* 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] OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME. GOOD MORNING. IT IS 7 51 ON FEBRUARY 13TH, AND WE'RE COMMITTING THE BOARD OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BOARD MEETING. UH, I'M GOING TO, UH, START OFF BY ASKING FOR ALEJANDRA TO TAKE ROLE. OKAY. CHAIR MCNEELY HERE. VICE CHAIR LESS HERE. BOARD MEMBER CLARK IS ABSENT. BOARD MEMBER. DUTA IS ABSENT. BOARD MEMBER SANDERS BOARD MEMBER. WALTON IS ABSENT. BOARD MEMBER BARRIOS IS ABSENT. BOARD MEMBER TJA HERE. BOARD MEMBER? UH, VAN RIN IS ABSENT. BOARD MEMBER? ANCY. HERE. BOARD MEMBER. HERE. BOARD MEMBER. IT IS ABSENT. AND BOARD MEMBER HERE. OKAY. WE HAVE A FORM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UM, SO, UH, FIRST I'M GONNA ASK EVERYONE TO REVIEW, UM, THE MINUTES FROM THE JANUARY 9TH MEETING. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? SO MOVED A SECOND. SECOND. SECOND. ALRIGHT. UM, ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE JANUARY 9TH MINUTES. SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. ALL RIGHT. SO, UH, MINUTES FROM JANUARY 9TH ARE APPROVED. UH, NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE MONTHLY REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. UM, SHE'S NOT HERE YET. UH, I THINK YOU'LL LEAVE IN FOR HER. OH, OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. YOU ALL READY? YES. YES, PLEASE. YES. THANK YOU. HI EVERYONE. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW ME, MY NAME IS ERICA VALENCIA DCI. I'M THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. SO I'LL BE FILLING IN FOR ALISON KE TODAY. ALSO, WE'LL BE GIVING, UM, THE, THE, UH, CITY HEALTH OFFICER UPDATE 'CAUSE DR. OTA IS NOT HERE. I'M NOT A POSITION, BUT, UH, I DO HAVE SOME TALKING POINTS FROM HIM. SO I'LL START FIRST WITH, UM, GIVING YOU, UM, SOME GOOD NEWS. THIS MORNING WE RECEIVED AN ARAMARK FOR OUR COMMUNITY CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM, UH, WHO BE RECEIVING A FEDERAL EARMARK. WE'LL BE RECEIVING $1.5 MILLION. SO WE ARE REALLY EXCITED. THIS HAS BEEN THREE-ISH YEARS IN THE MAKING. WE RECEIVED THE EARMARK LAST YEAR, AND THEN BECAUSE IT WAS AN ELECTION, THEY PUT IT ON HOLD AND THEN IT WAS RESCINDED AND THEY ASKED US TO REAPPLY. WE REAPPLY FOR 1.5 MILLION THINKING WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO NEGOTIATE AND GET MAYBE 1 MILLION, BUT THINK HE WAS THE FULL AMOUNT. SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO SENATOR PADILLA FORWARD. UM, SO THIS WILL ENABLE US TO CONTINUE OUR WORK. WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO LOSE THE PROGRAM AT THE END OF, UM, SEPTEMBER. AND SO NOW WE CAN CONTINUE ON FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER, ANOTHER YEAR OR SO. REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. UM, I ALSO WANTED TO INVITE YOU ALL TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF OUR PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK. UH, WE ARE ACTUALLY GONNA MOVE FROM PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK IN APRIL TO PUBLIC HEALTH MONTH IN APRIL FOR A FEW REASONS. ONE IS, UM, THERE'S SO MUCH TO ADMIRE AND LOVE ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH. WE CAN'T JUST CONDUCT IT TO A WEEK. . ALSO, WE THOUGHT THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, SPREADING OUT SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES WOULD BE REALLY, UH, BENEFICIAL FOR MOST PEOPLE WHO CAN'T MAKE IT. SO, OR FOR PEOPLE WHO TRADITIONALLY CAN'T MAKE IT BECAUSE IT TENDS TO RUN DURING, UH, L-B-U-S-D SPRING BREAK. AND SO AT ANOTHER, WE BE SENDING ALL OF YOU OUT. UM, ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE PLANNED, WE WOULD ABSOLUTELY WELCOME YOU. LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. AND, UM, SO YOU CAN MEET SOME OF OUR STAFF. AS I MENTIONED. I WILL SEND OUT ALL OF THE INFORMATION FOR YOU ALL AHEAD OF TIME, AND IF YOU DO ATTEND, PLEASE LET US KNOW SO THAT WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU IN WHATEVER SPACES THAT WE'RE IN. UM, I WANTED TO ALSO MENTION, NOT NOW, SOME NOT SO GREAT USE. AND SO WE GOT A REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER THIS WEEK, THE GENERAL FUND. WE ALL KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING INTO A GENERAL FUND DEFICIT IN FISCAL YEAR 27. UM, THE DEFICIT IS, UH, LOOKING LIKE IT'S BIGGER THAN WHAT THEY HAD INITIALLY ANTICIPATED. A LOT OF REVENUE GENERATION IS DOWN, PARTICULARLY AROUND SALES TAX, UM, UTILITIES, PROPERTY TAXES. AND SO WE'RE JUST NOT SEEING THE TYPICAL LEVELS OF [00:05:01] REVENUE THAT WE GENERALLY SEE. AND SO WE'RE, UM, IN KIND OF A, UH, WE'RE GONNA BE IN A REALLY TRICKY SITUATION COME, COME FISCAL YEAR 27. I ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE GOT SOME REALLY DEVASTATING NEWS YESTERDAY, SO I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'VE KEPT UP WITH THE NEWS, BUT WE RECEIVED, UM, TWO LETTERS FROM THE CDC NOTIFYING US THAT TWO OF OUR GRANTS HAVE BEEN TERMINATED. SO I WANTED TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME ON, ON THIS BECAUSE IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO, UM, THE FIRST GRANT IS OUR PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT. THAT'S ABOUT 8.8 MILLION THAT WE RECEIVED. UM, WE CURRENTLY ARE IN YEAR FOUR OF THAT GRANT, AND WE STILL HAVE ABOUT $4 MILLION LEFT TO SPEND. THIS GRANT HAS 13, UM, FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES CHARGING TO IT. THERE ARE NO VACANCIES. SO STAFF ON THIS GRANT INCLUDE MANAGEMENT POSITIONS INCLUDE, UH, FINANCIAL ANALYSTS, HR ANALYSTS, S OUR HEALTH EQUITY TEAM, FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING WITH OUR OLDER ADULTS. UM, THEY ALSO, UM, THIS GRANT ALSO SUPPORTS A TEAM DOING VERY DIRECT ONGOING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, DATA MODERNIZATION, CONDUCTING SURVEYS AND DATA ANALYSIS. UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A TEAM ON HERE THAT SUPPORTS THE AGING POPULATION IN LONG BEACH. UM, SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF WHAT WE DO WITH THIS GRANT IS WE TRY, WE'RE TRYING TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF, UH, REVENUE THAT WE CAN GENERATE THROUGH CAL AIM. AND SO OUR STAFF THAT ARE ACTIVELY DOING THAT ARE ON THIS GRANT. UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT'S, UH, THE, THE INTENT OF THIS GRANT WAS OUT OF COVID TO REALLY FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY FOR THOSE THINGS THAT KEEP PUBLIC HEALTH AFLOAT. BECAUSE TRADITIONALLY GRANTS DON'T PAY FOR A LOT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORK THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THIS GRANT WAS, WAS INTENDED TO DO. AND SO HAVING IT BE RESCINDED IS GONNA CRUMBLE OUR DEPARTMENT IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS. UM, THE SECOND GRANT IS OUR ENHANCING STI AND SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT. AND SO THIS GRANT IS $1 MILLION OVER FIVE YEARS. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN YEAR THREE. WE HAVE THREE STAFF CHARGE INTO THIS GRANT. UM, THROUGH THIS GRANT, WE'RE ABLE TO SERVE ABOUT 1800 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS. UM, 110 FOLKS HAVE RECEIVED HIV PREP. UM, ALSO, UH, EXCUSE ME, REALLY QUICKLY. SO THE, THE ONE THING THAT WE ARE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT IS THAT WE WOULD PRESCRIPTION TO NEXT GEN UH, MEDICATION MODELS. SO THAT'S WHAT PROVIDES US, UM, TO BE COMPLIANT WITH THREE 40 B MEDICATIONS. UM, AND THEN WE WOULD ALSO LOSE KEY PROGRAMMATIC SUPPLIES LIKE RAPID HIV TESTING. AND YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW MUCH WE LOST THROUGH, UM, THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION FOR HIV. UM, SO THE RETENTION CAME YESTERDAY MORNING, AND IT WAS ONLY FOR, UM, SELECT STATES. THOSE STATES ARE TYPICALLY DE UH, BLUE STATES. AND SO THERE IS A PENDING LITIGATION, UM, THAT WAS FILED BY OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL ALONG WITH THE OTHER ATTORNEY GENERALS IN COLORADO, MINNESOTA. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE OTHERS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD OF THAT WE WERE GRANTED A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER FOR 14 DAYS. SO WE CAN CONTINUE WORKING FOR 14 DAYS. BUT BEYOND THAT, WE'RE NOT REALLY SURE WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. UH, YOU MIGHT KNOW THAT WE ARE REALLY CONNECTED WITH BIG CITY'S HEALTH COALITION. SO BIG CITY'S HEALTH COALITION HAS A SCRIPT, UM, WHERE THEY'RE ASKING US TO CALL OUR CONGRESS, OUR, OUR, OUR MEMBERS OF THE SENATE AND CONGRESS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN REALLY FIGHT FOR KEEPING THESE FUNDS THROUGH THE CDC. IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE INTERESTED IN DOING, WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SEND YOU THE SCRIPT SO THAT YOU CAN CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES. UM, I'D ALSO LIKE TO UPLIFT THE FACT THAT, UM, THIS IS, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY SOMETHING THAT WE, WE ALWAYS KNEW THIS WAS AT STAKE, BUT WHAT'S REALLY CONCERNING ABOUT IT IS THAT ONLY CERTAIN STATES ARE BEING IMPACTED IN ONLY VERY SPECIFIC GLOBAL HEALTH JURISDICTIONS. UM, I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION, YOU MIGHT HAVE READ IN THE NEWS THAT LA COUNTY HAS A BALLOT MEASURE IN JUNE TO INCREASE SALES TAX. AND SO, UH, LONG BEACH IT AND, AND THE MONEY THAT, UH, THAT REVENUE GENERATES WOULD GO TOWARDS PUBLIC HEALTH. SO LONG BEACH IS INCLUDED IN THAT FORMULA. WE'RE NOT QUITE SURE EXACTLY HOW MUCH WE WOULD GET, BUT 1% OF THAT WOULD BE DEDICATED TO LONG BEACH, PASADENA, AND GLENDALE, WHO ALL HAVE THEIR OWN LOCAL HEALTH JURISDICTION. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE REALLY PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO. 'CAUSE IT WOULD CERTAINLY HELP WITH OUR DEFICIT AND CERTAINLY HELP WITH, UM, MAINTAINING AND SUSTAINING OUR VERY CORE, CORE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES. UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY. ANY, CAN I TAKE QUESTIONS? YEAH, ANY QUESTIONS? [00:10:07] CAN YOU SEND THE SCRIPT THROUGH? YEAH, I'LL HAVE SEND IT FOR THE, UM, FOR THE, THE, THE FUNDING OR THE SERVICES THAT MAY BE GOING AWAY FOR THE SEXUAL HEALTH AND HIV PREVENTION AND TREATMENT. UM, ARE THERE OTHER LIKE LOCAL AGENCIES THAT YOU CAN REFER TO OR HOW DOES, THERE ARE, THERE ARE CERTAINLY OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES. THE ISSUE IS THAT THERE ARE ALSO FEDERALLY FUNDED. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET A BETTER IDEA OF HOW MANY, UM, RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A DIRECT GRANT WITH THE CDC, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS THAT HAVE PASSED THROUGH, THROUGH EITHER CDPH OR, OR LA COUNTY. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET A HANDLE OF JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IMPACTED AND HOW MANY ORGANIZATIONS ARE IMPACTED. AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ASCERTAIN THAT JUST YET. SO IT'S, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT MULTIPLE AGENCIES IN LONG BEACH ARE JUST NOT GONNA BE, BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES ANYMORE. CORRECT. UM, ON A, ON A SLIGHTLY LIGHTER NOTE, UM, FOR THE, THE PUBLIC HEALTH A AWARENESS WEEK MM-HMM . ARE THERE WAYS, ARE, ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES THAT IF ANYBODY WAS INTERESTED IN LIKE, PRESENTING FROM OUR GROUP? HMM. IS THAT, IS THERE OPENINGS OR IS THAT ALREADY KIND OF THE AGENDA IS WE CAN, UM, WE CAN DEFINITELY ASK. THERE'S STILL THERE. WE HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT'S STILL WORKING ON, UH, EXACTLY WHAT THAT MONTH WILL LOOK LIKE. IF WE HAVE AN ANNUAL HILL WALK. WE HAVE, UM, WE DO LIKE A WELLNESS DAY FOR OUR STAFF. WE DO SOME ADVOCACY, LIKE AN ADVOCACY DAY. SO WE'LL TAKE, WE'LL MAKE A NOTE OF THAT AND THEN I'LL REACH OUT TO OUR TEAM AND LET THEM KNOW THAT SOME OF YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN PRESENTING. ARE THERE OTHER QUESTIONS? UM, THANK YOU, UH, MARC SOUS. YEP. UH, CAN I HAVE A, UM, UM, A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE? I MOVE, UH, BARBARA MOVES. I SECOND . ALL IN FAVOR? SAY AYE. AYE. I OPPOSED SAY NAY. I HAVE SOMETHING. IT'S TOTALLY OFF TOPIC WITH THIS. I WAS JUST LOOKING AT LAST MONTH'S MINUTES AND IT'S SOMEBODY IS MISSING COMMISSIONER'S PRESENT OR ABSENT? WE ONLY HAVE 12 COUNTED. WE HAVE 13 COMMISSIONERS. GABRIEL, I DON'T THINK MY NAME'S ON THERE AT ALL. YEAH. OH, OH. SO WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND CORRECT THAT. I'LL TAKE THAT AND BRING IT BACK NEXT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR CATCHING THAT DR. UH, BOARD MEMBER. ALL RIGHT. UM, OKAY. SO, UM, UH, MOVING ON TO THE RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE A FILE, A MONTHLY REPORT FROM THE AKINS CITY HELP OFFICER. ARE YOU FILLING IN ? YEAH, THERE LENCIA HERE AGAIN TO FILL IN FOR DR. ODA. UM, SO I THINK TOP OF MIND FOR EVERYONE IS MEASLES. UM, WE, SO THE CDC UPDATES OUR DASHBOARD, EXCUSE ME. THE CDPH UPDATES OUR DASHBOARD EVERY WEEK. AND SO THIS IS DATA AS OF TUESDAY. SO AS OF FEBRUARY 9TH, TUESDAY, THERE HAVE BEEN 17 CONFIRMED CASES OF MEASLES. UM, 10 OF THOSE CASES WERE IN JANUARY. AND THEN AS OF NOW, IN FEBRUARY, AS OF THE 9TH OF FEBRUARY, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVEN. SO THE COUNTIES THAT THOSE ARE COMING FROM ARE SHASTA, LOS ANGELES, NAPA, ORANGE, RIVERSIDE IN SANTA. SO FAR WE HAVE NOT HAD A CASE OF MEASLES IN LONG BEACH, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW MASS EXPOSURE, A COUPLE OF MASS EXPOSURES AT DISNEYLAND. AND SO, UM, OUR TEAM IS THAT MOUSE. UM, OUR TEAM IS PREPARING FOR A SURGE HERE IN LONG BEACH. WE HAVE CONTINGENCY PLANS, WE'RE PULLING FOLKS. UM, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH. WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE ON OUR EPI TEAM. AND SO WE'RE CROSS TRAINING PEOPLE ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HAVE ENOUGH CONTACT TRACERS WHEN THE TIME COMES. WE'LL BE PULLING, UH, NURSES AS NEEDED. UM, WE'RE ALSO WORKING VERY, VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR PARTNERS AT L-V-U-S-D SO THAT THEY'RE AWARE, ESPECIALLY THEIR NURSES, THAT THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO IF THEY DO ENCOUNTER A STUDENT THAT HAS MEASLES. THEY KNOW THE PROCEDURES, THEY KNOW WHO TO CONTACT, HOW TO IDENTIFY. A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE, A LOT OF US HAVE NEVER SEEN THE MEASLES BECAUSE IT HIT . SO, UM, SO WE'RE SENDING OUT SOME MATERIALS AND SO, SO THEY CAN LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY IT. UH, WE'RE ALSO WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH OUR, UM, DAYCARES AND NURSERIES SO THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN, UH, IN THE EVENT OF A MEASLES OUTBREAK AND [00:15:01] WHAT THEY NEED TO DO AND WHO THEY NEED TO NOTIFY. UH, SO WE'VE BEEN, WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK AROUND JUST PREPARING FOR MEASLES. UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT AREN'T FAMILIAR, UM, UNVACCINATED PEOPLE ARE AT THE HIGHEST RISK. SO ROUGHLY 90% OF THOSE UNVACCINATED AND EXPOSED TO MEASLES WILL CONTACT, UH, CONTACT THE DISEASE. UM, LET'S SEE. UH, SO FAR ALL OF THE FOLKS THAT HAVE GOTTEN THE MEASLES HERE IN, IN CALIFORNIA, NONE OF THEM HAVE HAD, UM, ANY, HAVEN'T HAD THE MR VACCINE. AND THERE WERE SIX OF SIX OF WHOM WERE ASSOCIATED WITH INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL. SO, UH, WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON IT. AND WE HAVE A FRIENDLY BASE OVER IN ORANGE COUNTY, DR. DR. DAVIS. AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO CONTACT HER AND GET INFORMATION FROM HER AS NEEDED. UM, ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT IN MARCH WE WILL BE PRESENTING TO THE CITY COUNCIL, IRONICALLY, ON OUR PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT, WHICH HAS NOW BEEN TERMINATED. BUT THE PURPOSE OF, OF, UH, OF PRESENTING IS THERE'S A GRANT REQUIREMENT THAT TALKS ABOUT THE STATE OF HEALTH IN LONG BEACH. AND SO WE'RE JUST GONNA TALK GENERALLY ABOUT WHAT, UH, HEALTH HERE IN LONG BEACH LOOKS LIKE. ONCE WE GET THAT AGENDA, WE WILL SEND THAT OUT TO YOU. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME, UH, TALK TO, UH, EXCUSE ME, GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO, AND WE'LL BE SHARING THAT PRESENTATION WITH YOU ALL ONCE IT'S LEFT. ANY QUESTIONS? I COUPLE. UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANKS FOR GIVING THESE DAYS. I WROTE DOWN PUBLIC HEALTH EQUAL MEETING AND THE MARCH AGENDA. AND I THINK THOSE ARE IDEAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR US AS A GROUP TO, UM, OR, AND WHOEVER CAN TO, TO SUPPORT, PARTICIPATE. SO, UM, MAYBE WE COULD EVEN PUT THOSE ON OUR AGENDA OF MINUTES OR SO FOR ME SO I CAN HAVE RECORD WE AT TO, UM, AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT OUR CLIENT TALKED ABOUT WAS, UM, HOW WE CAN UTILIZE TO . SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE INFORMATION. OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, SO, UH, NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A DISCUSSION ON THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. THAT'S YOU. OH, SORRY. WE NEED, OH, SORRY. YEAH. YES, YES, YES. SO CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE RECOMMENDATION TO BE SLEEVE AND FILED THE REPORT FROM THE ACTING CITY HEALTH OFFICERS. SAY, AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED, SAY NAY. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES. ONE DAY, I'M JUST GONNA SAY NAY TO SHAKE THINGS UP A LITTLE . YOU GUYS SAY REAL STRONG. YES. YAY. PASSION. GUSTO, . OH YEAH. ALRIGHT. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ALIYA HAYES. YOU MAY KNOW WE'RE GONNA BE GOING OVER, HOPEFULLY THIS IS A, WILL BE SOMETHING A BIT MORE EXCITING, UM, TO DECIDE WHO WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH THE MAIN GRANT PROGRAM THROUGH THE FIRST ROUND. UM, I WANNA APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE. I AM GONNA GO OVER SUMMARIES, AND IT IS QUITE TEXT HEAVY. I DIDN'T WANNA ADD IMAGES TO KIND OF SWAY YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS, BUT REALLY JUST SUMMARIZE THE TOP APPLICATIONS. AND THEN WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS HAVE THE TEAM RANK THEM AND THEN HAVE A MICROSOFT LINK. AND SO ANALYZE THOSE RESULTS IN REAL TIME SO THAT THE TOP FOUR WILL BE FUNDED. UM, SO JUST TO GIVE YOU ALL A LITTLE BACKGROUND AND A REFRESHER ON THE GRANT PROGRAM. SO ELIGIBILITY IS, UH, THEY MUST BE A BY 1, 2, 3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UH, PROGRAMMING. UH, APPLICANTS MUST BE LOCATED IN LONG BEACH OR PRIMARILY SERVE THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY. UM, WE ALLOW THE USE OF FUNDS IN OUR, UM, STAFF WELLNESS INITIATIVES SUCH AS, UH, STAFF RETREATS, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, UM, DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING, UM, SUCH AS, UH, SKILLS TRAINING, WORKSHOPS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING. UM, SO CONSULTANT SUPPORT, TECHNOLOGY UPDATES, SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS. UM, BUT OVERALL THE, THE PURPOSE IS TO REALLY JUST SUPPORT, UM, LONG BEACH NONPROFITS BY INVESTING IN SELF WELLNESS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT [00:20:01] AND CAPACITY BUILDING. AND THESE ARE JUST TYPICALLY THINGS THAT, UH, AREN'T COVERED BY A LOT OF GRANT FUNDING. SO WE WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S A HARD TIME FOR, UM, HELPING HUMAN SERVICES, UH, THOSE THAT PROVIDE SERVICES. AND SO THE STAFF, IF THEY'RE WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND HAVE RESOURCES, THEY'RE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE COMMUNITY. UM, SO JUST A LITTLE OVERVIEW FOR THIS FIRST ROUND, WE RECEIVED FOUR APPLICATIONS. UH, TODAY WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THE TOP SEVEN AND THE ORG WILL DECIDE WHICH FOUR WILL BE FUNDED THIS ROUND. UM, AND JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, SO, UM, FUNDING WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO BE FUNDED ONCE A YEAR. THOSE WHO ARE NOT SELECTED, UM, THEY'LL BE, THEY COULD APPLY FORWARD, UM, FORWARD UNTIL THEY'RE FUNDED, IF THEY'RE FUNDED. UM, SO THE SCORING CRITERIA IS REALLY JUST TO ASSESS IF THEY ALIGN WITH THE PROGRAM'S PURPOSE, UM, WITH STAFF WELLNESS TRAINING, CAPACITY BUILDING, THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACT, UH, OF WHAT, WHAT ARE THEY RUNNING WITH THE LITTLE AMOUNT OF FUNDS OF WHAT COULD BE THE MOST IMPACTFUL, UM, FEASIBILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION. SO HOW REALISTIC IS, UM, WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING COST EFFECTIVENESS. AND THEN WE DID EVERY BONUS QUESTION ON INNOVATION AND EQUITY. UM, ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I SUMMARIZE EACH APPLICATION? UM, SHOULD WE JUST, UM, HAVE LIKE A, A RECUSAL LIKE PART THIS? LIKE IF ANYBODY, ANYBODY IS A PART OF THE ORGANIZATION? YEAH. LIKE IF YOU'RE LIKE A BOARD, IF YOU'RE ON THE BOARD, LIKE IF YOU'RE ON THE BOARD OR IF YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, RELATED OR HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP, I GUESS. YEAH, I THINK MAYBE AFTER EACH ONE, UM, YOU ALL COULD LET ME KNOW IF YOU'RE ON THE BOARD OR EMPLOYED WITH OR SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH ANY OF THESE FOLKS. UM, SO I COULD WORKERS OF, OF COLOR, ANYONE AFFILIATED WITH THIS ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I APPRECIATE. OH, YEAH. UM, SO YEAH. SO THE WORKERS OF COLOR COLLECTIVE, THEY PROVIDE CULTURALLY RELEVANT INCLUSIVE EDUCATION TRAINING ON FULL SPECTRUM DUAL SERVICES TO ADVOCATE FOR THE HELP OF COMMUNITIES. UM, THEY PROVIDE, UH, DOULA TRAINING, MENTORSHIP SERVICES, PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM EDUCATION ADVOCACY. AND IT WAS FOUNDED IN 17. UM, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LONG BEACH WHO BUILT THIS ORGANIZATION IN RESPONSE TO, UM, BLACK INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF COLOR COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCE HIGHEST MORTALITY RATES. UM, SO THEIR PURPOSE FOR THEIR APPLICATION IS TO SUPPORT STAFF WELLNESS AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY, UH, BY REDUCING, UH, BURNOUT AND INVESTING WELLBEING OF THEIR BI TEAM. UM, SO THE KEY ACTIVITIES IS TO FOCUS ON REST, STRESS REDUCTION AND TEAM CONNECTION, FACILITATIVE RETENTION AND VISIONING SESSION AND STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR WORKLOAD, BALANCE, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND VALUES ALIGNED WITH GROWTH. SO MONTH ONE OR TWO, THEY WOULD LIKE TO, UM, CONSULT WITH A FACILITATOR. UM, DO A STAFFING NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND PLAN FOR RETREAT THREE AND FOUR ARE, UM, WELLNESS ACTIVITIES, COLLECTING IMPACT FROM STAFF. UH, INTERNAL PRACTICE CHANGES, VIRTUAL FOLLOW UP SESSION NINE 10, A STAFF RETREAT FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING, VISIONING AND EVALUATION DEVELOPMENT, UM, TO CREATE A 1224 MONTH WELLNESS SUSTAINABILITY STAFF. UM, SO THEIR BUDGET INCLUDES STAFF TIME, TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT, SUPPLIES, TRAVEL, UH, FOR CONTRACTS AND SERVICES. AND, UH, I SAID ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORT. UH, SO ANTICIPATED IMPACT IS TO REDUCE BURNOUT, INCREASE BILLING OF SUPPORT, CLARITY, CONNECTION. UM, THEY PLAN TO ADMINISTER PRE AT POST SURVEYS, SHOWING INCREASED STAFF SUPPORT, CLARITY OF CONNECTION, UM, AND THEN STRONGER, UH, THE ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT. THEY BE INTERNAL COMMUNICATION, STRATEGIC FOCUS, AND MORE CONSISTENT. UM, THE RESPONSE TO EQUITY AND INNOVATION IS THEY WOULD TREAT STAFF OFFICE AS A QUALIFI, HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, NOT DISCRETIONARY BENEFIT, UM, CENTER EXPERIENCE OF BIRTH WORKERS AND CAREGIVERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PROVIDERS INTEGRATE [00:25:01] CULTURALLY ROOTED WELLNESS, COLLECTIVE CARE, SHARE LEADERSHIP INTO ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNING, AND THEY'LL PROVIDE HEALTHCARE STIPEND AND ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORT, UH, TO ENSURE EQUITABLE STAFF PARTICIPATION. UM, ANY QUESTIONS ON OUR WORKERS? SO GO TO THE NEXT ONE IS CITY PARK. THEIR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT VETERAN SENIORS, FAMILIES, AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATING COMPLEX SYSTEMS WHILE CARING COMPLEX STORIES AND CONNECTED, UM, THEY DO THIS THROUGH STORYTELLING, RECOGNIZING HEALING, DIGNITY, AND CONNECTION ARE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF HEALTH. THEY WERE FOUNDED IN THOUSAND 15 AND THEY PROVIDE HEALTHY HUMAN SERVICES, UM, TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. TRAUMA AND SYSTEMATIC BARRIERS TO CARE. SOME KEY ACTIVITIES THAT THEY PROPOSED, UM, FOR THIS APPLICATION IS A ONE WEEKEND HEART AT WORK RETREAT REFLECTION, UM, INCLUDING REFLECTION, NARRATIVE PRACTICES, CREATIVE EXPRESSION, GUIDED STORYTELLING, EXPENSIVE ARTS, FACILITATED DIALOGUE ON RESILIENCE, MEANING MAKING AND SUSTAINABLE CARE. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PROVIDE WELLNESS SUPPORTS, MEALS, MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES TO CREATE FIRE. UM, SO THROUGH THE FIRST MONTH, THEY WENT TO CURRICULUM, UM, SELECT FACILITATORS, PREPARE YOUR WELLNESS MATERIALS. HOST, SORRY, HOST, WEEKEND RETREAT, COLLECT, UH, FEEDBACK AND REFLECTIONS, MEALS, THEN PURPOSE, UH, STRENGTH SKILLS, STRENGTH, COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT. AND EXPECT THIS TO BE LOWER IN FOR STAFF. COST EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, SUSTAINABILITY. UH, SO THEIR BUDGET WOULD BE TOWARDS, UH, PERSONNEL. SOME PERSONNEL COSTS, UH, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION SUPPLIES, MATERIAL SERVICES, WELLNESS, WELLNESS. UM, GET AN IMPACT ON THE STAFF LEVEL, SUPPORT, WELLNESS, SUSTAINABILITY AND PROFESSIONAL GROWING STAFF. VOLUNTEERS, UM, TO 12, ENGAGED IN THE WORK. HUNDRED PERCENT WE'LL COMPLETE INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT SESSIONS. UM, 8% WILL REPORT CONNECTION, CONFIDENCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY. WRITTEN REFLECT ALSO HAVE SUCCESSFUL ROLES, ONGOING WELLNESS SUPPORT RESOURCES. ORGANIZATIONALLY, THEY PERCEIVE STAFF STRENGTHENED STAFF, TENTION TEAM CONCLUSION AND CAPACITY PRACTICE SUPPORT AGAINST BURNOUT AND WORKFORCE. THEIR RESPONSE TO THE BONUS ON INNOVATION AND EQUITY, UH, INNOVATION APPROACH, UM, APPLIES NARRATIVE AND EXPRESSIVE ARTS TO TRADITIONAL HIGH BASIC STAFF, UM, FOR STAFF AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. EQUITY SUPPORT, PEER VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE WHO OFTEN LACK ACCESS TO FORMAL WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES. UM, AND ACCESSIBILITY SUPPORT. REMOVING SOME FINANCIAL LOGISTIC BARRIERS TO INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT, CONNECTING THEIR STAFF TO AFFIRM'S LIVED EXPERIENCE, HAS EXPERTISE AND HEARD ABOUT DIGNITY, SUSTAINABILITY. POTENTIAL QUESTIONS ON CITY PARK. UM, THE NEXT ORGANIZATION'S FAMILY ENRICHMENT HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THEY'RE FOUNDED IN 1997, IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF FAMILIES THROUGH HOUSING SOLUTIONS, SUPPORT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. UM, THIS IS DONE THROUGH FAMILY RICHMOND WHO ACCESS COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NAVIGATION SERVICES AND THEIR WORK CENTERS CONNECT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH, UM, WHO ARE GOVERNMENT INSURED TO CENTRAL MEDICAL MENTAL HEALTH AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. UM, SO THEIR TIMELINE ENROLLING AND THERE'S THIS, UM, RELATED TO, UH, STAFF TRAINING AND, UH, LONG TERM, UM, DEVELOPMENT. SO ENROLL TWO STAFF IN GRANT WRITING CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS TO BUILD FUNDRAISING SKILLS, INSTALL PRODUCTIVITY, USE SOFTWARE TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND TASKS, TASKS, MANAGING COLLABORATION. THEY WOULD LIKE TO ENGAGE WITH A FEDERAL GRANT CONSULTANT FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT ON COMPLEX EDUCATION AND FOR ONGOING WELLNESS. THEY WOULD LIKE TO WELLNESS DAY OF NATURE TO PREVENT [00:30:01] STAFF WELLNESS AND SO FORTH FROM MY STAFF. OVERALL IMPACT IS, UM, STRENGTHENED STAFF RESILIENCE, ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, AND LONG, LONG-TERM IMPACT FOR UNDERSERVED LONG BEACH PROGRAM. UM, SO THE BUDGET WAS RELATED TO THE GRANT WRITING CERTIFICATE, PROGRAM CONSULTANT SUPPORT, UM, TECH UPGRADES AND TRAINING, WHICH WAS, UM, IT WAS TO A MAJOR RELATED ACTIVITY. ANTICIPATED IMPACT. SO STAFF LEVEL IMPACT IS, UH, BUILDS PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, GRANT WRITING CERTIFICATION, UM, SUPPORT STAFF OFFICE AND RESILIENCE, BE ABLE TO RETREAT AND IMPROVE CAPACITY TO PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES. ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT, CONSULT SUPPORT, STRENGTHEN THE ABILITY TO DEVELOP COMPLEX PROPOSALS, UPGRADES, UH, TECH UPGRADE EFFICIENCIES, MANAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION, AND INCREASES ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND READINESS FOR LARGER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, UH, IS TWO ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED WITHIN SIX MONTHS AND HAS CAPACITY AND REDUCE BURNOUT AMONGST FROM THE WORKERS. UM, THEIR RESPONSE TO EQUITY AND INNOVATION IS, UM, WE STAFF, STAFF WHO SERVE UNDERSERVED LONG BEACH RESIDENTS, ENSURING CULTURALLY AND SUSTAINABLE SERVICES, TREAT STAFF AS CENTER, COMMUNICATE INFRASTRUCTURE BY COMBINING GRANT TRAINING, EXPERT CONSULTATION, TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES, WELLNESS, UM, SUPPORT STAFF RESILIENT RESILIENCE AND PREVENTS BURNOUT. UM, LONG TERM IMPACT ORGANIZATIONAL STABILITY, IMPROVES RESOURCE ACCESS, ENHANCE PARTICULARLY QUALITY OF SERVICES FOR MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? SO NO ONE REALLY WENT TOO MUCH INTO DETAIL ABOUT WHAT A WELLNESS RETREAT WAS GONNA ENTAIL, RIGHT? SO THE LAST ONE ON THEIR QUALIFICATION, I BELIEVE THEY SAID, UM, IT WAS RELATED TO GOING TO LIKE HUNTINGTON PARK AND, OR, SORRY, WHAT'S THAT LIBRARY CALLED? SORRY. LIBRARY. UM, AND JUST HAVING A DAY IN NATURE, UM, TOP OF MY HEAD SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. WELL, BECAUSE LIKE, SO FOR EXAMPLE, THESE GUYS, THEY'RE TELLING US THEY'RE GOING TO USE THE MAJORITY OF THEIR FUNDS FOR CONSULTING, WELL, FOR, FOR STAFF ENHANCEMENT. MM-HMM . BY WAY OF GRANT WRITING AND STUFF. THE OTHER ONE SEEMED LIKE THEY WOULD BE USED A WHOLE FIVE GRAND FOR ONE BIG SHEBANG OF A, OF A TREE BUILDING OR , YOU KNOW, SO IT'S LIKE, WELL, WHAT, WHAT DOES THAT EXACTLY. SO SOME ARE LIKE MORE DEVELOPING, HAVING A STAFF RETREAT. OTHERS ARE MORE LIKE SPONSOR, YOU KNOW, UH, TRAINING. THEY ALL HAVE A TRAINING ASPECT IN THEM. MM-HMM . UH, BUT YEAH, SOME OF THEM, YEAH, WE DID GET A LOT OF APPLICATIONS FOR LIKE A ONE DAY THING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S LOT MONEY. SO THOSE WERE LIKE KIND OF REDUCED BECAUSE OF COST EFFECTIVENESS AND WHAT IMPACT WE WANNA SEE WITH THINGS COME. BUT THEN OTHERS HAVE THAT STAFF RETREAT AND THEN STRATEGIC PLANNING ALIGNED WITH IT. SO IT HAS A BIT MORE OF A LONG, THE NEXT ONE IS LONG BEACH FORWARD. UH, SO LONG BEACH TOUR'S MISSION IS TO CREATE A HEALTHY LONG BEACH WITH LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES AND COLOR BY BUILDING COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE, LEADERSHIP, AND POWER. THEIR VISION IS THAT A RACE INCOME DO NOT DETERMINE ONE'S FUTURE IN THE CITY. AND THAT THROUGH MULTI, MULTI GENERATIONAL COMMUNITY BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT WHERE ALL CONNECTED AND HEALTHY SO, AND HAVE A STRONG HISTORY IN HEALTH WORK ACROSS LONG BEACH, THE PURPOSE OF THEIR FUNDING IS TO UPGRADE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SECURITY TO PREVENT, TO PROTECT VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAFF, INCLUDING QUEER TRANS BY DOCUMENTED KEY ACTIVITIES IS TRANSITION ALL DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS AND REPOSITORIES TO SECURE PLATFORMS. TRAIN STAFF AND MEMBERS ON DIGITAL AND ONGOING PRACTICES CONTINUE DIGITAL SECURITY TRAINING AND CONSULTING GUIDANCE. SO THAT'S ONE THREE, TRANSITION THEIR PLATFORMS AND IMPLEMENT SECURE COMMUNICATION METHODS. STAFF MEMBERS ON DIGITAL SECURITY IMPACT SENSITIVE DATA [00:35:01] AND COMMUNICATION, SERVING THREATS, PARTICIPATION COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO CONTINUE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EDUCATION WORK SAFELY. UM, SO THE BUDGET WOULD BE TOWARDS CONTRACTED SERVICES, SUPPLIES, TRAINING, AND, UM, STAFF LEVEL IMPACT WOULD BE FULL MIGRATION SENSITIVE DATA AND COMMUNICATIONS TO SECURE PLATFORMS. SECURE DIGITAL PRACTICES PROGRAM IMPLEMENT SECURITY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY. ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT ENSURES SUSTAINABLE CONTINUATION OF PROGRAMS, VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING BACKGROUND, OVERALL INFRASTRUCTURE, SECURE TOOLS, MONTHS, UM, ABLE TO CASCADE SECURE PRACTICES TO COMMUNITY. AND THEIR RESPONSE TO INNOVATION EQUITY THAT THEY PRIORITIZE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR THE WORKING CLASS COMMUNITIES, UPGRADES DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO SECURE COMMUNICATIONS FOR STAFF MEMBERS. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS UNDER, UM, STAFF AND BOARD ARE PRIMARILY LGBTQ PLUS WOMEN IN NONBINARY VOLUNTEERS. AND THEY SERVED, THEY WOULD BUILD, UM, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, CITYWIDE HEALTH, RACIAL, ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL JUST JUSTICE INITIATIVES. UM, PARTNER SHARING, KNOWLEDGE PARTNERSHIPS AND SHARING ORGANIZATIONS. INSTITUTIONS OFFERED GUIDANCE ON SECURE DIGITAL PRACTICES TO AMPLIFY ANY QUESTIONS. THE NEXT ONE IS HARM IDA. UM, THERE ARE FACING LONG BEACH, FOUNDED IN 2008, CREATED TO ENSURE THAT SENIORS AND COMMUN IN THE COMMUNITY CAN AGE INDEPENDENTLY, SAFETY AND WITH DIGNITY. UM, BEGAN TO CHECK ON ISOLATED SENIORS AND AS DRAWN INTO A TRUSTED COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION, DEDICATED SERVING OLDER ADULTS. MOM. UM, THEY PRIMARILY SERVE LOW INCOME AND VULNERABLE ADULTS, AGES 55 AND OLDER WITH MANY OF WHO DEPENDING ON ITS INCOME. FACE BARRIERS RELATED TO HEALTH, MOBILITY, LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY AND NAVIGATE COMPLEX HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED TO REDUCE ISOLATION AND SENIORS TO RESOURCES AND STABILIZE FACING NEEDS. UM, SO THE PURPOSE OF TO SUPPORT STAFF WELLNESS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO SUSTAIN HIGH QUALITY SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME ADULTS, THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO MONTHLY WELLNESS PRACTICES SUCH AS MEDITATION, T CHI, I APOLOGIZE WRONG, MINDFULNESS AND YOGA TO REDUCE STRESS AND RESILIENCE. UM, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WEBINARS AND CERTIFICATION VIA THE NON-PROFIT PARTNERSHIP. UM, PARTIAL STAFF TIME TO, FOR COVERAGE TO INVOLVE FULL PARTICIPATION WITHOUT SERVICES. UH, IMPACT HAS INCREASED STAFF SKILLS, CONFIDENCE ABOUT BEING, STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, REDUCE BURNOUT, CONTINUING COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY. UM, THEIR BUDGET WILL GO TOWARDS PERSONNEL TRAINING DEVELOPMENT. HOW CONTRACT SERVICES, UM, THE ANTICIPATED IMPACT WOULD SUPPORT, UH, STAFF LEVELS SUPPORTING WELLBEING, RETENTION, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF FOUR STAFF MEMBERS. LENGTH, WELLNESS PRACTICES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. UM, TO OUTCOMES, HUNDRED PERCENT OF STAFF. UM, MORE THAN 10 WELLNESS SESSIONS, HUNDRED PERCENT OF STAFF COMPLETION AND TWO, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAININGS 25 5 IN STRESS LEVELS. 25, INCREASE IN CONFIDENCE SURVEYS, HUNDRED PERCENT STAFF PROTECTION DURING THE PERIOD. ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT, CHANGE AND SERVICE QUALITY. TEAM COHESION AND LONGTIME CAPACITY. HIGH QUALITY QUESTION. IS THAT LOW INCOME? BASICALLY DIVERSE AND DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY SOCIALITY? ISOLATION FOOD IN HELPED [00:40:01] IN THE WELLBEING OF PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF STAFF MEMBERS, MANY OF WHO SHARE EXPERIENCES AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS BECAUSE STRENGTHENING A TRUST, A TRUSTED COMMUNITY EMBEDDED WORKFORCE. UM, THE MONTHLY WELLNESS, WHICH IS RARELY, RARELY FUNDED FOR SMALL NONPROFITS TO HELP PREVENT BURNOUT, COMPASSION, FATIGUE AMONG STAFF CARING SIGNIFICANT EMOTIONAL LABOR FROM THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP WILL PROVIDE CONCRETE SKILLS THAT IMPROVE SERVICE QUALITY AND CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE HEART OF IDA? THAT'S VERY SWEET. THEY'RE ALL I WANNA GIVE MONEY TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF GIVE MONEY TO EVERY SINGLE ONE. I STRUGGLE SO HARD TO JUST REDUCE IT TO . GOSH. OKAY, SO WE HAVE TWO MORE LEFT. UM, THE LGBT LGBTQ CENTER OF LONG BEACH. UM, SO DO BUSINESS AS CENTER. SO IT'S ORGANIZATION IN LONG BEACH WITH THE MISSION TO ADVANCE EQUITY FOR THE LGBTQ PLUS PEOPLE THROUGH CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE ADVOCACY EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THEIR VISION IS TO ACHIEVE COMMUNITIES WHERE ALL LGBTQ PEOPLE LIVE IN HEALTH SAFETY AND WAS INITIALLY FORMED AS A LIVING ROOM DISCUSSION IN 1977, ESTABLISHED THEY SERVED THE SOCIAL SUPPORT SIGNIFICANT FIRST HIV V TESTING SITES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CREATING THE LARGEST HIV AIDS CASE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION IN THE CITY AT THE AIDS EPIDEMIC. SUPPORT SIGNIFICANT EVENTS SUCH AS WARM BEACH PRIDE AIDS TODAY THEY SERVE OVER 10,000 PEOPLE ACTIVELY IN THE, UM, SO THEIR PURPOSE FOR THEIR REQUEST, UM, WILL SUPPORT STAFF ON THIS ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY, RECOGNIZING THAT SUPPORTED TO HIGH QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES. UM, PROPOSED ACTIVITIES ARE QUARTERLY STAFF WELLNESS DAYS, INCLUDING TEAM BASED CULTURAL AND OUT OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES, SUCH AS VISITS TO THE , PACIFIC BEACH, BEACH MUSEUM, BAR AND STAFF. PICNIC AND REFLECTION DAY WILL COVER TRANSPORTATION. MATERIAL IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE OVER 12 MONTHS, ONCE PER QUARTER BY LEADERSHIP AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY, INCLUSIVITY, AND ALIGNMENT WITH GOALS. EACH WELLNESS DAY INCLUDES GUIDED REFLECTION, TEAM BUILDING STAFF FEEDBACK OUTCOMES IS REDUCE BURNOUT, IMPROVE MORALE, TENTION COLLABORATION, AND INCREASE ORGANIZATION SERVE LGBTQ ACROSS ALL. UM, SO THE BUDGET WOULD BE SUPPLIES, TRAVEL AND, UM, ACTIVITIES. ACTIVITIES. STAFF IMPACTS SUPPORT, MENTAL EMOTIONAL WELLBEING, RESTOR RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, WORKING ORGANIZATIONALLY, IMPROVE COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION. INCREASED STAFF RETENTION, STRONGER ORGANIZATION CAPACITY TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES. MEASURABLE OUTCOMES. UM, 75% OF STAFF WILL PARTICIPATE IN EACH WELLNESS DAY. 10 TO 15% WILL INCREASE POSITIVE RESPONSES. STAFF WELLNESS, STAFF INSPECTION, UM, SURVEYS. UM, IMPROVE STAFF RETENTION COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEARS. COMMONLY MEASURED, UM, QUALITATIVE STAFFING THAT WILL ALSO BE COLLECTED TO ASSESS EACH ACTIVITY. COMMUNITY IMPACT TO SUPPORT AND ENGAGE WORKFORCE BETTER EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND TO PEOPLE IN, UM, THE RESPONSE TO INNOVATION AND EQUITY. UH, INNOVATION TREATS STAFF WELLNESS AS A CORE DRIVER OF ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, NOT AS A ONE TIME USE. SHARE OFFITE WELLNESS EXPERIENCES TO CREATE STRUCTURED OPPORTUNITIES FOR RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, REFLECTION AND RESTORATION. BEYOND TRADITIONAL WORKPLACE WELLNESS MODELS. EQUITY SHOWS THAT WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES ARE TO ALL STAFF. INCOME LEVEL IS GRANT FUNDING WILL COVER THE COST TO ALLOW FOR PARTICIPATION TO PAY. UM, COMMUNITY ROOTED IN CULTURAL RESPONSIVE ACTIVITIES WILL BE BASED IN LONG BEACH AND REFLECT CULTURALLY RELEVANT COMMUNITY SPACES, UM, AND FOSTER REPRESENTATION AND CONNECTION FOR STAFF. LGBTQ PLUS STAFF AND STAFF LONG TERM IMPACT CENTERS. INCLUSIVE [00:45:01] TRAUMA INFORMED WELLNESS PRACTICES, ADVANCES WORK WORKFORCE EQUITY WHILE MODELING SUSTAINABLE CENTERED PASS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? IS THIS THE LAST ONE? TRAUMA INTERVENTION PROGRAM? YEAH. YEP. , DO WE HAVE TO WAIT? I, THE BOARD MEMBERS? NO, I THINK YOU'RE FINE BECAUSE WE HAVE MATERIALS IN FRONT OF US THAT WE READ. OH, OKAY. PERFECT. UM, TRAUMA INTERVENTION PROGRAM INCORPORATED OF LONG BEACH. SO, TYPICAL LONG BEACH IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT TRAINS AND DEPLOYS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO RESPOND. 24 7 TRAUMATIC SUCH AS DEATH. UH, SUICIDES, OVERDOSE HAVE PROVIDED EMOTIONAL FIRST AID AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO THOUSANDS OF WILL RESIDENTS ENSURING THAT NO ONE THAT HAS TO FACE TRAUMA TO MAINTAIN READINESS AND BURNOUT. T VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATE IN CONTINUING EDUCATION MEETINGS. UM, SO THEY WANNA EXPAND THEIR CONTINUING EDUCATION BY INTEGRATING TRAUMA INFORMED WELLNESS WORKSHOPS, TOOLS AND VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION ELEMENTS. UH, SO TO MAINTAIN READINESS AND REDUCE BURNOUT TO VOLUNTEER WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE C CONTINUING EDUCATION MEETINGS. THEY'LL EXPAND THE IMPACT OF THESE MEETINGS BY WORKSHOPS, REFLECTION TOOLS, VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION ELEMENTS, UM, IS ALSO PREPARING FOR ITS NEXT TRAINING MARCH 26, TO VOLUNTEERS, THE CRISIS LONG BEACH. SO THEY USE THIS FUNDING TO ENHANCE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE MEETINGS. UM, WE ARE MANDATORY FOR ALL ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS IN OUR PRIMARY SPACE FOR REINFORCEMENT COURT CONNECTION AND STARTING APRIL TO IMPLEMENT ENRICH PLAN THAT INCLUDES LONGEST WORKSHOPS, GRIEF PROCESSING, RESILIENCE RECOVERY, GUEST SPEAKERS SUCH AS THE PEER EXPERTS, PEER RECOGNITION ACTIVITIES TO HONOR VOLUNTEER MILESTONES DIRECTLY SUPPORT VOLUNTEER ATTENTION, REDUCE BURNOUT, AND CREATE A STRONGER FOUNDATION FOR ONBOARDING VOLUNTEERS. ALL ELEMENTS WILL BE, UM, SO THE BUDGET, CONTRACT, CO TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND VOLUNTEER RECOMMENDED DIRECT IMPACT ON VOLUNTEERS WILL SUPPORT EMOTIONAL HEALTH, RESILIENCE AND TENTION OF PROVIDE SCHOOLS TO 30 PLUS VOLUNTEERS. FOLLOW EMOTIONALLY INTENSE CALLS, BUILD MORALE THROUGH PEER RECOGNITION. INCLUDE COMPASSION GOALS SIX, ATTENDANCE RECOGNITION, INTEGRATED PROGRAM, ORGANIZATION TURNOVER, IMPROVED READINESS AND RESPOND OF COMMUNITY IMPACT. SUPPORTIVE PREPARED RESPONSE TEAM TO CONTINUE SERVING PROFESSIONALISM. RESPONSE TO SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT WE VOLUNTEER AND NORMALIZE WELLNESS AS A CORE. DESIGN EQUITY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT OFTEN VISIBLE EMOTIONAL LABOR OF VOLUNTEER ENSURES EQUAL ACCESS TO SUPPORT FOR AND VOLUNTEERS REGARDLESS OF TENURE OR ACCESS OUTSIDE MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND THOSE WELLNESS EVERY PROGRAM PARTICIPATION. THAT WAS A LOT. I THINKING MAYBE TAKE, YOU ALL CAN TAKE LIKE FIVE MINUTES TO PROCESS. UM, WHEN YOU ARE READY, I HAVE THIS QR CODE. THIS IS JUST SO THAT IT COULD ASSESS YOUR RANKINGS IN LIFETIME. SO LET IT, IT'LL TAKE YOU TO A MICROSOFT FORM AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO RANK THE ORGANIZATIONS [00:50:01] FROM ONE THROUGH SEVEN. SO ONE BEING THE STRONGEST, SEVEN THE WEAKEST. INTERESTING. UM, AND THEN BASED, BASED OFF OF THE ESTABLISHED CRITERIA, UM, THE HIGHEST RANKED PROPOSALS WILL, UM, BE SELECTED FOR FUNDING. SO THE TOP, SO THIS WILL BE ABLE TO ANALYZE, UM, YOUR, ALL OF YOUR RANKINGS. OH, ANOTHER OH YEAH. WE HAVE TO RANK, YEAH. SO ANYONE HAVE ANY AFFILIATION TO ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE MENTIONING OR ORGANIZATIONS. YEAH. AND, AND IF AFFILIATION WOULD BE LIKE, LIKE A REAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, RIGHT? LIKE YOU'RE, LIKE IT'S A FORMAL RELATIONSHIP, LIKE A REGULAR VOLUNTEER OR EMPLOYED ON THE BOARD. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT THIS? NO, I'M, IT'S TOUGH BECAUSE SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT I REALLY LIKE, THEIR MISSION REALLY SPEAKS TO ME. BUT THE APPLICATION THAT THEY PUT IN, WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO USE THE MONEY FOR, I'M LESS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT. SO, AND DEFINITELY MORE BASED OFF OF THEIR, IT HAS TO BE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO USE THE MONEY FOR. SO LIKE PERSONALLY, I'M MUCH MORE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE APPLICATIONS THAT USE THE MONEY TO IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITIES THAT THEY'RE SERVING DIRECTLY OR TO USE THE MONEY FOR A LONG STA LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE IMPACT. BUT YEAH, NOT EVERYONE DID THAT , I WAS HAVING THE, THE SAME EXPERIENCE. THERE'S SOME ORGANIZATIONS THAT I KNOW DO AMAZING WORK AND I KNOW THEIR WORK REALLY WELL AND THE, UM, THE PROPOSAL JUST WASN'T AS STRONG AS SOME OF THE OTHERS. AND IT'S HARD. IT HAS THE HARDEST SPACE TO BE IN. YEAH. LIKE I'M NOT SUPER EXCITED ABOUT USING THE MONEY FOR LIKE, OUTINGS TO PREVENT BURNOUT, BUT, BUT I LIKE WHAT, WHAT THE ORGANIZATION DOES AND I CARE ABOUT IT. YEAH. YEAH. IT WAS VERY SIMILAR. 'CAUSE THERE'S ONE WHERE IT'S ALL JUST ENHANCEMENT OF THEIR TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT ANY STAFF AND SUPPORT AT ALL. SO IT'S LIKE, SEE, AND I LIKE THAT BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THE TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT IS A, WILL PROVIDE A LONG TERM IMPACT. IT SEEMED LIKE THAT ONE WOULD PROVIDE A LONG TERM IMPACT FOR THE ORGANIZATION SPECIFICALLY. RIGHT. I DIDN'T SEE THAT EXTENDING BEYOND TO IMPROVE THE STAFF'S LIFE OR THE LIFE OF THE, OF THE RECIPIENTS SERVICES. SO IT'S, YEAH, IT'S HARD. AND I JUST WANNA MENTION, SO THEY WEREN'T REQUIRED TO HAVE ALL ASPECTS OF THE ALLOWABLE MUTUAL FUNDS, SO THEY ALLOW OR POSSIBILITY. SO SOME JUST PICK ONE OTHERS INTEGRATED, ALL OF THEM. UM, AND SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS ISN'T FOR DIRECT SERVICES, BUT IT'S TO BE ABLE TO ENHANCE THEIR DIRECT SERVICES IN THE BACKGROUND. UM, YEAH, I ALSO LOOKED AT SOME OF THE NINE NINETIES AND ALL KIND OF TO LOOK AT BUDGETS AND ALL. AND NOT EVERYBODY HAD A CIVILIZATION. WE DID THE SAME. BUT ONE OF THEM, AND IT MAY BE THE SAME WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THEY ALREADY, THEY DO GOOD WORK. THEY HAVE A REALLY LARGE BUDGET. AND I'M THINKING, YOU KNOW, JUST $5,000 MAKE THAT A DIFFERENCE FOR THEM. WHERE I THINK IT COULD HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON SOME OF THE OTHER, UM, SMALL ORGANIZATIONS, SMALL NONPROFITS. UM, I ALSO THINK THAT SOMETIMES WHEN IT'S JUST ONE TIME FUNDING AND, YOU KNOW, A NOT A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUNDING, YOU CAN'T REALLY EXPECT SIGNIFICANT YEAH. BECAUSE IT'S 5,000 MAX. YEAH. SO IT'S HARD TO YEAH. I, YEAH. BUT LIKE, I'M MUCH MORE INTERESTED IN SOMETHING THAT TALKS ABOUT PULLING IN, UM, GRANT WRITERS TO GO SEEK MORE FUNDING THAN I AM. AND LIKE, WE'RE GONNA DO A FUN, A GREAT WEEKEND TO REJUVENATE OUR STAFF. RIGHT. SOME OF THESE SMALL ORGANIZATIONS, THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A GRANT WRITER. RIGHT. SO THAT'S WHAT, SO OFTENTIMES WE'RE JUST KEEPING THEIR HEADS TO THE WATER. YEP. IT MIGHT BE THAT ONE TIME THING THAT THEY'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO, BUT THEY HAVEN'T HAD THE RESOURCES TO. YEP. HOW MANY OF THESE ARE WE GONNA FUND? FOUR. FOUR? YEAH. SO I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, BRING YOUR TOP ONE THE HIGH. 'CAUSE IT'S EACH GONNA BE SHIFTED BY EACH RESPONSE. SO RIGHT. YOUR TOP ONE, THE 1, 1, 2, 3, 4. UM, [00:55:01] AND RIGHT NOW THEY'RE LISTED IN, UH, ALPHABET ORDER, SO NOT, IT'S NOT FIGHTING COLOR. UM, SO THE WAY RICK IS, YOU DRAG IT, IF ANYONE NEEDS TO SUBMISSION, USE MINE. AND I'LL SAY, I BELIEVE THAT STAFF WELLNESS IS SO POPULAR. I THINK THERE'S JUST A LOT OF NONPROFITS ARE HIGH TURNOVER AND, UM, STAFF. OKAY. IS THERE SUBMISSION ANONYMOUS? YES. MM-HMM . OKAY. DONE. THAT'S VERY EXCITING. YEAH. THREE MORE MINUTES. SOUND GOOD? [01:00:18] I SEE SIX SUBMISSIONS ON MY END. OH, I SEE SIX SUBMISSIONS ON MY END. UM, SO I THINK ONE SEVEN. SO YEAH, I, ONE MORE SUBMISSION. IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY HAS THEIR PHONES DOWN, RIGHT? YEAH. MM-HMM . DID EVERYONE SUBMIT? DID EVERYONE SUBMIT? YEAH. SEE, WE'RE MISSING. YEAH. CAN YOU JUST DOUBLE CHECK YOUR PHONES TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, PAGE SAYS I CLOSED MY WINDOW , BUT IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS CONFIRMED IN SOME WAY. VERY STRANGE. BECAUSE WINDOWS, WELL, I GUESS I COULD SHARE AND THEN IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S NOT REFLECTIVE, BECAUSE IT SHOWS YOU BY VOTE TOO, RIGHT? UH, YEAH, I COULD GO BY VOTE SO I COULD SHARE THE OVERALL, HOW WE ANALYZE THE, INTO THE, WE HAVE VERY LOW ATTENDANCE TODAY, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT KIND OF CONVERSATION WE'RE GONNA HAVE IN THE NEXT ROOM. WE'RE ALSO ALMOST OUT OF TIME, SO WE'RE JUST, UH, I THINK WE SHOULD JUST CALL. OKAY. TABLE THAT ONE FOR THE NEXT WEEK. OKAY. YOU HAVE A NEW, YOU'VE BEEN PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT MAKER. YEAH. HOW, HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT THAT? PSYCHED. OH, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. YEAH, HE'S TOUGH, BUT HE'S DECENT AND SMART AND FAIR. OKAY. I WAS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT WHO WE MIGHT GET, BUT I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT HIM. OKAY. WHERE'S HE, WHERE'S HE FROM AGAIN? I CAN'T REMEMBER. HE ACTUALLY WAS, WAS HERE, HE WAS HERE FOR MANY YEARS. HE WORKED FOR THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE. OKAY. BUT NOW HE'S THE PRESIDENT AT UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. YEAH. BUT HE'S, HE LIVED HERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND WORKED IN OUR SYSTEM HERE IN LONG BEACH. HERE IN LONG BEACH. OH, GOOD. YEAH, HE HAS A HOUSE HERE. OKAY. OH YEAH. HE ALREADY HAD, HE JUST HAD IT HERE. HE JUST KEPT IT. YEAH, HE JUST KEPT IT. WOW. HE RENTED IT OUT. THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S HUGE. YEAH. I MEAN, HE'S GONNA LIVE IN THE PRESIDENT'S. THERE'S A RESIDENCE FOR THE PRESIDENT. YEAH. SO HE'LL LIVE IN THE PRESIDENT'S HOME, BUT OH, I NEVER KNEW THAT. YEAH. WHERE'S THAT AT? HE'S, IT'S IN, UM, COLLEGE, COLLEGE ESTATES. OH, OKAY. OR RIGHT, RIGHT NEXT TO THE CAMPUS. YEAH. RIGHT. YEAH. BUT HE'S, UM, HE LIVED IN THE CITY FOR MANY, FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. OKAY. AND HE'S, HE'S A SPECIAL GUY. HE'S VERY SMART AND HE IS A VERY STRONG LEADER. I'M VERY EXCITED TO WORK WITH HIM. I'M, UM, REALLY CONNECTED TO THE, THE SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT. YEAH. GOOD. I'M ON THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY. GOOD BOARD FOR THAT DEPARTMENT. YEAH. NANCY MEYERS ADAMS IS, NO. YEAH, SHE'S, SHE'S, SHE'S RETIRING. YEAH. SO IT'S GONNA BE ANOTHER NEW PERSON. YEAH. THAT'S DISAPPOINTING BECAUSE I MEAN, IT'S GREAT FOR HER. YEAH. UM, WE'VE GOT A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH HER, SO I HOPE THAT THIS PERSON WILL BE JUST AS STRONG. YEAH. SHE'S UH, SHE CAN BE A LITTLE CHALLENGING TO WORK WITH BECAUSE SHE'S SUCH A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR HER DEPARTMENT. RIGHT. YEAH. WHICH IS GREAT. YEAH. YEAH. UM, BUT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS . YEAH. YEAH. BUT SHE IS VERY, SHE'S A SOCIAL WORKER. SHE'S AN ADVOCATE. SHE'S VERY DEDICATED TO HER WORK AND I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR HER. I'M SURE THAT WHOEVER THEY PULL IN WILL HAVE, THEY'LL HAVE BIG SHOES TO FILL. I'M SURE THEY'LL DO GREAT. YEAH. NOT, I FEEL OLD. NANCY HAD HER FIRST, HER FIRST SEMESTER. SHE IS. I WAS LIKE, UGH. THERE ARE A LOT OF SOCIAL WORKERS IN THIS AREA WHO SHE HELPED TO SHAVE. SHE'S HAD AN IMPACT ON. YEAH. YEAH. THIS COMMUNITY, HER RETIREMENT PARTY'S GONNA BE HUGE. THEY'RE GONNA BE PEOPLE COMING FROM [01:05:01] ALL OVER THE PLACE. SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO RENT OUT ANGEL STADIUM OR SOMETHING. SORRY. UM, SO WE HAVE WORKERS OF COLOR ONE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FOR TWO, THE HEART ITEM THREE AND TIP FOUR. GREAT. DOES THAT KIND OF REFLECT THOUGHT PROCESS? I HAVE A FEELING THAT THE GRANT ONE WOULD BE LONG THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY. YEAH. UM, AWESOME. SO THESE WOULD BE THE FOUR THAT ARE FUNDED THIS ROUND. UH, NEXT ROUND WOULD REVIEW WOULD BE IN MAY. UM, SO I, AALIYAH THANKS FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. THIS IS, YEAH, THANK YOU. YEAH. NOT JUST ON THE PROCESS, BUT ALSO NOT JUST ON, ON GETTING THE GRANTS COLLECTED BUT ALSO ON CREATING THIS PROCESS SO THAT WE COULD REALLY BE A PART OF THE DETERMINATION IN A WAY THAT MAKES SENSE. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THIS FEELS VERY POWERFUL AND REWARDING. THANK YOU. YEAH. AND AS WE GET REPORTS, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE IMPACT OF YOUR DECISIONS. YEAH. AND SO I'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT. I DID ALSO WANNA SHARE BRIEFLY THE HHS FUND. SO WE ARE DOING DIRECT CLIENT SUPPORT REQUESTS. SO WE RECENTLY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE GROCERIES, DIAPERS, UM, FOR A SINGLE MOM OF SIX. OH, THAT'S GREAT. SHE WAS PERCENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM. UM, AND THE TEAM IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON GETTING HER SET UP WITH A WAY CALFRESH, BUT IN THE MEANTIME THEY EAT FOOD. AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM WITH THAT. AND WE'RE JUST CONTINUALLY WORKING ON SOME OF THOSE IMMEDIATE REQUESTS, BUT ALSO TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PROGRAMS WORK AS THOSE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY WHILE PEOPLE ARE IN CRISIS. YEAH. IF WE HAVE, IF YOU HAVE SITUATIONS LIKE THAT COME UP, IS THERE A WAY FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO LIKE GIVE YOU A GIFT CARD THAT YOU CAN GIVE THEM OR IDEALLY IT WOULD BE TO JUST DONATE THROUGH THE HHS FUNDS SO THAT YOU COULD, IT WILL BE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION. JUST DO IT THAT WAY. YEAH. OKAY. UM, 'CAUSE ALL OF THOSE WOULD BE GOING TO THE INITIATIVES. OKAY. UM, AND WILL YOU BE GIVING ANY FEEDBACK TO THE GRANT APPLICANTS THAT DIDN'T GET A GRANT AS TO LIKE WAYS TO DO IT BETTER NEXT TIME? EXACTLY. YEAH, BECAUSE I DID WRITE OUT, AND IF YOU ALL WANT TO EMAIL ME SOME OF YOUR FEEDBACK, YOU CAN. I DID WRITE OUT FEEDBACK FOR EACH APPLICATION, SO IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THE WAY Y'ALL RANK IS HOW I RANK. SO YEAH. EVIDENCE SAYING THAT THE MONEY WILL IMPACT WILL BE MORE IMPACTFUL THAN JUST REJUVENATION, EVEN THOUGH I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF REJUVENATION. BUT IF IT GOES INTO SYSTEMS OR LIKE TRAINING OR THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE SUSTAINABLE FOR THE, IT WILL, THAT WOULD BE MY FEEDBACK. YEAH. I DID GET, UM, THE, OUR CITY ATTORNEY BASICALLY SAID THAT TO NOT JUST OUTRIGHT PROVIDE THE FEEDBACK. IF THEY ASK FOR IT, PROVIDE FREE FEEDBACK. OKAY. UM, BUT YEAH, I THINK LETTING THEM KNOW, ALSO LOOKING AT THE SCORING CRITERIA, A LOT OF IT WAS LIKE COST EFFECTNESS AND POTENTIAL IMPACT. RIGHT. AND ALSO JUST LETTING THEM KNOW WE RECEIVED 34 APPLICATIONS WE'RE ALL ABLE TO WORK FOR. SO THOSE THAT HAVE THE MOST IMPACT, I ALWAYS SAY THE MOST BANG FOR THE BUCK. YES. THE MOST LONG TERM IMPACT ARE THE ONES THAT'S AWARD. THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU. AWESOME. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND ANYTIME, BECAUSE THIS IS SUCH A NEW PROCESS, IF YOU HAVE ANY FEEDBACK, FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME. I LOVE THIS. UM, IF THERE'S JUST ANY WAY I COULD IMPROVE THE WAY I PRESENT THIS OR THE WAY THAT YOU SCORE IT, I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF LABOR, SO I APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING PREPARED. IT WAS REALLY GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. YEAH. I, I, I CONCUR. THIS WAS, UM, WAS ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING ACTIVITIES I'VE EXPERIENCED YEAH. IN THE THE YEARS I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU PUT INTO THIS AND THE, THE DEPARTMENT'S THOUGHTFULNESS. UH, KEN, UM, I GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE THE FI OR, UM, YEAH. TO RECEIVE AND FILE. UM, YES. A DISCUSSION ON THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. ALL, UH, OKAY. WE'VE GOT A SECOND. FIRST AND SECOND. UM, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. I'M GOING TO, SO MOTION CARRIES. UM, I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT WE TABLE THE, THE NEXT DISCUSSION ITEM, BOARD FOCUS AREA UNTIL NEXT MONTH FOR TIME SENSITIVITY. AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE MORE, UH, MORE BOARD MEMBERS AT THAT MEETING. YEAH, I AGREE. I, I MOVE TO TABLE. OKAY. THANK YOU. A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO MOTION CARRIES. UH, WE HAVE NO PUBLIC HERE, SO, UM, DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? HAPPY VALENTINE'S [01:10:01] DAY'S DAY. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY. ALL RIGHT. SO, UM, I'M, I'LL MAKE A I'LL, CAN I HAVE SOMEBODY MAKE A MO MOTION TO ADJOURN IN OUR MEETING? SECOND. RIGHT? ALL IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNING, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. ABSTENTIONS. THANK YOU EVERYONE. MILES, YOU RUN A GREAT MEETING. . IS ANYBODY GOING TO WORK THAT CAN TAKE DONUTS TO, OR, YOU KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY? I'M, I'M GOING TO WORK TO AN EVENT THAT HAS DONUTS, . I'M GOING HOME TO DONUT. LOOK, I'M GETTING BETTER. YAY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR THIS. OH, I'M GETTING BETTER. I SAID WAIT, IT'S GONNA MAKE MORE SENSE IF I JUST THANK YOU. YEAH, SURE. THANK YOU. FRIVOLOUS MONEY. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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