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STAFF READY?

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COOL.

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL

[CALL TO ORDER]

THE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS MEETING TO ORDER FOR FEBRUARY 25TH, 2026.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL.

THE TIME.

TIME IS 6:50 PM OKAY.

THANK YOU.

SO VICE CHAIR ARCHULETA IS PARTICIPATING REMOTELY.

UM, THIS MEETING, LET'S SEE.

SO I HAVE TO READ THIS STATEMENT.

THIS MEETING WILL FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER SECTION 5 4 9 5 3 0.8 OF THE BROWN ACT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND AND ADDRESS THIS BODY VIA A CALL IN OPTION, AN INTERNET BASED SERVICE OPTION.

AND IN PERSON AT THIS MEETING IS REFERENCED WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE AGENDA.

OH, I THINK I SKIPPED A STEP.

VICE CHAIR.

ULTA.

UM, BEFORE WE GO AHEAD AND WITH THE STATEMENT, IF I CAN TAKE ROLL CALL JUST TO CONFIRM QUORUM, PLEASE? YES, GO FOR IT.

OKAY.

COMMISSIONER

[ROLL CALL]

HARPER? YES.

COMMISSIONER KEL.

PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER DONATO.

SAP? YES.

COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER LA VIOLETTE.

PRESENT VICE CHAIR.

ARCHULETA VICE CHAIR? I THINK YOU ARE ON MUTE.

OKAY.

PRESENT.

THANK YOU.

AND CHAIR MELLINGER.

PRESENT.

WE HAVE QUORUM.

OKAY.

SO I NEED TO ASK VICE CHAIR ARCHULETA TO READ HER STATEMENT NOW.

OKAY.

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 3 0.8, I HAVE JUST CALLED CIRCUMSTANCES, CIRCUMSTANCES AUTHORIZING MY REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN THIS PUBLIC MEETING.

I HAVE A NEED RELATED TO PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CONDITION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER MEDA IS EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? OKAY.

SEEING NONE, UH, WE'LL MOVE ON.

UM, SO WELCOME TO OUR MEETING TODAY.

YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT IT IS A BRIEF AGENDA, UM, SO I DON'T, YOU KNOW, IT'S A BRIEF AGENDA.

UM, SO TO ENSURE THE INCLUSION FOR ALL MEETING PARTICIPANTS, I WILL PERIODICALLY REMIND COMMISSIONERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PROJECT YOUR VOICE WHEN MAKING COMMENTS OR ASKING QUESTIONS.

MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE FIRST ITEM? ITEM NUMBER ONE

[1. 26-54417 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Commission for Women and Girls meeting of Wednesday, January 28, 2026.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 2026.

THANK YOU.

UM, AND AS A REMINDER, WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING VERBALLY TODAY, SO, UH, I APOLOGIZE IF I DON'T, I HAVE TO TURN AND LOOK AT EVERYBODY.

OKAY.

SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION, UH, TO HEAR THIS ITEM? SECOND.

SECOND.

SO, OKAY, I'M GONNA SAY, UM, MOVED BY COMMISSIONER LEVIT AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DR.

KEL.

UM, COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? OKAY, WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? YES.

IF THERE'S ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM ONE IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME.

AND IF THERE ARE ANY IN THE ZOOM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.

NOW, SEEING NONE, BOTH IN PERSON AND IN THE ZOOM THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE.

OKAY, IN THAT CASE, WE DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION, SO MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

COMMISSIONER ALLEN HARPER.

YES.

COMMISSIONER ANELL? YES.

COMMISSIONER DONATO SAP? YES.

COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? YES.

COMMISSIONER LA VIOLETTE? YES.

COMMISSIONER ULTA MUSTAIN AND CHAIR MELLINGER? YES.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

THANK YOU MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM? ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A

[2. 26-54418 Recommendation to allocate $5,000 from the Commission for Women and Girls’ FY26 budget to the Mentorship and Education Ad Hoc Committee to support upcoming outreach efforts.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

RECOMMENDATION TO ALLOCATE $5,000 FROM THE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS FY 26 BUDGET TO THE MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATION AD HOC COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT UPCOMING OUTREACH EFFORTS.

OKAY, SO, UM, I'M GONNA TEE THIS UP.

OUR COMMISSIONER, DR.

ENGEL, IN A MOMENT IS, IS GONNA PROVIDE THE REMARKS ON THIS, BUT THIS CAME OUT OF OUR MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATION AD HOC AND, UM, I THINK IT'S AN EXCITING ITEM.

SO IT'S GONNA GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY IF APPROVED TO DO MORE OUTREACH WITH SOME OF THE GROUPS, UM, THAT HAVE EVEN COME AND SPOKEN TO US.

SO MAY HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THIS ITEM.

MOTION.

THANK YOU.

SECOND.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, AND

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NOW COMMISSIONER, MAY WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION? THANK YOU.

AS THE MENTORSHIP AND ADHOC EDUCATION, ADHOC COMMITTEE RAMPS UP OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT, THIS ALLOCATION WILL HELP THE COMMISSION MEET THE MOMENT WITH TOOLS NEEDED TO SHOW UP CONSISTENTLY IN COMMUNITY SPACES, FUNDS WILL PRIMARILY SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF OUTREACH AND TABLING EQUIPMENT.

FOR EXAMPLE, TABLECLOTH DISPLAY MATERIALS, HANDOUTS, AND RELATED SUPPLIES.

A PORTION OF THE FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR GIVEAWAYS TO INCREASE COMMISSION VISIBILITY AND CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITIES.

THESE INVESTMENTS WILL STRENGTHEN THE COMMITTEE'S ABILITY TO SHARE RESOURCES, BUILD PARTNERSHIPS, AND EXPAND AWARENESS OF MENTORSHIP, MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS.

THE REQUESTED AMOUNT OF $5,000 WILL BE COVERED WITHIN THE COMMISSION'S ASSISTING BUDGET AND IS ATTEMPTED TO SUPPORT NEAR TERM OUTREACH PRIORITIES.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

UM, NOW PRESENTATION CONCLUDED.

WE WILL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN WE'LL MOVE TO OUR DISCUSSION.

SO, MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER TWO IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME.

AND IF IN THE ZOOM, USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION NOW SEEING NONE, BOTH IN PERSON AND IN THE ZOOM.

THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO.

OKAY, NOW COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? I MEAN, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.

IS THERE, OH, IT'S BETTER .

UM, MY QUESTION IS, UH, YOU MENTIONED GIVEAWAY ITEMS. I WAS JUST WONDERING, OH, I, NOW OBVIOUSLY AS THE TREASURER, I WAS WONDERING, IS THERE, DO YOU HAVE A BUDGET AND CAN, IS IT GONNA BE SHARED WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH THE COMMISSION? LIKE HOW MONEY'S BEING SPENT? AND SECONDLY, JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY, WHAT DO Y'ALL HAVE IN MIND WITH REGARDS TO GIVEAWAY ITEMS? I I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT 100%.

SO THE DISCUSSION WAS WE HAVEN'T MADE FIRM DECISIONS ON EVERYTHING, BUT WE CONSULTED, UM, WITH ALANA AND THE EQUITY OFFICE ON TABLING EXPERIENCES THAT THEY'VE DONE IN THE PAST AND ABOUT HOW MUCH THAT EQUIPMENT KIND OF COSTS.

AND THAT WAS, THEY WERE SAYING THIS IS A GOOD ESTIMATE FOR BEING ABLE TO TABLE MULTIPLE EVENTS AND HAVE EQUIPMENT THAT WE CAN REUSE.

IN TERMS OF GIVEAWAYS, WE WERE REALLY, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WAS AT THE WOMEN'S FAIR A COUPLE YEARS AGO, BUT WE, UM, ACTUALLY JESSICA MADE SOME REALLY COOL STICKERS, UM, THAT HAD QUOTES FROM FAMOUS FEMINISTS.

SO WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT SMALL ITEMS LIKE THAT, THAT ARE SORT OF LIKE, UM, EDUCATIONAL IN NATURE, BUT NOT LIKE BIG FANCY.

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WOULD BE SPENDING THE MAJORITY OF FUNDS ON.

IT'S MORE THE TABLING EQUIPMENT, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO BRING IT BACK AND SHARE THAT BUDGET.

ANYTHING TO ADD ON THAT COMMISSIONER OR DR.

KEL? SINCE YOU'RE ON THE, THE COMMITTEE? NOTHING ELSE TO ADD IS SIMILAR TO THE PRODUCTS THAT WE HAD WHEN WE WENT TO THE JAZZ FESTIVAL.

THANK YOU.

FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OH, SORRY, VICE CHAIR.

ATA, GO AHEAD.

YES, GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

UH, JUST A QUICK QUESTION.

UM, DO WE HAVE A LOGO? I, I'M, I DON'T REMEMBER IF WE DO.

DO WE HAVE A LOGO? HI, VICE OF OUR COMMISSION.

HI, VICE CHAIR.

UH, WE DO NOT HAVE A LOGO.

THAT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT I WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM TO DETERMINE.

UH, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO COMMISSIONS HAVE A LOGO, SO I WANT TO SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT IS SYMBOLIC OF THE COMMISSION FOR, FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS AS YOU ARE EXPECTED TO DO, YOU KNOW, OUTREACH SPECIFIC TO YOUR COMMISSION'S MISSION.

SO, UM, I'LL BE, UH, AS, UH, AS FOLLOW UP TO THIS ITEM AND THIS MOTION, I'LL BE, UM, WORKING TO SEE WHAT'S FEASIBLE, UH, FOR A COMMISSION, A CITY COMMISSION, UM, BE IT LOGO OR OTHER TYPES OF BRANDING.

MAYBE IT'S A TAGLINE THAT IS VERY SYMBOLIC OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN YOUR MISSION.

SO, UH, I'LL BE BRINGING THAT BACK TO THE MENTORSHIP COMMISSION COM AD HOC COMMITTEE.

OH, OKAY.

YEAH, IT'S JUST, UH, I AND I SUPPORT, UM, YOU KNOW, USING THESE FUNDS TO, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, BUILD OR TO CREATE THE, THE GIVEAWAYS.

UM, BUT I, I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT WE WOULD PUT ON THE, THOSE ITEMS IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY, UH, OUR COMMISSION.

YEP.

THAT WAS PART OF OUR CONVERSATION TOO.

SO ALANA IS TRYING TO KIND OF PROBLEM SOLVE AND THEN BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE STAFF APPROVED.

EXCELLENT.

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YEAH.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

UM, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? I OKAY.

SEEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.

COMMISSIONER ALLEN HARPER.

YES.

COMMISSIONER KEL? YES.

COMMISSIONER DONATO SAP? YES.

COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? YES.

COMMISSIONER LA VIOLETTE YES.

COM VICE CHAIR ARCH? YES.

AND CHAIRMAN MELLINGER? YES.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

WONDERFUL.

UM, MADAM CLERK, MAY YOU PLEASE, COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM? YES.

ITEM NUMBER

[3. 26-54419 Recommendation to receive and file a report from current Ad Hoc Committees; discuss anticipated Ad Hoc Committees for upcoming projects; and, if appropriate, take action to dissolve or create Ad Hoc Committees.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

THREE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A REPORT FROM CURRENT AD HOC COMMITTEES, DISCUSS ANTICIPATED AD HOC COMMITTEES FOR UPCOMING PROJECTS, AND IF APPROPRIATE, TAKE ACTION TO DISSOLVE OR CREATE AD HOC COMMITTEES.

OKAY, GREAT.

SO I AM, LET'S SEE, HOLD ON ONE SECOND HERE.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM? MOVED, UH, MOVED BY COMMISSIONER DANO SECOND.

MAY I HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER LEVI VIOLE.

THANK YOU.

UH, ALL RIGHT, SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO REPORTS AND I AM GOING TO ASK COMMISSIONER ALLEN HARPER TO START WITH THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AD HOC COMMITTEE.

SURE.

SO WE HAD, I THINK, PRETTY POWERFUL PRESENTATION FROM THEM AT OUR LAST COMMISSION MEETING.

THANK YOU FOR ORGANIZING THAT.

AND NOW, UH, WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM ON THE PROGRESS FOR THE CAL STATE LONG BEACH RESEARCH PROJECT.

SO I'D SAY WE'RE HOPING TO MEET WITH THEM SOON AND GET AN UPDATE.

THANK YOU.

UM, MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATION, UM, COMMISSIONER SADA IS CHAIRING THAT COMMITTEE, BUT, UM, COMMISSIONER DR.

ENGEL, DID YOU WANNA START WITH THAT? AND I'LL ADD COMMENTS IF NECESSARY.

YES.

WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING AN OUTREACH RO ROSTER IN ORDER TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND FIND OUT WHO NEEDS MENTORING AND TO IDENTIFY MENTORING, UM, SERVICES AND PARTNERS, UM, IN AROUND THE, IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND AROUND THE, IN THE LARGER, GREATER LONG BEACH AREA.

YEAH, SO, UM, WE HAD A GREAT, I THINK, AND PRODUCTIVE MEETING LAST WEEK, WHICH IS WHERE OUR AGENDA ITEM CAME FROM.

UM, THE THREE OF US ARE SPLITTING UP, UH, A SURVEY WHICH WE'RE GOING TO SEND OUT TO DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, FOLKS IN OUR DISTRICTS IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS THAT WE HAVE, UM, IN TERMS OF MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN LONG BEACH SO THAT WE CAN PUT TOGETHER A RESOURCE GUIDE AS, AS OUR GOAL FOR, UM, OUR COMMITTEE.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, SOME DISCUSSION CAME UP ABOUT, WELL, IF WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THIS TOO, WE NEED TO BE, WE NEED TO BE DOING SOME OUTREACH AS WELL.

UM, AND MAYBE THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TOO, AS WE'VE HAD WORKSHOPS HOSTED HERE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO ACTUALLY DO SOME MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATION WORKSHOPS HERE DURING COMMITTEE COMMISSION MEETINGS.

UM, SO YEAH, PRODUCTIVE MEETING, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.

UM, F CAN I ASK NOW, EITHER COMMISSIONER ALAN HARPER OR LA VIOLET OR BOTH TO UPDATE US ON RANK CHOICE VOTING? WELL, UM, COMMISSIONER, UM, ALAN HARPER DID A LOT OF GREAT COMMUNICATION WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS, AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT IS TO GET, UM, TO MEET INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS AND, UM, ALSO THE, UM, THE RANK CHOICE VOTING FOLKS HAVE, UH, SENT SOME CONTACT FOLKS AS WELL FOR US TO MEET WITH.

SO WE HAVE TO SET UP MEETINGS WITH THEM AND WORK WITH ALANA TO ATTEND THOSE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE IS, DO WE WANNA SAY ANYTHING ELSE? I WOULD JUST SAY THE GOAL IS TO GET AS MUCH LIKE A BALANCED PERSPECTIVE ON RANKED CHOICE VOTING AND WHAT IT ENTAILS, UM, AND THEN BRING THAT BACK HERE TO THE COMMISSION, PRESENT THAT, UM, AND SEE WHAT OUR OPINION IS, I GUESS.

YEAH.

AND THEY'RE VERY AWARE THAT THIS IS NOT GONNA HAPPEN RIGHT AWAY.

THE RANKED CHOICE VOTING, PEOPLE ARE VERY AWARE OF THAT.

OKAY.

UM, AND THEN IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETING, I'M SORRY, THE, I'M LIKE ALL OVER WITH MY WORDS THIS EVENING.

I APOLOGIZE.

THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON SAFETY WILL, UH, BE RECONVENED BY THE EQUITY DEPARTMENT SOON, SO NO UPDATE THERE RIGHT NOW.

UM, COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN OR DISCUSSION, FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO.

OKAY.

SEEING NONE, I THINK WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE

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PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM THREE IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM, AND IF THERE ARE ANY IN THE ZOOM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION.

NOW, SEEING NONE, BOTH IN PERSON AND IN THE ZOOM THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE.

OKAY.

UM, AND AGAIN, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

OKAY.

THEN MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE? COMMISSIONER ALLEN HARPER? YES.

COMMISSIONER ANL? YES.

COMMISSIONER DONATO SAP? YES.

COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? YES.

COMMISSIONER LA VIOLETTE? YES.

VICE CHAIR ARCHULETA? YES.

AND CHAIR MELLINGER? YES.

MOTION IS CARRIED.

THANK YOU.

UM, THAT CONCLUDES OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. SO NOW WE WILL, UH, TAKE

[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Commission for Women and Girls on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.]

NON AGENDA, PUBLIC COMMENT.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS.

MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL FOR NON AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE NON-AGENDA, PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME.

AND IF THERE ARE ANY IN THE ZOOM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION.

NOW, SEEING NONE, BOTH IN PERSON AND IN THE ZOOM.

THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, WE'RE

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

NOW MOVING ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.

AT THIS TIME, COMMISSIONERS MAY REPORT ON ANY PREVIOUS OR UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS, SHARE RELEVANT INFORMATION OR RECOMMEND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, WHICH WE LOVE.

ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? AND IF SO, PLEASE REMEMBER TO SPEAK UP WHEN PROVIDING YOUR COMMENT.

WELL, UM, JUST A POSSIBILITY, AND I HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO HER YET, BUT, UH, A FRIEND OF MINE JUST WAS HIRED IN ILLINOIS BY JD PRITZKER, UM, AND SHE'S WORKING ON, UH, HOUSING AND PUBLIC POLICY.

AND I THOUGHT AT SOME POINT IT MIGHT BE REALLY INTERESTING TO HAVE HER JOIN US VIRTUALLY.

SHE'S A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAL, AND SHE, UM, SHE, UH, IS WORKING ON A LOT OF AGENDA THINGS THAT I THINK WE'RE ALSO INTERESTED IN, IN REGARD TO HOUSING AND, UH, WOMEN AND WOMEN'S ISSUES.

AND, UM, I COULD TALK TO HER ABOUT MAKING A PRESENTATION AT SOME POINT IF THAT THERE'S AN INTEREST IN THAT.

AND THE OTHER THING THAT I'M KIND OF INTERESTED IN, AND I'M TALKING TO MY SISTER ABOUT, BECAUSE HER CITY DID IT, WAS TO RE-LOOK AT THE ERA AS A POSSIBILITY, UM, FOR, FOR LOOKING AT LONG BEACH, PASSING AN ERA.

SO THOSE ARE TWO THINGS THAT AT LEAST I'M INTERESTED IN.

I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY ELSE IS, BUT WE'LL FIND OUT.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

UM, AND AS A REMINDER, SINCE THE VICE CHAIR AND I SET THE AGENDAS, WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND FIND OUT, YOU KNOW, HOW FAR ALONG YOU ARE WITH YOUR OUTREACH OR, UM, CRAFTING AN ITEM AND MAYBE GIVE YOU SOME FEEDBACK.

I SEE, UH, OUR VICE CHAIR HAS OUR HAND UP, UM, VICE CHAIR, ULTA? UH, YES.

I JUST, UH, UM, WANTED TO, UM, YOU KNOW, INVITE YOU, AND I SAW THAT, UH, ONE OF THE, UM, DOCUMENTS, UH, ADDED TO THE AGENDA IS THE, OUR FLYER FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COMMEMORATIVE, UH, CELEBRATION ON MARCH 9TH.

AND SO I WANTED TO, UM, JUST EXTEND AN INVITATION TO OUR COMMISSION.

I KNOW THAT, UM, THERE'S, THERE'S AN ISSUE ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE COMMISSION PARTICIPATION DUE TO THE QUORUM SITUATION.

SO, BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT AT LEAST, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE OR TWO OF OUR COMMISSIONERS CAN JOIN US ON MARCH 9TH.

UM, I'M ALSO PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE ARE HONORING ONE OF OUR OWN ON THAT DAY.

UH, COMMISSIONER LA VIOLETTE IS GOING TO BE RECOGNIZED.

UM, SHE IS GOING TO BE RECEIVING A, THE COMMUNITY SHERO AWARD.

AND SO I WOULD HOPE THAT, UM, SOME OF YOU CAN BE THERE ON THAT DAY TO, UM, CELEBRATE WITH US AND TO CELEBRATE OUR VERY OWN HONOREE.

MISS LA VIOLETTE.

ALICE LA VIOLETTE.

THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM OUR COMMISSIONERS? I'M, UM, IS IT, SORRY, GO AHEAD.

UM, COMMISSIONER ULTA, I WAS LOOKING ON THE INFORMATION.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT I SAW THAT THE EVENT WAS GONNA BE LIVE STREAMED.

DO YOU KNOW HOW WE COULD HAVE ACCESS TO THAT IF WE CAN'T ATTEND IN PERSON? UH, YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS, UH, LIVE STREAMED.

I DON'T HAVE THE DETAILS, BUT I CAN FIND THAT

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OUT.

OKAY.

FOR YOU? YEAH.

YEAH.

'CAUSE I, I'M NOT SURE, UH, MYSELF IF I WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON, SO I AM GONNA LOOK INTO THAT MYSELF.

'CAUSE THAT'S HOW I WILL PARTICIPATE.

OKAY.

UM, SO ANYHOW, THANK YOU.

BUT YES, I'LL LOOK INTO IT AND THEN I WILL SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH ALANA SO SHE COULD, SO IT COULD BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMISSION FOR THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UM, ANY ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM OUR COMMISSIONERS? UM, SOMEONE JUST ASKED THE TIME AND IT STARTS AT 10 FOR NETWORKING AND, AND THEN 11 FOR THE LUNCHEON.

YES.

11.

AND, AND THERE'S A SILENT AUCTION, SO THAT'S WHY DURING THE SI A RECEPTION THAT BEGINS AT 10 WITH A SILENT AUCTION, AND THEN THE, THE DOORS TO THE BALLROOM WILL OPEN AT 11.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? OKAY.

SEEING NONE.

IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, I DECLARE

[ADJOURNMENT]

THE MEETING ADJOURNED.

OKAY, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE TIME.

TIME IS 7:11 PM.