* 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. [00:00:02] GREAT. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. SEVEN FIFTY ONE. WANNA START WITH, UH, ROLL CALL? UM, CHAIR, VICE CHAIR WALTON. HERE. MEMBER ABSENT. MEMBER ANCY. HERE. MEMBER BAR ABSENT. MEMBER ABSENT. MEMBER GUPTA. MEMBER MCNEELY. HERE. MEMBER VAN . HERE. MEMBER . ABSENT. MEMBER SANDERS. AND MEMBER, WE HAVE A FORM. OH, SORRY. SORRY. LAST ONE. . I CAN GO HOME. NO, NO, NO. YOU MAKE OUR QUORUM VERY IMPORTANT. NOW WE NEED YOU, DR. ANI PRESENT. UH, WE HAVE A QUORUM. EXCELLENT. SO LET'S TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO LOOK AT THE MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING AND NOTE ANY CORRECTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. AND IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THESE MINUTES FROM THE LAST BOARD MEETING. ALL RIGHT. ROSE'S GONNA MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES. ANYBODY SECOND? I SECOND. THANK YOU. MILES. . MOVE IN SECOND. UH, READY FOR THE QUESTION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION. WE HAVE ACCEPT THE MINUTES. SO, UM, ALLISON , THIS IS VERY FAST. ALRIGHT? YEAH, YEAH. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE WITH US THE HAPPENINGS? UM, ABSOLUTELY. UM, DR. DAVIS, I'M SURE IS GONNA BE SOON, UM, BUT JUST IN CASE, UM, AS SHE IS CLEARING OUT THINGS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL MISS HER. UH, YESTERDAY WE HAD A GATHERING, UH, AT THE OFFICE FOR HER THAT WAS A POTLUCK. UM, CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ATTENDED. UM, AND SHE WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE TURNOUT. UH, SO WE SENT HER OFF WITH ALL THAT SHE, UH, HAS GIVEN TO US AND WE EXTENDED OUR GRATITUDE. UM, WE ANNOUNCED THAT DR. ADA, WHO IS OUR SEXUAL HEALTH PHYSICIAN, YOU KNOW, AND HERE SHE'S, HEY, UH, WILL BE ACTING, UM, IN HER STEAD, UM, AND REQUISITION FOR HER ROLE BE OUT VERY. AND, UM, WE'RE KIND OF ENHANCING THE DESCRIPTION. SO WE'LL GET THAT OUT TO YOU ALL TO CIRCULATE YOUR CIRCLES. UM, OBVIOUSLY THE SHUTDOWN IS CAUSING US A LOT OF CHALLENGES RIGHT NOW, JUST TO SAY THAT IT HAS CREATED GREATER UNCERTAINTY. WE HAVE NOT HAD TO SUNSET ANY PROGRAMS AS A RESULT OF SHUTDOWN, HOWEVER, UM, THAT CAN ONLY LAST FOR PROBABLY ANOTHER FOUR WEEKS OR SO. UM, OUR BIGGEST THREAT AND QUESTION HAS BEEN OUR WIC. UM, THE STATE HAS BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT UP TO A CERTAIN LEVEL, UM, BUT WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THINGS WILL RESOLVE THEMSELVES SOON. UM, 'CAUSE FROM OUR, EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE, UH, HAS SOME IN SOME WAY TOUCHES THE FEDERAL MONEY. SO WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED IN THE EVENT THAT WE HAVE TO SHUT DOWN THE PROGRAM. UH, WE'RE AGAIN, HOPEFUL. UM, ONE PROGRAM THAT WE DID LOSE AND WE REALLY THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GET, AND WE'VE HAD IT FOR YEARS, 10 YEARS, I'M SORRY, UM, WAS A FIVE YEAR GRANT FOR FATHERHOOD. UM, WE HAD THREE [00:05:01] FTES THAT WERE ATTACHED TO IT. UM, TWO HAVE BEEN PLACED IN OTHER, UM, ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE CITY. AND WE HAVE ONE THAT IS PENDING AND I'M CERTAIN ALMOST THAT WE'LL FIND SOMETHING FOR THEM AND SHOULD THEY DESIRE. UM, THE GRANT IS GONNA BE FOR FIVE YEARS. WE SCORE A 98.33, I BELIEVE. UM, SO WE ARE UNCLEAR AS TO WHY WE DID NOT GET THE GRANT. UM, BUT IT HAS BEEN, UM, A GREAT SUPPLEMENT TO OUR VIH PROGRAM. WE HAVE EXCELLENT STAFF WHO POURED INTO YOUNG PARENTS IN MOST CASES, UM, WHO REALLY APPRECIATED THE SUPPORT AND HAVE, YOU KNOW, BECOME BETTER PARENTS AS A RESULT OF IT. SO WE'RE, WE'RE SORRY TO SEE SUNSET. VERY, VERY SORRY. UM, WE CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THOSE THAT ARE STILL CURRENTLY ON LOSS OF FUNDING THAT IS COMING IN DECEMBER. UH, WE HAVE 15 PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL LOOKING, UH, TO PLACE. UM, SOME OF THEM HAVE TAKEN THEIR, WHO LEAVES TO BE ABLE TO CARRY OVER. SO THEY DO NOT LOSE TIME, BUT THE CITY HAS STEPPED UP AND THEY ARE PLACING AND APPOINTING PEOPLE QUALIFIED FOR ELIGIBLE POSITIONS THAT ARE OPEN. THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO INTERVIEW, WHICH IS A FIRST. SO I WILL SAY THAT THE CITY IS DOING EVERYTHING THAT IT CAN TO ENSURE THAT SHOULD THEY WISH TO REMAIN IN THE CITY FAMILY, THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO STAY IF THEIR, UM, QUALIFICATIONS ANYTHING THAT IS OPEN AVAILABLE. EXCELLENT. IT'S A TOUGH TIME, YOU KNOW. UM, ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR DIRECTOR? I'M GLAD THAT THEY ARE FINDING OTHER SPACES FOR PEOPLE. IT'S SUCH A DIFFICULT TIME, BUT THEY HAVE THAT LOYALTY IN THE MIDST OF HAVING NO CONTROL IS, IS A WONDERFUL THING. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, SO WE'LL NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UM, ALICE'S REPORT. ALL RIGHT. DR. GUPTA HAS MOVED. DR. IS SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, THE MOTION CARRIES. AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT, DR. DAVIS. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON YOUR LAST DAY. IT MUST BE REALLY CRAZY. YES. SO, UM, IT'S FUNNY, YES, MY LAST DAY AND AT OUR GOING AWAY PARTY YESTERDAY, SOMEONE HAD SAID, I'M THE CEO OF THE FAMILY. UM, AND SO TODAY WAS MY LAST DAY, SO I'M SORRY I'M LATE MY LAST DAY. SO I'M LIKE RUNNING AROUND MAKING SURE, LIKE, I DON'T LEAVE MY WORK PHONE AT HOME. I GOTTA TURN IT IN, THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, MY HUSBAND HAS HIS COLONOSCOPY SCHEDULE DAYS. WE GOTTA FIGURE OUT HOW GETTING THERE, GETTING BACK. HE'S SICK ALL NIGHT, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. AND THEN MY YOUNGER SON GOT CALLED IN TO JURY DUTY TODAY. HE DOES NOT DRIVE. OH, DOWN THERE. SO WE, WE WORKED WITH ALL THAT. YEAH, THAT WAS MY CEO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. SORRY, FEELING LATE. UM, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. UM, ONE IS THAT WE WILL BE, UH, UH, RELEASING A PRESS RELEASE ABOUT OUR FIRST WEST NILE VIRUS, UM, CASE IN, UH, ACTUALLY SINCE 2023. SO WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE AT ALL THE LAST SEASON, UM, WHICH WAS GREAT. BUT WE HAVE ONE THIS TIME IN THEIR FIFTIES. AND THEY HAVE A CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS. THEY DID HAVE NEURO INVASIVE DISEASE, SEVERE, UM, BUT THEY'RE RECOVERING. UM, SO IN THAT INSTANCE WE DO A PRESS RELEASE AND WE ALSO, UM, HAVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TEAM GO OUT AND THEY GO TO THE HOME. THEY JUST MAKE SURE THERE'S THINGS THEY CAN TREAT, TAKE A LOOK AND SEE HOW THEY CAN MITIGATE MOSQUITO AND THEN, UM, DO EDUCATION FOR THE CARE. UM, AND THEN THE ONLY OTHER THING IS RESPIRATORY VIRUS SEASON. KIND OF, YOU KNOW, STARTING. UM, AS FAR AS VACCINES GO, REALLY THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT IS YOU CAN GET THE VACCINE THAT YOU NEED. UM, COVID-19 VACCINES ARE, UM, GOING TO PHARMACIES. THE AIR'S ALL GONNA BE THE NEW FORMULATION. UM, YOU CAN'T GET IT. EVERYBODY THREE AND OLDER, YOU GET IT OUTTA PHARMACY. YOU JUST NEED TO CALL AND MAKE SURE, UM, THAT IT'S THERE FOR CHILDREN REALLY IS THE ONE THAT'S 12. UM, AND IT'S BEEN SHOWN TO BE 30 TO 60% [00:10:01] EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING YOU FROM GONNA THE HOSPITAL. AND, UM, AND WE'RE KIND OF DYING DOWN ON COVID NOW, YOU KNOW, SO WE'LL SEE WHAT THE WINTER BRINGS US. RSV IS STILL REALLY LOW, BUT IT IS STARTING TO PICK UP ON IN THE SOUTHEAST IN FLORIDA, AND THAT'S WHAT USUALLY HAPPENS. IT STARTS MOVING WEST. SO WE'LL SEE WHAT THAT IS. UM, BUT AGAIN, VACCINE IS AVAILABLE. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, ALL THE GUIDELINES GUIDE PREGNANT PEOPLE, PEOPLE THAT ARE LESS THAN A YEAR OLD, UM, AND EVERYBODY'S 50 AND OLDER, UM, CAN, UH, GET A VACCINE FOR THAT OR IMMUNIZATION. AND THEN THE FLU VACCINE IS OUT AND ABOUT. WE'RE DOING OUR BIG, UH, DRIVE THROUGH POD, UH, OCTOBER 23RD. THAT'S A GOOD TIME TO GET VACCINATED, BUT REALLY NOW'S THE TIME. UM, AND EVERYONE'S SIX MONTHS OF AGE AND OLDER. AND WHAT THEY'RE SEEING IS IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, WHICH IS WHERE, UH, FLU STUDENTS START, THEY'RE SEEING THAT THIS FORMULATION OF THE FLU VACCINE IS 50% EFFECTIVE, PREVENTING SEVERE OUTCOMES, WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD FLU VACCINE. UM, SO SHOULD IT HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE, UM, IN THIS SEASON? AND JUST LIKE ONE NOTE IS THAT, UH, LAST SEASON WE ACTUALLY HAD A RECORD IN THE UNITED STATES FOR PEDIATRIC DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. WE HADS LAST SEASON. UM, MANY OF THOSE FOLKS WERE LESS THAN NINE. AND THEN THE HIGHEST MORTALITY RATE WAS, UM, SO JUST ANOTHER, UM, REASON WHY EVERYBODY SHOULD BE GETTING THEIR FREE VACCINE THIS YEAR AND ELIGIBLE EVERYONE. AND THAT WAS IT FOR ME. AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE GETTING TO KNOW ALL, SERVING ALL OF WELL ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. WE JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO US. YOU'RE EXCELLENT SERVICE TO US. YOU'VE KEPT US INFORMED ALL THESE YEARS, AND WE'LL MISS YOU. WE'LL MISS YOU. SO THANK YOU. ANYBODY WANT TO SHARE ANYTHING? YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ALL ENJOYED WHENEVER YOU CAME OVER HERE, YOU GAVE US THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND THANKS A LOT FOR ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOU GIVE US. THANK YOU. WE WISH YOU WELL. SO CAN I GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE LAST REPORT FROM DR. DAVIS FOR THE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT? THOSE SAY, RIGHT, WE HAVE RELUCTANTLY APPROVED, RIGHT? SO, DR. TANI AND SOMEBODY WANT A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. YOU'LL SECOND MILES. ALL RIGHT. UM, ALL IN FAVOR A AYE. ANY OPPOSED, ? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. IT'S SET. SIGN, ALIYAH. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING. UH, MY NAME IS AL, HEALTH DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST AND I'M JUST WANNA PRESENT THE UPDATE ON THE MINI GRANT PROGRAM. SO I'LL PROVIDE A LITTLE REFRESHER, UM, BASICALLY THE ONES THAT, UM, RECOMMEND AWARDS FOR THIS MINI GRANT PROGRAM THAT WE'LL BE LAUNCHING SOON. UH, SO I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE A REFLECTION ON THAT, WHERE WE'RE AT. UM, SO JUST A REMINDER, THE BEACH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, WE HAVE A HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PLAN. WE'RE ABLE TO RECEIVE TAX DONATIONS, INCLUDING EPILEPSY GRANTS. UH, SO FROM PREVIOUS FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN, WE DO HAVE SOME FLEXIBLE NONS. AND SO, UH, WE INTEND TO PROVIDE 25 GRANT. SO, UM, IN YOUR PACKETS YOU'LL SEE THE DRAFTED GRANT GUIDELINES THAT WILL BE SO INTRODUCTION. WE REALLY JUST TALK ABOUT HOW, UM, YOU SEE THE, THAT STAFF THRIVING AND WHO ARE SERVING THE COMMUNITY IS REALLY, UM, WHAT WOULD MAKE ORGANIZATIONS BETTER TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. AND SO WE REALLY WANNA [00:15:01] INVEST IN LONG BEACH NONPROFIT WHO HAS SERVED AS LONGSIDE, AND THEY'RE GOING THROUGH A LOT OF THE SIMILAR CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY FACING. SO, UM, WITH THE LITTLE SUPPORT THAT WE CAN GIVE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THAT. UM, AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE TYPES OF EXPENSES FOR STAFF WELLNESS OR TRAINING TYPICALLY AREN'T ELIGIBLE COSTS IN OTHER PROGRAMMING GRANTS. SO PROVIDE THAT FACILITY. UH, SO ELIGIBILITY WOULD BE THEY HAVE TO BE A ORGANIZATION AND PROVIDE PUBLIC PROGRAM, UM, TO LONG COMMUNITY MEMBERS. UM, SO INDIVIDUALS OR FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, CAMPAIGNS, ET CETERA, OR ANY ORGANIZATION THAT DOES NOT SERVE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE INELIGIBLE TO. UM, SO FOR FUNDING, UH, THE GRANTS BE ABLE TO, WE HAVE ABOUT $80,000 TOTAL. SO OUR HOPE IS TO BE ABLE TO AWARD $20,000 A QUARTER SO THAT WE AT LEAST HAVE FUNDING FOR A YEAR. AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE'LL TRY TO FUNDRAISE TO BE ABLE TO, UM, CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM. AND THEN WE JUST ASK THE AWARDING NONPROFITS TO SPEND THE FUND SIX MONTHS TO ONE YEAR OF THEIR AWARD DATE. AND SO ALLOWABLE USES COULD BE, UM, ANY STAFF WELLNESS INITIATIVE SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT OR FUNDING FOR STAFF RETREAT OR TEAM BONDING EXERCISES, CONSULTANTS TO, UM, YEAH, LIKE TRAININGS, ANY PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAININGS OR WORKSHOPS. AND THEN CAPACITY BUILDING COULD BE LIKE HEAD OR CONSULTANTS SUPPORT VERSUS, UM, SO PEOPLE AS WE ARE, YOU KNOW, ON LIMITED. SO PEOPLE JUST HAVE AN APPLICATION ON MICROSOFT SINCE THE CITY ALREADY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THAT FEATURE. SO I'LL GO OVER WHAT THE APPLICATION WILL LOOK LIKE SOON. UM, BUT THE REVIEW ELECTION, SO I WILL SCREEN ALL APPLICATIONS FOR ELIGIBILITY AND THEN ON A BASIS THE WORK OF HEALTH WILL REVIEW THE ELIGIBLE APPLICATION TO PROVIDE SUMMARY. UM, AND WE'LL JUST BASICALLY CHOOSE, UH, THE ADDRESS. UH, AND SO, UH, WE WILL PROVIDE SOME SCORING CRITERIA SO THAT EVERYONE'S KIND OF ON THE SAME PAGE. UM, BUT ESSENTIALLY IT WOULD BE AROUND JUST CLEAR ALIGNMENT TO THE PURPOSE, WHICH FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING WITHIN SIX MONTHS TO THE YEAR AND, AND WITH BACK, UH, OR IF THEY WANNA PUT IT, SO REPORT REQUIREMENT, UM, WOULD BE JUST A NARRATIVE HOW AND KEY OUTCOMES. AND, UM, WE WOULD ASK THEM TO SHARE SOME TESTIMONIALS SO THAT WE COULD USE THAT FOR OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS TO SHARE HOW WE'RE SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY AND JUST ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GIVE SO THAT WE CONTINUE THAT PROGRAM. AND SO REPORTS WOULD BE DUE 30 DAYS AFTER THE SPECIFIC NONPROFIT GRANT UNIT ENDS. UM, SO THE, THE CURRENTLY THE, UH, THE TIMELINE IS KIND OF BASED OFF OF THE NEW FACTORS. UM, WE HAVE TO GET CITY ATTORNEY APPROVAL ON THE CONTRACTS THAT WE'LL BE PROVIDING, AWARDED GRANTEES. AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING ON OUR TEAM TO UPDATE OUR WEBSITE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A NICE PAGE NONS TO GRANT GUIDELINES AND LIKE, LIKE TO UPLOAD IMPACT STORIES FROM THE COMMUNITY. SEE, BUT CURRENTLY WE DO HAVE, SEE THAT APPLICATION FIRST THROUGH JANUARY 31ST REVIEW BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING. AND THEN WE, UM, NEXT LATE FEBRUARY, EARLY MARCH, AND THEN THAT WOULD BE EVERY THREE MONTHS FROM THERE. UM, SO THEN YOU'LL ALSO PAPER APPLICATION WE GRANTS, BUT IT'S BASICALLY JUST ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION ELIGIBILITY CONFIRMATION. WE'LL ASK THEM TO UPLOAD PROOF OF NONPROFIT STATUS SO THAT WE CAN SCREEN THOSE, UM, ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS. AND THEN THEY WOULD WRITE IN THEIR FUNDING AMOUNT WITHIN $25, DESCRIBE HOW THEY WOULD USE FUNDS [00:20:01] FOR STAFF CAPACITY BUILDING WITHIN TWO 50 WORDS. AND THEN THEY WOULD DO A SMALL BUDGET JUST WITHIN THE, THE TYPICAL BUDGET CATEGORIES TO SHOW US HOW THEY INTEND TO SPEND FUNDS. AND THEN THERE WOULD JUST BE, UM, A SHORT IMPACT QUESTION OF HOW THE MONEY WOULD BENEFIT THE SECOND ORGANIZATION. AND THEN THEY WOULD JUST CERTIFY THAT INFORMATION IS TRUE. CORRECT. AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, THE REPORT WOULD JUST BE A SUMMARY DETAIL THAT ITS IMPACT AND UPLOAD PHOTOS SHARE. UM, SO THIS IS JUST A WORKFLOW CHART, UM, JUST TO GIVE A VISUAL OF HOW THINGS WILL, UH, PAN OUT. SO THE C BASED ORGANIZATION, NONPROFIT SUBMIT THEIR AND THEN SPECIALIST WILL THE APPLICATIONS FOR ELIGIBILITY, THE BOARD REVIEW APPLICATIONS QUARTERLY AND THEN MADE A DECISION AWARDED. I WOULD THEN NOTIFY THE ALL CS OF WHETHER THEY OR NOT AND PROVIDE THE CONTRACTS TO AWARDEES. AND THEN THE AWARDED CBOS WILL, UH, RETURN THE SIGNED CONTRACT. AND THEN I WILL PROVIDE, WE'LL LIKELY HAVE TO DO A CHECK ACTUALLY. UM, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GIVE DIRECTLY REQUEST TO THE, THE TIES. AND THEN THEY ALSO, UM, DO THEIR WORK WITHIN SIX MONTHS TO THE YEAR. AND THEIR, AND WE DO, WE DID CREATE A KIND OF INTERNAL MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS PLAN TO GET THE WORD OUT THERE, NOT ONLY FOR CBOS NONPROFITS TO KNOW THAT THESE FUNDS EXIST, BUT ALSO TO SERVE US FUNDRAISING. SURE. SO YOU INTEND TO RELEASE, UM, AND THEN WE'LL DO ANNOUNCEMENT POST ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, AND WE WOULD ASK FOR THE FOUNDATION AND PARTNERSHIP TO RESHA AND WE WILL DO, UM, TO SHARE WITH THE, SINCE THEY WORKED SO CLOSELY ALREADY. AND THEN THIS IS JUST, WE HAVE THE TIMELINE OF ROLLOUT FOR THIS UPCOMING, SO APPLICATION AND, UH, THE REVIEW PERIOD WOULD BE ALIGNMENT WITH BOARD HEALTH MEETINGS AND, UH, WHEN BOARD WILL BE. SO WE'LL RECEIVE APPLICATION ON ONE BASIS, BUT WHEN THEY ARE RECEIVED, DEPENDS UPON, AND WE'LL LIMIT, UM, ONE AWARD PER CALENDAR YEAR FOR ORGANIZATIONS SO THAT WE CAN WORK WITH FOUR ORGANIZATIONS, BUT ORGANIZATIONS CAN APPLY MULTIPLE TIMES A YEAR. UH, SO IF THEY'RE, UM, SO JUST TO GIVE YOU ALL AN UPDATE. SO WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM, LIKE I SAID, TO UPDATE OUR WEBSITE. WE'RE ANALYZING WHAT THE BU OR THE CONTRACT WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR AWARDING. AND SO ATTORNEY IS, UM, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, VERY BUSY. SO, UM, WE'RE JUST WORKING TO, UH, JUST FINALIZE THAT LANGUAGE. AND SO THE TIMELINE THAT YOU PREVIOUSLY SAW IS KIND OF CONTINGENT UPON THESE. UH, IF ANYTHING, IT MAY JUST NEED TO BE PUSHED ALONE LATER, BUT I THINK WE CAN STILL WRITE OUT FOR YOU ANY COMMENTS, QUESTION OR CONCERN. ONE THAT CHALLENGED A LOT OF WHEN YOU FIRST THE PRESENTATION. UM, AND PART OF IT WAS BECAUSE OF, UH, NOT KIND HAVING THIS TYPE OF INSTRUCTION DETAIL WHEN NAME WAS ON SOMETHING OR MY NAME ON SOMETHING VERY A**L ABOUT MAKING SURE WE'RE CREDIBLE CASE. I JUST REALLY WANNA CONGRATULATE GIVING, UH, LEADERSHIP TO LAYING THIS OUT AND KIND OF DOCUMENTING AND, AND LETTING US KNOW FEEDBACK WE'RE COMMUNICATING. UM, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK, IT'S A LOT OF ACCOUNTABILITY, IT'S A LOT OF BUREAUCRACY. UM, BUT IT REALLY DOES GIVE A CREDIBILITY AND VALUE VALUABLE TO WHAT WE'RE DOING AS A CITY, A COMMUNITY. SO YEAH, I APPRECIATE IT AND I APPRECIATE YOU THE CHALLENGE BECAUSE THIS IS A NEW PROCESS FOR US. AND SO IT'S GOOD TO HEAR OUTSIDE OPINIONS ON JUST THINGS TO CONSIDER. AND, UH, YEAH, WE'RE REALLY WANTED THE AWARDS [00:25:01] WE CAN SEE, KIND, HAVE THE ORGANIZE SINCE WE WORKED SO CLOSELY WITH A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS. SO WE HOPE THE COMMUNITY WOULD APPRECIATE THAT BOARD COMPANY, THE ONES I ECHO THAT THIS IS EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT WORK. YOU REALLY TOOK OUR IDEAS AND SYNTHESIZED IT, MADE IT VERY USER-FRIENDLY AND ACTIONABLE. SO, UM, I I THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK IT'S A GOOD WAY TO COLLABORATE WITH THIS BOARD. AND, AND I HOPE THAT FOLKS ARE THINKING ABOUT THEIR SPHERES OF INFLUENCE NOW AS YOU COME ON THIS BOARD BECAUSE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP SOME FOLKS AND TO BRING SOME PEOPLE IN AND TO REALLY SHOWCASE WHAT WE DO, UH, AND HELP THE COMMUNITY. SO I, I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROJECT FOR US. SO THANK YOU. ALIA. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR HER? NO, WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND ACCEPT HER REPORT. THANK YOU, ANGELA. A SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU. DR. SANDERS HAS BEEN RECEIVED. AND SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THIS REPORT. A OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. SO I GUESS NUMBER FIVE IS ABOUT THE ANNUAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REPORT THAT WE, UM, MUST SHARE. AND, UM, I'M GONNA BE WORKING WITH, UM, DR. LESSEN ON THIS. UM, BUT I REALLY WANTED TO TAKE SOME TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. I HAVE SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR. MANY PEOPLE ARE NEW, THAT'S PART OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENT. UH, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WE STARTED WITH NINE MEMBERS AND WE NOW HAVE 13, WHICH IS STRONG, STRONG WORK. SO JUST THE FACT THAT WE HAVE GROWN AS A BOARD, UH, WITH SUCH AMAZING TALENT. UH, IT'S COME TO JOIN US. I THINK THIS IS PART OF WHAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT. UM, THE NEXT PART, UH, PROBABLY WE MIGHT WANNA LOOK AT THE STRATEGIC PLAN BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THAT, BUT MOST OF THE LAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE, WE HAD A BOARD MEETING TO REALLY WORK ON A MISSION STATEMENT. WE WENT THROUGH AND REALLY KIND OF PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO WHAT WE THOUGHT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE AS A BOARD TO HELP, UH, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ALSO TO A REALLY LIAISON WITH THE COMMUNITY. AND WE CAME TOGETHER WITH THIS STRATEGIC PLAN. AND IN THE LAST WEEK, THE MEMBERS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN ARE, UH, DR. SANDERS, UH, BARBARA REEN, UH, MILES, UH, PAULA, WHO'S NOT WITH US. BARBARA IS ILL, SHE'S NOT WITH US AND MYSELF. WE CAME TOGETHER AND I THINK WE REALLY, UM, HAD A MOMENT OF CRYSTALLIZATION. IS THAT THE ONE THAT WE HAVE THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE'RE GONNA SHARE? OKAY. SO PART OF, TO TALK ABOUT THIS BOARD REPORT, I'D LIKE FOR US TO MAYBE BE ABLE TO, TO GET SOMETHING ACTIONABLE FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND OUR MEMBERSHIP GROWTH TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT WE DID IN THE LAST YEAR. SO THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS. ANYTHING ELSE THAT FOLKS WOULD WANT TO INCLUDE IN THEIR EXPERIENCE OF THIS BOARD IN THE LAST YEAR? IT'S HARD FOR THE NEW PEOPLE JUST TO GET HERE. IS THIS MY MEETING? EXACTLY, EXACTLY. SO I'M NOT EXPECTING TONS, BUT THE FACT THAT YOU'RE HERE, UH, IS, IS GREAT. UM, I THINK THAT THE BOARD REPORT HAD THE, UM, AND I THINK DENNIS WAS ONE THAT HE HAD CAPTURED ATTENDANCE, CAPTURED ANY SUBMISSIONS THAT COUNSEL CITY COUNCIL, UM, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY MEETINGS, THINGS THAT WERE PASSED. IT WAS KIND OF LIKE A MORE QUANTITATIVE SUMMARY ANALYSIS VERSUS QUALITATIVE AND ANYTHING. MAYBE YOU CAN LOOK BACK AT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND THAT MAY, UM, MORE ANALYSIS, PULLING INFORMATION, UM, TO CREATE MORE OF A, MAYBE SOME QUALITATIVE OUTCOMES AS A RESULT OF WHAT WE LAY OUT AHEAD OF TIME. UM, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT FOR THE YEAR. UM, WHAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIPS HAVE WE CREATED? WHAT KIND OF, UM, THINGS OR, UM, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE IDENTIFIED. YEAH, I, I, I AGREE. I MEAN, OUR FORMER CHAIR REALLY, AND YOU WERE CHAIR FOR TWO YEARS, YOU AND BARBARA. UM, SO I, [00:30:01] I REALLY WILL BE TAPPING INTO YOUR EXPERIENCE, UM, AND ALSO GOING FORWARD. THAT'S WHY I THINK IT MAY, MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE CHANGED THE, THE, THE ORDER OF THIS AND TALKED ABOUT THE PLAN FIRST. BUT, UM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO. AND IS THERE A DEADLINE FOR THAT PLAN TO BE SUBMITTED? NOT REALLY. OKAY. OH, SO WE'LL BE WORKING ON THAT. THAT'S WHEN WENT OUT IN OFFICE. OH, WOW. OKAY. SO NOTED. OKAY. WE'LL BE WORKING ON THAT. RIGHT. UM, SO I GUESS, I GUESS WE HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT WE ARE GOING TO, UH, SUBMIT OUR ANNUAL, UH, REPORT FROM THIS BOARD. MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GOING TO SUBMIT. SO, OKAY. ANYONE WANNA SECOND? THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. ANYBODY? UH, OKAY. SO WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS, PLEASE. A YES. OPPOSED? SO WE'LL BE IN REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, AND SUBMIT THIS WORK. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, SO LET'S DO A TIME CHECK. OH, WOW. WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TIME. SO OUR LAST, UM, UH, AGENDA ITEM IS TO REALLY REVIEW THAT, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE HAD. AND I THINK THE ONE THAT CAME OUT EARLIER DIDN'T UPDATE, UH, WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT ON SUNDAY AS A SMALLER BOARD. SO THE NEWEST ONE, I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE DO THEY HAVE? LET'S SEE. I THINK THE MILES. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S THE RECENT, OH, THIS IS THE RECENT ONE. OKAY. SO THE MOST RECENT UPDATE SHOULD BE THE ONE THAT YOU'RE VIEWING. AND, UM, WE STARTED RIGHT AROUND DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING. BUT YOU WANNA, SO MILES WAS THE EDITOR. THANK YOU MILES. WE WERE ALL THE EDITORS. WE WERE ALL THE EDITORS. IT WAS A I WAS THE TYPER. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. YEAH. SO, UH, I SEE A TYPE VERY FIRST EDIT. OKAY. SO I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE WE, WE WE STOPPED LAST, LAST WEEK. WELL, YOU KNOW, I DO YOU WANNA JUST GO LITTLE? I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD START YEAH. FROM THE BEGINNING. 'CAUSE WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SEE EVERYTHING. I WOULD LOVE THAT. BUT, UM, HOW, HOW WE'RE GOING TO, SHOULD WE JUST, UH, FOCUS ON THE PARAGRAPHS THAT THAT CHANGES? DO YOU WANNA DO THAT OR DO WE DO MORE OF A PAGE BY PAGE? JUST SEE IF THERE'S ANY, ANY QUESTIONS PAGE BY PAGE. YEAH, BUT I, I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANNA DO LINE BY LINE AND REVISIT THE WHOLE THING. WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT THE EDITS, RIGHT? IS THAT, DOES THAT SOUND GOOD? OKAY. UM, SO UNDER ATTENDANCE AND REQUIREMENTS, UM, I'LL JUST LET PEOPLE READ THAT ON THEIR OWN AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK, HOW ABOUT WE JUST, I THINK WE DISCUSSED THIS LAST TIME. MM-HMM . WE DID. OKAY. SO NO, UM, NO THOUGHTS THERE UNDER ADVISORY ROLE, THERE'S JUST AN ADDITION TO PRACTICE EXPERIENCE IN THAT SENTENCE. I'M FLIPPING UP TO THE NEXT PAGE, BUT I'M GOING TOO FAST THEN. THE, THE VERY FIRST, UM, PARAGRAPH OF THE SECOND PAGE, UM, DISCUSSED THE TERM UNDERREPRESENTED DECIDED THAT UNDERSERVED. THAT'S WHAT WE FELT BETTER. YES. ON THAT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THE NEXT PARAGRAPH, UM, THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL SENTENCE AT THE END BOARD WILL LIST OF POLICY PERSPECTIVES AND BOARD DISCUSSIONS THROUGH ENGAGING WITH DHS, DHHS AND C LIKE STAFF. THAT'S NOTHING NEW. THAT'S WAS DISCUSSED LAST MEETING. UM, THE NEXT PART IS SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES. THE BOARD COLLABORATES WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT CAMPAIGNS PROMOTING PREVENTIVE HEALTH MEMBERS, MENTAL HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES MEMBERS, LEVERAGE NETWORKS, EXPERTISE, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, CITY, STATE, REGIONAL RESOURCES, THESE INITIATIVES. OH YEAH, YEAH. OF THAT. THEY, UM, HAVE THAT IN MY DOCUMENTS. CITY, STATE, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL. [00:35:07] NATIONAL. ALRIGHT. SOME MORE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES UNDER ADVOCACY. YEAH. SO OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS ARE TWOFOLD. AS EXPERTS, WE INVITE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TO SHARE THEIR GOALS AND ITS PRIORITIES, ALLOWING US TO ADVISE AND ADVOCATE EFFECTIVELY FOR THE COMMUNITY. AT THE SAME TIME, WE SERVE AS LIAISONS BRINGING COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES INTO THE OF HEALTH DECISIONS TO ENSURE THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD AND REPRESENTED. YEAH, IT WAS A COMBINATION OF JUST KIND OF REALLY THINKING THROUGH WHAT WE WANTED TO SAY AND THAT FABULOUS AI MAKING IT A LITTLE MORE SUCCINCT. SO , THAT'S TRUTH IN ADVERTISING. MM-HMM . ANYBODY HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT? WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PART. ONBOARDING AND ORIENTATION. WE TOOK AWAY PROGRAM. IT REALLY ISN'T A PROGRAM. UM, THE GOAL OF ONBOARDING AND ORIENTATION IS DESIGNED TO GIVE NEW BOARD MEMBERS A THOROUGH GRASP OF THEIR ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND EXPECTATIONS. IT ALSO HELPS MEMBERS BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH LANDSCAPE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. OKAY. AND THEN WE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THE WELCOME PACKAGE. UH, CITY STAFF PROVIDE NEW MEMBERS A WELCOME PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND HUMAN SER HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, A COPY OF THE CITY CHARTER, UH, RELEVANT TO THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BOARD AND THE BOARD'S, BYLAWS AND PROCEDURES THAT'S BEEN DONE. AND THEN, UM, UNDER LEGAL AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES, MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ANNUAL VIRTUAL TRAININGS ON TOPICS PERTAINING TO STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH LAWS AND ETHICAL GUIDELINES. AND THEN WE, UH, UNDER COMMUNITY SITE VISITS, WE HAVEN'T, WE'VE BEEN INVITED TO. SO NEW MEMBERS MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO VISIT KEY HEALTH FACILITIES, UH, WITHIN LONG BEACH, SUCH AS CLINICS AND SHELTERS. SO IT'S NOT A MANDATE, BUT IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY BASED UPON INTEREST AND AND TIME COMMITMENT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THEN MOVING ON, UNDER ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BOARD AND STAKEHOLDERS, THE BOARD WILL HOLD REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS TO DISCUSS ONGOING PROJECTS, REVIEW PUBLIC HEALTH, UH, DATA, AND ENGAGE IN HEALTH DEPARTMENT AFFAIRS. IF YOU WANNA KEEP THE HAPPENINGS OF WE CAN. WE WENT BACK AND FORTH ABOUT THE HAPPENINGS, UH, AND WE HAD A BOARD MEMBER RETREAT IN 2023, I BELIEVE. UM, SO IT'S NOT ANNUAL, BUT I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. SO ON SOME REGULAR RANDOM OCCURRENCE, WE SHOULD HAVE A BOARD MEMBER RETREAT. NOW THAT WE HAVE NEW BOARD MEN MEMBERS, UH, AND BE ORGANIZED TO CONTINUE TO FACILITATE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PREPARE THE ANNUAL REPORT. AND, UH, PUBLIC MEETINGS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO ENGAGE IN DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE INPUT ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ISSUES. YES. IS THERE, IS THERE LIKE A, BUT IS THERE LIKE A WEBSITE INTERFACE FOR PEOPLE TO COMMUNICATE? OR IS IT ONLY SO DIRECTLY TO OUR BOARD? YEAH, JUST, YEAH. I DIDN'T EVEN ASK IF THEY'RE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THAT. THERE ARE NONE, BUT YES, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. I THINK THERE'S LAWS ABOUT I THINK SO [00:40:01] TOO. . OKAY. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. NO, ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THERE IS A, A, I THINK THAT THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING IN WHICH THE PUBLIC IS ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE NOW, ONE OF THE NEW STATE ASSEMBLY BILLS, UM, I CAN LOOK IT UP THIS WEEK, IS GOING TO ALLOW FOR AND REQUIRE, UM, THE, UH, SB 7 0 7 MUST HAVE TELEPHONIC COMPONENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IN PUBLIC MEETINGS. SO IT'S NOT, UM, EFFECTIVE UNTIL, I BELIEVE JULY OF 26. BUT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK IT OUT AT THIS. AS I'VE TOLD OUR LEGISLATIVE TEAM, THIS CAME TO BE RATHER SUDDENLY. UM, NOBODY SAW IT COMING. THERE'RE NOT A LOT OF GUARDRAILS. AND, UM, I RAISED CONCERNS FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT SOMETIMES CAN GO INTO THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING. AND WHEN YOU ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TO BE A PERSON WHOSE FACE YOU DON'T SEE, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A LOT MORE OF WHAT YOU ASKED FOR AND WHAT YOU DIDN'T ASK FOR. MM-HMM . UM, SO THEY ARE STILL WORKING OUT WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE, BUT THAT WILL ALSO IMPACT THESE MEETINGS. SO NO WEBSITE BUT A TELEPHONIC OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. SO I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING UNDER EVALUATION AND FEEDBACK MECHANISMS, MECHANISMS WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO COLLECT FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDERS ON THE BOARD'S ACTIVITIES. UM, AS WE ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES, SORT OF LIKE WITH THE FUND, THERE'LL BE MECHANISMS TO HAVE SOME FEEDBACK ON HOW THE PROCESS WORKS. UM, WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE, THIS IS ASPIRATIONAL. UM, I'LL SAY THAT THIS IS ASPIRATIONAL AND GIVE SOME, UM, WIGGLE ROOM FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PARTS OF THIS AS WE THINK THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMING. AND THEN EVALUATION ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD WILL PRODUCE AN ANNUAL REPORT FOCUSING ON ITS PERFORMANCE, THE EFFECTIVENESS, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS ACTIVITIES, THE IMPACT OF ITS RECOMMENDATIONS IN AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT. AND THEN WE JUST WENT TO TRANSPARENCY. THE BOARD WILL PUBLISH AN ANNUAL REPORT SUMMARIZING ACTIVITIES, RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE OUTCOMES OF KEY PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES. THIS REPORT WILL BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC TO FOSTER TRANSPARENCY AND TRUST THOSE DETAILS. I VALUE, I LIKE I WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THAT TYPE OF ACCESS TRANSLATION SERVICES, BUT MUCH LIKE ACCESSIBLE, YOU KNOW, SO I'M, I'M A GOOD SUPPORTER OF THAT LEGACY, BUT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HIDE BEHIND NOM TO MM-HMM . SO I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA WORK OUT AS OF YET. SO MAYBE WE, WE MENTION FORTHCOMING AS YOU LOOK AT THIS DOCUMENT, ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE MISSED OR YOU WANNA ADD OR HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT? NO. YOU, THIS STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT, HOW WE'RE GONNA DO IT. WELL, [00:45:01] I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE UP TO US TO DECIDE. I MEAN, THIS IS REALLY JUST A BLUEPRINT OF WHAT WE HAVE SOME PLAN TO INVOLVE THEM. ABSOLUTELY. MECHANISM. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE PLANS HOW WE'RE GONNA THAT BECOMES THE WORK OF THIS COMMITTEE. THIS IS A BLUEPRINT THAT THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO. AND FROM THIS WE'LL TAKE DIFFERENT PARTS AND WE'LL HAVE DIFFERENT SUBCOMMITTEES. AND THAT MAY BE SOMETHING YOU WANNA WORK ON BECAUSE YOU HAVE DONE OTHER, YOU KNOW, WORK. YEAH. ACTUALLY INVOLVE SOME OF OTHER PEOPLE. ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THAT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF WORK IN SMALLER COMMITTEES TO, TO KIND OF REALLY FLESH OUT WHAT WE, WHAT WE MEAN AND, AND HOW IT IS GONNA WORK. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE OVERALL THEME SPIRIT OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN? IS IT BROAD ENOUGH? IT'S VERY BROAD. I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLY BROAD , BUT I, BUT I'M A MENTAL HEALTH PERSON, SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH VAGUENESS, UH, RIGHT. BUT OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOTTA BE SOME INTERNISTS OR PEOPLE AROUND HERE WHO REALLY NEED SOME MORE CONCRETE, UH, BOUNDARIES. IS THAT, DOES IT FIT LIKE SOMETHING THAT CAN WORK FOR ALL OF US GIVEN, UH, OUR EXPERTISE? THINKING ABOUT THE, WE JUST TALKED ABOUT MM-HMM . I WAS READING THE, THE, THE BOARD HEALTH SERVICES, THE COMMISSION CHARTER. THERE'S NOTHING ABOUT THAT HERE. WHATEVER EXPECTATIONS IS, WE JUST CREATED IT OURSELF OR WHAT THE, MAYBE SOME EXPECTATIONS FROM EXECUTIVE ATION OF WHAT THE EXPECTATION IS. MM-HMM . FOR THE STRUCTURE OF IT. DOES EVERY COMMISSION PRODUCE A ANNUAL REPORT? YEAH. OKAY. SO THERE IS AN EXPECTATION OF THAT. OKAY. IS THERE A TEMPLATE FOR WHAT YOU WANT SPECIFICALLY? UM, YEAH, WE CAN CERTAINLY GET SOMETHING OUT TO YOU. UM, LOOK AT SOME OF THE OTHERS. UM, THERE'S A PRETTY, AND WE'LL LOOK HISTORICALLY AT WHAT WE'VE ALREADY SENT IN, BUT THAT'S THE EVALUATION. THERE'S AN ANNUAL REVIEW THAT TALKS ABOUT THE REVIEW PROCESS. THE NEXT PARAGRAPH TALKS ABOUT THE ANNUAL REPORT OR THAT WHAT WE DID. AND THEN HERE'S THE ACTUAL TANGIBLE DOCUMENT. WHY WE DID COL, WE COLLAPSED IT. UM, AND I THOUGHT WHAT WAS MOST IMPORTANT WAS THE ANNUAL REVIEW AND THE FACT THAT WE WERE GONNA BE TRANSPARENT. I DON'T THINK IT'S REALLY, THE CONTENT IS VERY DIFFERENT. PROBABLY WE COULD PUT SOMETHING ABOUT TRANSPARENCY INTO THE ANNUAL REVIEW AND THAT COULD JUST BE ONE LITTLE YEAH. YOU WANNA DO THAT? SORRY. UM, CAN, CAN YOU, UH, UNDER, UNDER ANNUAL REVIEW OR UNDER TRANSPARENCY, WHICH, UM, I TAKE, YOU'RE SAYING I DO ANNUAL REVIEW. I'M TAKING, I'M TAKING IT AS A, A REVIEW. HERE'S OUR ANNUAL REVIEW. IN THE NEXT PARAGRAPH WE TALK ABOUT THE ANNUAL REPORT. SO I SEE, IS THAT TWO DOCUMENTS? IS IT JUST A, LET'S LET'S TALK ABOUT, JUST CALL IT ANNUAL REPORT, RIGHT? SO LIKE WE EITHER COMBINE OR REMOVE THE ANNUAL REVIEW BECAUSE IT, IT'S, I MEAN I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT IT'S, IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS. THAT IT'S MAYBE REDUNDANT. YES. IT COULD BE REVIEWED AS OKAY. YEAH. MAYBE WE CAN BE TOGETHER. SO, UM, OKAY. SO WE'LL, WE'LL WORK ON CONDENSING. SO IT'S ALL ONE SECTION. OBJECTION. YES. UM, THE, UM, MY ONLY CONCERN IS JUST, IT JUST, IT'S JUST GONNA LOOK A LITTLE BIT FUNNY THAT UNDER EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY VERSUS M1 PARAGRAPH, UM, COMPARED TO THE OTHER LARGER SECTION. SO I'M WONDERING IF WE SHOULD ALSO JUST MOVE THAT WITH [00:50:01] ANOTHER, I DON'T KNOW, BUT YEAH. WE'LL, UM, CONDENSE IT TO BOTTOM. SO WITH THAT CHANGE TO JUST CONDENSE IT INTO PROBABLY A PARAGRAPH, I THINK, I DON'T KNOW, HOW DO OTHERS FEEL ABOUT IT BEING A PARAGRAPH THAT, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT AT ALL. OKAY. IT'S SORT OF A SUMMARY OF WHAT WE'RE GONNA PRODUCE. OKAY. WITH THAT CHANGE, JUST TO COMBINE THAT. ARE FOLKS COMFORTABLE WITH, UH, ENTERTAINING? YES. SORRY. WELL, CAN THE EVALUATION AND FEEDBACK MOVED DOWN SO THAT, SO RIGHT ABOVE EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY, WE TALK ABOUT THE FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDERS. SO NEXT OH, I SEE. SO IT'S EVALUATION FEEDBACK. THERE'S SOME DISCUSSION OF OUTSIDE EVALUATION. I FEEL LIKE RIGHT NOW IT'S ALL INTERNAL EVALUATION. MM-HMM . SO MAYBE WE MOVE THAT DOWN AS PART OF EXTERNAL EVALUATION. OKAY. GOOD IDEA. YEAH. AND WE GET BACK TO THE TWO PARAGRAPHS. DOES THAT FEEL BETTER? ? I THINK IT'S, AM I ? YES. YOU WOULD BE A HONORARY. THERE'S ONE LESS PARAGRAPH. . THIS IS GREAT. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD COMPROMISE. OKAY. SO MOVING THAT, UM, EVALUATION FEEDBACK UNDER ANNUAL REVIEW. PEOPLE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS DOCUMENT, WITH THAT CHANGE ANY MORE DISCUSSION BEFORE WE MAYBE PUT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND WRAP THIS UP? IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS. , IT'S LONGER THAN CHILDBIRTH. . OH. BUT I'M, I'M HERE TO ENTERTAIN ANY THOUGHTS, , BECAUSE I WANT EVERYBODY TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH THE STUFF. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO HEARING NOTHING ELSE, CAN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO, TO RECEIVE THIS? JUST CHANGING THE FEEDBACK MECHANISMS COMING INTO THE ANNUAL REVIEW AND CONSOLIDATING THAT INFORMATION AS A DOCUMENT. IT'S OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND ANY NATIONAL, NATIONAL TO PUBLIC SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH RESTRAINTS. YEAH. WHO SAID I CAN DO IT? ABSOLUTELY. ANGELA. OKAY. PERFECT. SO THE QUESTION, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. YAY. THIS IS GREAT. GOOD JOB TEAM. ALSO, I, I THINK, I THINK THIS, UH, THIS UM, FIRST VERSION WAS, WAS DRAFTED BY SABRINA. SO THANK YOU FOR YES. SABRINA AND BARBARA. YES. YEAH. AND PAULA, UH, IS WORKING, BUT THIS HAS REALLY BEEN GREAT TEAMWORK, GREAT EFFORT. A LOT OF THOUGHT. YES. A LOT, A LOT OF FOOD, A LITTLE BIT OF WINE GONE INTO THIS. SO, UH, THANK YOU GUYS. ALRIGHT. OH, SO WE MOVE MEMBERS, ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WANNA SHARE ANYTHING? OKAY. ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? UM, YOU KNOW, LAST MEETING WE TALKED ABOUT BUDGET MEETING. I FEEL LIKE I MISSED A MEMO OR COMMUNICATION OR ENCOURAGEMENT FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO BE THERE. SO, UM, I JUST WANNA EMPHASIZE LIKE FEEL FREE TO EACH OF THOSE. FEEL FREE TO MIND US WHERE YOU NEED US. UM, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING FROM THOSE, UH, CELEBRATIONS TO THE COURT MEETINGS, TO PRE PROTEST SIGNS, WHATEVER, UM, OR AFFILIATIONS. UM, I THINK THAT GOES BACK TO LIKE USE US AS RESOURCES. OKAY. SOME FUN STUFF TOO. AND THE SAME FOR POLITICAL STUFF. SOME OF US HAVE, SOME OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS PUT OUT FUNDS. [00:55:01] WHAT RESOURCES CAN WE BRING BACK TO, I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN ASK. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SO MANY NEW PEOPLE, UM, BUT MAYBE SETTING JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TIME IN THE NEXT MEETING TO REALLY TALK ABOUT MAYBE THREE OR FOUR, MAYBE FIVE BULLET POINTS ABOUT WHO YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU ARE, SORT OF WHAT YOUR INTERESTS ARE AND KIND OF SPHERES OF INFLUENCE, WHAT YOU'RE DOING, WHAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN. UM, SO WE CAN GET A BETTER SENSE FOR WHO YOU ARE HERE. UM, BUT NOT, YOU KNOW, NOT A FULL RESUME, BUT JUST ENOUGH TO LIKE THAT ELEVATOR PITCH OF, OF WHO WE ARE. DOES THAT SOUND LIKE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ADD TO THE NEXT? JUST I THOUGHT IF WE COULD LIKE AN ASSET MAPPING QUESTION, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE NEEDS ARE AND SAY THESE ARE THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE RELATED TO FOUNDATION POLICY OR RELATED TO COMMUNICATIONS ARE SO, SO IN MY MIND I'M THINKING LITTLE OLD SCHOOL, BUT AS PEOPLE ARE TALKING WE CAN HAVE THOSE SORT OF, THOSE AREAS, UM, THAT FOLKS FALL INTO. OR DO YOU WANT TO PUT SOMETHING OUT MORE FORMALLY FOR PEOPLE TO FILL IN AS THEY TALK? THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THE STRUCTURE IS WONDERFUL. LEGISLATION FUND ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR THOUGHTS? OPEN DISCUSSION. ALRIGHT. UM, LET'S ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. YES. YES. YES TO YES. YES. ALRIGHT, LET'S HAVE A VOTE. YES. ALL IN FAVOR. OKAY. OPPOSED? WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DISCUSS IT. IT'S ALL RIGHT. MEETING IS OVER. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. YOU'RE GREAT. PLEASE TAKE GRAPES ON THE WAY OUT. THEY WERE REALLY GOOD. SO JUST GRAB SOME. THANK YOU SO. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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