPS TO THE PARK SAFELY. SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT IN YOUR EAR IF YOU WEREN'T AWARE OF THAT. ABSOLUTELY, YEAH. MOVING FORWARD. AND THEN THE LAST THING IS, IS, UM, HAVE YOU FOUND A GOOD WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE SENIOR CITIZENS? BECAUSE WE DO, SO WE DO PROGRAMS EACH YEAR, YOU KNOW, AS C COD AND, UM, THAT SEEMS TO BE A DIFFICULT, UM, ISSUE FOR US TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS WHO AREN'T ON TECHNOLOGY, RIGHT? YEAH, YEAH. YEAH. AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU GUYS FIGURED OUT A WAY, . YEAH. SOME OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES I'VE SEEN, IT DEPENDS ON WHICH SUBSET OF OLDER ADULTS YOU'RE LOOKING TO, TO ACCESS, BUT, UM, FLYERS AT SENIOR CENTERS GO A LONG WAY. THEY'LL BE RIPPED OFF THE SHELVES. IT REALLY IS AN EFFECTIVE METHOD. UM, SO JUST PRINTED OUT FLYERS. UH, IN ADDITION TO THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, ORGANIZATIONS LIKE MEALS ON WHEELS THAT ARE DELIVERING MEALS TO THE HOME, THEY'RE HAPPY TO PUT INFORMATION, FLYERS, RESOURCES IN WELCOME PACKETS. IF YOU BRING THEM TO THEM, THEY'LL STUFF 'EM IN THE FOLDERS AND DELIVER THEM STRAIGHT TO THEIR HOMES. UM, BUT THAT MAY BE MAYBE A MORE HOME BOUND, UM, OLDER ADULT, FOR EXAMPLE. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, UH, IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION, I WOULD REALLY RECOMMEND YOU GETTING CONNECTED WITH THE LONG BEACH AGING SERVICES COLLABORATIVE. THEY PUT OUT A NEWSLETTER TO SERVICE PROVIDERS, SO NOT OLDER ADULTS DIRECTLY, BUT THEN KEEPING IN MIND THESE SERVICE PROVIDERS DO ALL HAVE ACCESS TO THE POPULATIONS THEY SERVE, WHETHER CLIENTS, PARTICIPANTS, PATIENTS, WHATEVER THAT MAY LOOK LIKE. AND SO THEY ARE INTERACTING WITH THEM AND COULD RELAY THAT MESSAGE. SO NOW THAT'S 300 MORE POINTS OF CONTACT THAT ARE INTERACTING WITH ALL OF THE SENIORS AND OLDER ADULTS THAT THEY WORK WITH, AND WILL SHARE RESOURCES AS IS RELEVANT TO, UM, THE POPULATION THEY SERVE OR THE RELATION THAT THEY HAVE WITH THEM. BUT, UH, THAT'S WHAT I'VE SEEN IS REALLY MOST EFFECTIVE. UM, AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, IT'S WORD OF MOUTH. I MEAN, WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE, IT'S AS SIMPLE AS GOING INTO A SENIOR CENTER, WORKING WITH THE, THE SUPERVISOR OF THAT SITE, FOR EXAMPLE, BUT JUST MAKING ANNOUNCEMENT DURING THEIR LUNCH PROGRAM. HEY, BY THE WAY, I DON'T NEED YOU TO KNOW IF YOU KNOW, WE GOT THIS THING GOING ON. YOU'RE ALL WELCOME. WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU. AND THAT'S, THAT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW, SO VERY ORGANICALLY. UM, BUT THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION IS, IS IN THAT WAY, I THINK MAYBE MORE FORMAL THINGS CAN BE PUT INTO THE NEWSPAPERS. UM, BUT, AND THEN THE OTHER, OTHER GREAT RESOURCE WOULD BE THERE'S A NONPROFIT IN LONG BEACH CALLED HEART OF IDA. YEAH. AND THEY PUT OUT A RESOURCE GUIDE, UM, SOMETIMES QUARTERLY, SOMETIMES ANNUALLY. BUT THAT IS LIKE, THEY'VE DONE THE RESEARCH. IT IS A, IT'S IN ADDITION TO ARTICLES TO READ. IT IS A RESOURCE GUIDE, TRULY ORGANIZED LEGAL RESOURCES, HOUSING RESOURCES, TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES TAILORED TO OLDER ADULTS OFFERED LOCALLY. UM, SO YOU CAN EITHER HAVE A FLYER ADDED INTO THEIR NEWSLETTER IF YOU CATCH IT AT THE RIGHT TIME OR IF IT'S A STANDING RESOURCE, THEY COULD BE LISTED IN THERE AS WELL. BUT THAT'S WHAT I'D RECOMMEND. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MM-HMM . I'M DONE. THANK YOU, . JENNIFER, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE? UH, CHAIR GARBE. [01:00:01] AYE. SECRETARY DEAN. AYE. COMMISSIONER JONES. AYE. COMMISSIONER ADAMS? AYE. COMMISSIONER, HOPE. AYE. MOTION PASSES. MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CITY STAFF. UM, THAT WAS WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. AND YOU ALL HAVE MY BUSINESS CARD. LIKE I MENTIONED. I'D BE HAPPY TO SIT AND EXPLORE FURTHER WITH YOU OF WHERE YOUR WORK OR YOUR PASSIONS OR YOUR INTERESTS MAY INTERSECT WITH THIS WORK AND WHO YOU MAY KNOW. WE CAN, YOU KNOW, GET ON BOARD AND HELP, UH, HELP MOVE THIS FORWARD. BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE 2024 CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DISABILITY'S ANNUAL REPORT IS OUTLINED IN THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE 2.1 8.090. CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? [3. 25-56227 Recommendation to approve the 2024 Citizens’ Advisory Commission on Disabilities Annual Report as outlined in the Long Beach Municipal Code 2.18.090.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] I SO MOVE A SECOND. IT WAS, UM, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER JONES AND SECONDED BY CHAIR GARBE. IS THERE A PRESENTATION FOR THIS ITEM? UM, I JUST WANNA, UH, BRING TO YOU YOUR ATTENTION THAT THE, UH, THE 2024 REPORT IS IN YOUR PACKETS COMMISSIONERS. UM, AND ONCE THIS IS APPROVED, IT WILL BE PUBLIC FACING, UM, AND IT WILL BE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. UH, THIS IS A REPORT REQUIRED BY THE, THE LONG BEACH MUNI CODE. UM, AND IT IS, I'VE GOT ALL OF THE INFORMATION AS FAR AS ATTENDANCE, WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE COMMUNITY LETTERS THAT WE'VE WRITTEN, UM, AND ANY, ANY BUDGETARY, UM, ITEMS AS WELL. THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATING TO THIS ITEM? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AND IN THE ZOOM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE OR DIAL STAR NINE IF CALLING IN, CONFIRMING THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAM CHAIR COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE. CHAIR GARBE AYE. SECRETARY DEAN AYE. COMMISSIONER JONES. AYE. COMMISSIONER ADAMS. AYE. COMMISSIONER, HOPE AYE. MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORTS FROM CURRENT AD HOC COMMITTEES. DISCUSS THE CREATION OF PROSPECTIVE AD HOC COMMITTEES FOR UPCOMING PROJECTS, AND IF APPROPRIATE, TAKE ACTION TO DISSOLVE OR CREATE AD HOC COMMITTEES. CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? A MOTION? [4. 25-56228 Recommendation to receive and file reports from current Ad Hoc Committees; discuss the creation of prospective Ad Hoc Committees for upcoming projects; and, if appropriate, take action to dissolve or create Ad Hoc Committees.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] SECOND. IT'S MOVED BY COMMISSIONER DEAN AND SECONDED BY SECRETARY DE. I'M SORRY, IT WAS MOVED BY COMMISSIONER HOPE AND SEC. SECONDED BY COM. UH, SECRETARY DEAN COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE DELIVER ANY REPORTS FROM CURRENT AD HOC COMMITTEES DURING THIS TIME. I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND DELIVER IT FOR THE COMMISSIONERS. UM, FOR THE DIS DISABILITY DATA AND COMMUNITY SURVEY AD HOC COMMITTEE, UH, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE HAS BEEN MEETING ON A WEEKLY BASIS WITH THEIR STRATEGIC PARTNERS AND, UH, THE, UH, OUR PARTNER LEADERS IN THIS, UH, PROJECT FROM CAL STATE LONG BEACH. UM, WE ARE IN THE, THE, THE AD HOC COMMITTEES IN THE FINAL PHASES OF APPROVING THE SURVEY QUESTIONS BEFORE IT GETS APPROVED BY, UH, THE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP. UH, RIGHT NOW THE AD HOC COMMITTEE IS REALLY FOCUSING ON GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT THIS SURVEY AND, UM, GETTING, UH, AS MANY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AS POSSIBLE TO TAKE THE SURVEY SO WE CAN GARNER ALL THAT IMPORTANT INFORMATION. UH, MOVING ON TO THE END EEM AD HOC COMMITTEE. UH, THE END EEM AD HOC COMMITTEE, UM, HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE TWO EVENTS, UM, THAT ARE COMING UP IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH. THE FIRST ONE BEING A JOB INTERVIEW SKILLS WORKSHOP ON OCTOBER 10, UH, SECOND. AND THE OTHER ONE WOULD BE A KNOW YOUR RIGHTS VIRTUAL WORKSHOP ON OCTOBER 23RD. THERE ARE FLYERS, UM, EACH OF EACH COMMISSIONER HAS FLYERS WITH YOU ON TODAY, BUT THERE ARE ALSO, UM, ADDITIONAL FLYERS, UM, FOR YOU TO TAKE AND POST THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. AND THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE REP REPORT. I'M SORRY, I HAVE ONE MORE REPORT. SO FOR THE AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT HAD, HAS WRITTEN THE LETTERS ABOUT THE, UM, LACK OF TRANSPORTATION TO, UM, THE QUEEN MARY AND TO THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC AND, UH, THE WILLOW SPRINGS PARK, UH, THEY'VE CONCLUDED THEIR MEETINGS WITH CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND, UM, UH, THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE NOW AWARE, FURTHER AWARE OF THE ISSUES, UM, UH, THAT, UH, THE COMMISSION HAD OUTLINED IN THE LETTER TO CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORTS. THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATING TO THIS ITEM? I'M, I'M SORRY, MADAM CHAIR. I'M GONNA INTERRUPT REALLY QUICKLY. UM, WE HAVE A [01:05:01] NEW COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER ASHLEY JONES. UM, AND COMMISSIONER JONES NEEDS TO BE PLACED ON, UM, AN AD HOC COMMITTEE. ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT NOW? YES, WE CAN DO THAT NOW IF YOU'D LIKE. UM, COMMISSIONER JONES, WE HAVE, UM, THREE ACTIVE AD HOC COMMITTEES AT THE MOMENT, UM, THAT, UH, DON'T HAVE QUORUM, UM, OR THAT DON'T HAVE THE QUORUM MAXIMUM, UH, NUMBER OF FIVE. SO WE'VE GOT THE DISABILITY DATA AND COMMUNITY SURVEY AD HOC COMMITTEE, UM, THAT FOCUSES ON, UH, THE PROJECT THAT, UM, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL GRANTED IN THE FY 25 BUDGET FOR $60,000 TO CONDUCT THE CITY'S FIRST EVER DISABILITY SURVEY. UH, WE'VE GOT THE NATIONAL DISABILITY AND EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH AD HOC COMMITTEE, WHICH FOCUSES ON THE TWO EVENTS THAT I HAD RECENTLY GIVEN A REPORT ON. UM, AND WE'VE GOT ALSO GOT THE THIRD AD HOC COMMITTEE, UM, SURROUNDING THE LETTERS AND THE ISSUES OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM, UM, THE QUEEN MARY AND THE AQUA OF THE PACIFIC. AND THE, UH, OTHER, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES AT, UM, WILLOW SPRINGS PARK. OKAY. I THINK I'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE, UH, THE EVENT AD HOC COMMITTEE. PERFECT. AND ASSISTING IN PROMOTING THAT. THANK YOU. WE'LL ADD YOU TO THAT AD HOC COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. UM, OKAY. UM, MADAM CHAIR, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL A MOTION AND A SECOND TO AGREE TO COMMISSIONER JONES JOINING THAT AD HOC COMMITTEE? CAN I GET A MOTION ON THE TITLE I MOTION? I SECOND. THANK YOU. IT WAS MOTION BY, UH, COMMISSIONER HOPE, AND IT WAS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ADAMS. AND I WILL CALL THE VOTE MADAM CHAIR. YES, PLEASE. UH, CHAIR GARBE AYE. SECRETARY DEAN. AYE. COMMISSIONER JONES. AYE. COMMISSIONER ADAMS? AYE. COMMISSIONER, HOPE AYE. MOTION PASSES AND WE CAN ACTUALLY, UH, THAT VOTE WILL, UM, UH, BE ENCOMPASS THE, UH, REPORTS FOR, UM, THIS ITEM AS WELL. OKAY. AT THIS TIME WE CAN, WE WILL TAKE NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS. IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AND IN THE ZOOM PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE OR A DIAL NINE IF CALLING IN, SEEING NO PUBLIC [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Citizens' Advisory Commission on Disabilities on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.] COMMENT. MADAM CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THIS TIME? MADAM CHAIRMAN, MAY I DELIVER, UM, A BRIEF STAFF REPORT BEFORE COMMISSIONERS DO ANNOUNCEMENTS? YES, PLEASE. OKAY, I'M GONNA SHARE MY SCREEN REALLY QUICKLY. [ANNOUNCEMENTS] THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS LEADING TWO WORKSHOPS, UM, FOR DISABLED ACCESS AND A DA COMPLIANCE FOR, UH, BUSINESS OWNERS HERE IN THE CITY. WORKSHOP NUMBER ONE IS ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025, 4:00 PM TO 6:00 PM AT THE BILLIE JEAN KING MAIN LIBRARY ON 200 WEST BROADWAY. AND WORKSHOP NUMBER TWO IS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH, 2025, FOUR TO 6:00 PM AT RECREATION PARK SOCIAL HALL, LOCATED AT 4,900 EAST SEVENTH STREET. UM, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN RVP AT L CD INFO SLASH AADA DASH BIZ, BIZ WORKSHOP, W-O-R-K-S-H-O-P. UM, THE THESE WORKSHOPS ARE INTENDED FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, BUT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, I DECLARE THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 14 11 2 11. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.