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THAT WOULD BE GOOD.I SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT BEFORE, BUT WHATEVER.
IT'S BEEN A MINUTE SINCE WE'VE SEEN EACH OTHER BECAUSE LAST TIME, UM, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO MEET, THERE WAS ALSO SUPPOSED TO BE FLASH FLOODING.
BUT THERE WAS, UM, THERE WAS A PREDICTION THAT WE WOULD GET SUCH BAD RAIN THAT THERE WOULD BE FLASH FLOODING.
SO ALEJANDRA WISELY SAID, YOU KNOW, WE BARELY ARE GONNA HAVE A QUORUM.
IF EVEN ONE PERSON DECIDES NOT TO SHOW UP, THEN WE WON'T HAVE ONE.
AND ALL THE PEOPLE WILL COME FOR NO REASON AND IT'S HORRIBLE WEATHER.
AND I SAID, YOU'RE VERY, VERY WISE, ALEJANDRA.
SO WE, UM, LAUREN AND I CALLED IT ON ACCOUNT OF THE, THE FORECAST.
AND THEN THERE WAS NO FLASH FLOODING.
BEAUTIFUL DAY, IF YOU RECALL, SUN CAME OUT.
SO WHAT, WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT WHICH ROADS ARE PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS? RIGHT.
UM, SO NOW, BUT NOW WE'RE HERE TOGETHER, SO ALL IS RIGHT IN THE WORLD.
AND WHY DON'T WE GO AROUND THE ROOM AND INTRODUCE OURSELVES.
I WORK AT, UM, I'M VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS AT CAL STATE, UH, LONG BEACH.
I FORGOT WHICH CAL STATE I'M AT, APPARENTLY TOOK ME A EARLY, I, I AND I CHA CHAIR THE COMMISSION FOR THIS YEAR.
UM, AND LAUREN IS MY CO-CHAIR.
I'M A, AN ADDICTION PSYCHIATRIST, PSYCH KAISER PERMANENTE DOWNEY.
AND I'M ALSO, UM, THE PHYSICIAN DIRECTOR OF HR THERE.
SO, OH, I SHOULD MENTION, I'M ALSO A PSYCHOLOGIST.
AND, UM, IT'S GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY.
UM, PLEASE THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE.
UH, COMMISSIONER WALTON FOR BRINGING THE, THE BAGELS AND COFFEE.
I'M A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION AT WISE AND HEALTHY AGING.
SO A NON-PROFIT THAT FOCUSES ON AGING SERVICES AND HE'S OUR TECHIE GUY.
WE, WE ACTUALLY, WE APPRECIATE THAT.
MY OTHER I TECH SUPPORT TOO, AND ALL OF 'EM ALL WORK.
I AM A NURSE IN, IN, UH, PRIVATE PRACTICE AND ALSO WORK AT THE VA HERE IN LONG BEACH.
AND, UM, NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS.
UM, I'M RETIRED NOW, BUT I WAS THE DIRECTOR OF THE CANCER RESOURCE CENTER, WHICH AT ATTEND THIS JOINT PROGRAM OF
AND I STILL WORK WITH THEM AND HELP THEM OUT AS I CAN.
I'VE BEEN, WHILE I WAS ALSO LICENSED THERAPIST BACK TODAY MM-HMM
DID A LOT OF WORK FUNDRAISING DEVELOPMENT.
ALSO WAS THE, UH, CEO FOR THE, UH, THE, UM, COUNSEL CENTER.
WE HAVE A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH ON THIS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH ON THIS ONE.
UH, I WORK FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
UM, I'M A PUBLIC HEALTH HEALTH SPECIALIST.
I'M, I'M THE RETIRED PHYSICIAN, COSMETIC SURGEON, AND NOW I'M PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS OF USA LONG BEACH CHAPTER AND GLOBAL PEACE FOUNDATION, INC.
AND WE DO LOT OF CHARITY WORK.
WE JUST DONATED AND SLICE USED CLOTHES TO ABOUT HUNDRED PEOPLE.
THANK YOU FOR, UM, I'VE BEEN WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR FIVE YEARS, SO COMING UP ON SIX YEARS THE NEXT MONTH.
UM, UM, WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, I'VE HAD MULTIPLE, UH, ROLES.
INITIALLY IT WAS, UM, I WAS OUR CHIEF OF OPERATIONS FOR OUR COVID RESPONSE CARE COVID.
UM, BUT MY MAIN HOUSE, MAIN HALF WITH, UH, UH, WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS, UM, I'M OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR HIV CLINIC.
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MY TIME WITH HIV DATES BACK TO MY, UH, MY DAYS WITH PEACE CORPS AND TWO THOUSANDS.I DID HIV WORK IN S WHICH WAS, UH, IN SOUTHERN AFRICA.
THE TIME WAS CALLED QUA MM-HMM
UM, AT THE TIME IT HAD THE HIGHEST H HIV V PRESENCE IN THE WORLD.
SO I SAW A LOT OF AIDS AND, UH, SUFFERING IT FOR CAREER ROUTE MEDICINE.
UM, I WENT TO MED SCHOOL IN NEW YORK, UM, AND THEN I CAME BACK TO LA FOR MY RESIDENCY AT WHITE MEMORIAL.
UM, COINCIDENTALLY THAT'S THE SAM HOSPITAL I WAS BORN AT.
SO
UM, I HAVE AN 11-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.
AND, UM, APPARENTLY NAVIGATING LIKE THIS WEIRD, LIKE PRE PUBERTY STAGE
WE HAVE A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH ON THIS COMMISSION.
I'M THE LAB MANAGER, UH, FOR GREATER LOS ANGELES SPECTER CONTROL DISTRICT.
SO I'M A MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGIST.
I FILL OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, WHATEVER SLOT,
BUT YEAH, JUST BROADLY ALSO INTERESTED IN, IN ALL THE WORK THAT'S, THAT'S DONE THROUGH OUR YOU SPECIALIST FOR DISTRICT.
WE'RE GONNA BE, I OVERSEE ALL THE NURSES AND LPNS AND ALSO ALL THE OUTBREAKS AND STAFF THAT COME THROUGH.
AND, UM, I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 25 YEARS.
I'M SOCIAL WORKER WITH HEALTHCARE.
I SUPPORT THE, PRIMARILY THE MEDI-CAL POPULATION WITHIN LA COUNTY.
UM, AND I HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE MAZE THAT IS MANAGED CARE.
BEEN THERE FOR JUST SHORT YEARS.
AND I'M OVER CORPS VOLUNTEER TOO.
YOU GET AN EXTRA COFFEE FOR NAVIGATING MANAGED CARE.
DID YOU WANT TO ALSO, WE ARE JUST DID INTRODUCTIONS.
UH, MY
THEN, UH, MY WIFE'S BORN, RAISED IN LONG BEACH.
SO, UH, I GOT OUT AND CAME BACK HERE.
SPENT ABOUT 10, FOUR YEARS IN THE RESERVES.
SO, DUNNO WHAT ELSE I CAN TELL YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IS INTERESTING,
NO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE FATHER.
I KNOW, RIGHT? OH NO, THAT'S, EVEN THOUGH WE DID OUR INTRODUCTIONS, WE DO NEED TO DO OFFICIAL ROLL CALLS.
UM, BOARD MEMBER SANDERS IS ABSENT.
IF EVERYONE CAN TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO REVIEW THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING.
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I'LL UP.SO I'LL NO, AFTER YOU IT'S EASIER TO JUST SAY SECOND
I HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE THE, THE MINUTES.
ANY OPPOSED? GREAT, THANK YOU.
NOW WE'LL RECEIVE THE REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
UH, I THINK THERE ARE A FEW NEW FOLKS THAT I HAVE NOT HAD THE PLEASURE TO ACTUALLY MEET AND SPEND SOME TIME WITH, SO I'LL BE REACHING OUT.
I'M ALLISON KING AND, UM, IT'S, IT'S BEEN, UH, BIT TUMULTUOUS.
UM, UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE WRAPPED THE YEAR WITH A LOT OF LOSS IN FUNDING AROUND PREVENTION.
UM, WE WATCHED THE, UM, SHUTDOWN OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE REOPENING.
AND WHEN THEY REOPENED, UM, UM, THEY, THEY HIT US PRETTY HARD AGAIN WITH SOME MASSIVE CHANGES TO OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE GRANT, WHICH IS ON OUR HUMAN SERVICES SIDE AROUND HOMELESSNESS, WHICH FUNDS A LOT OF THE SHELTERS AND THE RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAMS THAT WE OPERATE.
RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAMS ARE THOSE THAT HELP TO KEEP PEOPLE IN HOUSING OR PUT THEM BACK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BY USUALLY ADDRESSING THE HOUSING THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE.
UM, GETTING THEM FUNDS TO SAY PAY FOR RENTAL ARREARS TO STAY HOUSED SO THAT THEY DON'T FALL INTO HOMELESSNESS.
UM, WE HAVE ALWAYS, UM, AS A CITY LED WITH SERVICES AS OPPOSED TO BEING OR CRIMINALIZING HOMELESSNESS, UM, BY CITING PEOPLE, ARRESTING PEOPLE.
AND SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE TRIED TO FOCUS MORE OF OUR HOUSING INVENTORY ON PERMANENT HOUSING, UH, AND NOT, UH, TEMPORARY SHELTERS.
THE NEW NOFA COMES OUT AND TELLS US THAT WE MUST HAVE 70% SHELTER AND ONLY 30% MAXIMUM PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES OUR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
SO IT IS GOING TO MEAN A COMPLETE REMIX OF OUR CURRENT INVENTORY.
AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE AROUND THE COUNTRY IS STRUGGLING WITH.
THERE WAS A LAWSUIT FILED AND THEY DID RESCIND THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY LAST WEEK.
UM, THEY ARE WORKING ON REVAMPING IT.
UM, BUT A LOT OF WHAT CAME OUT OF IT ALSO INSISTED WE HELP WITH, UH, IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.
UM, THAT WE ABANDONED THE HOUSING FIRST MODEL, WHICH IS THE MODEL THAT SAYS THAT YOU HOUSE PEOPLE FIRST, UM, AND STABILIZE THEM IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SERVICES.
THEY WANT PEOPLE TO AGREE TO SERVICES BEFORE THEY CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR HOUSING.
SO IT, IT REALLY FLIPS OUR MODEL AND IT'S GOING TO CHANGE THINGS.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WILL PUT BACK OUT.
UM, BUT IT REPRESENTS $8 MILLION IN, UH, FUNDING NOW BECAUSE THAT FUNDING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR.
IT MAY NOT IMPACT US IMMEDIATELY, BUT WE'VE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF THE NEW MEASURE A THAT ADDRESSES HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FOR WHICH WE, AND THIS IS THE STATE MEASURE A NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE CITY'S MEASURE.
A IT SUPPORTS ALSO OUR YEAR ROUND SHELTER IN, UH, CD NINE OVER OFF OF ATLANTIC AND OUR INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTERS.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT THE COUNTY GIVES US MONEY DIRECTLY TO DO BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR OWN CONTINUUM OF CARE APART FROM THE COUNTY CONTINUUM OF CARE BECAUSE WE ALSO PASSED THE STATE MEASURE A LAST YEAR.
AND THAT MONEY WILL START TO FLOW IN AS OF APRIL OF 26.
THE COUNTY IS NOW SAYING, UM, THAT THE MONEY THAT THEY GIVE US, THEY WON'T BE GIVING US.
SO, UM, WE THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD GIVE THE SUPPORT OF THREE SUPERVISORS TO OVERTURN THAT, BUT THE COUNTY HAS $300 MILLION DEFICIT AND IT'S GOTTA COME FROM SOMEWHERE.
UM, THE QUESTION TODAY IS THOUGH,
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ALTHOUGH THEY GET TO NOT GIVE US THE MONEY, BECAUSE WE ARE STILL A PART OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, THEY STILL OWE US SERVICES, SO WE WILL BE WORKING ON THAT.JOSEPH NONPROFIT THAT IS, UM, WORKING TO CREATE A BALLOT MEASURE THAT WE HOPE TO SEE GET APPROVED, UH, FOR THE NOVEMBER 26 ELECTION THAT WE ARE FIGHTING TO GET A PROPULSION PROPORTIONAL, UM, AMOUNT OF, UH, IT WAS WRITTEN ONLY FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY, BUT THAT HAPPENS A LOT BECAUSE WE ARE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, A UNICORN AND THAT WE ARE A LOCAL HEALTH JURISDICTION.
THERE ARE ONLY THREE OF US IN THE STATE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEW TO OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND IT IS BERKELEY, PASADENA AND US, OF WHICH WE ARE THE LARGEST AND NOT JUST THE LARGEST IN SIZE, BUT THE LARGEST IN THE SCOPE OF SERVICES THAT WE OFFER BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE HUMAN SERVICES AND WE DO EVERYTHING FROM ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TO CHRONIC HEALTH FOR HIV.
UM, AND WE ALSO DO RACIAL HEALTH EQUITY.
AND WE HAVE THIS CENTER WHERE WE DO REGIONAL TRAINING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ALL THE THINGS.
WE ARE A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UM, UNLIKE THE OTHER TWO.
EVEN VERNON HAS, UM, THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM AND THEY'RE CALLED A HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
THEY CALL IT A HEALTH DEPARTMENT, BUT IT'S NOT RECOGNIZED AS A HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITHIN STATE.
SO, UM, WE ARE FIGHTING A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS ON, UM, DIFFERENT FRONTS.
AND OUR LEGAL TEAM HAS BEEN, UM, AMAZING IN MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PART OF, YOU KNOW, GETTING THAT FUNDING.
BUT WE WILL BE GOING BACK TO CITY COUNCIL, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER THIS YEAR, UH, TO ADDRESS WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN PRIORITIZE WHAT SERVICES WE WILL RETAIN, UM, BASED ON SOME OF THE FUNDING LOSS THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED AND DO ANTICIPATE.
UM, THAT SAID, WE HAVE DONE SOME AMAZING THINGS.
WE SUNSETTED OUR FATHERHOOD PROGRAM RECENTLY, AND IT WILL BE, UM, UPLIFTED IN, UH, A COUNCIL MEETING.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, RECENTLY JUST PRESENTED THE BLACK COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS AND STRENGTHS ASSESSMENT, UH, TO COUNCIL.
SO THAT WAS RECORDED LAST WEEK.
PRIOR, UM, UH, TIME WE HAD THE, UM, FILIPINO REPORT.
AND, UH, IF THERE IS ANY INTEREST IN HAVING ANY OF THOSE SUMMARIZED HERE FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION, WE ARE HAPPY TO DO THAT AS WELL.
UM, WE'VE GOT SOME BIG RETIREMENTS TONIGHT.
WE WILL SAY GOODBYE TO ONE OF OUR 30 YEAR NURSES, UH, NANCY RIANO.
UM, BUT WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF ATTRITION BECAUSE OF THE INSTABILITY.
UM, BUT THE WONDERFUL THING IS THAT BECAUSE OF MANY PEOPLE, WE HAD 34 THAT WERE ON LOSS OF FUNDING, UM, WE'VE ONLY, I THINK, LOST ONE PERSON WHO DID NOT ACCEPT ANYTHING.
UM, AND WE DON'T KNOW HOW THEY LANDED, BUT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PLACE THOSE PEOPLE IN OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY.
SO WE HAVE NOT ISSUED AN ORDER OF LAYOFF AT THIS POINT BECAUSE THESE ARE NOT CLASSIFIED POSITIONS.
BUT WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT THAT COULD BE, UH, SOMETHING THAT WE, UM, SEE IN THE COMING YEAR BECAUSE ALL OF OUR REVENUES ARE DOWN RELATIVE TO OUR HEALTH FUND REALIGNMENT, CONSUMER SPENDING IS DOWN AND ALL OF THE REVENUE THAT WE RECEIVE IS GENERATED BY THAT.
AND SO WE ARE ANTICIPATING, UM, REDUCED FUNDING EVEN IN THE SOURCES THAT WE COUNT ON.
SO A BALLOT INITIATIVE WOULD BE GOOD.
OTHER THAN THAT, MRS. LINCOLN, HOW DID YOU ENJOY THE PLAY? THAT THAT WAS ALL VERY SAD.
BUT THE WONDERFUL THING IS THAT WE ARE, WE'RE STILL DOING AMAZING THINGS THERE.
OF COURSE, THEY'RE SEEING LOTS OF FOLKS IN THE CLINICS, UM, LA COUNTY AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S COME OUT, UM, BUT THERE IS GOING TO BE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT CLINICS THAT ARE CLOSING, UM, WITH LA COUNTY MM-HMM
UM, AND WE ANTICIPATE, UM, THAT IT, IT COULD BRING PEOPLE TO OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
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WE ALL KNOW THAT THE MEDI-CAL CUTS, UM, ARE, ARE IMMINENT AND, UH, THE JOB LOSS, UH, IS GOING TO IMPACT PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO RETAIN MM-HMMSO WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN THE DEMAND FOR SERVICES AND WE JUST SIMPLY HOPE TO BE ABLE, UM, TO PROVIDE THAT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE DIRECTOR? I MEAN, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THIS COMMISSION CAN BE DOING TO LEND SUPPORT? I ABSOLUTELY DO THINK THAT, UM, WE CAN TALK ABOUT WAYS IN WHICH YOU CAN SUPPORT IN PUBLIC COMMENT, JUST HAVING IT SENT TO THE COUNCIL PERSONS, EVEN IF IT'S NOT ABOUT STANDING THERE AND GIVING PUBLIC COMMENT.
BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT WE HAVE A LEADERSHIP AND A COUNCIL WHO IS ABSOLUTELY OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTIVE FOR OUR PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
UM, YOU KNOW, THERE HAVE BEEN FOLKS OVER THE YEARS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN AS SUPPORTIVE AND DID NOT SEE ITS NEED AND THOUGHT THAT THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT LA COUNTY SHOULD DO.
THAT IS NOT THE SENTIMENT OF ANY COUNCIL PERSON, UM, THAT CURRENTLY IS SEATED.
UM, AND OR, UM, OUR LEADERSHIP, AND THEY TOO ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS THAT WE CAN, UM, CREATE STRUCTURED LEVELS OF FUNDING AND WE WILL LIKELY HAVE OUR, UM, FINANCE, UM, DIVISION MANAGER COME AND TALK ABOUT THAT AS WELL, UH, OVER THE NEXT YEAR.
UM, BECAUSE THERE MAY BE SOME CHANGES TO THE WAY THAT WE RECEIVE OUR MONEY BECAUSE OUR HEALTH FUND IS DIMINISHING.
AND SO IT MAY LOOK MORE LIKE WHAT WE CALL GENERAL FUND, WHICH ARE THE GENERAL DOLLARS OF THE CITY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ALLISON? NO.
THEN IF THERE ARE NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECEIVE THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
SO HOW IS IT MOVE BY BARBARA? A SECOND BY DR.
UM, NOW WE WILL RECEIVE A MONTHLY REPORT, UH, REPORT FROM THE ACTING CITY HEALTH OFFICER.
UH, I'LL TRY TO KEEP THIS, UM, A BRIEF, ALTHOUGH I GUESS I HAD A QUESTION.
HOW LONG DID DR. DAVIS? SHE, SO I TALKED TO HER ABOUT THIS, UH, IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS AROUND FIVE, 10 MINUTES.
UM, SO I'LL JUST, I'LL TRY TO KEEP IT BRIEF, BUT JUST LEMME KNOW.
NORMAL, UM, I WAS THINKING ABOUT, UM, HOW I WAS GONNA PRESENT THIS YESTERDAY.
UM, I DECIDED I GO TWO BIG BUCKETS.
SO THE FIRST BUCKET'S GONNA BE, UM, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, SO, SO INFECTIOUS THINGS THAT MAKE PEOPLE SICK.
AND THEN THE OTHER BUCKET, UM, I WAS GONNA TALK ABOUT JUST BRIEFLY, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STUFF.
UM, SO THAT'S, I GUESS THINGS THAT ARE NOT INFECTIOUS
UM, SO IN TERMS OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, UM, JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON
UM, AND MOST OF YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW THIS, UM, WE'VE HAD OC CIRCULATING THE COMMUNITY, UM, SINCE THE OUTBREAK IN 2022.
AND SO I GUESS THE DISTINCTION HERE IS IT WAS CLAY TWO
UM, THERE'S ALSO CLAY ONE MPO, WHICH IS A STRAIN OF THE VIRUS THAT HISTORICALLY
UM, PREVIOUSLY ONLY SEVEN CASES IN THE US THIS PLAYED ONE AND THEY WERE ALL TRAVEL RELATED, UH, NONE LOCALLY ACQUIRED.
AND THEN BACK IN SEPTEMBER, UM, OUR LONG BEACH TEAM FOUND THE FIRST LOCALLY ACQUIRED CASE OF CLEVELAND FOX IN THE US.
UM, AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY LA COUNTY REPORTED TWO ADDITIONAL CASES IN THEIR JURISDICTION.
UM, ALL THE CASES HAD NO TRAVEL HISTORY, NO TIES TO EACH OTHER, UM, NO TIES TO ANY PARTNER.
UM, AND THEY WERE ALL UNVACCINATED.
UM, THE STATE LAB DID SOME GENETIC TESTING AND, UM, THE CLUSTER HAD NEARLY IDENTICAL GENETIC PROFILES.
UM, AND THEN SINCE THEN APPEARS ON
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THE CLUSTERS PHYSICAL DOUBT.UM, AND THEN THIS IS MY COMMENTARY HERE, AND I THINK THAT'S CREDIT TO, UM, HIGH VACCINATION RATES WITHIN THIS HIGH RISK COMMUNITY.
UM, AND THEN WE WORKED ON A MANUSCRIPT WITH, UM, THE STATE DESCRIBING THE OUTBREAK FOR PUBLICATION, AND IT SHOULD BE PUBLISHED SOON IN THE MEDICINE.
UM, THE MANUSCRIPT WAS ACCEPTED AND IT LOOKS LIKE, UM, IT'S GONNA HEAD TOWARDS PUBLICATION, SO CONGRATULATIONS.
AND THEN, UM, STAYING ON THE SAME TOPIC OF, UM, INFECTIONS TO HAVE SOME SEXUAL TRANSMISSION, UM, THERE'S BEEN A RECENT REPORT OF A TRANSMISSION OF SOMETHING CALLED TM SEVEN, UM, TRIPLE FIGHT 10 INTEGRA FIGHTS, PHYT GENOTYPE SEVEN IN LA COUNTY.
UM, SO THIS SKIN SEVEN, IT'S A, IT'S A FUNGAL INFECTION, UM, KIND OF LIKE RINGWORM NIA, UM, BUT, BUT WITH MORE SEVERE SYMPTOMS, SO INFLAMMATORY AND PAINFUL SKIN LESIONS THAT GENERALLY DON'T RESOLVE WITH TRADITIONAL TOPICAL TREATMENTS.
UM, SO THERE WAS ONE CASE OF CAMP SEVEN IN LA COUNTY RESIDENT AND A PERSON WITH CONTACT TO PARTNER WITH TRAVEL.
UM, HISTORICALLY THIS CAMP SEVEN'S BEEN SEEN IN, UM, THE MSM COMMUNITY AND, UM, PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD SOME HISTORY WITH, UM, SEX CUR SEXISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.
UM, CURRENTLY NO CASES OF CAMP SEVEN HAS BEEN REPORTED IN LONG BEACH, BUT WE'RE, UH, SENDING OUT NOTICES, ENCOURAGING PROVIDERS TO KEEP THIS.
UM, AND THEN THE LAST THING WITH THE INFECTIOUS STUFF, UH, MARBURG BARS.
UM, SO THIS IS PRETTY LOW RISK FOR US, BUT, UM, CDC RECENTLY ISSUED A
UM, I GUESS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS IS MARBURG.
IT CAUSES, UM, A SEVERE AND OFTEN FATAL HEMORRHAGIC FEVER.
UM, IT SPREADS THROUGH DIRECT CONTACT WITH INFECTED, UH, ANIMAL AND HUMAN BODILY FLUIDS, UM, AS OF DECEMBER 3RD OF CASES OF MARBURG VIRUS DISEASE OUTSIDE OF, UM, AGAIN, RISK OF SPREAD TO THE US AND LONG BEACH IS PRETTY LOW AT THIS TIME.
UM, BUT CDC IS RECOMMENDING CLINICIANS TO BE AWARE.
UM, AND THEN MOVING ON TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.
UM, AND THIS IS JUST ONE THING.
UM, RECENTLY WE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH LA COUNTY AND PASADENA FOLKS ABOUT
UM, SO K*M AND SEVEN OH H UH, THEIR OPIOID PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM THEUM PLANT.
UM, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT ADDICTION, OVERDOSE DEATH, UM, OFF MARKET IF TO TREAT CHRONIC PAIN IS OUTTA DEPRESSION.
UM, NOTABLY IT'S MARKETED AS A NATURAL REMEDY.
AND, UM, THESE PRODUCTS CONTAIN C UH, TYPICALLY SOLD IN BEVERAGES, UM, CAPSULES, GUMMIES, OFTEN SOLD IN GAS STATIONS, UH, SMOKE SHOPS AND ONLINE, UM, RETAILERS.
AND THEN SINCE APRIL, PROBABLY HAVE HEARD THIS ALREADY, BUT LA COUNTY'S UM, SEEN SIX OVERDOSE DEATHS AT, UH, CONCENTRATED SEVEN PRODUCTS.
AND, UM, THERE ARE NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS THAT CRETO AND SYNTHETIC CRETO COMPOUNDS, UM, THROUGH THEIR LOCAL ORDINANCES.
AND, UM, LAST I SPOKE TO, UM, WHAT IS THAT WORD YOU'RE USING? SYNTHETIC, WHAT PRODUCTS? SYNTHETIC CRETO PRODUCTS.
A-R-A-T-I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH KRATOM.
NOR WAS I UNTIL RECENTLY, BUT IT'S, IT'S BEEN, UM, TOP OF NEWS LATELY AND APPARENTLY YEAH.
UM, AND YEAH, AND LA'S LOOKING TO, UM, UH, HAVE A LITTLE ORDINANCE GO THROUGH AS WELL.
IS IT A MUSHROOM? WHAT IS IT? WHAT IS GREAT.
AND THEN, UM, TYPICALLY IT'S, UH, I GUESS THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT IS SEVEN OH H UM, WHICH STANDS FOR SEVEN HYDROXY.
HOW HAVE I NEVER HEARD OF THIS? UM, IS IT, IT'S BEEN
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FAIRLY NEW, I WOULD SAY.BUT IT, IT'S, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS AND OTHERS TO KNOW YEAH.
IMPACTING TEAMS AND IT'S VERY EASILY ACCESSIBLE.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHETHER OR NOT THE, I THINK THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TEAM WAS GOING OUT TO CHECK.
SO THERE WAS A FACILITY WHERE, UM, YEAH, A BUSINESS IN LONG BEACH THAT WAS SELLING, UH, CREATING PRODUCTS IN THEIR BEVERAGES.
UM, OUR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TEAM IN THEIR BEVERAGES.
AND THEN I WANNA SAY THEY HAD, UM, UM, GUMMIES AND TABLETS TOO.
UM, BUT AGAIN, IT'S, UM, IT'S AUTO REGULATED.
SO, UM, A LOT OF TIMES THERE'S, UH, THE CONCENTRATIONS OF, UM, THESE SYNTHETIC OR THESE CREAM COMPOUNDS ARE, UM, CAN BE HIGHER THAN, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THEIR INGESTING.
UM, SO OUR EH TEAM WENT OUT TO THE, THE BUSINESS, UM, CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION AND REMOVED SOME PRODUCT FROM THE, UM, AND I THINK THEY DID THAT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LICENSING TEAM TOO.
UM, SO THAT WAS, UH, SO IT'S NOT AN ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE.
IT'S LEGAL, BUT IT'S ILL ADVISED YOU CAN'T SEE IT IN A UDS, YOU DON'T SEE, IT DOESN'T COME OUT IN URINE.
BUT THE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS ARE VERY MUCH LIKE ANY OTHER OPIATE.
AND SOME PEOPLE ARE EXCITED ABOUT FENTANYL, BUT PEOPLE COME IN AND THEY HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF KREM ON BOARD AND IT'S, IT'S REALLY HARD TO DETOX THEM.
I, I DO ADDICTION MEDICINE AND IT'S NOT ILLEGAL.
SO YOU CAN ACCESS IT VERY EASILY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GETTING OFF OF OTHER THINGS BY USING KREM.
AND THEN I SAY, OH MY GOODNESS.
YOU KNOW, SO, SO IT'S ALSO, SO IT'S ALSO ADDICTIVE? OH, ABSOLUTELY.
AND HOW DID IT SOLVE THEM? CORRECT.
DID I MISS THAT? HOW, HOW DID IT NOT GET REGULATED? HOW DOES, HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? LIKE, LIKE THAT? WELL, I MEAN, THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN, BUT
SO IT'S UNREGULATED, IT'S LEGAL, IT'S HIGHLY, IT'S ADDICTIVE.
UM, SO, SO I GUESS IN LOW DOSES, IT, IT'S, IT HAS A DIS STIMULANT AND HIGHER DOSE, MORE CONTROL AND YOU CAN DIE.
THAT'S REALLY GOOD FOR ME TO KNOW.
YEAH, THEY SENT REGARDING PRODUCTS AND UM, THEY, UH, THEY ADVISE AGAINST USING CREATIVE, BUT THEY CAN'T, SO IT'S LIKE DIET PILLS OR SOMETHING LIKE, LIKE YEAH, LIKE THE HYDROXY OR, YEAH.
IF IT'S NOT ILLEGAL, HOW DO YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BE TO TAKE IT OFF THE SHELF IN THE STORE? COORDINATE? PUBLIC COUNTY IS GONNA DO THAT PROBABLY SOMETIME NEXT, THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT MONTH.
UM, AND THEN SINCE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE FALL UNDER COUNTY COUNTY, UM, OUR CONCERN WAS HOW ARE WE GOING OR HOW ARE THEY GONNA ENFORCE IT? AND THEN, UM, AT LEAST FROM RH SIDE, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, UM, ON THEIR COUNTY ENFORCEMENT.
CURRENTLY WE DO A COMPLAINT BASED, OR, UM, BASED UPON, SOMEONE HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT, UM, A BUSINESS WITH BRAND PRODUCTS, THEN OUR, UM, BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE LA COUNTY, WHAT THEY WERE DOING IS THEY WERE KIND OF SPOT CHECKING HERE AND THERE, UM, GOING TO GAS STATIONS AND CHECKING.
UM, AND THEN I THINK ALSO WITH THE LOCAL ORDINANCE, THEY'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TEETH TO THE INSPECTIONS, SO, OKAY.
AND THAT'S, THAT WAS IT FOR MY UPDATES.
ANY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ONE, ONE MORE QUESTION.
WE ALL HAVE QUESTIONS GOING ON.
ANYTHING IN LONG BEACH? AS FAR AS I KNOW, I DIDN'T QUESTION.
WE'VE HAD LIKE LOW LEVELS OF MEASLES.
UM, I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ONE RECENTLY.
UM, BUT WE ARE SAYING, UM, NOT MES CASES, BUMPS MUMS. SURE.
WE'LL GET THE WHOLE M-M-R-M-M-R.
BUT FOR ALL THE KIDS WHO WEREN'T VACCINATED.
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OF THE FACT THAT, UM, THIS BOARD AND YOUR ACTION TO HELP, UM, GET FUNDS OUT TO PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE.UM, ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE ASSISTED WAS THE CLAY ONE, UH, PATIENT BECAUSE IT WAS, UM, IT, IT WAS, IT WAS QUITE ALARMING BECAUSE WE HAD NOT SEEN THAT HERE.
UM, THIS PERSON HAD NOT TRAVELED AND IN ORDER TO QUARANTINE, UM, THEY COULDN'T GO TO WORK.
HAD A ROOMMATE THAT HAD TO LEAVE AND THEY HAD TO PAY THE RENT BY THEMSELVES.
AND WE ASSISTED WITH THAT TO THE AMOUNT OF OH, 13, 1300 BILL AND GROCERIES.
SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UM, THAT IS, YOU KNOW, YOUR, UM, ACTION.
YOUR, YOUR, YOUR, YOUR ACTION HERE, UM, IMPLEMENTED, UH, TO A ASSIST PERSONS IN, IN GREAT NEED.
MILES, YOU ALSO HAD A QUESTION.
UM, FOR THE, THE OVERDOSE, THE FREEDOM OVERDOSE, WHAT DOES THE RESPONSE OR INTERVENTION LOOK LIKE? UH, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS, UM, SIMILAR TO OPIOID.
SO THE SYMPTOMS OF OVERDOSE LOOK SIMILAR TO YES.
LIKE A FENTANYL OVER FENTANYL OVERDOSE OR ANY
BUT YEAH, WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF NARCAN ALL OVER THE UNIVERSITY, SO.
I'LL, I'LL, YOU'RE READY? I'M GOING TO SPRAY ANYONE'S NOSE.
IT'S GONNA LEAVE THAT RIGHT THERE.
I ALREADY SAW LAUREN'S WHEEL TURN.
AS SOON AS THEY TOLD ME THAT IT CAN'T HURT IF SOMEONE DOESN'T EAT IT, I WAS LIKE, LET ME ADD HIM.
THINKING ABOUT PUTTING IT IN THE WATER.
WE SHOULD JUST, JUST HAVE IT MISTING IN THE ROOMS.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECEIVE THE ACTING.
ANY OPPOSED? GREAT, THANK YOU.
AND NOW WE WILL RECEIVE, OH, NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON AN UPDATE TO THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
NICE TO SEE SO MANY NEW BOARD MEMBERS.
I RECOMMEND I HAVE TO SAY YOU LIKE TO SEE MY TEETH AS WELL.
ANYONE ELSE?
WHEN YOUR ADVERTISEMENT IS, IS SMILES, LIKE PEOPLE WALK AROUND.
UM, SO SINCE THERE ARE COLLEAGUES, SUB BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVEN'T HEARD THE WHOLE SPIEL, I'LL TRY TO GIVE A SUMMARY.
BUT, UM, SO THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS, WE HAVE A HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FUND UNDER THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, WHICH ALLOWS US TO ACCEPT, UM, TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS.
UM, SO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT YEARS AGO DID HAVE A NON-PROFIT THAT WAS RUN BY RETIRED STAFF.
AND SO THERE WAS SOME ROLLOVER MONEY WHEN THAT, UH, NON-PROFIT ENDED AND IT WENT TO THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
SO WE DO HAVE ABOUT $160,000, UM, IN FLEXIBLE FUNDS THAT JUST HAVE BEEN SITTING THERE.
UM, AND WE'VE BEEN JUST, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MONEY GOES OUT TO COMMUNITY AND, UM, THAT MORE THAN EVER, AND WE DO ALSO WANT TO TRY TO ENGAGE IN FUNDRAISING OUR, SO I'M GONNA JUST KIND OF PROVIDE UPDATES ON THE INITIATIVES WITHIN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FUND.
UM, AND, UM, THE BOARD'S ROLE AS WELL.
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THE INITIATIVE, WE DID LAUNCH THE STAFF REQUEST.SO, UM, STAFF REQUEST IS SO DIRECT CLIENT SUPPORT OF UP TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
UM, SO STAFF COULD, UM, REQUEST FUNDING TO MEET SOMEONE'S URGENT OR MOST BASIC NEEDS.
UM, SO THE, WE DID DO A SOFT LAUNCH FOR THE, THE PATIENT WHO WAS QUARANTINED.
SO WE PROVIDED MONEY FOR RENT, GROCERIES AND THEIR PHONE BILL.
IT WAS OVER THE A THOUSAND DOLLARS MARK.
UM, BUT WE HAVE ABOUT $80,000 FOR THIS, UM, INITIATIVE.
AND THAT ALSO INCLUDES WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENTS.
BUT OUR PRIORITY WILL BE FOR THE DIRECT CLIENT SUPPORT.
UM, SO ANY CLIENT WITH THAT'S BEING SERVED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF COULD, UM, REQUEST FUNDING FOR, UM, JUST TO ME ANY OTHER NEEDS THAT IS TYPICALLY NOT COVERED UNDER OUR GRANTS.
SO A LOT OF THESE BASIC NEEDS ARE COVERED BY OUR GRANT.
UM, AND THEN WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENTS, IT'S JUST SUPPLEMENTAL, UM, TRAINING RESOURCES OR TOOLS FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF AND FOR TEAMS. UM, LIKE I SAID, THE, THE PRIORITY IS FOR CLIENT SUPPORT, BUT WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT OUR STAFF, UM, DOES NEED SUPPORT IN BEING EQUIPPED TO BETTER SERVE COMMUNITIES.
SO WE WILL ARE OPEN TO SUPPORTING AS WELL.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF WORKFORCE GRANTS THAT ARE LIMITED FOR TRAINING.
SO WE'RE ASKING STAFF TO EXHAUST THOSE RESOURCES BEFORE REQUESTING FROM THE, AND SO THE MINI GRANT PROGRAM IS WHERE, UM, THE BOARD OF HEALTH WILL BE INVOLVED.
SO THAT WOULD, WE'D BE ABLE TO PROVIDE UP TO $5,000 TO LOCAL NONPROFITS, UM, TO SUPPORT STAFF WELLNESS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING.
THESE ARE ALSO THINGS THAT ARE TYPICALLY NOT COVERED UNDER GRANTS.
AND, UM, SOMETHING THAT WE'RE SAYING IS RESILIENT NONPROFITS, UM, ARE SUPPORTED BY RESILIENCE STAFF.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECTOR ARE FACING JUST WITHOUT THE CUTS.
IT IS A STRESSFUL JOB, YOU KNOW, FACING PEOPLE, SOME, SOME OF THEIR LOWEST TIMES IN THEIR LIVES.
AND A LOT OF IT THERE IS TRAUMA.
SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT OUR LOCAL NONPROFITS ARE TAKEN CARE OF AND BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE RESOURCES, UM, THAT TYPICALLY AREN'T COVERED BY THE GRANTS.
AND WE KNOW IT'S NOT A LOT, WE ALSO ONLY HAVE $80,000 TOTAL FOR THIS, UM, INITIATIVE.
BUT, UM, WE'RE HOPING THESE MINI GRANTS COULD SERVE AS SOME SERVICE, UM, TO THE LOCAL NONPROFITS.
AND SO THE PROCESS FOR THAT IS THAT THE BOARD OF HEALTH WILL REVIEW APPLICATIONS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AND COMMEND BOARDS.
UM, I DO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE LIMITED TIME DURING YOUR MONTHLY MEETINGS.
SO WE DID COME UP WITH A PROCESS THAT I WOULD DO A FIRST SCREEN OF THE APPLICATIONS AND THEN SHARE THE TOP APPLICATIONS, FIVE TO 10 APPLICATIONS WITH THE COURT OF HEALTH TO DO DECIDE THROUGH FUNDING.
UM, BUT WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY APPLICATIONS WE'LL RECEIVE, BUT, UM, WE'RE HOPING TO GET THE WORD OUT THERE SO MANY LOCAL NONPROFITS CAN FUNDED.
BUT OUR GOAL IS TO FUND 20,000 A QUARTER SO THAT THE 80,000 WOULD BE SPENT WITHIN A YEAR.
UM, SO WITH THAT, 'CAUSE WE DO WANT TO TRY OUR BEST TO CONTINUE TO SERVE COMMUNITY.
LIKE I SAID, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY FUNDING PETS AND SO WE'VE NEVER REALLY, AS A HEALTH DEPARTMENT ENGAGED IN FUNDRAISING, BUT WE ARE, WE SEE THAT THERE'S AN APPETITE TO SUPPORT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SEEN, YOU KNOW, THE FUNDINGS TO HIV PROGRAMMING AND HAVE ASKED HOW THEY CAN SUPPORT.
SO, UM, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN OPTION FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO, UM, DO TAX DEDUCTIBLE
SO, UM, THIS DECEMBER WE EXPECT TO LAUNCH ALL OF OUR HHS FUND INITIATIVES.
UM, WE'RE, THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH READY TO GO, BUT THEY'RE AT THE SAME MANAGER REVIEW LEVEL.
AND THAT'S JUST WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT AS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY, IT COULD BE A LITTLE BIT SENSITIVE TO BE FUNDRAISING 'CAUSE IT'S MADE MORE KNOWN FOR NONPROFITS TO ENGAGE IN THAT.
UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE WORKING ON THINGS WITH CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER, BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT EVERYTHING COULD BE LAUNCHED NEXT WEEK.
UM, SO I'M GLAD THAT I WAS ABLE TO PRESENT YOU ALL BEFORE YOU SEE A PRESS RELEASE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT EVERYTHING IS LAUNCHED MM-HMM
UM, SO WE WANT, WE WANNA HAVE AN ONGOING CAMPAIGN CALLED TOGETHER FOR HEALTHIER LONG BEACH.
UM, SO THAT WOULD BE OUR OVERARCHING CAMPAIGN THEME NAME, BUT THERE MAY BE SUB THEMES.
UM, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE'RE THINKING ABOUT DOING LIKE TWO TO THREE CAMPAIGNS A YEAR, BUT OBVIOUSLY ACCEPTING DONATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
SO A YEAR END CAMPAIGN WITH, YOU KNOW, GIVING TUESDAY TO YEAR END TYPICALLY, UM, IN DECEMBER.
AND THEN PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO DO FUNDRAISING
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AND MAYBE SOMETIME IN THE SUMMER, UM, OR THE FALL.UM, SO TOGETHER FOR HEALTHY, HEALTHIER, LONG BEACH, UM, THIS YEAR END CAMPAIGN.
SO HOPEFULLY IF IT DOES LAUNCH NEXT WEEK, WE'LL HAVE ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO JUST A SOFT LAUNCH TO SHOW THAT THESE INITIATIVES EXIST AND WE'RE ACCEPTING DONATIONS.
UM, SO IT'S REALLY JUST TO SHARE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE NEED SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY, UH, TO JUST, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THAT WE EXPECT TO BE GETTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO, UH, RESTORE THE, THE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN LOST, BUT THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO SERVE COMMUNITY WHERE WE CAN.
AND SO THIS BASIC CLIENT SUPPORT, UM, WE JUST UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE UNDER A LOT OF, UM, STRESS AND HARDSHIP AND WE WANT TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO, UM, KIND OF SERVE THEM IN THE WAY, IN THE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN.
AND THAT'S, SO THAT'S OUR LOCAL HELP, UM, WORKFORCE, UM, COMMUNITY AND OUR LOCAL NONPROFITS.
AND SO, UM, THIS WILL BE KIND OF OUR DESIGN FOR THE CAMPAIGN AND, UM, AND THE THEME.
AND SO, UM, BASICALLY WHAT WE EXPECT TO SHARE DURING THE CAMPAIGN IS JUST THE IMPACTS OF OUR PROGRAMS AND SHOWING HOW THIS FUNDING COULD BE SUPPLEMENTAL FOR A GREATER IMPACT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE.
SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF STORIES ALREADY FROM OUR STAFF OF JUST THE, THE IMPACT.
WE RECENTLY WERE SHARED WITH THE STORY OF SOMEONE WHO, UM, HAD JUST HAD A BABY AND THEY PREVIOUSLY LOST THEIR BABY, BUT OUR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES, UM, HELPED HER TO THE POINT WHERE SHE WAS COMFORT, FELT COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO BATHE HER BABY, WHICH SEEMS COULD MAKE SEEM LIKE A SMALL THING, BUT IT'S JUST A LOT OF TRANSFORMATIVE PUBLIC HEALTH WORK STORIES THAT I THINK WE'VE ALSO RECOGNIZED THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN SHARING OUR STORY ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF CAMPAIGNING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EDUCATION ON OUR SOCIALS, BUT NOT NECESSARILY THOSE ACTUAL IMPACT STORIES.
SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE REALLY HIGHLIGHT THAT THROUGH THIS CAMPAIGN WITH REAL STORIES.
SO, UM, SOME PEOPLE WILL HAVE AGREED TO SHARE THEIR IDENTITY AND OTHERS HAVE NOT.
SO WE'RE RESPECTING OF JUST USING STOCK PHOTOS WHEN NEEDED OR, OR A FAKE NAME OR NOT USING THEIR NAME OR VERSUS USING THEIR NAME.
SO WE HAVE ALL THOSE FACES COVERED, BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO JUST BE ABLE TO REALLY SHARE THE TRUE IMPACT OF OUR PROGRAMS AND THE PEOPLE THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SERVES EVERY DAY.
UM, BUT YEAH, IT'S REALLY THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO RAISE FLEXIBLE FUNDING FOR THESE INITIATIVES THAT I SHARED.
UM, SO NEXT STEPS, LIKE SAID, WE'RE KIND OF JUST WAITING FOR CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY APPROVAL TO REALLY JUST RELEASE THE PRESS RELEASE.
ONCE THAT PRESS RELEASE IS RELEASED, THEN ALL THE INITIATIVES ARE LIVE.
BUT WE HAVE LAUNCHED THE STAFF REQUEST INTERNALLY.
SO WE ARE ACCEPTING, UM, UH, APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF TO REQUEST WHAT THEY NEED.
UM, BUT THE, ALL THE EXTERNAL PARTS, WHICH WOULD BE THE MINI GRANT PROGRAM AND ANNOUNCING THE CAMPAIGN, THAT'S AFTER, UM, AFTER THAT.
UM, SO ONCE THAT IS RELEASED, WE, UH, OUR TEAM DID CREATE A TOOL, A SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLKIT.
UM, SOME OF THAT'S BEING APPROVED THAT THE LANGUAGE IS BUILDING WORK THROUGH, BUT WE ARE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
SO YOU COULD SHARE WITH YOUR NETWORKS.
BUT SO IT WOULDN'T BE THAT YOU'D HAVE TO CREATE YOUR OWN CONTENT TO SHARE OUT.
WE WOULDN'T HAVE CAPTIONS AND IMAGES THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO SHARE ON YOUR SOCIALS IF YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE DOING SO TO JUST, UM, TO PROMOTE THE FUND.
UM, AND SO WE DO HAVE A LANDING PAGE FOR THE FUND.
SO IT'S LONG BEACH DOV SLASH HHS FUND AND THAT WILL DESCRIBE THE INITIATIVES AND EVENTUALLY IT'LL HAVE THE LINK TO THE MINI GRANT APPLICATION THAT NONPROFITS WILL GO TO TO APPLY.
AND THEN AS WE ARE GETTING OUR IMPACT STORIES FROM THE HHS FUND, LIKE WE'VE ALREADY HAD THAT ONE PERSON WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO COVER THEIR RENT AND, UH, PROVIDE GROCERIES AND THEIR PHONE BILLS.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE LIKE AN IMPACT REPORT AND STORIES ON THE LANDING PAGE AS WELL EVENTUALLY.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR ALIA? I LOVE THAT YOU'RE DOING FUNDRAISING.
I DON'T KNOW WHY ANYONE WOULD CRITICIZE PUBLIC HEALTH FOR DOING FUNDRAISING, ESPECIALLY WHILE THE BUDGET'S BEING SLASHED LEFT AND RIGHT.
IT SEEMS LIKE I I HATE THAT YOU HAVE TO DO FUNDRAISING.
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THAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO IT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO.AND I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME RESTRICTIONS THAT THE CF HAS TO FOLLOW.
SO WE DON'T HAVE LIKE THE FREEDOM AS ALLOWING NONPROFITS HAVE, BUT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO JUST FIGURE OUT ALL THAT WE DO, UM, TO, AND GET CREATED TO
SO WE WANNA BE SENSITIVE TO UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S A LOT OF NONPROFITS THAT SURE.
AS WELL, BUT YOU DON'T WANNA COMPETE.
WE HAVE THE MINI GRANT PROGRAM THAT IS TO SUPPORT THEM AS WELL.
ANY QUESTIONS LIST OF THE PARTNERING NON-PROFITS? OH, WELL WE HAVE IT.
OR DO YOU MEAN LIKE WHO HAVE DONATED TO SHARE THE OPPORTUNITY WITH PARTNERING NON-PROFITS? DO YOU, OH, I'M SORRY.
SO ELIGIBLE NON-PROFITS, UM, TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT WOULD BE LONG BEACH NONPROFITS THAT PROVIDE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM.
SO ANYTHING THAT WE KIND OF DO AND THAT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, SIMILAR PROGRAMMING, UM, YEAH.
THAT, THAT WOULD BE ANY ELIGIBLE NONPROFIT 5 0 1 C3, UM, THAT SERVE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR LEAH? THIS WAS GREAT.
THIS WAS VERY, UM, A LOT OF INFORMATION SHARED.
SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE RELEASE, HOPEFULLY NEXT WEEK FOR SURE.
UM, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE UPDATE TO THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
I HAD TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT WE WERE CALLING IT.
AND NOW WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT STRATEGIC PLAN.
SO SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME AGO, BUT
UM, MILES ARE SO KIND TO TAKE DOWN SOME OF OUR SUGGESTED EDITS, UM, TO THE LAST, LET'S SAY, PAGE, UH, OF THIS STRATEGIC PLAN.
AND SO IF FOLKS WANNA TAKE A LOOK AT, UM, ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BOARD AND STAKEHOLDERS FROM THERE ON.
SO THREE AND FOUR ON THE LAST TWO PAGES, JUST TO SEE IF IT READS AND FITS WELL WITH YOUR, WITH YOUR SPIRIT AND THE SPIRIT OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE.
SO WE'VE BEEN ON ATTORNEY FOR PROBABLY THE LAST 18 TO 24 MONTHS.
UH, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.
AND, UH, WE'VE HAD A STRATEGIC PLAN TEAM MILES, PAULA, BARBARA, SABRINA.
AND WE'VE MET, UM, SEVERAL TIMES, UM, AND TAKING FEEDBACK.
AND FINALLY, THIS IS OUR FINISHED PRODUCT, IF YOU ALL MIGHT BLESS IT.
UM, SO THAT WE CAN REALLY HAVE A BLUEPRINT FOR SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH, UM, AS A, AS A GROUP AND, AND, YOU KNOW, JUST A PLACE TO START.
ANY QUESTIONS? CONCERNS? I SEE AN EXTRA PERIOD.
OH, ALL UNDER PUBLIC MEETINGS ON THE LAST PAGE.
THERE'S AN EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN PARTICIPATING.
I MEAN, I THINK IT LOOKS GOOD.
DO YOU WANNA ENTERTAIN A MOTION? I WOULD.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? 'CAUSE I
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THINK THIS IS, I THINK, I MEAN, I THINK WE'RE THERE.CAN WE DO IT? CAN WE APPROVE IT?
AM I ALLOWED A DRUM ROLL? PLEASE.
I'M GONNA ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO, UM, NOT TO RECEIVE AND FILE DISCUSSION.
I'M GONNA ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO, UM, TO APPROVE THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
DOES ANYONE WANNA MAKE THAT MOTION? ANGELA? FOLLOW THE REST OF OUR THINGS? YEAH.
AND ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED?
LONG AND CHILDBIRTH ABOUT AS LONG AS IT TAKES TO DO A DISSERTATION.
HUGE THANK YOU TO LAUREN AND TO THE REST OF THE TEAM.
MILES AND BARBARA AND PAULA AND SABRINA AND EVERYONE WHO WORKED ON THIS.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
WE NOW HAVE A STRATEGIC PLAN AROUND WHICH WE CAN SHAPE OUR, OUR FUTURE EFFORTS.
UM, TO GO FROM THE CELEBRATORY TO THE MEA CULPA, WE DO NOT HAVE AN ANNUAL PLAN TO DISCUSS TODAY, AN ANNUAL REPORT.
WE WILL ABSOLUTELY HAVE ONE NEXT TIME Y'ALL.
IT'S BEEN A SEMESTER AND, BUT NOW THE SEMESTER IS OVER.
AND I WILL DRAFT AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
YOU WILL HAVE IT IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR REVIEW.
AND WE WILL, UM, WE WILL GET IT DONE, DISCUSS AND, AND HOPEFULLY PASS IT.
A LOT OF IT WILL BE IN THE STRATEGIC, RIGHT? WELL, THE STRATEGIC PLAN WILL BE A GREAT AMOUNT OF WHAT WE CONNECTED AND ALL OF YOU.
THE FACT THAT WE HAVE GROWN, YOU KNOW, YES.
NEW MEMBERS AND A STRATEGIC PLAN AND ALL, AND THE FOUNDATION WORK THAT HAS EVOLVED AND, UM, ALL, ALL SORTS OF FUN THINGS.
SO STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
THANK YOU ALLISON FOR STICKING WITH US.
THANK YOU ALL THIS WAS, SHE'S BEEN WONDERFUL.
YES, YOU WELCOME AND WELCOME TO NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND THANK YOU FOR BAGELS.
AND IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU.
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY MEETING.
YOU CAN, YOU KNOW WHAT I, YEAH, WE CAN TRADE OFF.
BUT THIS IS, THIS CHANGES THE TENOR, BUT I DEFINITELY THINK THE BAGELS MADE EVERYTHING BETTER.
THE BAGELS MADE EVERYTHING BETTER.
ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE GROUP? I JUST HAVE ONE ANALYSIS.
UM, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY ANNUAL ARVO VIRAL MEETING IS FEBRUARY 11TH.
UM, THIS IS MY FIRST WITH THIS COUNTY.
UM, I USED TO WORK OUT IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S ON, IT'S GONNA BE, UH, THE THREE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND OH FIVE CONTROL AGENCIES COMING TOGETHER.
WANTED TO THROW IT OUT THERE AND MAKE SURE.
AND WHEN IS IT? FEBRUARY 11TH.
AND THAT WILL BE IN THE MEETING, IN THE MEETING MINUTES TOO.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO PUT THAT IN THE MEETING MINUTES.
REALLY? A MOSQUITO FLOATED BY WHILE YOU WERE JUST DOING THAT.
UM, INCIDENTALLY I FOUND A MACHINE THAT TRAPS MOSQUITOES IN YOUR YARD.
DO YOU HAVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THAT? WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT.
UM, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
SO
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT TOO.
WORKING CAN ABOUT TIME FOR EXPECTATIONS.
ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE GROUP? YES.
BETH, WE NEED TO DO A MOTION FOR THE, UM, ANNUAL REPORT.
WE'RE GOING TO, I'M GOING TO MOVE MOTION TO MOVE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING.
TO MOVE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING.
I DIDN'T REALIZE, CAN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO MOVE THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE THE NEXT MEETING PLEASE.
AND ANYONE OPPOSED? GREAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE GROUP? WONDERFUL.
WELL HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON.
I HOPE EVERYONE HAS WARM CELEBRATIONS IF YOU OBSERVE.
AND ALSO JUST A REALLY GREAT REST WITH LOVED ONES.
SO HAVE A, A BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.
WHOSE TURN IS IT FOR COFFEE?
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YOU, ANGELA.YEAH, WE ARE GETTING OUR, WE ARE COOKING WITH GAS NOW.
AND NOW I JUST THAT I THINK IT'S.